rossscott1
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Q: my trashcan doesnt boot

my Trash can starts up w a black screen, goes to Logo, then starts progress indicator... gets about a quarter of the way and then shuts down.  Tried many safe starts no go.

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), 46.08 Gb used on other

Posted on Jul 23, 2016 1:51 PM

by Kappy,Apple recommended
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A:

OK, now I've got the picture. Here's what you can begin with:

 

Repair the Drive for El Capitan

 

  1. Restart the computer and after the chime hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility and press the Continue button.
  3. Then select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the the side list.
  4. Click on the First Aid tab in the toolbar and wait for the Done button to activate. Click on it, then quit Disk Utility.
  5. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

 

If First Aid doesn't fix the problem for you, then you will try this next:

 

Reinstall El Capitan Without Erasing Drive

 

       Please be sure you back up.

 

  1. Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
  3. Select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the the side list.
  4. Click on the First Aid icon in the toolbar. Wait until the Done button activates, then click on it.
  5. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  6. Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.

 

Also, see this User Tip: Basic Steps for Upgrading OS X.

Let us know if this gets you going again.

 


Posted on Jul 23, 2016 2:20 PM

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Q: my trashcan doesnt boot

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jul 23, 2016 1:54 PM in response to rossscott1
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    Jul 23, 2016 1:54 PM in response to rossscott1

    You cannot boot from the Trash. You have to have a system installed on the drive from which to boot. So, I have no idea what you are doing nor why. Your profile says you are using Mountain Lion. Is that correct? If not what are you using?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 23, 2016 1:55 PM in response to rossscott1
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    Jul 23, 2016 1:55 PM in response to rossscott1

    You must have booted up already or you would not have a trashcan, explain what you are trying to do.

  • by rossscott1,

    rossscott1 rossscott1 Jul 23, 2016 1:58 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jul 23, 2016 1:58 PM in response to Kappy

    I was using slang lingo for the model of my Mac Pro.  The "trashcan" model as opposed to "cheese grater" Mac Pro. My 2013 MacPro... black cylinder model... will not boot up. It starts up w a black screen, goes to Logo, then starts progress indicator... gets about a quarter of the way and then shuts down.  Tried many safe starts no go.

  • by Kappy,Apple recommended

    Kappy Kappy Jul 23, 2016 2:20 PM in response to rossscott1
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    Jul 23, 2016 2:20 PM in response to rossscott1

    OK, now I've got the picture. Here's what you can begin with:

     

    Repair the Drive for El Capitan

     

    1. Restart the computer and after the chime hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears.
    2. Select Disk Utility and press the Continue button.
    3. Then select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the the side list.
    4. Click on the First Aid tab in the toolbar and wait for the Done button to activate. Click on it, then quit Disk Utility.
    5. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

     

    If First Aid doesn't fix the problem for you, then you will try this next:

     

    Reinstall El Capitan Without Erasing Drive

     

           Please be sure you back up.

     

    1. Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears.
    2. Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
    3. Select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the the side list.
    4. Click on the First Aid icon in the toolbar. Wait until the Done button activates, then click on it.
    5. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
    6. Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.

     

    Also, see this User Tip: Basic Steps for Upgrading OS X.

    Let us know if this gets you going again.

     


  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Jul 23, 2016 2:22 PM in response to rossscott1
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    Jul 23, 2016 2:22 PM in response to rossscott1

    - Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM/PRAM

    Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

    About NVRAM and PRAM 

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

    - Try starting in Safe Mode, yes try again after the resets

    OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

    - Boot to Recovery and repair the startup disk

    OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

    - If it is repairable reinstall the OSX

    How to reinstall OS X on your Mac - Apple Support

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

    - If you do not have a backup use disk utility to restore the internal disk to an external disk so you can try to recover data.

    Then format the startup disk and do a fresh install of OSX