what does the "update" kernel do?

[Oh the Huge Manatee]

Repost from another forum ... this one might be more appropriate.

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry823752

 

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Basically, everything works great on my hackintosh, as long as I use "update" at the Darwin prompt. Anything else, and it reboots itself during boot... typically before it's even started loading kexts.

 

So, what does the "update" kernel do? Can I just copy it over the default mach kernel, and let the system use it by default? How can I make sure I get a copy of the "update" kernel when we move beyond 9.2.0 kernel?

 

Thanks for your help and knowledge...