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Old 01-08-2009, 10:50 PM
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milanca milanca is offline
 
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Hi and welcome to InfiniteMac forum.

To install kext, driver for example your chipset controller or graphic card, you need some basic console commands. This is a basic, usual routine to install some kext.
Suppose that kext is in the root of your usb drive. If not, just point to the folder containing the kext by adding /~FolderName/ before ~DriverName.kext

Become 'su' first
Code:
sudo -s
You can list your Partitions/Volumes with
Code:
ls /Volumes
Copy kext:
Code:
cp -r /Volumes/USBPartitionName/~DriverName.kext /Volumes/~LeopardPartitionName/System/Library/Extensions
*Do the same for every kext you want to install.

Change permissions and ownership to new installed kext(s).
Code:
chmod -R 755 /Volumes/~LeopardPartitionName/System/Library/Extensions/Kextname.kext
chown -R root:wheel /Volumes/~LeopardPartitionName/System/Library/Extensions/Kextname.kext
*Do the same for every kext you installed.

Remove cache and rebuild:
Code:
rm -rf /Volumes/~LeopardPartitionName/System/Library/Extensions.mkext
kextcache -k /Volumes/~LeopardPartitionName/System/Library/Extensions
Reboot.


Last edited by milanca; 01-08-2009 at 10:56 PM.
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