Tatsh Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Basically, I used the dd method and this worked, updated with a patch from McMac, and everything was still great. I then started installing all kinds of apps. They all worked fine, except for when they started exiting randomly. I then decided to restart the notebook. Now, whenever I boot (and I have tried safe mode and it's worst), it skips the log on (displays for a second then goes away), then it randomly shows bash (asking me to log in, tried this as well, goes away to fast), then it displays the blue screen again with cursor like it's about to load the GUI. Unfortunately, this is where it hangs. Coming from an all Windows world, I have no idea what to do here, other than redo the dd and start all over again and then cross my fingers. Any help is greatly appreciated. EDIT: -s also produces the same result except the log on never shows (usual) and the Bash never pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 EDIT: -s also produces the same result except the log on never shows (usual) and the Bash never pops up. -s brings up a blue screen? That's odd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Yes, that's seriously what happens. Maybe I should make a video. What happens when I do -x is I get brought into the OS (past the apple logo), the logon shows and then randomly disappears, then I get brought into the console with nothing to do except log in. Is there a way to get out of it and back into the GUI? If there is I don't know the command. sh /etc/rc gives "unbound variable". I'm really at a standstill and would like to avoid reinstalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Well, I'm totally baffled... What was the last major thing you did under OS X that could have caused a problem like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 I can't even be sure anymore. I'm just going to redo the entire thing and cross my fingers. This time I'll try a different method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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