Crabhunter Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Hi, three of the kexts I use to get my system running are hidden, they are quite troublesome to install and I'm never really sure how I get them to install, it takes several attemps with different methods and I've never worked out which method gets them in in the end. So, I decided to get them unhidden. I used the chflags nohidden command. That worked on one of them but not the other two, I've tried several times but they won't unhide. Are there any other ways of unhiding them? I have attached themif anyone wants to try to unhide them. Mike kexts.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcork Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 sudo chflags -R nohidden [name of kext].kext worked fine for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabhunter Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Hmm, this is what I get, usage error. Last login: Fri Mar 15 15:26:44 on console mike-v5-171:~ Mike$ sudo chflags -R nohidden/Users/Mike/Desktop/ApplePS2Controller.kext WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. Password: usage: chflags [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] flags file ... mike-v5-171:~ Mike$ sudo chflags -R nohidden/Users/Mike/Desktop/AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext usage: chflags [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] flags file ... mike-v5-171:~ Mike$ sudo chflags -R nohidden/Users/Mike/Desktop/ApplePS2Controller.kext usage: chflags [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] flags file ... mike-v5-171:~ Mike$ I think I missed out the [ ] enclosing the file name. Now it says no such file ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3nny Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 You miss a space between nohidden and the rest of the command. Be careful when typing/pasting commands, such small mistakes can lead to some really unexpected results - especially when you are running them without restricted rights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabhunter Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thank you rcork and k3nny job done What does the -R do? why didn't one kext need it but the other two did? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniac10 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 You may clear all doubts by reading the command's man page: man chflags -R Change the file flags for the file hierarchies rooted in the files instead of just the files themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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