How to mute startup sound? (iMac, OS 10.8)

Ever since I've upgraded to Mountain Lion, the startup sound came back.
I am using an iMac so you clearly didn't read this post if you're suggesting the Silent Ninja application. I've even tried it myself, and it doesn't work.
The Arcana is what I used to use with Snow Leopard and seems it's incompatible with 10.8.

If you use the iMac's built-in speakers for sound when using the iMac, the startup sound reflects the volume setting for the built-in speakers.
If you use headphones or external speakers connected to the headphones port on the iMac, that volume setting is stored separately (from the built-in speakers). To mute the startup sound, disconnect anything in the headphones port, so that the iMac is using the built-in speakers. Set the volume to mute.
You can now reconnect the headphones or external speakers, and the volume level should go back to normal, but the setting for the built-in speakers has been set to mute and it is retained. When you startup, the startup sound should be muted.

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I was using it for a long time StartupSoundPrefPane11b3 with no problems, but this week I had to erase my hd and restore the disk from time machine.
Since then I can't use anymore your program, I checked the boxes "Turn on startup volume control" and "Mute" and turn on the lock.
After turn off and on again I get the startup sound.
I went to system preferences, and "Startup Sound" program but the "Mute" checkbox is not active anymore...
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Many thanks!
PS: I'm ruuning on a Mid 2007 iMac with 10.7.3 Lion software.

leonel junior wrote:
I don't want to wake up my little baby everytime I turn on the iMac...
You can make a Mac do what you can't always make a baby do:
SLEEP!
Instead of shutting down your Mac (requiring a restart with a BOING!) just let it sleep. It is designed to do that.
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Hi,
I was using it for a long time StartupSoundPrefPane11b3 with no problems, but this week I had to erase my hd and restore the disk from time machine.
Since then I can't use anymore your program, I checked the boxes "Turn on startup volume control" and "Mute" and turn on the lock.
After turn off and on again I get the startup sound.
I went to system preferences, and "Startup Sound" program but the "Mute" checkbox is not active anymore...
What do you suggest me to do, please ?
Many thanks!
PS: I'm ruuning on a Mid 2007 iMac with 10.7.3 Lion software.

Look at Psst. Also look at the Similar Software section lower down on page linked to.
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(I just realized you also posted this in another thread earlier)

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1. Login as administrator and open Terminal
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sudo nano /path/to/mute-on.sh
3. Enter this as content, when done press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to exit:
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5. Enter this as content, when done press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to exit:
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6. Make both files executable:
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NONE OF THE ABOVE WORKS FOR ME!
imac/Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5
I find this great solution...
<This is a Direct Download Link>
MuteCon for Mac OS
or go to http://homepage1.nifty.com/macbs/download.htm#MuteCon
mutec202.dmg(90.3KB)(recent version)
is a japanese site but the app is in english.
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works with Lion/snow leopard/ Mointain Lion
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and add to Admin User acount to launch on startup.
So easy...I can not believe I lost so much time.
Help to spread the word!!!
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no problem:
before going deep, some points here:
I own about 13 Apple Devices since almost 7 years and my country is the first where Apple has the most OS market share:
http://royal.pingdom.com/2011/03/16/the-10-most-mac-friendly-countries-on-the-pl anet/
Also, I have about 50 "close" friends that have Mac OS products (imacs, MacBook, Air...)
I never, ever had a recovery problems in 7 years and that's why I buy Apple products.I never, ever heard a friend, in my country or in another that was stuck because of the start sound. (i already have had a friend that have to replace it, but starting sound was not necessary on this case).Here 4 situations with a MacBook Air:
You try to start the Mac, nothing happen, even if the sound would work. In this case, battery was completly down. So you plug it, wait 3 mn and start it. What would be the use of the sound here? Should they not "spare" some battery just to make the sound work? No I do not think so.
You try to start the Mac, you disabled the sound and nothing happen. You bring it to Apple and they discover that your screen is dead. What would be the use of the sound here?
You try to start the Mac, you disabled the sound and nothing happen. You bring it to Apple and they discover that your processor is dead. What would be the use of the sound here?
You try to start the Mac, you disabled the sound and nothing happen. You bring it to Apple and they discover that you could repaired the problem if the starting sound could be heared. But you just putted on mute before the last shutdown. (so why not make the sound work, even though you putted on mute on this case?)
Seeing your "level" and points, I am pretty sure you will come with many counter arguments and I do not really care about them frankly.
My point is, after 7 years using Apple products, I am more than happy to have them and I will continue to buy them because they are so amazing, it never appear to me that I need this starting sound that causes me more trouble when i start it and my wife or kids are sleeping not too far, trying everytime to put me far away and try to hide the Air under pillows when I start it.
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My turn to ask you a question, if your car tomorrow does not start (you do not hear the starting sound ;-)), are you going to try to remove the motor and see if perhaps you can do something yourself?
If you are a mecanics, maybe, if no, I doubt.
If there so many threads about this and some software build around this, it means there is something about it.
I guess you are going to defend your point telling other things...
If that happen to me, I am sure Apple guys will fix it. That's my ultimate solution. Period.

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You don't. You may find some third-party software that will, however. Try Auto Mute.
Alternatively, you can try this:
I think this is the best and simplest solution. Open a Terminal window and type (or copy/paste) the following to turn down the startup noise:
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume="%00"
Press RETURN.
And to restore it to the original value type:
sudo nvram -d SystemAudioVolume
Press RETURN.
That's all folks.

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