What's new in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.3.3

Sep 7, 2009
  • New: added info for MacBookPro5,4.
  • New: improved feedback window.
  • Bug fix: resolved issue when no boot mode was set.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.3 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • New: added feedback window for when unknown Mac is encountered.
  • New: added info on new models.
  • New: added icons for unknown and capable but not supported models.
  • New: made some help text model specific.
  • New: shows Mac model.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.2.3 (Aug 31, 2009)

  • Change: the ability to set the boot mode was disabled again for earlier MacOS versions as changes to the kernel boot mode only effect MacOS X 10.6.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.2.2 (Aug 31, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Corrected permissions problem which would lead to a NilObjectsException when trying to change the kernel’s boot mode.
  • Bug fix: RadioButton is now correctly reset when the authentication is canceled.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.2.1 (Aug 28, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Some machines were shown as unsupported when they were in fact supported.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.2 (Aug 28, 2009)

  • Improved: Use more reliable method to detect 64-bit processors.
  • Improved: Improved setting and reading of kernel boot mode (uses both nvram and com.apple.Boot).
  • New: added splash screen strongly urging users to first read the information on the accommpanying website.
  • New: in version 1 the kernel panel showed the boot mode setting, in version 1.1 it showed the actual kernel mode. As this confused quite a few people I added another button to show both the kernel boot settings and the kernel running mode.
  • New: added info to show if Apple officially supports a 64-bit kernel on your Mac.
  • Bug fix: showing which mode the kernel is running in only worked on English systems. It should now also work on German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and Polish systems.
  • Change: Changed donations policy: 100% of donations will go to the relief project instead of 50%.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.1 (Aug 25, 2009)

  • Graphic now displays actual running mode of kernel, not just the boot mode.
  • Corrected help texts.
  • Expanded website info.
  • Added German website.

New in 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup 1.0 (Aug 25, 2009)

  • First release. Bug reports are much appreciated.