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More ways to fix bootloader

[ ] [ ] by sportman @ 02.12.2006 18:42 CET
1. boot to dvd
2. get into terminal
3. diskutil unmount /Volumes/DiskName
4.dd if=/usr/standalone/i386/boot1h of=/dev/rdisk?s? bs=512 count=1 (replace the question marks with your disk #'s, they can be found in diskutil, just highlight the osx partition and click info, its under disk identifier)
5. pray to whatever/whoever you want
6. reboot
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Setting darwin partition active through terminal

[ ] [ ] by sportman @ 27.11.2006 06:59 CET
For those of you who still are having issues after fixing the bootloader try setting your partition to active

1. Determine which disk your MacOSX partition is on
  • Type diskutil list
  • Verify which disk number holds your partition (disk0, disk1, etc.)
2. Use Fdisk to set it active
  • type fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 <== use "rdisk" with your disk number here !!
  • Ignore the error "fdisk: could not open MBR file ..."
3. Determine which partition for MacOSX needs to be set "Active"
  • Type p
  • Verify which partition is for MacOSX (1, 2, 3, etc.)
4. Set the partition "Active"
  • Assuming it is partition 1,type f 1 <== use your partition number here !!
5. Save and exit
  • Type write
  • Type y (yes you are sure)
  • Type exit (to quit)
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Restore Darwin Bootloader To MBR

[ ] [ ] by sportman @ 27.11.2006 05:45 CET
  • Get to terminal
  1. boot up the osx86 install dvd
  2. select tools in the top menu bar
  3. select terminal
  • Find out which hard disk to install mbr to, if you only have one its rdisk0
  • restore mbr with following command
  1. fdisk -u /dev/rdisk0
  2. hit ender
  3. respod with the answer yes to if you want to install new mbr
  • Please keep in mind that depending on how many hard drives you have it might not be rdisk0
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Broadcom Wireless Tutorial

[ ] by sportman @ 14.11.2006 07:00 CET

Broadcom

Kext Used

The kext used for this tutorial is the IO80211Family.kext. This kext needs to be put into /System/Library/Extensions/ if it is not already there.

Entering your device ID

  • Make a backup of IO80211Family.kext
  • Edit the .plist file 
cd /System/Library/Extensions

sudo nano /IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/Info.plist
  • Once editing the plist navigate to the area where you see 
<string>pci14e4,4311</string>
<string>pci14e4,4318</string>
<string>pci14e4,4320</string>
  • Add a line with dev id (in place of XXXX) 
    <string>pci14e4,XXXX</string>

Setting Permissions

Type these commands into terminal 

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions
kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions

final touches

  • edit the interface config in order to use the airport utility instead of istumbler.
Type 
 sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist

I believe u need to swap the en0 with en1 for that device. Give that a shot or mess around should work.

  • after run disk util and repair perms.
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