Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext - Getting rid of file association?

Welcome To  Discussions It's Jono!

What exactly did you do, to try to open the Kernel Extention Don't Steal Mac OS X.kext?

Is it's name still the same?

The Poem:

"Your karma check for today:
There once was was a user that whined
his existing OS was so blind,
he'd do better to pirate
an OS that ran great
but found his hardware declined.
Please don't steal Mac OS!
Really, that's way uncool.
(C) Apple Computer, Inc."

ali b

First, select the item and press COMMAND-I to open the Get Info window. Be sure the filename has not been changed (the extension should be .kext). Also check that the permissions are correct:

Owner = system with Read/Write privileges
Group = wheel with Read-Only privieges
Other = Read-Only privileges

Now select any other extension and open a Get Info window on it. Click on the icon in the upper left of the Get Info window then press COMMAND-C to copy. Click on the icon in the changed extension and press COMMAND-V to paste.

This may or may not succeed because of access restrictions. However, as long as the permissions and extension of the file are unchanged (.kext) there should be no impact on your system.




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You're Welcome It's Jono!

Do as Kappy suggested. But I have an additional question.
Did you open Get Info on the .kext, and change Open With: to TextEdit?
If so, in that same window, are you able to reselect <None>?

In the future, it's probably not a good idea to be messing about with the System folders & files, unless you know exactly what you are doing!

ali b

Ali,

You know it's truly odd, but there is no "None" available. I think the only way to get that to show is if the extension of the file is ".app".

Hi Kappy!

When I do a Get Info on that file, it is set to Open With: <None> by default.
As I not about to change it, just to satisfy my curiosiy 😉, I was just wondering if it is changed there, would it be possible to change it back, using the same procedure.
I really don't think so though.

Thanks For Responding,

ali b

It's Jono,

What is inside that folder?
I'll guess the missing .kext is in there, along with something your actions may have created.

ali b

You should be OK. Just leave it be. Extensions are all "packages" anyway, and a package is nothing more than a folder of files and folders "packaged" together as though it were a single file. Same with applications. As long as the extension is valid and the permissions are OK the operating system will be fine. Just leave well enough alone.

In the future if you want to look inside a "package" select it and do a CTRL-click or Right-click then select "Show package contents" from the contextual menu. This will open a normal Finder window on the contents of the package folder which you can then navigate through as in any folder. Just don't make any changes to anything. If you open something be sure you don't "Save" it.