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kernel panic recovery | hackintosh fixing boot when on deadline

Posted on  8/13/2012
” Kernel panic “ very familiar word for Hackintosh users , many times that’s really annoying and many times just a reboot fix kernel panic but overall they are pain in @ss
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  You can see and troubleshoot your problem by looking at such problems .
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  See this post to understand kernel panic and boot flag info in detail <a href="http://tonymacx86.blogspot.in/2012/01/hackintosh-basics-kernel-panics-boot.html" target="_blank">Kernel panic and <span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_565c467f37f553acc5be86bf43531299064fdb07_bootflag:1">bootflag</span> | tonymacx86 </a>
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  <a name="more"></a>But what if you tried everything and nothing seems working for you , then you have to re-install the Mac OSX and by re-installing, you will  lose all your settings and personalization OR</p>
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  <b>You can use these simple steps to recover from kernel panic and boot problem at the deadline </b>
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  Requirements :  Bootable Mac  USB key
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  <a href="http://www.computersnyou.com/2012/04/how-to-create-mac-osx-lion-1073.html?utm_source=page_link&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=link_track" target="_blank">http://www.computersnyou.com/2012/04/how-to-create-mac-osx-lion-1073.html</a>
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  1 :  set USB as your first boot device boot with USB
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  2 : on installation screen click on<b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> U</span>tilities and open Terminal </i></b>
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  3 : change directory to your HDD OSX installation  ( /Volume/Lion)
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  4 : change directory to<b><i> /Extra folder</i></b>
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  5 :  now rename org<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_7805f9956e483b9f7611d8b7935c24292dd2507b_.:0">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_7805f9956e483b9f7611d8b7935c24292dd2507b_chamelion:1">chamelion</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_7805f9956e483b9f7611d8b7935c24292dd2507b_.:2">.</span>Boot<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_7805f9956e483b9f7611d8b7935c24292dd2507b_.:3">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_7805f9956e483b9f7611d8b7935c24292dd2507b_plist:4">plist</span> :
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       <b><i><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_mv:0">mv</span> org<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:1">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_chamelian:2">chamelian</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:3">.</span>Boot<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:4">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_plist:5">plist</span> org<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:6">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_chamelian:7">chamelian</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:8">.</span>Boot<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:9">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_plist:10">plist</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_.:11">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_33b2794ba39922e4e4845310ed1ee29e9c66b457_bak:12">bak</span></i></b>
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  5 : rename <span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_15f717d5dd7382344c5a08eb073f2fdab573f8c8_smbios:0">smbios</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_15f717d5dd7382344c5a08eb073f2fdab573f8c8_.:1">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_15f717d5dd7382344c5a08eb073f2fdab573f8c8_plist:2">plist</span> :
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      <b><i> <span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_mv:0">mv</span> <span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_smbios:1">smbios</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_.:2">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_plist:3">plist</span> <span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_smbios:4">smbios</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_.:5">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_plist:6">plist</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_.:7">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_47ca2ccf141440661e47be2c4464d6c7e131bae7_bak:8">bak</span></i></b>
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  6 : copy org<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_.:0">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_chamelian:1">chamelian</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_.:2">.</span>Boot<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_.:3">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_plist:4">plist</span> and <span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_smbios:5">smbios</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_.:6">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_eb7b0d4bd638c79371504e92b8e99f0f0329f9b6_plist:7">plist</span> from /Volume/USB
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       <i><b><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_1a60c30a21393f5403853552cf7670bdd6875458_cp:0">cp</span> /Volume/USB/Extra/org<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_1a60c30a21393f5403853552cf7670bdd6875458_.:1">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_1a60c30a21393f5403853552cf7670bdd6875458_chamelian:2">chamelian</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_1a60c30a21393f5403853552cf7670bdd6875458_.:3">.</span>Boot<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_1a60c30a21393f5403853552cf7670bdd6875458_.:4">.</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_1a60c30a21393f5403853552cf7670bdd6875458_plist:5">plist</span> /Volume/Lion/Extra/</b></i>
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       <b><i><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_776874f630b3540ecce8547dde3b8d0128f4951f_cp:0">cp</span> /Volume/USB/Extra/<span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_776874f630b3540ecce8547dde3b8d0128f4951f_smbios:1">smbios</span><span class="GRcorrect" id="GRmark_776874f630b3540ecce8547dde3b8d0128f4951f_.:2">.plist</span> /Volume/Lion/Extra/</i></b>
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  7: now &#8216;  &#8216; to and make sure new files are there and close terminal
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  8: open<b><i> disk utility</i></b> from <b><i>utilities</i></b> menu
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  9: click on<b><i> Lion Install </i></b>partition and click<b><i> repair permissions</i></b>
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  10 : wait until it finish and then remove the USB and reboot
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  If it won&#8217;t boot boot in safe mode using <b><i>-x</i></b> flag orbooting in legacy mode using <b><i>arch=i386</i></b>
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  <b><i>See video tutorial : </i></b>
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