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[spammon]

I know this sounds crazy but I would like to run this OS in 32bit mode until I am ready to move to 64 bit.  I would like to edit the com.apple.boot.plist so that I don't have to type -x32 everytime I boot up Snow Leopard.  By default it wants to use 64bit kernel on my system.

I know to force 64bit one must put in the kernel flags area, but what do I put for 32 bit mode?

[font="Lucida Console"]<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=x86_64</string>[/font]

Thanks

[jymboche]

-x32 lol

[spammon]

jymboche, on Aug 27 2009, 04:32 AM, said:

-x32 lol

arch=-x32?

or

arch=x32

or

arch=x86_32

[DocShadow]

In plist it's -x32.

The arch command is for Chameleon.

[spammon]

DocShadow, on Aug 27 2009, 04:36 AM, said:

In plist it's -x32.

The arch command is for Chameleon.

Awesome, I will give it a shot.  Thanks guys!

[pbaum321]

spammon, on Aug 26 2009, 08:00 PM, said:

I know this sounds crazy but I would like to run this OS in 32bit mode until I am ready to move to 64 bit.  I would like to edit the com.apple.boot.plist so that I don't have to type -x32 everytime I boot up Snow Leopard.  By default it wants to use 64bit kernel on my system.

I know to force 64bit one must put in the kernel flags area, but what do I put for 32 bit mode?

[font="Lucida Console"]<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=x86_64</string>[/font]

Thanks

you can also use
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=i386</string>