MacBook stuck at Lock screen after recent macOS Sonoma update.

Sometimes macOS Sonoma gets stuck on the Lock screen. Force a power down by holding the power button for 10 seconds. I find it best to first press the Caps Lock key so its LED lights up so when the LED goes out, you know the Mac is powered down. I've never had an issue logging in after a restart.

mutale32 wrote:

The keyboard is not working I’m unable to type and the cursor is frozen

Have you tried using an external keyboard? If an external keyboard works, then it means you have a hardware issue with the laptop (most likely the built-in keyboard) which will need to be repaired.

See if you can boot into Safe Mode. Sometimes a keyboard may work before macOS begins to boot, but you can still use a wired USB external keyboard to activate Safe Mode. If you can boot into Safe Mode and the built-in keyboard works, then it most likely means you have an issue with some third party software you have installed.

i have had this issue

boot into recovery mode

open terminal from menu bar

type "resetpassword"

enter ur new password as "a"

type "reboot" into terminal

now the moment it turns on quickly press a and enter

then u can install root patches because that seems to be OCLP

and then reboot again

change your password back

and done! :)

Have the computer evaluated by the Professionals who have the Special Hardware Software and Expertise to diagnose the issue and offer possible solutions

Make an Appointment at the Apple Genius Bar or call 1 800 MyApple and have them evaluate the computer

Other locations call Centres 

 Contact Apple for support and service

Have the computer evaluated by the Professionals who have the Special Hardware Software and Expertise to diagnose the issue and offer possible solutions

Make an Appointment at the Apple Genius Bar or call 1 800 MyApple and have them evaluate the computer

Other locations call Centres 

 Contact Apple for support and service

What happens when you manually type in the Admin Password ?

yourboiramin wrote:

i have had this issue

boot into recovery mode

open terminal from menu bar

type "resetpassword"

enter ur new password as "a"

type "reboot" into terminal

now the moment it turns on quickly press a and enter

then u can install root patches because that seems to be OCLP

and then reboot again

change your password back

and done! :)

If as the Author has written the keyboard does not work.

How exactly will your above suggestion work ?

What Keyboard ?

The Internal and Builtin Keyboard like in your image above ?

Or an External Keyboard ?

If External Keyboard how exactly is it connected to the computer ?

I am using an External Apple Magic Keyboard connected via Bluetooth connection to a Headless computer

After the update to Sonoma 14.4 from the 14.3.1 and the computer restarted, the Bluetooth Connection just worked fine

Updated a M3 MBA from Sonoma 14.3 to Sonoma 14.4 using the Internal and Builtin Keyboard and it worked fine

If you have forgotten the Admin Password - please advise and we can help with that

Hi. So my assumption is similarly to me, the keyboard works for about 15 seconds after boot before it locks up.