Snow Leopard only boots in Safe Mode
If I shut down then power on I'll get the gray apple screen then a circle with a line through it and no boot.
If i boot in safe mode it will boot fine...well except that I'm in safe mode. If I restart from safe mode, it restarts fine and all is good. If i restart from there it's fine as well, but if i shut down I get the same problem again and have to boot in safe mode to get back to normal again.
Does this sound like a hardware or software issue?
I've scoured the interwebs and have done most of the "sane" suggestions that seemed to help others but I still have the problem.
Help is GREATLY appreciated!
Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2), very tired and frustrated macbook pro owner