Two month old OS X install hangs on lock up - Intel Mini

[Spanky Deluxe]

Ok,

I've been using my mini all the time for the past two months since I got it. Its maximum down time has been about four hours, I usually leave it on. I saw that there were Frontrow updates so I ran software update, there were four there, three required a restart. {Please someone invent an OS that doesn't require restarts}. I download them and install them. The 'restart or shutdown' window hovers in the way, even Microsoft has a 'I'll shutdown later' button. I close everything, click restart and go off to make a cup of tea.

Now it won't start up, it hangs on the 'loading os x' screen, the blue bar went over to about 80% the first time then froze and now it gets to about 10%. The mouse cursor still moves but the blue bar doesn't animate. Starting up in verbose mode leads to a blue screen with the mouse cursor and that's it.

I've put the install disk in and I've verified the file permissions and scanned the disk, all is fine.

What do I do now?

 

[mad jew]

Can you start in Safe Mode?

 

[2nyRiggz]

Or give it a hard restart..


Bless

 

[virividox]

have u installed new ram, if so, try taking it out, or try to check that its tight

 

[imacintel]

Ok,

Please someone invent an OS that doesn't require restarts.

You can just log out and see what happens.

 

[miniConvert]

Hmm, is this related to this: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/200160/

I think I'm going to avoid this update for the time being... (wraps Mac mini in cotton wool and hides it under bed).

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Hey all, sorry I couldn't report back on this sooner, my internet connection went down last night too.

Its all fixed now.

Boot up into save mode, remove all items from the librar/startup items folder and remove all items from system prefs - accounts - login items.

I posted on the Apple Support forums and it seems to be a very common issue with installing both the latest security update and the quicktime update on Intel macs.