Blackscreen on macOS boot ****ERROR ArchiveGetData...

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EruMantis Author

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Blackscreen on macOS boot ****ERROR ArchiveGetData...

Hello,

I just updated to macOS 10.12.4 an something strange happens.

The Vault is active, so after entering my password, the system creates a blackscreen with error mesages like

****ERROR ArchiveGetData Couldn't find file: unlockOptions.int32

****ERROR ArchiveGetData Couldn't find file: 1_flag_menu_item.png

and so on.

Here is a screenshot i took via phone:

The startup itself doesn't take longer. It continues to boot normally into macOS except it doesn't show the Apple Logo and the progress bar.

So my question is, since there are some pngs, is the system not able to find the load bar (are those the images and background images?). Where does this come from?

Should I re-install macOS 10.12.4? Or is there an easier way to fix this?

Many thanks.

VIN,Mac Pro (Early 2009), macOS Sierra (10.12.2), 3,46 GHz, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA Titan X

Posted on Apr 2, 2017 8:43 PM

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Answer 1

EruMantis Author

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Jun 18, 2017 9:29 AM in response to EruMantis

Quick Update:

I solved the problem some time ago. I deactivated the Encryption. After that, it worked perfectly fine.

So it seems that during install the system cannot write some files onto an encrypted SSD.

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Answer 2

cdhw

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Apr 3, 2017 7:00 PM in response to EruMantis

Backup you data before proceeding.

I think that the most likely cause of these errors is a failing disk. Try rebooting in recovery mode:

About macOS Recovery - Apple Support

and use Disk Utility 'first aid' to verify and attempt to fix any errors. If this is sucessful reintall 10.12.4.

C.

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EruMantis Author

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Apr 4, 2017 8:20 AM in response to cdhw

Hello cdhw,

thank you, this isn't it. The harddrive is fine and this error occured just after the update to 10.12.4. So something in the update process went wrong, or Apple changed something else.

I tried the Repair. Also logged into Safe Mode and into recovery mode. Nothing helps. If all fails I will re-install macOS...and slowly it starts to feel like Windows :-)

BTW, if one looks closely, you can see the status bar within the black screen...so it just seems the bakcground image is lost???? Don't know.

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tobirehn

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Jun 18, 2017 9:30 AM in response to EruMantis

I found a convincing answer on stackexchange.com.

It seems that if your disk has been encrypted with FileVault the images needed for the startup screen cannot be read before the disk content has been decrypted. Further reading on https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/205201/builderror-error-building-a-use r-of-type

Tobi

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shawmish

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May 28, 2017 11:28 PM in response to EruMantis

I also have this issue, but mine is in conjunction with my MBP 2011 running 10.12.5 being unable to wake up after putting it to sleep or closing the laptop. Not that this happens every time. Maybe 2 out of 5 times.

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Answer 6

Jun 14, 2017 7:44 PM in response to tobirehn

This seems very plausible. I am also getting the same black screen of white text. I did an install of Sierra onto a pre-encrypted volume, something I had not done before. I've always encrypted after the install. Doesn't seem to hurt anything, and I'm keeping regular backups. 🙂

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Answer 7

Jun 18, 2017 9:37 AM in response to EruMantis

I can see how that made the back screen go away, but disabling encryption puts my data at risk. I will happily live with the back screen at boot to prevent someone from getting all my personal data if they steal my computer.

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EruMantis Author

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Jun 18, 2017 9:41 AM in response to Ghostwheel

Yes, you may be right. So, the thing I didn't try yet is to re-enable FileVault encryption. Maybe there is a chance that the whole problem only occurs if the system is upgraded when it is encrypted. So a way to try would be to de-crypt, upgrade, and then encrypt again.

I am not doing that right now because I believe that it might cause some other problems since I am not using a standard Mac configuration anymore (talking about not officially supported Processor and NVIDIA Titan X Graphics Card). Maybe I'll try later, but if you are going to try, let me know if that solved the problem.

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Answer 9

Jun 18, 2017 11:02 AM in response to EruMantis

Decrypting and re-encrypting isn't a viable option for me. Almost 3TB in my primary volume. It would take me 24 hours in each direction, to cure an essentially cosmetic issue. I can live with it. :)

I'm also running a non-standard config. nvidia GTX 980 ti, with firmware flashed by macvidcards.com, upgraded processors, and jacked up RAM. Weird question, but do you play Hearthstone, and if so do you get any graphics glitches in The game under Sierra?

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EruMantis Author

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Jun 18, 2017 11:18 AM in response to Ghostwheel

Ah okay then.

Well no, I am not playing Hearthstone...I mostly do my gaming on the Windows 10 Drive (I boot up in Windows to play titles not available on Mac). However, it is possible that you might experience glitches. I found out that I am not able to read iBooks on my mac. The windows shows transparent. If I deactivate the NVIDIA WebDrivers, it works.

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cdhw

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Apr 4, 2017 9:36 AM in response to EruMantis

It's time to try reinstalling Sierra!

C.

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