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How do you change system info on MBP??
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there is no scam. i bought my mbp and the person said it was a core 2 duo but when i brought it to apple to fix the keyboard light they said its a the core duo only and that some one messed with the system profiler and i was wondering how because apple says its impossible to do that.
Are you thinking photoshop?
OP, did your system profile show that before you took the laptop to Apple? or was it a screen shot the seller showed you?
i got it like a month ago.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.2f10
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
but the serial number comes up in apples system as a intel core duo and the program that shows what you have for a system, i believe its called mac something shows it as a intel core duo. so i wonder if some one chnaged the system profile?
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.2f10
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
but the serial number comes up in apples system as a intel core duo and the program that shows what you have for a system, i believe its called mac something shows it as a intel core duo. so i wonder if some one chnaged the system profile?
Hmm... googling MBP11.0055.B08 you get a lot of references that this is a CD only system.
Looking at here it shows that the last CD model did come at a 2.16GHz. But why would your system profiler give you incorrect info.
Do you have the system disks to boot from and get System Profiler to run from there?
Looking at here it shows that the last CD model did come at a 2.16GHz. But why would your system profiler give you incorrect info.
Do you have the system disks to boot from and get System Profiler to run from there?
What makes you think they did? did they give you that info in an email? a screen shot?
yes and it shows the same thing. this is also a brand new install of mac os x. i instaleld a bigger hard drive so its not like its something hacked.
Go to /System/Library/CoreServices/, then right click on "loginwindow" and choose "Show Package Contents". From there, go to Contents/Resources/English.lproj/ and open "AboutThisMac.strings".
In the field entitled ""ABOUT_BOX_SINGLE_PROCESSOR_FIELD_FORMAT", I would guess the value says "Intel Core 2 Duo". That indicates that someone has changed it manually. Change that entry to "%@" (without the quotes) and save. Reboot, and it should then automatically be able to read the processor type.
In the field entitled ""ABOUT_BOX_SINGLE_PROCESSOR_FIELD_FORMAT", I would guess the value says "Intel Core 2 Duo". That indicates that someone has changed it manually. Change that entry to "%@" (without the quotes) and save. Reboot, and it should then automatically be able to read the processor type.
Are you guys saying that the profiler grabs some of the info from a text file vs. polling the system hardware for everything? 
Are you guys saying that the profiler grabs some of the info from a text file vs. polling the system hardware for everything?
That strings file is what tells the profiler to poll the hardware and how to format the info for display, but it can be altered to display hard-coded info instead of polling the hardware. Other profiler info like system software version info is hard coded in a separate .plist file and can also be changed manually.
The document AboutThisMac.strings could not be saved. You do not have appropriate access privileges.
To view or change access privileges, select the item in Finder and choose File > Get Info.
i cant edit it. why?
Even better!
No you change it to say whatever you want.
You need to use sudo.
Aaah, so you change the format to include an extra 2 and voila!
No you change it to say whatever you want.
You need to use sudo.
Even better!
No you change it to say whatever you want.
You need to use sudo.
what the heck is sudo??
Basically you elevate your access to your system privileged account and you make any change you want. Just like alphaod posted.
just copy the damned file onto the desktop, change it, save it, delete the original and drag the editted file back in.