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sir pball

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6. Shut it down your way..

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 11:43 AM

Sep 2012

Wait a few minutes, then reboot and immediately open Console (Applications -> Utilities -> Console)

In the sidebar, right at the too of the Files list, is a file called "system.log". Click on that and scroll back past the startup stuff to the shutdown messages (look at the timestamps, they'll abruptly change by a few minutes once you're beyond startup). That should give you an idea of what's hanging up and at least where to start searching for a fix. If it's incomprehensible gibberish to you, let me know and I'll tell you where to email a copy so I can look at it. The UNIX layers of OS X are incredibly handy if you know how to use them.

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My MacPro won't shut all the way off. It won't wake my monitors when I start it up. [View all] Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 OP

Did you try resetting the System Management Controller? Poiuyt Aug 2012 #1

I did that, but not in the way that article suggests Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #2

Yes. REP Aug 2012 #3

I think I've allowed it to go and it has gone more than 30 minutes Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #4

Yes REP Aug 2012 #5

Shut it down your way.. sir pball Sep 2012 #6

Thanks, I did the stuff suggested upthread and had partial success . . . . Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #7

Anytime! sir pball Sep 2012 #8