delish Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I decided to remake Kext Helper from scratch, this new version support drag and drop of kext (or any other files you want in your Extensions folder) Minor update for Leo compability How-to use: 1. Drop files on its icon or on the open application. 2. Type your password (for root access) 3. Click Easy Install button. 4. Wait for confirmation and do a reboot to enjoy your new (hopefully working) kexts. Advanced features: Shows output from shell as script runs. kext permissions: sets permissions to all files in your extensions folder. make script: makes a install script for the chosen kexts. tag cache rebuild: makes script for touch extensions folder, so cache gets rebuild on next boot. Run ->: runs the current script, so be sure you got no errors if you edited it. Backup: When you already have a file with the name you are installing, the old one will be put in a folder name "Backup Extensions" on the root of your system disk. Known issues: Doesn't support files with spaces in the file name (spaces in the path to the file works fine). Use at your own risk. Hope you find it usefull, and give feedback for suggestion on how to improve it In the works: Kernel installation Loginwindow instalation More options in advanced mode Sudo edit of plist in selected kext (open plist in sudo textedit prob) New versions will be posted on my website in the future: http://www.cheetha.net/Kext_Helper/ Drag and drop version: Kext_Helper_b7.zip Kext_Helper_b6.zip Kext_Helper_b5.zip Old Automator app: kext_helper_1.1.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microsoft whiz Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I Think That This Is A Great Release To Stop All Of The Kextfusion (Yes, Yes I Know, LAME) And This Should Definitely Sticked And Put In The Dev Section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhai Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 -ask to fix permissions-sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions -sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions This is a dangerous thing to do, as there might be cases where permissions and owners should be different. -ask to delete cache files-sudo rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache -sudo rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.mkext I know many people say that you should delete and I am sure it is alright in any cases, but still the apple recommended way to do it is to use sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions But all in all this is an appreciated utility and I see that 95% of the cases where osx it is not working is because people dont set the right permissions and invalidates the kextcache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 About setting permissions to all the .kext, that's what I been using myself (either that or using Inspector/Info in finder), Im to lazy to typing the full path too each of the modified .kext usually -sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions -sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions Thanks for the heads up on this one, its been updated Thanks for the feedbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddharth Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Thanks for feedback. With 10.4.10 out I guess a bump could save some new topics form appearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Just a pet idea of mine, but how hard would it be to make it so that if you drop a kext on it, it gets copied to /System/Library/Extensions & then ran the rest of the helper? That way installing a kext becomes a matter of dropping it on an icon & entering your password... Just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 with the level of control you have with sending parameters to a shell in automator (read lack of), thats not too easy to do. The finder commands in automator can't be set to sudo either, so using those to copy something into your system folder doesn't work, automator doesn't give any errors... but no files are copied. the obvious easy fix for this would be to use a sudo command in shell to set user permission to extensions folder and everything in it, then copy into it and reset permissions, but I don't think thats the right way to go somehow I guess the way to go is using applescript or dusting off old basic skills Just putting a alias to Extensions folder next to kext Helper, could be a temporary fix for this thou. Thanks for your feedback, I'll look into making a drag and drop application Update: kext helper 2.0 preview of my current project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 Application is updated, remade from scratch, see main post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Thanx m8. Cool proggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 Thanks version b6 is out, New features: You can now edit the script before it is run. Some extra script buttons for commonly used tasks. updated main post. app is hosted externally now since upload here doesnt work currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panik Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 amazing tool!! i'm dropping kexts like no tomorrow! any idea on an uninstall feature?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple apple Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I use it. Works great speeds up re-installation when I fudge up. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Thanks thesis: currently there isn't a plan for uninstall feature, might be added in the future thou. kernel installation and loginwindow installation will probably be in the next version. here is a sneakpeek of the next one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 This was done in Applescript, I assume. Just an obsessive observation; the window name isn't in capitals, which really annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 I'll fix the capitals in next version The app is made in realbasic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 No wonder it doesn't work on Leopard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 Its compiled as intel only. I don't have Leopard (at least yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 It has nothing to do with the compilation, and I have Leopard on an intel, anyways. It has to do with the libraries RealBASIC (application) and programs you make with it need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkshayGenius Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Okay, I know this is gonna sound lame, but, what exactly are kexts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 kernel extensions, or in other word drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Leopard updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybyBill Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hello delish maybe your ktext helper is the right solution for me ! I'm totally new on mac, got a hack running, but srceen-resolution is poor, i have found a zip-file to fix it ... but i don't know what to do exactly with that zip ! Please see the details in my post at http://forum.osx86scene.com/viewtopic.php?...=a&start=15 , it was postet by noBillToday on Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:50 pm. When you can help, then please tell me also how to install YOUR ktext helper. Thank you very much !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurkitu Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Delish, thanks for the util! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Kwan Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Excellent Work for beginner mac user Keep On Thx~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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