config = <file>

[deek5]

Why config option documented in the chameleon user manual does not work ?

"Additional Useful command-line options:
config = <file> Use an alternate Boot.plist ."

[buttcrap]

this worked last time i tried - you must type in the filepath to the config.plist you're selecting

[deek5]

this worked last time i tried - you must type in the filepath to the config.plist you're selecting

Sorry for not having seen your answer, that's why it's not working.

 

This documented option cannot work because it leads to nothing, that is what we find below (it is in i386\boot2\option.c towards lines 1260 or more or less,

 

 it  is included in the function int processBootOptions () ) :

 

if (!getValueForBootKey(cp, "config", &val, &cnt))

 

{

 

val = 0;

cnt = 0;

 

}

 

// Load com.apple.Boot.plist from the selected volume

 

// and use its contents to override default bootConfig.

 

loadSystemConfig(&bootInfo->bootConfig);

loadChameleonConfig(&bootInfo->chameleonConfig, NULL);

[deek5]

That's how I just modified /i386/boot2/option.c
to use different configurations at boot.
  (config = /Extra /lion.plist example). I use this mode to boot with DMG. Below change in /i386/boot2/option.c

in the function int processBootOptions () ) :

if (getValueForBootKey (PC, "config", & val, & cnt))

   {
// Just to check the loading of boot.plist

        printf ("loading boot.plist chosen \ n");
        printf (val);
        printf ("\ n");
        pause ();
        
       loadConfigFile (val, & bootInfo-> chameleonConfig);
        

        loadSystemConfig (& bootInfo-> bootConfig);
        
    }
// Load com.apple.Boot.plist from the selected volume
// And use ict pleased to override default bootConfig.
    
   else
             {
loadSystemConfig (& bootInfo-> bootConfig);
loadChameleonConfig (& bootInfo-> chameleonConfig, NULL);
             }

The original that may not allow the choice of configuration.

if (! getValueForBootKey (PC, "config", & val, & cnt)) {

val = 0;
cnt = 0;

}

// Load com.apple.Boot.plist from the selected volume

// And use ict pleased to override default bootConfig.

loadSystemConfig (& bootInfo-> bootConfig);
loadChameleonConfig (& bootInfo-> chameleonConfig, NULL);

[ErmaC]

That's how I just modified /i386/boot2/option.cto use different configurations at boot...

 

Hi I will take a look at this when I return from my holidays (first week of July)

Never noticed that this option wasn't work (I not write it) or probably was designed to work in other way?

 

Cordially

ErmaC

[deek5]

Hello dear Ermac, bravo for all your productions, with other coders of course, to have made accessible Mac Os X on PC.
For the option config = <File>, I modified it because it did not work as it was described in the manual . Maybe that there is as you write it " another way of using it "
 Thank you for everything.

[ErmaC]

...

I update the Enoch revision to 2731 you can find it in the download section --> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/71-enoch/

 

And here the same revision with the edits you provided...

--> Enoch_r2731_config-MOD.zip NOT TESTED.

 

Let me know.

 

ErmaC

[deek5]

Hello, thank you for having developed a boot for the option, but saddening it does not work. When I type in the  boot prompt  for example " config = / Extra / lion.plist " nothing takes place the starting up continues on the original plist ( org.chameleon.Boot.plist).

[deek5]

" config=/Extra /lion.plist "

 written without space of course.

[ErmaC]

" config=/Extra /lion.plist "

 written without space of course.

Pls attach here the option.c file you have edited...

Rename it as option.txt instead of option.c

 

Ermac

[deek5]

the mod begin at line 1323

options.txt

[ErmaC]

the mod begin at line 1323

Thx later I will take a look at this.

 

ErmaC

[ErmaC]

the mod begin at line 1323

 

Here we go...

let me know..

 

 

ErmaC

[ErmaC]

Here we go...

let me know..

 

 

ErmaC

Ops my error...

 

I upload a bad revision with your code...

here the correct one...

 

Enoch_r2731_config-MOD_V3.zip

 

Sorry

 

ErmaC

[deek5]

All right, it works as desired, then I'm the lion. started from Elcapitan with "config = / Extra / lion.plist" with its kernelcache and more mach_kernel a DMG on an HFS partition.
Thank you very much to run this command-line option.

"Additional Useful command-line options:
config = <file> Use an alternate Boot.plist. "

 

Thank you for your patience

[ErmaC]

All right, it works as desired, then I'm the lion. started from Elcapitan with "config = / Extra / lion.plist" with its kernelcache and more mach_kernel a DMG on an HFS partition.

Thank you very much to run this command-line option.

 

"Additional Useful command-line options:

config = Use an alternate Boot.plist. "

 

Thank you for your patience

Give it a try for a while...

 

Then I will merge into source code...

 

Cordially

 

ErmaC

[deek5]

I tried the 2 versions no problem; with lion, yosemite, mavericks, elcapitan.

With grub4dos and iso containing all caches and kernel, no problem.
thank you.

[deek5]

Hello, the cdboot achieve with your boot does not always work.
Boots and sometimes it restarts as soon.

With a vhd and grub4dos no problem, it boots up every time.

[deek5]

Hello, I apologize for the creation of the cdboot with your boot (on 2731 V3) I had forgotten
" stat -f%z /Volumes/NONAME/usr/standalone/i386/boot | perl -ane "print pack('V',@F[0]);" | dd of=/chameleon/branches/ErmaC/Enoch/i386/cdboot/cdboot bs=1 count=4 seek=2044 conv=notrunc &> /dev/null
"
Now everything works.
thank you

[nvflash]

Does anyone know the proper format to add NVIDIAWebDrv=Yes to the kext.plist?

 

I tried:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>AppleRTCPatch</key>
	<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
<dict>
	<key>NVIDIAWebDrv</key>
	<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

That didn't work, anyone know?