joneSi Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Ok, I want to customize an install DVD for myself with kexts that I need for a native SATA install...I would like to add silicon image kexts to my install DVD to use at boot so I can install to a SATA disk without having to use CarbonCopyCloner or similar to copy over a full install to a sata drive after its installed. Any thoughts? BTW, I searched and came up with nothing. If there is a post somewhere, I would appreciate knowing about it. Thanks, joneSi Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 No kexts on DVD. Everything is stored in Extensions.mkext mkextunpack kextcache Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/#findComment-250467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneSi Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 No kexts on DVD. Everything is stored in Extensions.mkext mkextunpack kextcache I don't necessarily follow. I need to 'mkextunpack'? Then a kextcache?? Is there somewhere I should look to find the info? I suppose I should search for mkextunpack. Be right back. TIA, joneSi Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/#findComment-250532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 They are Terminal commands. As I said, there is only a cache on DVD, no kexts. You use the first command to unpack the cache and you use the 2nd command to build a cache. Like all Terminal commands, to get help, type: man mkextunpack Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/#findComment-250534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneSi Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 They are Terminal commands. As I said, there is only a cache on DVD, no kexts. You use the first command to unpack the cache and you use the 2nd command to build a cache. Like all Terminal commands, to get help, type: man mkextunpack Ramm... I searched and found how to make the DVD from another working operating system. You've got me pointed in the right direction. Thanks for the help! joneSi Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/#findComment-250579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted_account Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Ramm... I searched and found how to make the DVD from another working operating system. You've got me pointed in the right direction. Thanks for the help! joneSi So from what you did search, how did you make the DVD from another OS? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/#findComment-679002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
numberonekiwi Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I am trying to make JAS DVD 10.4.8 into a dvd that will boot on my laptop \This is a great version that has always worked b4 until now I have a 43491002 IDE controller however I have managed to unpack the kext files as suggested to a seperate folder and found appleGenericeATA.kext (deleted from directory)there as well which causes conflict which my IDE device What I would like to know is the exact command for kextcache to rebuild the directory I have saved these files to as usually using this command will update the extenstions.mkext file within leopard which I DONT WANT I only need this because for some reason JAS 10.4.8 automaticly loads the .kext file I dont want first ignoring the second ( kalway in 10.5.2 does not ) however as my laptop is older I have come to the conclusion 10.5.x is not fully supported even using kext files from 10.4.x help some thing but crashed others so I want to try a full 10.4.8 system to start ( does having EFI _V8 make this more difficult ) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35243-adding-kexts-to-a-1048-dvd/#findComment-845545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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