Accidentally upgrade from 10.8.2 to 10.8.5

[boniac]

Hey friends.


I accidentally upgraded to 10.8.5 from 10.8.2 (no combo update etc). Now I won't get into the system and the classical "stop sign above apple logo" is showing.



I also managed to snap a photo of the verbose start:



Unfortunately I don't have any recent backups, so that's no options.

Any leads on how I can proceed to get a working computer again? Any suggestions on workflow? Anything is appreciated.

 

[RehabMan]

Hey friends.


I accidentally upgraded to 10.8.5 from 10.8.2 (no combo update etc). Now I won't get into the system and the classical "stop sign above apple logo" is showing.

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I also managed to snap a photo of the verbose start:
View attachment 67397


Unfortunately I don't have any recent backups, so that's no options.

Any leads on how I can proceed to get a working computer again? Any suggestions on workflow? Anything is appreciated.

You might try getting rid of SteerMouse, whatever that is...

 

[boniac]

Yes. I know. How can I get rid of it? Unfortunately I won't be able to get a physical hold of the HDD. Is there any file manager tool that can be loaded via USB?

 

[Bob_the_Tomato]

I wonder if you could boot to your original UniBeast USB drive and download the Combo Updater and then complete the upgrade?
It looks like you have a Japanese language version, did you get the Japanese version?

edit: I got confused, only SteerMouse has the .jp prefix, not the OS.

 

[RehabMan]

Yes. I know. How can I get rid of it? Unfortunately I won't be able to get a physical hold of the HDD. Is there any file manager tool that can be loaded via USB?

Boot via your Unibeast USB into the OS X installer. From there, choose Utilities -> Terminal from the menu bar. Remove the offending kext in Terminal. Boot with "-f" after it is removed.

 

[boniac]

A japanese version of SteerMouse? Perhaps. I think it changes its language depending on location. It's usually english for me.


I'm gonna try to remove the kext. Thanks for the help, getting back if it won't work

 

[boniac]

Now I removed the kext but no luck.

Bob_The_Tomato: How do I perform a combo update via my UniBeast USB? Have tried to google it but haven't found an answer.

 

[RehabMan]

Bob_The_Tomato: How do I perform a combo update via my UniBeast USB? Have tried to google it but haven't found an answer.

You can't. The combo update can only be applied with a working system.

 

[boniac]

I've managed to get into an old backup. The structure looks like this.


Disk 1: The installations with the 10.8.5 update, doesn't start.
Disk 2: An old backup that I can log onto. Disk 1 visible and browsable through the file system.


Can I do something to make disk 1 happy?

 

[RehabMan]

I've managed to get into an old backup. The structure looks like this.


Disk 1: The installations with the 10.8.5 update, doesn't start.
Disk 2: An old backup that I can log onto. Disk 1 visible and browsable through the file system.


Can I do something to make disk 1 happy?

It depends on what is wrong... Boot it with "-v" so you know what is happening.