Macbook Pro (late 2011; OS X 10.8.2) fails to boot (verbose mode shows "FIPS USER SPACE POST SUCCESS" last)
Hello,
My Macbook Pro (late 2011, running OS X 10.8.2) fails to boot. When in verbose mode it hangs after the entry "FIPS USER SPACE POST" appears.
It first happened a week ago. I used a new router, had bought a new HP mouse and an Epson Printer the week before. No system updates were installed in the days before. When it first happened, I had just downloaded a game (Empire Total War) from the App Store. I also put in new RAM, but only after the problem first occured.
Zapping the PRAM didn't do anything. Single user mode did not boot either. In verbose mode, it froze after the aforementioned entry appeared. Disk utility did not fix it either.
I then restored from my time machine disk. The system ran fine until exactly a week after the first instance, when it did the exact same thing again. So I did a fresh OS install and then transferred the data from the backup.
Now (one day later), it's happening for the third time.
From what I understand, FIPS is some security/encryption standard integrated into mountain lion, but I do not use the file vault tool nor would I know of any other encryption stuff running.
That's the story so far, I would be very glad about any help/suggestions.
Thanks,
Ivo
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)