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prefpane installs a kernel extension and writes directly to PRAM
Authored by: caesurae on Oct 17, '05 11:42:56AM

i trashed a perfectly good OS 10.3.9 install on an iMac DV using this prefpane, and reinstalling wasn't easy...after repeatedly clearing the PRAM and resetting OF, i eventually had to reset the PMU to get it to stop having problems.

the prefpane modifies some low-level PRAM resources using a kernel extension (ArcanaPRAM.kext) in order to perform it's function. the author recommends you backup your data before installing, and there is a warning on the website about booting in safe mode to uninstall if your computer has problems booting up. unfortunately, following these instructions did not solve my problem. *shrug*

to be fair, i also installed this software (before realizing it installs a kernel extension) on an eMac and it worked as advertised, and i was able to uninstall it successfully.



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