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Snow Leopard Build 10A421 Seeded to Developers
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10.6 allows 64-bit apps regardless of which kernel you run. Most people will never notice a difference between the two kernels, because the apps all still run in 64-bit.
You can still boot using the 64-bit kernel, it will just ignore all the 32-bit extensions. My Atheros-based Airport B/G/N card won't work for example when I'm using the 64-bit kernel. The kernel will still boot, I just don't have an Airport card installed when this happens.
I'm sorry if this has been discussed.
This update broke Flip4mac. Flip4mac error message: you need to have quicktime installed.
Grab a .wmv video and Get Info, then choose QuickTime from the Open With pull down list, not the default WMV Player. Then click the Change All button to set it permanently.
How do you do it? Do you actually have to edit the font file? Or is it a simple move and rename? I want to do it myself.
Extensions != applications. They are like drivers in Windows world. When you have 64bit Windows, you can't use any 32bit drivers, you must have all 64bit drivers installed, there are no exceptions. 64 bit kernel can not run any modules that's 32bit. It has nothing to do with applications, OS manages the application and can run both 32bit and 64bit applications due to a clever way of emulating 32bit world for 32bit application.
Little Snitch has an extension (again a driver) that hooks to the kernel to do it's stuff, unfortunately the extension is 32bit, which means it can not be run in 64bit kernel. Same for LLC drivers for Logitech mouse.
Your airport card probably doesn't have a 64bit extension, so its ignored when booting 64bit kernel. But you can boot without an airport, you can't boot without a graphic card.
instead of changing and possibly messing up your boot configuration you can just hold down the keys 6 and 4 when the computer starts, and it will boot the 64 bit kernel. Otherwise, hold 3 and 2 to go to 32 bit.
The Windows 64-bit version of iTunes is actually a 32-bit application.
It includes 64-bit drivers for Apple devices, but the application itself runs in 32.
arch=x86_64 ?
Thank you. .
were about do i add arch=x86_64 to make it boot the 64bit kernel ?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
</plist>
sorry it is a nob question. but just wana get it right. or my computer wont boot.
Thank you. .
were about do i add arch=x86_64 to make it boot the 64bit kernel ?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
</plist>
sorry it is a nob question. but just wana get it right. or my computer wont boot.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=x86_64</string>
</dict>
</plist>I'm 99% sure that is this way. I had no success because my video graphic extension is still 32-bit
Big Bug
If apple isn't going to sue us for talking about snow leopard, and developers are reading this forum, here is a huge bug that you guys should know about. It's reproducible too.
If you use boot camp to instal windows ( or even linux) and then you erase the installed operating system (windows/Linux) you will not be able to boot back into OS X. I've reproduced this bug several times. And it's only in 10.6.
It occurs with disk utility and the system starter preference pane. The way to make snow leopard work again is to hold option on start and select OS X (it's the only option). If you don't hold option you will boot into a black screen. It's really scary let me tell you. Thank God for Time Machine
Furthermore you will have to hold down the option key every time you boot unless you go into startup disk preference pane and reselect OS X.
If apple isn't going to sue us for talking about snow leopard, and developers are reading this forum, here is a huge bug that you guys should know about. It's reproducible too.
If you use boot camp to instal windows ( or even linux) and then you erase the installed operating system (windows/Linux) you will not be able to boot back into OS X. I've reproduced this bug several times. And it's only in 10.6.
It occurs with disk utility and the system starter preference pane. The way to make snow leopard work again is to hold option on start and select OS X (it's the only option). If you don't hold option you will boot into a black screen. It's really scary let me tell you. Thank God for Time Machine
Furthermore you will have to hold down the option key every time you boot unless you go into startup disk preference pane and reselect OS X.
LOL.... That is not a bug! all you need to do is change the start up disk in OSX! go to system prefs and startup disk and click on your mac OS X folder and wa la!
That happens with Leopard...... If you don't select it, the system still looks for that windows partition
You were faster!
But yeah, if you erase the Windows partition while it's the preferred boot partition when you restart your computer you will end up stuck on a black screen.
Unless you press option to choose another device to boot, you will be stuck on this.
You mean rectangle.I don't like how in Quicktime the little triangle is the symbol for the searching/progress bar. It would look better if it was a circle, because the triangle looks low tech.
Code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=x86_64</string> </dict> </plist>
I'm 99% sure that is this way. I had no success because my video graphic extension is still 32-bit
thanks alot it work.
Ah, from what it sounds like if one wants to have a 64bit Mac OS X, one has to have a completely 64bit machine; I know the GMA 950 MacBook model came with a 32bit chipset but has a Core 2 Duo; it'll be interesting to understand why they took the position but I guess they had to make a decision to either deploy EFI 64bit updates for those machines. Considering that even if these machines could run 64bit Mac OS X - the memory limitation due to the chipset would still remain.
I've had a look at both of my machines - hopefully it'll mean I can run 64bit Mac OS X.
Why? What do you need iWork in 64bit for? You do 10GB spreadsheet or something?
iWork and iLife is on a yearly schedule in Jan, they almost always release in that month.
iTunes seem to be released every bimonthly for minor versions and no very consistent schedule for major versions. If you look at the whole history, which suggest they are developing iTunes constantly regardless of release schedule and they'll release it whenever they want to, in fact most of their major version release are within few months of the last minor update.
Obviously, geometry is not your strongest point; square IS an equilateral rectangle.