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MacBook Pro A1990 stuck on spinning globe

I have my machine stuck on a spinning globe,

when I press option key on startup I see my drive with is 10.13 and also recovery 10.13 but when you chose either it goes straight to internet recovery mode, I have tried booting from external with both high Sierra and Mojave but it still takes me to internet recovery mode.

i don’t know what else to do, I need help

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 12:36 PM

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Jul 17, 2019 9:13 AM in response to LifeStone

Good morning LifeStone!


I see that you're having some trouble starting up your MacBook Pro because you're seeing a spinning globe, and when attempting to select a startup disk it automatically goes into macOS recovery.


See if you can repair the disk by choosing Disk Utility in macOS Recovery. Here's how: Repair a disk using Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support. If no issues are detected, try reinstalling macOS. Here's the steps for this, which involves starting in macOS recovery: How to reinstall macOS


Have a great day.

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Jul 20, 2019 8:01 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

In Internet Recovery, these low negative thousands error messages indicate that your provided Wi-Fi Network is inadequate in some fashion, and cannot be used (for this purpose) in its current state.


Common problems include:

Hidden Network-name

required use of a proxy server to get Internet access

required use of a login page to get Internet access

Use of a login server or certificate to get Internet access

Use of PPPoE in the Mac to get Internet access (typically only applies to DSL)

Use of Fixed IP address rather than good old DHCP

Variance of the time by more than five minutes

Failure of Router to provide workable DNS server addresses, or providing 0.0.0.0 [may produce -2002f]


If you have an Ethernet port, you may in some cases be able to move your Mac close to the Router and connect to the Router using Ethernet.


The higher the number, the more obscure the problem.


Also, make certain the Date&Time and Time Zone are correct within 5 minutes.

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Jul 27, 2019 7:11 AM in response to LifeStone

This is far more likely to be a sample defect of failure in your specific MacBook Pro. You are the only person that has reported this issue. How could this be a bug in the hardware, without massive numbers of reports from other Users?


Have you tried moving within a few feet of your Router, as a hedge against antenna problems? Have you tired using an Ethernet connection with an adapter?


If you have an Apple-owned Store available, you can makes an appointment for a free hardware evaluation, in warranty or out.


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