"T" key restart causes shutdown

Trying to transfer from my old G4 to a new G5. "T" key causes shutdown of the G4 about 30 seconds after restart.

Dug deep and found that since installation, the start-up hard drive had jumpers set as SLAVE not master.
In the words of Rosanne Rosannadanna.
Never mind.

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Intermittent System Hang at Restart and Shutdown

Hi Everyone,
I finally got around to upgrading my old iMac G4 to Leopard yesterday, and almost immediately found a problem that's driving me nuts...
It started right after I installed Leopard from the DVD using Erase and Install, and updated to 10.5.7 using the combo updater. After the combo install completed successfully, I clicked "Restart," and was immediately left with a blank desktop (just the wallpaper, no icons, no menubar and no spinning pinwheel/spokes on the desktop as some others have seen) and the cursor (which is responsive). It looks like the Finder and Dock quit, and the restart or shutdown procedure then came to a halt. Some keyboard shortcuts still work, such as the ones to open the shut down dialog box, and the force quit box--but clicking any of the buttons does nothing. The keys for brightness, volume and eject also still work. The HD was quiet, and after about 5 mins I held in the power button to shut down. After restarting, I opened Console and found no log entries at the exact time I clicked Restart--in fact, nothing logged until the next power up.
I restarted and shut down a few times after that, some while using Software Update. About half of those times, the hang occurred, and if there were any other open apps, they did quit along with the Finder and Dock. I decided to reinstall 10.5, using Disk Utility on the DVD to write zeroes to the disk before reinstalling. From there, I applied the 10.5.7 combo update--and from there the problem started again, and still apparently without any log entries. It's worth mentioning that I tried Leopard on an external FW LaCie HD connected to this Mac a few months ago (ver. 10.5.4 then), and the problem existed then as it does now.
Other tidbits: The internal HD I'm using is less than a month old, and worked well with Tiger. The Mac passed the Apple Hardware Test on the original install CD. Disk Utility on the Leopard DVD found no problems and no permissions errors. I've used the Spotlight prefpane to stop it from indexing the HD, and I have Time Machine turned off. I've reset the PRAM. There are no peripherals attached other than the keyboard and mouse. There is no third party software installed (yet). I've tried looking at the forums on MacFixIt, and using google, but haven't found an answer. Any ideas?
Thanks for helping,
Eric

Update... After trying to find the source of the problem for a three weeks, including trying another Erase and Install using Kappy's suggestions, only to have the hang continue to occur repeatedly, I gave up and decided that Leopard has an unresolved bug that causes these symptoms on my old G4 iMac.. With the iMac going to Vintage status this month, I decided to reinstall Tiger on it, and it's future is now going to be life as a wireless print server.
I bought a new Mac Mini with 10.5.6 preinstalled. Since the new Mac has a lot of software installed that I won't use (print drivers, languages, Garageband, iWeb...), I did an Erase and Install on the first day, and used the Combo updater to go to 10.5.7. Within a few hours of use, with no 3rd party software installed, the hang I described happened again--the Mini showed the exact same symptoms as the old iMac. Thinking it may be something with the Combo updater, I did another Erase and Install, and this time used the Delta update to go to 10.5.7. Since then--about two weeks now--the hang has not returned.
As a side note to this, my parents own an Early 2008 iMac which shipped with 10.5.4 and was updated in March to 10.5.6 using the Combo updater. While helping them with it recently, it hung at restart--showing the same symptoms as my two Macs. This happened after they used it for about two months with no problems. I did an Erase and Install, and used Software Update to go to 10.5.7 (meaning the Combo updater was used). The hang hasn't happened again in the past two weeks.
With 3 different Macs now showing these symptoms, I'm convinced it's a Leopard problem, maybe something in the Combo updaters. I'm going to be updating my wife's Powerbook G4 to Leopard using a retail Leopard disc, and will have to use a Combo updater to bring it to 10.5.7. If the hang occurs with her Mac, I'll post a followup.

How to enable password request for restart and shutdown?

Hi,
I'm neither a Linux nor an Arch Linux newbie, but inexperienced regarding this particular issue.
I want to enable password request for restart and shutdown and want to know if I'm mistaken, because trial and error might become to time-consuming while working on a project.
I read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Al … o_shutdown.
$ ls -hAl /usr/bin/shutdown
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 22 03:02 /usr/bin/shutdown -> systemctl
If I try to run $ shutdown -hP 28 or $ shutdown -c nothings happens, I need to run $ sudo shutdown -hP 28 and $ sudo shutdown -c and type a password. That's the way I want it.
If I e.g. run $ shutdown -r now no password is needed. I want to disable this. It should behave the same way as shutdown -hP/-c behave. I want to type
$ sudo shutdown -r now or $ sudo systemctl reboot etc. and then the password should be required.
$ sudo grep -vn "#" /etc/sudoers | grep [[:blank:]]
72:root ALL=(ALL) ALL
73:rocketmouse ALL=(ALL) ALL
The user "rocketmouse" should have all permissions after typing a password, but not without typing the password.
IIUC what's written at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Polkit, I need to edit
$ pkaction | grep login
org.freedesktop.accounts.set-login-option
org.freedesktop.login1.attach-device
org.freedesktop.login1.flush-devices
org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate
org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-ignore-inhibit
org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-block-idle
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-block-shutdown
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-block-sleep
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-delay-shutdown
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-delay-sleep
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-hibernate-key
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-lid-switch
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-power-key
org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-suspend-key
org.freedesktop.login1.power-off
org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-ignore-inhibit
org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.login1.reboot
org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-ignore-inhibit
org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.login1.set-user-linger
org.freedesktop.login1.suspend
org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-ignore-inhibit
org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.machine1.login
IOW I need to replace every yes and no etc. with auth_admin in $ grep -v lang /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.login1.policy.
Am I mistaken?
Regards,
Ralf

You'll need to create a rules file which uses javascript.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Po … tion_rules
// /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-admin-shutdown-reboot.rules
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if (action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.power-off" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-ignore-inhibit" ||
/*...SOME_MORE_IDS_HERE...*/
// return polkit.Result.AUTH_ADMIN_KEEP;
return polkit.Result.AUTH_SELF_KEEP;
Last edited by progandy (2015-06-21 17:42:35)

Tiger 'Restart or 'shutdown' fails

Tiger fails to restart or shutdown: From "Apple" menu or any keyboard entry ( Control-option-cmmd-eject, control-cmmd-eject ). Have to hold power button to shut down.
Have gone through repair process suggested by another thread:
DVD install startup to 'repair disk' with Disc Utility ( "No Repair Necessary"), Cocktail and OnyX used fully, repaired Disc Permissions, cache ( user and system) cleaning. During the startup off the Mac OS Install Disk for disc repair, when quitting , the 'restart' option did work.
Previous articles other sites suggested removing Norton or VersionCue CS2 , don't have them to start with.
dual core G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)
dual core G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

hound dawg,
It's possible that a connected peripheral is causing this. Disconnect all peripherals except Apple keyboard and mouse and test. If it is a peripheral you'll have to isolate which one.
Also, create a new account, name it "test" and see how your shutdown works in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
If this works go no further and let us know.
If not, you may be able to repair this with the 10.4.3 Stand Alone Combo Update. This is a full install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" update so it should overwrite any files that are damaged or missing. It does not matter if you have applied it before. It has worked well for many.
Repair permissions before and after update:
Navigate to Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility (Double Click to Launch) > Choose your HD in the sidebar > First Aid Tab > Click on "Repair Disk Permissions". Also Verify Disk before update.
-mj
[email protected]

G5 2GHz DP (2003) - freezes when trying to restart or shutdown, etc.

Just bought a used G5 2GHz dual (2003 model) with 3 gigs of ram, 160 gig hd, original 9600 pro card plus another ATI VGA card (that's what system profiler calls it). I don't have an adapter for the 9600 pro card so i can't run my VGA monitor from it.
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1. If I try to restart or shutdown from the apple menu, the menu bar and dock go away and leave just the background and mouse and freezes. Never restarts or shuts down without using the button on the front. The mouse moves around but nothing else.
2. If I boot from the install/restore disc, it works fine but the hard drive is funky...sometimes i can do disk repair (and it will unmount) and other times it says it can't unmount.
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If you can't boot from the install disc and correct the problem then DiskWarrior is probably the only thing other than an erase and install that will correct the problem. Sometimes DiskUtility can't repair problems. The disk's directory is the "road map" where everything is located on the disk and a corrupt one manifests itself in various ways. You might try booting with the shift key down to force a disk check but it sounds like DiskUtility can't repair it. Tom

I have just updated my MBP to Maverick OS. I am unable to shutdown or log off. When i press the shutdown button, a black screen appears which goes off on pressing any key. The shutdown or log off dialog does not appear. Your kind help is much appreciated.

I have just updated my MBP 17 / retina display to Maverick OS. I am unable to shutdown or log off. When i press the shutdown button, a black screen appears which goes off on pressing any key. The shutdown or log off dialog does not appear. Your kind help is much appreciated.

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Can not logout, restart or shutdown

I have a Mac running 10.5.8. I have seen this on different models as well.
The user can not logout, restart or shutdown. When those commands are selected in the GUI nothing happens.
In the past the only way I could fix it was to create a new profile. There must be an easier way. does anyone know which files I should delete instead of having to create a new profile?

Richard Saunders wrote:
The user can not logout, restart or shutdown. When those commands are selected in the GUI nothing happens.
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All of a sudden TWO choices for Restart and Shutdown and other issues...

I noticed today that there are now TWO choices in the menu for Restarting and Shutting down for my iMac.
"Restart...
Restart
Shutdown...
Shutdown"
Nothing new has been installed.
Also, now there is a black rectangular outline around anthything that is "selected" on the desktop or in a menu.
My mac mini has also started to act weird all of a sudden. Watching Netflix today, the entire display get s horizontal colored lines and the computer freezes. I have to hold the power switch to turn it off. When trying again, it does the same thing after a few minutes.
Any ideas?
Any help would be appreciated.
Message was edited by: ihans

The imac problems have been solved.
The Voice Over Function in the preferences was turned on somehow. This caused the duplicate restart and shutdown issue, and the black box around highlighted items.
Now If I can figure out the Mac Mini issue. I hope it's not dying on me...
Message was edited by: ihans

IMac will only restart or shutdown from power button.

My iMac will only restart or shutdown from the power button, it also will not logoff users. It starts ok, but only after a hard reboot?? I have repaired permisions and no change. I have a clone I can restore from but any ideas whats up here?
The only things that I know I have altered are deleting files saved during migration from Panther (months ago)and running Unbuntu Live CD.
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Are you booting into Ubuntu Linux? Most of us here wouldn't now anything to do with it. If the problem is occurring when booted into Mac OS X, it may be a sign of data corruption in the power management and user settings. Some corruption is easy to repair such as fixing the directory (which I'd only do after a clone). Here's how according to my FAQ:
http://www.macmaps.com/directoryfaq.html
And I assume the issue is with your iMac G4.

PSL40E xp restart after shutdown only on AC power supply

uncheck automatically restart in the system failure section
disable wake up on lan
clear installation
sp2 or sp3, same problem
all drivers install
the microsoft knowledge base (Roxios Easy CD...) same problem, restart after shutdown
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ITunes RADIO is not working. "iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. Make sure your internet connection is active and try again." Try as I may, as many as ten attempts, trying to connect after restart, after shutdown, nothing works. Just so - iTu

iTunes RADIO is not working.
“iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. Make sure your internet connection is active and try again.” Try as I may, as many as ten attempts, trying to connect after restart, after shutdown, nothing works. Just so …
iTunes STORE not “connectable” with my otherwise perfectly-working internet connection, viable, up and running for all other uses.
Simply put, firstly, I can't connect to the internet when I click on Radio. People are quite suspicious that this is Apple incompetence or your company's famous arrogance for this commonly-suffered problem that you won't or “can’t” fix.
Read the many web comments and you won’t be pleased with yourselves: the suspicion is that if you ruin internet radio on iTunes, Apple will somehow make more money on music downloads, etc. Bull.
Also, thirdly, my old playlist of 20 or so internet radio stations in the Ambient category STILL PLAYS !
Then fourth, I installed the latest available version of QuickTime Player 7.app Version 7.6.6 but it didn’t solve the problem either. I had QuickTime Player.app Version 10.2, but substituted what Apple website said was the latest, LOWER NUMBERED QuickTime Player version of 7.6.6
Fifth, I can't connect to iTunes store no matter what I do or what user group's advice I try. So I can’t buy or download anything from iTunes. Bad for business.
Sixth, I updated to the latest version of iTunes but this weird problem remains. All suggested Apple fixes or user group fixes are useless. Where is Apple’s famous technical competency, vaunted customer support?, and user-friendly product reputation? Get it back, please.
Solve this problem of yours ASAP for us, your numerous disgruntled, dissatisfied customers of iTunes. You can do better, should, and really –in all fairness- must.
===============================================================
NOTE: no password for iTunes exists in my Keychain. Is this a problem?
Apple ACCOUNT ID, and iTunes ID password, works but not to access iTunes with my healthy internet connection.
Apple store id It works via direct internet connetion but not through iTunes. Very strange.
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L3 Cache:                            6 MB
Memory:                              16 GB
Boot ROM Version:            MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system):      1.69f4
Serial Number (system):   C0*******F8V
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:   Disabled
Intel 6 Series Chipset:
Vendor: Intel
Product:            6 Series Chipset
Link Speed:       6 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed:           6 Gigabit
Description:      AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
M4-CT512M4SSD2:
Capacity:           512.11 GB (512,110,190,592 bytes)
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Capacity:           650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)
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This my sound too simple, but I just kept clikning on the arrow next to the selected music and it finally "Kicked" in.
I live in Europe ,So Be persistent and don't give up ! Aug. 2013

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Jailbreaking your iPhone forfeits your ability to receive any support on that phone, including from this forum.
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Mouse Acceleration settings lost on restart or shutdown

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