Can't finish snow leopard install, hangs at apple logo?

Everytime I run my install it will get to 45 minutes and then be stuck at the apple logo with the spinning wheel. When I try to boot from the disk also this happens. I'm pretty sure my drive is working as it can read other discs. This is also the retail disc with the snow leopard, 10.6. Disc utility tells me everything is verified, and I have also run applejack. I'm currently at 10.5.8 on a late 2006 macbook a1181. Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 gb. I know my laptop can run this but I keep getting stuck at this screen.

Thanks for your help!
I will try my Tiger Install Disk (4x CDs) to see if they work. I am able to play / burn CDs and play DVDs fine so this problem sounds fishy. I will try to clean the lens as suggested. If its of any relevance, i cant boot into by Carbon Copy Clone on my external HD either! (its formatted in APM and everything!) over FireWire. Bhaaa...
Oh well, at best i will re-install Tiger and head off to my local Apple Store and see whats up...

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Isit the white Snow Leopard Retail disc like the one here? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

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I tried an upgrade on my iMac6.1 from Leopard OSX 10.5.8 to Snow Leopard 10.6.3 (DVD) and the installation hung. When I inserted the DVD and began the upgrade procedure, the installation appeared to progress normally. The Install Mac OS X screen came us and the progress bar continued for about 10 mins. However, the installation appeared to get stuck after the Install window had gone away and the background and the wait cursor remained on the screen - it got 'stuck' here for about 45 mins and I aborted the install with a reboot. I noticed there was a "Mac OS X Install Data" folder created on the Mac HD, so obviously the installation progressed a certain way. The reboot put me back to by 10.5.8 system without any noticable problems.
I have not been able to find a problem that was described quite like this one so some help would be appreciated. Also, when the system rebooted with the SL DVD in the drive, it of course wanted to proceed with the installation - I was a little leary as I do not want to loose my apps, configuration and data (data is backed-up).
Help?

Rebooting the computer with the SL disc or starting the install by just popping the disc in and clicking install results in the same thing. There are lots of possible explanations for what you experienced. It is possible that the computer gods deemed your day for a crash had arrived. It might be the installation disc is a little dirty. Your hard drive may be barely empty enough for the installation. It may not have actually stalled at all! During the beta period last summer Apple engineers tinkered with the progress bar and timer quite a bit but it still is only (very) roughly accurate.
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As I only have experienced problems with my new iMac I decided to newly install the OS (snow leopard 10.6). I did this and now I only get a white screen showing a black apple logo. Nothing happens.
I started again and pressed c - nothing, same outcome.
I started again and pressed d - also nothing.
tried this many times.
Is there anybody who can help me? I am nearly at the point where I will send it back to Apple, very dissapointing machine... thank you very much for your help!

You should not be having these types of problems with a new iMac and doing a re-installation is almost always unnecessary. Because we don't have any information I'd recommend you make an appointment with your local Apple Store and take it in to be looked at. If you don't have an Apple Store close by then make an appointment with a local AASP.
You have 90 days of free telephone support, I'm not sure why you haven't contacted AppleCare as that would be the first thing to do when you have difficulty on a new machine. The phone number is in your owners manual.
BTW are you a recent switcher from MS Windows?
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I am running 10.5.8 on my iMac and want to upgrade to Lion. Was told to upgrade to Snow Leopard first. Purchased the Snow Leopard install DVD from Apple, but it begins the installation process then says CD is dirty. Hooked up an external DVD drive and tried again, got the same message. I literally unwrapped the disc and put it directly into the drive...it couldn't have gotten so scratched or dirty that it wouldn't work.
Here is my system info:
Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac4,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed:          1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          2 MB
Memory:          1.5 GB
Any ideas on what I can do? I've read that there were tons of problems with this disc/upgrade...
Thanks!

Call the place you bought Snow Leopard from, and ask for them to replace the disk as it or your DVD drive is obviously defective.   As others have noted, you can't upgrade to Lion regardless.
That said, before you install 10.6, be sure you really are prepared for it: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2455
And if after getting a replacement 10.6 disk it fails to install, verify your PRAM battery is not over 4 years old, and that your optical drive isn't dirty by bringing it in for service.

How do I get Snow Leopard free Snow Leopard install DVD so I can upgrade to Lion and then be able to join the Cloud.

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Hi Robert,
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Can I restore a time machine osx lion backup using snow leopard install DVD?

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I've been using osx lion but my hard drive died. Fortunately I have been making time machine backups. Since I downloaded lion from the app store I only have the snow leopard install disks.
I know there is an option to restore from a time machine backup using the snow leopard disk, but since the time machine backup is of a later operating system (lion) will that time machine restore work?
If it won't, can you recommend how to restore from my time machine backup?
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Once the replacement hard drive is installed, boot from your original Snow Leopard Installation Disk. From there format the harddrive and install Snow Leopard and then download and install its Updates. Next, navigate to the Mac App Store and login using the Exact same Apple User ID that you did the first time you downloaded Lion. You will now be able to download and install the Lion OS for Free. Download and install the Lion Updates. Lastly, using Migration Assistant, migrate your Apps and Data from the Time Machine external hard drive to your internal Lion harddrive. This method should give you a very stable version of Lion on your internal harddrive complete with all your previous settings, Apps and Data.
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I have snow leopard installed as an OS. When trying to reboot a MacBook Pro I am getting stuck on grey screen with apple logo and rotating symbol. What can I do?

I have snow leopard installed as an OS. When trying to reboot a MacBook Pro I am getting stuck on grey screen with apple logo and rotating symbol. What can I do?

Maybe this might help.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570

Can OS X Snow Leopard be installed on a MacBook Pro5, 5 with an Intel Core 2 Duo?

This question may already exist somewhere in the support community, but if it is there I have missed it. If not, then here it is for myself and those of this specific inquiry.
I have a MacBook Pro bought in mid-2009, Model MacBookPro5, 5, with an Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, and approximately 140 GB of HD space, which meets the stated requirements for Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks. It is currently running OS X 10.5.8 Leopard, and I am trying to upgrade to Snow Leopard, or, if possible, Mavericks. I have the Snow Leopard CD, and have tried to install it. However, I get the error message "OS X Can't be installed on this computer". I have tried it from my current OS and by booting directly from the CD. I do not have any partitions, and have backed up and erased the existing Macintosh HD volume, but the error message continues.
Can anyone shed some light into what is the issue? If so, much appreciated in advance.

Remousamavi,
yes, the MacBookPro5,5 (13-inch Mid 2009 MacBook Pro) can run Snow Leopard. In fact, there were two varieties of model-specific grey installation DVDs for that model MacBook Pro: one had Leopard 10.5.7, and the other had Snow Leopard 10.6. (The “Apple disc ID” of the latter is 2Z691-6533-A.)
Do you have the white “upgrade” 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD, or the white “install” 10.6.3 Snow Leopard DVD? If you have the “upgrade” DVD, then it won’t let you install onto an empty partition; you’ll need to have Snow Leopard installed on your boot disk before it will install the upgrade.
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Can I wipe my hardrive before upgrading my Macbook to OS X 10.6 by using the Snow Leopard install CD?

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In other words. If I purchase the Snow Leopard Software for $29, can I wipe my hard drive first before installing it? Or do I need to wipe my hard drive, reinstall OS X 10.5, and then continue to upgrade to Snow Leopard?

If you want to wipe the drive in Leopard, do it from the install disk. Otherwise do it from you Snow Leopard install disc.

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shannon112 wrote:
Does this disc limit the number of computers you can put it on?
No. The single user retail disc and family pack retail disc both allow infinite number of installs. (Not according to the licensing agreement on the single user disc, but Apple uses the honors system). That is all I can input. Good luck.

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Best answer; see AnaMusic above.
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Many third party applications (and some Apple ones) may need updates for SL (Adobe particularly), so check with the vendors for compatability before you upgrade.
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I have a Macbook 2006 with 10.6 snow leopard installed. I was wondering if i could get EA's origin download and sims 3 the game? The laptop has an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.

Unfortunately no, I have e exact same problem. Our ancient laptops are to the full extent of upgrading available for its time..., I'm trying to find an older version of origin to download to my Mac at the moment... Take my email if you want and if I come across anything ill send you the link. The only other thing I can think of is to upgrade the entire Mac software to the newest version but that includes wiping out the entire system and hard drive and locating the software disc to do that and I'm not even sure if it will process all of that information since apple conciders our laptops "vintage" there's no way to go back because they don't support the software for these older ones anymore.
Sorry.
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My MACBOOK Pro turned out to be Snow Leopard, and later upgraded to LION. And update the EFI, I would like to replace the Snow Leopard, EFI can not boot, how do? How to use the Snow Leopard install disk to reduce EFI?

My MACBOOK Pro turned out to be Snow Leopard, and later upgraded toLION. And update the EFI, I would like to replace the Snow Leopard, EFIcan not boot, how do? How to use the Snow Leopard install disk to reduce EFI?

Do you mean some of your software does not work in Lion? Do you want to return to using Snow Leopard? If so, then do this:
Downgrade Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.1.
If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups, do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion files.

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Safari is a 64 bit application, is it worth starting the app in 32 bit mode and testing if it is any better.
use finder and highlight Safari in the applications directory, do a get Info (cmd i) and tick the 32 bit mode box and restart Safari.
If it does not help remember to revert back to 64 bit mode.

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