Select your font size  A  A  A 
 
about us products & services consulting & support news & events contact us
Dealing with unwanted startup modes

Unwanted Mac OS X startup modes - Nevada

print this article 
 

In certain situations, a Mac OS X system may act like a specific keyboard shortcut was being pressed at startup when it actually isn't. This can cause any of the following:

  • The screen being filled with scrolling text, which disappears on its own before computer starts up normally.
  • A text screen appears, which proceeds to a line containing root# and stops there.
  • A screen appearing which contains three or more buttons, one for each bootable disk available to the computer, and two others with arrows, one of which is in a circle and the other straight.
  • The computer consistently starting up into safe mode.

This issue can happen spontaneously, or through setting the shortcut in an application such as OnyX, or through the Terminal. If it does happen, it can be gotten rid of by restarting the computer with the Option, Command, P, and R keys held down, and then releasing the keys after the second startup chime or 10 seconds.

Most Recent Website and Regional Updates

 Transparen Toronto Office Locations
Addresses of Transparen Corporation offices in Toronto, Ontario.
 
 High Scalability - Large Systems Optimization
Transparen Corporation lends its expertise to clients experiencing rapid and sudden growth in traffic or server utilization, bottlenecks, systems instability, downtime during peak traffic, or which would like to plan to avoid such issues.
 
 Throughput (or Bandwidth) vs. Latency
This document uses the example of Bill Gates purchasing Google to explain the difference between bandwidth (or throughput) and latency.
 

Google
 
Web transparen.com

Contact Information

Related Information

Data Recovery Toronto
Providing cutting-edge data recovery in Toronto since 2003, Transparen charges a small initial fee to evaluate the drive, and then provides a quote with guaranteed results. Service includes clicking hard drives, platter replacements, water damage, etc...
Finder or application window offscreen
Making offscreen windows visible
Unusual display settings
After a keyboard shortcut was inadvertently pressed, you may find that the computer's display settings have been changed; if this has happened, we can help you fix it.
Desktop & Screen Saver pane of System Preferences quits
Deal with an issue preventing desktop and screensaver settings from being changed in Mac OS X.
Lost account data
On a Mac, you might one day find that your account settings have been reset to the default, and documents are not where you expect. We can help you fix this common problem.
Invisible Volumes folder
In Mac OS X under some conditions, you may find that space is being taken up by an invisible Volumes folder and/or disk names are different in different locations. We can help you with this.
Internet Connect reminder
Disabling the Internet connection reminder
Error -1309 when copying files
This article explains the cause of -1309 errors when files are copied in Mac OS X, and how to deal with them.
Busy file
If you have a download or file transfer that was stopped midway through, one or more files may be left behind which the Finder still reports as being in use. We can help you delete these files.
Macintosh Technical Support
Transparen provides remote technical support for Macintosh, Apple, iBook, and PowerBook.
Moving or renaming home folder
This article explains the options and process of moving or renaming an account's home folder.
Finding the images used by the screensaver
Finding the location of the images used in the Mac OS X screensaver
Manually allocating CPU usage
Speeding up long or complicated tasks in Mac OS X
Repairing Macintosh disks
Repairing directory structures and recovering deleted items on Mac disks.
System Preferences icon change
System Preferences icon changes to contain light switch
   
 
E C M | © 2003-2007 Transparen Corp.      

Standardized Services: Data Recovery Service / Creative Services / Premium Web Hosting Services / System Administration Tech Support Services
Recent Projects: Full-Service Mortgage and Financing Company / System to manage flights from Vancouver to Tofino / Photo exchange verification service
Our Vancouver BC Server Proudly Hosts: automated parking and revenue control systems, leafside lane at southlands, cost effective alternative power sources, Higher Grade Learning Centres, pacific forage bag supply, sunburst medical, neosonic design, roger mahler photography - passionate, intriguing, desirable, the connection between east and west, affordable flights to victoria and tofino, low interest mortgage brokers in vancouver, richmond, surrey, toronto, Toronto Calgary and Vancouver IT staffing and talent search
* Alamo * Amargosa Valley * Ash Springs * Austin * Baker * Battle Mountain * Beatty * Beowawe * Blue Diamond * Boulder City * Bunkerville * Cal-Nev-Ari * Caliente * Carlin * Carson City * Cold Springs * Crescent Valley * Crystal * Crystal Bay * Dayton * Delamar Ghost Town * Denio * Duckwater * Dyer * East * Ely * Elko * Empire * Enterprise * Eureka * Fallon * Fernley * Gabbs * Gardnervillle * Gerlach * Glenbrook * Golden Valley * Goldfield * Goodsprings * Hawthorne * Henderson * Imlay * Incline Village * Indian Hills * Indian Springs * Jackpot * Jarbidge * Jean * Jiggs * Johnson Lane * Kingsbury * Las Vegas * Lamoille * Laughlin * Lemmon Valley * Logandale * Lovelock * Lund * McDermitt * McGill * Mesquite * Minden * Moapa Town * Moapa Valley * Montello * Mount Charleston * Nixon * North Las Vegas * Orovada * Overton * Owyhee * Pahrump * Panaca * Paradise * Paradise Valley * Pioche * Rachel * Reno * Round Hill Village * Round Mountain * Sandy Valley * Schurz * Searchlight * Silver Park * Silver City * Silver Springs * Sloan * Smith * Spanish Springs * Sparks * Spring Creek * Spring Valley * Stateline * Summerlin South * Sun Valley * Sunrise Manor * Sutcliffe * Tonopah * Tuscarora * Verdi * Virginia City * Wadsworth * Wells * West Wendover * Winnemucca * Whitney * Winchester * Yerington * Zephyr Cove