Leopard: Missing BSD Subsystem, can it be downloaded??

[MatuX]

Hey everyone,

I bought an iMac, it had Mac OS X already installed, but I don't really know if BSD Subsystem was installed. I don't have the Windows Sharing option, my BSD.pkg file in Macintosh HD -> Library -> Receipts says its "Zero KB", but the "apropos" file is there.
So, I don't really know.

I inserted the Mac OS X installation CD, went to the "Optional Installs" folder and the BSD Subsystem isn't there, neither is in CD 2.

I tried executing the Mac OS X installation and I can't install it from there without first "erase and install" or something.

Is there any workaround? I find it pretty weird that BSD wasn't installed and more over, that it is not even in my Mac OS X CD.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Sky Blue]

My BSD.pkg file in Macintosh HD -> Library -> Receipts says its "Zero KB", but the "apropos" file is there.

That's correct. What exactly isn't working?

 

[r.j.s]

If OS X is installed and working fine, don't worry about BSD.

If you are that worried about it, you'd have to do an Erase and Install. If you decide to do this, I think you'll find the same thing after it is complete.

 

[MatuX]

My problem is that I'm not being able to make my Mac visible to my Windows Notebook.

My network layout is: Internet Cable directly to my iMac through Ethernet, my iMac shares to two Windows computers through an ad-hoc WiFi.

I don't have a "Windows Sharing" option in my Sharing panel, and I'm a bit lost since all the information I found said in one way or another that if I don't have "Windows Sharing" it is because I don't have the BSD Subsystem.

But I believe that I wouldn't be able to share internet from my iMac if I wouldn't have that BSD Subsystem package?

 

[Peace]

Are you using a router?

What kind of sharing are you talking about ?

There is no "Windows sharing" in the preference pane. Select file sharing then you will see a Windows option.

 

[r.j.s]

There is no "Windows sharing" in the preference pane.

This is correct.

You want Internet Sharing, it seems.

 

[ihabime]

Windows sharing is called SMB, click the options button on the file sharing part of the sharing preference pane.

 

[Sky Blue]

I don't have a "Windows Sharing" option in my Sharing panel

No one does, because it's not there. Whatever you read was referring to 10.4, try File Sharing if you're on 10.5