Network Install stuck at apple gray screen
Hi,
I set up 1 IMac and make a network install image of it by booting the IMac as target mode, then run system image utility to create the network install.
Then i turn on netboot and i tried to boot the other IMac that connected to the network via netboot so it'll be installed and configured as the initial IMac. However it stuck at the grey screen for 30 minutes.
Am I doing something wrong?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Sumomo
Sounds like the issue we're having over in the System Imaging forum
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=929625&tstart=0
there's a solution that seems to work for most people and that's to manually copy CoreVideo.framework in to the image. Details under the link.
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Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
The first step in dealing with a startup failure is to secure the data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since the last backup, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to start. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
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b. If Step 1a fails because of disk errors, and no other Mac is available, then you may be able to salvage some of your files by copying them in the Finder. If you already have an external drive with OS X installed, start up from it. Otherwise, if you have Internet access, follow the instructions on this page to prepare the external drive and install OS X on it. You'll use the Recovery installer, rather than downloading it from the App Store.
c. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, start the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
d. 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.
Step 2
If the startup process stops at a blank gray screen with no Apple logo or spinning "daisy wheel," then the startup volume may be full. If you had previously seen warnings of low disk space, this is almost certainly the case. You might be able to start up in safe mode even though you can't start up normally. Otherwise, start up from an external drive, or else use the technique in Step 1b, 1c, or 1d to mount the internal drive and delete some files. According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation.
Step 3
Sometimes a startup failure can be resolved by resetting the NVRAM.
Step 4
If you use a wireless keyboard, trackpad, or mouse, replace or recharge the batteries. The battery level shown in the Bluetooth menu item may not be accurate.
Step 5
If there's a built-in optical drive, a disc may be stuck in it. Follow these instructions to eject it.
Step 6
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to start up, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can start up now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
Step 7
If you've started from an external storage device, make sure that the internal startup volume is selected in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
Start up in safe mode. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know the login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
When you start up in safe mode, it's normal to see a dark gray progress bar on a light gray background. If the progress bar gets stuck for more than a few minutes, or if the system shuts down automatically while the progress bar is displayed, the startup volume is corrupt and the drive is probably malfunctioning. In that case, go to Step 10. If you ever have another problem with the drive, replace it immediately.
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If the startup device is an aftermarket SSD, it may need a firmware update and/or a forced "garbage collection." Instructions for doing this with a Crucial-branded SSD were posted here. Some of those instructions may apply to other brands of SSD, but you should check with the vendor's tech support.
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Reinstall the OS. If the Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
Step 11
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Step 13
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I have a 2009, Mac Mini with 10.6.7 installed. It has a 100GB BootCamp partition set up with Windows XP SP2 installed from a Retail Disk. Everything has been working fine until recently I it is now booting to the gray screen. Turning off & restarting usually gets rid of the issue, but now I am permanently stuck booting to the gray screen (No logo or spinning gear.) After a couple of minutes, the screen goes black & I am forced to turn off the unit. The issue is that I have a Windows bootable CD inside the drive which seems to spin up & then nothing happens. I am unable to eject this disk at this time. I have x3 other 2009 Mac Minis with similar configurations (Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7) & this is slowly occurring more frequently on each.
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I have AppleJack on all my machines that can use it. I run it whenever a machine acts oddly and have cleared up many problems.
ttp://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack/
There is a similar utility as a part of TinkerTool SystemRelease 2 called Emergency Tool which is accessed upon startup by also holding the cmd + s keys. It does a lot of things as you can see below.
http://www.bresink.com/osx/300321023/details.html
TinkerTool System 2 comes with an additional emergency tool which can help you to troubleshoot Mac OS X problems even if the graphical user interface is no longer starting, or the user account of the system administrator has been damaged. This standalone version of TinkerTool System 2 includes the following features:
Verifying and repairing the startup disk before startup.
Verifying and repairing the system's folder for the storage of temporary objects.
Verifying and repairing specific permission settings of the code integrity checker of Mac OS X.
Verifying and resetting permission settings of operating system files, independent of the graphical user interface.
Performing an automatic quick check and repair procedure to ensure a sufficiently good state of the base operating system.
Deactivating corrupted preference files for a user account.
Deleting user-related Input Managers.
Deactivating and reactivating cache contents of a user account.
Deactivating and reactivating all preference settings of a user account.
Deactivating corrupted system preference files.
Deleting system-wide Input Managers.
Deactivating and reactivating the contents of system-wide caches.
Resetting network-managed preferences (MCX).
Removing third-party startup objects.
Cleaning the swap space.
Disabling automatic login.
Uninstalling the emergency tool, independent of the graphical user interface. -
Mountain Lion install results in blank gray screen.
I recently downloaded and installed Mountain Lion on my wife's late-2007 iMac. Unfortunately, each time, after the installer finishes and reboots, the computer sticks at a blank gray screen where normally the Apple logo would appear while things boot in the background. I have tried restoring from Time Capsule and re-downloading then reinstalling, but it produces the same result.
With the gray screen problem present, I've tried a Safe Boot, holding down Option to select a disk to boot from (nothing comes up when I do this, just the mouse cursor), and resetting the PRAM/NVRAM. I haven't really been able to find anyone else having this particular issue. The hard drive in the iMac is a little over a year old as we had to replace the old one. And from what my wife read, the late-2007 iMacs are Mountain Lion compatible.saw this in another thread about a macbook pro slowing up after OSX Mountain Lion install:
the mac owner had mentioned his mac going very slow, and was told it could take several days for the new OSX to sort things out. Perhaps this explains my issue and perhaps yours.
"Yes this can be the case, even slow shutdowns and startups. But Hardisk space can also be a factor. Anything below the 10Gig mark of space left can cause extreme slowdowns." -
Here are a few more details. I put in a game cd for a windows computer, once I opened the folder on the desktop I noticed the install application was .exe so I tried to eject the cd but no matter what I tried on the computer it wouldn't come out. I will say though that I didn't try the manual cd eject cause I didn't have anything small to hit the button in the cd drive with. It was getting late so we decided to just turn off the computer and leave it for the next day. I can't remember if we turned the computer off with apple shut down or by holding down the power button but we walked away pretty quickly before it was fully shut down. The next day the computer won't turn on. When I walked into the room I was the computer stuck with a grey background with the apple logo showing and the circular thing under it frozen. Since no one was in the room I held down the power button and turned the computer off. We tried to start the computer again later but again it keeps getting stuck at the same spot. Now when we hold the power button down to turn it off I'm not sure if it's really turning off all the way. The screen goes dark but it sounds like the fan is still going. I tried disconnecting everything but the keyboard and mouse but when I started it up again it got stuck on the grey screen with just the apple logo. I'd really apprechiate help on this cause I live in Germany right now and support call centers work so much worse when you don't speak the language well... Thanks for any help you can give!
Restart your computer while holding down left mouse key. That will eject the CD and your Mac will start as normal.
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Ipod 5 stuck on apple logo screen
last night(about 22 hours ago) i tried to update my ipod 5 to ios 8.2 I clicked the install button and then left my ipod on my desk charging. I came back about an hour later and it was stuck on the apple logo screen but with no progress bar. Every minute or so so about 10 minutes it started to glitch out and shut down right when the lock screen would show up. It has been on the apple logo screen since then and i just got back from school to find it stuck. Occasionally it will get a little dimmer, but about a minute later it will be bright again.
Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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