- #Mac stuck on loading screen with apple mac os
- #Mac stuck on loading screen with apple software
- #Mac stuck on loading screen with apple password
If that does not work, boot once again to the recovery partition and reinstall your operating system. Then quit from the recovery partition and select restart.
#Mac stuck on loading screen with apple password
Now skip the password area and click reset ACLs.Īfter than quit form reset password utility, logout and quit from Terminal. Select your macintosh hd, then choose your account (I assume it has administrative privileges.) That will bring up the reset password utility, but you don't want to reset the password. Then I would quit from disk utility and select Terminal from the top menu. I would first run disk utility and "repair disk" and then "repair permissions." Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.Have you tried using command-r and starting to get to the recovery partition. After formatting is done quit DU and return to the main menu. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.ħ.
#Mac stuck on loading screen with apple mac os
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.Ħ. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.ĥ. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.Ĥ. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.ģ. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.Ģ.
Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears.
It may just need repartitioning and reformatting:ĭrive Preparation and Installation for Mountain Lionġ. If this can be successfully completed then you won't need to buy a new drive.Īlthough DU cannot repair the drive it does not mean the drive cannot still be used.
The first thing I would do is repartition and reformat the drive.
#Mac stuck on loading screen with apple software
Since you are also running Mountain Lion Server I suggest you first turn the server software off before reinstalling Mountain Lion and see if the same problem persists. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless. Note : You will need an active Internet connection. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Driveīoot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears.
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