Mavericks install issue

The install does not complete, it crashes during first boot up.
The crash report is attached.
This is a late 2007 MBP having serial No W8742289YAL
2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo processor.
Previously Mavericks was working but during latter installs I have had to build up from Snow Leopard.
The crash report is appended below
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 53113 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    79FD4EB5-7315-4DA1-B41D-458A469EFB99
Tue Nov 18 09:35:10 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8f743f30): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00002500: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80a7e25000 0x084700a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80a78c2360 : 0xffffff800d622f79
0xffffff80a78c23e0 : 0xffffff7f8f743f30
0xffffff80a78c24a0 : 0xffffff7f8fa4e78d
0xffffff80a78c24e0 : 0xffffff7f8fa34567
0xffffff80a78c2560 : 0xffffff7f8fa35932
0xffffff80a78c2670 : 0xffffff7f8f7ff93b
0xffffff80a78c27f0 : 0xffffff7f8f88555c
0xffffff80a78c2a30 : 0xffffff7f8f8812b6
0xffffff80a78c2b40 : 0xffffff7f8fa3314e
0xffffff80a78c2be0 : 0xffffff7f8fa334d1
0xffffff80a78c2d80 : 0xffffff7f8fa768ca
0xffffff80a78c2e80 : 0xffffff7f8f830ba9
0xffffff80a78c2ea0 : 0xffffff7f8f74a96d
0xffffff80a78c2f50 : 0xffffff7f8f748478
0xffffff80a78c3150 : 0xffffff7f8f74947d
0xffffff80a78c3220 : 0xffffff7f8f8c7e90
0xffffff80a78c3510 : 0xffffff7f8f8de7f3
0xffffff80a78c3580 : 0xffffff7f8f8de1bb
0xffffff80a78c3660 : 0xffffff7f8f8dddca
0xffffff80a78c3820 : 0xffffff7f8f8dcc45
0xffffff80a78c39b0 : 0xffffff7f8f6f5ba4
0xffffff80a78c3a30 : 0xffffff7f8f508a63
0xffffff80a78c3b60 : 0xffffff7f8f507a69
0xffffff80a78c3bd0 : 0xffffff7f8f6f6c12
0xffffff80a78c3c10 : 0xffffff7f8f43a405
0xffffff80a78c3ca0 : 0xffffff7f8f432635
0xffffff80a78c3ce0 : 0xffffff7f8f6f7368
0xffffff80a78c3d30 : 0xffffff800da98083
0xffffff80a78c3d90 : 0xffffff800dacd5f5
0xffffff80a78c3e00 : 0xffffff800d6b649b
0xffffff80a78c3e50 : 0xffffff800d626bc1
0xffffff80a78c3e80 : 0xffffff800d6139c5
0xffffff80a78c3ef0 : 0xffffff800d61e013
0xffffff80a78c3f70 : 0xffffff800d6c9b9d
0xffffff80a78c3fb0 : 0xffffff800d6f4196
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8f429000->0xffffff7f8f45ffff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8dc1f000
         com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f8f506000->0xffffff7f8f513fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8f429000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8dc1f000
         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8f6f4000->0xffffff7f8f95bfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8dc1f000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f8f506000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8f429000
         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.2.4)[B0E6AAA7-E970-3D81-8B43-145D56 A3A4AC]@0xffffff7f8f95c000->0xffffff7f8fc05fff
            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8f6f4000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8dc1f000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Boot args: config="\.IABootFiles\com.apple.Boot" container-dmg=file:///Applications/Install%20OS%20X%20Mavericks.app/Contents/Sh aredSupport/InstallESD.dmg root-dmg=file:///BaseSystem.dmg
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide:     0x000000000d400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800d600000
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 23223102908
last loaded kext at 20085235697: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60 (addr 0xffffff7f8fc64000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.11
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.2.6
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.nke.webcontentfilter 5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.ReadWriteDiskImage 371.1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.SparseDiskImage 371.1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.UDIFDiskImage 371.1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.FileBackingStore 371.1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.HTTPBackingStore 371.1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.RAMBackingStore 371.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 700.74.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.2.3b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.6.22
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.6.7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.KernelBacked 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 3.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 686.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.16f11
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 64 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F98000000000000, 0x393930353239352D3035322E4148304C4600
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F4F000000000000, 0x4A4D3636375153552D324720202020202020
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.8f17, 2 service, 18 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
PCI Card: pci168c,24, sppci_othernetwork, PCI Slot 5
Serial ATA Device: ST750LX003-1AC154, 750.16 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-857E
USB Device: Hard Drive, 0x054c (Sony Corporation), 0x05bf, 0xfa200000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd400000 / 2
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8205, 0x1a100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x021a, 0x5d200000 / 3
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x5d100000 / 2
Please Help me resolve the issue
Regards
Karanbir

Hi Robert Lindsley!
I have an article here for you that can inform you on creating a GUID partition so that you can perform this update:
Firmware updates for Intel-based Macs require a GUID partition scheme
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2434
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
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          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Citrix ShareFile Sync 3rd-Party support link
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          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Perian 3rd-Party support link
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          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
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                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
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Anyway, here's what happened:
The download was successful, so I rebooted my computer and initialized the installation. Everything was fine, it said it would take about 50 minutes (even though it took a LOT longer)... and the install got not even half way before my computer crashed, with the infamous ticking sound. I was like, "oh sh**" because everyone knows that a crash during a major install is not good news. After I restarted the computer, it opened up the Maverick install again immediately, and attempted to retry... but within 10 minutes, an error pops up: "Install failed: OS X can’t be installed on the disk, because a recovery system can’t be created. Visit www.apple.com/support/no-recovery to learn more."
Of course at this point, I'm confused. I have no idea what that means. So I try to reboot to see if it would help, and the same error occured twice more.
This time, when I rebooted, I held Alt-Option to see if I could just select my HD drive and bypass the install. Nope. The only options were this: "Windows Partition, Maverick OSX Install, recovery-(something something)"... my HD drive wasn't even listed! This made me nervous. So, I selected the recovery disk option and it opened a menu with a few options, including reinstalling OSX, disk utility... etc. So I selected disk utility. I then proceeded to select my HD drive, and click "repair" in the first aid tab. It took about 10-15 minutes, but it successfully finished, giving me a green "Disk seems ok" message. This was a bit of relief. But now that the disk is repaired, how do I access it and exit the endless loop of Maverick installation? Do I need to reinstall OSX with my original disk/Snow Leopard disk?
Please help me recover my HD drive... I desperately need my laptop for school.
Thanks in advance. If you need any more additional info on my computer, I will be happy to try and provide it.

if you have no install disk, best to do fsck. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214 hopefully that will do something for you. when you say it "freezes" at startup it is hard to know what to tell you. there are different types of screens that occur with startup issues. this is an incredible article for startup issues--http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464. do not worry that it says "10.3.9 or earlier". these steps are reliable for tiger as well. i hope that works for you.[:)]

I have Maverick installed and my mail, Safari, Mac App Store, and iMessages apps all say that they quit unexpectedly and will not open. Any suggestions?

I have Maverick installed and my mail, Safari, Mac App Store, and iMessages apps all say that they quit unexpectedly and will not open. Any suggestions?
Process:
Mail [605]
Path:
/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Identifier:
com.apple.mail
Version:
7.2 (1874)
Build Info:
Mail-1874000000000000~1
Code Type:
X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [164]
Responsible:
Mail [605]
User ID:
501
Date/Time:
2014-05-01 22:11:44.754 -0500
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: 5D0F67F3-4D58-F054-66B6-24017FD68ADC
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
VM Regions Near 0:

I will check. Can the security update be installed if you can no longer open the Mac App Store app?
I was listening to the MacCast podcast and the host had a similar issue and did something similar to the link below. I am concerned that I may mess something up by doing this.
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/Fix-Spod-How-To-Fix-A-Spinning-Pinwheel -Of-Death.htm

HT5945 new macbook pro loaded with mavericks. installed CS3 including prompted Java update. try to open photoshop & empty splash screen pops up-can't go further. tried newer java update-same result. re-opened 4 times-same. help!!

new macbook pro loaded with mavericks. installed CS3 including prompted Java update. try to open photoshop & empty splash screen pops up-can't go further. tried newer java update-same result. shut down 4 times-same. any suggestions?

Kappy wrote:
Has it occurred to you that CS3 isn't compatible with Mavericks? Try using CS9 or 10.
Sorry that's untrue. I have Photoshop CS3 running on 10.9.
CS9 or 10? Now you are just making stuff up.
Adobe claim CS3 will work, with a minor issue…
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/mac-os-mavericks-compatability.html
The Adobe updater fails to work for me.
I was prompted to install J6RE which came from Apple, check the Apple support downloads http://support.apple.com/downloads/#java%206
Sorry can't provide a direct link, it was just a dumb 'You need … please click install' dialog.
I think the 10.9 java updater is installing version 7.

Help with a ridiculous half-broken Yosemite/Mavericks install?

Hello all,
I hate Yosemite. It's the Windows 8 of OS X...with broken DNS to boot.
I was troubleshooting some video issues, and decided to try and see if the problem persisted in Yosemite.
I downloaded the installer from the App Store and begun the install process for an installation on a flash drive.
After the install completed, my iMac rebooted, and to my horror everything was Yosemite-y. I shut down and unplugged the flash drive.
My suspicions were true, Yosemite had gunked up my Mavericks installation pretty bad. The boot logo was Yosemite, and my mac booted to a Yosemite installer at startup. I tried using the "kind of mac bootloader" that is invoked with the option-key, but my Mavericks install didn't show up. Luckily my Mavericks Recovery Partition was bootable, and after 2 hours of trying different ways to find and mount my Mavericks partition, I was in. The reason that this took so long was because at every step of the way, Yosemite tried its hardest to hide my Mavericks partition. (A process resembling the acts of Malware). My Mavericks partition boots, but when I startup my mac, I am greeted with the Yosemite apple logo, and Yosemite option-key bootloader, and then my Mavericks login screen.
How did this Frankenstein of an OS even become of existence? I checked, and yes, Yosemite installed onto my flash drive, NOT my SSD, but it still shoved all the boot crap onto my Mavericks install.
Is this even fixable, or should I restore from Time Machine? I'd rather not have to reinstall, but will if needed.

Do a backup, preferably 2 seperate ones.
Revert to a Previous OS X
Revert Yosemite to Mavericks
If you do revert, I'd use Setup Assistant to restore your data. This process takes a while, so do it when you won't need the computer for several hours, based on my experience.

Mavericks Install Confusion

I have downloaded the install package and launched the installer but after the licence agreement the process stops, I have restarted adn downloaded for a second time but the same thing keeps happening. Has anyone got any ideas ?

Hi JayBoy1978,
If you are still having issues with your Mavericks install, you may find the troubleshooting steps in the following article helpful (it's an older article, but most of the steps should still apply):
Troubleshooting Mac OS X installation and software updates (Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1394
Regards,
- Brenden

Has a fix been developed for the problem with trackpad not scrolling in mail after a Maverick install?

Has a fix been developed for the issue with Trackpad not scrolling in Mail after a Maverick Install?

"Fix?" To my knowledge there is no widespread problem (I have none myself).
Barry

Never-ending spinning boot wheel after Mavericks install

After installing Mavericks on my Mid 2011 iMac, my boot screen stays on the Mac logo and the spinning wheel.
I did a clean install from a USB Mavericks boot drive to a 256 GB Pioneer SSD that I recently installed. The install was successful and I was able to do the initial bootup and adjust some settings. I was using Disk Utility on my internal 2 TB HDD to zero-erase the drive when my system went to a black screen; the mouse pointer was on screen but no mouse or keyboard inputs had any affect. I held the power button to shutdown the system, then turned it back on and encountered the hanging boot screen.
I have tried to boot into recovery to no avail, the spinning wheel just spins forever. Internet recovery freezes when I try to type my wireless router password; a wired connection starts with the spinning globe and grey progress bar, then goes to the spinning wheel that never stops. The Mavericks USB boot is now called EFI boot and results in the spinning wheel when I try to boot to it. Lastly, booting into safe mode is the infinite spinning wheel as well. Also, resetting the NVRAM/PRAM did not fix the issue.
The SSD that has Mavericks installed on it shows up when I hold the Option key during boot so I do not think it is a hard drive failure. Could I be wrong? Why am I unable to access Recovery? I have searched the support discussions for similar posts but have not found any like my problem. If there is one, please direct me to it. I am extremely frustrated at this point and would appreciate any help.

Mac Spinning Wheel https://forums.adobe.com/message/5470608
Yosemite sometimes has problems, often related to "default" permissions needing to be changed
-one person's solution https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1689788
-http://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/creative-cloud-and-yosemite/
-https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/mac-os-yosemite-compatability.html

Mac Mini late 2012 upgrade to Maverick loop issue

Hi there,
I'm a Mac Mini noob.
Last night I downloaded Maverick and this morning I clicked install.
The Mac rebooted and then loaded then showed some error messages and then goes to password screen. I enter it and it says there was a problem and the MAC will be restarted.
It now just loads, shows the error message and automatically goes to password enter screen and then says theres an error and will be rebooted after I enter the correct password.
Can some one tell me whats wrong and how to fix or even to cancel this upgrade? I just want my Mac Mini to work again.
Thanks
L

Thanks BDAqua, I didn't try your method but...
Hmm I attempted the following and it was resolved and I managed to get back to my desktop and out of the restart loop (phew). I then pulled up my guts and double clicked the Maverick install again and this time it was successful. I followed this article which I found shortly after I posted the problem on here:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/11/04/os-x-mavericks-upgrade-boot-loop-fix/
OS X Mavericks Upgrade BootLoop Fix
If you are upgrading to OS X Mavericks and get stuck in a boot loop that will not complete the installation, you may need to hit a special key combo to force the computer to complete the installation and upgrade process.
Gotta Be Mobile reader Steve Small reached out to let us know about the OS X Mavericks Upgrade bootloop problem, which forced his MacBook Pro to get stuck showing the odd text on a screen below, which looks like a OS X crash and an error message that says, “Your computer restarted because of a problem. Press a key or wait a few seconds to continue startup.”
Read: How to Upgrade to OS X Mavericks
Ultimately this error prevented Small from upgrading to OS X Mavericks, as it did many other users. Thankfully if you get stuck in this OS X Mavericks boot loop you can press four keys at startup to reset the NVRAM and get past the boot loop.
OS X Mavericks upgrade boot loop and kernel panic can prevent an easy upgrade.
When you restart the Mac, press Option-Command-P-R until you hear the startup sound a second time. This will reset the NVRAM, which is where your Mac stores the following information.
Speaker volume
Screen resolution
Startup disk selection
Recent kernel panic information, if any.
In this case, resetting the NVRAM should clear up the boot loop issue which was possibly related to the startup disk selection stored here or to a kernel panic. The error screen shown at the top of this guide looks very similar to a kernel panic.
With this out of the way you should be able to continue the upgrade to OS X Mavericks. If the computer does not pickup where it left off you may need to go to LaunchPad and select Install OS X Mavericksagain. If you need to install it from scratch, here is our guide to a clean OS X Mavericks install.
Read: OS X Mavericks Best Features
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/10/24/20-best-os-x-mavericks-features/Apple released OS X Mavericks as a free upgrade to all Mac users with a compatible Mac in October. The software update is available for many Macs as old as mid-2007 are compatible with the free update. Users can download the 5GB installation file from the Mac App Store on any of these compatible devices.

MIDI interface not recognized after Mavericks install

Hi,
I was using a Midisport UNO with OSX 10.6, connecting my keyboard with the Mac Pro and using programs such as Live and Garageband. After the Mavericks install, I have a bunch of obsoleted hardware. I understand that Midisport have not come up with a driver to support Mavericks just yet. But that is not my issue.
Today, I purchased a new MIDI interface, one that is class compliant and so requires no driver software. According to everything that I have read, from external literature to the interface's literature, the device should work just fine. But my Mac Pro doesn't recognize the device in the Audio and MIDI Setup utility. In fact, it recognizes the Midisport UNO just fine but that device is greyed out and I guess this means there is no correct driver.
I have noticed that the Mac Pro seems to turn off ports when supplying power to USB devices. Sometimes, the front USB ports will not connect my iPhone to iTunes, for example. When I restart, the power sometimes returns. So is this a power issue or does my connectivity problem lie with the MIDI interface?
Thank you

I just purchased a new iMac running Mavericks. I have an M-Audio Keystation 49e, I have the same issue. It won't work or be recognized in adui/midi setup. It is there, just greyed out. I have searched everywhere for a fix. All you find is delete this, delete that. It worked fine on Mountain Lion, now it is useless to me. I have tried running it through a hub, doesn't fix the issue. I use power as opposed to just the USB, doesn't fix the issue. Can someone please point us in the right direction so we don't have to go spend more money on a midi keyboard because of Mavericks?

Lost document files after Mavericks install

After Mavericks install from App Store, document folders located in Dock are replaced with question mark icon; unable to locate files in Trash, iCloud, or Finder.
While I appreciate feedback on backups, never have had issues losing files before when installing apps from App Store. Please advise.

I have the same problem. It just accured today, and i updated to Mavericks several weeks ago. I cant open several folders in Finder but when i right click on them it say that they contain eg. 5 Gbit... But i still cant see/open anything in some folders.
Also yesterday (right before i realised the Finder problem) my computer was slow and acting weird so I tried restaring it, and after it sayed that my start-up-drive (or somting like that) was nearly full. It wouldnt start propoly after that, but then after a few goes I got it to work... I have no clue whats going on really..

Finder Shows a "Scrambled" Screen After Mavericks Install

Installed Mavericks last night. Everything went fine except for the "completing installation" (after the machine reboots) where I got a message telling me "less than a minute to go" even though it took close to an hour. But it did finish and I was excited.
After the install, and prior to going to bed, I noticed that everything on the machine was very slow, performance-wise. But I was also aware that Spotlight was probably re-indexing my entire machine and didn't worry.
Just got up and decided to check out the machine. Performance-wise, it seems to be back to normal. However, just as I was about to breathe a big sigh of relief, I am noticing that the Finder (and only the finder so far, no issues with any other software that I've noticed) is having some major display issues. For instance, lets say I'm in my Downloads folder. Everything is in list format (my preference) nice, normal and neat. But if I grab a file (just a random JPG) and throw it in the trash... well, as soon as I do that everything goes berserk in that Finder window.
Have tried toggling the display options at the top of the window (icons, cover flow, etc...) and while it will change what shows up in the window, it is still scrambled. Ditto for navigating to a new window. If I choose desktop (currently empty) I get a plain white window but if I show any other folder with content in it, its the same scrambled view.
What's more is that when I attempted to take a screenshot, it doesn't render the scrambling, just puts a gray window in place of where the scrambling effect was. I have included that screenshot here and then I also took a literal photograph of my screen and attached that as well.
Can anyone help? I'm afraid of rebooting my machine for fear of making the problem worse. And I foolishly did not do all of the back-up steps recommended before a Mavericks install, so that may limit my options moving forward. Ugh.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Man, I'm afraid to say it but it is starting to look like the Finder glitch thing is the least of my worries. After spending a couple of hours on my Mac, I'm finding that my earlier statement about speeds being back to normal was incorrect. Everything is SLOOOOOW. Even typing in this Window is taking forever becuase there's a long lag, characters jumping, etc...
This seems to extend everywhere. Web pages are incredibly slow to load now. Apps are taking forever to load. It just took 90+ seconds to open Safari. Ugh.
A day ago I had a lightning fast machine with a reliable OSX that had never given me a single issue. Now I've got a slow, glitchy POS that wouldn't come out on top if it was facing off against a 10 year-old HP. Thanks a lot, Apple.

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