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[Nevadabob]

Hi, I tried to install an automator script on my OSX box (10.5.6), which can be found here: http://www.hackint0s.../f146/60657.htm I tried installing it, but foolishly rebooted it when nothing was displayed on the screen. Now I get a kernel panic where it is "Resetting IOCatalogue" continuously. I was wondering if someone with good knowledge of the terminal could help me reverse the steps it took to restore it back to normal. As far as I am aware the automator script basically backed up my two original kext files into a new folder on my desktop and replaced them with it's own kext files.

Here are the steps the automator script does:

1. checks if you are at Mac OS X 10.5.6 or better (if not will quit)
2. show a readme
3. quits all running apps (with save option)
4. backup the original files (AppleUSBHub.kext and IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext from 10.5.6) in a new folder on your Desktop
5. ask for your admin password
6. copy AppleUSBHub.kext and IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext from 10.5.5 into the desired location on your Mac
7. set owner:group and permissions
8. rebuild the kextcache
9. reboot your Mac

If someone could help me some commands to use in single-user mode that would be awesome!

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ANYONE WHO REPLIES!

[dparada78]

Well if you can boot in single user mode, then it really should be super easy if it is just the kexts that are causing the problems....if not then i cant help...

/sbin/mount -uw /

cd /System/Library/Extensions
ls -m
rm -rf nameofkextodelete.kext
cd /
cd /Users/yourusername/Desktop
ls
mv /Users/yourusername/Desktop/thefolderkextsarein/nameofkext /System/Library/Extensions

[nebulOSX]

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Well if you can boot in single user mode, then it really should be super easy if it is just the kexts that are causing the problems....if not then i cant help...

/sbin/mount -uw /

cd /System/Library/Extensions
ls -m
rm -rf nameofkextodelete.kext
cd /
cd /Users/yourusername/Desktop
ls
mv /Users/yourusername/Desktop/thefolderkextsarein/nameofkext /System/Library/Extensions

If -s (single user mode) doesn't work, boot your leopard DVD and when you get to the installer screen click utilities > Terminal.

cd /Volumes/*INSERT DRIVE NAME HERE* and then do the necessary commands...