Leopard Install Blue Screen - CONFIRMED Solution

[oliverlubin]

see here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....95031&tstart=0 (3/4 way down)

this works!

it seems that ApplicationEnhancer/ShapeShifter might be causing this so if you can, remove these programs before upgrading.

original instructions:

1. Reboot into single-user mode (hold Cmd-S while booting machine)
2. Follow the directions OSX gives you when you get to the prompt (I think these were them - just type the two commands it tells you to):
fsck -fy /
/sbin/mount -uw /
3. Remove the following files:
rm -rf /Library/Preference Panes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Application Enhancer.framework
rm -rf /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Application Enhancer.bundle
rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist
4. Exit, to continue booting normally
exit
restart

NOTE: some of the paths are different, mine were as follows:

1. Reboot into single-user mode (hold Cmd-S while booting machine)
2. Follow the directions OSX gives you when you get to the prompt (I think these were them - just type the two commands it tells you to):
fsck -fy /
/sbin/mount -uw /
3. Remove the following files:
rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Application Enhancer.framework
rm -rf /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Application Enhancer.bundle
rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist
4. Exit, to continue booting normally
exit
restart

for those of you not familiar with the command line in order to enter these paths begin typing the line of text and hit Tab to have it complete the current folder name (up to the next /). if you it Tab twice it will tell you the options that are available. Ideally you should be typing in enough of the line that it's the only option to "auto complete" when you hit Tab.

my system is a G4 1.42 mini, 1GB RAM. I attempted an Upgrade.

[spyker3292]

NEVER use unsanity products.

[oliverlubin]

Originally Posted by spyker3292

NEVER use unsanity products.

agreed. i had completely forgotten id tried ShapeShifter at some point in the past. curiosity obviously came back to bite me though... lesson learned.

[psychofreak]

Menufela is awesome, and gives me the screen space I need....my grandad can't see the mouse without MightyMouse...if you don't have a great need for Unsanity apps, you guys are right in saying they shouldn't be used, but don't dismiss them as a whole...

[hulugu]

Originally Posted by psychofreak

Menufela is awesome, and gives me the screen space I need....my grandad can't see the mouse without MightyMouse...if you don't have a great need for Unsanity apps, you guys are right in saying they shouldn't be used, but don't dismiss them as a whole...

No, they're useful apps, but they suck when you do an upgrade. Lesson learned:

Turn off all kinds of 'helper' or 'enhancer' apps before installing Leopard. PS this happened with Tiger and Panther also.

[NMBob]

Originally Posted by hulugu

No, they're useful apps, but they suck when you do an upgrade. Lesson learned:

Turn off all kinds of 'helper' or 'enhancer' apps before installing Leopard. PS this happened with Tiger and Panther also.

Well what I'm not grasping is how could a tiny piece of background software that some people didn't even know got installed grind the installation of "the world's most advanced operating system" to a total halt? What does that sound like to you? A virus or lousy security? Not even Windows is that bad. Somebody's head should roll.

OK. SuperDuper!'s done! It's off to the zoo to feed the Leopards!

Bob

[cavemonkey50]

This does not just affect ShapeShifter. Programs like Logitech's Control Center install Unsanity's Application Enhancer without the user knowing it. I suspect a lot of people will be having upgrade troubles then.

[Agathon]

Originally Posted by cavemonkey50

This doesn't look to be centered on just ShapeShifter. Programs like Logitech's Control Center install Unsanity's Application Enhancer without the user knowing it. I suspect a lot of people will be having upgrade troubles then.

I discovered that, and I will never purchase a Logitech product again.

APE is evil.

[mac-convert]

Originally Posted by Agathon

I discovered that, and I will never purchase a Logitech product again.

APE is evil.

Aha! I do use a Logitech S530 keyboard and mouse. If this is true, I have one for sale as soon as I get another setup.

[indiekiduk]

Yep I can confirm ShapeShifter makes it stuck blue screen at reboot after install. Above instructions worked perfectly. Just be careful entering them, you wouldn't want to do rm -r on System, Library or Preferences by accident!!!

[chas0001]

I can confirm that removing Application Enhancer enabled me to boot into Leopard.

As I have a clone of my hard drive I booted into it and deleted the files on the New Leopard Upgrade hard drive using finder. Worked a treat! PHEW!

These are the files I deleted on my Leopard Hard Drive

/Library/Preference Panes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationEnhancer.framework
/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/ApplicationEnhancer.bundle
/Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist

[gnownayr]

if i haven't installed shapeshifter or logitech or anything should i be ok? is there any way for me to check if these are on my computer, and if so, can i delete them before i do the upgrade?
thanks!

[Mindcrime]

Originally Posted by gnownayr

if i haven't installed shapeshifter or logitech or anything should i be ok? is there any way for me to check if these are on my computer, and if so, can i delete them before i do the upgrade?
thanks!

Spotlight "Term" - Open Terminal, type:

locate ApplicationEnhancer

or

locate unsanity

or

locate "Application Enhancer" (with quotes)

Take your pick. If it's embedded in your system, one of these should ferret it out for you.

Edit: Removed a pair of typos.

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by oliverlubin

agreed. i had completely forgotten id tried ShapeShifter at some point in the past. curiosity obviously came back to bite me though... lesson learned.

according the news you got leopard before developers. so, you can expect this not only from insanity:

[me_94501]

Originally Posted by spyker3292

NEVER use unsanity products.

It's not "never use Unsanity products," it's more like, "remove any and all system hacks--haxies, input, managers, etc...--before installing a new version of an OS."

Clarification: APE 2.0.3 itself won't affect a 10.5 install since it checks the OS version. If you're running 10.5, APE simply won't load.

[I WAS the one]

I didn't had ShapeShifter installed, I was using UNO and even unistalled and restored and also erased from my System I get the Blue hanging screen, so I erase and install and everythings cool! but I lost everything! I don't know why I'm happy though, but It seems I'm still in the middle of the halo effect now, and I doesn't care that I lost all my valuable information. Am I crazy?

[viroid13]

Can anyone add more detailed instructions to the directions below? I type in the following command all in one line: /sbin/fsck -fy /sbin/mount -uw /
First of all, is this supposed to be written all in one line? If I click enter after each command my computer starts checking catalog files, multi-linked files etc.
Am I supposed to be clicking tab or enter after each command?

Second, if I click tab after the full command, I get a list of 4 columns with 9 rows of names like .DS_Store, .Spotlight-V100/, Library/, Network/, home/, etc/

What do I do after this? How do I delete the files? Is there another command for deleting?

Obviously I need help BIG TIME. Please Help!

Originally Posted by oliverlubin

see here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....95031&tstart=0 (3/4 way down)

this works!

it seems that ApplicationEnhancer/ShapeShifter might be causing this so if you can, remove these programs before upgrading.

original instructions:

1. Reboot into single-user mode (hold Cmd-S while booting machine)
2. Follow the directions OSX gives you when you get to the prompt (I think these were them - just type the two commands it tells you to):
fsck -fy /
/sbin/mount -uw /
3. Remove the following files:
rm -rf /Library/Preference Panes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Application Enhancer.framework
rm -rf /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Application Enhancer.bundle
rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist
4. Exit, to continue booting normally
exit
restart

NOTE: some of the paths are different, mine were as follows:

1. Reboot into single-user mode (hold Cmd-S while booting machine)
2. Follow the directions OSX gives you when you get to the prompt (I think these were them - just type the two commands it tells you to):
fsck -fy /
/sbin/mount -uw /
3. Remove the following files:
rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Application Enhancer.framework
rm -rf /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Application Enhancer.bundle
rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist
4. Exit, to continue booting normally
exit
restart

for those of you not familiar with the command line in order to enter these paths begin typing the line of text and hit Tab to have it complete the current folder name (up to the next /). if you it Tab twice it will tell you the options that are available. Ideally you should be typing in enough of the line that it's the only option to "auto complete" when you hit Tab.

my system is a G4 1.42 mini, 1GB RAM. I attempted an Upgrade.

[rob finch]

Originally Posted by viroid13

Can anyone add more detailed instructions to the directions below? I type in the following command all in one line: /sbin/fsck -fy /sbin/mount -uw /
First of all, is this supposed to be written all in one line? If I click enter after each command my computer starts checking catalog files, multi-linked files etc.
Am I supposed to be clicking tab or enter after each command?

Second, if I click tab after the full command, I get a list of 4 columns with 9 rows of names like .DS_Store, .Spotlight-V100/, Library/, Network/, home/, etc/

What do I do after this? How do I delete the files? Is there another command for deleting?

Obviously I need help BIG TIME. Please Help!

The two commands should be on separate lines. Type them exactly as they appear, the space backslash is important as it is stating the command should be executed on the root of the drive.

fsck -fy /
/sbin/mount -uw /

The rm command removes files.

Hope this helps.

[Bern]

I don't have Application Enhancer or Logitech installed and I get a blue screen upon start up. It lasts there for maybe 5 or so seconds (no progress bar like in Tiger) and then goes straight to my desktop like it should. Is this something separate from what is mentioned in this thread?

[Toolmangler]

I tried all the solutions mentioned in the forums. Because of my newbieness to unix I was not able to have my fingers type the correct commands

My solution was to remove the 160gig drive from my macbook and reinstall the original still bootable 60gig drive and boot to tiger and then insert the 160 gig drive in a sata external sleeve, plug it in the usb port of the macbook and used finder to get to the following files posted elsewhere and delete them.

Library/Preference Panes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
Library/Frameworks/Application Enhancer.framework
System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Application Enhancer.bundle
Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist


I reinstalled the 160gig drive and it booted to leopard with no problems.

This may help the other keyboard skill challenged people out there.


Toolmangler

[ac46]

Would using File Buddy to remove these files before I install Leopard work? I've never did any Unix commands. I'm getting my PowerBook G4 ready before I install. I've downloaded the update for the airport issue.

[BigRed3373]

thats great!! know i am on a microsoft keyboard what commands do i use to get to single mode on my mac???? i got the blue death screen i had application enhancer installed. I hope i dont need to reformatt the whole drive Anyone hello??? since no one um understood what i worte i got itt o work dont ask okay i am unable to explain its a awesome OS well done.

[ckurowic]

How about we not use crappy 3rd party apps. Why would you want to use shapeshifter on Leopard anyway? Its awesome looking enough as it is.

[duck69]

I received the following from Unsanity.

We wanted to send out some information to our mailing list subscribers about Mac OS X 10.5 and Unsanity's Application Enhancer.

First and formost. *Before* you install Mac OS X 10.5, make sure you have Application Enhancer (APE) 2.0.3 or later installed. You can download it from http://www.unsanity.net/ape-203.dmg (the webpage is at http://unsanity.com/haxies/ape ).

Make *sure* you have APE 2.0.3 or later installed *before* you install Mac OS X 10.5. If you have an earlier version of APE installed before you install 10.5, you may exhibit one of the following symptoms upon booting into Mac OS X 10.5:

- Your goldfish may die.
- A strange dog might bite you on the street.
- A friend may punch you.
- Your computer may catch fire.
- Your loved one may leave you.

All of these things are really bad. So we urge everyone to make sure they have APE 2.0.3 or later installed. If you aren't sure, install APE 2.0.3 or later from the link above. APE 2.0.3 was released on March 14th, 2007. And please, always keep your software up to date.

A note about 10.5 and haxies:

As long as you have APE 2.0.3, nothing bad will happen in 10.5. Well, nothing we can control. However, none of your APE Modules will work either.

Developers in Apple's Mac OS X developer program (ADC) got the final 10.5 GM yesterday. We are still downloading the huge 6.66GB image and as soon as the downloads finish for our developers, we will be hard at work on making our software work on 10.5.

You can keep up to date with the status of haxies and 10.5 by viewing http://unsanity.com/products/compatibility/ and we will post more information as we have it on our blog at http://unsanity.org/ . Mac OS X 10.5 compatibility is currently our number one priority.

"If APE doesn't work in 10.5, shouldn't I just uninstall it?"

No, you should not. Just make sure you have APE 2.0.3 or later. A lot of third party (and Unsanity made) utilities depend on the APE framework itself being there. As it has some extremely useful functions. Removing it may cause these Applications and/or preference panes to stop launching.

For more information on Unsanity haxies, please visit:

http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/


Unsanity LLC is the creator of other popular haxies such as WindowShade X, ShapeShifter, FontCard, Mighty Mouse, Menu Master, FruitMenu, Xounds, Dock Detox, and Silk. Unsanity is dedicated to providing quality software for the Macintosh community.


-Rosyna of the Unsanity Team

[sunfast]

I found the files using locate in terminal and then used single user mode to delete them as in the instructions.

After restarting however, they still appear in terminal using locate. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?