Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!MIX!Blackbird From: billy@MIX.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Slower Shutdown after 10.9.4 update Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 20:27:34 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <040720141039476963%otto@bogus.address.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix5.panix.com X-Trace: reader2.panix.com 1404505654 10397 166.84.1.5 (4 Jul 2014 20:27:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 20:27:34 +0000 (UTC) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:61776 Jolly Roger writes: > The system log will usually give you an indication as to what is causing > startup and low-level issues, where the console log typically shows only > issues you experience after you are logged into your user account. For me, it's much easier to look at what's going on as it happens. One can launch the Terminal emulator, and issue this command - sudo nvram boot-args="-v" which also enables the verbose mode on shutdown. Billy Y.. -- sub #'9+1 ,r0 ; convert ascii byte add #9.+1 ,r0 ; to an integer bcc 20$ ; not a number