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Problems at startup, login window not visible

Hello everyone.
2 weeks ago I install the latest security update for Tiger, did not give me any error message but when I restart, the blue screen before login window appear and i can only move the mouse. After few minutes I get the wheel turning up in the apple gray screen and stays until I turn it off so I have to say that some program is constantly accessing the disk, I've spent the profits of first aid from the tiger disk and always gives me the message that everything is correct and the permissions too.
I could go via ssh and get all my data, even so I would not have to reinstall anything if not necessary.
I entered through ssh and booted the "top" in console and the only thing noteworthy is that the application "crashdump" this several times.
I copy the final part of my logs to see if anyone knows it can be wrong and fix it.

asl.log

[Time 2009.10.01 13:40:08 UTC] [Facility launchd] [Sender launchd] [PID -1] [Message Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[2638\]: exited abnormally: Killed] [Level 5] [UID -2] [GID -2] [Host Abracadabra]
[Time 2009.10.01 13:40:08 UTC] [Facility launchd] [Sender launchd] [PID -1] [Message Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[2644\]: exited abnormally: Killed] [Level 5] [UID -2] [GID -2] [Host Abracadabra]
[Time 2009.10.01 13:40:09 UTC] [Facility launchd] [Sender launchd] [PID -1] [Message Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[2662\]: exited abnormally: Killed] [Level 5] [UID -2] [GID -2] [Host Abracadabra]
[Time 2009.10.01 13:40:09 UTC] [Facility launchd] [Sender launchd] [PID -1] [Message Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[2668\]: exited abnormally: Killed] [Level 5] [UID -2] [GID -2] [Host Abracadabra]
[Time 2009.10.01 13:40:09 UTC] [Facility launchd] [Sender launchd] [PID -1] [Message Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[2674\]: exited abnormally: Killed] [Level 5] [UID -2] [GID -2] [Host Abracadabra]

crashreport.log

Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashreporterd[223]: crashdump[15328] exited with status 1
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashreporterd[223]: error writing to crashdump
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashreporterd[223]: error reading from crashdump. errno: 9
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashreporterd[223]: error writing to crashdump
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashreporterd[223]: error reading from crashdump. errno: 9
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashdump[15333]: crashdump started
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashdump[15333]: error reading data from crashreporterd
Thu Oct 1 15:48:37 2009 crashreporterd[223]: crashdump[15333] exited with status 1

windowserver.log

Oct 01 15:15:25 [316] Server is starting up
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] CGXMappedDisplayStart: Unit 0: no display alias property
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] CGXMappedDisplayStart: Unit 1: no display alias property
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] CGXPerformInitialDisplayConfiguration
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] Display 0x4270b00: MappedDisplay Unit 0; Vendor 0x610 Model 0x9c2c S/N 0; online enabled built-in (0,0)[1440 x 900], base addr 0xb0015000
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] Display 0x3f003d: MappedDisplay Unit 1; Vendor 0xffffffff Model 0xffffffff S/N -1; offline enabled (2464,0)[1 x 1], base addr 0xb4016000
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] Accel caps: 00000001
Oct 01 15:15:26 [316] Accel caps: 00000001

system.log

Oct 1 15:48:20 Abracadabra launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[14938]: exited abnormally: Killed
Oct 1 15:48:20 Abracadabra launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[14956]: exited abnormally: Killed
Oct 1 15:48:21 Abracadabra launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[14966]: exited abnormally: Killed
Oct 1 15:48:21 Abracadabra launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/mds"[14972]: exited abnormally: Killed

Excuse my bad English, this text is translated from the Spanish by a program.
Thanks all

powerbook 17 1 ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 6:50 AM

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Oct 1, 2009 7:15 AM in response to hammerfist

Hammerfist Hola, y una cálida bienvenida a los foros! 🙂

Sometimes a Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), it will try to repair your Disk Directory while the spinning radian is happening, so let it go, will work to get you in.

Have you booted off the Install Disk by holding the *d key* down at boot-up, (not the c key), and run the extended Apple HW Test? Some Install disks require holding the Option key at bootup to select the AHT. Some Macs came with separate AHT CDs.

Here's the list and downloads for some AHT...

http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html

If AHT passes then it appears to be time for a relatively painless Archive & Install, which gives you a new/old OS, but can preserve all your files, pics, music, settings, etc., as long as you have plenty of free disk space and no Disk corruption, and is relatively quick & painless...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120

Just be sure to select Preserve Users & Settings.

Oct 1, 2009 7:51 AM in response to BDAqua

The safe boot (shift key) and the AHT test (d key) don't work, only can boot on command-s, or on option key, i dont know why if i press shift or d the computer boot normal.
I'll try the archive and install solution in last chance, i think that the problem is a bad config or something stupid that happen in the last security update.
Last thing I see is the disk are going to be full, i dont locate the program that is doing this, or maybe a log, dont know really.

Oct 1, 2009 10:58 AM in response to hammerfist

I have this in my document archives:

"Re-install the security update on the main drive while booted from a secondary drive or in Single User Mode. This could be from another Mac computer while your first one is in Target Disk Mode, perhaps a bootable backup drive, or possibly from your installer disc. Here's references for those methods:

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8728797

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8733921

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8634535

A version of this is to boot from the CD and use Terminal to re-install the update as in:

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8638135#8638135

It is not clear but the instructions in the link may also work when booted to Single User Mode as in [Mac OS X: Remotely installing .dmg|http://www.cs.stevens.edu/~jschauma/UsingUnix/tod.html]

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