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Macshiba
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I used the Kalyway 10.5.2 Combo Update, and it's worked fine, but I haven't installed the new kernel because of not having EFI but Darwin instead.

 

My problem is now when I plug in USB thumb drives, it not longer mounts them. But, if I reboot my machine, it will mount them at boot, but if I unmount it and try plugging it in again it won't work.

 

I really don't know what the problem is, but I've checked Disk Utility and it doesn't see my usb thumb drive, and it seems to only work if I do a reboot with it plugged in.

 

Does anybody know how to fix this? It worked before I did the Combo Update. I don't know if it's a kext problem or something else, but if someone could please help me I'd really appreciate it.

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groox
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Hi, I've got the same problem with usb after upgrading.

 

I've got PC-EFI installed.

 

These is what I've done to get my usb working again.

Installed the combo update again and when it came to restoring my kext's I just restores dmos and applesmbios.

I rebooted my machine, the first time it rebooted, I let it go and when it started again I could get into my hacintosh with usb working.

I did not do the part of going into safe mode and repairing permissions.

 

Bye

Macshiba
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I don't know what kexts I need to backup. I'm in 10.5.2 and didn't back them up, so I don't know what kext I would need to replace. The only thing I'm having problem with is USB not remounting when I'm in the OS. If I reboot, the drive will mount, but if I unmount it and then plug another usb drive in it won't mount, but it will show up in System Profiler. It says "USB MASS STORAGE DEVICE" and under that it says USB DISK, but OS X doesn't actually let me use it. I know it's not the drive because it worked before I updated to 10.5.2.

GenMatrix
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I backed up all my kexts and replaced them after the update and have the same exact problem, if my USB devices are not plugged in on boot then they will not be use able until I reboot with them plugged in. They show up in my System Profiler all the time.

Macshiba
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Well, I can't install EFI because doesn't that need a Core processor or something similar? I don't have the new kernel either because I have Darwin bootloader not EFI because I don't think EFI will work on my system.

 

Does anybody have any other solution. Please don't just let this go unnoticed because it's a huge problem for people who can't have EFI.

Colonel Badger
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From all my reading of the combo it suggests that the kexts are touched when you do the update, so restoring them won't make a difference.

 

Have you tried installing Netkas' latest 10.5.2 Universal kernel (SSE2/3 Speedstep) to see if this solves the problem?

Macshiba
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EFI is only for c2d and SSE2 I believe. I have an SSE3 P4 machine, but no c2d or cduo, therefore I don't believe I can run EFI.

 

I think someone needs to come out with a patch. This update never once said anything about needing EFI, therefore I got screwed.

 

Thanks!

Hyper Salad
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if you desperately want your USB device recognized (isnt a permanent fix will have to do it everytime)... then type these bold commands in terminal

sudo su -

then type your password

rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/caches

then exit

close terminal

wait a few seconds

and voila! usb device recognized!

ZeroXX
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I made a script as a work-around for this situation. Here's what you need to do:

1. Open TextEdit.

2. Copy this code, replacing the "password" with your root password.

 

#!/bin/sh
echo "password" | sudo -S rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Caches/

3. Save the file, naming to whatever.command

4. Open System Preferences, Accounts.

5. Under the Login Items, add the whatever.command.

 

That's it. The script basically deletes the Caches every time you boot up, so the problem is fixed for now.

 

Beware, that this method exposes your password, because the file is a text file basically. So only use this method if you can prevent exploiting your password. (in example change owner to root:wheel, then change the permissions to 300)

 

Credits go to Hyper Salad for figuring this out.

Macshiba
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I choose the file, but I tried to run it at first, and it said I didn't have permission? I'm the Administrator and I have no password as this is my own computer and nobody else uses, so I left it blank.

 

How do I go about adding the root:wheel to the permissions?

 

I rebooted, and it told me it couldn't run because I don't have permission, so I really don't know how to add the permissions. I tried to change them by clicking Get Info, and I also tried sudo -s and then typing chown root:wheel and the path, but it told me permission denied.

 

EDIT: I finally got the permissions correct, and it loads and says Process Complete, but doesn't help. If I plug in a USB drive it won't mount still.

 

I guess I'm just screwed and have no more USB thanks to this update.

MrRoper
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had the exact same issue, what solved this for me was to replace the applesmbios file with a fixed one depending on your kernel. i'm using the netkas one currently

 

I choose the file, but I tried to run it at first, and it said I didn't have permission? I'm the Administrator and I have no password as this is my own computer and nobody else uses, so I left it blank.

 

How do I go about adding the root:wheel to the permissions?

 

I rebooted, and it told me it couldn't run because I don't have permission, so I really don't know how to add the permissions. I tried to change them by clicking Get Info, and I also tried sudo -s and then typing chown root:wheel and the path, but it told me permission denied.

 

EDIT: I finally got the permissions correct, and it loads and says Process Complete, but doesn't help. If I plug in a USB drive it won't mount still.

 

I guess I'm just screwed and have no more USB thanks to this update.

 

EDIT: Seems like i'm having USB issues still. but slightly different ... Anywhere from 10min to an hour or two and my keyboard and mouse become unresponsive. i can see activity on the desktop. but unplug and replug the mouse doens't work, then i simply have to hardboot. :)

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Macshiba
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Installation of new 9.2.0 kernel from Netkas site did the favour and now I can get my USB devices to work simultaneously with Leopard.

 

Could you explain to me the steps you did in installing the new kernel? Because I tried replacing mach_kernel with the new one, but when I boot my PC it still loads my original kernel somehow and I'm not sure how to install the new kernel.

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