Can't shutdown/restart Mac...

svnipp · svnipp #1 (**permalink**)

03-21-2008, 05:49 PM

This is very strange... I was attempting to reboot my Mac to play a game on the Windoze Bootcamp partition, but the system will NOT restart. I try restart and it comes up with something saying an application was unable to shutdown to try again. I shutdown that application via the activity monitor and try again and same results. I'm afraid I'm going to have to hard boot the system to get it to shutdown.

Any thoughts on this strange behavior?

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #2 (**permalink**)

03-21-2008, 06:17 PM

Unplug the cord and pull the battery out (assuming it's a notebook) and try starting it up again. To me, it seems like your only option.

The Vindicat3d · The Vindicat3d #3 (**permalink**)

03-21-2008, 07:17 PM

Assuming it is not a notebook (by looking in your sig) Unplug it and than upon hold down the keys P R A M option and command and than press the power button.

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #4 (**permalink**)

03-21-2008, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Vindicat3d

Assuming it is not a notebook (by looking in your sig)

If I could only read...

svnipp · svnipp #5 (**permalink**)

03-21-2008, 10:06 PM

It was very odd in that I could do pretty much anything else with the system. I could launch programs and whatnot... I ended up holding down the power button until it powered off. This did reboot the system and it came up fine afterwards. I believe that the problem was some weird issue with Firefox because when I restarted Firefox it came up with the restore session option.

Anyway, I'll be rebooting again soon to see if this was an anomaly or something more.

svnipp #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2008 Posts: 103	03-21-2008, 05:49 PM This is very strange... I was attempting to reboot my Mac to play a game on the Windoze Bootcamp partition, but the system will NOT restart. I try restart and it comes up with something saying an application was unable to shutdown to try again. I shutdown that application via the activity monitor and try again and same results. I'm afraid I'm going to have to hard boot the system to get it to shutdown. Any thoughts on this strange behavior? Scott One happy switcher! Mac Pro single Quad core/GeForce 8800 GT/2GB
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svnipp #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2008 Posts: 103	03-21-2008, 10:06 PM It was very odd in that I could do pretty much anything else with the system. I could launch programs and whatnot... I ended up holding down the power button until it powered off. This did reboot the system and it came up fine afterwards. I believe that the problem was some weird issue with Firefox because when I restarted Firefox it came up with the restore session option. Anyway, I'll be rebooting again soon to see if this was an anomaly or something more. Scott One happy switcher! Mac Pro single Quad core/GeForce 8800 GT/2GB
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JohnTheMacGeek #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 874 Mac Specs: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro  Mid 2007 iMac  4G iPod Touch  iPhone 4S  iPad	03-21-2008, 06:17 PM Unplug the cord and pull the battery out (assuming it's a notebook) and try starting it up again. To me, it seems like your only option.
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