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Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below)
Here is a list of things I have tried already!
Hold Shift to boot into safe mode:
The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and goes back to the spinning wheel again.
Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility:
In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and the disk and the results come up as OK.
Hold Option to select drive:
When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though.
Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC:
I have tried these and none of them make any difference to the problem.
I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try.
Device:
| MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 |
| MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 |
Tags:
grey boot up screen no logo or pointer., macbook pro (13-inch mid 2010), HD OK
Status:
open
Accepted Answer:
95999
Edit by KidA,
Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below)
Here is a list of things I have tried already!
Hold Shift to boot into safe mode:
The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and goes back to the spinning wheel again.
Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility:
In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and the disk and the results come up as OK.
Hold Option to select drive:
When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though.
Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC:
I have tried these and none of them make any difference to the problem.
I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try.
Device:
MacBook Pro 13" Unibody
Tags:
grey boot up screen no logo or pointer., macbook pro (13-inch mid 2010), HD OK
Status:
open
Accepted Answer:
| 95999 |
Edit by Walter Galan,
Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below)
Here is a list of things I have tried already!
Hold Shift to boot into safe mode:
The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and goes back to the spinning wheel again.
Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility:
In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and the disk and the results come up as OK.
Hold Option to select drive:
When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though.
Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC:
I have tried these and none of them make any difference to the problem.
I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try.
Device:
| MacBook Pro 13" Unibody |
| MacBook Pro 13" Unibody |
Tags:
grey boot up screen no logo or pointer., macbook pro (13-inch mid 2010), HD OK
Status:
open
Edit by KidA,
Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
| Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below) |
| Here is a list of things I have tried already! |
| Hold Shift to boot into safe mode: |
| The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and goes back to the spinning wheel again. |
| Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility: |
| In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and the disk and the results come up as OK. |
| Hold Option to select drive: |
| When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though. |
| Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC: |
| I have tried these and none of them |
| I have tried these and none of them |
| I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try. |
Device:
MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 OS X Lion
Tags:
grey boot up screen no logo or pointer., macbook pro (13-inch mid 2010), HD OK
Status:
open
Edit by KidA,
Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
| Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below) |
| Here is a list of things I have tried already! |
| Hold Shift to boot into safe mode: |
| The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and goes |
| The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and goes |
| Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility: |
| In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and the |
| In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and the |
| Hold Option to select drive: |
| When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though. |
| Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC: |
| I have tried these and none of them work. |
| I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try. |
Device:
MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 OS X Lion
Tags:
grey boot up screen no logo or pointer., macbook pro (13-inch mid 2010), HD OK
Status:
open
Edit by KidA,
Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below)
Here is a list of things I have tried already!
Hold Shift to boot into safe mode:
The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and
goes back to the spinning wheel again.
Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility:
In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and
the disk and the results come up as OK.
Hold Option to select drive:
When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though.
Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC:
I have tried these and none of them work.
I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try.
Device:
MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 OS X Lion
Tags:
| grey boot up screen no logo or pointer., macbook pro (13-inch mid 2010), HD OK |
Status:
open
Original post by KidA,
Title:
Stuck on grey screen after boot, Disk Utility says HD is OK
Text:
Today my 2010 Macbook Pro 13" running Lion suddenly stopped booting up and remained stuck on the Apple logo and spinning wheel indefinitely. It does not even go to the login screen (but does in certain circumstances as I will detail below)
Here is a list of things I have tried already!
Hold Shift to boot into safe mode:
The progress bar goes about halfway and then stops and
goes back to the spinning wheel again.
Hold Cmd and R to go to Disk Utility:
In the Disk Utility I repaired and verified permissions and
the disk and the results come up as OK.
Hold Option to select drive:
When I do this, and select Macintosh HD, it takes me to the login screen and I can enter my password, however upon doing so it brings me to a crashed Chrome, which gives me the option to Restore previous tabs. Nothing else loads and a grey screen remains in the background. No dock or desktop or Finder appears or works. I can get into System Preferences, however I can't connect to my Wifi network even though it is detected. I can connect to Wifi when I am in the Cmd and R Disk Utility mode though.
Resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC:
I have tried these and none of them work.
I would appreciate it if anyone else has any ideas I could try.
Device:
MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 OS X Lion
Status:
open