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Re-enable DFU mode in Mac OS X 10.5.6

oshim — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:39:28 +0000

this post will help them who are using hacked iPhone and mac os x 10.5.6(released December 15th ‘08). if you want to jailbreak or upgrade the firmware of your iPhone using mac os v10.5.6(released December 15th ‘08) then you have to follow these steps otherwise your new mac os will not support to upgrade your hacked iPhone. it’s unclear if apple did this intentionally or if it’s a bug in the kernel.

you are required to be logged in as an administrator and you must provide the admin password.

checks if you are at mac os x 10.5.6 or better (if not will quit)
quits all running apps (with save option)
backup the original files (AppleUSBHub.kext and IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext from 10.5.6) in a new folder on your Desktop
asks for your admin password
copy AppleUSBHub.kext and IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext from 10.5.5 into the desired location on your mac
set owner:group and permissions
rebuild the kextcache
reboot your mac

download the automator application from here.

http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/Install_IOUSBFamily_kext_10_5_5.zip

unzip the archive
place the “Install_IOUSBFamily_kext_10_5_5″ folder on your Desktop (This is important)
open the folder and start the application “Fix_DFU_10_5_6″
you will see the readme box (click “OK”)
provide your admin password

let the Application do it’s job

at the end the Finder will open another dialog box telling you that the cache is being rebuild, click “OK” or just leave the box alone. after a couple of seconds your mac will reboot automatically – done, DFU is enabled again and your mac os x is ready to jailbreak your hacked iPhone.

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Taking screenshot on mac

lavluda — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:42:48 +0000

At my work, sometime i need to take screenshot of my desktop to make reports. I was using grab (mac pre installed software). But here my main problem is i have to press lot’s of keys(mouse). After googeling i found that there is another solution:

Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard

In Leopard, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Command-Shift-4 or Command-Control-Shift-4):
Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
Option, to resize the selected region with its center as the anchor point

i found this information on this site . You can check there site, there you will get some more usefull info

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Stop DS_Store file creation on network connections

oshim — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:00:11 +0000

If you use your Mac on a cross platform network often, you’ve surely run into the obnoxious creation of .DS_Store files. If you’re curious what the file is used for, DS_Store is a hidden file for Mac OS X that stores various bits of data for the Finder to remember, like icon position, making it completely useless for anyone besides you to see. By default, your Mac will create the .DS_Store file’s all over the place including accessed computers that aren’t Macs, creating an annoying mess for network users to find. Thankfully you can easily turn off the creation of DS_Store files on network connections:

Stop .DS_Store file creation on network shares

Launch the Terminal and type the following exactly:
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
Restart your Mac and you will no longer have those pesky .DS_Store files appearing every time you browse a network share.

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