[Installation/Help] Recommendation? / Advise

[nfoav8or]

there are many different ways to remove an unwanted kext. a few of them are:

in single-user mode (-s)

/sbin/mount -uw /
rm -Rf /Sytem/Library/Extensions/extension.kext 
rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.*
reboot

This deletes the kext and also clears it from the mkext "cache" file that is normally used to boot up the machine unless otherwise specified.

you can also do the same style within OS X after you have it running... I prefer Terminal so that's how I'll show it

sudo -s
rm -Rf /Sytem/Library/Extensions/extension.kext 
rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.*
reboot

This is just my personal preference when dealing with kexts, so feel free to try other ways.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by lunfai How do I get the exact name of the kext?

Either use the Terminal command kextstat then compare these to what is in your /System/Library/Extensions/ folder... or look at your System Profile -> Software -> Extensions...

[lunfai]

Originally Posted by nfoav8or there are many different ways to remove an unwanted kext. a few of them are: in single-user mode (-s) /sbin/mount -uw / rm -Rf /Sytem/Library/Extensions/extension.kext rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.* reboot This deletes the kext and also clears it from the mkext "cache" file that is normally used to boot up the machine unless otherwise specified. you can also do the same style within OS X after you have it running... I prefer Terminal so that's how I'll show it sudo -s rm -Rf /Sytem/Library/Extensions/extension.kext rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.* reboot This is just my personal preference when dealing with kexts, so feel free to try other ways. EDIT: Either use the Terminal command kextstat then compare these to what is in your /System/Library/Extensions/ folder... or look at your System Profile -> Software -> Extensions...

Thanks abunch , thanks for all the help I hope to test it out tommorow etc.

[lunfai]

I'm getting a nasty "still waiting for root device" ; I'm not sure what the problem is. I'm using iPC 10.5.6 PPF 5, and I've made sure I installed the correct chipset. I was just looking at the topic's stuck on top and wondered what "SATA chipset driver" meant, was I supposed to click a SATA chipset?, I only clicked Via/SiS........etc..

[milanca]

Hi,

Lets go one step at the time. First lets fix booting into OSX.
You don't have chipset controller driver installed. You need AppleVIAATA. Get the file and put it onto your USB stick. You can use windows to do that. Boot from DVD, once you reach installation menu, launch Terminal. You need to do some basic terminal commands to install your kexts and navigate using terminal. You can boot from dvd with usb stick or you can plug it in later.

Suppose your USB stick is labelled 'USB' and your Mac OS X installed partition is labelled 'Leopard'. Use your labels accordingly.

sudo -s
cd /Volumes/
ls

(you will have them all listed here)

cp -r /Volumes/USB/AppleVIAATA.kext /Volumes/Leopard/System/Library/Extensions
cd /Volumes/Leopard/System/Library/Extensions
chmod -R 755 AppleVIAATA.kext 
chown -R root:wheel AppleVIAATA.kext 

cd ..
(go one level up, you are now in /Volumes/Leopard/System/Library)

rm -rf Extensions.*
kextcache -k Extensions/
reboot

Make sure you replace USB and Leopard with your partition labels.

Regards

[lunfai]

cp -r /Volumes/Kingston/AppleVIAATA.kext /Volumes/MacHD/System/Library/Extensions
cd /Volumes/MacHD/System/Library/Extensions
chmod -R 755 AppleVIAATA.kext 
chown -R root:wheel AppleVIAATA.kext 

cd ..
(go one level up, you are now in /Volumes/MacHD
/System/Library)

rm -rf Extensions.*
kextcache -k Extensions/
reboot

I report the outcomes soon thanks

[xXrkidXx]

good luck!

[lunfai]

For some reason sudo -s wasn't reconized as a command, and my USB stick didn't even get reconized; strange.
I listed the directories under Volumes and it didn't come up.

[xXrkidXx]

sudo shouldn't be recognized because you are booting from the DVD, it already has root privileges, and about your USB, see if the installer with recognize it(i.e.- click continue until it asks where to store it) see if its there

[milanca]

Check out your BIOS settings. See if Legacy USB support is enabled.

[lunfai]

Originally Posted by milanca Check out your BIOS settings. See if Legacy USB support is enabled.

Just checked it and it's enabled, do i need to do anything to the usb before?
// Is there another option?