Imovie freezes with spinning wheel on macmini, recently installed lion

When using imovie I found that the spinning wheel is on constantly and then locks up, I've increased memory to 4Gb and only run one app at a time. Could this be anything to do with recent installation of Lion OS? Or something else even?

Try a smc reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

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Macbook air freezes with spinning wheel

So, my Macbook Air has suddenly started to freeze and leave me with the dreaded spinning wheel of death. Sometimes I get 10mins into a session, and sometimes the freezing will occur as soon as I log in. I have tried to log in in safe mode, but I also get the SWOD here as well! My details are as follows:
Problem description:
freezing with spinning wheel of death
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 239
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Time since boot: 0:23:49
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.42 GB (358.63 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
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/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
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[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0174.73.49) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0174.73.49) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.5.7) [Support]
/Applications/VyprVPN.app
[loaded] foo.tap (1.0) [Support]
[loaded] foo.tun (1.0) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
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[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist [Support]
[running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist [Support]
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist [Support]
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[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
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[failed] com.avast.update.plist [Support]
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iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
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Java [Support]
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Time Machine not configured!
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      4% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% com.avast.daemon
      0% AppleSpell
      0% com.avast.service
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404 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
189 MB Safari
163 MB com.avast.daemon
137 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
103 MB ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.25 GB Free RAM
3.37 GB Active RAM
1.06 GB Inactive RAM
902 MB Wired RAM
1.20 GB Page-ins
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Jan 28, 2015, 07:29:04 PM Self test - passed
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

When I say the freezing happened suddenly, I can recount to a few occasions over the past couple of weeks where I have been watching netflix and around halfway through the program I was watching, I'd get the SPWOD and need to do a hard reboot. The major issues started this morning which I can't link to the installation or update of any programs. I have managed to update to Yosemite today - however that hasn't fixed the problem. In saying this though, the system has been stable for around the last hour, but I've only opened Safari and no other programs.

I installed indesign CS5 on new macbook pro and keeps freezing with spinning wheel once the app opens. Is there an issue with OS Mav or font issue or a plist I can pull. All other Adobe products work.

I installed indesign CS5 on new macbook pro and keeps freezing with spinning wheel once the app opens. Is there an issue with OS Mav or font issue or a plist I can pull. All other Adobe products work.

Migration should never be done with any Adobe program.
If you have done Migration, you have to UNINSTALL first (if even possible) and then download Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool and run that also. When this is done, restart your computer and install the programs from an original Adobe Installer.
Other question is, if your OS is supporting that version. You can try it, it is not officially supported, but it might work.
But CC will work, upgrade to CC2014 (without additional cost), use that as it is better anyway.

13 in macbook pro (early to mid 2011) : after the update, computer freezes with spinning wheel every 30 seconds first with safari and now with all the applications. I don't have any programs installed and still had good enough memory on the RAM.

After the update of my 13 in mac book pro (early to mid 2011) , it freezes every 30 seconds with the spinning wheel and now it just freezes. Ive never had this problem until I recently updated. Also, I just checked now for available update ( which there was one), the update would process till the last step and it shows it cannot be expanded? Now my computer wont even restart (just have a grey screen with a cursor). Can someone please tell me what the heck is going on with my computer?
I also checked the memory and it showed available memory was over 1.5 GB. I dont have any programms installed and do not have backup yet ( dont really need it anyways)
Problems: first with spinning wheel every 30 seconds and now whole computer just freezes when I restart, it only shows grey screen after the starting sound or it takes about 8 to 10 minutes to restart.
This ALL happened right after the update with google chrome crashing. I know my apple care plan expired so I cant even go to genius bar. Do you guys know how much it would cost to get it fixed ? Or any recommendations I can do to fix this?

Try a smc reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

Computer freezing with spinning wheel -- Heroku??

Hi,
I'm having a couple of issues with my Mac desktop.
After it sits idle for more than an hour, it freezes. At first the mouse doesn't respond. Then, if I can get it moving, I get the spinning wheel that won't go away. I have to end up turning it off, then back on for it to work. I've had the computer for over 3 years and this just started happening about 2 weeks ago.
Yesterday I got an error message when using Safari -- "Heroku -- No app found". I have no idea what this means. Has something hijacked my computer? Strangely, I've been getting the same error message on my iPad lately! Could it have something to do with iCloud sharing information on both?? Sorry for the broad questions, but I'm pretty clueless when it comes to Mac's.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

This forum category is for Older iPods, so I'm not sure how your post ended up here. You may want to post another question, by going here first
https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa
and selecting the appropriate forun category, such as your Mac model or Mac OS X version.
I would do two tests. Start up the Mac in Safe Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564
Although some things will not work in Safe Mode, you can use Safari. Does this problem happen in Safe Mode? If it does not, there may be some system extension or background process running when you start up nornally, that is causing this problem.
To further narrow down the cause, start up normally and create a new user account in System Preferences Users & Groups pane. The new user account can be Admin or Standard. Log out and log in to the new user account (do not use Fast User Switching). In the new user account, does this problem occur? If it does, the cause is likely to be at the system level. If does not, the cause is likely to be something that runs in the background, when you log in to your usual user account.
Doing these test will allow additional troubleshooting to be more focused.

X Server (10.3.9) GUI freezes with spinning wheel

I have a problem with the GUI interface on an eMac running OS X Server v10.3.9 (Build 7W98, Security Update 2006-006).
When I login locally (with any kind of user) it ever happens that the GUI freezes during common operations.
I noticed (or better, it seems) that the problem could be related to the spinning wheel used to graphically inform the user to wait while the operation is progressing. In fact, the GUI freezes (as well as the wheel movement) when I call windows or applications that start the wheel spinning. After less than a couple of seconds everything is frozen except the mouse pointer that, sometimes but not too often, becomes a spinning beach ball. Then it seems it doesn't happen anything more. Only one to ten times, the system restarts after 5 to 10 minutes.
NOTE WELL that even if the local user is frozen, the server services are working well, without any slowing down.
I can get out of the problem only if I login as root via ssh with another terminal and launch the classic "shutdown -r now" (of course, also switching off the eMac).
I've already tried either a permission repair with DiskUtility (booting the system via the original X Server DVD) and running DiskWarrior, but without any results.
I also tried to unplug the Ethernet RJ45 connector to isolate the unit from the network, but again, no way.
Any suggestion?
Thank you very much in advance.
Regards,
MrMars96
eMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi Jeff,
thank you for your post.
What do you consider common operations?
Browsing folders with Finder, running Software Update, DiskUtility, Server Admin and so on.
Can you keep the Activity monitor open and see if there
are any spikes?
Yes, I can keep the Activity Monitor open (it doesn't have the spinning wheel, and that's another reason I suspect on it or something related to it).
Sorry for my inexperience, unfortunately I don't know what "spikes" are. I'll surely look for some explanation.
Have you checked the logs?
Yes. As far as I saw, there isn't any important error. Have you perhaps any clue to which log should I inspect with big attention?
Most important, how much RAM do you have. I'd never try an
OS X Server with less than 2GB.
Only 512MB. It's a server for 3 people. Mainly for IMAP service and a light Joomla site (so apache+mysql) still work in progress.
The system worked well for more than a year and half (but Joomla has been installed for 3 months).
Thank you very much for any kind of support,
Michael

Remote Desktop Admin 3.2 Freezes with Spinning Wheel

I have an Intel MacBook and Intel iMac, both with 10.5.1 installed. I use them to admin a classroom full of iMacs. After logging onto the computers today I noticed that I can not get Remote Desktop to function. Every time I open it I get the spinning color wheel that never stops. I can not do anything with it. I made sure I had the latest updates to the software. Still nothing. I reset my PRAM and Power manager. No Luck. I reinstalled the application. No luck. I manually removed everything emote desktop related and then reinstalled and still no luck. Anyone have any solution advice.

I am also having the same issue on 2 machines. A MacBook Pro and a MacPro. When I look in the console, this is what I see :
Dec 10 10:57:35 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: error connecting 61 Connection refused
Dec 10 10:57:35 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: unable to connect to agent - try again
Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 3892510720 67108864
Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 134217728 3892510720
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Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 3892510720 67108864
I have tried to do a clean install of the app in the MacPro, but I still get the same message. Lovely.
Mack

Flash problems in Safari 2.0.1 - freezes with spinning wheel

Safari is freezing up on many sites which have flash content on them. One of the sites I am having the most problems with is MySpace.com
I have the most up to date Flash player and Safari. Running 10.4.2

Hello Pady
You use the cd only when you need to repair the Disk also known as Disc repair. Please read the Directives in the posts carefully , so that you understand them & then apply.
To run Repair Disk permissions you go.> Utilites>Disk Utility pick your Hard Drive & pick Repair Disk Permissions, you can get info after @ the tool bar at the Info button there will be messages when it runs in the window on the Utility. Really though reread the links so that you understand. Also read as much as you can hear at Discussion, that is what I do.
Also make sure that when you post you go to the most pertinent, place to post, where you will get the most attention.
I need to get to sleep.
if you have Qs post.
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Macbook Pro 10.6.8 won't shut down. Blue screen with spinning wheel.

it's an 15 inch macbook pro. since I bought this computer was working fine about last year. Somehow, start of this year, the problem begins. Everytime when i opened microsoft word 2011 on mac or Photoshop cs5, and quit the software as normaly. When i try to shut down the blue screen with spinning wheel apears. this spining wheel is endless. But funny thing is that after use other software such as games, web browser (safari) etc. and quit them. when i shut down there was not a problem. only word 2011 for mac and adobe photoshop cs5. Any solutions?

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Step 1
Select "system.log" from the file list. Enter "BOOT_TIME" (without the quotes) in the search box. Note the timestamps of those log messages, which refer to the times when the system was booted. Now clear the search box and scroll back in the log to the last boot time when you had the problem. Post the messages logged during the time something abnormal was happening. That time might be before or after the boot.
For example, if the problem is a slow startup taking three minutes, post the messages timestamped within three minutes after the boot time, not before. If the problem is a system crash or freeze, post the messages from before the boot time, when the system was about to crash or was failing to shut down. In either case, please include the BOOT_TIME message at the beginning or the end of the log extract.
Post the log text, please, not a screenshot. If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
If the log doesn't go back far enough in time, scroll down in the Console file list to /private/var/log/system.log.0.bz2. Search that archived log, and if necessary the older ones below it, for the same information.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.
Step 2
Do the same with kernel.log.
Step 3
Still in Console, look under System Diagnostic Reports for crash or panic logs, and post the most recent one, if any. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.

Safari keeps freezing with spinning disc. Can you help

Safari keeps freezing with spinning disc. Can you help

I've been having this problem somewhat recently myself. Not a constant thing, but I've had blue & multi coloured wheels at a PC like level.
drew

Mid-2010 MacBook Pro: freezing and spinning wheel

Hi there,
I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro (I know, old) that's been in very good condition. I upgraded my OS to Mavericks in May, which is when it started being slow and crashing/freezing around twice a week. For example, just doing normal things like surfing the web or checking the Airport or battery life will suddenly freeze the cursor which will then turn into the spinning wheel of death. Sometimes I can wait it out if it's a few minutes but sometimes I have to manually turn off the computer and then turn it back on when it's been hours of no change or improvement. I know it's probably best to downgrade back to Snow Leopard but I'd really like to keep my OS. Are there other things I can do to optimize my Mac? I've tried keeping fewer files on the desktop and emptying out the trash often and it seemed to help for a while. Other suggestions?
Thanks for reading!

Wow, that post looks like a mess...I will try to make it more readable.
Thanks for your reply. I had to wait a few days for the problem to crop up again. I followed your instructions to the best of my ability. The thing is that the problem (i.e. freezing and spinning wheel) happened at 8:19 and the closest messages in the Console were are time stamped 8:17 and 8:25. So I will put them here for you to look at if you don't mind:
2014-09-03 8:17:00.034 PM com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: _SendAttachNotification Device 6c:3e:6d:35:85:8d@fe80::6e3e:6dff:fe35:858d._apple-mobdev2._tcp.local. has already appeared on interface 5. Suppressing duplicate attach notification.
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: [EWOULDBLOCK][vnode:0xffffff80243e1780][original:0xffffff80243e1780][callback: 0 count:263 ] onaccessctl_check:1827 result:0 disconnected:0
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: current scan list:
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: (pid 37 [mtmd], vnode 0xffffff80243e1780 [/Users/Rose/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Session Storage/004039.log], [context 0xffffff80236087b0] [result 0] [setup 0] [disconnected 0] [vfsbusy 0]) - 1 waiter(s)
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: available kctl entries: 9
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: nspace-handler-unblock: did not find token 7629
2014-09-03 8:25:48.490 PM com.apple.mtmd[37]: handler unblock failed. (status=-1/errno=2/token=7629/fd=5)
2014-09-03 8:25:48.490 PM com.apple.mtmd[37]: attempting to thin because of low free space on Macintosh HD by removing
2014-09-03 18:30:17 -0400, estimate 0 bytes to recover, 1 snapshot can be thinned
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:3 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, intercheck_done()
2014-09-03 8:25:50.584 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[198]: Background: [2070] disappeared out from under us (UID: 501 EUID: 501)
2014-09-03 8:25:52.554 PM sandboxd[139]: ([2068]) assistantd(2068) deny file-read-data /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security-common.plist
2014-09-03 8:27:22.580 PM Console[2087]: setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
I hope this is not too much text and I hope it makes some sense. The problem happened while I was closing a tab on Chrome, which wasn't anything sketchy, just Facebook, and nothing too unmanagable (it was the only application active). Thanks for your help!

Mac OS X Lion (Late 2010) having Recovery screen freeze with spinnig wheel

I have a Mac Air purchased in December 2010 with Snow Leopard. I upgraded the OS to Lion and now running 10.7.4 version. I recently tried to use 'Disk Utility' feature to 'Verify' the disk which asked me to repair through 'Recovery HD' which is done by restarting the computer and pressing Command+R button until Apple logo appears. I did that but after some time Apple logo disappeared and "Do Not Distrub" logo (an O with a diagnol slash in between) appeared with a spinning wheel. This didn't change for more than 40 minutes after which I pressed the 'Power' button for few seconds and shut down the computer.
I tried doing this again but same sign appears with spinning wheel and no 'Disk Utility' window as described in recovery webpage in Apple support website.
Can someone help me figure out the issue??
Thanks.

There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to fully boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
1. Boot into Recovery (command-R at startup; 10.7 or later), from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup; 10.7.2 or later), or from your installation disc (C key at startup; 10.6.8 or earlier.) Launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in the support article linked below, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
How to back up and restore your files
2. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode by holding down the key combination command-T at the startup chime. Connect the two Macs with a FireWire or Thunderbolt cable. The internal drive of the machine running in target mode will mount as an external drive on the other machine. Copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode
3. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.

Stuck at boot with spinning wheel for hours

Hello,
Yesterday I made a partition and cloned my Snow Leopard in order to see if Lion worked with the software I have.
I then booted to my "backup Snow Leopard" partition and upgraded to Lion but for some reason I'm stuck with spinning wheel for hours when doing the first restart. According from the install.log it seems that the install (upgrade) was done properly.
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-596.1
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: @(#)PROGRAM:IA PROJECT:InstallAssistant-197
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Hardware: MacBookPro4,1 @ 2.50 GHz (x 2), 3072 MB RAM
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K540)
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: TMPDIR=/var/folders/xR/xR+k4jQ-FzmBYLLAvxRwpU+++TI/-Tmp-/
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: SHELL=/bin/bash
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: HOME=/Users/xxxxxxxxx
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: USER=xxxxxxxxx
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: LOGNAME=xxxxxxxxx
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: DISPLAY=/tmp/launch-81peVa/org.x:0
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch-7ZEpMo/Listeners
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-Jxp1Tt/Render
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: COMMAND_MODE=unix2003
Jul 21 00:06:32 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
Jul 21 00:06:34 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Using distribution archive from /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/SharedSupport/OSInstall.mpkg
Jul 21 00:06:34 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Configuring products from SharedSupport folder
Jul 21 00:06:34 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Using product <OSInstallDVDProduct> based on media at /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/SharedSupport at distance 5
Jul 21 00:06:34 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Using product <OSInstallESDProduct> based on distribution at /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/SharedSupport/OSInstall.mpkg at distance 5
Jul 21 00:06:34 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Checking Software Update catalog URL http://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.m erged-1.sucatalog
Jul 21 00:06:35 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Jul 21 00:06:50: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Jul 21 00:06:50 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Using product <OSSoftwareUpdateCatalogProduct> from product keys 11A511_ServerEssentials at distance 25
Jul 21 00:07:11 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: diskUnmounted: disk0s2
Jul 21 00:07:11 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: diskUnmounted: disk0s3
Jul 21 00:07:11 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: diskUnmounted: disk0s5
Jul 21 00:07:11 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: diskEjected: disk0s5
Jul 21 00:07:12 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: diskMounted: disk0s2
Jul 21 00:07:13 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: diskMounted: disk0s3
Jul 21 00:07:44 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: IATool launched
Jul 21 00:07:44 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Connected to IATool 1c9441c0
Jul 21 00:07:45 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Preventing machine sleep.
Jul 21 00:07:45 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Using product IA_PKSecureNetEnabledProduct <file://localhost/Mac%20OS%20X%20Install%20Data/> at distance 5
Jul 21 00:07:45 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Using mutable product path: /Mac OS X Install Data
Jul 21 00:07:45 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Retrieving 0 packages (0.000 GB)
Jul 21 00:07:46 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Verifying InstallMacOSX.pkg/InstallESD.dmg
Jul 21 00:09:19 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Finished operation queue
Jul 21 00:09:35 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Extracting files from /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg
Jul 21 00:09:36 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Extracting Boot Bits from Outer DMG:
Jul 21 00:09:37 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Copied kernelcache
Jul 21 00:09:37 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Copied Boot.efi
Jul 21 00:09:37 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Ejecting disk image
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Generating the com.apple.Boot.plist file
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Linking self-contained dmg into mutable product
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: com.apple.Boot.plist: {\n    "Kernel Cache" = "/Mac OS X Install Data/kernelcache";\n    "Kernel Flags" = "container-dmg=file:///Mac%20OS%20X%20Install%20Data/InstallESD.dmg root-dmg=file:///BaseSystem.dmg";\n}
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Done generating the com.apple.Boot.plist file
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Blessing / -- /Mac OS X Install Data
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: Blessing Mount Point:/ Folder:/Mac OS X Install Data plist:com.apple.Boot.plist
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: ***************************** Setting Startup Disk *****************************
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: ******           Path: /
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: ******     Boot Plist: /Mac OS X Install Data/com.apple.Boot.plist
Jul 21 00:09:48 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: /usr/sbin/bless -setBoot -folder /Mac OS X Install Data -bootefi /Mac OS X Install Data/boot.efi -options config="\Mac OS X Install Data\com.apple.Boot" -label Mac OS X Installer
Jul 21 00:09:49 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: Bless on / succeeded
Jul 21 00:09:49 xxxxx Install Mac OS X Lion[290]: Restart requested
Jul 21 00:09:50 xxxxx /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool[321]: Lost client connection: exiting
30 seconds after finishing the installation I restart and in verbose mode I get this log (sorry for the lousy quality, with was taken with my mobile).
I've tried everything.
Repaired permissions, disk.
Resetting PRAM, NVRAM, SMC.
I even left the MBP all night in this process to see if there was any progress. No luck.
Tried to enter safe mode but I only get a black screen and a new restart. (Something like PRAM)
What could be causing this?
In the past when I installed Snow Leopard (10.6) I had some issues with my firewire (they stopped working a few months ago).
I needed to boot to safe mode in order to finish the install of SL and remove these files from /System/Library/Extensions
IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport.kext
IOFireWireAVC.kext
IOFireWireFamily.kext
IOFireWireIP.kext
IOFireWireSBP2.kext
Rebooting with this change shows that everything works properly (besides the dead firewire ports).
I don't know if the "spinning wheel" has something to do with my FireWire or Airport (which works fine in SL).. since it got stucked in there.

Finally!! I'm currently using Lion on my MBP.
With the help from members and macrumors I got this solution.
- Installed Snow Leopard on an external drive (by USB)
- Updated that partition to Lion from another macbook (I used macbook white).
After that I cloned the partition (without the FireWire kext files) with Carbon Copy Cloner to my MBP and... voila! :))
I'm replying to your message from Lion. Give it a try! If you don't have another macbook maybe a friend can help you.
I don't know if there's another method but this one is working!

MacBook doesnt boot. It shows Apple logo and spinning wheel. Soon it wont go beyond prohibitory sign with spinning wheel

I have a MacBook (Late 2008 edition) having Mac OS X 10.6.8 SnowLeopard OS installed (2 X 512GB RAM, 160 HDD). I copied some mp3 into iTunes library and soon the process got stucked. MacBook was not accepting any command/it seemed to got hanged. Carelessly, I switched the MacBook OFF by pressing the Power button. Now, when it began to boot again, all I hear was some clicking sound from the MacBook (seems HardDrive failure because the sounds seems to be from HardDrive). After few seconds, It showed flashing folder with question mark and it wont go beyond that.
Steps I tried:
1. Resetting NVRAM, PVRAM and SMC.
2. Booting in safe mode.
3. To boot from install DVD (Mac OS X 10.6.3 SnowLeopard).
4. Holding down 'option' button while booting. It shows the "Mac OS X Install DVD" icon but as I click it and press return, it again shows Apple logo with spinning wheel and little later it shows prohibitory sign with spinning wheel. This will now remain for ever and ever.
5. I bought a new 500 GB HardDrive and replaced the old one with this. Now trying to boot with DVD (Mac OS X 10.6.3 SnowLeopard) it again hows Apple logo with spinning wheel and little later it shows prohibitory sign with spinning wheel. This will remain for ever.
Any suggestions to overcome this problem will be highly appreciated and I'll be very grateful for all your help.
Thanking You.

Hi julenawang,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like your MacBook has a startup issue and you aren't able to reinstall Mac OS X on a new hard disk. The article linked below has a lot of great information and suggestions that will resolve most issues like the one you described.
Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
I hope this helps.
-Jason

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