urgonah8me Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 OK well.. 2 times now iv had to re install leopard.. because after i install a kext... (which fails when u dont use the comand and just drag it into the extensions folder) i cant even use the terminal command because it just doesnt work :S anyway.. so i drag it into the extensions folder .. delete the 2 folders your suposed to... then i restart the laptop (hoping to get back onto leopard to repair disk permissions and hopefuly the kexts install correctly..) anyway so i restart the laptop.. and then i get a cannot boot loader message ...and i cant get into leopard at all.... (im trying to install kexts for graphics.. theres nothing to much wrong with the graphics on my installation.. resolution is fine ect.. but i can see gradients where i shouldnt be able too because the dont blend properly..) so anyone else had this problem? and anyone over came it? iv searched but cant find anyone with the same problem im having Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83700-kexts-ruin-my-installation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtotho Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 well.. by saying u delete the 2 whole folders.. u mean files right? also look for a program called kext Helper on this forum. Also try searching for a different kext for ur video card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83700-kexts-ruin-my-installation/#findComment-594581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David86 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Are you using the nvject with 10.5.2 leaked kexts for your video card, nothing else will work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83700-kexts-ruin-my-installation/#findComment-594697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
socal swimmer Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 here is the correct way to add kexts: install kext boot in single user (go into boot options at startup, type "-s". wait till you get to a command-line interface, and do whatever it tells you to to mount the filesystem. otherwise you can only read files, not write). Or you could just use terminal, and "sudo -s" for your first command cp -R /path/to/new/kext/newKext.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ cd /System/Library/Extensions chmod -R 755 * chown -R root:wheel * cd .. rm -rf Extensions.mkext restart If a kext causes problems, boot into the install dvd and use the terminal there to remove it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83700-kexts-ruin-my-installation/#findComment-594701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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