blazingarf Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 right now im running windows and i downloaded a .kext for my audio.. how do i apply it to mac os x?? btw: i have osx on a seperate hdd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 boot into osx, extract the zip and copy the folder to /System/Library/Extensions then chmod -R 755 some.extension.kext chown -R root:wheel some.extension.kext then one of the following. 1) kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions then, Reboot 2) kextload some.extension.kext Both *Should* work. Plus, all of this information could have been found in this forum, please try to search for it next time. Cheers Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingarf Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 ok after "then" im lost... i have no idea what that means or what to do after i extract the .kext in the right folder Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 ok after "then" im lost... i have no idea what that means or what to do after i extract the .kext in the right folder Once the .kext is in the /System/Library/Extensions folder: Open up Terminal: Applications ==> Utilities ==> Terminal Type: chmod -R 755 NAME-OF-EXTENSION.kext chown -R root:wheel NAME-OF-EXTENSION.kext kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions Reboot. Hopefully it'll work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohde Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 First you download or otherwise get your hans on the extension file you need. It's a file with the name "somename.kext". Then you move the extension file into the /System/Library/Extensenions folder. Then you open the Terminal program (can be found in the Applications/Utilities folder). In the Terminal window you write chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/your_extension.kext chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/your_extension.kext kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions (where your_extension.kext is the file you have downloaded). Then you reboot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 First you download or otherwise get your hans on the extension file you need. It's a file with the name "somename.kext". Then you move the extension file into the /System/Library/Extensenions folder. Then you open the Terminal program (can be found in the Applications/Utilities folder). In the Terminal window you write chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/your_extension.kext chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/your_extension.kext kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions (where your_extension.kext is the file you have downloaded). Then you reboot. Beat ya Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohde Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Beat ya God damn it you!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingarf Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 thank you..... but a question relating to this.. what .kext do i need 2 fix my internet? athlon64 3000+ 1gig corsair ram chaintech vnf4 ultra mobo radeon x800 pro 256mb turtle beach riviera wave soundcard (using onboard ethernet) osx installed onto 80gig hdd xp home installed onto 200gig hdd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 You probably won't be able to get the OnBoard Ethernet working... I haven't on mine... You will most likely need to buy a cheap NIC / LAN Card... I bought the 3Com905C-TX card, and that works like a charm! Careful though, don't go and buy any old card, there are only certain ones that will work... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingarf Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 ok thanks... thats for the internet..but now how do i enable my onboard audio? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-82988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 To fix my onboard audio, I had to follow this guide: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Audio Hope it works for you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-83032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingarf Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 it actually didnt work i dont understand why, but while following instructions he uses the intell kext, i have amd... but even then i used both and it didnt work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-83062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 it actually didnt work i dont understand why, but while following instructions he uses the intell kext, i have amd... but even then i used both and it didnt work What do you mean? For the Audio AC'97 guide? Or the kext you're trying to install? Can you post a link to is so I can see whether I can help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-83070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingarf Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 yea.. the ac97 guide u posted... it got 2 this part: cd /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAC97AudioIntelICH.kext/Contents i saw the intel and i was like dam.. i dont have intel im on amd.. but i went ahead and i tried it anyway and i also tried it usin the appleac97audioamd.kext also but it still doesnt work you think it might be the nforce4 chipset?? or the actual speakers? or the mobo? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-83073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 yea.. the ac97 guide u posted... it got 2 this part:cd /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAC97AudioIntelICH.kext/Contents i saw the intel and i was like dam.. i dont have intel im on amd.. but i went ahead and i tried it anyway and i also tried it usin the appleac97audioamd.kext also but it still doesnt work you think it might be the nforce4 chipset?? or the actual speakers? or the mobo? The intel part of the name hasn't got anything to do about what manufacturer of CPU you have. The reason it's got intel in it's name is because this was designed for Intel Mac's I don't know how to solve the problem you're having... I didn't even know there was an Apple AC97AudioAMD.kext... I thought there was just an AppleAC97Audio.kext.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-83558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingarf Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 im gonna go try it again in a few Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13066-how-do-you-install-or-apply-kext/#findComment-83580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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