Pympede Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I kinda edited my com.apple.Boot.plist file to try and make darwin default to booting from my windows partition (I changed mach_kernal to rd=disk0s1) and now when it tries to boot OSX it just immediately goes back to darwin. I can get to terminal through the OSX install disk, but does anyone know what commands I need to type to edit that file? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 this should be in it It's kernel not kernal and this is the most important file dont remove it! If you want to set the target drive you can search the forum on how BUT it doesn't go in the place of the mach_kernel, leave it alone! SticMAN <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> </dict> </plist> Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pympede Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks for posting your boot file, but I was hoping there would be a way to edit my existing boot file from the terminal. I pretty much suck at terminal and am hoping someone can give me step by step directions on how to use terminal to fix that file. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 What do you mean you you suck? the steps are quite easy to copy the one over the other! Do you have the DVD with you? S Thanks for posting your boot file, but I was hoping there would be a way to edit my existing boot file from the terminal. I pretty much suck at terminal and am hoping someone can give me step by step directions on how to use terminal to fix that file. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pympede Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 I have an OSX install DVD which I can use to access terminal, but I don't know what commands to type into terminal to either fix my original boot.plist by editing the offending line, or to replace it with yours. If I can edit my existing com.apple.boot.plist file from terminal I can just edit the line I changed back to mach_kernel and that should fix my problem, but I don't really know how to use terminal to do this. Can you help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 you dont perhaps have skype? if you do PM me and it will go quicker we can chat there! SticMAN I have an OSX install DVD which I can use to access terminal, but I don't know what commands to type into terminal to either fix my original boot.plist by editing the offending line, or to replace it with yours. If I can edit my existing com.apple.boot.plist file from terminal I can just edit the line I changed back to mach_kernel and that should fix my problem, but I don't really know how to use terminal to do this. Can you help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pympede Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Sorry no Skype, all I have is MSN Messenger. Thanks for helping me out man. So Is it possible to edit my boot.plist from the terminal? I tried to use sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist but that only worked when I was actually booted in OSX. When I tried the same command from terminal running from the install cd it didn't work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I've PMed you the instrustions, You can delete this post, PM me if you need more help, but you should be fine! If you booted from the DVD it will try and edit the plist on the DVD, thats why i sent you the correct way to get to the Drive and edit it! I tried to use sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist should be a bit different like: nano /Volumes/(your HD name)/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist no need for Sudo as your are in Admin mode! Slowly, and check what you do! SticMAN 23:00 in Switzerland and need to go sleep! Sorry no Skype, all I have is MSN Messenger. Thanks for helping me out man. So Is it possible to edit my boot.plist from the terminal? I tried to use sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist but that only worked when I was actually booted in OSX. When I tried the same command from terminal running from the install cd it didn't work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111566-help-editing-from-terminal/#findComment-790309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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