updating 10.5.2 amd help:( - Page 4

Creatorp · #31 01-30-2010, 10:55 PM

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 · #32 01-31-2010, 12:51 AM

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

Code:

-v -f mach_kernel.qoopz

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

Creatorp · #33 01-31-2010, 12:55 AM

can you explain the process of restoreing the old extensions?

Thanks for helping me.

lanceomni · #34 01-31-2010, 01:12 AM

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.

Code:

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:

Code:

-v -f -x mach_kernel.voodoo

Creatorp · #35 01-31-2010, 01:21 AM

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

Code:

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 · #36 01-31-2010, 01:32 AM

Code:

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.

Code:

chown root:wheel /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME/mach_kernel*

or

Code:

cd /Volumes/YOUR_INSTALL_NAME
chown root:wheel mach_kernel*

The icon changes are not a problem