Warning to New HAckintoshers

[ssdcommander]

DO NOT COMBO UPDATE IT GIVES YOU A MISMATCHED KERNEL

If you want to update, install seperatly via these downloads

1.http://support.apple.com/kb/dl930

2.http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosxv1062update.html

3.http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1018

[Chiddy22]

what does a mismatched kernel do? I have a 10.6.3 install disc and ran combo update yesterday and it seems to be fine right now? Do I need to reinstall?

[Espionage724]

Really? I did this before on a 10.6 disc and went to 10.6.3 just fine.

[rfuilrez]

Only thing I had to do with 10.6.1 -> 10.6.3 via combo update was sleependabler kext.

[ssdcommander]

I would recommend it as a safety procation

[Beerkex'd]

I think that you have some sort of configuration problem that caused that to happen to you.

 

On most systems that can run the vanilla kernel you can install the updates as they come in straight from Software Update. Worst case scenario is that you lose a patched driver, and that can usually be fixed. If it's something new, sometimes it takes a while until someone discovers how, like for example with the new AppleHDA that uses hardcoded device IDs as of 10.6.3.

 

Those who can't run an unpatched kernel run into the same issues with every OS update as always, unless they take precautions. Nothing new under the sun.

 

When Apple releases an OS update I always download and run the full combo updater and I've never had any problems. Even when updating my P4 hack from 10.5.6 to 10.5.8.

Best practice if you can't run vanilla is to install the patched kernel you use (latest version that matches the OS version you're updating to) and rename it, without rebooting, before running the update. And of course edit com.apple.Boot.plist to load your renamed kernel instead of mach_kernel. That way your patched kernel won't get overwritten by the update.

[ssdcommander]

I don't think I have a patched kernel

[Tom89]

I am also having a "kernel mismatch" panic after the combo update, the stack trace refers that the panic originated from Sleep Enabler kext.

I think that i just had to remove that before the update?

[imacken]

I am also having a "kernel mismatch" panic after the combo update, the stack trace refers that the panic originated from Sleep Enabler kext.

I think that i just had to remove that before the update?

This has been posted many many many times here.

You must remove sleepenabler (if you use it) before updating to 10.6.3.

Just delete it, reboot and put in the 10.6.3 compatible version.

[Tom89]

Ok so deleting extensions.mkext and sleepenabler.kext is enough?

Good!