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Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #7

Looks like SystemStarter was replaced by launchd in Tiger along with a host of other services.
MacNN Hardware by alphasubzero949

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #8

Yep. It appears that the old familar location - SystemStarter is not there anymore. I used EasyFind to search all files (invisible, inside of packages, etc.) for .pdf, .tif, .tiff,…
MacNN Hardware by zengravy

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #11

This doesn't work for me. Even when logged in as root I don't see that folder you mentioned. I also can't find it with EasyFind. What's the path?
MacNN Hardware by zengravy

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #12

That's cool. I've been up that long before, so I know how you feel. I've been digging a fit further and have found several differnt copies of the "Mac OS X" text and the Apple logo…
MacNN Hardware by zengravy

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #13

The location of the BootPanel.pdf file used by Panther has been changed significantly in Tiger. It is now located within the file: /usr/libexec/WaitingForLoginWindow It starts a…
MacNN Hardware by wa6vvv

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #15

The brute force aproach of overlaying the imbedded image with another on didn't work. The new image was a bit smaller so it fit but the program may try to use the entire space rat…
MacNN Hardware by wa6vvv

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #16

That sucks... It's strange that Apple chose now to make it so difficult to mod the boot panel.
MacNN Hardware by zengravy

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #17

Made it work. The new pdf must be exactly the same size (bytes) as the original. My new one was smaller so it was padded with nulls before the $EOF. \n's will also work. I don'…
MacNN Hardware by wa6vvv

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #20

hex dump was used in this case but any number of other approaches will work. The key is be sure the new image is exactly the same size as the original image.
MacNN Hardware by wa6vvv

Boot Panel Mod in Tiger — #21

I used Photoshop and Resorcerer (HexEdit would do just fine). I'd be interested in better methods for reducing the size of a pdf image. Don't forget the progress bar: http://forum…
MacNN Hardware by llee

Hey BOOMSTICK, guess where this is... — #6

As do I. When I'm not flying angry passangers, I'm boring holes in the sky. Nothing's more tranquil then floating among the clouds. Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth An…
MacNN Games by bubblewrap

Hey BOOMSTICK, guess where this is... — #7

Quote: Originally Posted by bubblewrap As do I. When I'm not flying angry passangers, I'm boring holes in the sky. Nothing's more tranquil then floating among the clouds. Oh! …
MacNN Games by chris v
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