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| Subject | Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| References | <nwxHD.88385$nC1.66120@fx09.fr7> <psupkk$ud0$1@dont-email.me> |
| From | "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> |
| Message-ID | <rnSID.18061$RL.11010@fx01.fr7> (permalink) |
| Organization | blocknews - www.blocknews.net |
| Date | 2018-11-20 11:39 +0000 |
On 19/11/2018 16:50, Király wrote: > GA <GA@a.loss.invalid> wrote: >> I've asked here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8618571 >> >> ....... but without success. >> >> Any bright ideas from folk reading here? > > Try a USB keyboard instead of bluetooth. GA did try that on the recommendation of someone from the ASC site (Apple Support Communities) but sadly it made no difference. Did you read this? Nov 9, 2018 12:54 AM in response to GA11 A further Update! I have had a further long discussion with Apple Support because I am still unable to start this machine in Safe Boot mode. No matter what I attempted, with their guidance, I was unable to solve the conundrum. I was told that Apple engineers have now been advised of the situation and that I should hear from Apple support again within 'a few days'. In the meantime, I contacted a long-standing friend who also has an iMac. I determined that he is also now running macOS Mojave so asked him if he would attempt to start his machine in Safe Boot mode - albeit that I had to explain to him how to do it! 😉 He agreed and I left him to it. He called me on FaceTime from his iPhone some 10 minutes or so later, worried that his computer had still not started. He showed me his iMac screen and I could see the Apple logo and the 'progress bar'. As we spoke, his machine started as expected and with Safe Boot showing in the top right-hand corner of his screen. There was an audible "phew" from my friend. He then restarted his machine and it started normally - indeed, I heard it 'chime'! Then it hit me that this iMac does NOT chime; oh no! not another fault?!!! 😕😮😢 I investigated and found this:- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202768 Mac models from early 2016 and earlier make a chime sound when they start up. Mac models from late 2016 and newer don't have a startup chime, with the exception of MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8614965 -- David B. (My ABC: Assume Nothing, Believe No one, Challenge Everything).
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What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? GA <GA@a.loss.invalid> - 2018-11-16 11:05 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2018-11-19 16:50 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2018-11-20 11:39 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2018-11-20 13:30 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2018-11-20 12:10 -0500
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? XTiff <XTiff@sea.invalid> - 2018-11-21 10:51 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2018-11-21 06:11 -0500
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? "David B." <DavidB@nospam.nospam> - 2018-11-21 17:01 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 15:10 -0500
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-22 01:08 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? "I.Mackie" <iMac@nomail.afraid.org> - 2018-11-22 09:50 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2018-11-21 09:54 -0500
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? ~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> - 2018-11-21 16:46 +0000
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? Panthera Tigris Altaica <northentiger@outlook.com> - 2018-11-21 13:21 -0500
Re: What might stop my iMac from starting in 'Safe Boot' mode? "David B." <davidontj@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 11:53 -0800
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