Safe Mode Login ?

Can anyone assist me with attempting to boot in safe mode?
I have tried to boot normally, but I keep getting stuck with the aqua bar in the progress window; I boot up in safe mode, get to the login screen (in Safe Mode) but it accept my only (admin) user name and master password.
Any suggestions?

If in normal mode you just get a blue screen but when in Safe Mode you get to the login window you have something preventing the login window from loading normally.
Boot into safe mode and open a finder window.
Double click on the Library and open the Preferences folder.
Pull out the com.apple.loginwindow.plist and the loginwindow.plist then restart.

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My Mac starts up fine in safe mode, but freezes before the login screen in normal mode.

I have the 2012 MBP, 4 GB of RAM, 500GB HD, 2.5GHz Intel i5 processor. Everything worked fine, until one day it freezes all of a sudden. I shut down and restarted. The Apple logo appears with the loading animation underneath. A few moments later, the animation disappears, and the mouse cursor appears. This is normal. What's not normal is that it stays on this screen forever. I can't get to the login screen even after waiting sooo long. Even restarting 5 times only repeats this problem. I finally boot into safe mode. I am able to login and get to the desktop in safe mode, but not normal mode. Clearing every startup item in System Prefs, and in the startupitems folders does not solve the problem. Disk utility says no problems. Resetting PRAM does nothing. Can anyone please tell me what I should do next?

Do you hear the startup chimes?
If so, then the startup disk may need repairing ...
Launch Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utillities
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If DU reports errors, restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys. From there you should be able to access the built in utilities in OS X Recovery to repair the startup disk.
Make sure to back up all important files first before using OS X Recovery.
OS X Recovery does require a broadband high speed internet connection.

Macbook crashes after login, but fine in safe mode... please help!!

So, out of nowhere my trusty macbook a few seconds after my desktop appears the computer needs to restart screen scrolls down, and that's pretty much it, as far as i'm aware I haven't changed any permissions and as far as i can see there isn't a programme to blame, as mentioned safe mode is fine, this is how i'm able to write this, is there anything I can do from here to try and fix the problem with the regular login?
Thanks.
Will.

If it works in safe mode then that usually means there is something related to system files causing the problem or the installation of incompatible software or malfunctioning software. The simplest solution is to reinstall OS X as follows:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

Crash Affecting only One Login - But Not in Safe Mode

I have an iMac (built-in iSight) that suddenly has problems with only ONE login (the other accounts on the machine work fine). The troubled login won't mount the desktop at all, even with the entire library folder removed. Ran DW utility, but that didn't help. The interesting thing is, if I boot in SAFE mode, the problem goes away.
What am I missing? If there's a problem with some bit of startup code, driver, etc., why is it only affecting one login?
I realize my info above is sketchy. Hoping it might be enough for somebody to offer a clue... thanks.

Hi, Lonestar.
An errant Startup or Login Item maybe the cause. In this case, it would likely be a Login Item defined in the affected account. My "Troubleshooting Startup and Login Items" FAQ can help you pin that down if such an item is causing the problem. Focus on the instructions concerning Login Items with the affected account.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
Note: The information provided in the link(s) above is freely available. However, because I own The X Lab™, a commercial Web site to which some of these links point, the Apple Discussions Terms of Use require I include the following disclosure statement with this post:
I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.

No login screen in normal mode boots fine in safe mode

I have got a compaq persaio f700 went to turn it on to normal mode nothing I can hear the login alert but nothing
however I can boot it up in safe mode with no trouble . when I go into device manager i find a yellow triangle next to coprocessor. How or where can I find the coprocessor for this machine I am running vista 32

Hello @biggreg64
To get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since the Compaq Presario F700 Notebook PC series is a commercial product. You can do this here Notebook - HP ProBook, EliteBook, Compaq, Slate/Tablet PC, Armada, LTE
The support page for your product may be helpful in the meantime: Compaq Presario F700 Notebook PC series.
I hope this helps!
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
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LCD goes blue/black after login; fine in Safe Mode

My mom's mac mini is experiencing a very frustrating problem.
She has an Acer 19 inch LCD. After startup she'll start up Safari or iChat or Mail, etc. and her display will go all blue and then just go black. Sometimes it will flicker back to usable and then go back to blue/black after a few more seconds.
We've been troubleshooting for a few days now and have discovered the following:
- When logging in under Safe Mode, the monitor works just fine.
- Removing all Login Items from her account doesn't help.
- Resetting the PRAM and trashing the plist file doesn't seem to help at all.
- Creating a new user account and logging in under that new test account doesn't help either.
So the bottom line is that Safe Mode works, but Normal mode does not.
Any help/ideas on what to try next?

OK, that helps. So this is a wide Acer 19-inch? 1440 x 900 native? Interesting that in Safe mode it defaults to 1360 x 768.
What I would tell her to try is the following: Boot Safe and then go into Displays preferences and switch the resolution to 1024 x 768. Refresh should be 60Hz. Then restart normally. Often, when you switch resolutions in this way while in Safe mode, during a normal restart, that last selected resolution will persist allowing the screen to come up in 1024 x 768 booted normally. Then, have her go into Display preferences again and see if 1440 x 900 at 60Hz is a selectable option (I assume that is native). If it is, select it. Hopefully things will return to the way they were back when the monitor worked fine.
Since you are remote, it might be worthwhile for you to spend a little time and learn how to screen share remotely over iChat. It's pretty easy to do if you are both running Leopard and it will allow you to control her computer remotely so you can administer to it those times when she needs help. Good luck.

When I open FireFox i get the blue screen of death and then vista restarts. I get to login and then afterthe welcome window it crashes and restarts again. I can open in safe mode but if I open firefox again it restarts this loop.

The other day I opened firefox after the latest update in September. Firefox then closes and then i get logged off and vista(32 bit) restarts. I get back to login and when I try to login it gives me the blue screen and restarts again with the selection screen (start in safe mode....)I was able to login on safe mode and then on admin afterwards. Thinking the problem was just an error I went back and opened firefox on my account and the loop started again. I was forced to remove firefox but I want ti back and I want to know how this can be fixed so I can put it back on my computer.

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Can't stop getting Darwin/BSD login; can't log in or start up in Safe Mode

Hi. I'm on an iBook G4 and I think I'm running OS 10.4.1 but I'm unsure. When I turned on my computer tonight, the grey screen popped up, but instead of going to my normal login screen, it went to the black Darwin/BSD screen.
After searching the Support site here as well as Googling, I logged into the Darwin screen and did... something with fsck. At the #root prompt, I typed in /sbin/fsck/ -fy. The screen said that if I wanted to continue checking, I needed to type in "-f", I think, so I did... It said there were "overlapping extent allocation errors" and then it said that it had repaired something. But it didn't say the hard disk "appeared to be okay."
I then (foolishly?) tried to restart my computer in Safe Mode, but it booted in Darwin again.
I then tried to log back into the Darwin screen, but this time it didn't let me -- I type in my username and password and it tells me my password is incorrect. So now I'm worried that I screwed something up during my adventures in fsck.
I also am unable to find the disk that came with my iBook (I honestly don't remember an OS X disk coming with my iBook, but it must've), so I can't reboot from the disk.
I have a desktop G4 with an older version of OS X (10.3, I think)... I'm not sure if I can use that to do Target Disk Mode for this problem or not. (That computer also doesn't have internet access; I'm typing right now from my sister's PC.)
Help?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.1)
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

Juhme:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
First, I suggest that you try this fix suggested by Michael Conniff in this thread.
Next, since it is possible that the fix may not work for you, and you may need to re-install or Archive and Install, you will need to have install disks. Tiger can be purchased from the Apple Store or, on CDs, from applerescue.
If you do not have a backup of your data, yes, using Firewire Target Disk Mode will be one way to rescue your data at this point. If you need assistance with this please post back.
Good luck.
cornelius

Can't boot into safe mode or prompt login window, need help.

Hello all,
This is cross-posted from the installations and set-up list.
Can anyone suggest a remedy for what's ailing this powerbook. its a g4 powerbook, i don't have much more info other than that. all indications are that it is running 10.2.6, although i was told that it had been updated to 10.2.8, its possible that it was updated only to 10.2.6. following the update, you get to the apple and spinning pinwheel screen and it will not proceed. literally, the pinwheel will spin for 24 hours+.
it looks like it gets to the point of the startup(login) items and hangs indefinitely. ie it will
if i start in verbose mode it will, give some clues:
truncated or malformed library: /System/Libray/Frameworks/Security.frameworks/Versions/A/Security
Some starup items failed to launch due to conflicts
/usr/libexec/crashreporterd: crashdump terminated by signal 5
init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/console, sleeping
/usr/libexec/crashreporterd: crashdump terminated by signal 5
last message repeated 10 times
/usr/libexec/crashreporterd: crashdump terminated by signal 5
init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/console, sleeping
/usr/libexec/crashreporterd: crashdump terminated by signal 5
last message repeated 5 times
this will continue to be repeated and i assume a new core.## file is sent to the /cores folder, until the hard drive is maxed out.
I can boot in single user mode and everything is fine but i cannot boot into safe mode.
fsck says the disk is fine, as does disk first aid, i have also corrected permissions, and followed many of the things that have been previously posted.
It looks like ther are conflicts with some startup items, what can i move from the starup folder and is best not to be touched?
what about the truncated library message?
also can i update to 10.2.8 from the single user mode, if i cannot get into safe mode?
any suggestions?
thanks in advance-
todd

I have solved this problem. I mounted the laptop in target mode and replaced this file:
/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
with the equivalent file from a machine running 10.2.8.
It booted all the way through then i upgraded to 10.2.8.

I have installed 10.8.5 and now am unable to login....neither safe mode or normal mode

Hi
I have updated 10.8.5 and my laptop restarted - then I get stuck in the login screen.
I could see my account icon and sleep/restart/shut down buttons on the screen but nothing works.
What I could do is to press the power key and force it shut down.
Even booting in safe mode does not help.
The screen remains no responses.
Is there anyone experieced similiar situation?

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Features
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Severe weather alerts to help protect you and your family.
One click access to radar, forecasts and more on WeatherBug.com
Installation Intructions
Download zip file.
Copy file to Applications folder.
Run the app.
System Requirements
Mac OS X version 10.4 or later
Internet connection
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Click here for the OS X 10.3.9 Compatible Version
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Features
The most reliable weather information found anywhere.
Severe weather alerts to help protect you and your family.
One click access to radar, forecasts and more on WeatherBug.com
Installation Intructions
Download zip file.
Copy file to Applications folder.
Run the app.
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Mac OS X version 10.4 or later
Internet connection
Support
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Computer does not boot up to Login screen w/Safe Mode/Last Known Conf

Hi, Microsoft Community
I got a major issue with my PC... I left my PC running and suddenly had a memory dump and computer shuts down and after that it keeps reseting. It doesn't load up to the login screen only the windows loading after that it resets again and again.
At first I thought its a RAM issue so I took out the 2 RAM sticks, changed them up plugged one in and so on. Still no go.
I tried the following:
Safe Mode
Last Known Configuration
Repair your computer
Took out the Graphics Card
Reseted BIOS (CMOS)
I got 3 different BSOD Codes:
0x0000007B (0xFFFFF880009A998, 0xFFFFFFFFC000000E, 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000)
BAD_POOL_HEADER
0x00000019 (0x0000000000000020, 0xFFFFFA8004A3DEC0, 0xFFFFFA8004A3DED0, 0x00000000050146D0)
BAD_POOL_CALLER
0x000000C2 (0x0000000000000007, 0x000000000000109B, 0x00000000046417F0, 0xFFFFFA8004641800)
I only got these BSOD when I've did "Disable automatic restart on system failure"
I do not have a repair disk or windows disc since I lost them along with my other discs when building the PC.
Please Help. Any help is grateful, Thank you! :(
EDIT: Windows 7 Ultimate, 3.3GHz AMD Bulldozer, 8GB RAM, AMD 7770 GPU

Hi,
According to your description, the situation now is that you're unable to boot up the system and we're unable to get the dump file to make a further analysis. Did you get any other additional error messages when booting the system?
System fails after several attempts, so you might need a external media to recovery the system, or do a reinstallation, you can also take the PC to the vender if it is under guarantee in case it might be related with some hardware issues.
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

Mountain Lion (upgrade from Snow leopard) Have to go into safe mode then restart in order to get to login screen.

I have reciently upgraded to ML from SL and I have to boot into safe mode then restart in order to login to the syatem I have inplugged all peripherials, removed all startup programs and uninstalled or disabled any software that was not important.
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What happens if you don't boot in safe mode first?

Login screen comes up repeatedly, booting into safe mode by default

Good Morning,
I have an iMac (Lion 10.8) that is having a lot of trouble. I manage an Elementary School's IT fleet. At the end of last year, the computer was booting into Safe Mode by default. Once the system came up, the teacher could use it - but it took so long to boot that she chose not to. The teacher left the school, and I was planning to just format it and reimage. Here is what I have happening.
Boots into safe mode on it's own
Once it's done booting, the login screen shows up - but entering any credentials just gets a grey screen, and the login screen comes right back. Even root. Which means I can't get logged into the computer at all.
Recovery mode will not allow me to erase the drive, says failed and not able to access the drive.
Target mode will also not allow me to erase the drive, nor will it allow me to push over an image. Scanning the drive failed, busy.
Disk repair says unable to repair disk - please format.
These are the things I have tried.
Reset PRAM (three times over the course of troubleshooting)
Replaced the RAM completely
Unplugged 15 seconds trick
Accessing via Target mode - Drive is greyed out, but shows up
Ran FSCK manually, and it completed
Tried to do a netinstall, but the disk does not show up in netboot as an option.
I thought maybe the drive was bad, but considering that it will boot into safe mode eventually (although you can't login), and FSCK completed successfully - I'm just not sure! I just thought I'd pick your brains. I'm usually a Windows \ Linux Administrator, so this Apple business is new to me I'm learning! Although I find them frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you

I thought maybe the drive was bad, but considering that it will boot into safe mode eventually (although you can't login),
Some part of the disk may be bad while others are good. i/o could be trying multiple times and eventually succeeding.
Ran FSCK manually, and it completed
You run FSCK in single user mode? This is very surprising. FSCK verifies the filesystem is in order. Actual data blocks could be bad. Would be a surprise if no file system blocks were not also bad.
Except for this fact, it seems like a hd problem. Intermediate problem. Heat problem, etc.
Time to try a different hd. See if that works. Could be some other hardware problem. Try external drive/flash drive, etc.
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Why can't I login to Firefox Accounts to set up Sync? FF30+ keeps telling me to Please enable cookies; cookies ARE enabled, already tried Safe Mode.

Exactly what it says on the tin.
Why can't I log-in to Firefox Accounts to set up Sync from my laptop PC? FF30+ keeps telling me to Please enable cookies; cookies ARE enabled, and I already tried Safe Mode. This has been happening ever since the new Sync was implemented, so I'm guessing around FF 30. I am now up to FF version 34 and it still isn't working. I have not been able to sync since the "update."
Problem #1: Going to about:accounts and clicking on the blue Get Started button opens a blank screen. There isn't even a prompt about cookies. It's just blank. Screen shot attached.
This is before add-ons are disabled. If they're disabled in Safe Mode, we go to Problem #2.
Problem #2: I skimmed a thread (https://github.com/mozilla/fxa-content-server/issues/1017) and tried logging in to Sync through accounts.mozilla.com instead, but though the screen doesn't turn blank while add-ons are still enabled, the "Enable cookies" warning is as far as I can get. Going to about:accounts in Safe Mode has the same result. I have cleared all my cookies and my cache, restarted FF multiple times with and without add-ons enabled, and still nothing. I have browsed this support forum for similar questions, and while other people are having the same issue, none of the other threads have been resolved yet. Several FF versions later, this is way too long for this issue to still be unresolved.... Screen shot attached.
I know where Firefox's cookie manager is located, and I have toggled all the settings. I even allowed third-party cookies (though I really shouldn't since they're pointless). No difference. Screen shot attached.
I looked in about:config and searched for the word "cookie" in the names, but even doing that is pointless for me since I'm not a programmer and hence ignorant in what all these settings actually mean. Screen shot attached.
I'm at the end of my rope here, guys. It's been months. A year. Maybe more than a year; I don't even know anymore. I just got a new device and I don't want to add all my Firefox information to it one-by-one. There doesn't seem to be any way to contact Mozilla directly, so.... Someone help, please....

''guigs2 [[#answer-672422|said]]''
<blockquote>
NoScript stops cookies, please disable this addon/extension as well as make sure that the language en-us is installed.
# 1) Open up the Firefox Preferences tab. You can do this by typing about:preferences in the URL bar.
# 2) Click "Content"
# 3) Next to "Languages", click "Choose"
# 4) Select "English/United States [en-us]", click "Add"
# 5) re-open "about:accounts"
# 6) Click "Get Started"
</blockquote>
Thank you for replying. Unfortunately, I already did all of these things. As you can see from the below screenshot, the language is already set. Also, this screenshot was taken in Safe Mode, so NoScript is not enabled. About:accounts still says I need to enable cookies for some reason. So, this solution didn't work....

Windows 7 HDMI stops working after login in normal boot. Safe modes work

Hi guys, I have a problem and I am a complete dummie at this. (Sorry in advance for bad english and hardware/software knowlegde.)
Here's what happened: Yesterday evning I turned off my PC after playing my games. Today when I got home from work my PC looses HDMI connection after "STARTING WINDOWS" screen. That's when my monitor says "No Synch" which means it cant detect a HDMI. I have to hold in off button and restart and then i get to this black classic screen where I can choose Safemode etc. and Normaly. Turns out I can enter safe mode and HDMI works, but i've tried normaly many times and it wont work!
So I've been reading all day and haven't found any working solution(lowering my resolution etc.) So it was suggested that I needed to u-innstall my video drivers and get them again. Or even get older versions first and then installing new ones along with the latest windows update. My problem is that I have no idea what video card I have and in safe mode I can't see it in CONTOL PANEL display settings either.
I'm playing on a little **bleep** tv monitor JWC something btw.
So I'm stuck not knowing what video drivers I need and where to get them, if that's even the problem to beginn with?
I hope someone out there are smarter than me, haha! Thanks Guys!

I'm sorry I thought you were using a notebook and the monitor was your 2nd display device... So it's your primary display, right? And safe mode works...I don't know then. Is there any auto adjustment button on monitor or similar function in monitor's menu?
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