Installing new Driver

[manuel]

Hi,

 

I'm stuck at the installation of OSX.

The Kernel does not detect my harddisk so I want to install the nforce driver from my usb stick.

But I have a strage problem:

there is no /System/Library/Extension -Directory

even mkdir /System/Library/Extension does not work: Read-only file system

 

Now I cannot copy the Nforce Driver form my usb stick to /System/Library/Extension. Can anybody tell me how to install the driver?

 

Thanks for your effort.

 

Manuel

[The Baron]

Hi,

 

I'm stuck at the installation of OSX.

The Kernel does not detect my harddisk so I want to install the nforce driver from my usb stick.

But I have a strage problem:

there is no /System/Library/Extension -Directory

even mkdir /System/Library/Extension does not work: Read-only file system

 

Now I cannot copy the Nforce Driver form my usb stick to /System/Library/Extension. Can anybody tell me how to install the driver?

 

Thanks for your effort.

 

Manuel

 

I assume you're trying to do this from Terminal from the Boot DVD? If so, I had exactly the same problem yesterday - there was no /System/Library/Extension. I closed terminal and opened diskutility. Then I went back to terminal and /System/Library/Extension was there!

 

Sorry I don't have a solution, but i'd try again if I were you.

[manuel]

hmm, did you keep the diskutility window open (if so, how did you do this) or did you close it?

if you closed it it doesn't work for me...

[Guest Ramm]

Question: Why would there be a System/Library/Extensions if the OS isn't even installed yet?

 

You'd have to do it after the install...

[manuel]

Sorry, I'm new to MacOS.

I thought this is a standard directory which should already exist before the installation.

 

But how can I install MacOS without any chipset driver (without the nforce driver I cannot access my harddrive at the installation)?