tantan Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 as soon as i run the kexthelper for the first time on a fresh system, it turns all my .kext files into folders. does anybody know how to set this folders back to bundles and maybe also how to use kexthelper without this annoying side effect ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177591-kexthelper-destroys-my-kext/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimutz Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hi.. that's curious. Are you sure KextHelper was the culprit? I use KextHelper, even on Snow Leo (not so much these days) and never had that problem. But, i was helping someone one these days and he had that problem whit kexts showing as folders.. and i'm sure he used KextHelper. The thing is, i can't begin to imagine how can KextHelper possibly do such a thing?? All it does is use commands that one can type in Terminal.. simple stuff, nothing fancy (that's why i like it but, i'm crossing over to Terminal to avoid this kind of stuff.) Anyway, don't worry about that.. kexts are just folders, only Finder shows them as files. Glad i read you post cause, i was forgetting to find a fix for it.. i'm sure it's out there Edit: check this http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84892 and please leave some feedback. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177591-kexthelper-destroys-my-kext/#findComment-1214362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantan Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 i tried it again and it didnt make folders out of the kexts anymore. but some of the kexts have a blank icon now, which doesnt hurt but its strange. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177591-kexthelper-destroys-my-kext/#findComment-1216880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimutz Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Well, as i said, i really doubt that was caused by KextHelper. About the icons, all .kext, .bundle and .plugin share the same plain white icon! But, some apps like Microsoft Powerpoint change the icon associated to .bundle and .plugin files. It can be annoying but, as long as the file extension stays the same, the system will handle the files properly Sometimes these problems come from wrong permissions or corrupted caches. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177591-kexthelper-destroys-my-kext/#findComment-1216899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantan Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 thx for your explaination azi Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177591-kexthelper-destroys-my-kext/#findComment-1217562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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