Datou Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I'm runing iATKOS 1.0ir2 on thinkpad T60, there is battery meter during install, but after i boot form HD, battery meter is gone, why? How can I get it back? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolav Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 This is probably related to AppleACPIPlatform.kext. When trying to fix my PCCard port, I replaced some kexts from Tiger 10.4.8 (JaS), and as a side effect I also got the Battery Meter back. The kexts I replaced (from 10.4.8) are: AppleACPIPlatform, AppleAPIC, IOACPIFamily, IOPCIFamily, (and modified IOPCCardFamily, probably not needed for Battery Meter). If you don´t replace those 4 corresponding kexts, you will be risking kernel panic and unbootable system. (But try, maybe not all is needed) You could also try to search the iATKOS install DVD for a more recent AppleACPIPlatform. But when I tried that, I found that the kexts are not in the usual location (/System/Library/Extensions). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/#findComment-558003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datou Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I have checked APPLESMBIOS.KEXT.NETKS3 during installing, so my T60 support sleep now. Could you zip your 4 kexts and send them to me? My email is 2simple@gmail.com. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/#findComment-558120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolav Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Haven´t setup my mail in OSX yet, so I´ll just attach them here. Maybe it will be useful for someone else too. Btw: Using kext_helper when messing with the kexts makes life easy. Tiger_Kexts.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/#findComment-558250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datou Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 After using kexthelper to replace these 4 kexts, battery meter is back! Thanks a lot, Trolav! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/#findComment-559099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolav Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 There´s another solution I´ve found at Uphuck Forums, where you only have to replace AppleACPIPlatform.kext as was my suspicion. I haven´t tested it myself yet because I need those old kexts for my PCCard to work. http://uphuck.ggrn.de/forum/showthread.php?t=735 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/#findComment-560566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jck23 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 hi, i am new the the osx86 scene and i have just tried the above methord of replacing the four keys using kexthelper and now the mactop coems up with the screen saying i need to restart my computer. if i boot in -v i get error "panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00400eb3). Please help as i do not want to re-install the opperating system again (it took 7 attepmts to get it working) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/78776-battery-meter-is-missing/#findComment-811775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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