Migrated to ML from OS/X 10.6.8 on an iMAC 24'' (2009). Now system starts up in verbose mode and holds on the root(!) prompt. PRAM reset doesn't solve the problem

This is really buggy, because anybody could enter the system as "root" after switching on the system.
A PRAM reset works only for the actual boot; after a cold start the system holds again on root prompt.

If you've tried everything else there's always the SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

Similar Messages

  • TS3430 iTunes crashes when I try to play any video whatsoever.  I disabled direct3d but this did not work.  I started iTunes in safe mode and it corrected the problem but when I look in the folders mentioned in the troubleshooter there aren't any plug-ins

    It is the latest version of iTunes btw.

    The faulting module is photoshop. Report below.
    Source
    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
    Summary
    Stopped working
    Date
    2/2/2015 4:54 PM
    Status
    Report sent
    Description
    Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Photoshop.exe
    Problem signature
    Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
    Application Name: Photoshop.exe
    Application Version: 15.2.2.310
    Application Timestamp: 5480338c
    Fault Module Name: Photoshop.exe
    Fault Module Version: 15.2.2.310
    Fault Module Timestamp: 5480338c
    Exception Code: c000001d
    Exception Offset: 00000000049de322
    OS Version: 6.3.9600.2.0.0.768.101
    Locale ID: 1033
    Additional Information 1: 8db4
    Additional Information 2: 8db473619c10c0c8b85ce99afe676ed8
    Additional Information 3: f06d
    Additional Information 4: f06da704bdd5338df2a8d09bde2244bb
    Extra information about the problem
    Bucket ID: 1fe6d1d4e5765bd348843b981b8ec4d2 (85990875000)

  • I have a 13" macbook from 2009 and for some reason can no longer change my desktop image by just clicking on an image in system prererences I-Photo. Does anyone know what the problem could be?

    I have a 13" macbook from 2009 and for some reason can no longer change my desktop image by just clicking on an image in system prererences>I-Photo. Does anyone know what the problem could be?

    Your Desktop Picture settings and Dock items are stored in the files
    /Users/your short user name/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist and
    /Users/your short user name/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
    in the "Preferences" folder in your user library. This looks like the system has trouble to write to these files. Check the permissions on your user library and remove the above files from your user library, then log off and on again.
    Your user library is hidden in Lion and Mt. Lion. To reveal it, use the Finder's "Go" menu. Select "Go" in the Finder's main menu bar and hold down the alt/option key, until you see the "Library"  in the drop-down menu. Double click it to open a Finder window, so you can browse the files inside.
    Regards
    Léonie

  • When mousing over text, the cursor flickers constantly (with each letter passed) from arrow to i-beam and back.  The problem occurs in both MS Word and Pages.  Any idea of how to resolve this annoying problem is appreciated.  System: 10.10.1

    When mousing over text, the cursor flickers constantly (with every letter passed) from arrow to i-beam and back.  The problem occurs in both MS Word 2011 and Pages.  Any idea of how to solve this annoying problem will be much appreciated.  System 10.10.1 on a MacPro (Late 2013)

    The mouse is controlled by the OS so don't guess any app other than a mouse driver or OS X itself would be able to cause this sort of flicker issue.
    Have you seen the following and is it what you are seeing? Maybe you could make a movie (Quicktime is great for this this to make a screen recording) - but not sure how to attach a movie to these discussions as mine is grayed out and can't be selected (to the right of the insert image). Here is the what I found for a search of "mouse cursor flickers os x yosemite"
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNQ0D84DdF4
    What kind of mouse are you using? Is the mouse driver up to date if it's a third party mouse?

  • What is the problem in my account I could not download from the store, whether programs are free or non-free I hope you fix the problem or Chrho me and I repaired the problem

    What is the problem in my account I could not download from the store, whether programs are free or non-free I hope you fix the problem or Chrho me and I repaired the problem
    thank you...

    Nobody here can fix your problem, we do not work for Apple. And I have no idea what "Chrho" means. Neither does Google.
    So - exactly what happens when you try to download a program? And from where are you trying to download it?

  • Hello I'm from mexico and I have the problem that my ipod touch 5g load not ..... I've been reading and this may in total discharge because I trying it a week and I have not been able to load what do I do? please help

    hello I'm from mexico and I have the problem that my ipod touch 5g load not ..... I've been reading and this may in total discharge because I trying it a week and I have not been able to load what do I do? please help

    - See:      
    iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
    - Try another cable. Some 5G iPods were shipped with Lightning cable that were either initially defective or failed after short use.
    - Try another charging source
    - Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
      - Make an appointment at the Genius Bar

  • Hello. I have a problem. I cannot delete any apps from my ipad. It won't even wiggle when i tap and hold on the icon. There's also no restrictions and passcodes in my settings. My photos on camera roll even get lost once i shut down my ipad. Please help.

    Hello. I have a problem. I cannot delete any apps from my ipad. It won't even wiggle when i tap and hold on the icon. There's also no restrictions and passcodes in my settings. My photos on camera roll even get lost once i shut down my ipad. Please help.

    The preinstalled apps, those that came as part of the iOS, cannot be deleted and will not shake or provide the black circle-X for deletion.
    Others should do that if you touch and hold for a few seconds.
    If they are not, do a reboot by holding both the power and home buttons until the apple logo appears and it restarts, ignoring the red slider if that appears.

  • I am installing itunes to a laptop and have not sync device to this lap. It is saying that it must first restore device. The problem is I have over 2000 pictures and don't want to lose them. Now my phone is in restore mode and I don't know what to do. I

    I am installing itunes to a laptop and have not sync device to this lap. It is saying that it must first restore device. The problem is I have over 2000 pictures and don't want to lose them. Now my phone is in restore mode and I don't know what to do. I don't want to proceed and loose these very important photos of family. What do I do to get it out of restore mode? My phone will not allow me to do anything to it at this point. I have the itunes downloaded on the laptop now. When I push the button for the phone it just shows Itunes and plug. I can't even call or open phone up.

    Unfortunately... Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything...
    See Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    However... Once you have Recovered your Device...
    Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
    Restore from Backup  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
    Jessica Sanchez wrote:
    I am installing itunes to a laptop and have not sync device to this lap. ...
    Using a computer, other than the one you have regularily been Syncing and Backing up to, was the begining of your issue.

  • I bought my iphone 4 through ebay and its unlocked. the problem is that my phone does not sync straight away. I sync my music file through autofill. I want to sync ringtones but its not working

    i bought my iphone 4 through ebay and its unlocked. the problem is that my phone does not sync straight away. I sync my music file through autofill. I want to sync ringtones but its not working.
    I saw cidya aap so i m not sure if it was jailbroken or not before but it is back to normal settings.
    My problem started when I tried to sync my music files. I pressed 'sync' all it says is waiting for sync start, preparing to sync and then waiting for the changes to be applied. but it does not sync at all.
    I found a way to sync my music files through autofill but I really wanted to sync ringtones but its not syncing and I really wanted to put ringtones in my phone please help.

    If you see the cidya app, your iPhone is hacked with the cutsie term for this being jailbroken. This also means all the built in security has been removed making the iPhone as insecure as an android device.
    Restore the iPhone with iTunes as a new iPhone or not from the backup to get rid of that hacking garbage. If the iPhone has hacked to be unlocked, the iPhone will no longer be unlocked when doing so.

  • In 2014, Since I upgraded my OS to Win 7, everytime I update Acrobat X Standard I get and error.  The problem seems to be with permissions for folders is there a permanent fix??

    In 2014, Since I upgraded my OS to Win 7, every time I update Acrobat X Standard I get and error.  The problem seems to be with permissions for folders is there a permanent fix??

    Is there any indication of the specific folder you are having problems with. Are you logged in as the administrator (or the same as when you installed) and have anti-virus disabled during the update? You might also try the updates from http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows.

  • Hi, I wanted to up upgrade my iPhone 4 from ios 4.1 to ios 5.1.1 and now i'm stuck in recovery mode and the restore doesn't work

    Hi, I wanted to up upgrade my iPhone 4 from ios 4.1 to ios 5.1.1 and now i'm stuck in recovery mode and the restore doesn't work
    I tried to restore with ios 5.1.1, with ios 5.0.1 and with ios 4.1
    none is working

    Mcloulou34 wrote:
    Oh my god, it finally worked ! I restored on an old PC and it worked !
    Thanks anyway for your help.
    But allow me to extend to you a simple reflexion about the jailbreak (even if my iPhone wasn't... except if my little cousin jailbreaked without me noticing the advantages or disadvantages) : Would you refuse an alcoholic trying to go to rehab ? Would you really let someone trying to restore a cellular phone die without it, because he went on the bad side a couple of years ?
    Not a great analogy, but this is a user-to-user forum, and Apple will not allow discussion of jailbreaking; if someone tried to help with jailbreaking the message would be deleted. However, if you have a jailbroken phone Apple will generally not block a discussion of how to unjailbreak it. The only problem is that not all jailbroken phones can be restored successfully; it depends on the method of jailbreaking (which I can't discuss without THIS message being deleted).

  • I can't sync my iPad to the iTunes it's give me an unknown error  message 0xe8000012 I don't know how to fix it and where is the problem could be need format or the problem is in the charging port please can any one help me

    I can't sync my iPad to the iTunes it's give me an unknown error  message 0xe8000012 I don't know how to fix it and where is the problem could be need format or the problem is in the charging port please can any one help me

    Unknown Error containing "0xE" when restoring
    To resolve this issue, follow the steps in iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Unknown error containing '0xE' when connecting. If you have a Windows computer with an Intel® 5 series/3400 series chipset, you may need updates for your chipset drivers. See iTunes for Windows: Issues syncing iOS devices with P55 and related Intel Chipsets for more information.
    From Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

  • My iphone 3gs is upgraded to ios 6.1.3 from ios 5.0.1 then it continues to shutting down then turning on i think that ios 6 is cannot carry by my iphone help me to solve this problem tnx

    my iphone 3gs is upgraded to ios 6.1.3 from ios 5.0.1 then it continues to shutting down then turning on i think that ios 6 is cannot carry by my iphone help me to solve this problem tnx

    See Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    You may need to try this More than Once...  Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
    Pay particular attention to Steps 3 and 4.
    When prompted... Choose Restore as New ( not from backup.)

  • When I drag a photo to the timeline on iMovie, a different photo appears.  I've tried recreating thumbnails, and also created the problem photos in a test library.

    When I drag a photo to the timeline on i-Movie sometimes a different photo, or even a video appear and sometimes it is just a black screen.  I've tried recreating thumbnails, and even copied the problem photos into a test library, but still can't get it to work.  Genius Bar kept my laptop 6 days and didn't do anything to help, just said the project was corrupt and I would need to recreate.  Just tried a completely new project with totallty different photos and still experiencing the same problem.  Anyone else had this issue?

    Rob Case wrote:
    I have created the same document SEPARATELY using both '08 & '09 versions of Pages. After creating the document in Pages '08 I 'Save' the file to my documents.  And then email with attached file.
    (1) I am not trying to 'convert' the same document from Pages '08 to Pages '09
    (2) But I still can't understand why one version should act differently from the other even on an iOS device?
    (1) It's not me which wrote :
    > The file is formated for PAGES within the Share - Via Mail Options, not PDF or WORD.
    (2) Simply because under iOS, the app isn't supposed to import iWork '08 files.
    The internal description of the document is really different in '08 and '09.
    To get more help, ask in the forum dedicated to iWork for iOS.
    Here most of us aren't using Pages4iDevices.
    Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 10 juin 2011 17:22:42
    iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.7
    Please : Search for questions similar to your own before submitting them to the community
    To be the AW6 successor, iWork MUST integrate a TRUE DB, not a list organizer !

  • Hello... the airport (wifi) connection on my imac is oftenly "freeze" and need to reconnect again. Can everyone help to solve this problem? It's not happened to other computer on the same network in the same area (distance). Thanks a lot.

    Hello... the airport (wifi) connection on my imac is oftenly "freeze" and need to reconnect again. Can everyone help to solve this problem? It's not happened to other computer on the same network in the same area (distance). Thanks a lot.

    Hello,
    Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
    10.5, 10.6, 10.7 & 10.8…
    System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
    10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x/10.8.x instructions...
    System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
    The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
    If using Wifi/Airport...
    Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
    For 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
    208.67.222.222
    208.67.220.220
    (There may be better or faster DNS numbers in your area, but these should be a good test).
    Click OK.
    If that doesn't work try changing channels on your Router.

Maybe you are looking for