SleeplessMedia Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I have a PS2 Keyboard USB Mouse setup. Under 10.4.7 I used the etc/rc workaround by adding the following lines to my etc/rc file: kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext kextload /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext This worked like a charm in order to restore keyboard input prior to starting the GUI. After updating with the newly released JaS 10.4.8 SSE2 Intel combo patch, I have no PS2 input again. I guess the new boot sequence dosen't utilize this file or bypasses it somehow? Since I cannot afford to buy a USB keyboard at the moment, can anybody suggest a workaround?... Everything else with the update was flawless.... Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The 10.4.8 Update replaces the /etc/rc file, so you need to re-do the edit of the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Thats good to know... one slight problem though... I can't edit it if I can't type... any thoughts on that dilemma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Try booting in single user mode (-s) and at the command prompt, type: mount -uw / nano /private/etc/rc press Control-O to save press Control-X to exit type: reboot Or boot the install DVD, go to Terminal in the Utilities menu. Type: nano /Volumes/(your-OSX-partition-name)/private/etc/rc press Control-O to save press Control-X to exit Reboot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Mounted the partition under the boot disk... "nano:command not found"... isn't nano the default editor? if not, is there another editor I can call up from the command line? I tried pico, vi I tried the coimmand "edit" I am not really proficient at the command line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaucho Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Once you boot, even in Single User Mode, out goes the PS2. At least that's what happens on my Mactel. Maybe he can try booting off something like Insert (http://www.inside-security.de/insert_en.html), and edit the /etc/rc file from there. I am not sure wether the HFS+ support is r/w though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 I have a wierd workaround I can try. I can access an NTFS share on another machine on my network and try to cut and paste the code into the file but i dont know if that will work... I will use macpilot to show hidden files, open the file in the text editor, cut the code from another open file and paste it in, close the file with the mouse, pray it asks to save it, and reboot... here goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 That almost worked...permissions issue stopped me tho... file wont save. Tried to change permissions on the file... impossible without text entry... Ideas anyone? I dont want to scrub it clean and start over (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 I formatted and reinstalled. Only this time I enabled automatic boot into root user prior to install of 10.4.8 update then when the machine restarted, i pasted the lines into etc/rc and saved and rebooted. no more issues. what a pain in the ass... thanks for trying Rammjet ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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