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Speed up your 10.3.2 Boot Time

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Easily, really. Apple just 'forgot' something... Enter this into the terminal:

sudo ln -s /System/Library/Extensions/BootCache.kext/Contents/Resources/BootCacheControl /usr/sbin/BootCacheControl

After doing it, you'll have to restart at least twice to see the effect. (Explanation: Mac OS X expects the BootCacheControl in /usr/sbin/, but Apple has either put it into the wrong place or it isn't automatically created.) This macosx.com thread lays out how it works and what to do. (But you can really just do what the bold line says.)

(I have run this but haven't gone through the required two boots for it to take effect)
 
Serious newbie response?

Sorry, I've never used Terminal.

Enter the text then what? Do I overwrite the exsisting text? Save it as what and where? Main window? Open this file when Terminal starts up?

thanks.
 
pardon me but this noob needs help. i went thru the procedures and it took me to a screen with a whole bunch of scripts and the last line reads...'logout [process completed]'. now i restart the computer twice correct? well i restarted twice and it didnt seem to speed up anything.
 
The process is this, copy the above text.

Go to Applications, Utilities, Terminal

It'll say something like:

Last login: Sat Jan 3 17:06:12 on ttyp1
Welcome to Darwin!
[Your-Computer:~] Yourname%

Then just paste the text (Command-v) and press enter, wait a second and quit terminal, all done.
 
Sadly, I forgot one crucial part, it will ask you for your password, type it in, press enter, then quit.

:rolleyes: THAT will do it
 
Note that there should be a space inserted right before /usr/sbin/BootCacheControl

so it should look like this (one line):
Code: 
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Extensions/BootCache.kext/Contents/Resources/BootCacheControl /usr/sbin/BootCacheControl
[Press Return]
Enter Password at request.
 
I ran the command, exited terminal and restarted back 2 back... seems to work flawlessly! I definitely seen the boot time increase!

Thanks :D
 
WTF!

yo, i restarted, and it brought me to a command line, no clean bootup, i was stuck, then i typed logout, and it started into mac OS.
i want it back to the pretty way, where i dont have to click anything, and its pretty gui not terminal style. please how do i undo this
thanks
Andreas
 
just a warning, you need to revert this when future security and and OS updates arrive
 
yeah, this really improved my total start up time. it hink it went from 1:20 (from sound to desktop) to about 45 seconds.

wow.

-dornball
 
Originally posted by neoelectronaut
The application I posted or the terminal stuff?
Click to expand...

the terminal stuff. it worked great.
though i confess, that i don't know how to "undo" it. which it seems like i will need to know how to undo it in order to move on to 10.3.3.

-dornball
 
very nice

now I just need a terminal command to make my computer run cooler without the fan coming on

/usr/lawsOfThermoDynamics/off
 
OK, Now how do I revert this back if i need to? Anybody know? It is faster but it seems like it is skipping doing some stuff. Is that the case or no? Is it skipping doing things that it should be doing. Just curious.
 
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