Category Archives: Mac OS X

Kernel related commands

Here I’d like to collect some kernel related commands used for debugging my MacBookPro…   ioreg -l ioreg displays the I/O Kit registry.  The use of the -c, -l, or -n options cause ioreg to show the properties of objects … Continue reading

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MacPort / DarwinPort HowTo

Contents 1 Installation 2 Selfupdate 3 Upgrade installed packages 4 Uninstall package 5 Using variants   Installation Selfupdate The selfupdate option should be used regularly to sync the local ports tree with the global MacPorts ports repository so you will … Continue reading

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Monolingual – be warned

I messed up my mighty MacBook Pro with monolingual… Monolingual is a freeware tool to remove unneeded language, keyboard layouts and architectures. While tuning my laptop I removed all architectures but intel because the MacBook is a Intel thing. It’s … Continue reading

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Mount CIFS/SMB-shares at startup

Here’s what to do 01. Launch NetInfo Manager; it is located in the /Applications/Utilities folder. 02. Authenticate by clicking on the lock in the lower left corner. 03. Click on the /mounts directory. 04. Click on “New+” icon. An item … Continue reading

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