Some Assistance with the com.apple.boot.plist file.

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I am currently testing my new "Toshiba L305 Kext Pack 4.0.iso" I just released. The kexts files install and work just fine.

Ok, heres the deal, my machine will not boot up unless I type

-v arch=i686 "Graphics Mode"="1280x800x75"


I have tried entering this in the com.apple.boot.plist file, but is still wont boot properly.


Any suggestions on how I should edit my com.apple.boot.plist file?

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[lanceomni]

Does your com.apple.Boot.plist look like this?

<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>-v arch=i686</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280x800x75</string>

Do you use the EFI Partition? or an Extra folder on your install? If so than here I believe is the order in which most bootloaders use.

1. /Volumes/EFI/Extra/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
2. /Volumes/EFI/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist - This being the preferred.
3. /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

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Yes, I have the second one.


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This is what it looks like now.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>5</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key <string>arch=i386</string> <string>Graphics Mode</string>
<string>1280x800x75</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key
</dict>
</plist>

[lanceomni]

<key>Kernel Flags</key <string>arch=i386</string> <string>Graphics Mode</string>
<string>1280x800x75</string>

Should be:

<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>-v arch=i686</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280x800x75</string>

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I have tried that it still wont boot correctly, it just does not require the "Graphics Mode" option anymore it just ignores the "arch=i686" in the plist file, so I still have to type "arch=i686"?

Any suggestions?

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Any way I could use a patched DSDT to fix these errors?

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[lanceomni]

Now granted I have not spent too much time working with 10.6 on a hack but I don't think I have ever come across this flag. I have seen arch=x86_64 & arch=i386 which forces 64bit & 32bit respectively.

Just curous, when you boot using these flags are you running in 64bit mode? Now I know on my iMac when I boot into 64bit I can type uname -a in terminal I get x86_64 at the end of the string while I get i386 if Im running in 32bit.

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When I boot with the flag "arch=x86_64" it panics upon boot.

If I boot with the flag "arch=i386" everything boots fine.

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If I put "arch=i386" in the plist file it boots fine but in the wrong resolution and may PS2 dont work.

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