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32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector... Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is 64-bit - or is it?
Well, actually Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.
I put up an accompanying website which should answer most of your questions here.
What does this app do?
Well, actually Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.
I put up an accompanying website which should answer most of your questions here.
What does this app do?
- it shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit processor
- it shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit EFI
- it shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is set to boot in 32-bit or in 64-bit
What's New
Version 1.6:
- NEW: updated info on new Mac models
- NEW: added bug reporter (haven't heard of any bugs but since I added it to all my apps …)
Note: I had a report that the app ran fine on 10.5.8 but crashed on startup on 10.6 for one user. After two days of troubleshooting it turned out that the user had a kext which is NOT compatible with 10.6 in his system extension folder (he had previously installed an app, removed it, but forgot to remove the kext). So if you should experience weird crashes with ANY app on 10.6 which ran fine on 10.5.x then make sure you do not have incompatible extensions left in the system folder.
Version 1.6:
- NEW: updated info on new Mac models
- NEW: added bug reporter (haven't heard of any bugs but since I added it to all my apps …)
Note: I had a report that the app ran fine on 10.5.8 but crashed on startup on 10.6 for one user. After two days of troubleshooting it turned out that the user had a kext which is NOT compatible with 10.6 in his system extension more...
Requirements
Intel, To check your configuration:
To set the kernel's startup mode:
Intel, To check your configuration:
- Intel Mac
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later
To set the kernel's startup mode:
- Intel Mac
- MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher
- Admin rights (as a system file needs changing)
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32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector... Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is 64-bit - or is it?
Well, actually Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.
I put up an accompanying website which should answer most of your questions here.
What does this app do?
Requirements:
To check your configuration:
To set the kernel's startup mode:
Well, actually Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.
I put up an accompanying website which should answer most of your questions here.
What does this app do?
- it shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit processor
- it shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit EFI
- it shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is set to boot in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
- it shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is running in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
- it shows whether Apple officially supports booting a 64-bit kernel on your Mac
- it allows you to select whether you want to start the MacOS X Kernel in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode (the setting might be ignored on MacBooks, depending on how Apple implements the restriction)
- accompanying webpage explains what the whole commotion about 32-bit and 64-bit in MacOS X Snow Leopard is about
Requirements:
To check your configuration:
- Intel Mac
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or higher
To set the kernel's startup mode:
- Intel Mac
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher
- Admin rights (as a system file needs changing)
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A. To find out if you have a 32-bit or 64-bit Intel-based Mac -
Choose About This Mac from the Apple () menu in the upper-left menu bar, then click More Info. Open the Hardware section. Locate the Processor Name. Compare your Processor Name to information below to determine whether your Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor.
Intel Core Solo 32 bit
Intel Core Duo 32 bit
Intel Core 2 Duo 64 bit
Intel Quad-Core Xeon 64 bit
Dual-Core Intel Xeon 64 bit
Quad-Core Intel Xeon 64 bit
B. To start up with a 64-bit kernel - hold 6 and 4 while starting up.
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Would be nice if you had read the information provided on my website before you start complaining.
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B. Why don't you read the freaking directions?
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robertcoogan reviewed on 11 Sep 2009
The dev has done a great job of making a low maintenance, easy to use app. The inability to use some third-party apps while in 64 bit mode is annoying, but the dev built in a really obvious warning.
Cheers
Jamie
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joemikeb reviewed on 09 Sep 2009
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So I think I might as well give 50% of the donations to my mothers charity. Might even result in a rise in donations. Win-win either way.
Works indeed - except that some people donate a LOT (1x $250, 1x $100, 6x $50) and it just doesn't feel right to keep 50% of that. So I decide to give everything to the relief project.
I have a website which should answer all questions about the program, and even has my home address and landline phone number. The relief project has my mother's address and landline phone number. So we are easily traced. The address of the banks and the acoount details are on there. So people can contact me, my mother, the bank if they have any doubts about the project. I put my name and reputation behind it.
And I'm getting a bit sick of people who do not read the information provided, who do not do any background checks, but think it is ok to insinuate wrongdoing on my part.
And to the ones who complain about me asking for donations - I wonder how many of you actually have donated. I have a feeling I know the answer.
Dr. Markus Winter
Im Fasanenwäldchen 4
69126 Heidelberg
Tel: +0049 (0)6221 187 0869
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willYa reviewed on 07 Sep 2009
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That aside, this app does work i.e. it sticks as oppose to the the start up shortcut 'cmd 6 4' which you have to do it each time (at this point of SL release, better this way IMHO since not many appl. take advantage of SL already).
All this depends on yr Intel Mac however i.e. pre-2007 (or something) does not work due to the HW. All being said, reading all the comments below re. users comments and developer cry about the goodwill donation to charity really give bad lights to the release here. If it is for charity, leave it to the people to decide, not pressing them with all the comments about number of visitors/downloads vs total donations received. WTF.
For those who prefer using terminal there's an easy solution at the foot of the comments (comment #1) or for start up shortcut, comment #4. Chill!
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'... If you're wondering whether your Mac has a 64-bit EFI firmware, you can type the command “ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi” into the Terminal. The response will identify the machine as either having 32-bit or 64-bit EFI.' Quote from
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I'm not a saint, and after about 70 emails asking things which have been explained on the website (which I answered politely as people ask me directly) I also have to deal with people who think it is in any way or form proper to mouth off here showing their ignorance - well, that's where my patience grows a bit thin. And I think justifiably so.
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If you had bothered to actually follow the link to the relief project then you would have found the bank information there for both the german and indian account
http://www.veronikawinter.de/Indien/English/Donations/Donations.html
Some people probably donate directly, others donate via PayPal - either way is much appreciated.
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perhaps you could integrate this software (or the informations provided by this software) to the system preferences?
:-)
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I looked at the activity monitor(before i changed the kernel boot mode to 64bit) and the apple's built-in apps were running at 64bit mode. It's the same after i changed to 64bit boot mode.
My point is:
i'm curious with the unsupported status (the X) and the different status of my kernel (after i changed the kernel startup mode to 64bit).
any enlightenment for my slow brain?
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http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/bootyboots/Screenshot2009-08-31at70050PM.jpg
my newbie head says:
i thought when i'm booting at 64bit kernel, the other kernel status also would show 64bit ?
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In earlier versions, this wasn't possible...
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Kernel not boot in 64bits…
It's say 32bits kernel… :p
funnyone_ger rated on 06 Sep 2011
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Smoochict rated on 13 Apr 2011
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