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From: Bella Jones on 10 Jun 2005 16:37 Evening all I'm trying to install this system extension, Soundflower, just to try something out. (I mentioned it in another post about podcasting, but I guessed no-ones's doing that right now.) <http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html> The notes say it will ask for my system password, and then I must restart. But when I go to install, it doesn't ask for the password, nor mentions a restart. I went ahead, but nothing appeared in the Audio prefs (nor/system/library/extensions), so I ran the uninstaller (to get rid of 'Soundflower.kext'). But terminal just gave me 'failed'. Tried restarting, repairing permissions and reinstalling, but it's the same. Anyone know what might be going on? Thanks. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Bella Jones on 10 Jun 2005 17:25 Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Evening all > > I'm trying to install this system extension, Soundflower, just to try > something out. (I mentioned it in another post about podcasting, but I > guessed no-ones's doing that right now.) > > <http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html> [...] Stop press - tried again and it worked. No password either. Oh well, another mystery process... -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Bonge Boo! on 11 Jun 2005 03:19 On 10/6/05 10:25 pm, in article 1gxyovp.10b5wyb14q353qN%me9(a)privacy.net, "Bella Jones" <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> I'm trying to install this system extension, Soundflower, just to try >> something out. (I mentioned it in another post about podcasting, but I >> guessed no-ones's doing that right now.) >> >> <http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html> > [...] > > Stop press - tried again and it worked. No password either. Oh well, > another mystery process... I'd be more than a little concerned if a .kext could be installed without a admin password...
From: Bella Jones on 11 Jun 2005 04:11 Bonge Boo! <bingbong(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > On 10/6/05 10:25 pm, in article 1gxyovp.10b5wyb14q353qN%me9(a)privacy.net, > "Bella Jones" <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > >> I'm trying to install this system extension, Soundflower, just to try > >> something out. (I mentioned it in another post about podcasting, but I > >> guessed no-ones's doing that right now.) > >> > >> <http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html> > > [...] > > > > Stop press - tried again and it worked. No password either. Oh well, > > another mystery process... > > I'd be more than a little concerned if a .kext could be installed without a > admin password... Hmm, well yes. If it is a trojan-type fecker, how will I know? -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Bonge Boo! on 11 Jun 2005 05:00
On 11/6/05 9:11 am, in article 1gxzhcx.cct4ub1r4o27fN%me9(a)privacy.net, "Bella Jones" <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>>> I'm trying to install this system extension, Soundflower, just to try >>>> something out. (I mentioned it in another post about podcasting, but I >>>> guessed no-ones's doing that right now.) >>>> >>>> <http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html> >>> [...] >>> >>> Stop press - tried again and it worked. No password either. Oh well, >>> another mystery process... >> >> I'd be more than a little concerned if a .kext could be installed without a >> admin password... > > Hmm, well yes. If it is a trojan-type fecker, how will I know? I would have a clue, but the fact that you could put it into the /System folder without having to authenticate implies either the permission on /Sys/Lib/ext is wrong, or the installer is able to get elevated privilidges. Either of which is not good I wuld have thought. |