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<blockquote data-quote="ken ledger" data-source="post: 1903125" data-attributes="member: 410755"><p>just before things were FUBAR</p><p>My turn to ask for help here. </p><p>2011 MBP. </p><p>Yesterday i was trying to make a usb boot installer but it never work. I shut down the Mac to go out, when i came back i switch the mac on and just got the 'white screen of death"</p><p>I have every key combination there are to be had but just get the white screen.</p><p>i have tried.</p><p></p><p>Safe mode</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/how-to-start-up-mac-from-bootable-media/?fbclid=IwAR1EYxE0g3Vr-tdxx_iL_ykN819w-KbWETvnitUBhRBrZhx-y43TJ4U0iuY" target="_blank">Boot from CD/DVD</a>: <strong>C</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/how-to-start-up-mac-from-bootable-media/?fbclid=IwAR1AKZRqFCGfAG0IRslxTe3k1j5ZwTuiCZ-9PrD2IVyedSJHGm74knkmRs4" target="_blank">Startup Manager</a>: <strong>Option</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Single-User Mode: <strong>Command — S</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/02/how-to-boot-your-mac-in-target-disk-mode/?fbclid=IwAR1Z7YFWJFSe0PLmjuzfMkJC6JnTzDSg5y2SHnMgGFgVomVVhTG-SqQfwcU" target="_blank">Target Disk Mode:</a> <strong>T</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idownloadblog.com%2F2015%2F08%2F17%2Fhow-to-boot-your-mac-in-verbose-mode%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3qTr0AnA1dS5Mk3w-FB-vDNpvQo6Aq6H7TsNsFBWVETTjMdY2qS6bYE4U&h=AT2Y5ppbEyyWIfboezkfY82x5kScVa6zVlMa0mlFUKHI61WjIpFthHhLEkHBsyn7eOecYK-9mF0TYauMkpB22kqs7yherWilyZUAf_NCSnCoEk4Xs9S1mH4VqT4TmyEHGmLplIY&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2mGUts_3oatPCFWOOWJ4_4PMFbY57nlRBXC5p1MOE5LU4qm_YfH_oI9Lq_oZBzGzKqbH3VUIvrjjQRuPJJrO-UmKa8X3aD41qLLUJwvJuEwNGz6DLmwzilDTvop649Ppn-E2Bmbeww_Lqa2KpVsVhrBLSfOulNTvUTgn8amwZ_Mx1vmq-E85tKlpqQjT5O_2ZsjMfsR1Qq" target="_blank">Verbose Mode</a>: <strong>Command — V</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idownloadblog.com%2F2015%2F07%2F29%2Fhow-to-boot-mac-safe-mode%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3VlC19EdPS1LYsE0BK19s5Q0PDHTE2gvD1gJ9AtJ1_S-xzjYEspi7kvWQ&h=AT1ixr-wqn_n36RggvdjbbIyE2kVSVtYtIEaVb39znAYETF6XFXmjBdADXyDJk5QBS6E0t95EYwv3U6z_T1rqEWBhf_-6NnjB4XhAqhmUEhhWfuItCABYwR7N3DPa8CkbjJ2KVk&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2mGUts_3oatPCFWOOWJ4_4PMFbY57nlRBXC5p1MOE5LU4qm_YfH_oI9Lq_oZBzGzKqbH3VUIvrjjQRuPJJrO-UmKa8X3aD41qLLUJwvJuEwNGz6DLmwzilDTvop649Ppn-E2Bmbeww_Lqa2KpVsVhrBLSfOulNTvUTgn8amwZ_Mx1vmq-E85tKlpqQjT5O_2ZsjMfsR1Qq" target="_blank">Safe Mode:</a> <strong>Shift</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/24/how-to-start-mac-recovery-mode/?fbclid=IwAR2UMWFFBecC0vpdx4r4e5UajL-ajevVuoXXULysUjYx147FvjgIC6AUhyc" target="_blank">macOS Built-in Recovery Mode:</a> <strong>Command — R</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/25/how-to-start-up-your-mac-in-internet-recovery-mode/?fbclid=IwAR1Z7YFWJFSe0PLmjuzfMkJC6JnTzDSg5y2SHnMgGFgVomVVhTG-SqQfwcU" target="_blank">Internet Recovery Mode:</a> <strong>Command — Option — R </strong>or<strong> Command — Option — Shift — R</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idownloadblog.com%2F2016%2F03%2F07%2Fhow-to-start-mac-apple-diagnostics-hardware-test-mode%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1XyRCBRDFk4jYl1JCwAtbf4Ygf8G8hY3NryjMB2JXZiMscLw4MXecjPPI&h=AT1M5nQkE-X1-rVj7boG1MjdHV8FTurPJwbQ32JKTzIOq5oPQFAL5Y3vQiVLB75u2yym9KDb9EoLPQVcTz2eQbboC6xyCWuBFjnFSvF1m2xZO_Yo-0eAf7-fIwJC77kpYUcoz78&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2mGUts_3oatPCFWOOWJ4_4PMFbY57nlRBXC5p1MOE5LU4qm_YfH_oI9Lq_oZBzGzKqbH3VUIvrjjQRuPJJrO-UmKa8X3aD41qLLUJwvJuEwNGz6DLmwzilDTvop649Ppn-E2Bmbeww_Lqa2KpVsVhrBLSfOulNTvUTgn8amwZ_Mx1vmq-E85tKlpqQjT5O_2ZsjMfsR1Qq" target="_blank">Apple Hardware Test:</a> <strong>D</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/03/07/how-to-start-mac-apple-diagnostics-hardware-test-mode/?fbclid=IwAR2AIP_fdsMMxkU1p1B1J1vQyOoJww1e5LIojdLXvuDyXr_faoBTMnhvorU" target="_blank">Apple Hardware Test over the Internet:</a> <strong>Option — D</strong>reinstall</li> </ul><p>reinstall over the internet</p><p>Clear NVRAM & PRAM</p><p>cmd shift</p><p>cmd t</p><p>cmd option</p><p></p><p>cmd s did bring up a blue screen with loads of txt but to fast to read, the one bit i did see at the end is 'failed to configure interests'</p><p></p><p>I was wondering in my stumbling i may may wiped the drive, i find this had to believe as i never clicked on the HD. But when using Terminal not sure what happened there. I only pasted in commands found on the web for making the boot installer.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I would like to fix it myself as that the way i am though i have an independent Apple shop very near me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ken ledger, post: 1903125, member: 410755"] just before things were FUBAR My turn to ask for help here. 2011 MBP. Yesterday i was trying to make a usb boot installer but it never work. I shut down the Mac to go out, when i came back i switch the mac on and just got the 'white screen of death" I have every key combination there are to be had but just get the white screen. i have tried. Safe mode [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/how-to-start-up-mac-from-bootable-media/?fbclid=IwAR1EYxE0g3Vr-tdxx_iL_ykN819w-KbWETvnitUBhRBrZhx-y43TJ4U0iuY']Boot from CD/DVD[/URL]: [B]C[/B] [*][URL='https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/how-to-start-up-mac-from-bootable-media/?fbclid=IwAR1AKZRqFCGfAG0IRslxTe3k1j5ZwTuiCZ-9PrD2IVyedSJHGm74knkmRs4']Startup Manager[/URL]: [B]Option[/B] [*]Single-User Mode: [B]Command — S[/B] [*][URL='https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/02/how-to-boot-your-mac-in-target-disk-mode/?fbclid=IwAR1Z7YFWJFSe0PLmjuzfMkJC6JnTzDSg5y2SHnMgGFgVomVVhTG-SqQfwcU']Target Disk Mode:[/URL] [B]T[/B] [*][URL='https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idownloadblog.com%2F2015%2F08%2F17%2Fhow-to-boot-your-mac-in-verbose-mode%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3qTr0AnA1dS5Mk3w-FB-vDNpvQo6Aq6H7TsNsFBWVETTjMdY2qS6bYE4U&h=AT2Y5ppbEyyWIfboezkfY82x5kScVa6zVlMa0mlFUKHI61WjIpFthHhLEkHBsyn7eOecYK-9mF0TYauMkpB22kqs7yherWilyZUAf_NCSnCoEk4Xs9S1mH4VqT4TmyEHGmLplIY&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2mGUts_3oatPCFWOOWJ4_4PMFbY57nlRBXC5p1MOE5LU4qm_YfH_oI9Lq_oZBzGzKqbH3VUIvrjjQRuPJJrO-UmKa8X3aD41qLLUJwvJuEwNGz6DLmwzilDTvop649Ppn-E2Bmbeww_Lqa2KpVsVhrBLSfOulNTvUTgn8amwZ_Mx1vmq-E85tKlpqQjT5O_2ZsjMfsR1Qq']Verbose Mode[/URL]: [B]Command — V[/B] [*][URL='https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idownloadblog.com%2F2015%2F07%2F29%2Fhow-to-boot-mac-safe-mode%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3VlC19EdPS1LYsE0BK19s5Q0PDHTE2gvD1gJ9AtJ1_S-xzjYEspi7kvWQ&h=AT1ixr-wqn_n36RggvdjbbIyE2kVSVtYtIEaVb39znAYETF6XFXmjBdADXyDJk5QBS6E0t95EYwv3U6z_T1rqEWBhf_-6NnjB4XhAqhmUEhhWfuItCABYwR7N3DPa8CkbjJ2KVk&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2mGUts_3oatPCFWOOWJ4_4PMFbY57nlRBXC5p1MOE5LU4qm_YfH_oI9Lq_oZBzGzKqbH3VUIvrjjQRuPJJrO-UmKa8X3aD41qLLUJwvJuEwNGz6DLmwzilDTvop649Ppn-E2Bmbeww_Lqa2KpVsVhrBLSfOulNTvUTgn8amwZ_Mx1vmq-E85tKlpqQjT5O_2ZsjMfsR1Qq']Safe Mode:[/URL] [B]Shift[/B] [*][URL='https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/24/how-to-start-mac-recovery-mode/?fbclid=IwAR2UMWFFBecC0vpdx4r4e5UajL-ajevVuoXXULysUjYx147FvjgIC6AUhyc']macOS Built-in Recovery Mode:[/URL] [B]Command — R[/B] [*][URL='https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/25/how-to-start-up-your-mac-in-internet-recovery-mode/?fbclid=IwAR1Z7YFWJFSe0PLmjuzfMkJC6JnTzDSg5y2SHnMgGFgVomVVhTG-SqQfwcU']Internet Recovery Mode:[/URL] [B]Command — Option — R [/B]or[B] Command — Option — Shift — R[/B] [*][URL='https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idownloadblog.com%2F2016%2F03%2F07%2Fhow-to-start-mac-apple-diagnostics-hardware-test-mode%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1XyRCBRDFk4jYl1JCwAtbf4Ygf8G8hY3NryjMB2JXZiMscLw4MXecjPPI&h=AT1M5nQkE-X1-rVj7boG1MjdHV8FTurPJwbQ32JKTzIOq5oPQFAL5Y3vQiVLB75u2yym9KDb9EoLPQVcTz2eQbboC6xyCWuBFjnFSvF1m2xZO_Yo-0eAf7-fIwJC77kpYUcoz78&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2mGUts_3oatPCFWOOWJ4_4PMFbY57nlRBXC5p1MOE5LU4qm_YfH_oI9Lq_oZBzGzKqbH3VUIvrjjQRuPJJrO-UmKa8X3aD41qLLUJwvJuEwNGz6DLmwzilDTvop649Ppn-E2Bmbeww_Lqa2KpVsVhrBLSfOulNTvUTgn8amwZ_Mx1vmq-E85tKlpqQjT5O_2ZsjMfsR1Qq']Apple Hardware Test:[/URL] [B]D[/B] [*][URL='https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/03/07/how-to-start-mac-apple-diagnostics-hardware-test-mode/?fbclid=IwAR2AIP_fdsMMxkU1p1B1J1vQyOoJww1e5LIojdLXvuDyXr_faoBTMnhvorU']Apple Hardware Test over the Internet:[/URL] [B]Option — D[/B]reinstall [/LIST] reinstall over the internet Clear NVRAM & PRAM cmd shift cmd t cmd option cmd s did bring up a blue screen with loads of txt but to fast to read, the one bit i did see at the end is 'failed to configure interests' I was wondering in my stumbling i may may wiped the drive, i find this had to believe as i never clicked on the HD. But when using Terminal not sure what happened there. I only pasted in commands found on the web for making the boot installer. I would like to fix it myself as that the way i am though i have an independent Apple shop very near me. [/QUOTE]
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