My MacBook pro freezes during start up after 30 secs. Any ideas?

Hey Jacob. Thanks a lot for sharing. I think I have the same problem as you.

Do you know why this happens? Is this some sort of software error? If so I'm guessing reformating the mac would settle it no?

Have you heard of another way of fixing this though? From what I read, your explanations help unfreezing the computer but won't prevent it from freezing if we turn off airport again.

I also had one last question. I followed all your instructions but when I type cd/Volumes it tells me that the directory doesn't exist. Do you know if I am doing something bad?

Thanks a lot! This post really saved my life!

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You type "cd /Volumes" not "cd/Volumes". cd is the command and /Volumes is the directory.

And no, I haven't found a way to get this to stop. I wish apple would read these forums and fix the issue. Just wondering, what Mac do you have the problem on? Mine is a 2007 MBP (MacBookPro3,1) but it would help to know all the Macbook models that have this issue.

Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions.

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.

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Thanks a lot Jacob. I haven't turned off my airport since my problem so I haven't had the chance to test that. I'll def try and remember the space next time 🙂

I have a MBP bought in June 2007. 17''.

Maybe one day I'll go to the apple store and try to see with the genius bar if they know the problem. But since I don't have a warranty anymore I'm pretty sure that whatever they say, I won't fix it. 🙂

I tried this fix but the file com.apple.airport.preferences.plist doesn't even show up under my SystemConfiguration folder.

When I try the command it says no such file exists. Any idea why and where it might be. I'm running mountain lion on a early 2008 macbook pro.

rubefink wrote:

I tried this fix but the file com.apple.airport.preferences.plist doesn't even show up under my SystemConfiguration folder.

When I try the command it says no such file exists. Any idea why and where it might be. I'm running mountain lion on a early 2008 macbook pro.

When you write "When I try the command" what command do you mean?

Using the Finder, open the top level of your boot volume. You should see folders starting with Applications (probably) and ending with Users. (If you don't see Users folder you're in the wrong place.) Open the Library folder. In that open the Preferences folder. Look for the SystemConfiguration folder and open it. On my Mac that folder contains 18 items, although your count may be different. Do you see any files with names that start with com.apple.airport.preferences?