| OSX Intel verbose boot |
[Fri, 28-Sep-2007 5:42 PM] |
Dear Lazyweb, how do I turn on verbose boot permanently on an Intel iMac? (No, I don't want to hold down Cmd-V every time.) On PPC Macs, the incantation was nvram boot-args="-v" but the Intel Macs don't have the same NVRAM variables. Update: Hey, what do you know, it's the same command on Intel Macs, even though "boot-args" isn't there by default. |
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Actually, that still works. I do the same thing, and have it set up on my MacBook Pro. Works fine.
I run the command without putting the -v in quotes, though - maybe that'll make a difference?
I used OnyX or Cocktail or some other random utility to do mine.
You could edit /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist, and change the "Kernel Flags" key to "-v".
Nevermind, I'm a retard, too busy playing with hackintosh. The nvram command does still work on intel macs, though, at least on my MacBook.
![[User Picture]](http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/7129068/1223588) | From: ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rantzilla
Sat, 29-Sep-2007 3:35 AM (UTC)
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Editing that file is discouraged. Anything under /System should be considered off limits.
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Sat, 29-Sep-2007 3:15 AM (UTC)
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boot-args is still the right variable to set on an Intel iMac, and -v is still the right value.
Just out of curiosity, why would you want to do that?
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Sat, 29-Sep-2007 9:09 AM (UTC)
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So that I Know Things.
| From: rantzilla
Sat, 29-Sep-2007 3:32 AM (UTC)
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The nvram boot-args have not changed from PPC to Intel and -v is still verbose booting. Are you using sudo? As in:
$ sudo nvram boot-args="-v"
Thank you for asking the questions I'm too lazy to ask the lazyweb. I figured it must have been one of those "It Just Works, so keep quiet, citizen" type things. One of the good things about my pre-'switcher' days was that watching SuSE boot reminded me of all the crap I kept meaning to disable. | |
