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boot problem

i can only boot leopard using -x which puts me in safe mode. so I have no internet connection and I can't change my monitor resolution. if i try to boot normally I get stuck at "Darwin Kernel Version 9.1.0: Fri Nov 16 14:50:43; made by…

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@macone Published 2008-02-12
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Leopard 10.5
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4,873 historical reads · 10 curated field notes (from 16 dispatches) · 2008-02-12 – 2008-02-25
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@macone (5)@DoiX (3)@damnesiac (2)@LohnenNicht (2)@kerrymorgan1@roisoft@Puttabong@tangju

i can only boot leopard using -x which puts me in safe mode. so I have no internet connection and I can't change my monitor resolution.
if i try to boot normally I get stuck at "Darwin Kernel Version 9.1.0: Fri Nov 16 14:50:43; made by ToH:xnu-1228.0.2~1/Build/obj/RELEASE_I386" i hope someone can help me.

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @macone

Author Update #1 @macone 2008-02-13

Thank you for your response.
I forgot about the specs. -x gets me into the system okay. but like I said I have no internet connection. in some other things are missing. I guess because I'm in safe mode.

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+
ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 1015 SSE SSE2 SSE3
Memory: 768 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
Seagate ULTRA ATA 120 gb Barracuda for leopard
SATA 250 for a tiger
SATA 250 for Windows XP

Author Update #2 @macone 2008-02-13

i did this

mount -uw /

rm -r /system/library/extensions/Nvdaresman.kext
rm -r /system/library/extensions/geforce.kext

But I still have the problem when i reboot. I type in "reboot" after I type all the rm stuff. but it did not do nothing new reboot. maybe I'm doing something wrong.
what should it say between "rm -r /system/library/extensions/Nvdaresman.kext" "rm -r /system/library/extensions/geforce.kext"

Synthesized Community Field Notes

10 technical responses curated from 16 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @DoiX 2008-02-13

well..macone you have the solution.. -x flag we dont know what is causing this on you system because...well...you see… we don't know your specs...:-w

Field Note #2 @damnesiac 2008-02-13

Can you take a photo of the kernel panic screen you get when not using -x?

Field Note #3 @kerrymorgan1 2008-02-13

hey dude i'm getting the same thing … frustrating as hell huh?
sux that the replies take hours to get and (they're not contsructive at times) i'm watching this space for a fix
my specs are AMD athlon 64 x 2 4000+
2gb ram
nvidia 8600gt
1 x 500 Sata2 XP Ubuntu
1 x 80GB IDE drive for Leopard

Field Note #4 @damnesiac 2008-02-13

LIke I've said before, can you post a screen shot of the kernel panic or name the kext that's causing the kernel panic?

Field Note #5 @roisoft 2008-02-13

@Macone this kernel panic is a known issue, boot with -s and type this

mount -uw /

rm -r /system/library/extensions/Nvdaresman.kext
rm -r /system/library/extensions/geforce.kext

Please google is our friend

Field Note #6 @DoiX 2008-02-13

google is our friend.. but unfortunately its enemy of most people

Field Note #7 @LohnenNicht 2008-02-13

I have login crashes. I can boot up to the login screen, and login, then right before the finder menus and icons load i'm kicked back out to the login screen again. Does anyone else have this problem?

Field Note #8 @DoiX 2008-02-13

try reinstalling it maybe there was an error during the installation

Field Note #9 @Puttabong 2008-02-13

Boot with -s (single user mode)

mount -uw /
Then press ENTER to execute the command.

rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/GeForce.kext
Press ENTER to execute the command.

rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Ge*.kext
Press ENTER to execute the command.

rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/NV*kext
Press ENTER to execute the command.

exit

Reboot

Field Note #10 @tangju 2008-02-25
[cite] LohnenNicht:I have login crashes. I can boot up to the login screen, and login, then right before the finder menus and icons load i'm kicked back out to the login screen again. Does anyone else have this problem?

same problem with me..
got solution?

Corroborated & Participated: @LohnenNicht
Sources & Contributor Provenance (8 credited usernames · Thread #262)
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@maconePrimary Author52008-02-12 → 2008-02-13
@DoiXCore Contributor32008-02-13
@damnesiacContributor22008-02-13
@LohnenNichtContributor22008-02-13
@kerrymorgan1Contributor12008-02-13
@roisoftContributor12008-02-13
@PuttabongContributor12008-02-13
@tangjuContributor12008-02-25