Recalled/replaced HDD will not boot and iMac gives weird messages

Hi,

Major help wanted ... Have replaced HDD as part of iMac recal campaign. Reformated said disk c/w 2 boot partitions for reinstallation of backed up data software and OS's from Time machine. Forget it!. Only one of these partitions is recognized in the list coming out during Option Start: 10.7.5. But it produces a weird message and forces me to reboo using an external disk. The other partition does not even show up on the startup screen but I get the icon of an EFI boot disk in addition to the 10.7.5 volume icon. In both cases the contents are available when using an external disk. System profile identifies them both as bootable. Tried blessing them through Terminal and got nothing except the message that is appended. Among the the info from an earlier attempt with Terminal was a statement that the mounting point could not be found.

Am now on the verge of an iBreakdown and ready to play frisbee with my iMac right in the Apple store where I live.

Is there a real genius out there who will help me solve this never before encountered problem since 1994 (the year I bought my first Mac)?

Thanks for your help.

BD

Here are the messages I get from1- Terminal and 2- the screen when booting 10.7.5

Terminal message:

Last login: Tue Nov 13 18:54:04 on ttys000

iMac-de-Bernard:~ bernarddeniger$ sudo bless -"volumes/disk0s2/system/library/coreservices"

Password:

bless: unrecognized option `-volumes/disk0s2/system/library/coreservices'

Usage: bless [options]

bless --help

bless --folder directory [--file file]

[--bootinfo [file]] [--bootefi [file]]

[--setBoot] [--openfolder directory] [--verbose]

bless --mount directory [--file file] [--setBoot] [--verbose]

bless --device device [--setBoot] [--verbose]

bless --netboot --server url [--verbose]

bless --info [directory] [--getBoot] [--plist] [--verbose] [--version]

iMac-de-Bernard:~ bernarddeniger$ sudo bless -volumes/disk0s2/system/library/coreservices

bless: unrecognized option `-volumes/disk0s2/system/library/coreservices'

Usage: bless [options]

bless --help

bless --folder directory [--file file]

[--bootinfo [file]] [--bootefi [file]]

[--setBoot] [--openfolder directory] [--verbose]

bless --mount directory [--file file] [--setBoot] [--verbose]

bless --device device [--setBoot] [--verbose]

bless --netboot --server url [--verbose]

bless --info [directory] [--getBoot] [--plist] [--verbose] [--version]

iMac-de-Bernard:~ bernarddeniger$ sudo bless -volumes/disk03/system/librarycoreservices

bless: unrecognized option `-volumes/disk03/system/librarycoreservices'

Usage: bless [options]

bless --help

bless --folder directory [--file file]

[--bootinfo [file]] [--bootefi [file]]

[--setBoot] [--openfolder directory] [--verbose]

bless --mount directory [--file file] [--setBoot] [--verbose]

bless --device device [--setBoot] [--verbose]

bless --netboot --server url [--verbose]

bless --info [directory] [--getBoot] [--plist] [--verbose] [--version]

iMac-de-Bernard:~ bernarddeniger$

Startup screen 10.7.5:

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 86217 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 4

Anonymous UUID: 1010DB56-C7EB-4A16-9A22-0EC71F7B3764

Tue Nov 13 18:43:22 2012

panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff80005418bf): "Process 1 exec of /sbin/launchd failed, errno 2"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1699.32.7/bsd/kern/kern_exec.c:3546

Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80f029be00 : 0xffffff8000220792

0xffffff80f029be80 : 0xffffff80005418bf

0xffffff80f029bee0 : 0xffffff8000527730

0xffffff80f029bf10 : 0xffffff8000553779

0xffffff80f029bf50 : 0xffffff800021e143

0xffffff80f029bf90 : 0xffffff80002c3d3a

0xffffff80f029bfb0 : 0xffffff80002da52c

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: init

Mac OS version:

Not yet set

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: FF3BB088-60A4-349C-92EA-CA649C698CE5

System model name: iMac11,1 (Mac-F2268DAE)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 2194030528

last loaded kext at 1884603806: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 13 (addr 0xffffff7f812f9000, size 12288)

loaded kexts:

at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 3883

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.8f17

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 33

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.0.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 312

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.2.1

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 195.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.2.30

com.apple.security.quarantine 1.4

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 195.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 13

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 160.7

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 160.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.8f17

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.8f17

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.8

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.8

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 177.8

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 331.7

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7.2

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.5

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

Model: iMac11,1, BootROM IM111.0034.B02, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.54f36

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850, ATI Radeon HD 4850, PCIe, 512 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.67.5-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.8f17, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: ST31000528AS, 1 TB

Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0xfa140000 / 6

USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x0221, 0xfa142000 / 10

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0409 (NEC Corporation), 0x005a, 0xfa130000 / 5

USB Device: hub_device, 0x050d (Belkin Corporation), 0x0416, 0xfa132000 / 9

USB Device: composite_device, 0x04f9 (Brother International Corporation), 0x001b, 0xfa132300 / 11

USB Device: SuperMulti RW, 0x152e (HLDS (Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc.)), 0x1640, 0xfa134000 / 8

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 7

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa120000 / 3

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0409 (NEC Corporation), 0x005a, 0xfd130000 / 6

USB Device: FA GoFlex Desk, 0x0bc2 (Seagate LLC), 0x5071, 0xfd133000 / 9

USB Device: My Book, 0x1058 (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1100, 0xfd131000 / 8

USB Device: FreeAgentDesktop, 0x0bc2 (Seagate LLC), 0x3000, 0xfd132000 / 7

USB Device: My Book 1110, 0x1058 (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1110, 0xfd140000 / 5

USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd110000 / 4

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3