Comments on: Always boot Mac OS X in Verbose Mode

By: Lingesh

Lingesh — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:30:30 +0000

I want to reset my password in verbose mode. How can i do it?

By: Savvy_bob

Savvy_bob — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:32:48 +0000

Just download Onyx for either Tiger or the newer version for Leopard +. There is a box to choose which mode you want it to start up in. WARNING… Not recommend to start up in single mode. Also for you Mac lovers that don’t want Spotlight to index anymore there is a box to un-check also in Onyx. So much easier than hacking up your registry.

By: links for 2007-03-26 at B12 Solipsism

links for 2007-03-26 at B12 Solipsism — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:10:00 +0000

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By: arfour

arfour — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:17:58 +0000

Much too late for you, but maybe someone else will find this useful…

I have run into this many times. It seems like certain Macs (generally older Intels and most PPCs) simply will not take the PRAM reset key combination (command+option+p+r) or recognize an “option boot” from anything but the Apple white + clear plastic keyboard. The Aluminum keyboards just won’t do this on these machines.

By: Madgralan Morathe

Madgralan Morathe — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:37:59 +0000

When correcting grammatical errors in corrections to others’ grammatical errors in a reply that was supposed to correct errors in another reply, one must have a correction in mind.

By: Boot into Mac OS X Verbose Mode

Boot into Mac OS X Verbose Mode — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:47:09 +0000

[...] Verbose mode can be useful when troubleshooting Macs and developers often use it too. The standard user probably has no need to be in verbose, but it can still be fun to look at the underpinnings of Mac OS X. If you just hold down the key combination, your next reboot will be normal again, but you can also set your Mac to always boot in verbose mode. [...]

By: bored123

bored123 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:19:24 +0000

When correcting grammatical errors in corrections to other’ grammatical errors in a reply that was supposed to correct errors in another reply, … Oh, I give up.

By: zack112358

zack112358 — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:58:14 +0000

When correcting grammatical errors in corrections to others’ grammatical errors, please be sure your response to their response is correct. “Americans” should be quoted.

By: miro

miro — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:12:52 +0000

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By: Pie

Pie — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:44:20 +0000

ok i type -v NOT -V does that matter?
after some scrolling text the screen goes black but my PC is still running cause it has the light on and i can here it like usually. whats going on here?

By: Ben Martin

Ben Martin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:47:01 +0000

Just what I needed. Thanks!

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OS 10.5 - Strange Startup - Mac-Forums.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:55:40 +0000

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By: wiltj

wiltj — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:12:38 +0000

could i use this command to reset the PRAM from first boot, as i understand it, setting something like
sudo nvram boot-args=”-p -r”

should reset the PRAM, and then would allow the system to boot normally( as the command would wipe its self out)

why i ask?
my mini no longer lets me reset PRAM from either a wired, or a wireless keyboard.(target disk mode works, option boot wont)
but all keys work fine once the OS is booted. any help please!
-w

By: veonexus

veonexus — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:31:03 +0000

When correcting others’ grammatical errors, please be sure that your response is correct. Americans is a proper noun so it should be capitalized.

By: lol

lol — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:50:36 +0000

A statistic:

Only 1 in 10 dumb americans can spell “definItely” correctly.