FileVault Stuck on Pause

I just got a new 13" rMBP with Yosemite installed. I chose to enable FileVault when I set the machine up.

Now, several days later, an app called "Reverting from FileVault" shows on the list of apps consuming a lot of energy.

I check FileVault in System Preferences, and it says "Encryption paused," followed by "Connect power adapter to resume encryption." Connecting the power adapter makes no difference, even though the machine recognizes that it's charging.

I've found several threads describing this problem, but no solutions.

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I've tried clearing the PRAM, going into Recovery Mode, repairing the disk and repairing permissions. Nothing has worked. I can't stop FileVault from Terminal (the output is simply "..."), and when I try to enable it, it says it's already on.

Any suggestions? The machine is brand new, so there isn't a HUGE amount of data on it (nor are there any Time Machine backups), but I'd like to avoid having to wipe the drive.

If there's nothing I can do, does Apple have a history of issuing hotfixes for these sort of issues?

Desktop icons have disappeared after using HDMI cable (Yosemite)

I had a strange issue recently where I had to reset PRAM after using an HDMI cable with my MBP (it had a blank screen on boot).

I feel like this is again related to the HDMI cable. After using it, all my Desktop icons have disappeared. I've run killAll Finder and rebooted and it hasn't restored them. Trying to avoid resetting PRAM again.

How can I develop in a protected container environment?

When doing development work on my MacBook, I find myself installing so much stuff that things can get out of hand very quickly. I have a ton of dot-files in my home directory, and several package managers. I fear that there will be an issue some day that might blossom into a system reinstallation.

I know that I can use VirtualBox with some flavor of Linux to do development in a protected environment. I also get the benefits of being able to store snapshots, reconfigure the hardware, etc. However, I'd like to develop specifically on OSX.

The only solution I can think of is purchasing another copy of OSX and using that in a virtual machine. I don't mind whether it's a jail, Docker container, VM, etc. Do I have any options that don't involve purchasing OSX?

Intel HD 3000, HDMI and 2560x1080

I recently purchased an ultra wide monitor, with a native resolution of 2560x1080.

This is great but it's only working with Windows ! Apple is limiting HDMI resolution to be no more than 1920x1080, for no reason at all. I read everywhere than I need to buy whatever cable or adapter and to use display port, but I just can't. I also tried SwitchResX but same problem, resolutions over 1920x1080 are not available.

So I searched for a solution, and I found something interesting there : http://ift.tt/1wx2AAF It seems that increasing the framebuffer size will set bigger resolution available.

But I can't find any info about this with an Intel HD 3000. Is someone have any clue about where to begin ? I guess it's happenning in AppleIntelSNBGraphics but that file is quite big...

Another question I'm having is, is this still the case on Yosemite ? Because I'm on Mavericks and I could do the update if that might solve this issue.

Thank you.

Launchd to terminate what it starts

I have a launchd plist that uses StartCalendarInterval to start my python script at the desired time and day of the week.

Now I want to create a launchd plist that both starts and terminates a different python script at selected times. Where is the "KillCalender" command or equivalent?

Essentially, I want the program the controls my Christmas lights come on at 1800 and go off at 2200.

I suppose I could write the main loop in my python program so it terminates at 2200 but I was hoping launchd could do this for me.

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Hi I'm trying to revert back to lion after using the sixty four on thirty two method to install Mavericks on a mac pro 1,1 but for some reason when I boot from a USb with the lion installer I can't erase the Macintosh hd it says it can't unmount so I was wondering if there was something I had to do specifically. Also I can't run command+r to start on recovery. Hoping you can point me in the right direction.

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