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boot fails . Too many corpses. XOS 10.13.4
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<blockquote data-quote="Happy-Granddad" data-source="post: 1790304" data-attributes="member: 384425"><p>David Batten 11 April 2018</p><p>My iMac suddenly fails to boot. I recently upgraded from 10.13.3 to 10.13.4. The Verbose boot gets into an unending production of messages like "task [nnn] failed'; too many corpses" .</p><p> </p><p>I can't get into Safe Mode. Recovery mode is OK but I'm unsure what to do. Target mode allows my MacBookPro (also running 10.13.4) to see the failing machine's main drive and even make changes. </p><p></p><p>There has been a lot of activity on this forum and other support websites suggesting that .kext files are to blame. The instructions to clear the fault are many and various, and are either beyond my Terminal experience, contradictory, or incomplete (missing steps). </p><p></p><p>Is there now a clear answer to what the problem is and a straightforward way to solve it?</p><p></p><p>I have good TimeMachine backups, but the words 'erase the disk and reload the OS' are a bit vague for something so potentially devastating!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for helping </p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Happy-Granddad, post: 1790304, member: 384425"] David Batten 11 April 2018 My iMac suddenly fails to boot. I recently upgraded from 10.13.3 to 10.13.4. The Verbose boot gets into an unending production of messages like "task [nnn] failed'; too many corpses" . I can't get into Safe Mode. Recovery mode is OK but I'm unsure what to do. Target mode allows my MacBookPro (also running 10.13.4) to see the failing machine's main drive and even make changes. There has been a lot of activity on this forum and other support websites suggesting that .kext files are to blame. The instructions to clear the fault are many and various, and are either beyond my Terminal experience, contradictory, or incomplete (missing steps). Is there now a clear answer to what the problem is and a straightforward way to solve it? I have good TimeMachine backups, but the words 'erase the disk and reload the OS' are a bit vague for something so potentially devastating! Thanks for helping David [/QUOTE]
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