HT201262: Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up

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Gino Alexander

Q: I have the gray start up screen that just keeps spinning. I have 'dubious permissions on file' I cant boot my MacBook Pro 15"

I cannot start up / boot my MacBook Pro (15"). When I power it up, all I get is a 'persistant gray screen' with that gear icon spinning under the apple.

 

I did run a 'safe boot', and saw that I had 2 possible errors that might be causing it:


 

1) 'lanchctl: dubious permissions on file.  /Library/LaunchDaemons

 

 

2) 'lanchctl: dubious permissions on file.  /etc./mach_init.d

 

 

Also, there was a line that said that my 'IPv6' was disabled ??

 

 

If anyone knows what I can do to fix this, I would be very grateful. All my songs and videos and pics are on my mac,and I have had it since 2007.

 

 

Thank you kindly,

 

Gino

ginocapece@yahoo.com


MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Laptop

Posted on Aug 30, 2012 11:01 AM