Bizarre MBP problem
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- Continuity0
OK, so finally safe mode booted, and both the trackpad and KB work fine in it. I'm in it now.
- comicsans0
From safe mode boot from your diagnostics disc and run full diags, see if that provides any details.
- acescence0
the UUID error has to do with networking, and if it goes away in safe mode, I'll guess it's something to do with your airport card/wireless drivers as that stuff isn't loaded in safe mode
- dMullins0
Buy an external KB/mouse.
- robulation0
It sounds like Windows is the cause of the problems. A guy I worked with had a similar problem with his bootcamp causing massive problems. Is there any way you can get rid of windows to see if it resolves the problem?
- Continuity0
That was my first thought, too. I know it's not a hardware problem, because the hardware works fine in Windows, and I do get the Caps Lock light when I press the key in OSX.
The problem is without being able to do any inputs when I boot to OSX or to install disc, I can't manipulate anything.
Unfortunately, I fear it might have to come down to me trying to re-format the OSX partition from Windows, then trying to boot up to install disc and re-format the partition (again) and reinstall.
Ugh.
- comicsans0
Try an external keyboard/mouse?
You really need to look at error logs to see if an issue is being reported. One quick thing to check is to see if you have filled up your system disc, OSs get very strange when they run out of space.
- No external peripherals, unfortunately. :(
Where are error logs stored on OSX?Continuity - Applications/Utiliti... and DiskUtility for available/Used spacecomicsans
- WTF? the first should be Console in Utilitiescomicsans
- No external peripherals, unfortunately. :(
- tFour0
keyboard viewer?
- Nope, because clicking the trackpad does nothing.Continuity
- Continuity0
79 gigs free on the OS X partition, which is ... well, it's all right. Could be better.
- My old powerbook has 80Gb total, it works just fine.comicsans
- Continuity0
@comicsans: I can't access terminal, console or anything, because clicking anything on the desktop does absolutely nothing. The only thing I can do with the trackpad is track the cursor around.
So, right now, I'm limited to finding a solution that works (in part) from my Windows boot, which is what I'm currently using.
- Atkinson0
return it
- comicsans0
Shut down and safe boot (hold down shift key while booting) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT13… see if things are better after that, if so then something is misbehaving. If safe boot works I'll give some more suggestions ...
- Miesfan0
Check the drivers.
Sometimes it has happened to me, and the solution has been "fighting" with Windows. Right click on My Computer and click Properties. Then we click the Hardware tab and Device Manager. From there, select those drivers that have the yellow exclamation, and looking for the drivers on the Leopard DVD (which you have to have previously entered).
Search choose driver manually, then select from the list the correct driver (I usually always go that is). You say next and the driver automatically recognizes you and you will (hope) operate smoothly.- Did you upgrade VMWare/Parallels or Windows 7 recently?comicsans
- Update, no ... the only Windows update I did recently was installing a new game, and DirectXContinuity
- TenaciousG0
My first guess is to check the SMART status on the hard drive. It's in Disk Utility. SMART stands for self-maintenance and recovery technology (I think). It's an indicator of the health of the hard drive. All the slowdowns could be the hard drive slowly failing.
You didn't spill anything on the machine, did you? Or let it overheat? Both of those things have been known to cause strange problems. Sometimes after one of those the computer will continue to work but act like it is slowly dying.
- Stick with smart utility instead: http://www.flickr.co…jaylarson
- Good point. I haven't had to use my disk checker since my 12" powerbook failed. My current MBP has run with no problems for almost 5 years (knock on wood)TenaciousG
- Continuity0
Finally managed to track down and open my log files from OSX, and this comes up a lot:
_CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
Also, booting to safe mode doesn't work. :(
- neowe0
it took me till the end of the thread to realize KB meant keyboard
- Continuity0
So digging deeper, it seems the cause lies with kernel_task running at over 100% CPU _all_ the time, eating up one of my two cores.
Looks like a nuke-and-pave is in the offing.
- This is from activity monitor/all processes? Bizarre mine runs at 2%comicsans