Start-up problem after downloading Lion OS. Help!

I was happily using latest Snow Leopard on my iMac but downloaded Lion 2 days ago in order to sync fully with my iPad (3) and use iCloud. Now my iMac won't start up: I get a frozen grey screen. Can anyone help?

Apple's note on the Lion gray screen: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp2889.html
If you hold down the Command and R keys when you reboot, does that bring up Lion recovery? If so, use Disk Utility to repair your hard drive and permissions, and see if you can reboot. If not, and there are no other steps to do from the note above, reboot into Lion recovery and reinstall Lion.

Similar Messages

I have had nothing but problems after downloading Lion and turning on ICloud. Can anyone tell if I can delete photos from Photostream and if not why not! it is infuriating

I have had nothing but problems after downloading Lion and turning on ICloud. Can anyone tell if I can delete photos from Photostream and if not why not! it is infuriating

PhotoStream is purely a conduit for transferring pictures added to or taken on one device onto all the others seamlessly. Photos are held there only for 30 days. There is no way of accessing, viewing or deleting individual photos; you can reset the entire Photostream, erasing everything.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4890

Why am I having problems after downloading Lion?

My computer is constantly freezing up and getting the spinning beach ball. Also will not accept my passwords. I never had these problems until downloading Lion.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
Boot in safe mode. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
During startup, you will see "Safe Boot" on the login screen, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Safe mode is slower than normal, and some things won’t work at all, possibly including wireless networking.
Launch some applications and test. Same problems?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)

Powerpoint problem after downloading lion

I am using an older macbook pro from late 2007. I have a powerpoint presentation that I use with a Dell projector.
The computer dell connection seems to be fine for most things. I can play video, show the powerpoint slides manually etc just fine. But when I press Play on powerpoint all I get is a jumble of colors. Before upgrading to Lion I never had any problems like this. When I am just using the computer I can powerpoint seems to be working normally. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? Thank you so much.

I am using a Dell 1800MP projector

I would like to know if anyone, after downloading Lion OS, lost their Quicken 2007? If so, what have they done to remedy the problem?

I would like to know if anyone, after downloading Lion OS, lost their Quicken 2007? If so, what have they done to remedy the problem?

From the quicken website:
Converting your data from Quicken for Mac
Create a copy of your current Quicken for Mac data file.
Important: You'll want to use the copy for the conversion. Do not use your original data file.
Launch the Quicken File Exchange Utility (it's located on your Quicken Essentials disk).
Follow the on-screen instructions to locate the copy of your old data file and then convert your data from Quicken for Mac to Quicken Essentials.
Open Quicken Essentials.
If you want to import your old data into a new Quicken Essentials data file that you’ve already started using (optional), make sure that the new data file is now open in Quicken Essentials.
Choose File > Import, and then select the file that you just created during the conversion process.
The conversion file has a .QDFX extension. You’ll find it in the same folder as the copy of your old Quicken for Mac file.

IPod Touch playng games problems , after download not start games

iPod Touch playng games problems , after download not start games

When touch the game icon just "blink" (tremor)for one momentend not start games, a lot of games,aleator ,never apps sistem to the factory.After restore to the factory seting and redownload is posible to run once or twice corectly and after that the trouble begin again.

Can't connect to my LG NAS after downloading LION

Hi all - first post.
Can't connect to my LG NAS after downloading LION. Basically thats it, since downloading Lion for some reason I can't access my NAS. Anyone got any suggestion

I have the same problem with my Conceptronic CH3HNAS and have found a free and easy solution.
Since a lot of people report they are able to access their NAS using apps other than the Finder itself, I decided to look for a free Lion-compatible File Manager to use instead of Finder.
I have found muCommander ( http://www.mucommander.com/ ) and indeed it works fine. All I did was click on the button highlighted bellow, go to "bonjour services" and select my NAS. It prompted me for my username and password and voilá, it works fine.
I keep Finder for everyday use and just load muCommander when I want to access the NAS. At least now I don't have to start my WinXP VM anymore just to access it.
Hope it helps you.

Damaged software display after downloading lion or upgrading.

Damaged software display after downloading lion or upgrading.
When i want to upgrade my software evryting works fine.
But after the download is done it says that the software is damaged.
How can i fix this problem because i have done this so many times but it still stays the same ?
Please help me ?

Have you tried repairing your hard drive? Reboot from your Mac OS X install disk (hold down C with the disk in the drive at startup), choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu, select your hard drive and click Repair Disk.

Macbook pro running super slow after downloading Lion

My mac book pro is running super slow after downloading Lion. Its so slow and all I see is the beach ball wait icon. Also my safari and firefox internet apps crash like crazy. What can I do? Hate it!

Hi,
I also have this problem. My MacBook pro was brand new in august, but i bought it just a few days before the release of lion so i installed lion after i bought it. Only used it 1 day with whatever was on it before and seemed to work fine.
Ive been too busy to do anything about it but im very annoyed by how slow it is so i have to do something now, what can I do? can someone help with some specific steps? someone posted something about changing the network settings but I wasnt sure if that applied in europe (spain)... any guideance in non-technical terms please?
THANK YOUUU

After downloading lion my safari browser doesn't want to load. does any one know how to fix it?

After downloading lion for my mac my safari doesn't want to reload after I close a web page, I have too restart the mac just to get safari too launch.How do I fix this problem?

My pleasure Norbert. Let us all know if it works (and maybe give me a "correct answer" rating if it does ; ).
P.S. I grew up in Philly too.

Why do i get the following message when i attempt to open my backup file for lightroom cc? "Lightroom cannot use the catalog named "Lightroom Catalog" because it is not writable and cannot be opened". This message just started coming up after downloadi

why do i get the following message when i attempt to open my backup file for lightroom cc? "Lightroom cannot use the catalog named "Lightroom Catalog" because it is not writable and cannot be opened". This message just started coming up after downloading lightroom cc (previously using lightroom 5)...am i backing up properly or not???

Open Pictures folder and move the files named lrcat-journal and lrcat.lock to Desktop.
Make sure that , they are not inside Pictures folder any more and try to open backup from Lighrtroom and check..
Any LRcat file with .lock extension , move it to Desktop.

IPad Mini keeps randomly rebooting - started last week after downloading 8.3 - Apple logo keeps coming up with the reboot/download line below

- started last week after downloading 8.3 - Apple logo keeps coming up with the reboot/download line below. Seems to happen after opening a site to view information or pictures or.......

this is getting more & more ridiculous......and worsening by the hour. Now every click on a Pages file makes it reboot....and just trying to save some files prior to doing a total restore as not sure what gets saved in the "back up" prior to the restore. Am starting to love my 5 year old original IPad as slow as it is, even more....

Has another else had this problem after downloading OS X (10.5.6)?

I was beginning to think this was a Safari download problem, but now I am wondering if anyone else has had this problem after downloading OS X 10.5.6. I have one web site that I can load, but when i enter my I.D. and then password it quickly kicks me off and an error message comes up saying my internet time has expired and I need to log in again. I have checked with my internet service provider as well as the web site people. No problems there. I can log in using another computer which I have not downloaded the new OS X system. I can also log into the site from the intel side of our iMac. Any suggestions why the Mac side will not load this site fully? I would be very interested in fixing this.
Thanks.

Hello,
Try resetting the password for this particular site using Keychain Access (Applications/Utilities.
Home Index
Adding a password to your keychain
You can add passwords for servers, email accounts, and other password-protected resources to your keychain. The next time you access the server or check your mail you won’t have to type your password.
To add a password to your keychain:
Open Keychain Access, located in the Utilites folder in the Applications folder.
Open Keychain Access
Select a Keychain from the list.
Choose File > New Password Item.
Fill in the information for Keychain Item Name, Account Name, and Password.
You can select Show Typing to reveal the characters you typed to make sure they are correct.
To add a password for an application, look for a checkbox in the login dialog or other feature (such as a menu item or preference) that adds your password to a keychain. If you can’t find a way to add a password to your keychain, the application may not support keychains.
Carolyn

TS1398 Did anybody got problem after downloading ios 6 on iPhone 4?

Did anybody got problem after downloading iOS 6 on iPhone 4??cause mine one got problem......1st,my signal got weak and 2nd my safari browser got problem....slow and unable to connect to network sometime???even my 1st gen iPad much faster.....while open safari browser.....

My Verizon 16 GB iPhone 4 Camera is fine. It is even located on the lock screen.
What may have happened is they may have moved your icon to another location. But check the lock screen. There should be a camera icon next to the slide bar. Just press the camera ico and slide it UP

Upgraded to 10.8.3 and now having start up problems on MacBook Pro. Help?

Upgraded to 10.8.3 and now having start up problems on MacBook Pro. Help?

Please elaborate. What do you mean by "start up problems" ? How far does it get?
Chime? Fans? gray screen? Dark Apple? spinner? spinner spins for usual amount of time and screen goes dark? question mark? tones? flashing power light? smoke? what?

Start-up problem after downloading Lion OS. Help!

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for