Safe Mode - Boot / Start Up HELP!

Press the power button until the computer shuts down. Then follow the directions here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570

maybe some help here.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310

Hope this helps

Is it making any progress, or has it stalled?

Safe boot does take longer, but not 2 hours.

If you can't get in thru safe boot, which just starts essential applications, and not 3rd party software, you might want to take it in toan Apple store or an AASO (authorized Apple service provider.

If you are terminal proficient (understand and know code) you can do a single user boot, which will take you to the terminal, and you can enter code.

But other than that, you have done the things, that takes me to te end of what I can suggest.

Sorry I could not help you, maybe someone else in the Community might be able to help.

Best of luck

Your comment about an MS DOS window makes it sound like you booted single-user mode instead of safe mode. A single-user boot does produce a terminal-like window display with black background. However, it shouldn't take hours. After it is done booting, it should stop with (if I remember correctly) messages about running fsck and mount, and a command-line prompt.

I'm having the same problems with mine. I'm on that MSDOS looking screen. It has the lines after lines saying "sandboxd" and it's been going for so long it's made it to "MacAuthEvent" en1 and it says succeeded. Is it safe to continue or should I power it down? I followed the instructions that said you have to hold down FN+Command+V and this is the screen I've been on.

Command Shift V shows you VERBOSE Mode.

This is what has always been happening "behind the scenes" while the little spinner was spinning.

If it has been "stuck in a rut" doing the same sorts of things for an hour or more, something is clearly wrong. The idea behind verbose Mode is that you might be able to tell what kind of a rut it is stuck in, and do something about it.

What are the last few messages on the screen that seem to be repeating?

It says "MacAuthEvent en1 AUTH result for: be:cf:cc:47:bf:08 MAC AUTH succeeded" so it's been going for 2 1/2 hrs now. It hasn't stopped or got hung up its just constantly going.

That message tells you it has successfully connected to your wireless network.

I'm thinking about just forcing shut down and boot up using the "shift" key only.

That's a perfectly reasonable plan.

If it gets stuck again, you may need to take it to the genius Bar for a free appointment for an evaluation..

Thank you for your prompt responses. I will take your recommendations if it doesn't work! Thank you again