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OSX: Little Confused on Architecture on Macbook Pro
I'm having issues with interpretting how OSX devices interface with 32/64 bit kernels and architectures. I don't even know how to work this.
So maybe someone can help me out. I need to run in a ...
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Safe to delete /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches?
On a Snow Leopard machine, is it safe to delete the contents of the /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/ directory? In install logs, it is seemingly the cause of a failed install of a kernel ...
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Macbook Pro Kernel IO errors - Freezes, Extremely slow Boot
Having kernel IO errors in the console, extremely slow boots, and reproducible freezes.
Tech Specs:
Macbook Pro Early 2008
4 GB ram
500 GB Seagate Momentus XT HDD/SSD hybrid drive (installed late ...
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Mac OS X 10.6/MacBook Pro: “NVRM: xxxx called in D3”
Greetings,
I'm having odd messages showing up in my console for a while now. Any ideas what they are about? Couldn't find something useful using Google.
NVRM: 7032 called in D3
NVRM: 7032 called in ...
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Is there any benefit to running OSX (Snow Leopard) in 64 bit mode?
I know I can force it to boot into 64-bit kernel by holding down the 6 and 4 keys during the boot process. I also know that some extensions still don't run in 64-bit mode.
So the question is what ...
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Why does my Mac OS X 10.6 kernel run in 32-bit mode?
I have a MacBook Pro (5,1) with 4GB of memory running 10A432 - but it's running the 32-bit kernel.
Any ideas why it wouldn't be running in 64-bit mode, and how I can get it to do so?
