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patrickgill / iodd.txt

Last active April 22, 2019 00:51

	iODD
	----
	Files go in \_ISO

	vhd/rmd is simply a raw disk image without header

	.ISO - appears as a CD/DVD

	.VHD USB fixed drive
	hdd.vhd

patrickgill / create_binary.sh

Last active May 22, 2020 14:06

	#mkfile on macOS. creates sparse files if possible
	#mkfile -n size[b\|k\|m\|g] filename
	#1GB sparse file
	mkfile -n 1g newfile

	#dd
	#1GB file
	dd if=/dev/zero of=newfile bs=1024 count=1000*1000

patrickgill / quit_app.sh

Last active April 20, 2019 05:40

quit an app in OS X

	#Quit app with AppleScript
	osascript -e 'quit app "TextEdit"'

	#kill by TERM signal
	killall 'TextEdit'

patrickgill / mac_firmware.sh

Last active January 5, 2020 20:52

	#!/bin/bash
	#About the SMC Firmware Updates (outdated), https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT202040
	sysctl hw.model
	system_profiler SPHardwareDataType \| grep -i "Version" \| awk -F ':' '{print $1 $2}'
	/usr/libexec/firmwarecheckers/eficheck/eficheck --integrity-check

patrickgill / macos_updates.md

Last active May 17, 2024 13:38

OS X and macOS Combo Updates

patrickgill / macos_launchagents.txt

Created April 7, 2019 17:20

	/System/Library/LaunchDaemons for native macOS processes
	/Library/LaunchDaemons for installed third-party apps

	/Library/LaunchAgents for all user accounts
	~/Library/LaunchAgents for a specific user account
	/System/Library/LaunchAgents for macOS only

patrickgill / kextinfo.rb

Created April 5, 2019 15:37

	# Kext info dump
	# (c) Patrick Gill, 2019

	first_arg, *the_rest = ARGV

	Dir.chdir "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions"
	# Dir.chdir "/Library/Extensions"

	puts "#Path, " + Dir.pwd

patrickgill / macos_kexts.txt

Created April 5, 2019 09:57

	# Paths
	/System/Library/Extensions/
	/Library/Extensions/

	# see what third-party extensions are currently there on your machine.
	Kextstat \| grep –v com.apple

	# find the file defining a kext you only know the bundle name of.
	kextfind -b <bundlename>
	kextfind -b com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport

patrickgill / macos_usb_installer.txt

Last active October 25, 2021 17:11

macOS Installer USB preparation

	download full installer on Catalina and above:
	softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
	also download specific version:
	softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.14.6

	macOS 12 Monterey
	sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

	macOS 11 Big Sur
	sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

patrickgill / ASD

Last active May 20, 2024 07:55