Mojave Login Issues

I installed Mojave on a brand new MacBook Pro and after the installation process, the initial login screen accepts my credentials, shows the desktop for 5-10 seconds, then goes back to login. Every subsequent login attempt produces the same result, including in Safe Mode.


I spoke with Apple via support chat about it today, and we tried reinstalling Mojave. No dice. We then booted into recovery mode, launched Disk Utility to mount the drive, then Terminal to remove "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/var/db/.AppleSetupDone" and reboot. That sent me back to the setup process after install. I created another user and had exactly the same issue with that user. They have escalated the issue and I have a call with them in two hours.

Any recommendations?

Posted on Sep 24, 2018 4:07 PM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2018 7:46 AM

In my case, the error was caused by a Razer Plugin.

Boot into recovery mode (Cmd + R while booting), then start a terminal (menubar->utilities as far as i remember), go to /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/ and remove every Razer Plugin.


(Thanks to Betus at MacRumors)

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Oct 28, 2018 12:31 PM in response to OliverMarcus

OliverMarcus,


I'm having the same error when trying to set the boot mode to both SAFE and VERBOSE. When I try to boot in SAFE mode on Mojave 10.14, it just sits forever once it fills the progress bar with the Apple logo. Apple support was unable to diagnose, of course. Did you ever figure out how not to get the iokit error or how to invoke bootargs correctly?


Thanks,

Jeff

Oct 29, 2018 3:22 PM in response to nalinfrommelbourne

Hi, im a newbie to the whole terminal and commands stuff, but i have managed to find some directries, although none of them contain any razer files...
once on the terminal, i used the command: ls /Library .this will show you what the other folders in the library, and using the same command, only adding the rest of the directory, for (example: ls /library/Audio) i was able to navigate to the provided by others on this page. my nly problem is that there are no razer files there.

Nov 7, 2018 7:18 PM in response to mattrichards

I am having the same issue for the last 24 hours: after logging in with correct credentials, the MacBook Pro flashes once, then reverts to the white apple on black background with progress bar, reopens to login screen.

I had Mojave on this machine before (more than a month) and last night I updated to 10.14.1. It's been giving me trouble ever since.

Other than that, the only change I made was to go to 2-factor authorization. No other software installed. I do not have any 3rd party audio plugins or extensions.

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