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Hello community,

I have a MBP 15 inch 2017 and am having constant problems on the Bootcamp side. While Booting and logging into Windows many times when I hit the Windows key (command key) the whole machine is hung. Everytime I go to reboot it I get the below error. During the same time I lose Bluetooth keyboard connectivity. Looking for help!

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, Windows 10, Creator Build 1709

Posted on Nov 17, 2017 12:24 PM

107 replies

Loner T

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Jan 11, 2018 11:52 AM in response to Dick Richards

You will need to point to the current HFS Volume.

Loner T

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Jan 13, 2018 3:53 PM in response to Dick Richards

In DU, try to erase and format it as APFS. See How to choose between APFS and Mac OS Extended when formatting a disk for Mac - Apple Support for reference.

Nov 18, 2017 7:29 AM in response to Loner T

Nope.. I can remove all devices when I get in with some luck and then plug things in and they work and don't need a reboot.

Another weird thing is that when this error occurs and decide to go into the Mac side with Option boot I get a bunch of errors too! I can send the log.. Errors state: Your computer was restarted because of a problem, etc etc... What? I was under the impression the Mac side was working great? I originally had it on High Sierra but reinstalled with Sierra because of the problems..

Nov 19, 2017 9:13 AM in response to Dick Richards

BTW - On something completely different I am trying to get my older MBP 13inch running Time Machine on my Time Capsule and it doesn't seem to work. Is it actually true TM won't work if you are APFS? I have seen conflicting articles..

Nov 19, 2017 9:52 AM in response to Loner T

Nov 20, 2017 4:31 AM in response to Loner T

My MBP 2013 seems to kick off a backup no problem and I usually watch is for about 5 mins to make sure. I usually step away and then when I check it and it shows the below and the backup file is only 13 GB. I am not sure where to look at logs and such to troubleshoot?

Loner T

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Nov 20, 2017 6:38 AM in response to Dick Richards

Under About This Mac -> System Report -> Hardware, there is a Hardware UUID and a Model Identifier.

Mount the Time Capsule disk in Finder by clicking on it. You may need to provide a password to connect to the TC disk. Once connected, there should be a folder which is named the same as your 2013 MBP name. Right-click on it and choose 'Show Package Contents'. Look for a file called com.apple.TimeMachine.MachineID.plist. Check that com.apple.backupd.HostUUID matches the Hardware UUID and com.apple.backupd.ModelID matches the Model Identifier of your Mac.

If the configuration looks valid, enable Automatic Backups. On the Mac, in Applications -> Utilities -> Console logs, in the top right Search box, type backupd and search. Look for any error messages.

Nov 22, 2017 10:51 AM in response to Loner T

/dev/disk1s1 on / (apfs, local, journaled)

devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)

/dev/disk1s4 on /private/var/vm (apfs, local, noexec, journaled, noatime, nobrowse)

/dev/disk0s3 on /Volumes/BOOTCAMP (ntfs, local, read-only, noowners)

map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)

map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)

/dev/disk2s1 on /Volumes/NIFTY64GBJ (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled, noowners)

//Dick%20Richards@CATBUTT-ATC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/AIRBUTTData on /Volumes/AIRBUTTData (afpfs, nodev, nosuid, mounted by dickrichards)

Loner T

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Nov 22, 2017 2:27 PM in response to Dick Richards

Yes, on the Mac that has issues with TM. On the Mac with problems, run

sudo tmutil disablelocal

and re-try your TM backup using Backup Now in the TM item in the Menu Bar.

I suggest you disablelocal on all Macs which have High Sierra.

Dec 3, 2017 9:22 AM in response to Loner T

Name : AIRBUTTData

Kind : Network

URL : afp://Dick%20Richards@CATBUTT-ATC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/AIRBUTTData

Mount Point : /Volumes/AIRBUTTData

ID : B24B9F99-4032-4864-9156-13384A9EADB3

Loner T

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Dec 7, 2017 7:07 AM in response to Dick Richards

Yes, just been a bit busy. Do you have an external disk large enough which can be directly attached to the Mac which has issues and configures as a TM destination? Has the problematic Mac ever had a successful TM backup to the current configured TC?

Dec 21, 2017 4:53 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks LT! I just tried doing a backup (incremental i guess it would be called) and the backup worked...

Speaking of drives - Had a question. I have another Mac (iMac) that I had on the beta program for High Sierra that I boot off of a removable SSD drive per the USB. Machine works like a champ but I chose to stay on the old format and not go with the APFS when I upgraded. i am ready to go to APFS on the drive but when I go into Recovery to do the upgrade the drive is greyed out. Do I have any options OTHER than restoring off a backup?

Jan 10, 2018 9:47 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks LT! I will give that a shot. BTW - on another note I just did the last Apple update on my other MBP and now it won't boot. I CAN boot in Bootcamp but not the Apple side. I tried the PRAM option, tried Safe Boot. Still can't get in. Thoughts on ideas on what I can do?

Jan 10, 2018 1:08 PM in response to Loner T

After 4 reboots an act of God must have happened because now I am ... Don't get it... Didn't try the command as of yet since it is up.

Per your last comment if I I tried the below command and got this:

diskutil apfs convert disk1

then

Error starting conversion from HFS to APFS: An HFS volume is required for this operation (-69837)

My OSX Drive is:

/dev/disk1 (external, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *120.0 GB
disk1

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB
disk1s1

2: Apple_HFS OSXDRIVE 119.2 GB
disk1s2

3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB
disk1s3

Jan 12, 2018 5:09 AM in response to Loner T

Just tried the steps and got some weird stuff. I went into Disk Utility and highlighted my external SSD connected to my Thunderbolt and it lets me convert but when I try to convert my SSD on the USB to APFS it is greyed out (my OS drive).

Another weird thing - When exiting when I chose the option for "Choose my Start Up Disk" it then does NOT show the drive that I COULD convert!!! ;-( I also tried the Convert option through the Terminal..

diskutil apfs convert disk1

THEN ERROR

Error starting conversion from HFS to APFS: An HFS volume is required for this operation (-69837)

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