Mac OS slow boot up

brianv1980 · brianv1980 #1 (**permalink**)

12-05-2011, 06:43 PM

Hello,

I am new here and would like to say hello

I have a new iMac (2011) upgraded to lion. I performed the safari update yesterday. It asked me to reboot so I said ok. Upon reboot I saw the apple screen then the pinwheel for about 5 mins. Then I see the unix commands in the background telling me to hard reboot. So I do that now my iMac takes 5 mins to boot. After boot everything is fine. I have reset pram, verified permissions, verified the disk and all good. I get this in verbose mode

Running fsck on the boot volume
**/dev/rdisk0s2 (no write)
**root file system

Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540~34)

Hfs removed 0 orphaned/unlinked files and 6 directories.

That is where it sits for about 4-5 mins then boots

please any other ideas, otherwise apple care it is for $150.

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #2 (**permalink**)

12-05-2011, 06:51 PM

Try booting off of the recovery partition and verifying/repairing the hard drive.

brianv1980 · brianv1980 #3 (**permalink**)

12-05-2011, 06:53 PM

Not to sound dumb or naive but 1. how?? and 2. Will I loose any of my items on my hard drive? I am VERY new to mac Bought in June... I did go thru disk utility and verify the HDD...

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

12-05-2011, 10:07 PM

Also go into System Preferences > Startup Disk and make sure your boot drive is selected by clicking once.

brianv1980 · brianv1980 #5 (**permalink**)

12-05-2011, 10:09 PM

I only have the internal drive showing in that screen and it is selected

brianv1980 · brianv1980 #6 (**permalink**)

12-05-2011, 10:48 PM

Downloaded onyx and now the **** thing will not boot up at all.
I guess apple care it may be.

brianv1980 · brianv1980 #7 (**permalink**)

12-06-2011, 12:36 AM

Ok so before I tried apple care I did a network restore off my time capsule and back dated it 2 weeks and bingo. I did the safari and iTunes updates rebooted and it is the way it is supposed to be. I honestly forgot about the TC. I don't know why onyx cleaning disrupted to the point it would not boot but oh we'll all is good. Thanks for the help

Dysfunction #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,514 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	12-05-2011, 06:51 PM Try booting off of the recovery partition and verifying/repairing the hard drive. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,074 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	12-05-2011, 10:07 PM Also go into System Preferences > Startup Disk and make sure your boot drive is selected by clicking once. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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brianv1980 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 05, 2011 Posts: 10 Mac Specs: Mid 2011 iMac	12-05-2011, 06:43 PM Hello, I am new here and would like to say hello I have a new iMac (2011) upgraded to lion. I performed the safari update yesterday. It asked me to reboot so I said ok. Upon reboot I saw the apple screen then the pinwheel for about 5 mins. Then I see the unix commands in the background telling me to hard reboot. So I do that now my iMac takes 5 mins to boot. After boot everything is fine. I have reset pram, verified permissions, verified the disk and all good. I get this in verbose mode Running fsck on the boot volume /dev/rdisk0s2 (no write) root file system Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540~34) Hfs removed 0 orphaned/unlinked files and 6 directories. That is where it sits for about 4-5 mins then boots please any other ideas, otherwise apple care it is for $150.
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brianv1980 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 05, 2011 Posts: 10 Mac Specs: Mid 2011 iMac	12-05-2011, 10:09 PM I only have the internal drive showing in that screen and it is selected
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brianv1980 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 05, 2011 Posts: 10 Mac Specs: Mid 2011 iMac	12-05-2011, 10:48 PM Downloaded onyx and now the **** thing will not boot up at all. I guess apple care it may be.
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brianv1980 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 05, 2011 Posts: 10 Mac Specs: Mid 2011 iMac	12-06-2011, 12:36 AM Ok so before I tried apple care I did a network restore off my time capsule and back dated it 2 weeks and bingo. I did the safari and iTunes updates rebooted and it is the way it is supposed to be. I honestly forgot about the TC. I don't know why onyx cleaning disrupted to the point it would not boot but oh we'll all is good. Thanks for the help
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