Verbose mode after putting old harddisk in new laptop

Hi,
i just got myself a brand new macbook with the nvidia chipsets to replace my defective old one. When i received the new one, i swapped the harddisks in order to work with my old setup and basically everything went fine, but somehow Mac OS is now always in verbose mode for boot-up and shutdown. I tried resetting PRAM twice and also emptied the boot-args nvram parameter. The computer still comes up in verbose mode only though. Any ideas?

warrick wrote:
Well, as a matter of fact it does work as i stated already and i wouldn't know why it shouldn't - my leopard is up-to-date. It is just the verbose mode that i don't know how to disable.
Very often the OS is installed with components for the particular "build" of the hardware. I've heard of Apple swapping machines this way, but many times it works oddly. It may work to some degree, but then there can be strange things that happen. I'm guessing it's finding something unusual because OS is expecting different hardware, and is taking time to resolve the issues when booting.
The original install disks often only have the drivers for the particular model. It may "be Leopard" but there may be missing components that are needed for ideal functioning with your new machine.
Probably the ideal solution (if they've taken the drive that came with the new machine) would be to get a new hard drive and enclosure for your old drive. You could format the new drive and install OSX from the install discs that come with your new machine. Then you could copy over files and settings from your old drive (in an enclosure) using Migration Assistant.

Similar Messages

I transfered all my music over from my old to my new laptop but my playlists are not there. How do i get my playlists?

I transfered all my music over from my old to my new laptop but my playlists are not there. How do i get my playlists?

You need to transfer the iTunes library, not just the music.
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to new computer.
Launch iTunes.
This is all you need to do

How do i transfer itunes from my old pc to new laptop?

how do i transfer itunes from my old pc to new laptop?

Type "move itunes library" into the google search bar.

Need help transferring itunes library from old computer to new laptop

Hello,
I recently purchased a new laptop and am having trouble getting my library to transfer to my new laptop, i followed this step by step process http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329?viewlocale=en_US and in the end ended up with no music on my ipod and no music in the itunes library on my new computer...
So then i went into Itunes on the new computer and clicked import library under File, so i found the Music folder that i had transferred over and it imported the music but all my playlist were not there, just songs. So i ended up syncing my ipod back to my old computer so i would get all the songs and playlist back on as it was originally before this whole process...
My desktop runs XP while my new laptop runs Vista Ultimate w/ SP1 home edition, dont know if this matters...
So not sure where i should go from here, i have already Authorized my laptop with the itunes store , i was thinking of uninstalling Itunes on my laptop and starting over from scratch, will this help?
BTW when i did the original transfer i used my Ipod as the hard drive as it had plenty of storage room left on it, i do have access to a 250GB external HD i was thinking of using that and trying that to transfer the library...
So if anyone can tell me how to transfer my Itunes library from old comp to new laptop it would be greatly appreciated...

The method you used should work if followed exactly.
The key points are - is your music all together? It must all be in the iTunes Music folder in the iTunes folder.
When you copy the iTunes folder to the iPod you get the library database with your playlists and the iTunes Music folder containing the music files.
Since you had trouble doing this with the iPod, why not try copying your iTunes folder to the external drive.
The method is identical the one for the iPod except you leave out the iPod specific stuff.
You install iTunes on the new PC, then you drag the newly created iTunes folder out the Music folder to the desktop, then you copy the iTunes folder from the EHD into Music, replacing the one you dragged out.
When you have done that, you need to check that your account has full control of your iTunes folder - Vista is fussy about that - you will not be able to edit track info if you don't have full control.
Vista file folder permissions help
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/2464a180-e5dc-45d1-a2b8-3c8a 2b571e9d1033.mspx
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/how-to-take-ownership-and-grant-permiss ions-in-windows-vista/

How do I transfer Photoshop Elements 10 from old computer to new laptop

How do I transfer Photoshop Elements 10 from old computer to new laptop?

You need to installed it in the same way as you did on old machine.
If you like to save one instance of the license then please do de-activate while uninstalling.
Or if you have already used your "Two" instances of installation then you must need to de-activate one of the machine while
uninstalling so it will release the instance for new installation.

Can't turn off Verbose Mode after running disk defrag in minimal environment using Drive Genius 3

New to posting on here. I'm using a
Mid-2009 15in MacBook Pro
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB memory
After running Disk Defrag in a minimal environment using Drive Genius 3 my MacBook Pro only starts up in Verbose Mode.
I've done my searching on how to turn verbose mode on and off on the web and it gets me nowhere.
Using
sudo nvram –p
in terminal shows that there is no " v" after " boot-args "
Using
sudo nvram boot-args=
to turn it off hasn't done anything.

I'm having the same issue but the solution suggested by prosoft doesn't work because that file des not exist.
Prosoft was able to help me.
First, FileVault is not reccomended and they are adding a FAQ to address that. Next, they said to trash this file:
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
and to restart. It seemed to have worked for me.
If anyone has any other suggestions then I would be grateful.
Many Thanks.

Why does my Mac Mini go into a safe boot mode after put to sleep?

Why does my Mac Mini go into a safe boot mode after I put it to sleep?

HI, can you tell us how you know it's Safe Mode?
Not sure if this applies to the new Macs, but if not I doubt it'll hurt anything...
After using Safe Boot, to return to a normal startup, execute this command in Terminal or the command line:
sudo nvram boot-args=""
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

Booting in verbose mode after installing Mountain Lion

I installed Mountain Lion on 3 machines. On my iMac I now boot after a cold start in verbose mode. What do I do to stop that? Thanks.

Sorry, that I have no answer, but may be it helps psychologically to know that you are not alone. I have the same problem and maybe worse because the boot process holds at a certain point in single user mode and a root prompt. I have to enter "exit" to make it continue and startup properly. It looks like I have the same HW as you.

Can i put music on another library after home sharing from my new laptop?

I used home sharing to share the music, but i want to be able to add music on the other library from my new laptop
Is there a way to do this?

Hello shrutisk1,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
You can use Home Sharing to transfer the music to other computers by following the directions below.
Home Sharing is an easy way to keep all your iTunes libraries in sync across multiple computers at your house. For more information on Home Sharing and syncing your library between two computers, read iTunes: Understanding Home Sharing.
Note: This option allows you to share music between multiple computers if you continue to use both, but it doesn't create a lasting backup. To create a lasting backup, use an external drive or CDs or DVDs.
Home Sharing requires
iTunes 9 or later.
An Apple ID that is also an iTunes or App Store Account. If you need to, you can create an iTunes or App Store account without a credit card.
An active Internet connection.
A Local Area Network connection (Ethernet or Wi-Fi), such as one created by a router.
Follow the steps below to use Home Sharing to copy your music between your old computer which has the music on it already, and a new computer.
Be sure iTunes 9 or later is installed on both computers.
Open iTunes on both computers.
On your old computer:
If Home Sharing is already enabled, iTunes 11 or later displays the option to Turn Off Home Sharing (Account) under the File > Devices menu. If this is the case, proceed to step 7. Otherwise, choose:
iTunes 11 or later: File > Devices > Turn On Home Sharing from the menu bar.
iTunes 9 or 10: Advanced > Turn On Home Sharing from the menu bar.
Select the Home Sharing icon on the left side of iTunes from where you select music, movies, or TV shows.
When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password.
Click Create Home Share.
On your new computer:
Click the Store menu and choose Authorize computer. Enter your Apple ID and password (that was listed in the Advanced menu in step three or used in step 5).
Choose Advanced > Turn On Home Sharing from the menu bar.
Select the Home Sharing icon on the left side of iTunes.
Note: Once Home Sharing is enabled, the Home Sharing option disappears from the left side of iTunes until a Home Share library is found from another computer.
Once your new computer sees the Home Share from your old computer, click that Home Share on the left side of iTunes on your new computer.
Select the content in the Home Share that you want to transfer to your iTunes library on your new computer, or choose Edit > Select All to choose all of it. Then, click the Import button in the bottom-right corner of iTunes.
Wait for the content to finish transferring.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Take care,
Alex H.

Recently, my laptop has been taken and therefore i can not access all the music that was on my old computor, although the music is still on my Ipod, how do i retrieve the music and put it on my new laptop???

My laptop has been taken and becuase all the music bought from itunes is loaded on to the computor, not the account, i can't access all the music I've previously bought, on my new laptop. I still have my Ipod though and the music is stil on that, how do i transfer the music to my account on my new laptop ??? , xxx

check out this post by Zevoneer.

My old computer crashed, new laptop, syncing my ipod so that it doesn't delete all my songs from my ipod?

My old computer recently crashed, and so i've bought this windows laptop (which i'm using now).
I have an iPod classic (latest model) and am fearful that if I retrieve my account on my new laptop, it'll delete all the information, 1,3000 songs and multiple videos from my iTunes, leaving my iPod with barely nothing. If this happens, i'll probably end of selling it, becuase this was not my fault, i love my music and i've not the time to replenish my library with that many songs, which has taken me a year to compile.
Can anyone help me, if so I would much appreciate it?

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion. Use your backup copy to put everything on the new computer.

Migrating old information to new laptop with new drive

I tried searching for this but also wanted a specific answer.
Here's what happened: my old Macbook (first version, from 2006) failed, but I had all its information backed up on to a Time Machine drive. The drive was a firewire drive. When my 2006-era Macbook failed, I bought a new one. However, the new laptop did not have a firewire port. I used the laptop for a few months until I could afford a new, USB external drive. Now, I've got the new computer (with some new information but no firewire port), my old firewire hard drive -- with info, and a new USB hard drive, that is completely blank.
What I intended to do was find a Mac at my university's library with both a USB and firewire drive and copy all the information to my new drive from the old one. From that point, can I just use migration assistant to merge my new Macbook and the old Macbook's information? Will it make more sense to load any new documents on my Macbook onto a flash drive, wipe its hard drive, and restore from the old Time Machine backup then add the information from the flash drive?
I don't want to have two separate accounts, either.
Thanks for your help with this annoying dilemma! I miss all my old music, photos, and videos...

plourens wrote:
Thanks for the information. Instead of using a flash drive, would it work for me to partition the drive and place any new information on the second partition of my external hard drive?
Sure (if there's room). See #3 in [Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/DU.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Using Snow Leopard+ forum).
If there isn't enough room to make the partition, but enough total space, you can put the files in the same partition as your backups.
You must be careful, though, as that isn't generally a good idea. You must leave enough room for Time Machine to operate; it doesn't need a lot, perhaps a hundred MBs, but if you fill it past that, your backups will crash before they can start deleting old backups to make room for new ones.
Similarly, do not add anything that way while a backup is running.
And, be very careful not to move, change, or delete anything in your backups via the Finder, as that can corrupt them.

ITunes musical library located on a WD 2TB, ext. drv. Computer destroyed by virus; ED survived. Bought new laptop, connected ED. Not able to see library. ED shows as 'G:' 95% full. How can I reconnect my old library to new laptop?

I had my iTunes musical library on an ext. drv. WD 2TB, ‘MY BOOK ESSENTIAL'. Three weeks ago, my computer was infected by a virus that fried it. It did not affect the external drive. I bought a new computer: a laptop, Dell XPS, Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU, Windows 7 Home Premium. I have been able to connect the WD external drive; however, I am not able to see the musical library in my iTunes or Explorer. ‘My Computer’ shows the external drive as ‘G:’ 95% full. It reads, 32.1 GB free of 1.36 TB. When I click on the drive to see its contents, it shows nothing. The library in iTunes also shows nothing. Can anyone help, please? How can I reconnect my old musical library to my new laptop and iTunes? Many thanks.

Hmm, viruses don't generally "fry" drives. They can make bootable operating systems not bootable, hide data, and corrupt executable files. Software can potentially wipe all the data from the drive but it shouldn't be able to physically damage the drive. Bah! What's done is done.
As to unhiding your files assuming they are just hidden....
Hit Start > Run, type in CMD and press enter. Type the following at the prompt and then press enter:
attrib -h -s -r g:\*.* /d /s
This tells windows to clear the hidden, read-only, and system flags from all files on the drive, assuming of course your profile has the power to "see" the files and change them.
If that doesn't work then you may need to take ownership of the drive first. The drive may have security settings that make it "belong" to an account on your old system. Right-click on the drive in Windows Explorer and click Properties. Click the Security tab, the Advanced button, the Owner tab, then the Edit tab. Make yourself the owner, then you can make any other changes to the security settings you want to back on the Permissions tab. (If you can't change the owner log out and log back in as Administrator). For iTunes your account (or everyone) and SYSTEM need full access to all files. Any changes you make should be applied to "This folder, subfolders and files", should be inheritable and you should also replace the permissions on all child objects.
tt2

I dowloaded my music from old pc to new laptop, but can't sync music moved to new playlist on iphone

I bought a new laptop and moved my library from my old pc to the new laptop. I can see it in the Music folder, but can't simply move from Music to the play list. I have manually moved songs from Music to the playlist, but it won't sync with my iphone. Any suggestions?
KDL

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2

User problem -putting cs2 in a new laptop other one had viruis

please help, i had to go get a new laptop last nite and install cs2 well it wount let me open it and phone support wount help me either, i have had ps since version 4 when i went to school @ Art inst. fort lauderdale. anyway i get this mess. when i open cs2 photoshop....Your adobe photoshop user name or organization or serial # is missing or invalad the application cant continue and must close now. HELP i have a dead line i never had this prob, and it gives me no option or place to try and fix it and im not comp smart only know my grphics program, please anyone im going nuts....thanks.
beth

Here is a website with a list of toll free number for activation. Call them up and tell them what happened.
http://www.adobe.com/activation/phonenumbers.html
tuff_angel wrote:
well i cant get it to run in this new laptop im not sure what i did diffrent in the old one when i installed it. seems like noone can give me clear directions on what to do here. im uninstalling it now. i cant afford to buy the newest out so i guess i will have to get elements and hope i can get by on it. im at the end of my rope here and its killing me.

Verbose mode after putting old harddisk in new laptop

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for