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[GrumpyChap]

Hi all,

 

Sorry to drag this topic back up again (it seems to be discussed often), but I am having trouble trying to get FC Pro 5 to start on my 'Hackintosh'. It simply vanishes after the start up screen.

 

I have read about editing the NetworkInterfaces.plist file and changing the Ethernet setting to 'en0' and how this should solve the problem. However, I may be a PC idiot and a Mac newbie, but I am finding editing this file to be a challenge!

 

I have opened Sytem Profiler, selected Network from the list on the left, and then noted that PCI Ehternet Slot, BSD device is set to en2.

 

I have opened NetworkInterfaces.plist in text editor and changed where I found 'en2' to 'en0'. Is this correct way to edit this setting? I had to change permissions to 'read and write' to make the edit. The prolem is, when I reboot, the file reverts back to the previous setting. My amend has been reset to en2.

 

Can anyone help me amend this file? Am I going completely the wrong way about this!??

 

The contents of the file are as follows:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Interfaces</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>en1</string>

<key>IOBuiltin</key>

<false/>

<key>IOInterfaceType</key>

<integer>6</integer>

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>1</integer>

<key>IOLocation</key>

<string></string>

<key>IOMACAddress</key>

<data>

ABbPoF5V

</data>

<key>IOPathMatch</key>

<string>IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/P0P3@1C,2/IOPCI2PCIBridge/pci14e4,4311@0/AirPort_Brcm43xx/IO80211Interface</string>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>en2</string>

<key>IOBuiltin</key>

<false/>

<key>IOInterfaceType</key>

<integer>6</integer>

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>2</integer>

<key>IOLocation</key>

<string></string>

<key>IOMACAddress</key>

<data>

AFCNw9k0

</data>

<key>IOPathMatch</key>

<string>IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/P0P1@1E/IOPCI2PCIBridge/ethernet@5/rtl_r1000_nic_ext/IOEthernetInterface</string>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>fw0</string>

<key>IOBuiltin</key>

<false/>

<key>IOInterfaceType</key>

<integer>144</integer>

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>IOLocation</key>

<string></string>

<key>IOMACAddress</key>

<data>

ADDdgABQbNo=

</data>

<key>IOPathMatch</key>

<string>IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/P0P1@1E/IOPCI2PCIBridge/pci11c1,5811@1/AppleFWOHCI/IOFireWireController/IOFireWireLocalNode/IOFireWireIP/IOFWInterface</string>

</dict>

</array>

</dict>

</plist>

 

As mentioned, Where you see en0 listed above, I changed that to en0. Is this the correct file and correct bit to edit?!

 

Thanks for any help,

 

Alex

[gerbenvandijk]

logged in as administrator?

[hecker]

You should edit this file from the terminal. Use the following command:

sudo nano /path_to_file/filename

Enter your password when prompted.

Edit your file (navigation is done via keyboard only), then press ctrl-x to quit. Enter y and press enter to save and quit. That will spare you from having to change the access privileges to the file.

 

hecker

[GrumpyChap]

You should edit this file from the terminal. Use the following command:

sudo nano /path_to_file/filename

Enter your password when prompted.

Edit your file (navigation is done via keyboard only), then press ctrl-x to quit. Enter y and press enter to save and quit. That will spare you from having to change the access privileges to the file.

 

hecker

 

Thanks very much for you help, guys. However, I still seem to have problems.

 

In answer to gerbenvandijk, I am the only user on the system, and I beleive I have administrator rights.

 

Hecker, I followed your instructions and edited the file using Terminal. I opened the NetworkInterfaces.plist file, and sure enough, en2 had changed to en0. When I tried to check the setting using System Profiler, the ethernet setting was still en2. So I presumed a reboot was required. After rebooting, not only was Sytem Profiler still showing en2, but the NetworkInterface.plist file has also reverted back to its original state, showing en2 instead of en0!

 

Any ideas anyone why this file simply does not want to remain changed? Is there something I am still missing or doing wrong here?

 

Thanks for the help so far, and thanks for any possible forthcoming help because this is v v frustrating! And I don't even yet know whether this will actually successfully help me with my Final Cut Pro problem!

 

Thanks,

 

Alex

[jonokti]

Did you look at the crash reported? might be another reason Final cut is crashing, possibly a framework I've installed Final Cut on systems with no NIC and it works fine.

[GrumpyChap]

Did you look at the crash reported? might be another reason Final cut is crashing, possibly a framework I've installed Final Cut on systems with no NIC and it works fine.

 

Thanks jonokti,

 

I tried using the Console to view the various crash logs, but could find nothing related to FCP. I also searched through the directories, but to no avail. To be honest, I'm not really sure what I should be looking for.

 

I would still like to try the Ethernet 'en0' approach as it seems to work for others, if only I could stop my machine from reverting the NetworkInterfase.plist back to its original state!

 

Thanks for your help. Any other ideas or further advice on the aforementioned advice from any one would be brilliant.