Questions tagged [startup]
Usually referring to the startup process of a device or computer from an initial "cold" state rather than sleep or hibernation.
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Is there any way to prevent a MacBook Air (2019) from powering up when an input device (keyboard or trackpad) is touched or the lid is open?
While I know there is a hack to prevent MacBooks — 2018 and higher — from starting up when the lid is open, I would like to know if there is a similar hack to prevent a MacBook from powering up when ...
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Let's try to fix the "Sleep Wake failure in EFI -- Failure code:: 0xffffffff 0x0000001f"
I have had this well-known issue for a way too long time...
Now it got unbearable and I'm hoping to find help here.
The issue
For those unfamiliar with it, here's the general description:
Starting ...
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Mac OS goes into Recovery mode at every update
After updating my Mac to Big Sur, every single 11.x update of Mac OS (including the update to Big Sur itself, as well as the latest to 11.4) ends up with restarting my Mac to Recovery mode, that is, I ...
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Macbook doesn't display on external screen until after I log in (Yosemite). How to fix?
I have a macbook pro (mid-2011) and an HP Pavilion 22bw (prob inconsequential) connected via a Thunderbolt DVI Adapter.
Ever since installing Yosemite, I now need to open the macbook pro and log in ...
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Why do some Login Items insist on displaying at startup, despite being set to "Hide"?
Under System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items, I have a number of applications that are set to launch on system startup.
Some of these, despite being marked to "Hide" on startup, insist ...
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Whats wrong if 'Invalid BS_jmpBoot in boot block: 000000'
I have a corrupted partition and upon trying to repair it with disk utility it gives the error
Invalid BS_jmpBoot in boot block: 000000
Several postings on the internet describe this problem related ...
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I deleted Macintosh HD - Data and now the computer won't boot even in Recovery Mode
Okay all, I think I messed up really big time.
Was so excited and delighted today to see my brand spanking new MacBook Air arrive (running Catalina). Everything was wokring great; I started Migration ...
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Blinking question mark folder after updating from Mojave to Catalina
I used macOS Mojave on mid-2014 MacBook Pro before update. While installation it forced me to restart. After restart nightmare has been started.
The Blinking question mark folder has appeared on my ...
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What is IOConsoleusers: gIOScreenLockState error during boot?
So yesterday morning I was using my Mac normally encoding some videos in HandBrake and installing some github repo installing some python packages system wide like a python package named b45. Then I ...
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Disable “Enable Ask Siri” at startup
On Big Sur (11.2.1, but I believe also 11.2), every time I restart, I get asked asked again if I want to enable ask siri. Is there a way to get it to stop asking?
This is specifically when macos ...
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Deleting a linux dual boot on mac
I have a linux dual boot installed with rEFInd, which I want to delete.
I tried to just delete the disk partition, but that throws an error.
MediaKit reports partition (map) too small. If you ...
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Is my system disk damaged?
Recently I couldn't get my Mac (bought in April - 2009) to boot. The hard disk was quite full and honestly speaking I kept ignoring a number of warnings from OS X to 'free up some space'. I have been ...
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Creating a bootable Windows USB drive when Bootcamp is already installed
I just upgraded to El Capitan, and am now having issues booting directly into Windows. I need a bootable Windows USB stick to repair my bootcamp partition, but I'm having a difficult time making that ...
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Macbook boots up to grey 'prohibited' symbol
I'm having an issue with my '09 13" Macbook Pro. When I boot it up, it seems to be booting normally until about thirty seconds in, when the Apple symbol is replaced with a kind of 'no-smoking' symbol, ...
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How to 'startx' from Single User Mode?
I usually run dwm inside Xquartz on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. But is there a way to boot into Safe Mode (or a console), then startx or xinit, skipping Aqua? I'd like to boot directly into X11.
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