FileMaker Server problem on Mac Mini Server - Mac Mini won't boot

I just installed a brand new Mac Mini Server today, and also FileMaker Server 11. A first-timer for both Mac OS X Server and FileMaker Server, I made an error as explained below, and right now I don't know how to get back on track with the system. It won't boot.
So, how did this happen?
At first everything was proceeding according to plan. I configured the pre-installed Mac OS X Server on the Mac Mini with users, groups and services. This was tested from clients and this seemed to work just fine. Then I installed and configured FileMaker Server. This was also tested from a client, and the example database that came with FMS was served up just fine.
The problem arose when I tried to install my existing FileMaker databases. I simply checked to see where in the file system the example database was located, and then copied my old databases to that location (I think it was Library > FileMaker Server > Data > Databases or something close to it - can't check it now...). I had the FileMaker Server Admin Console running, and hit the Refresh button hoping that this would make FileMaker Server find the databases.
This was my first error. I should have read ahead in the instructions to see that one is supposed to use an Upload Database assistant instead...
What happened when I hit refresh was that the FileMaker Server Admin Console became completely unresponsive with a spinning ball as cursor. I left it for about an hour hoping it would terminate, but gave up and tried to shut it down. It wouldn't close, so I force quit it from the Finder. Then I tried to shut down FileMaker Server, but I needed to force quit this as well. After this I thought it would be best to reboot the Mac Mini, so I shut it down, but now it won't even boot, it just stays on the screen with the spinning wheel for ever!
I have tried all the keyboard options while booting, but nothing seems to help. In safe mode, the grey progress bar just grows to about one third, then disappears and leaves the eternally spinning wheel.
The server version of the Mac Mini doesn't have an optical drive, only two internal hard drives. I tried to reinstall from scratch using the optical drive on another Mac on the network. The startup disk appeared when I tried to boot the Mac Mini holding down the option key, and after about 20 minutes or so of the spinning wheel I could actually access the discs. I started by running Disk Utility to check disk permissions. There were a lot of repairs concerning permissions and groups, especially on "Library". It said "ACL differs on Library", I don't know what this is but this was repaired. I then ran Repair Disk. The volume appeared to be OK.
When I tried to reinstall Mac OS X Server however, this failed with the message
"You can't upgrade this version of Mac OS X because a newer version is installed. Mac OS X Server couldn't be installed on this disk." I don't know how this can be, but I may have run software update earlier today.
What should I try next? Should I erase the primary HD and try to install again? Or should I install the system software on the secondary HD? Or should I just try to reboot as is in the hope that the disk permission repairs did the trick...?
Any helpful pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Hello there, I came across your post when browsing the forum for passive advice. I am in the same boat as you and am a first timer for both of these tools. I work for a company who now needs to expand its network and database capabilities. I have been assigned this task and these are the tools i have opted for. I have not yet purchased them and i am pleased to find someone who has my desired setup. Could you please advise on the simplicity of the setup and whether an advanced knowledge is required.
I want to use it in a mixed operating system environment. Is this possible?
Regards
Matthew

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Sep 5 18:57:54 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd' [67] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (100000,0)
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Sep 5 19:00:28 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (2,0)
Sep 5 19:00:28 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd' [67] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (100000,0)
Sep 5 19:00:48 server.delsup.org sudo[1237]:   delsup : TTY=ttys000 ; PWD=/Users/delsup ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/more /var/log/amavis.log
Sep 5 19:00:49 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (2,0)
Sep 5 19:00:49 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd' [67] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (100000,0)
Sep 5 19:01:59 server.delsup.org sudo[1248]:   delsup : TTY=ttys000 ; PWD=/Users/delsup ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/more /var/log/system.log
Sep 5 19:01:59 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (2,0)
Sep 5 19:01:59 server.delsup.org com.apple.SecurityServer[19]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.privilege.admin' by client '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd' [67] for authorization created by '/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/ServerEventAgent' [115] (100000,0)
server:~ delsup$

My Mac OS 10.4.6 won't boot normally after new updates?

Pardon the fact that I'm a newbie...
It seems like a lot of people are posting about problems with the latest Mac OS updates. I installed some new updates Sunday night, and the system needed to be rebooted.
I was working, multitasking with Fire and Word, and in the process of printing a large Word document to my Acrobat printer, my system crashed. I could move the mouse, but there was no response from the keyboard or from my touch pad clicker. The only solution I found was to hard reboot.
Upon the reboot, there were no icons on my desktop, and neither my mouse button nor keyboard are functioning. However, I could move my mouse cursor.
I can boot in safe-mode, and all my files appear to be intact. I reboot from safe mode back to normal mode the problem in normal mode is the same. Clearly Mac OS isn't loading like it should.
I'm used to WindowsXP where multiple reboots usually solves the problem, but I gather thats not wise, and I really shouldn't be hard-rebooting.
Can anyone help me and give me some needed intuition with this? I'm a newbie with Mac, but pretty comfortable with Unix.
Thanks in advance!
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM

Jake, I didn't have any problems with the updates.
I always run Disk Utilities permissions repair and verify disk before and after an OS or Security update. If verify disk reports an error, run Disk Utilities from the Installation Disc 1, specifically Repair Disk. (Some think running permissions repair is useless. I don't agree and have seen this clear up problems.)
If that doesn't do it, go back to Safe boot and check the startup items. A third-party startup item may be the problem.
Good luck. Don't want to rub it in, but I've been running since the MBP arrived on March 30 without any problems. But I've had glitches in the past, and probably will again in the future. That's life.

Crashed Mac! Crazy lines and won't boot up!

Well, I have an iBook G4 and my Mac recently went crazy.
I was working in my room and the Mac was working fine and then I closed the lid and went down stairs to do some work. Lo and behold, I open it back up and I see just a bunch of random crazy colored lines.
Booting up and down doesn't do anything.
It's weird because if I were to leave it be for a few hours and boot it up it would go all the way to the blue screen where it just shows the Apple symbol and the little circle waiting thing and then just stops.
But if I were to try to boot it up right after that the lines would come back.
I just tried to use Discwarrior on another Mac to "defrag" my Mac. It was 33% unoptimized, or however you want to say it, X_x. So, I tried that, got everything in order. Nothing.
The problem is though my CD drive has been broke for months. So, I can't try to boot up from the Panther disc.
Help! I have important session files for a gig that needs to be done in two weeks!
- Mulford
iBook Mac OS X (10.1.x)

I couldn't say for sure, but that sounds a lot like the same problem I had a few months ago. Very sadly, it seems the same problem (I think) has crept up on me again.
The worst news is that the problem was bad hardware (in the case of a few months ago) and the only fix was to ship the machine back to Apple (thank goodness for the extended service plan). I can't remember off the top of my head what all they replaced, but it was a lot!
The good news out of the situation was that I found I could backup my hard drive before shipping it out. If you've got access to another mac (I'm not sure if I would work with a pc or not) and your machine has a firewire port on it, do the following.
Be sure the malfunctioning machine is shut off and hook it directly to another mac with a firewire cable. If it's not already on, turn on the working machine. Now, press the power button on the dead machine, but hold down the "T" key right after the startup sound. The machine will (hopefully) boot into a firewire mode and will act only as an external drive to the working machine. Copy the files you need.
Not sure that this is your problem or if the fix will work - but it worked for me twice now (though I'm not thrilled my ibook is going to have to get shipped back again).

Installed FCP7 on a brand new mac running lion, Now FCP won't boot.

Just got a new mac quad running the latest version of lion. When i start FCP7, it's gets to the splash page, asks me to select a deck, then when I hit continue, it just quits out. Any suggestions? I have done the simple restart and tossed out preferences.
Thanks

Use Disk Utility to repair permissions on your boot drive. Restart. Try again.

Problems with Late 2011 MBP (catalog corrupt, won't boot from USB/CD)

Hello,
I have had some problems with my Late 2011 MBP running OSX 10.8.x (latest update)
I was using Safari when suddenly my screen froze. It has happened a couple of times before but it usually is either: 1.) a black screen for 5 seconds while nothing works responds and then it continues work like nothing happened, or 2.) just a freeze for a moment which goes away within a few seconds. I have visited the official service and they found nothing wrong with my laptop and said that it may have been just random occurrence. This time it froze and as I waited the fans went crazy and had no other option but to shut down from the power button. Later, when I wanted to boot up, it gets to the Apple logo, the circle spins and the small bar below appears and after a second or two, it disappears and then the computer shuts down. I went to recovery mode and used disk utility to verify and repair the problem (which only works to find out the problem, not to fix it, thanks anyway apple) Heres what it showed:
Verifying volume “nihil”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Keys out of order
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-21-081г41_эartin-RichaѲds-эacBѯok-ѐro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 4398046511104)
Illegal name
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-22-б20303_MartiѮ-RiѣharѤs-MѡcBoѯk-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 60851670)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect block count for file .mdworker_2013-08-04-145002_Martin-Richards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 1024)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .opendirectoryd_201г-08-04-б516а5_MѡrtiѮ-Riѣhards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 66286495)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid catalog record type
The volume nihil could not be verified completely.
Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk.
Verify and Repair volume “nihil”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Keys out of order
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-21-081г41_эartin-RichaѲds-эacBѯok-ѐro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 4398046511104)
Illegal name
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-22-б20303_MartiѮ-RiѣharѤs-MѡcBoѯk-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 60851670)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect block count for file .mdworker_2013-08-04-145002_Martin-Richards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 1024)
Invalid extent entry
Invalid extent entry
Incorrect size for file .opendirectoryd_201г-08-04-б516а5_MѡrtiѮ-Riѣhards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
(It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
File has incorrect number of links (id = 66286495)
(It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
Invalid catalog record type
The volume nihil could not be verified completely.
Volume repair complete.Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
I tried to boot DiskWarrior from a USB and a CD, after pushing enter in the bootable device's screen, I get a continuous loop of 3 beeps and I can't boot from either of the mediums.
I also tried the Single-user mode (Command-s when booting) and the /sbin/fsck -fy said that my HD is not completely verifiable. Also, 3/4 of the files mentioned in disk utility are also mentioned in this process, with errors as forrows: keys out of order, invalid index key, invalid extent entries (7 times), incorrect block counts, number of links and incorrect sizes for the foretold files and invalid catalog record type.
The reason why I'm not doing a clean install is that the last few days I've been in the process of deleting unnecessary items on my laptop so I could make a back-up (as for some reason, Time Machine is awfully slow and a new 600 gb backup would take and enormous amount of time, but that's a problem for another day) and as I had not yet reached the backing up part, my data is locked on this (possibly) corrupt HD. How should I advance and what steps should I take?
My first and most important mission would be to get back into my OS to make a back-up. Then I'd deal with the "not being able to boot form USB nor CD" and the TM problem.
Thank you all in advance,
Martin

Before you even start, consider that there may be no Windows 7 driver support for some of the hardware in your laptop. You won't know which hardware devices and functions are unsupported until you find out the hard way. In some cases, a driver conflict could cripple your computer.
Like most OEMS, Toshiba pre-installs Windows 8 to boot with EFI on a GPT hard drive. Your Windows 7 install disc, on the other hand, most likely boots with a BIOS from an MBR. Therefore, your Windows 7 disc will not boot your computer.
You would need to start by performing a low-level format of your hard drive. This completely erases the disc and its metadata. Then you could boot from your Windows installation disc and try to install Windows 7. How successful you will be depends on driver support.
All things considered, you should stay with Windows 8. Next time, more research before you buy.

2.5 year old Compaq mini 110 running XP won't boot up / freezes up on Windows XP Screen...

I get no error codes/messages & Have tried all HP's troubleshooting steps with the following results... Completed all except
Hard drive test which reads "not supported" and recovery tool (F11) which doesn't work / won't launch recovery window. The mini
still won't get past XP screen. I haven't a flash drive to utilize so was wondering if there was any other way to get it booted up? Possibly another way to access the recovery tool? Any help would be appreciated... Thks.

You can always try by booting in safe mode, to see if Windows come up. If it does then you may need to remove all the Apple installed drivers from Add/Remove programs and try again. Here is a quick guide:
If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.

Brand new mac mini won't boot

I bought a mac mini for my teenaged daughter because the lap top options simply weren't in our price range. I have a high end dell monitor that is about five years old. It hasn't been used regularly so I felt this was a good fit. I was reassured by several that my peripherals would work with the mac mini... no problem. We had to buy a new keyboard, mouse and adapter for the monitor. This took several days and two trips to two different stores to accomplish. We finally got everything set up and working properly or so we thought. The system struggled to download office suite for mac. The system stopped working completely after attempting to download norton anti-virus for mac. Now the system won't boot at all. I've only tried to turn the system on and off to get it working again. I had it up for five minutes yesterday but again it shut down for no reason and now I can't get it back up at all. I usppose a trip to the Apple store is next on the list. Any suggestions are appreciated.

That is good news...the genius bar folks are generally great to deal with. Especially when you make an appointment and don't get all upset while waiting for someone to get free
As was said at the outset, be careful about software you install, not all is really good or necessary. If in doubt, just pose a question on here and you will get sound advice. We are all fellow users, many of whom have learned the hard way.
Keep in mind, this is a Mac OS X machine, not Windows which has everyone in the world writing viruses to attack.
Have a Happy New Year.

Mac Mini won't boot up, just beeps once every 4 seconds. Is it dead?

Mac Mini died, now it won't boot up. It just sits and beeps at me once every four seconds with the power light flashing once every four seconds also. If i shut it off, can't get it to turn on again without unplugging it. also, no boot sound. Time for a new one?

Sounds like a RAM problem:
1 tone, repeating every 5 seconds: This indicates no RAM is installed.
Try reseat8ng the RAM. Finde you Mac here for how to access the RAM
Or you can
Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. No warranty required
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

TS1367 my mac pro won't boot up, it keeps showing the circle but then shuts off. I've disconnected everything and it keeps doing the same thing.

I have a mac pro desktop and it won't boot up, it keeps freezing at the circle and then appears to be loading and then it shuts off. I've turned it off and disconnected everything and reconnect and it does the same thing.

I wasn't aware PRAM batteries did any charging
Apple has used rechargeable batteries for volatile storage for some time.
and just 'held' information in NVRAM and PRAM when needed and there was no power coming in
I can't see data held in NVRAM/PRAM doing something like keeping time without some power. One can't assume a permanent Internet connection to update it when the system is turned on now can we?
I assume it is on a 1000VA UPS that has good battery and fully charged too, and didn't discharge during the vacation
If the UPS was turned off it's as good as being totally unplugged so it may well have still been at 100% upon return. There's no power delivery when the UPS is off remember.

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