Starting up my macbook

my computer froze and i turned it off. when i tried to turn it back it went to a white screen and a picture of a folder with a question mark flashed.
what's going on?

You may have lost your hard drive. Try this:
Boot from your system install DVD, run Disk First Aid from your Disk Utility and repair your permissions.
Also, read this:
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/macosgmacbook_seagate_hard_drives_catastrophicallyfailing
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I'm on a MacBook Air with OS X 10.10.2, and I use Photoshop about once a month, but now I really need it, and it won't start:
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And now here is my exact error message:
Process:               Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 [12426]
Path:                  /Applications/Bildbearbeitung/*/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1
Identifier:            com.adobe.Photoshop
Version:               ???
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        ??? [1]
Responsible:           Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 [12426]
User ID:               501
Date/Time:             2015-05-03 21:53:39.840 +0200
OS Version:            Mac OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)
Report Version:        11
Anonymous UUID:        A0DC6EA7-1973-1B68-EFC7-5D60106F084D
Sleep/Wake UUID:       1FA6367C-EEB2-4F46-8773-EBB176EAEAC7
Time Awake Since Boot: 230000 seconds
Time Since Wake:       2900 seconds
Crashed Thread:        0
Exception Type:        EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/adobe_caps.framework/Versions/A/adobe_caps
Referenced from: /Applications/Bildbearbeitung/*/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1
Reason: image not found
Binary Images:
    0x7fff6f1c1000 -     0x7fff6f1f7837 dyld (353.2.1) <4696A982-1500-34EC-9777-1EF7A03E2659> /usr/lib/dyld
Model: MacBookAir6,2, BootROM MBA61.0099.B18, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 1.3 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 2.13f15
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000, Intel HD Graphics 5000, Built-In
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x483943434E4E4E384A544D4C41522D4E544D
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x483943434E4E4E384A544D4C41522D4E544D
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x117), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.124.12.10)
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Did tou try resetting the preferences usins the Photoshop keys as your tryind to start Photoshop. Toy cab also use Windows explored or Mac finder deleteor rename you userid Photoshop preferende if you change you OS preferences to be able to see hiddeb files and folders. Do you read the link I posted?
Restore preference files to default
In this video, learn the two methods of resetting your preference files back to default: Manual preference file removal and Keyboard Shortcut method (starts at 5:05)
by Julieanne Kost
To restore preferences quickly using a keyboard short cut:
Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.
Note: Using the keyboard shortcut, preference files for custom shortcuts, workspaces, and color setings will also be reset to default.

[SOLVED] Trouble starting Xorg on Macbook Pro 7,1

I'm trying to set up Xorg on my 13" Macbook Pro 7,1. Every time I run startx, I get a blank screen and have to do a hard reset. This is on a brand new install. I've installed the wireless drivers, connected to the network, upgraded any packages needing it (pacman -Syuu), installed vim and yaourt, and created a non-privileged user. I did not upgrade kernel26 or kernel26-headers because they fail to boot (I think I need the physical mode patch).
Here's what I've done so far:
pacman -S xorg-server xorg-utils xorg-xinit xorg-twm xterm
pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils
(reboot)
nvidia-xconfig
pacman -S acpid hal
/etc/rc.d/hal start
(log in as non-privileged user)
startx
The screen goes black, and then nothing happens. I've tried it both with and without acpid and hal.
Here is my xorg.conf:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 280.11 ([email protected]) Thu Jul 21 14:16:58 PDT 2011
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
And my Xorg.0.log:
[ 237.871]
X.Org X Server 1.10.3
Release Date: 2011-07-08
[ 237.871] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 237.871] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.39-ARCH x86_64
[ 237.872] Current Operating System: Linux jhallLinux 2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 6 22:37:55 CEST 2011 x86_64
[ 237.872] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 reboot=pci
[ 237.872] Build Date: 09 July 2011 07:52:32AM
[ 237.873]
[ 237.873] Current version of pixman: 0.22.2
[ 237.873] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 237.873] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 237.874] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jul 27 21:24:48 2011
[ 237.889] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 237.889] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 237.916] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 237.916] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 237.916] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 237.916] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 237.916] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 237.916] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 237.917] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 237.917] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 237.949] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
[ 237.949] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 237.949] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 237.949] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 237.949] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[ 237.949] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 237.949] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 237.950] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 237.950] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[ 237.950] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 237.950] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 237.950] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[ 237.950] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/
[ 237.950] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 237.950] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 237.950] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 237.950] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 237.950] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d3440
[ 237.950] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 237.950] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 237.950] X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[ 237.950] X.Org XInput driver : 12.2
[ 237.950] X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[ 237.951] (--) PCI:*(0:4:0:0) 10de:08a0:106b:00c2 rev 162, Mem @ 0xd2000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00001000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 237.952] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 237.952] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 237.959] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 237.967] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 237.967] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 237.967] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 237.967] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 237.967] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 237.967] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 237.967] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 237.968] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 237.968] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 237.968] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 237.968] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 237.968] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 237.968] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 237.968] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 238.562] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 238.569] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 238.569] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 238.569] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 280.11 Thu Jul 21 14:13:06 PDT 2011
[ 238.570] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 238.570] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 238.570] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 238.578] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 238.578] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.13.0
[ 238.578] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 238.578] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 238.578] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 238.578] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 238.578] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 238.585] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 238.585] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 238.585] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 238.585] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 238.585] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 238.585] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 238.586] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 238.586] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.2.0
[ 238.586] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 238.586] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 238.586] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 238.607] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 238.672] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 238.674] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 238.674] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 238.701] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 280.11 Thu Jul 21 13:56:10 PDT 2011
[ 238.701] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 238.701] (--) using VT number 7
[ 238.751] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 238.751] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 238.751] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 238.762] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 238.762] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 238.762] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 238.762] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 238.762] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 238.762] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 238.775] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 238.775] compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 238.775] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 238.775] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 238.775] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 238.775] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 238.790] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 238.790] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 238.790] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 238.800] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 238.800] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 238.800] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 238.800] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 239.489] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the display subsystem for the NVIDIA
[ 239.489] (EE) NVIDIA(0): graphics device!
[ 239.489] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to get supported display device(s)
[ 239.489] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize dac HAL
[ 239.490] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 239.490] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 239.490] (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
[ 239.490] (II) Unloading wfb
[ 239.490] (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
[ 239.490] (II) Unloading fb
[ 239.490] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 239.490]
Fatal server error:
[ 239.490] no screens found
[ 239.490]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 239.490] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
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The NVIDIA page in the Arch Wiki says to comment out any occurrences of dri (and I assume dri2 as well) in xorg.conf. As you can see, they are not in xorg.conf, but they are still being loaded. I'm not sure where they are coming from. I haven't messed with anything in xord.conf.d (though the 20-nvidia.conf file showed up). I don't see any references to dri there, either.
I've also tried nvidia-beta and nvidia-utils-beta, but the same thing happens.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
Last edited by ldb88 (2011-07-30 23:56:55)

On a typical setup, Ctrl+Alt+F7--or really, Alt-F7--switches to Display 0, where X will attach if you're using startx.
Probably, Display 0 is on screen after startx, and you're just not getting anything. As long as your keyboard is binding correctly, you should be able to hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get back to the first terminal, assuming that is from where you started X.
Otherwise, yes, make sure dbus is installed and started.
rc.d dbus start
Or, is it--
rc.d start dbus
I've been using systemd for a while now. Can't remember.
Also make sure dbus is in your daemons array in /etc/rc.conf.

Starting up my macbook

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