toyotascionxd Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hi what does arch=i386 mean? I always type this on the boot screen in order to go online. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/246077-what-does-archi386-mean/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubliemeSiem Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 It means you use the i386 architecture and thus a 32 bit kernel and extensions. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/246077-what-does-archi386-mean/#findComment-1632927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandni99a Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi what does arch=i386 mean? I always type this on the boot screen in order to go online. You can add "arch=i386" in your com.apple.boot.plist file (/Extra folder) under Kernel Flag as a <string>arch=i386</string> so that you don't have to type it every time. Or maybe you need updated network drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/246077-what-does-archi386-mean/#findComment-1634206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital farmer Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It means you use the i386 architecture and thus a 32 bit kernel and extensions. But why even if there's arch=i386 in my com.apple.boot.plist, if I take a look "all Processes" with Activity monitor app, ALMOST all "Kind" of the processes are indicated as 'Intel 64 bit"? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/246077-what-does-archi386-mean/#findComment-1799728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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