i Have a 2.0Ghz Unibody macbook and lately ive been getting the rainbow pinwheel more often especially when using the new beta safari browser could that be the cause? and also when i try to restart my computer to boot into Vista through bootcamp it acts like its going to shutdown and restart but then it just freezes and i get a black spiral like the gray one that shows when you first start up osx, but then nothing happens and i have to force shutdown by holding down the power button. What could be the problem should i reset SMC or Pram ive never done that would it help? or should I reinstall Leopard completly and restore from my Time machine backup? Not sure what to do or why its starting to do that so any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Black Spiral when Trying to restart OSX 10.5.6
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How long do you let the spiral spin? After a software update on my PB12, it usually spins for a while but then boots right up.
I'd maybe check your permissions (repair/verify) and report back.
I'd maybe check your permissions (repair/verify) and report back.
No its not when i boot initially cause that boots fast as always it when i actually restart my macbook to boot into vista thru bootcam when it freezes and i get that spiral and nothing happens then i have to force shutdown. But i never get that spiral when i just shutdown it just shutdowns and im not sure why its doing that cause i dont like force shutingdown. But never thought about repairing permissions ill try that