Bignate337
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: MacBook Pro 2006 won't boot.
When I try to boot up my MacBook it won't turn on. It will boot to the point where you can see the apple logo, but then a darker grey veil falls down over the screen and 16 lines of code print out. The one line that i think might help is
Mac OS Version;
Not yet set
There are also a few lines that say
0x24d6bda8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x24d6bddc 0x223cel 0x0)
There are 7 lines similar to that, but with different variations of numbers and letters.
When I tried to boot in recovery mode it didn't give me the option and only displayed Macintosh HD as a boot option. Any ideas on what might be wrong?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Kappy
Level 10
(271,323 points)
There is no Recovery Mode in Snow Leopard or earlier. Do the following:
Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple
logo appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Restart by Quitting the Installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
