Failure to boot after restarting, no distinct pattern.

My Mac Pro has an issue where every third or fourth restart the mac will fail to boot, needing me to hold the power button until it turns off.
I get the grey apple and the spinning progress wheel for 30 seconds, then the screen stays grey and the apple is replaced by what looks like a circle with a diagonal bar through it. I believe this means something along the lines of 'No Bootable Directory Found'.
Before the 10.5.2 update this happened almost every restart. I'm using a Samsung Spinpoint 750gig drive as my boot drive, and the stock 500gig drive as a media disk.
I have tried several solutions. Repair permissions, Disk Utility from CD and run verify and repair disk, AHT extensive, TechTool Deluxe with surface scan, Format and Reinstall (twice), Memtest, NVRam.
Could the Samsung drive be bad even though I can't get any software to find a fault?

Here is a console log of the most recent failure to boot. The events here are a restart, a failure to boot, a forced off and a power on. Hopefully this helps.
27/02/2008 02:31:00 com.apple.launchd[68] (0x10a650.Locum[2615]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 02:31:57 com.apple.launchd[68] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.dock[94]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 2586 PPID 1 DashboardClient
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein::CancelEvents: canceling wakepoweron - com.elgato.eyetv - 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] *Wakein: 1 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] * date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] * appName: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:31:57 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[106] * eventType: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:32:07 com.apple.loginwindow[23] Shutdown NOW!
27/02/2008 02:32:07 com.apple.loginwindow[23] System shutdown time has arrived
27/02/2008 02:32:07 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] Starting Aladdin USB daemon
27/02/2008 02:32:08 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] process already running on this system - daemon terminated!
27/02/2008 02:34:04 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
27/02/2008 02:34:04 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.adobe.versioncueCS3) Unknown key: ServiceDescription
27/02/2008 02:34:04 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
27/02/2008 02:34:04 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
27/02/2008 02:34:22 com.wacom.wacomtablet[79] TabletDriver[79]: ISO keyboard: OSI
27/02/2008 02:34:23 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[80]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 02:34:23 com.apple.launchd[1] ([0x0-0x7007].com.wacom.TabletDriver[87]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 02:34:23 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.wacomtablet[79]) Exited with exit code: 255
27/02/2008 02:34:23 com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[88] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/machinit_peruser.d/com.adobe.versioncueCS3.monitor.plist
27/02/2008 02:34:23 com.apple.launchd[69] (0x1010d0.VersionCueCS3monitor) Failed to check-in!
27/02/2008 02:34:24 com.wacom.wacomtablet[89] TabletDriver[89]: ISO keyboard: OSI
27/02/2008 02:34:31 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] EyeTV Helper version 3.0 build 267
27/02/2008 02:34:33 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] Starting Aladdin USB daemon
27/02/2008 02:38:48 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:38:48 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:38:48 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::CancelEvents: canceling wakepoweron - com.elgato.eyetv - 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:38:49 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] *Wakein: 1 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] * date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] * appName: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:38:51 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.elgato.eyetv[158] * eventType: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::CancelEvents: canceling wakepoweron - com.elgato.eyetv - 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein: 1 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] * date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] * appName: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:39:38 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] * eventType: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:39:48 com.apple.loginwindow[23] Shutdown NOW!
27/02/2008 02:39:48 com.apple.loginwindow[23] System shutdown time has arrived
27/02/2008 02:39:48 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] Starting Aladdin USB daemon
27/02/2008 02:39:48 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] process already running on this system - daemon terminated!
27/02/2008 02:40:11 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
27/02/2008 02:40:11 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.adobe.versioncueCS3) Unknown key: ServiceDescription
27/02/2008 02:40:11 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
27/02/2008 02:40:11 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
27/02/2008 02:40:30 com.wacom.wacomtablet[79] TabletDriver[79]: ISO keyboard: OSI
27/02/2008 02:40:30 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[80]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 02:40:30 com.apple.launchd[1] ([0x0-0x7007].com.wacom.TabletDriver[87]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 02:40:30 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.wacomtablet[79]) Exited with exit code: 255
27/02/2008 02:40:30 com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[88] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/machinit_peruser.d/com.adobe.versioncueCS3.monitor.plist
27/02/2008 02:40:30 Dock[97] _DESCRegisterDockExtraClient failed 268435459
27/02/2008 02:40:31 com.apple.launchd[69] (0x1010d0.VersionCueCS3monitor) Failed to check-in!
27/02/2008 02:40:31 com.wacom.wacomtablet[89] TabletDriver[89]: ISO keyboard: OSI
27/02/2008 02:40:37 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] EyeTV Helper version 3.0 build 267
27/02/2008 02:40:40 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] Starting Aladdin USB daemon
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::CancelEvents: canceling wakepoweron - com.elgato.eyetv - 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] *Wakein: 1 entries in power event schedule table
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] * date: 02/27/08 21:35:00
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] * appName: com.elgato.eyetv
27/02/2008 02:40:45 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] * eventType: wakepoweron
27/02/2008 02:40:45 com.apple.loginwindow[23] Shutdown NOW!
27/02/2008 02:40:45 com.apple.loginwindow[23] System shutdown time has arrived
27/02/2008 02:40:45 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] Starting Aladdin USB daemon
27/02/2008 02:40:45 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] process already running on this system - daemon terminated!
27/02/2008 04:06:51 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
27/02/2008 04:06:51 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.adobe.versioncueCS3) Unknown key: ServiceDescription
27/02/2008 04:06:51 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
27/02/2008 04:06:51 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
27/02/2008 04:07:07 com.wacom.wacomtablet[79] TabletDriver[79]: ISO keyboard: OSI
27/02/2008 04:07:07 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[80]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 04:07:07 com.apple.launchd[1] ([0x0-0x7007].com.wacom.TabletDriver[87]) Exited: Terminated
27/02/2008 04:07:07 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.wacomtablet[79]) Exited with exit code: 255
27/02/2008 04:07:07 com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[88] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/machinit_peruser.d/com.adobe.versioncueCS3.monitor.plist
27/02/2008 04:07:07 Dock[96] _DESCRegisterDockExtraClient failed 268435459
27/02/2008 04:07:08 com.wacom.wacomtablet[89] TabletDriver[89]: ISO keyboard: OSI
27/02/2008 04:07:08 com.apple.launchd[73] (0x1010d0.VersionCueCS3monitor) Failed to check-in!
27/02/2008 04:07:15 [0x0-0x13013].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[115] EyeTV Helper version 3.0 build 267
27/02/2008 04:07:18 com.apple.SystemStarter[16] Starting Aladdin USB daemon

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I've installed Windows 7 on one HDD (SSD) and Arch on another HDD. I don't have both HDDs in the system at the same time; I installed windows on the SSD without the standard HDD plugged in, after it was set up I unplugged the SSD and plugged in the standard HDD for Arch. Arch installs and boots fine, I installed openbox and rebooted several times without issue.
When I unplug the Arch HDD and go back to windows SSD, then return to Arch, it wont boot. Instead I get a black screen with a blinking cursor for a few seconds before returning to BIOS, which is the behavior my motherboard exhibits when it can't find anything to boot.
Furthermore, when I return to using the Windows SSD the USB devices stop working for a while. They are fine at boot but once windows loads they turn off, after repeadly rebooting and waiting they eventually "magically" start working again. This could be unrelated to the boot issue though.
Any ideas?

mrunion wrote:The Arch Wiki is a VERY good place for information. A simple, quick search for "dual boot" provides: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wi … _Dual_Boot
This is the guide I've been using and it's worked all the way up to the last step - booting windows after installing Arch fails. I think the 40_cusom file is missing some options in the menuentry but I am still investigating.
Removing the 2nd (arch) HDD to boot into windows after following the guide returned me to my original problem; the USB ports stop working until windows decides to re-install them after several reboots.
Plugging the 2nd (arch) HDD back in makes the boot disappear. Before removing the arch HDD the drive had 2 boot options, after re-inserting the drive it only has a single boot option (which doesn't work).

Failure to boot after new hard drive install

trying to resurrect old graphite 466mh firewire clamshell.
It was running tiger fine, had a problem charging it so sat in basement for a year. Turns out it was powercord,replaced, and now working again. Decided to replace the 10G hard drive, using the fixit site manual. Installed a Toshiba 80G drive, am now unable to boot from tiger cd's (not dvd) while holding down c-key. Any suggestions? By the way, have access to other firewire iBook running tiger but don't know how to boot from that. Any help much appreciated!

The reason for not being able to start
via 'C' on you new drive may be because it is
assigned (jumpered) incorrectly as the 'Slave' rather
than the 'Master'.
Of course! it seems so obvious now
you've said it.
Actually it's almost
certainly best that this gets done sooner rather than
later or it is complicate any future trouble
shooting
kind regards
mrtotes
OK gentlemen (thanks for responding). So I hook up the 2 iBooks, put the tiger cd in my wife's iBook and start them up. On the screen of the ibook I'm trying to resurrect my wife's desktop appears. I go into disk utility, it scans the systems and the only icons that appear are my wife's hard drive and the new (untitled) hard drive. No sign of the tiger installation cd. I can restore my wife's hard disk onto the untitled drive and end up with a working system. I know little about slaves and masters (I don't get out much)- how do I assign the new drive?
thanks again,
marc

Lenovo button and failure to boot after Windows 8.1 trying to update

Just read about the Lenovo or Novo button, seems like a cool thing, but I've not used it before. Now I have a bootup problem due to a fatal error during update process when simply trying to reboot. Nothing so far has allowed me to reboot, so I found out about this Lenovo button which might be helpful perhaps, alas nothing happens when I turn off the laptop and just press that button. What is the reason for that? Was it not supposed to turn on the computer in some sort of safe mode? This button is in lieue of some restoration media on a USB flash drive, which I do not believe came with my laptop?

Can you please provide some details about your unit?
In general @ power off condition, pressing the NOVO button will present a menu onscreen with options to go to bios or restore your unit to factory condition, etc.

My 2009 iMac gets stuck on the grey Apple logo when booting up. It boots correctly when in safe mode. I have tried erasing the HD and re-installing from a USB installer. It says the install is complete, but after restarting it gets stuck on the Apple log

My late 2009 27" iMac gets stuck on the grey Apple logo when booting up. It boots correctly when in safe mode. I have tried erasing the HD and re-installing from a USB installer. It says the install is complete, but after restarting it gets stuck on the Apple logo again. This could possibly be an HD failure, but then why does Safe Mode still work and the USB install not work? Any ideas?

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Don't be put off merely by the seeming complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
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Can't select boot disk after restart from Windows 7

I installed Windows 7 RC 7100 on the Mini a while ago and it is working now using the Apple drivers and an updated chipset driver from Nvidia... except:
When I restart the machine from OS X and hold the Option key I get the disk selection screen and I can boot into either OS. But, when I restart the machine from Windows 7 and hold the option key I do not get the disk selection screen and the machine boots into OS X. I have also encountered issues with the Bluetooth keyboard not being recognized after restarting from Windows 7, but this does not happen consistently and seems to occur mainly when I hold down the Option key.
Any suggestions for a fix, tweak or workaround? Thanks.

Are you using a wired keyboard?
Are yo saying that when you boot while depressing ALT it just tries to boot to Windows with not options or anything showing on the screen
Try another keyboard

After restart "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key

Hi I am new to the community.
I have an iMac, upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks when it was available. Yesterday the Mac did not detect a USB stick, selected restart, after restart "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key.
Tried holding down the option key on reboot, but no success, wireless keyboard does not seem to be responding.
Any suggestions please?

Hi All,
Managed to get the Mac to see the keyboard. My Mac is up and running now.
Holding down the "Option" key worked and I was able to select the drive to boot off.
Thanks to previous support all is now working.

What is a neat way to delete a stale amavisd pid_file on first boot after panic or power failure?

Lion Mail Server component postfix/smtp 100% reproducible blocks inbound smtp mail delivery on first boot after a panic or power failure.
Error messages from mail.log are like:
postfix/smtp[45785]: connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024: Connection refused postfix/smtp[45785]: 2F7131F9A97: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=76041, delays=76040/0.36/0.05/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024: Connection refused) postfix/error[45790]: 550D61F9A99: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=76040, delays=76040/0.39/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024: Connection refused) postfix/postscreen[45872]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from [100.200.100.159]:65392: 450 4.3.2 Service currently unavailable; from=<[email protected]>, to=<[email protected]>, proto=ESMTP, helo=<host.domain.tld> /usr/libexec/postfix/greylist.pl[45885]: Temporary message rejection to: <[email protected]> from: <[email protected]> sent from: [100.200.100.159] for: 60 seconds due to greylisting postfix/smtpd[45879]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from host.domain.tld[100.200.100.159]: 450 4.7.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: Service is unavailable; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<host.domain.tld>
The issue seems to be related to the amavis content filter due to the connection to port number 10024 and amavisd being configured on that port. Amavis.log:
/usr/bin/amavisd[236]: (!)Net::Server: 2012/07/25-13:38:49 Pid_file already exists for running process (88)... aborting\n\n at line 277 in file /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/Net/Server.pm ... /usr/bin/amavisd[236]: Net::Server: 2012/07/25-13:38:49 Server closing! ...repeating roughly every 10 seconds...
The workaround is to reboot the machine, after the second boot the inbound smtp mail delivery is no longer stuck.
The issue seems to be related to http://serverfault.com/questions/138690/amavisd-net-server-pid-file-already-exis ts-after-system-crash-and-startup
How to permanently fix Apple Mail Server to accept smtp inbound messages on first boot, by removing the left over amavis pid_file from the previous unclean shutdown?

Use connection pooling. This will put the connection management in the hands of the webserver, not your code. Check out this post:
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Failure to boot after restarting, no distinct pattern.

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