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    My Macbook won't start T_T

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Ludde, Apr 29, 2007.

  1. Ludde

    Ludde Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!

    When I returned to my room today after having washed some clothes, I was more than a little surprised to find that my Macbook wouldn't take my admin password to unlock the screensaver. After several tries of careful typing, I figured I'd just have to give it a cold restart. I was even more surprised when I upon said restart found the Apple logo after the "bong" to flicker between the apple, a prohibitory sign and sometimes a question mark. A quick look at Apples KB makes it seem like a software problem which could be solved by booting from the OSX-DVD, but I'd like to ask here as well if there's anyone who's had any similiar experiences.
     
    Ludde, Apr 29, 2007
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  2. Wooky

    Wooky Notebook Evangelist

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    From what you described, indeed it seems like a software glitch: perhaps some critical file was corrupted in the HDD. I'd try resetting PRAM and logging into single-user mode (if possible) and fsck-ing the disk.

    Reset PRAM:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
    Single User Mode:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106388

    ::EDIT:: Before trying any of the above, see if booting up in safe-mode won't solve your issues: Safe Mode includes an automatic disk repair.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393
     
    Wooky, Apr 29, 2007
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