Console string - "Don't Steal Mac OS X" message

[patent10021]

Checking Console for errors I was getting and stumbled upon this. A bit odd don't you think? 😀

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Checking Console for errors I was getting and stumbled upon this. A bit odd don't you think? 😀

That is Apple's kernel extension, responsible for enforcing the rule that OS X should only be installed on an Apple Mac.

 

[patent10021]

That is Apple's kernel extension, responsible for enforcing the rule that OS X should only be installed on an Apple Mac.

But I'm using a 2012 Mac Mini.

You mean it's there regardless?

 

[BrianBaughn]

It's in there regardless.

I don't think it actually enforces anything...it's just there for the message.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

It's in there regardless.

I don't think it actually enforces anything...it's just there for the message.

I disagree. Try a verbose boot some time on your Mac. You'll see the message "Waiting for DSMOS" and "DSMOS has arrived" about 5 seconds later. Those messages are from Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext (DSMOS), doing the hardware check.

 

[Cougarcat]

How does it show up? Never seen this on my Hackintosh, or ever heard of it being an issue.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

How does it show up? Never seen this on my Hackintosh, or ever heard of it being an issue.

Right there on the screen, when you put OS X in Verbose Boot mode.

 

[BrianBaughn]

I disagree. Try a verbose boot some time on your Mac. You'll see the message "Waiting for DSMOS" and "DSMOS has arrived" about 5 seconds later. Those messages are from Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext (DSMOS), doing the hardware check.

I see. So it's checking the hardware...which isn't the OS, really.

I think it's still in there on a Hackintosh. Which means they're bypassing what it's supposed to be doing?

 

[Volkstaia]

It's why on a Hackintosh you have to use a certain Kernal and a third party bootloader.

 

[Nermal]

FakeSMC.kext handles this one on a Hac, basically it intercepts the check and pretends to be Apple hardware. You absolutely don't need a custom kernel (and I can only imagine the potential issues if you used one!)

Edit: I probably shouldn't have put "absolutely" in there; as noted below there are specific cases where one is indeed required.

 

[Volkstaia]

FakeSMC.kext handles this one on a Hac, basically it intercepts the check and pretends to be Apple hardware. You absolutely don't need a custom kernel (and I can only imagine the potential issues if you used one!)

Ever made a Hacktosh? You have to use certain kernals for certain hardware, like iPC.

 

[Nermal]

Ever made a Hacktosh? You have to use certain kernals for certain hardware, like iPC.

Yes, I've made six of them. My point is that there's nothing inherent to a Hac that requires a custom kernel. However, if you use "unsupported" hardware then that's a different story.

 

[oDDmON oUT]

Just got acquainted with DSMOS after a kernel panic

Apparently DSMOS's been the subject of conversation for years now (2007 was the earliest I stumbled across).

However, several sites stated that the versioning was synonymous with the OS version DSMOS is running on.

So now I have to wonder why, since I'm on OS X.6.8, DSMOS reports itself thusly:
"com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0"