How to solve a boot problem

I was working on my Mac and it was very slow, so i turned it off (it was like quarter and hour while shutdown). After, i tried to boot it again, but didn't boot, so i entered Verbose mode. Error was "disk0s2: media is not present". I entered sigle user mode and i did "fsck -fy". It did the check and it was "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK. FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED. I did fsck -fy again (i read on a forum that is necessary to do this till it doesn't appear FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED) and it didn't appeared, only appered again "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK", so i logged out, but the disk0s2: media is not present was on screen another time. I booted from Mac OS X installation DVD, and i opened Disk Utility. It appeared the wait cursor and freezed. I held the Power button for shutdown and booted again from same DVD. I selected the installation program and when it checked the HDs for install it appeared Macintosh HD with 159'7 GB and 31'97 GB free, but when HD check finished, it disappeared. After doing that like 5 times, Macintosh HD didn't appear anymore when checking. From the single user mode i can enter to HD directories, like /Applications/Parallels or /Applications/ToySight etc. I need help for how to boot again my Mac or how to reinstall Mac OS without losing anything, or how to do a backup. Thanks.

CAH4E3 wrote:
Got my new customized iMac 27' yeasterday. After installing some soft, I decided to install Windows 7 as second OS on Boot Camp. After clicking the Boot Camp Assistant icon, programm opens, and immediately it shows error "Boot Camp Assistaint does not support Windows installation on this iMac 3TB" or something like that (I have a russian version of dashboard/OS). Only option available at that moment - button "OK", which exits Boot Camp A|ssistant.
So... Any suggestions on how to solve the problem? I really need Windows as second OS, and don't want to install it like a virtual/emulator machine.
My customized iMac "loadout" is Core i7 3.4, 16Gb DDR, Nvidia GeForce 680MX 2Gb, 3TB Hard Drive.
P.S. I thought this may be solved by separating Hard Drive into partitions (main, which is for Mac OS, and little tome for Windows, formated into MS DOS FAT system), still - this has not helped me.
There is a thread covering this subject here. I would advise you to read the whole thread before trying the 'solution'.

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Last edited by gamezelda (2011-11-08 19:28:04)

I solved it.
The Wiki page for Mounting for normal users with PCManFM tells to create a "/etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/55-myconf.pkla" file specifying the privileges to grant to the user. The problem is that it does not include the privilege needed to mount internal drives (which was what I was trying to mount). To fix it, I added:
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:?: But ... How to replace the placeholder? It seem that this is not possible with Ironport or does anybody has an idea?
:idea: Another way to solve the problem can be to use a "Stamping header" instead of a footer. Such a header will be always at the top of the new part of an email, when you send a reply.
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Regards
Stefan
Hello Stefan,
we have the same problem and found the best solution to do is to have company rules that apply on the client side.
This decission is based on the fact that already many companies use client based signatures (s-mime) and also client based encryption which makes a gateway solution impossible.
We found a nice solution for exchange/outlook based on group policies
Aas we are almost neighbours you are invited to visit us.
Greetings from Greven/Münster

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NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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├─sda8 8:8 0 10G 0 disk
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└─sda10 8:10 0 30.3G 0 disk /
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└─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 disk /run/media/sonay/My Passport
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What I did to install arch:
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created /dev/sda6 for EFI boot
created /dev/sda9 for boot partition
created /dev/sda10 as root.
Did not touch
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/dev/sda2 which was windows boot partition
/dev/sda3 which was windows C:,
/dev/sda4 and /dev/sda7 which I don't know what they used to be (possible for Asus fast wake up or swap whatever)
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#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console
# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=auto
# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx"
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true
# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors. Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only. Entries specified as foreground/background.
#GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-blue/black"
#GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="light-cyan/blue"
# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
#GRUB_BACKGROUND="/path/to/wallpaper"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"
# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"
#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"
Finally my /boot/grub/grub.cfg is:
[sonay@zenbook ~]$ cat /etc/default/grub
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=1
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Arch"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet init=/bin/systemd add_efi_memmap elevator=noop i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 pcie_aspm=force drm.vblankoffdelay=1 i915.semaphores=1 nmi_watchdog=0"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos"
# Uncomment to enable Hidden Menu, and optionally hide the timeout count
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
# Uncomment to use basic console
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console
# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console
# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=auto
# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx"
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true
# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors. Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only. Entries specified as foreground/background.
#GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-blue/black"
#GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="light-cyan/blue"
# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
#GRUB_BACKGROUND="/path/to/wallpaper"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"
# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"
#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"
[sonay@zenbook ~]$ cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
cat: /boot/grub/grub.cfg: Permission denied
[sonay@zenbook ~]$ su
Password:
[root@zenbook sonay]# cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 cf66f05a-418c-4517-a0e0-af01b3be4a67
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root cf66f05a-418c-4517-a0e0-af01b3be4a67
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=1
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-cf66f05a-418c-4517-a0e0-af01b3be4a67' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt9'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt9 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt9 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt9 42d2ba69-758d-4a54-9482-ae5d60866a52
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 42d2ba69-758d-4a54-9482-ae5d60866a52
fi
echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=cf66f05a-418c-4517-a0e0-af01b3be4a67 ro quiet init=/bin/systemd add_efi_memmap elevator=noop i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 pcie_aspm=force drm.vblankoffdelay=1 i915.semaphores=1 nmi_watchdog=0
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-cf66f05a-418c-4517-a0e0-af01b3be4a67' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt9'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt9 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt9 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt9 42d2ba69-758d-4a54-9482-ae5d60866a52
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 42d2ba69-758d-4a54-9482-ae5d60866a52
fi
echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=cf66f05a-418c-4517-a0e0-af01b3be4a67 ro quiet init=/bin/systemd add_efi_memmap elevator=noop i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 pcie_aspm=force drm.vblankoffdelay=1 i915.semaphores=1 nmi_watchdog=0
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda3)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-5246C0D846C0BE4B' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt3'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt3 5246C0D846C0BE4B
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5246C0D846C0BE4B
fi
chainloader +1
menuentry 'Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda8)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-3C98C9B298C96B4A' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt8'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt8 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt8 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt8 3C98C9B298C96B4A
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3C98C9B298C96B4A
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
SOLUTION:
first I needed to mount Windows EFI partition which was /dev/sda1, so :
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
Then issue the following commands and take note of the outputs:
grub-probe --target=fs_uuid /mnt/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
which outputs: 18DF-E58E and
grub-probe --target=hints_string /mnt/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
which outputs: --hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1
Finally edit the os-prober entry to the following in /boot/grub/grub.cfg
menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda3)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-5246C0D846C0BE4B' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
insmod search_fs_uuid
insmod chain
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1 18DF-E58E
chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Last edited by sonay (2012-10-07 18:20:20)

grub-probe --target=hints_string /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
--hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1
Sorry, no need to anymore. Thanks anyways.
Last edited by sonay (2012-10-07 18:08:39)

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