Slow Startup, 2min stuck at blue screen!

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Slow Startup, 2min stuck at blue screen!

Hi,

My startup takes a long time. Everytime when it loads until the blue screen, it will freeze for at least 2min.

I have tried all the following:

1. Reset PRAM
2. Fixed permissions ( and also I used Onyx to do everything I could )
3. Reinstall 10.6 from the upgrade disc I've got, and upgraded to 10.6.4
4. Clear all my login items

Here is my log when starting up:

6/27/10 9:08:44 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
6/27/10 9:08:49 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.bradfordnetworks.daemon) Unknown key: StartInterval
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDD2GC.gc => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDD2GC.gc-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDDGC.gc => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDDGC.gc-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxHeadless => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxHeadless-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetAdpCtl => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetAdpCtl-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetDHCP => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetDHCP-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxSVC => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxSVC-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxXPCOMIPCD => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxXPCOMIPCD-x86
6/27/10 9:09:06 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VMMGC.gc => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VMMGC.gc-x86
6/27/10 9:09:07 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox-x86
6/27/10 9:09:07 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM-x86
6/27/10 9:09:07 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/vboxwebsrv => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/vboxwebsrv-x86
6/27/10 9:09:07 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxDrv.kext
6/27/10 9:09:07 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxUSB.kext
6/27/10 9:09:07 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxNetFlt.kext
6/27/10 9:09:08 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxNetAdp.kext
6/27/10 9:09:17 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
6/27/10 9:09:17 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[174] com.apple.ReportCrash: Already loaded
6/27/10 9:09:17 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[174] com.apple.ReportCrash.Self: Already loaded
6/27/10 9:11:35 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[200]) Exited with exit code: 1
6/27/10 9:11:52 PM com.apple.WindowServer[58] Sun Jun 27 21:11:52 dhip-101.wireless.diamond.colby.edu WindowServer[58] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
6/27/10 9:11:53 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-@me.com-SharedServices[205]) Exited with exit code: 1
6/27/10 9:12:03 PM SystemUIServer[191] MenuCracker 2.0 (/Library/PreferencePanes/MenuMeters.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MenuCracker.me nu)
See http://sourceforge.net/projects/menucracker
MenuCracker is now loaded. Ready to accept new menu extras. Ignore the failure message that follows.

I researched and found that MenuCracker is kind of a problem. But from this log, I think the main problem that lasts for 2min or so is not about MenuCracker. I have also tried starting up without it. But everything does not help!

I don't really want to clear everything in my hard disk and reinstall everything again. 😟

HELP is appreciated!
Thanks!

MBP 15 Late 2008, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jun 27, 2010 6:30 PM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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Jun 27, 2010 6:46 PM in response to lyoelee

Based on the posting, virtualbox is the culprit. Check with http://www.virtualbox.org/ and install the latest, if you really need it.

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lyoelee Author

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Jun 27, 2010 7:31 PM in response to baltwo

Thanks baltwo. But it doesn't solve the problem yet. I have updated Virtualbox, and still, it takes 2min.

Here is the log again:

6/27/10 10:17:26 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
6/27/10 10:17:30 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.bradfordnetworks.daemon) Unknown key: StartInterval
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDD2GC.gc => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDD2GC.gc-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDDGC.gc => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxDDGC.gc-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxHeadless => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxHeadless-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetAdpCtl => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetAdpCtl-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetDHCP => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxNetDHCP-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxSVC => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxSVC-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxXPCOMIPCD => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxXPCOMIPCD-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VMMGC.gc => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VMMGC.gc-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/vboxwebsrv => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/vboxwebsrv-x86
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxDrv.kext
6/27/10 10:17:50 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxUSB.kext
6/27/10 10:17:51 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxNetFlt.kext
6/27/10 10:17:51 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Loading VBoxNetAdp.kext
6/27/10 10:17:55 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[169] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
6/27/10 10:17:55 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[171] com.apple.ReportCrash: Already loaded
6/27/10 10:17:55 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[171] com.apple.ReportCrash.Self: Already loaded
6/27/10 10:20:03 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[169] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[197]) Exited with exit code: 1
6/27/10 10:20:19 PM com.apple.WindowServer[58] Sun Jun 27 22:20:19 dhip-101.wireless.diamond.colby.edu WindowServer[58] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
6/27/10 10:20:22 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[169] (com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-@me.com-SharedServices[202]) Exited with exit code: 1
6/27/10 10:20:27 PM SystemUIServer[184] MenuCracker 2.0 (/Library/PreferencePanes/MenuMeters.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MenuCracker.me nu)
See http://sourceforge.net/projects/menucracker
MenuCracker is now loaded. Ready to accept new menu extras. Ignore the failure message that follows.

Thanks again!

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Answer 3

VS007

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Jun 27, 2010 8:57 PM in response to lyoelee

I have similar startup issues since I upgraded to 10.6.4.
Called up the support and we already tried PRAM reset, safe boot and still spinning beach balls upon start up. The support guy got another expert to login as root to disable all starup options and clean up user cache, but the call got disconnected(hangup??)

Nevertheless disappointed that Apple would push out such major disrupting changes in a point release.

Anyone know how can I enable a root user and clean up users cache/start up items etc?

Cheers

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baltwo

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Jun 27, 2010 11:21 PM in response to lyoelee

What happens when you disable virtualbox. If that results in a reasonable startup time, then you know what the issue is all about. I have no use for such things, so can't advise whether or not you should keep it.

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lyoelee Author

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Jun 28, 2010 7:28 AM in response to baltwo

Hi, Thank you for your answer. Just one quick question. I realize that from the log, the process that takes the longest time is not virtualbox, are you sure that getting rid of it will help?

Just want to make sure, because i have some stuffs in my virtualbox ( linux ), and dont want to get rid of it unless necessary.

Thanks!

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Answer 6

baltwo

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Jun 28, 2010 11:08 AM in response to lyoelee

I have no idea, since I only run OS X on my machines.

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lyoelee Author

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Jun 28, 2010 4:15 PM in response to baltwo

But I have been using virtual box for at least 6 months from now. The problem only appeared recently ( past month ). So I do not think it is caused by Virtualbox right?

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VS007

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Jun 29, 2010 12:02 AM in response to lyoelee

If you upgraded to 10.6.4, then it must be related.
The support guy asked me to turn off the 64 bit in safari to fix some of the plig in issues with 10.6.4.
BTW where do you see the startup log file?

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lyoelee Author

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Jun 30, 2010 6:39 PM in response to VS007

I do not use safari, i use firefox instead. But that still do not solve my problem.
😟

By the way, the way you see the logs is go to Applications, then Utilities, then click on Console. Then you will see all the logs.

🙂

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baltwo

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Jun 30, 2010 7:03 PM in response to VS007

There isn't any startup log, just the system.log which shows the startup/boot steps.

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Answer 11

VS007

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Jul 1, 2010 2:00 PM in response to lyoelee

Cleaning up the cache, preferences as root did not help.
Ultimately abandoned that user and started using my another user.

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lyoelee Author

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Jul 12, 2010 7:48 PM in response to baltwo

Hi, I have uninstalled virtualbox, and nothing have changed. I was wondering the process that took 2 min or so in the log, has nothing to do with virtual box, but rather with something else, any ideas?

Thank you for suggestions!

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