white screen with flashing folder ugh!

[micbergsma]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHs7xaJuqQ

I tried to press command alt r p buttons and nothing changed..

my iMac is mid 09 aluminum 24"

anyone help?

 

[Mr Slippy IV]

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440

Try option-booting off your OSX install disc first and then logging in as normal off the 'Startup Disk' pane. Worked for me when my MacBook booted into a command line.

 

[flopticalcube]

Check out the link in my sig for suggestions.

 

[micbergsma]

oops somehow I pressed on command and S right after I turned computer back on... and this came up.. at the end it says

"if you wish to boot the system:
exit"

":/ root# "

I am not sure what I should do next?



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[The-Pro]

oops somehow I pressed on command and S right after I turned computer back on... and this came up.. at the end it says

"if you wish to boot the system:
exit"

":/ root# "

I am not sure what I should do next?

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you went into single user mode.
just type: exit
then do what the other people said

 

[micbergsma]

ok I read the link.. I pressed and hold on command option p r and let go after the second sound after the startup, now the screen is blue....

 

[micbergsma]

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440

Try option-booting off your OSX install disc first and then logging in as normal off the 'Startup Disk' pane. Worked for me when my MacBook booted into a command line.

did you lose the info while doing this?

 

[micbergsma]

couldn't click on "repair disk"

check - Restart the computer, then hold the C key during startup.



check - From the Utilities menu, choose Disk Utility. Don't click Continue.



check - Select your Mac OS X disk (named "Macintosh HD" by default) in the left side of the Disk Utility window.



check - Click the First Aid tab.



NOT ABLE TO CLICK ON "REPAIR DISK" - --- Click Repair Disk to verify and repair any issues with your Mac OS X startup disk.
After repairing the disk, try to start up normally.

 

[micbergsma]

ok to click on "verify disk" ? and won't lose my info?


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