Q: MacBook Does Not Start-Up/Boot Normally
To those of you who are reading this:
If this happens to you too, you could do the things that I have already tried that didn't work on mine but might work on yours.
This might appear long and it should appear long because I have put every detail and information I can get.
How I discovered it:
I pressed the power button; it turned on. It displayed the Apple logo, and then the round loading thing. I was waiting for the log in screen to appear but it didn't. It was just loading so I pressed and held the power button again until it turned off.
What I usually do when I turn it on is to enable Verbose Mode -- I just forgot it and was too late to do it earlier.
So I turned it on again and enabled Verbose Mode right after the chime sound and before the Apple logo appeared.
While it's on that mode, I usually see the texts "com.apple.launchd" and "Verbose boot, will log to (notsurewhat)." Those are some words that I remember.
But now.. there are some texts added and I see the sentence "Socket is not connected" at the end of the text.
What I've already tried:
I put it in both Safe Mode and Verbose Mode.
Verbose Mode lets you see the details about what's happening during a Mac's boot process.
Safe Mode performs certain checks and is used to help resolve troubleshoot issues related to your startup disk that may be affected by corrupted/incompatible software.
I put it in Single User Mode.
I waited until the command-line prompt appeared and then I entered the text "fsck -fy." From what I've read on the internet.. it said I'll have to wait and the process will take several minutes but it just took me seconds.
It said I should get one of two messages: "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be ok" and "FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED."
It said if I encounter the first message, I'll need to type reboot and press return. And if I encounter the latter message, I'll have to run "fsck -fy" all over again. Note: You can retype the command or just press the up arrow key and then press return.
The text appeared and what I saw was "Macintosh HD appears to be corrupted."
The last text was "FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED."
On what I've read said I should get one of the two messages but I got both. So I tried running "fsck -fy" all over again but it kept showing the same text as shown above no matter how many times I run it.
I Reset The NVRAM.
I turned it on and held down the keys Command, Option, P, and R.
I kept holding the keys down until I hear the Mac restart again. Note: If you keep holding the keys down, it will restart again and again unless you release the keys.
I waited for it to boot normally after it restarted but it still didn't work.
I have Run Disk Utility In Recovery Mode.
The problem could be affecting the Hard Disk Drive.
I turned it on and held down the keys Command and R and released the keys when the Apple logo appeared and waited for it to load.
A gray background screen and the menu bar at the top of the screen appeared.
A window in which I can choose a language appeared -- it doesn't appear anymore when I run on Recovery Mode again after a few times.
And then a window named "Mac OS X Utilities" appeared.
I saw four options that I can choose. Note: You need to press the trackpad to click something unlike how you tap on it like you normally do.
From what I've read...
I selected Disk Utility. I clicked the "Macintosh HD" which is on the left column and underneath the drive size of the Disk Utility window.
On the lower right if the window, there is "Verify Disk" and below it is "Repair Disk." I clicked "Verify Disk" and the text appeared and says that the disk, which is "Macintosh HD", appears to be corrupted and it is need to be repaired. I clicked "Ok" and it automatically ran the "Repair Disk" without me having to click it. The text appeared and says that the disk cannot be repaired and needs to backup.
Now that it didn't work on my Mac. I'm going to move and select the second option.
I selected Reinstall Mac OS X.
On my Mac, the information under it says "Set up and install a new copy of Lion."
After I clicked it, it said "To set up the installation of OS X Lion, click Continue."
It took me to some agreement terms or something like that.
At the end, I need to select a disk.
What I've read.. "In the pane where you select a disk, select your current Mac OS X disk (in most cases, it is the only one available)." -- Which I think my current Mac OS X disk is "Macintosh HD."
The only disk that appeared is called "Recovery HD"... But I can't click it and it says "This disk is locked."
I saw a loading circle when that disk appeared so I guess "Macintosh HD" should appear too.
I restarted my Mac and did it again -- I guess both disks already appeared on some of you people and didn't have to restart.
So I went through Recovery Mode and clicked Reinstall Mac OS X again.
At then end, finally, both "Macintosh HD" and "Recovery HD" appeared.
But I also cannot click on "Macintosh HD" because it also says "This disk is locked."
I also see a "Customize" button at the lower left of the window but I also cannot click it.
Now that "Macintosh HD" is locked, I'm trying to figure out on how to unlock it and continue the installation.
Or if unlocking it is not possible / Or if there isn't any way on how to unlock it...
Then please tell me what exactly I should/could/have/need to do...
I don't know how I should use and what I need to do with the "Restore From Time Machine Backup"
I selected Get Help Online.
I wrote this using Safari on Recovery Mode.
- Verbose Mode -- Command and V
- Safe Mode -- Shift
- Both Safe Mode and Verbose Mode -- Shift, Command, and V
- Single User Mode -- Command and S
- Resetting The NVRAM -- Command, Option, P, and R
- Recovery Mode -- Command and R
MacBook Pro, null
Posted on Jul 19, 2016 2:59 AM