stephanchen Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 hi, i have installed my hackintosh with lifehacker-methode. after boot, all works fine, but my d-link dwa-547 card isnt working....because the atheros driver 5008 isnt 64bit ready. if i edit my com.aaple.Boot.plist with ach=i386 so that my hackintosh must start in 32 bit mode.......the restart fails ..... whats the problem of the lifehacker installation with 32bit mode? cu stephanchen Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcrunch24 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I also am experiencing the same issue...I would like to boot into 32-bit mode and the suggestion of editing the com.apple.boot.list file does not work and neither does using the few utilities (i.e. 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector) The Boot kernel changes to 32-bit mode but the system kernal remains 64-bit. I cannot run Parallels or some of the plugins I use for Photoshop in the 64-bit mode until their respective applications are updated to 64-bit. Any suggestion on how to boot into 32-bit mode would be greatly appreciated. (I am a NOOB at this so it probably explains why I can't figure this out on my own :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1270994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBAnthony Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I am also wondering if anyone has figured this out. The boot.plist.com is not like the ones described in other guides. Thanks for any help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1310411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbob22 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I had this problem, one of my SATA controllers is not supported with the x64 kernel. Here is what you need to do: Open up the terminal and type: sudo nano /extra/com.apple.Boot.plist Then change: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> to <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> Then Save (ctrl o) and exit (ctrl x) Reboot and it should now be in 32 bit mode.. To check click on apple > About This Mac > More Info > Software and under "64-bit Kernel and Extensions" it should say "No". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1353671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougw6 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 hi, i have installed my hackintosh with lifehacker-methode. after boot, all works fine, but my d-link dwa-547 card isnt working....because the atheros driver 5008 isnt 64bit ready. if i edit my com.aaple.Boot.plist with ach=i386 so that my hackintosh must start in 32 bit mode.......the restart fails ..... whats the problem of the lifehacker installation with 32bit mode? cu stephanchen I have the same problem. I changed the plist flag to ach=i386 and now I'm stuck in an endless reboot. I don't know how to get back into 64 bit if I can't boot back up can someone please help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1362704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I have the same problem. I changed the plist flag to ach=i386 and now I'm stuck in an endless reboot. I don't know how to get back into 64 bit if I can't boot back up can someone please help. It pretty easy actually. All you need to do is 1. put your hard drive in a firewire enclosure 2. go to your extras folder 3. open the boot.plist file in text edit 4. delete the arch=i386 that you typed and then save it. Also you may need to copy it to your desktop in order to make the changes. On another note, you could also put your hard drive in another computer and do the same thing. But no matter what method you choose, it will allow you to delete the command that you had previously typed. This happened to me and guarantee this will get you back...hope this helps!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1425886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekkron99 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I had this problem, one of my SATA controllers is not supported with the x64 kernel. Here is what you need to do: Open up the terminal and type: sudo nano /extra/com.apple.Boot.plist Then change: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> to <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> Then Save (ctrl o) and exit (ctrl x) Reboot and it should now be in 32 bit mode.. To check click on apple > About This Mac > More Info > Software and under "64-bit Kernel and Extensions" it should say "No". DUDE!!! I love you! Thanks!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1471254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
organik Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Tried all of this and still booting 64bit. Anything I could be missing? I just need NTFS-3G to work, and it's doesn't with 64 bit kernel. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187298-lifehacker-install-will-not-boot-in-32-bit-mode/#findComment-1537031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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