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  10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-28 02:09 -0800
    Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-28 14:41 +0000
      Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-28 07:19 -0800
        Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-28 15:30 +0000
          Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-28 07:39 -0800
            Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-28 15:46 +0000
              Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-28 08:20 -0800
                Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-28 16:59 +0000
            Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-01-28 13:11 -0500
              Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-28 10:27 -0800
        Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-01-28 13:27 -0500
        Re: 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 23:00 +0000

#69210 — 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive.

Does anyone know what fixes the 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive problem? 
I haven't figured which incantation or small animal sacrifice fixes it.

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#69219

On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know what fixes the 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive problem? 
> I haven't figured which incantation or small animal sacrifice fixes it.

"The" problem? You'll need to explain the exact symptoms in greater
detail, since a number of things can cause the boot process to hang
waiting for a boot drive. So what are the exact symptoms? If there are
any messages displayed on the screen, for instance, what do those
messages say, verbatim? Have you been able to boot this machine from
another drive or DVD? Have you connected the problem drive to another
machine? And so on...

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#69227

In article <cisaokF5fp8U3@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone know what fixes the 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive 
> > problem? 
> > I haven't figured which incantation or small animal sacrifice fixes it.
> 
> "The" problem? You'll need to explain the exact symptoms in greater
> detail, since a number of things can cause the boot process to hang
> waiting for a boot drive. So what are the exact symptoms? If there are
> any messages displayed on the screen, for instance, what do those
> messages say, verbatim? Have you been able to boot this machine from
> another drive or DVD? Have you connected the problem drive to another
> machine? And so on...

During verbose boot, the 10.6 sometimes hangs after showing USB with "still 
waiting for boot volume". The same volume will boot again after some incantation 
of Disk Utility, changing USB ports, etc. I would just like to know what is the 
proper incantation everytime, and I'm hoping someone can help.

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#69228

On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <cisaokF5fp8U3@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Does anyone know what fixes the 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive 
>> > problem? 
>> > I haven't figured which incantation or small animal sacrifice fixes it.
>> 
>> "The" problem? You'll need to explain the exact symptoms in greater
>> detail, since a number of things can cause the boot process to hang
>> waiting for a boot drive. So what are the exact symptoms? If there are
>> any messages displayed on the screen, for instance, what do those
>> messages say, verbatim? Have you been able to boot this machine from
>> another drive or DVD? Have you connected the problem drive to another
>> machine? And so on...
>
> During verbose boot, the 10.6 sometimes hangs after showing USB with "still 
> waiting for boot volume". The same volume will boot again after some incantation 
> of Disk Utility, changing USB ports, etc. I would just like to know what is the 
> proper incantation everytime, and I'm hoping someone can help.

You are booting off of a USB-connected drive. From your description, it
sounds like the USB connection is not working correctly some of the
time. 

Have you run the Verify Disk (not Verify Permissions) function in
Disk Utility on the USB drive? Did it report any errors?

It could be the USB hardware in the drive enclosure you are using is
flaking out. Or it could be that the USB port on the computer is
malfunctioning.

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#69229

In article <cisdl3F5fp8U11@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > In article <cisaokF5fp8U3@mid.individual.net>,
> >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> > Does anyone know what fixes the 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive 
> >> > problem? 
> >> > I haven't figured which incantation or small animal sacrifice fixes it.
> >> 
> >> "The" problem? You'll need to explain the exact symptoms in greater
> >> detail, since a number of things can cause the boot process to hang
> >> waiting for a boot drive. So what are the exact symptoms? If there are
> >> any messages displayed on the screen, for instance, what do those
> >> messages say, verbatim? Have you been able to boot this machine from
> >> another drive or DVD? Have you connected the problem drive to another
> >> machine? And so on...
> >
> > During verbose boot, the 10.6 sometimes hangs after showing USB with "still 
> > waiting for boot volume". The same volume will boot again after some 
> > incantation 
> > of Disk Utility, changing USB ports, etc. I would just like to know what is 
> > the 
> > proper incantation everytime, and I'm hoping someone can help.
> 
> You are booting off of a USB-connected drive. From your description, it
> sounds like the USB connection is not working correctly some of the
> time. 
> 
> Have you run the Verify Disk (not Verify Permissions) function in
> Disk Utility on the USB drive? Did it report any errors?
> 
> It could be the USB hardware in the drive enclosure you are using is
> flaking out. Or it could be that the USB port on the computer is
> malfunctioning.

It's the same error when booting from firewire or internal disk. It's 10.6 only. 
10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 on the same machine boot just fine from USB, firewire, and 
internal. It's also sporadic. Sometimes it works, sometimes no.

I want to get back to Avernum, darn it!

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#69230

On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <cisdl3F5fp8U11@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> You are booting off of a USB-connected drive. From your description, it
>> sounds like the USB connection is not working correctly some of the
>> time. 
>> 
>> Have you run the Verify Disk (not Verify Permissions) function in
>> Disk Utility on the USB drive? Did it report any errors?
>> 
>> It could be the USB hardware in the drive enclosure you are using is
>> flaking out. Or it could be that the USB port on the computer is
>> malfunctioning.
>
> It's the same error when booting from firewire or internal disk.

The same disk in each case, or different disks?

> It's 10.6 only.  10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 on the same machine boot just
> fine from USB, firewire, and internal. It's also sporadic. Sometimes
> it works, sometimes no.
>
> I want to get back to Avernum, darn it!

Without more diagnostic information, it's hard to tell what's wrong.

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#69233

In article <cisei5F6j03U1@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > In article <cisdl3F5fp8U11@mid.individual.net>,
> >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> You are booting off of a USB-connected drive. From your description, it
> >> sounds like the USB connection is not working correctly some of the
> >> time. 
> >> 
> >> Have you run the Verify Disk (not Verify Permissions) function in
> >> Disk Utility on the USB drive? Did it report any errors?
> >> 
> >> It could be the USB hardware in the drive enclosure you are using is
> >> flaking out. Or it could be that the USB port on the computer is
> >> malfunctioning.
> >
> > It's the same error when booting from firewire or internal disk.
> 
> The same disk in each case, or different disks?

Different disks.

> Without more diagnostic information, it's hard to tell what's wrong.

That's all Verbose Boot gives. It gets down to where it lists USB then stops.

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#69234

On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <cisei5F6j03U1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > In article <cisdl3F5fp8U11@mid.individual.net>,
>> >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> You are booting off of a USB-connected drive. From your description, it
>> >> sounds like the USB connection is not working correctly some of the
>> >> time. 
>> >> 
>> >> Have you run the Verify Disk (not Verify Permissions) function in
>> >> Disk Utility on the USB drive? Did it report any errors?
>> >> 
>> >> It could be the USB hardware in the drive enclosure you are using is
>> >> flaking out. Or it could be that the USB port on the computer is
>> >> malfunctioning.
>> >
>> > It's the same error when booting from firewire or internal disk.
>> 
>> The same disk in each case, or different disks?
>
> Different disks.
>
>> Without more diagnostic information, it's hard to tell what's wrong.
>
> That's all Verbose Boot gives. It gets down to where it lists USB then stops.

If it happens with Firewire, then why would it mention USB?

Same question regarding internal disks.

Again, more diagnostic information is needed. The system log probably
hold much more information than you are divulging. You could wait for
the problem to happen and then post a link to the system.log file that
has the error message in it.

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#69241

On 15-01-28 10:39, Siri Crews wrote:

> It's the same error when booting from firewire or internal disk. It's 10.6 only. 
> 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 on the same machine boot just fine from USB, firewire, and 
> internal. It's also sporadic. Sometimes it works, sometimes no.

Do you have a machine which supports 10.6 ? Sometimes a later machine
may have hardware which 10.6 does not support.

Does it always hang at the same place in the verbose boot ? The "flakey
USB" theory would likely result in it hanging in varous places. It it
always hangs at same place, it is likely not flakey USB but something
incompatible.

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#69245

In article <54c9264d$0$41600$c3e8da3$5d8fb80f@news.astraweb.com>,
 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> On 15-01-28 10:39, Siri Crews wrote:
> 
> > It's the same error when booting from firewire or internal disk. It's 10.6 
> > only. 
> > 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 on the same machine boot just fine from USB, firewire, 
> > and 
> > internal. It's also sporadic. Sometimes it works, sometimes no.
> 
> Do you have a machine which supports 10.6 ? Sometimes a later machine
> may have hardware which 10.6 does not support.
> 
> Does it always hang at the same place in the verbose boot ? The "flakey
> USB" theory would likely result in it hanging in varous places. It it
> always hangs at same place, it is likely not flakey USB but something
> incompatible.

I bought it with 10.6 installed. When it hangs it always hangs in the same 
place. When it doesn't, it breezes right past.

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#69244

On 15-01-28 10:19, Siri Crews wrote:

> During verbose boot, the 10.6 sometimes hangs after showing USB with "still 
> waiting for boot volume". 

Transcribing the exact messages on the console (verbose boot) would
help. Include the couple of lines before as well (helps set context of
where in boot the hang happens).

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#69276

Okay, so one time? In band camp? Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> was all, like:
> In article <cisaokF5fp8U3@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

>> On 2015-01-28, Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Does anyone know what fixes the 10.6 boot hangs waiting for boot drive 
>> > problem? 
>> > I haven't figured which incantation or small animal sacrifice fixes it.
>> 
>> "The" problem? You'll need to explain the exact symptoms in greater
>> detail, since a number of things can cause the boot process to hang
>> waiting for a boot drive. So what are the exact symptoms? If there are
>> any messages displayed on the screen, for instance, what do those
>> messages say, verbatim? Have you been able to boot this machine from
>> another drive or DVD? Have you connected the problem drive to another
>> machine? And so on...

> During verbose boot, the 10.6 sometimes hangs after showing USB with "still 
> waiting for boot volume". The same volume will boot again after some incantation 
> of Disk Utility, changing USB ports, etc. I would just like to know what is the 
> proper incantation everytime, and I'm hoping someone can help.

You are booting off a USB2 drive? That's a very bad plan.

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