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[janek202]

RN95, on Mar 31 2011, 12:53 PM, said:

-Would it be possible to emulate the functionality of the 'Extensions' section of System Profiler ?
What would be useful is the location of the loaded kexts.

Ok. I will add this in version 3.1. I found a way to search kexts also in /Extra by their bundle-id.

[scrax]

scrax, on Mar 27 2011, 03:32 PM, said:

Hi I like a lot your app can you/ will you provide source, pleaseee?

Bump

[janek202]

Version 3.1 (Probably Beta).
Improved filtering. More info about selected kext.
Please report me any bugs etc.
When everything will be ok I will update first post with new version.

Edit: Version 3.1 is now official. Check the first post.

[RN95]

janek202, on Apr 1 2011, 01:12 AM, said:

Version 3.1 (Probably Beta).

Hi Janek,

A couple of suggestions for future releases:

1- Could you make 'renaming of Extra/Extensions folder to Extra/KextStore  Optional. That may be useful for backward compatibility.

2- I know it's early days but it would be nice to output some information messages as to what it is doing (a bit like Kext Utility). That way, one would know whether it is running or stuck.

Thanks again,
Regards
Rn

[janek202]

RN95, on Apr 1 2011, 04:17 PM, said:

1- Could you make 'renaming of Extra/Extensions folder to Extra/KextStore  Optional. That may be useful for backward compatibility.

Well, I think it's pointless. Extensions will be renamed to KextStore only when "Rebuild mkext" option is selected. Chameleon loads kexts in that order:
1. Extra/Extensions folder
2. Extra/Extensions.mkext
Keeping Extensions folder and mkext is pointless, because kexts will be loaded  only from E/E directory. That's why if you want to use mkext (some kexts works only that way) you have change Extensions' name (usually to KextStore).
If you repair permissions, install new kexts etc. this folder won't be renamed.

RN95, on Apr 1 2011, 04:17 PM, said:

2- I know it's early days but it would be nice to output some information messages as to what it is doing (a bit like Kext Utility). That way, one would know whether it is running or stuck.

I will think about it, but usually the only function that takes some time is repairing permissions to whole disk (Option repair S/L/E permissions).

Edit: No one reported me any bugs so version 3.1 is officially published.

[RN95]

janek202, on Apr 1 2011, 06:21 PM, said:

Well, I think it's pointless. Extensions will be renamed to KextStore only when "Rebuild mkext" option is selected. Chameleon loads kexts in that order:
1. Extra/Extensions folder
2. Extra/Extensions.mkext
Keeping Extensions folder and mkext is pointless, because kexts will be loaded  only from E/E directory. That's why if you want to use mkext (some kexts works only that way) you have change Extensions' name (usually to KextStore).
If you repair permissions, install new kexts etc. this folder won't be renamed.

I will think about it, but usually the only function that takes some time is repairing permissions to whole disk (Option repair S/L/E permissions).

1- Agreed but: What if I want to use 'Kext Utility' at some point; It wont find the 'Extensions' folder. Am I being slow ?

2- I think that displaying : 'Repairing permissions' and 'Rebuilding Cache' would be nice.
Hey - I am not criticising your work (it's great) - just making suggestions.
3.1 looks fine so far.

Cheers,

[janek202]

RN95, on Apr 1 2011, 06:01 PM, said:

1- Agreed but: What if I want to use 'Kext Utility' at some point; It wont find the 'Extensions' folder. Am I being slow ?

Just remove mkext and rename folder KextStore back to Extensions.

I have been always using KextStore and I had to rebuild mkext manually using terminal. It was one of the reasons I made this app.

RN95, on Apr 1 2011, 06:01 PM, said:

Hey - I am not criticising your work (it's great) - just making suggestions.

Sure. Thanks for that.

Edit:
New version 3.2 for testing.
Please report me any bugs.

Changes:
1. Multithreading using Grand Central Dispatch.
That allowed me to show progress of tasks. App won't freeze while executing them.
2. Checking for new versions at startup. Disabled in test version (shows 3.1 as newer version, when 3.2 will be released it will be ok).
Can be enabled with small info.plist edition:

	<key>Check for Updates at Startup</key>
	<true/>

Edit: Version 3.2 officially released.

[stellarola]

Much thanks, great app.

Stell

[RN95]

janek202, on Apr 2 2011, 12:06 AM, said:

Changes:
1. Multithreading using Grand Central Dispatch.
That allowed me to show progress of tasks. App won't freeze while executing them.

Hi Janek,
Thanks for that.
I have run the maintenance including both cache rebuilds and it looks good.

I then run Snow leo (10.6.7) Repair Disk Utility and I got the following:

Repairing permissions for “SNOW”
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jconsole.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jconsole.jar".
User differs on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib", should be 0, user is 95.
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib".
User differs on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Libraries", should be 0, user is 95.
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Libraries".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Home/lib/security/cacerts", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Home/lib/security/cacerts".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jconsole.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jconsole.jar".
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib", should be 95, user is 0.
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib".
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Libraries", should be 95, user is 0.
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Libraries".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Home/lib/security/cacerts", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Home/lib/security/cacerts".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib".

Is this normal ?

Cheers

[janek202]

RN95, on Apr 2 2011, 11:26 AM, said:

I then run Snow leo (10.6.7) Repair Disk Utility and I got the following:

Is this normal ?

Yes. These messages about java etc. are normal. There's nothing to be worry about.
They aren't caused by my app.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1448

[mrmojorisin17]

New version 3.2 works great here

[rawmassen]

Awesome app, cheers.

[janek202]

Version 3.2 officially released. Check out the first post.

[juanerson]

Thank You Very Much janek202, beautiful application  

[Leader86]

Great work! Thank you.

[Mac8a]

Could you add EFI support, simular to EFIUpdate2 ( http://www.insanelyw...i...f=11&t=3244 ) and EFI Finisher 1.1 ( http://cl.ly/Xrb )?

[wonnykc]

where Kext Wizard save the backup kexts?

[janek202]

wonnykc, on Apr 4 2011, 04:33 AM, said:

where Kext Wizard save the backup kexts?

If you checked option: "Backup kexts(...)", and kexts were replaced there should be a folder on desktop.

Mac8a, on Apr 4 2011, 12:27 AM, said:

Could you add EFI support, simular to EFIUpdate2 ( http://www.insanelyw...i...f=11&t=3244 ) and EFI Finisher 1.1 ( http://cl.ly/Xrb )?

Probably not. I have never used that and I'm not exactly sure how it works... And it's not one of my priorities. You can always put kexts into S/L/E

[Davirus]

It is just me, or this should be sticked?

[BugsB]

very professional & highly appreciated, janek202, compliments! I asked for what you just coded in this forum before and my postings were deleted by one of the bosses here. After asking why several times I was finally told that there is not the slightest need for such an app - that I and anybody else shall please use terminal and shut up.

Obviously it's not just me - I already knew that back then, but my contradicting led to my account being locked for quite a while ..

So we'll see. I hope the admin which did this to me either is not around anymore, or if so then recognizes and acknowledges what you are contributing ..

It would not amaze me if this posting gets deleted since the basic human right for free speech has not made it yet into all the narrow minded consciousnesses in this downplaying world.

Anyway, back to positive, keep up the great work!