I received a message about an issue shutting down my laptop and when I restarted it won't go past the all grey screen. What do I do?
I received a message about an issue shutting down my laptop and when I restarted it won't go past the all grey screen. What do I do?
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Startup Items:
Executor - Path: /Library/StartupItems/Executor
System Software:
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0 days 0:37:49
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 249.2 GB (97.41 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
com.intego.Family-Protector.safe-boot (10.7.5)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
Launch Daemons:
[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[not loaded] com.Affinegy.InstaLANd.plist
[not loaded] com.google.GoogleML.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.integod.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.taskmanager.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.icalserver.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.metrics.kschecker.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.Family-Protector.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.logger.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.monitor.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.netupdate.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.personalantispam.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.PersonalBackup.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.emlparser.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.logger.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.scanner.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.washingmachine.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.Affinegy.InstaLANa.plist
[not loaded] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.integomenu.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.taskmanager.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.commonservices.uninstaller.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.Family-Protector.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.netbarrier.alert.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.netupdate.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.personalbackup.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.alert.plist
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSFAX.BG.plist
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist
[not loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
[not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-karenarvay-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[not loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist
[not loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
Quick Emoji HD
SNDesktopper
Amnesty
Antispam Engine
Mail
Belkin Router Monitor
VirusBarrier X6
Calendar
Dropbox
Messages
Notes
TomTomHOMERunner
NetUpdate
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Déjà Vu
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Google Desktop
Logitech Control Center
Xmarks for Safari
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
EPPEX Plugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
Scorch.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
SpeedDownload Browser Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
None
Top Processes by CPU:
26% Mail
8% WindowServer
3% EtreCheck
3% NotificationCenter
2% hidd
2% ps
1% Dock
1% Google Chrome
0% usernoted
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory:
172 MB Google Chrome
102 MB Mail
97 MB Google Chrome Helper
86 MB Dock
70 MB CalendarAgent
70 MB SystemUIServer
70 MB Finder
57 MB com.apple.dock.extra
45 MB EtreCheck
45 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Statistics
281 MB Free RAM
1.22 GB Active RAM
974 MB Inactive RAM
1.30 GB Wired RAM
408 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
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My iphoto keeps sending me an error message saying iphoto has shut down unexpectedly. It begins to open the last photo, freezes and reports this message.
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thanks,With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what do you see when iPhoto opens?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?
As a test launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it?
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