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AMD Patcher 0.31 available to download
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- The dropped items are listed in a table which shows their properties (Status, Name, Size, Type) - Options pane added. - Menus added (Donation to InfiniteMac, Donation to ... me, and Beta Tester Feedback) Behaviour - More kind of files supported (component, loginPlugin, prefPane, spreporter, framework, unix executable), I will add kexts and bundles later. - You can add files to patch even if the patching process is running (needs to be optimized) - Detect loaded kexts and inject them in the package if necessary - If GeForce.kext and NVDAResman are in the list of loaded kexts and are presents in the package they will be patched Options - You can choose to check for software update at launch - You can change the folder for modified items Please give feedback using the menu item of AMD Patcher instead of doing this here. It will be more easy. PS; Packages like NVInstaller aren't supported yet. :) |
Looks great, but I get this error on startup:
http://i34.tinypic.com/o0e2o4.png Then it wont accept any file I drag&drop to the program interface. I'm using Leopard 10.5.5. |
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I've tried to download but all I see is this. Also, I posted the following over at IM but you seem like the person in the know. Quote:
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Stupid RapidShare limits.
Here it is: Code:
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And if you fix that error, it goes to another and then another... :p BUT, this app is really looking good and once you do get past those errors it works just fine. Also these errors seem like just an oversight that *should* be quick and easy to fix. Only thing I really would have liked to see is an option to not inject kexts into the package. Oh yeah, for anyone who just can't wait here's a workaround for the errors Code:
rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.zephyroth.AMD-Patcher.plist |
I'm sorry for all these little issues ... I was too in a hurry to share my work.
They will be fix very quickly. I will put a new link this evening. Sorry, sorry, sorry !!! Dies, thanks for this workaround ! :) |
I selected the download folder as destination, but now my download folder icon has been changed by the program.
Is there anyway to change this back to normal? I tried Candybar but it didn't solve the problem... Thnx! :) |
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Zephy, it opens fine now but I get another error when drag&drop file:
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rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.zephyroth.AMD-Patcher.plistIf that is the case, I'm not sure if it's even worth coding to check if it's an old style preference file or new... Probably easier to just add a Readme telling people to delete it if they've ever used old versions of the program. |
Great Job Zephyroth on this.
But I have no use for it now As I am running retail on AMD without patching and running 64 bit too Great release none the less |
Well thats nice BHAST but since no one is making the new voodoo kernel available except to the testers, you seem to be one of the few who has it. I just want to say thanks for pointing that out again and again (yes over at your site as well). Maybe you can help shed a little light on this new kernel.
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Deleted pref file.
Next error: http://i38.tinypic.com/2rgj79v.png Then program freezes with this message: http://i35.tinypic.com/b82wwp.png Then only Force Quit can close it. It should cancel update check if internet is not responding for x seconds. |
And it wont accept that I have no password when it goes to patch files. If I leave password field blank it says "password invalid". I have no password, please accept "".
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Bhast, having the latest voodoo kernel makes patching cpuids useless but my app is still useable for patching kexts or modifying the kexts inside a package.
The latest voodoo kernel support every AMD cpus ? Even Athlon XP ? If yes then I can prolly remove the code for detecting and patching cpuids ... Tell me. Personnaly I dont like the voodoo kernel. My system cannot sleep, sometimes it doesn't even reboot ... I'm not an expert or a real programmer. If you think my app is useless then ... I don't care. My goal is to learn and share my knowledge/experience for those who are interested. I will try to correct all errors related to the preferences and put, again, a new version of my app. I hope everyone still appreciate my "work". :) |
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Maybe make it optional? IMO, even if Voodoo supports all AMD processors, your app is still far from useless. Voodoo should make retail AMD installs a breeze but the thing I'm not clear on is whether Voodoo does the "on-the-fly" patching once as needed, or whether it just does it constantly, sounds like it does it constantly? Maybe bhast could chime in on that... Personally, I would rather not have the kernel doing any extra lifting that it doesn't have to. I'm sure the performance hit, if any, isn't noticeable but still... |
I like Zephy releases.
Keep up the good work. |
The new (again ....) version is coming:
ChangeLog: - An option to check/not check for cpuids has been added - Fixed an error in the code which made some recreated packages unuseable - Fixed an error while saving the log - Preferences list is now created if needed (same thing for each field) I you want something else to be added just tell me. |
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So we all know tomorrow? http://code.google.com/p/xnu-dev/ |
WOW
I wasn't trying to tell you to stop making your apps or trying to be mean I was just saying And I said great release yes the beta kernel supports the all cpus AMD and Intel |
Thanks P-J. I've been following this site pretty close so its nice to see when I take a break from looking at it that something has changed. I agree with Dies on the cpuid issue... why have them there if the system can remove them and then run with minimal op-code patching.
And to Bhast. I was in a bad mood the other day when I saw that you had shown off the op-code patch here as well as over at Leo4All. I just want to run retail and not worry about it anymore... Oh well. it'll get here when it gets here. Zeph. Don't ever think your work isn't appreciated. So many people are frustration free because of ASU and the Patcher apps. keep tinkering. :-) |
for one I am not showing off I am just trying to get the info out
that is why i posted about it on my site |
Please Clarify the Purpose of AMD Patcher for Me
Does it perform the patching done by ASU, so I can download one of the MOX updates separately and patch it with this before installing it?
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yes it performs the patching done by ASU.
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Incidentally, could ASU be rewritten in Cocoa, please? It just takes too long like this. On a related note, this is on an AMD 64 3000+ and my system's performance is horrible! CPU activity is at a constant 100%, system at 70%. Would anyone have an idea why and how to correct this? A great many thanks to zephyroth and all who've made running MOX on my AMD possible. I can't adequately describe the elation I felt seeing the "Welcome to Macintosh" animation appear on my pc! |
I plan to rewrite all my apps in Objective-C. But I don't know when it will be done.
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I suppose it isn't necessary to incrementally upgrade the system as the same kexts will be injected into each upgrade package anyway. I guess I'll have to activate TM before the jump. Thanks again for all your work, Z! AMD 64 3000+ Gigabyte K8-NSC-939 1GB RAM |
Hi to all, and thanks Zephyroth for great work.
Though I have 1 issue with MacOSXUpdate 10.5.5 pakage, it sort of stops on detecting cpuids (file 39 on small 322.1MB pkg, and file 310 on combo update, probably same file). The drop down log window says: 23:12:35 Encrypted file detected (Finder) 23:12:35 Encrypted file thinned to i386 23:12:35 Retrieving info about encrypted file ... I'm using LawlessPPC 10.5.4 release, please help me to fix this issue, thanks in advance. |
AMD Patcher 0.31
ChangeLog - Drag'n drop of item is now done on the main table. (you can delete a row by dragging it outside the table even if the patching process is running except if the selected data row is the first) - You can choose to not replace kexts of a package, to replace them automatically or to replace/add kexts manually. - While injecting if you cancel the action you will have to choose : 1 - if you want to continue 2 - if you want to modify the list of kexts to inject 3 - if you want to cancel the injection 4 - if you want to cancel the patching process for the current file. - The patching process has been improved (thanks to Ritalin). - A bug while cleaning temporary folder has been fixed. - Every issues with the preferences should now be fixed. If something goes wrong after the update, simply delete the existing plist located in ~/Library/Preferences/com.zephyroth.AMD-Patcher.plist. - The update process has been fixed. From now you should be able to update AMD Patcher without any problem. You will not be able to update AMD Patcher 0.3 with its update function because of a HUGE bug with 0.3 which delete everything in the folder where AMD Patcher.app is located instead of only the app. ---> Download AMD Patcher. |
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When trying to patch the iTunes 8.0.2.mpkg with AMD Patcher 0.31 I get this far (See attachment) then nothing.
Edit: didn't screen capture the right window! |
All I see is the interface ...
Give at least the log ... |
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So when AMD Patcher does that in the future that means the .pkg doesn't need patching? |
I've just tried to patch it and it works fine.
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Alright.
Now when patching iPhoto_7.14.pkg AMD Patcher 0.3 shows this: ################# AMD Patcher 0.3 ################# Monday, December 1, 2008 4:17:51 PM 16:18:09 Checking package iPhoto_714.pkg ... 16:18:09 The package is a folder containing an archive 16:18:09 Extracting Archive.pax.gz ... (iPhoto_714.pkg) 16:18:25 iPhoto_714.pkg extracted. 16:18:25 Detecting loaded kexts ... 16:18:25 Checking for unnecessary files ... 16:18:25 Patching NVidia kexts if needed ... 16:18:26 Detecting script ... 16:18:26 Creating list of files ... (iPhoto_714.pkg) 16:18:29 List created. 16:18:29 Detecting cpuids ... 16:18:46 No cpuid found ! 16:18:46 Detection finished. and when patching with AMD Patcher 0.31 is shows this: ################## AMD Patcher 0.31 ################## Monday, December 1, 2008 4:13:43 PM 16:14:24 Checking package iPhoto_714.pkg ... 16:14:24 The package is a folder containing an archive 16:14:24 Extracting Archive.pax.gz ... (iPhoto_714.pkg) 16:14:40 iPhoto_714.pkg extracted. 16:14:40 Checking for unnecessary files ... 16:14:40 mach_kernel has been removed. 16:14:41 Patching NVidia kexts if needed ... 16:14:41 Detecting script ... 16:14:41 Creating list of files ... (iPhoto_714.pkg) 16:14:44 List created. 16:14:44 Detecting cpuids ... 16:14:54 16:14:54 Results: 16:14:54 No cpuids found ! 16:14:54 No encrypted files found ! 16:14:54 16:14:54 Detection finished. 16:14:54 Recreating Archive.pax.gz ... (iPhoto_714.pkg) 16:15:01 iPhoto_714.pkg recreated. Patcher 0.31 also doubles the file size from 77.6 to 147.5 |
looks like it could have used the Archived pkg to create two (one within itself)... zeph, any thoughts?
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It did the same with the CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.
Original file size is 3.5mb, Patcher 0.3 made it 4.6mb, Patcher .031 made it 9mb. ################# AMD Patcher 0.3 ################# Monday, December 1, 2008 4:43:49 PM 16:44:11 Checking package CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg ... 16:44:11 The package is a folder containing an archive 16:44:11 Extracting Archive.pax.gz ... (CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg) 16:44:12 CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg extracted. 16:44:12 Detecting loaded kexts ... 16:44:12 Checking for unnecessary files ... 16:44:13 Patching NVidia kexts if needed ... 16:44:13 Detecting script ... 16:44:13 Creating list of files ... (CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg) 16:44:14 List created. 16:44:14 Detecting cpuids ... 16:44:18 Maxxuss Mach-O Binary Patcher v1.0 Patching file: /tmp/ASvD67/Archive/System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeH264.component/Contents/Resources/QuickTimeH264.scalar 8 of 8 patches applied Statistics: 1 of 1 visited files were successfully patched. 8 of 8 found patches were successfully applied. 16:44:18 Detection finished. 16:44:18 Recreating Archive.pax.gz ... (CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg) 16:44:19 CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg recreated. ################## AMD Patcher 0.31 ################## Monday, December 1, 2008 4:15:07 PM 16:16:29 Checking package CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg ... 16:16:29 The package is a folder containing an archive 16:16:29 Extracting Archive.pax.gz ... (CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg) 16:16:32 CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg extracted. 16:16:32 Checking for unnecessary files ... 16:16:32 mach_kernel has been removed. 16:16:32 Patching NVidia kexts if needed ... 16:16:32 Detecting script ... 16:16:32 Creating list of files ... (CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg) 16:16:33 List created. 16:16:33 Detecting cpuids ... 16:16:35 Patching CPUID protected binary: 16:16:35 /tmp/ASvD67/Archive/System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeH264.component/Contents/Resources/QuickTimeH264.scalar 16:16:36 8 cpuids patched. 16:16:36 16:16:36 Results: 16:16:36 1 file was patched. 16:16:36 No encrypted files found ! 16:16:36 16:16:36 Detection finished. 16:16:36 Recreating Archive.pax.gz ... (CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg) 16:16:37 CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg recreated. |
It's because of the compression used to recreate the archive.
I've never checked the size if the recreated files ... For CompatibilityUpdateforQT755.pkg after using another compression 8,5 ---> 4,1 MB. EDIT: I've fixed the compression. Every patched files will be 280Ko bigger than the original due to the new icon. |
Excellent work, just beutiful. Now updated to 10.5.5. Flawless.
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Patcher 0.31 Auto Update Delete-O-Thon
I am not sure what happened but I had the 0.30 Patcher in my Apps folder and it just prompted for an update. So I figured Id give it a try. When I did this I noticed the icon for my apps folder in my dock start cycling through apps. So I check and I watched as all my apps disappeared including utilities. I Force Quit the patcher and got an Applescript error that was extremely long with each line saying
rm "one of my apps" rm "another of my apps" .. Im sorry to not have saved the log but I was a bit jolted. I am in the process of replacing the apps folder with the one from my backup drive. If that doesn't work ill just restore the entire drive from the image. Nothing else was running and the computer had been on for about an hour. So my guess is that it had something to do with me having the patcher in the apps folder and then the update wanting to rm the patcher and replace it with the update? Is this something that anyone else has experienced? Or should I be looking for a different reason? I in no way want to discourage anyone from using this app or zeph's asu as they are both wonderful apps. I am personally just a bit scared of the auto updater.:eek::eek: |
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Ha
Yeah that should teach me to check the forums before I take the plunge. Its no biggie as I subscribe to the school of BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP.
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thats a good school. Hope you get all A's ;)
Glad to hear that you won't be set back too much. This is a big BIG reason I am an advocate of being a part of this forum, whether it is to ask a question or to give help where it is needed, you are pretty much guaranteed to learn something new or have that [DOH!] moment. |
Thank you, Z, for all the fantastic work you've put into the Patcher, and your continual upgrading!
Does anyone know if there are problems patching Xcode? |
AMD Patcher 0.32
Release date : Not now :) ChangeLog - Change the way icon of package is modified (before 570KB, now 280KB) - Package Compression corrected. Now every package whose content has not been changed (kexts added or removed ... etc) should be 280KB bigger than the original package. (Because of the new icon) - Fixed an issue while dropping file and folder whose name contains characters like ", ', &, (, ) ... etc - You can now drop nested folders (It still need to be optimized. Don't hope to drop a whole Volume or mounted disk image on it ... unless you are very patient ! I've just tried with my Applications folder (of a size of 3.19 GB, 716 elements and multiple subfolders) and it tooks 52s to determine all candidate files and fill the table) - ListOfNonSupportedFiles has been removed as well as the check to see if the file is non supported and the message that indicates that some files you dropped are not supported. From now only files which type is defined in AMD Patcher will be dropped on the table. More to come ... PS: Don't hesitate to give me ideas if I miss a feature that seems important to you. |
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can someone upload the 0.31 somewhere else instead of easy-share and rapidshare?
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