| The possible info at the moment:␊ |
| ␊ |
| Installation:␊ |
| - get the source, compile; find modules at /sym/i386, with .dylib file extension.␊ |
| ␊ |
| - copy the .dylib files to a Modules folder created on your favorite Extra folder.␊ |
| ␊ |
| - update boot file or reinstall the booter completely in case it's too old;␊ |
| ␉"old" in RC5 world means before rev 168 (atm).␊ |
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| How to use?␊ |
| - nothing to do! Modules are loaded at startup, before the Gui loads, providing you place␊ |
| ␉them in the correct place (check Issues below).␊ |
| ␉␊ |
| - Symbols.dylib is always and the first module loaded. The booter will still perform as␊ |
| ␉usual if this module fails to load.␊ |
| ␊ |
| What are modules?␊ |
| - good question! Well, can't add much on the "geek" side... need to study the stuff so␊ |
| ␉i don't start dumping bs. The easy answer is they are like plugins, adding/replacing␊ |
| ␉booter functionality. For instance: the Kernel Patcher (Kptchr) is around for some time,␊ |
| ␉integrated on boot file like any other Chameleon function; with Modules support Kptchr␊ |
| ␉can now live as a module, freeing the space it occupied on boot file␊ |
| ␉(one of module's advantages).␊ |
| ␊ |
| Kernel Patcher module:␊ |
| - features cpuid_set, commpage_stuff and lapic_init patches (atm).␊ |
| ␊ |
| -␉as it is, Kptchr allows my Pentium D 925 to boot vanilla kernel, with the help of␊ |
| ␉-legacy flag; to enter x86_64 world i still need to patch the kernel, as the 925 has no␊ |
| ␉Supplemental SSE3 instructions. I assume that, the great majority of the legacy/unsupported␊ |
| ␉processors with at least SSE3 instructions, will benefit of the same treatment!␊ |
| ␉For now let's just say that the only patch needed by the 925 on Legacy Mode(*) is␊ |
| ␉cpuid_set!␊ |
| ␊ |
| (*) For those who "missed" the lesson, Legacy Mode is the mode, 32 bit only cpu's run on OS X.␊ |
| ␊ |
| Issues:␊ |
| - modules may fail to load, if you have the booter on a separate device/partition and try␊ |
| ␉to load modules from selected volume. Confirmed on MBR/boot0hfs install only.␊ |
| ␊ |
| - the Kernel Patcher can stop working due to changes on the kernel code, though that can be␊ |
| ␉"previewed" to some extent. Just so you know what to expect.␊ |
| ␊ |
| - this is work in progress; i will add updates as Meklort commits and only if they are in␊ |
| ␉functional state.␊ |
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| ␊ |
| Smith@@'s news :D␊ |
| ␊ |
| « Sent to: Azimutz on: Fri 03/09/2010 at 05:55:08 »␊ |
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| ␉ "Hi azi, i've try last chazi with modules, it works like a charm ;)"␊ |
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| ␉␉␉␉␉␉-------/-/-------␊ |
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| Grazie Amico - Azi␊ |
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| Azimutz␊ |
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