Alarik Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Sorry for noob questions... How do I modify a kext file, any editor is ok? Is it correct that in order to have my external devices working I have to modify kext files so that vendorID and deviceID are the same of the hardware? thanks Alarik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yes to both questions. Just remember to set the correct file permissions to the file you modified afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwaerts Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 no, not every text editor is ok, because they may insert a line break, which is misunterstood. plist editor pro for edit kext helper for convinient install ( with backup, permission repair and cache rebuild) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chawknz Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've always used Pico/Nano to edit KEXT files without any difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that you always have to pick to save the file as "plain text" when using GUI editors. I personally like nano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundForSoul Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 when i try to edit my kexts using kext helper b7, i got a message like " we failed to login as root check your password". Is it becouse i set no password for my leo ? Any advice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRadiation Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 when i try to edit my kexts using kext helper b7, i got a message like " we failed to login as root check your password". Is it becouse i set no password for my leo ? Any advice ? the same problem here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisdu Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I have also the same problem. can everybody help us. thank you lg Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 First off you dont edit a file in your extentions folder! you copy it some where else like your desktop then you could edit it just with good old text. the wordprocessor witch is deliverd with your basic installation edit what neads to be done then save the file. then you use kext helper to put it back. if kext helper dont work there is a other way but its a pain in the @$$ you will have to use terminal. drag your kext file to the drive you installed osx in and release Go to terminal. type in : sudo -s *password* (if you dont have a pass woord just hit enter) (then type: ls (this gives you a directory look to see if your kext file is there if not. then type: cd .. ( space between the dots and the dots are verry importante importante then do the ls thing again if your kext file is still not showing up do it again. in the end you sould then to the top of you root this will give you a nice list it sould show the same file's as if you would open your instalation drive. oke there are a few more files (hiden that show up under terminal) any way your kext file should be there now type in everyting exactly as below TIP you can use copy paste!!!! saves a lot of typing cp -rf NAMEOF.kext /System/Library/Extensions (NAMEOF= the name of your kext file) chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/NAMEOF.kext chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NAMEOF.kext rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext after this go to your diskutils app and repair your permitions then reboot and keep your fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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