updating 10.5.2 amd help:(

[Creatorp]

Ok i succsess fully installed leo4allv3 10.5.2 on my dell inpsiron 531s with everything working except for some games, and apps,

but i need to update to 10.5.8 is there a way to do this on amd machines?
or wats the highest version i can update too?

Thanks in advanced.

[lanceomni]

Welcome to InfiniteMac! :)

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Updating from patched installs such as leo4all requires some planning as updating can overwrite certain fixes that keep your system running. This depends heavily on your system specs.

You mention some apps do not work. Can you check and see if you have Quartz Extreme /Core Image supported? Go to System Profiler in your utilities folder. Look at your graphics card and it should say supported.

[Creatorp]

Im not good with computer spec finding this what i know
Processor, Sempron, LE-1300, 2.3 512K, 1C, G2
Hard Drive, 160GB, S2, 7.2K, 8M Unleaded, WD-SEQ
4GB RAM
Graphic Processor NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
and
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

[lanceomni]

Without Quartz Extreme supported you will find as you mentioned apps not loading and poor video quality. I have not seen the 6150 SE onboard graphics chipset supported by OSX. You do however have an expansion slot and so could add a compatible graphics card. This would make for a much more reasonable experience.

We can still bring your system up to 10.5.8, Is there a certain application you want to run that requires 10.5.8?

[Creatorp]

Thanks i think i should buy a new graphics card,

and thanks , yea i want to use the new safari for itunes store cuz it needs it and alot of other ones thanks for helping :)

[lanceomni]

We can go two routes with this.

1. Upgrade your system as is to 10.5.8 though you will have the same problems the next time you update.

2. Redo your system using the Retail EFI partition method. This would provide you with a machine that can be easily updated

Ill let you pick. By the way which kernel are you currently running? Open Terminal and type uname -aLets also get an idea as to what kexts (drivers) you have installed. Open terminal and type (Replace YOURUSERNAME with your user name):
cd /System/Library/Extensions
ls > /users/YOURUSERNAME/Desktop/listofkexts.txtYou should have a txt file on your desktop with a list of kexts. You can post this or if it gives you a problem you can PM me with it.

[Creatorp]

hmm well i think ill do "as is" option cuz i cant download any torrent it frezzes :S on mac

Kernal:
Darwin localhost 9.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.0: Sun Mar 2 00:35:29 SCT 2008; made by ToH:xnu-1228/BUILD/obj/RELEASE_I386 i386

Lists of kexts:
ACard6280ATA.kext
ACard62xxM.kext
ACard67162.kext
ACard671xSCSI.kext
ACard6885M.kext
ACard68xxM.kext
ALCinject.kext
ALF.kext
ATINDRV.kext
ATIRadeon8500DVDDriver.bundle
ATIRadeon8500GA.plugin
ATIRadeon8500GLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeon8500VADriver.bundle
ATIRadeon9700DVDDriver.bundle
ATIRadeon9700GA.plugin
ATIRadeon9700GLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeon9700VADriver.bundle
ATIRadeonDVDDriver.bundle
ATIRadeonGA.plugin
ATIRadeonGLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeonX1000GA.plugin
ATIRadeonX1000GLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeonX1000VADriver.bundle
ATIRadeonX2000GA.plugin
ATIRadeonX2000GLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeonX2000VADriver.bundle
ATTOExpressPCIPlus.kext
Apple02Audio.kext
Apple16X50Serial.kext
AppleACPIPlatform.kext
AppleAD741x.kext
AppleADBButtons.kext
AppleADBKeyboard.kext
AppleADBMouse.kext
AppleADM103x.kext
AppleADT746x.kext
AppleAHCIPort.kext
AppleAPIC.kext
AppleAirPort.kext
AppleAltiVecDVDDriver.bundle
AppleBMC.kext
AppleBacklight.kext
AppleBlower.kext
AppleCPUThermo.kext
AppleCore99NVRAM.kext
AppleDallasDriver.kext
AppleEFIRuntime.kext
AppleFCU.kext
AppleFPButton.kext
AppleFWAudio.kext
AppleFan.kext
AppleFileSystemDriver.kext
AppleFlashNVRAM.kext
AppleGPIO.kext
AppleGW.kext
AppleHDA.kext
AppleHIDKeyboard.kext
AppleHIDMouse.kext
AppleHPET.kext
AppleHWClock.kext
AppleI2C.kext
AppleI2S.kext
AppleI2SModemFamily.kext
AppleIRController.kext
AppleIntelGMA950GA.plugin
AppleIntelGMA950GLDriver.bundle
AppleIntelGMA950VADriver.bundle
AppleIntelGMAX3100GA.plugin
AppleIntelGMAX3100GLDriver.bundle
AppleIntelGMAX3100VADriver.bundle
AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext
AppleK2.kext
AppleK2Driver.kext
AppleK2Fan.kext
AppleK2SATA.kext
AppleK2SATARoot.kext
AppleKauaiATA.kext
AppleKeyLargo.kext
AppleKeyswitch.kext
AppleKiwiATA.kext
AppleKiwiRoot.kext
AppleLED.kext
AppleLM7x.kext
AppleLM87.kext
AppleLM8x.kext
AppleLMUController.kext
AppleLPC.kext
AppleLSIFusionMPT.kext
AppleMCEDriver.kext
AppleMIDIFWDriver.plugin
AppleMIDIIACDriver.plugin
AppleMIDIRTPDriver.plugin
AppleMIDIUSBDriver.plugin
AppleMPIC.kext
AppleMacRISC2PE.kext
AppleMacRISC4PE.kext
AppleMacRiscPCI.kext
AppleMaxim1989.kext
AppleMaxim6690.kext
AppleMediaBay.kext
AppleMobileDevice.kext
AppleNDRV
AppleNforceATA.kext
AppleOnboardAudio.kext
AppleOnboardDisplay.kext
ApplePCCard16ATA.kext
ApplePCCardATA.kext
ApplePMU.kext
ApplePS2Controller.kext
ApplePlatformEnabler.kext
AppleRAID.kext
AppleRAIDCard.kext
AppleRTC.kext
AppleSEP.kext
AppleSMBIOS.kext
AppleSMC.kext
AppleSMCLMU.kext
AppleSMU.kext
AppleSMUMonitor.kext
AppleSPU.kext
AppleSmartBatteryManager.kext
AppleStorageDrivers.kext
AppleSym8xx.kext
AppleThermal.kext
AppleUSBAudio.kext
AppleUSBDisplays.kext
AppleUSBEthernetHost.kext
AppleUSBMultitouch.kext
AppleUSBTopCase.kext
AppleVADriver.bundle
AppleVIA.kext
AppleVSP.kext
AppleXsanFilter.kext
Apple_iSight.kext
ArcMSR.kext
AudioDeviceTreeUpdater.kext
AudioIPCDriver.kext
BootCache.kext
CM4040.kext
CMD646Root.kext
CRYPTOCardPCCard.kext
Caches
DSACL.ppp
DSAuth.ppp
DVFamily.bundle
Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext
EAP-KRB.ppp
EAP-RSA.ppp
EAP-TLS.ppp
GeForce2MXGLDriver.bundle
GeForce3GLDriver.bundle
GeForce7xxxGLDriver.bundle
GeForce8xxxGLDriver.bundle
GeForceFXGLDriver.bundle
GeForceGA.plugin
GeForceVADriver.bundle
I2CGPIO.kext
ICAClassicNotSeizeDriver.kext
ICAFWKodakProDriver.kext
IO80211Family.kext
IOACPIFamily.kext
IOADBFamily.kext
IOAHCIFamily.kext
IOATAFamily.kext
IOAudioFamily.kext
IOBDStorageFamily.kext
IOBluetoothFamily.kext
IOBluetoothHIDDriver.kext
IOCDStorageFamily.kext
IODVDStorageFamily.kext
IOFireWireAVC.kext
IOFireWireFamily.kext
IOFireWireIP.kext
IOFireWireSBP2.kext
IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport.kext
IOGraphicsFamily.kext
IOHDIXController.kext
IOHIDFamily.kext
IOI2CAD741x.kext
IOI2CADT746x.kext
IOI2CCPUVoltage.kext
IOI2CControllerPMU.kext
IOI2CControllerPPC.kext
IOI2CControllerSMU.kext
IOI2CDeviceFCU.kext
IOI2CDeviceLMU.kext
IOI2CDriveBayGPIO.kext
IOI2CFamily.kext
IOI2CHWClock.kext
IOI2CLM6x.kext
IOI2CLM7x.kext
IOI2CLM8x.kext
IOI2CMaxim1631.kext
IOI2CMaxim1989.kext
IOI2CMaxim6690.kext
IOI2CMotionSensor.kext
IOI2CPulsar.kext
IOI2CSMUSat.kext
IOI2CSlewClock.kext
IOKeyLargo.kext
IONDRVSupport.kext
IONetworkingFamily.kext
IOPCCardFamily.kext
IOPCIFamily.kext
IOPlatformFunction.kext
IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext
IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext
IOSCSIParallelFamily.kext
IOSMBusFamily.kext
IOSerialFamily.kext
IOStorageFamily.kext
IOStreamFamily.kext
IOUSBFamily.kext
IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
IOVideoFamily.kext
IPFirewall.kext
ImmersionForceFeedback.kext
JMicronATA.kext
KeyLargoATA.kext
L2TP.ppp
LSIUltra320.kext
LogitechForceFeedback.kext
MacIOGPIO.kext
MegaRAID.kext
NVinject.kext
OSvKernDSPLib.kext
PMUMotionSensor.kext
PPP.kext
PPPSerial.ppp
PPPoE.ppp
PPTP.ppp
RTL8187Bl.kext
Radius.ppp
SCR24X_Apple_Driver.kext
SM56KUSBAudioFamily.kext
SMARTLib.plugin
SMCMotionSensor.kext
SoftRAID.kext
System.kext
TMSafetyNet.kext
VirtualAudioDriver.kext
autofs.kext
cddafs.kext
dsmos.kext
iPodDriver.kext
iTunesPhoneDriver.kext
mcxalr.kext
msdosfs.kext
ntfs.kext
seatbelt.kext
smbfs.kext
udf.kext
webdav_fs.kext
webfilter.kext
zfs.readonly.kext

[lanceomni]

Ill try to put a guide together for you this evening. We might also be able to fix your freeze problem. If its a complete system freeze.

Next time you boot try using the boot-flag which limits OSX to use 2gb of memory:maxmem=2048Then try to replicate that freeze problem. See if you can force it to freeze up. If it works fine with this boot flag we should be able to fix that and allow you to use your 4gb of memory

[Creatorp]

Ok thanks so much, ill wait and ill let you know about the freeze problem later :) \

Thanks again

[lanceomni]

Okay you should do this in stages. The first thing we should do is upgrade your kernel to something more recent and AMD friendly.

Lets install the Voodoo kernel.

Download the voodoo kernel from here. http://xnu-dev.googlecode.com/files/Voodoo_Kernel_Release_1.0_Rev_A.dmg

Im not a fan of Installers I like to know what being done and know that it was done correctly. Feel free to use the installer but at your own risk. I have also included the commands to do it manually. Don't let me scare you away with a pile of commands. Its not that many I just like to explain each in detail so that people can learn what they are doing instead of typing mindless lines of code.

Once you finish and have restarted check your kernel version as mentioned earlier by using the uname -a command. It should say Voodoo. Let me know once you have gotten this far.

Manually installing a kernel
You can manually install install a kernel by following the instructions below. In order for the system to work properly you will need to have a kernel & system.kext with matching versions. Hopefully you already know which kernel version you have downloaded and generally these packages include a matching system.kext. If you would like to
1. Make a backup copy of your existing kernel and name it mach_kernel.backup
cp -r /mach_kernel /mach_kernel.backup
2. Copy the new kernel from your USB thumb drive to the root directory
cp -r /Volumes/usbdrive/mach_kernel /mach_kernel
3. Correct ownership for all kernels
chown root:wheel /mach_kernel*
4. Correct permissions for all kernels
chmod 644 /mach_kernel*

[Creatorp]

ok done :)

[lanceomni]

*Okay now I am going have to extremely recommend that you do a complete backup of your system and any important files. I use an app called SuperDuper to clone my drive before doing anything drastic.

1. Backing up, (Not to be confused with a full system backup... which I recommend)
Before we do anything we should make a backup copy of your kexts in a handy easy to get to place.

1. Give yourself root privileges so that you can modify files.
sudo -s
2. Make a backup copy of your kexts. First we will make a directory called "backup" in our root directory to store them. Open Terminal and type:
mkdir /backup
3. Change directories to /System/Library This will shorten some of the commands we have to type in.
cd /System/Library
4. Copy your kexts to the new "backup" folder.
cp -r Extensions/ /backup

2. Finding what you patched

Next we will try to pick out the patched kexts you might have installed. We will place them in a separate folder called patched. Go ahead and open Terminal and type:
mkdir /patched

AppleNForceATA.kext
Im not sure if you tried the one you were asking out ealier. It should fix system freezes when memory uses goes passed 2gb. You will need it or your old one. This is the most important of all.

Seatbelt.kext
Looking at the list of kexts you posted shows me you have Seatbelt.kext installed. If you are running 10.5.2 you shouldn't have needed this. You will however need the Seatbelt.kext version from 10.5.5 that matches your new Voodoo kernel. Without this the system will freeze when mounting DMGs This thread explains seatbelt in detail: http://www.infinitemac.com/f5/updated-08-09-dmg-mounting-issues-seatbelt-kext-t1992/

You can download the version you need here: http://rapidshare.com/files/215747482/seatbelt_1055.zip Place it on your desktop and the commands below will move it where it needs to be.

System.kext
You will need a version that matches your kernel. Version 9.5.0 from the 10.5.5 release. You just installed this version with the Voodoo kernel.

AppleSMBIOS.kext
You may have a patched version

Disabler.kext
This kexts disables a few pesky powermanagment kexts that will give you problems. You can get it here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=41446

dsmos.kext
This is your decryptor. You will need it ;)

Lets gather these files and put them in /patched
cd /System/Library/Extensions
cp -R AppleNForceATA.kext /patched
cp -R System.kext /patched
cp -R dsmos.kext /patched
cp -R AppleSMBIOS.kext /patched
cd /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Desktop
cp -R Seatbelt.kext /patched
cp -R Disabler.kext /patched

We should now have both a total backup of kexts and a folder with patched files. go ahead an install those that you downloaded. Seatbelt and disabler using KextHelper if you like.

3. Check your boot preferences com.apple.Boot.plist

Lets double check your boot preferenes com.apple.Boot.plist located in /Library/Preferences/Systemconfiguration
I would go ahead and drag a copy to your desktop for a backup. Open it up and see what you have listed under Kernel and Kernel Flags. Make note of these. Things like (-v -legacy cpus=1 mach_kernel.something boot-uuid) if you have any. I do believe the Voodoo installer places the Kernel string mach_kernel.voodoo

4. Make note of your install partitions location

Open Disk Utility and find your install partition. Right click on it and select information. Write down both your
Disk Identifier - looks something like disk0s2
and
Universal Unique Identifier - looks something like 82A8E2CC-FB80-3F8B-B28B-7E62A4AAABBB

I know the UUID is long but it can really help out if you are having problems booting.

5. Download the 10.5.8 Combo update

Download the 10.5.8 Combo Update Installer from Apple's website
Okay now we are getting ready to go all in. Open up Terminal and type sudo su and put in your password. Than type the following but do not press enter just leave the window open we are going to run it after the installer says that you need to restart but before you do so. rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

Run the installer. When it says that you should restart run the command you entered earlier. Now when your computer starts up use the boot-flags -v -f mach_kernel.voodoo
It should start loading kexts and restart again. Do the same boo-flags and hopefully you will have your system up and running.

6. Trouble shooting

If you can not boot into OSX make sure and try the -x boot-flag

If it seems to reboot quickly over and over again or hangs early on try booting using the following
-v mach_kernel.voodoo boot-uuid=THAT-LONG-ASS-NUMBER

If else than just reply back with the line it hangs on.

Having access to a second computer would be handy to ask questions if you get errors. We can talk to through most any problems you come across. I work durring the week and sometimes, like today am able to surf the forums other days not so much so be patient and ill get back to you if you have any problems.

Good Luck.

[Creatorp]

ok well i did this last night and i get stuck
here
rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
because once the installer gets half way the terminal like says something with process complete and it wont let me type anything anymore
and if i close it , it doesnt let me open it again. :(
im at school right now so i dont know when i can read the response again.

[Creatorp]

ok i fixed the terminal problem now i get this when booting

AppleNforceATA: found 0 units
AppleNforceATA: found 0 units

[lanceomni]

Try these in this order and see if one gives you a working system.

1. Try using the following boot flags -v -f -x

2. Boot into single user mode by using the flag -s

Allow for the modification of files by typing:
/sbin/mount -uw /

Now lets backup and remove some things.

mkdir /Backup2
cd /System/Library
cp -R Extensions/ /Backup2
rm -Rf Extensions.mkext
cd Extensions
rm -Rf ATI*
rm -Rf GeForce*
rm -Rf NVDA*
rm -Rf natit.kext
rm -Rf titan.kext
rm -Rf NVinject.kext
rm -Rf NVkush.kext

3. Try going into the BIOS and changing the SATA Mode. There should be options like IDE/SATA/Legacy/AHCI depending on the computer. Try a different mode and restart.

A little trial and error and we should have you back up and running.

[Creatorp]

none of them work it just gets stuck at

skipped check "Something forgot" dont_steal_MAc0sx_

[lanceomni]

Lets try this:

Boot your install DVD and open Terminal type:
nano /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/scripts/1
find the line that references Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext and change it to dsmos.kext or AppleDecrypt.kext, which ever one you used. Press Control + x and than s to save.

If you used any spaces in your install name you can type this:
nano /Volumes/"YOUR INSTALL NAME"/scripts/1

[Creatorp]

command nano not found :(

[lanceomni]

Well this little script is probably your problem and I forgot to mention it. :-!

I assume you are using windows to post these replies. We can try to copy the script to a usb drive and edit it in windows using notepad and then place it back into place.

I would format a usb thumb drive as FAT32 in windows, give it a name with no spaces and something easy to remember. Boot your install dvd with the thumb drive plugged in open Terminal and type:

Change directories to the scripts folder
cd /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/scripts/
Lets make a note as to the file permissions the script uses so that if we have problems from copying to windows we can fix it. It should look something like -rwxr-xr-x
ls -l 1
Copy a backup to the root of your install just in case
cp 1 /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME
Copy the script to your thumb drive
cp 1 /Volumes/THUMB_DRIVE
Check to see if the file copied ok
cd /Volumes/THUMB_DRIVE
ls

Open the script in notepad or any other plain text editor and look for what I mentioned in the previous post. Save it to the thumb drive and boot your install disk. Open Terminal and type:
cd /Volumes
rm YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/scripts/1
cp THUMB_DRIVE/1 YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/scripts/1
cd YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/scripts
ls -l 1

If the permissions look the same we should be good to go. If not try:
diskutil repairPermissions /

Reboot and cross your fingers. You will be a Terminal pro by the end of this. ;)

[Imkantus]

Why so complex? I would try to update with using fakesmc, instead of a decrypter & editing that script. :)

[lanceomni]

@ Imkantus - Good idea thanks for pointing that out ;) I think the last time I updated a non retail install was before fakesmc came out

You can alternately install fakesmc.kext which should take care of the script. We will want to:

Download fakesmc.kext from here http://www.kexts.com/view/161-fakesmc_version_2.5.html and place it on your thumb drive. The download has two folders Leopard and Snow, you want to use the one in the Leopard folder.

1. Remove dsmos.kext
cd /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL/System/Library
rm -R Extensions/dsmos.kext
2. Add fakesmc.kext
cp -R /Volumes/USB_DRIVE/fakesmc.kext Extensions
3. Corrent Permissions & Ownership
chown -R 0:0 Extensions/
chmod -R 755 Extensions/
4. Remove Extensions Cache
rm -R Extensions.mkext
5. Reboot with the following flags
-v -f blacklist=0

[Creatorp]

ugh i still dont loadnow it gets stuck at
macintosh kextd[10]:IOKITWAaitquiet() timedout waiting to write kernels symbols
Macintosh configd[43]:Interfacenamer:timed out waiting for IOkit to quience
Macintosh configd[43]:Interfacenamer: no networkinterfaces, couldnot update platform uuid

[Creatorp]

oh btw it restarts

[Creatorp]

ok works !!! but takes long to boot

[lanceomni]

Well lets see if we can't take care of the slow boot. Which method did you use to get around the script? fakesmc ? or editing the script? Also lets do a quick check to see what you have in the extensions folder. Take a look back at the first few posts and reply back with a list of extensions.

The first thing we want to do is get your kernel, system.kext & seatbelt.kext all in line as far as versions are concerned. Since we are now running 10.5.8 lets install a new kernel to match. There are several 9.8.0 kernel based on the original voodoo. Im using one called Qoopz and have been happy so far. I have uploaded the new kernel, matching system.kext and seatbelt.kext and am PM you a link.

You can check to see if you need the two kexts by following the directions below or you can just install them. Your choice

Checking your existing files

1. Check to see which System.kext you are currently running by right clicking and selecting Get Info. The version we will want is 9.8.0. If it is not than you can use the system.kext I provided.

2. Check to see which Seatbelt.kext you are currently running by right clicking Seatbelt.kext and selecting "Show Package Contents". Open the file versions.plist in the Contents folder. The build should say 78. If not than you can use the one I provide

Installing the new kernel.

1. Drag the "new_files" folder to the root of your drive

2. Give yourself root privileges
sudo su

3. Change Directories to this folder
cd /new_files

4. Copy the new kernel to the root of your drive
cp mach_kernel.qoopz /mach_kernel.qoopz

5. Set the proper permissions for your new kernel
chown root:wheel /mach_kernel*
chmod 644 /mach_kernel*

Currently your com.apple.Boot.plist is set to load mach_kernel.voodoo. We want to change it to load your new kernel. Take a look at the post where I explain the updating process. There is an explanation of how to edit this file under section 3. Check your boot preferences. Basically your replacing .voodoo with .qoopz

If you already have the correct kexts you can reboot and check to see if the new kernel works.

Installing the matching kexts

You can use KextHelper to install these kexts or do the following.

cp /new_files
cp -R *.kext /System/Library/Extensions
cd /system/library
chown -R 0:0 Extensions/
chmod -R 755 Extensions/
rm -Rf Extensions.mkext
touch Extensions/

Reboot using -v -f

Troubleshooting

System hangs on boot - Try booting using the following -v mach_kernel.voodoo

I get into OSX and check my kernel version and it still says 9.5.0 Voodoo - Check com.apple.Boot.plist to see if it says qoopz instead of voodoo

Once you get your new kernel up and running and all the matching kexts installed we will try to troubleshoot your slow boot issue.

[Creatorp]

the kernel isnt in the new files ;P

[lanceomni]

Here is a link to the files I talk about in the post. You may not see the kernel as it is set to hidden.Its in there. I just forgot to unhide it. Open terminal and navigate to the folder you downloaded. Type ls

[Creatorp]

opps sorry didnt read that part lol,....

ok thanks
btw my DVD drive and USB things are kinda messed up like when i put in a cd it wont read it neither a usb untill i restart :/

[lanceomni]

These problems are often a result of mismatched system.kext and kernel version. Just as mismatched seatbelt and kernel cause problems with mounting dmgs

Once you have confirmed that you have all three of these in line than we have a place to start.

[lanceomni]

These problems are often a result of mismatched system.kext and kernel version. Just as mismatched seatbelt and kernel cause problems with mounting dmgs

Once you have confirmed that you have all three of these in line than we have a place to start.

[Creatorp]

ok after restarting with new kernel it just reboots and reboots and also when i boot with mach_kernel.voodoo it also reboots

btw, both mach_kernel.voodoo and mach_kernel.qoopz are in the root drive:)

[lanceomni]

The new kernel is called mach_kernel.qoopz Have you tried booting using:
-v -f mach_kernel.qoopz

If this doesnt work we can try to restore your old extensions which we backed up before updating.

[Creatorp]

can you explain the process of restoreing the old extensions?


Thanks for helping me.

[lanceomni]

No problem, im sorry the update didn't go well.

Ive explained what the commands mean in previous sections so Ill cut out the fat and give it to you straight. Remember to press enter after every line. Boot the install disk and open terminal. Replace YOUR_INSTALL_NAME with what you named your install.

cd /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME
mkdir UpdateBackup
cp -R System/Library/Extensions/ UpdateBackup
rm -Rf System/Library/Extensions/*
cp -R Backup/ System/Library/Extensions
cd System/Library
chown -R root:wheel Extensions/
chmod -R 755 Extensions/

Reboot using the following flags:
-v -f -x mach_kernel.voodoo

[Creatorp]

ok before i do this i have one question.


ok when im installing the qoopz kernel when i get to this

chown root:wheel /mach_kernel*

(it says that its read only file )
could that have something to do with it?

oh and before i do these commands
chown root:wheel /mach_kernel*
chmod 644 /mach_kernel*
The mach_kernel.qoopz file pic is black (kinda like the terminal window but lighter)
but after i execute the commands it turns to a white paper

so could that have something to do with it?

[lanceomni]

chown root:wheel /mach_kernel*
chmod 644 /mach_kernel*


If you are doing these commands from inside a working install than it should work but if you were doing these from DVD than the "/" means your trying to modify the kernel on the DVD, which is read only.

From the DVD you could do either of these.

chown root:wheel /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/mach_kernel*
or
cd /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME
chown root:wheel mach_kernel*

The icon changes are not a problem