Instructions on Manually Updating to 10.4.6 from a working 10.4.4 or 10.4.5 Installation, Intel Chipset
GMA900, modded ATI, Nvidia, QE CI friendly, mounting shares, Personal File Sharing, autologin, etc

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Attn: 10.4.6 supported, ATA, Nvidia, GMA950 users, 10.4.6 Extensions & OpenGL.framework
backed up to "/backups4.6" for updating convenience.
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obtain MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.6Intel.dmg, Maxxuss Patch Solution v1.0 for 10.4.5, and Pacifist 2.0, from Charlessoft.com

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install Pacifist 2.0 to your Applications folder

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extract Maxxuss Patch Solution, then copy the Decrypted_Files folder, to the root "/" of your OS X installation.

navigate to the copied folder and open /Decrypted_Files/replace.sh with TextEdit.app

highlight

function platformCheck
{
VERSFILE="/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist"
IS8G1454=`grep 8G1454 $VERSFILE | wc -l`
if [ $IS8G1454 == 0 ]; then
echo "Your Mac OS X installation is not a 10.4.5 8G1454 build."
returnAndExit
fi
}

backspace to delete the highlighted text, then Save and quit TextEdit.

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open Terminal.app, located in Applications/Utilities

type in the following...

mkdir /backups
mkdir /backups4.6
cd /System/Library
cp -R Extensions SystemProfiler /backups
cd Frameworks
cp -R Kernel.framework OpenGL.framework /backups
cp /sbin/mount* /backups

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mount MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.6Intel.dmg
right click on the MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.6Intel.pkg and "Open with" >> "Other", navigate to Pacifist 2.0 you've installed
in your Applications Folder.

Pacifist will open and a 15 second timer will run as it is unregistered. click on "Not Yet"

use Ctrl, to select EVERYTHING, ONE AT A TIME, EXCEPT---- mach_kernel ----
do not select them all at once using shift.
do not deselect anything.
if mach_kernel is accidently selected, shut down and restart Pacifist, and reselect

right click on selected blue highlighted files and "Install to Default Location"

click "Install" on the popup, leave the Administrative Priviliges box checked

type in your password to authenticate when required

two popups will come up, "Bundle Already Exists" and "File Already Exists",
check "Don't Ask Again..." for both,
click on "Update" for Bundles,
click on "Replace" for Files

after installation of files completes, Reboot.

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at boot, hit F8 to access the prompt and type in the options, -x -s
hit enter

type in the following...

mount -uw /
cd /System/Library
mv Extensions /backups4.6
cd Frameworks
mv OpenGL.framework /backups4.6
cd /backups
cp mount* /sbin
cp -R Extensions /System/Library
cp -R SystemProfiler /System/Library
cp -R OpenGL.framework /System/Library/Frameworks
cd Kernel.framework/Versions/A/Resources
cp *.plist /System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Versions/A/Resources
rm /usr/sbin/AppleFileServer
ln -s /System/Library/CoreServices/AppleFileServer.app/Contents/MacOS/AppleFileServer /usr/sbin/AppleFileServer
cd /Decrypted_Files
./replace.sh

shutdown -r now

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as soon as you get into OS X, open Disk Utility from your Applications/Utilities folder and repair permissions on
your OS X installation, then open terminal and type...

sudo update_prebinding -root / -force

(after prebinding ends, which might take a while, you will have access to the prompt again)
close terminal.

fini

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Semjazas' decrypted files work fine, and are easily installed, after updating to 10.4.6. if you use his installer package, remember after rebooting, to open Terminal and ...

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sudo update_prebinding -root / -force

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i'll update the guide to use his files rather than Maxxuss' decrypted files when finishes the kernel.

reserved

Instrustions Work beautifully!!
I have ASROCK 775-dual915gl
Pentium 4 2mb cache 3.2 GHZ NX SSE3
1gb ram
300 gb sata drive
100 gb sata drive
pioneer dvd-rw drive
sound works
ethernet works
pci firewire card works
10.4.6 on 300 gb drive
100gb used for varous OS's and testing
i will post soon on the directions i used

Big thank you for the tutorial. I finally can update my OSX using this tutorial. However, I still can't get my display working (GMA900) and airport too (iwi2200).

Thanks a lot quixos. It works!