Avid Users Are Suddenly Finding That Their Macs Won’t Boot

guest · Sep 24, 2019

Avid Users Are Suddenly Finding That Their Macs Won’t Boot
September 24, 2019
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-suddenly-finding-that-their-macs-won-t-boot/

Avid video editors have started reported that when they shutdown their Macs, they will no longer boot up afterwards. It is not known exactly what is causing this issue, but it appears to be affecting older versions of Mac OS X who have the Avid Media Creator software installed.
As reported by Variety, film and TV editors all over the world suddenly found yesterday that after shutting down, they could no longer boot their Macs if they had Avid Media Composer installed on the computer.

While there has not been any word from Apple or Avid about this issue, a post from the Avid Editors Facebook page states that Macs running OS X 10.13.x and earlier that have Avid Media Creator installed will suddenly find that their account has been changed to a Standard user and may receive an error regarding their iLock license, which will cause their mac to no longer be able to boot.
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For now, users are reporting that they can get their Macs up and running again by reinstalling macOS from a thumb drive and choosing to install over their existing installation rather then performing a full erase and install.
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hawki · Sep 24, 2019

"Apple computers mysteriously break down across Hollywood after software problem...

Computers across Hollywood are mysteriously breaking down, leaving studios unable to work on films.

The problem appears to be an issue with the Avid software that is used to produce films, and the Mac Pro computers that it is loaded onto.

It means that the Apple computers are failing to turn reboot, triggering panic among users who rely on the systems to create some of the world's most famous films..."

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...e-problem-shutdown-issue-broken-a9118731.html

guest · Sep 25, 2019

Chrome update prevents some Macs from rebooting properly
September 25, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/25/chrome-update-prevents-macs-from-rebooting/

For the past few days, video editors have been panicking as a data corruption issue struck their Macs (typically 2013 Mac Pros), preventing them from rebooting their systems properly. But what was the cause? Their Avid Media Composer editing suite? MacOS itself? No -- it turns out their browser was likely to blame.

Google has acknowledged that a recent Chrome release "may have shipped" with an updater bug that corrupts the file system on Macs that either have System Integrity Protection (SIP) turned off or don't support it in the first place. As Avid Media Composer needs SIP turned off to get direct access to these Macs' graphics systems, Chrome's buggy updater is free to wreak havoc on the file system.
Google has stopped rolling out the flawed updater while it works on a permanent fix. In the meantime, those with affected systems can boot into macOS' recovery mode and use a series of Terminal commands to both delete the offending updater and restore the damaged section of the file system.
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Google Chrome Keystone is modifying /var symlink on non SIP Macs causing Boot Issues
https://mrmacintosh.com/google-chro...-symlink-on-non-sip-macs-causing-boot-issues/

The purpose of this article is to gather all known information and data around the current issues some AVID and NON SIP protected Macs are experiencing. The issue first started on Monday 9/23/19.
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Rasheed187 · Sep 28, 2019

mood said: ↑

Chrome update prevents some Macs from rebooting properly
September 25, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/25/chrome-update-prevents-macs-from-rebooting/

Google Chrome Keystone is modifying /var symlink on non SIP Macs causing Boot Issues
https://mrmacintosh.com/google-chro...-symlink-on-non-sip-macs-causing-boot-issues/
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LOL, I told you so, Chrome is garbage. Seems to be a serious problem. Another lesson is, don't always update software immediately, that's what I keep saying.

Beyonder · Sep 28, 2019

Guess I'm uninstalling Chrome.

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