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failed to open /var/run/mach.sym (File exists)

today my hackintosh won't boot and display this error: kextd: failed to open /var/run/mach.sym (File exists) 1) Do you think deleting that file could solve the issue? 2) I don't know how to delete the file: from Linux I can't mount the…

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@tonyrh Published 2010-11-13
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today my hackintosh won't boot and display this error:

kextd: failed to open /var/run/mach.sym (File exists)

1) Do you think deleting that file could solve the issue?
2) I don't know how to delete the file: from Linux I can't mount the hfs+ partition in write mode because the filesystem is journaled; and I can't turn off journaling in OSX cause I can't boot into OSX...

So... am I totally screwed?

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