Cannot start up in Recovery

[petercorb]

Not sure on that text. I know MVC-flashed video cards can flash some text during boot with Sierra/High Sierra. I believe it's related to APFS and it's harmless (not indicative of a real problem) but I don't know if that's the same as the text you're getting.

Maybe someone else can analyze your photo and say for sure.

Well I tried the Terminal approach and it will not accept my admin password - No I haven't made a mistake I been using it for years and I have used it thousands of time: "go figure that one" !
[doublepost=1532449821][/doublepost]I had previously a PCIe card with 2 x SSD cards configured in RAID and could not update to High Sierra, nor could I enter recovery from that card either. As you probably know High Sierra does not support RAID any longer and I assumed that this was the problem: both the update and the recovery issue. I ordered a new single (no RAID) SSD PCIe and thought this would resolve both issues. It resolved the High Sierra update but highlighted the Recovery problem. I think you are correct that this is in fact the problem.

 

[bookemdano]

Sorry can't help you with that one, buddy.

 

[petercorb]

Sorry can't help you with that one, buddy.

Hey thanks for your help, I do appreciate, at least I learned something. I will check with OWC see what they say

 

[jbarley]

Well I tried the Terminal approach and it will not accept my admin password - No I haven't made a mistake I been using it for years and I have used it thousands of time: "go figure that one" !

You are aware that when you type in your password in Terminal that nothing shows up on the screen?
This is normal behavior...

 

[petercorb]

You are aware that when you type in your password in Terminal that nothing shows up on the screen?
This is normal behavior...

Yes I am thanks. I have used Terminal several times - for instance when I created the "Install High Sierra" file on a USB - and it always worked with my password. I have no idea why it gives me this message:
"-bash: xxxxxxx: command not found"