Mac - Mac boots to a black screen with cursor - Spiceworks

Mac - Mac boots to a black screen with cursor - Spiceworks

Hold the power button for 10~ seconds until the Mac powers off.

Step 2: Boot to Single User mode

Hold "command (⌘) + S" while powering on the Mac until you see a black screen with white text, at which point you can release the keys.

Wait for the command prompt ( :/ root# ) before moving to the next step.

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