MBP appears to start up in safe boot!?

I have a MBP running 10.6.8
At start up it appears to be starting in Safe Boot without me wanting it to. ie grey screen, apple logo, progress bar in darker grey. This takes about 10 mins.
When it has completed this is is not actually in Safe Boot/Mode but behaves perfectly normal.
It started doing this about 3 months ago for no reason I can fathom.
I have actually started up in Safe Boot successfully to try and kick start the MBP into behaving normally, with no success. I have also reset thr PRAM etc.
Even though the MBP behaves well after start up it is annoyning that it has to take 10 mins to do so each time. Also there is obviously something wrong, which is worrying.
Any help appreciated, Thanks.

Thanks roam
Here is the log:
Oct 21 13:05:28 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1382357128 0
Oct 21 13:16:04 localhost fseventsd[20]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (4 635 1991)
Oct 21 13:16:04 localhost fseventsd[20]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 686002ED-DD91-4FAC-B4E6-9F86B322D234
Oct 21 13:05:30 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Oct 21 13:15:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist): Unknown key for string: CFBundleVersion
Oct 21 13:15:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist): Unknown key: CFBundleVersion
Oct 21 13:15:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.powerd): Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Interactive
Oct 21 13:15:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.sandboxd): Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Interactive
Oct 21 13:15:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.usbmuxd): Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Interactive
Oct 21 13:16:05 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: starting CaptiveNetworkSupport as SystemEventAgent built Jun 13 2011 17:29:21
Oct 21 13:16:05 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: WirelessAirPortDeviceNameCopy(): no BSD interface name found for object 29191
Oct 21 13:16:05 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveSCCopyWiFiDevices:388 WiFi Device Name == NULL
Oct 21 13:16:05 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CertsKeychainMonitor: configuring
Oct 21 13:16:07 localhost mDNSResponder[15]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-320.16 (Jul 19 2012 21:07:07) starting OSXVers 11
Oct 21 13:16:11 localhost systemkeychain[34]: done file: /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.done
Oct 21 13:16:11 localhost mDNSResponder[15]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
Oct 21 13:16:11 localhost mDNSResponder[15]: D2DInitialize succeeded
Oct 21 13:16:11 localhost mDNSResponder[15]: mDNSPlatformSetDNSConfig: Error: dns_configuration_copy returned NULL
Oct 21 13:16:11: --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Oct 21 13:16:11 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: ServermgrdRegistration cannot load config data
Oct 21 13:16:13 localhost mDNSResponder[15]: mDNSPlatformSetDNSConfig: Error: dns_configuration_copy returned NULL
Oct 21 13:16:15: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 21 13:16:15 localhost com.apple.pfctl[67]: No ALTQ support in kernel
Oct 21 13:16:15 localhost com.apple.pfctl[67]: ALTQ related functions disabled
Oct 21 13:16:15 localhost com.apple.ucupdate.plist[60]: ucupdate: Checked 1 update, no match found.
Oct 21 13:16:17 localhost SierraDevSupport[89]: Version 1.1.2, Global mode - 1 (Automatic)
Oct 21 13:16:21 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[59]: usbmuxd-323 on Jul 29 2013 at 23:21:29, running 64 bit
Oct 21 13:16:24 localhost mds[70]: (Normal) FMW: FMW 0 0
Oct 21 13:16:24 localhost airportd[36]: _processDLILEvent: en1 attached (down)
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CreateInterfaceWatchList:2788 WiFi Devices Found.
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - PreProbe
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveSCRebuildCache:81 Failed to get service order
Oct 21 13:16:25: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - PreProbe
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveSCRebuildCache:81 Failed to get service order
Oct 21 13:16:25: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - PreProbe
Oct 21 13:16:25 localhost loginwindow[72]: Login Window Application Started
Oct 21 13:16:27 localhost mDNSResponder[15]: mDNSPlatformSetDNSConfig: Error: dns_configuration_copy returned NULL
Oct 21 13:16:28: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 21 13:16:28 localhost configd[19]: bootp_session_transmit: bpf_write(en1) failed: Network is down (50)
Oct 21 13:16:28 localhost configd[19]: DHCP en1: INIT-REBOOT transmit failed
Oct 21 13:16:28 localhost configd[19]: network configuration changed.
Oct 21 13:16:28 Paulas-MacBook-Pro configd[19]: setting hostname to "Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local"
Oct 21 13:16:29 Paulas-MacBook-Pro netbiosd[98]: Unable to start NetBIOS name service:
Oct 21 13:16:35 Paulas-MacBook-Pro configd[19]: network configuration changed.
Oct 21 13:16:35 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Probe
Oct 21 13:16:35 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CNSPreferencesBuildSSIDLookup:278 ssidLookup:
Oct 21 13:16:35 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: <empty>
Oct 21 13:16:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveStartDetect:2343 Bypassing probe on Las Vegas because it is protected and not on the exception list
Oct 21 13:16:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Unknown
Oct 21 13:16:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro configd[19]: network configuration changed.
Oct 21 13:16:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ntpd[54]: proto: precision = 1.000 usec
Oct 21 13:16:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro airportd[36]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “Las Vegas”. Bailing on auto-join.
Oct 21 13:16:38 Paulas-MacBook-Pro loginwindow[72]: **DMPROXY** Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
Oct 21 13:16:38 Paulas-MacBook-Pro XProtectUpdater[57]: Ignoring new signature plist: Not an increase in version
Oct 21 13:16:38 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.xprotectupdater[57]): Exited with code: 252
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: [14] error in getAndLockContext: open returned -1 (errno=2) file was /private/var/servermgrd//servermgr_certs.lock
Oct 21 13:16:42: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: CertsKeychainMonitor: ready to process keychain & timer events
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.Background[114]: launchctl: Dubious ownership on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.epw.agent.plist
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.LoginWindow[116]: launchctl: Dubious ownership on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.epw.agent.plist
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.LoginWindow[116]: com.apple.findmymacmessenger: Already loaded
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro airportd[36]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “Las Vegas”. Bailing on auto-join.
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro loginwindow[72]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Oct 21 13:16:42 Paulas-MacBook-Pro SecurityAgent[125]: Echo enabled
Oct 21 13:16:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[90]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:16:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[90] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131643_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:16:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-123932_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[131]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[131] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131644_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-123942_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.Background[137]: launchctl: Dubious ownership on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.epw.agent.plist
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro WindowServer[97]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro TabletDriver[122]: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/PenTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/ConsumerTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.wacom.pentablet[122]: Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local TabletDriver[122] <Error>: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/PenTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/ConsumerTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro TabletDriver[121]: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/WacomTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.wacom.wacomtablet[121]: Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local TabletDriver[121] <Error>: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/WacomTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro TabletDriver[121]: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/TabletDriver.app
Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.wacom.wacomtablet[121]: Oct 21 13:16:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local TabletDriver[121] <Error>: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/TabletDriver.app
Oct 21 13:16:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[141]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:16:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:16:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[141] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131654_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:16:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-123953_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:17:04 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[142]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:17:04 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:17:04 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[142] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131704_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:17:04 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124003_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:17:14 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[143]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:17:14 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:17:14 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[143] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131714_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:17:14 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124013_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:17:24 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[144]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:17:24 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:17:24 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[144] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131724_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:17:24 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[96]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124023_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:17:34 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[145]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:17:34 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:17:34 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[145] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131734_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:17:34 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124033_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:17:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[147]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:17:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:17:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[147] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131744_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:17:44 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124043_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:17:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[148]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:17:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:17:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[148] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131754_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:17:54 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124053_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:18:02 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.Background[152]: launchctl: Dubious ownership on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.epw.agent.plist
Oct 21 13:18:05 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[161]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:18:05 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:05 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[161] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131805_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:18:05 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124103_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:18:15 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[163]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:18:15 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:15 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[163] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131815_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:18:15 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124114_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:18:25 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[164]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:18:25 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:25 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[164] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131825_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:18:25 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[146]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124124_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:18:31 Paulas-MacBook-Pro SecurityAgent[125]: User info context values set for paulabeetlestone
Oct 21 13:18:31 Paulas-MacBook-Pro SecurityAgent[125]: Login Window login proceeding
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro loginwindow[72]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro loginwindow[72]: USER_PROCESS: 72 console
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro applepushserviced[86]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.iCalPush': unknown error code
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro applepushserviced[86]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.AddressBook.PushNotification': unknown error code
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro applepushserviced[86]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.syncdefaultsd.push': unknown error code
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro applepushserviced[86]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.safaridavclient.push': unknown error code
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] ([0x0-0x8008].com.wacom.Wacom_TouchDriver[135]): Exited with code: 255
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.pentablet[122]): Exited with code: 255
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] ([0x0-0x7007].com.wacom.Consumer_TouchDriver[134]): Exited with code: 255
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.wacomtablet[121]): Exited with code: 255
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro airportd[166]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “Las Vegas”. Bailing on auto-join.
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[150] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent): Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Background
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[150] (com.apple.ReportCrash): Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[168]: load: option requires an argument -- D
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[168]: usage: launchctl load [-wF] [-D <user|local|network|system|all>] paths...
Oct 21 13:18:32 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[150] (com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[168]): Exited with code: 1
Oct 21 13:18:33 Paulas-MacBook-Pro UserEventAgent[14]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CNSServerRegisterUserAgent:187 new user agent port: 43311
Oct 21 13:18:35 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[185]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:18:35 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:36 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[185] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131836_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:18:36 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124134_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: 2013-10-21 13:18:40.803 com.apple.dock.extra[188:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: 2013-10-21 13:18:40.846 com.apple.dock.extra[188:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: 2013-10-21 13:18:40.846 com.apple.dock.extra[188:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:40 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.dock.extra[188]: 2013-10-21 13:18:40.847 com.apple.dock.extra[188:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Oct 21 13:18:41 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[150] (com.apple.mrt.uiagent[192]): Exited with code: 255
Oct 21 13:18:41 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 4 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro TabletDriver[200]: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/PenTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/ConsumerTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.wacom.pentablet[200]: Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local TabletDriver[200] <Error>: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/PenTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/ConsumerTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro TabletDriver[199]: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/WacomTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.wacom.wacomtablet[199]: Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local TabletDriver[199] <Error>: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/WacomTouchDriver.app
Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro TabletDriver[199]: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/TabletDriver.app
Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.wacom.wacomtablet[199]: Oct 21 13:18:43 Paulas-MacBook-Pro.local TabletDriver[199] <Error>: Finish launching /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/Resources/TabletDriver.app
Oct 21 13:18:45 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[218]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:18:45 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:45 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[218] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131845_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:18:45 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124144_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:18:50 Paulas-MacBook-Pro SecurityFixer[220]: No insecure startup items found!
Oct 21 13:18:55 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[221]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:18:55 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:18:55 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[221] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131855_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:18:55 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124154_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:19:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[222]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:19:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:19:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[222] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131906_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:19:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124204_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:19:16 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[224]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:19:16 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:19:16 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[224] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131916_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:19:16 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124214_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:19:26 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[225]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:19:26 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:19:26 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[225] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131926_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:19:26 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[186]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124225_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:19:36 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[227]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:19:36 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:19:36 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[227] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131936_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:19:36 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124235_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:19:46 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[232]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:19:46 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
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Oct 21 13:19:46 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-124245_local host.crash
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Oct 21 13:19:56 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[234] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131956_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:19:56 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131643_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:20:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[235]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
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Oct 21 13:20:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[235] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132006_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:20:06 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131644_local host.crash
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Oct 21 13:20:17 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[237] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132017_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:20:17 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131654_local host.crash
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Oct 21 13:20:27 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[228]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131704_local host.crash
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Oct 21 13:20:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[239] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132037_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:20:37 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131714_local host.crash
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Oct 21 13:20:47 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[246] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132047_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:20:47 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131724_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:20:57 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[247]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:20:57 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:20:57 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[247] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132057_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:20:57 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131734_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:21:07 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[248]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:21:07 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:21:07 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[248] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132107_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:21:07 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131744_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:21:17 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[251]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:21:17 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:21:17 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[251] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132117_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:21:17 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131754_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:21:28 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[252]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:21:28 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:21:28 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[252] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132128_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:21:28 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[240]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131805_local host.crash
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Oct 21 13:21:38 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:21:38 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[254]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[253] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132138_localhost.crash
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Oct 21 13:21:48 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[255]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:21:48 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:21:48 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[254]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[255] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132148_localhost.crash
Oct 21 13:21:48 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[254]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-131825_local host.crash
Oct 21 13:21:50 Paulas-MacBook-Pro helpd[195]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
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Oct 21 13:21:58 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd[256]): Job appears to have crashed: Bus error: 10
Oct 21 13:21:58 Paulas-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.aladdin.hasplmd): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Oct 21 13:21:58 Paulas-MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[254]: Saved crash report for hasplmd[256] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/hasplmd_2013-10-21-132158_localhost.crash
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In helping a charter school get its eMacs back running, one of these eMacs [(ATI Graphics w/32Mb VRAM), 1.25GHz G4, 37GB HD, 1Gb RAM, and whose SN = G8429CDSQJ8] is displaying very unusual symptoms. It simply has to be software or a very weird RAM or VRAM memory issue, but I am mystified as to whose since I found no Firmware Updates at Apple or ATI. Here is the gory story.
I had replaced its battery and added a 1Gb DIMM (About This Mac and System Profiler show this is OK). I repaired the HD from a “Gray Restore DVD that was shipped with these eMacs” (got a “No Repairs Needed” from this) and its Permissions from the DVD set of 10.3.x system SW, and initially did an "archive and restore" installation. This had worked fine for all the other 10 eMacs as had going up to 2 Gb RAM.
On re-start the eMac froze and refused to eject Restore DVD. I hooked up a Firewire Cable to the ailing machine and ejected the Restore DVD after starting the ailing eMac in Target Mode. After this, I started up in Safe Boot and updated the 10.3.x Restored SW to 10.3.9 using Software Update ... things seemed fine. So, I started up in normal mode, opened System Preferences to Accounts to make sure the Student account was under agreed restrictions. As soon as the Authentication panel opened, the eMac froze, needing a Power Button shutdown … it kept doing this, and it behaved itself under Safe Boot after each freeze. I installed YASU (from a CD in Safe Boot and have used for years on my home PMMD, dual 1Ghz G4, 10.4.11), which I understand is simply a group of Unix scripts under a nice GUI and had it do all the system and web browser tasks (i.e. crons, permissions, prebinding, swap filesetc) but saved the logs and their archives.
We were upgrading all the eMacs System SW to Os 10.4.11 (starting from a 10.4.3 "Black X" commercial system disk … so from a Safe Boot, I loaded the 10.4.3 DVD, started up from it, and did an Erase and Install, so all the SW on the drive is Apple’s own. PRAM was reset and amazingly, on this re-start, this eMac froze a few seconds after a App’s window opened. From a new Safe Boot, Software Update took me to 10.4.11 (I refused to allow Safari, iTunes and Quick Time update until it had also updated all the other security and Java (9 Javas of these in numerical order from SUD).
Under Safe Boot, I found I can open as many as 10 Apps or Utilities, flip between the windows … nothing wrong. After some thought, I used Activity Monitor, Disk Utility (to perform “Erase Free Space, 7X” and with Screen Saver’s Flurry at maximum in the Choice window, and this places the processor use at almost 100% (~70-75% user + ~20% system) … but this does not test much of the memory (couldn’t figure out how to do this). I kept things going for over 7 hours while randomly using Safari or Text Edit. But as soon as a Normal Restart is done and a second window opens (even Activity Monitor’s little floater), it freezes again.
The Web is full of symptoms that usually blame memory, but it seems hard to believe that the 1Gb DIMM would “know” when the system is booted Normal vs Safe. So, tonight, I am going to run Rember (v. o.2b) that I dragged off my PMMD … an have used it under 10.4.11 over the years.
BTW, contents of Trash after two (2) hard freezes are always the same system files [annex_aux, annex.db, filetoken.db, fonts.db, and qdfams.db]. The mention of “fonts.db” seems to suggest a font problem, but why … all are fresh 10.4.3 stuff.
It’s my understanding that Safe Boot allows ONLY Apple extensions and Apps to load and this is why it seems to me that the problem must be SW … somehow, somewhere.
Is there a utility that can list third party components? Does this make sense? In looking into the Preferences and Application Support there are Adobe, Macromedia prefs, fonts … which I assume came in w/ Safari since I have not added any 3rd party programs other than YASU, who tells you truthfully where its stuff is loaded
When back at the school, I plan to swap out 1Gb RAM DIMMs and/or replace the old 256Mb DIMM that was original. Also, plan to go back to the Restore Software DVDs (10.3.4 since these have more Apps that are needed): Erase (Zero Out Deleted Files) and Install to rebuild a “virgin” set of 10.3 after restarting. Then Check to see if Safe Boot is stable BEFORE trying to update to 10.4.11 (via 10.4.3 Black X).
However, if this does not make sense, I would be grateful for readers pointing out my errors and/or flawed plans.

Hi Cosmic (and, per my Southern US heritage, hope yawl are doin fine down under),
Firstly, thank you hugely for guiding me through this eMac puzzle. Your insight that under Safe Boot the ATI video extensions are turned off now has the symptoms I see matching a cause.
Last evening, I did an Erase (Zero out the HD, 1 pass) and a virgin , custom install from the eMac Media DVD that came with the machine; this took the system to Os 10.3.6, and it seemed to let me open more windows than two(2) for several passes, but it still froze, these times leaving no recovered files as a trail.
I decided to use only Apple’s Software Update, under Safe Boot, to sequentially load only system or Java UDs and not let Safari or any iApp stuff bring in foreign SW components(tis strategy caused by finding, last evening, strange troubles with the Font book not validating any font and it displaying most of these incorrectly. This font finding kept me thinking SW had to be the problem instead of heeding your and Alan Jones experience …
All well and good, and when I got to 10.3.9 with all the Java and Security Uds, I could open as many as 4 Apps, but the killer was always testing the “Flurry” screen saver … lots of video here. Yet in Safe Boot, I could open all the Apps in the folder and randomly switch between them with no issues.
Lot of driving chores today kept me from seeing your second reply till late this afternoon, but as I drove I remembered that on my now ancient Power Mac Mirror Door, 2x1Ghz, one of my partitions had 10.3.9 loaded with free Unix scientific SW and Xbench 1.1.3 and Cinebench 2003, both of which test video cards, etc. So, I loaded and made DVDs of these testing apps after running them on the PMMD in the 10.3 partition as well as my normal 10.4.11 main drive. Got them over on the eMac, checked to make sure its fonts were OK, ran the tests under Safe Boot, then saw immediate freezes under Normal Boots, and finally, logged into the Apple site and read your reasoning. Bingo!
I again checked the caps I could see and they matched your ID of them, still, even with a machinists mirror could not see the ones further in … called the school marm and told her we should consider this eM as nearly dead, use its internal organs (HD, RAM, ATA drive) and externals (Keyboards, cables) in our organ donor program. She’s agreed, so it’s a done deal.
So, tomorrow I’ll satisfy my curiosity and do the surgery to remove the innards and see if there is evidence of the caps … sure there will be. BTW, I made my living, till a good severance package induced early retirement , as a PhD level Materials Scientist/Elec Engineer (mostly in chip level packaging and several forays into flat panel electronic displays (LCDs and OLEDS(Orgainc Light Emitting Diodes)). As I looked at the circuit board, these electrolytics seem to be surface mounted, an unusual design even for its day, and I cannot imagine any “shade tree” electrician having much success trying to replace them.
Again, a thank you for your insight. I’ll just have to owe you a beer since I’m doubtful you would get one I’d drop along the seashore. Take good care … and without checking a map, I hope Brisbane is not being flooded.
drsax
PS I forgot to mark your and Allan Jones earlier replies as Helpful which they were ... just did so. Sorry for the oversight. Owe you both a beer for sharing your experience.

TS2570 Still cant access my computer, followed instructions to perform a safe boot and last line of script it shows: BootCacheControl: Unable to open /Var/db/BootCache.playlist:2 No such file or directory. Any idea?

Brand new Mac Book Pro
Purchased in Mexico's Department store Liverpool on June 20th 2012
Purchased Memory upgade to 8Gb, on june 27th, at Apple Store Memorial City, Houston
Upgraded memory from 4Gb to 8Gb on June 28th.
Tried to write on my external HD (previously written on a windows based PC) with no success.
Upon reccomendation from a Mac assistant, copied all my external HD contents into my Mac Hard drive.
Then formatted my external HD and copied back all my information to it.
deleted all the information from my MacBook Pro HD.
Attempted to repeat the same operation with another external HD, but got a message saying there was not enough epace on the computer HD (even though I have a 750Gb Hard Drive.
Looked in the trash bin and there it was, all the information previously deleted..
Could not empty the trash bin, although I got a message asking me to safely delete all the information from the trash bin,
Could not get enough space released, after several attpempts the trash bin was finally emptied.
All happy getting acquainted with my new MacBook Pro. Two days later, got a gray screen and not able to start the computer.
Looking in to Mac support I found article http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570 and followed instructions to perform a safe boot:
"Perform a Safe Boot
Simply performing the Safe Boot may resolve this issue.
Shut down your Mac. If necessary, hold your Mac's power button for several seconds to force it to power down.
Start your Mac, then immediately hold the Shift key. This performs a Safe Boot. Advanced tip: If you want to
see the status of a Safe Boot as it progresses, you can hold Shift-Command-V during start up (instead of just Shift).
Note: A Safe Boot takes longer than a typical start up because it includes a disk check and other operations.
The following is the script that appears on the screen upon safe boot. and halt after the last line.
AppleACPICPU:Processor Id=6 LocalAplicId=255 Disabled
AppleACPICPU:Processor Id=7 LocalAplicId=255 Disabled
AppleACPICPU:Processor Id=8 LocalAplicId=255 Disabled
calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
Security policy loaded: Quarantine Policy (Quarantine)
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
        The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved.
MAC Framework Succesfully initializad
using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vextors 64:87
ACPI: System State [SO S3 S4 S5] (S3)
PFM64 (36cpu) 0xf10000000, 0xf0000000
Aplconsole relocated to 0xf1000000
PCI configuration changed (bridge=16 device=4 cardbus=0)
[ PCI configuration end, bridges 12 devices 16 ]
Firewire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5901 built-in now active, GUID 3c0754fffe9b2aa2; max speed s800.
Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDateless load succeeded
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
BTCOEXIST off
wl0: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless controller
5.100.98.75
AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::checkStatus - received Status Packet, Payload 2: device was reinitializad
rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 6E918706-FC0D-37460-A3A0-6268A51DF93B
Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleAPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchSe riesAHCI/PRT0@0/AOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlock
storageevice /IoBlockStorageDriver/TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF Media/IOGUIDPartit
BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
Kernel is LP64
com.apple.launchd 1   com.apple.launchd 1   *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
com.apple.launchd 1   com.apple.launchd 1   *** Verbose boot, will log to /dev/console. ***
Running fsck on the boot volume...
** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE)
** Root file system
   Executing FSCK_HFS (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25).
BootCacheControl: UNable to open /Var/db/BootCache.playlist:2 No such file or directory
launchctl:Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchDaemons
launchctl:Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
Any help or suggestions on what to do next would be welcomed.
I am in the middle of the Atlantick, stuck with a brand new, non working Apple MacBook Pro.
Best regards
Sergio Ramos

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