tamorgen Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I was wondering if there is a utility that will show you the kexts your system uses? I know there are a bunch in the S/L/E folder that are being loaded up, but aren't necessary. I'm looking to optimize boot time. For instance, since I have a NVidia based graphics card, I know that I don't need the ATI kexts. But is there a more exact way of determining needed vs unneeded kexts? Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210536-anyway-to-determine-used-needed-kexts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnapalm Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Run the command "kextstat" in a terminal, it shows which kexts are in use. But deleting unused kexts will just free some disk space, won't make your system boot faster (for that a cache of kexts exists). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210536-anyway-to-determine-used-needed-kexts/#findComment-1408140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamorgen Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Run the command "kextstat" in a terminal, it shows which kexts are in use. But deleting unused kexts will just free some disk space, won't make your system boot faster (for that a cache of kexts exists). Okay, good to know. Saving disk space is good too. Are only the one's used cached? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210536-anyway-to-determine-used-needed-kexts/#findComment-1408226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnapalm Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Okay, good to know. Saving disk space is good too. Are only the one's used cached? No, all are cached, but only used ones are loaded. If you boot with "-f" (ignore caches) all kexts are scanned and boot takes much longer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210536-anyway-to-determine-used-needed-kexts/#findComment-1408244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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