Jump to content

Noobs: Back up your kexts before upgrades !


marliwahoo
 Share

9 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

How about I do the guide :P

 

Here is the guide for you n00bs that wish to backup your kexts:

 

Open Terminal and type in these commands:

 

sudo -s
[enter password]
cp -r /System/Library/Extensions /System/Library/Extensions.backup
cp -r /mach_kernel /mach_kernel.backup

 

And thats about it -_- Here is how you restore the backup from Terminal:

 

sudo -s
[enter password]
cp -r /System/Library/Extensions.backup /System/Library/Extensions
cp -r /mach_kernel.backup /mach_kernel

 

If you are restoring from single user mode (-s at F8 prompt), its the same commands except type in this command before you do the above commands:

 

mount -uw /

 

Kindly correct me if I am wrong :)

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

If you are restoring from single user mode (-s at F8 prompt), its the same commands except type in this command before you do the above commands:

 

Tiny change: I don't believe sudo is needed in single user mode. Because you are already root.

 

I hope that's not nit picking. If it is sorry.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 7 months later...
  • 5 years later...
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...