Hello Everyone,
I have noticed an inconsistency in the KEXT status between the System Information Extensions section and the output of the kextstat command.
In System Information, the extension appears as loaded:
ACS6x:
Version: 3.8.3
Last Modified: 2025/3/10, 8:03 PM
Bundle ID: com.Accusys.driver.Acxxx
Loaded: Yes
Get Info String: ACS6x 3.8.4 Copyright (c) 2004-2020 Accusys, Ltd.
Architectures: arm64e
64-Bit (Intel): No
Location: /Library/Extensions/ACS6x.kext/
Kext Version: 3.8.3
Load Address: 0
Loadable: Yes
Dependencies: Satisfied
Signed by: Developer ID Application: Accusys, Inc (K3TDMD9Y6B)
Issuer: Developer ID Certification Authority
Signing time: 2025-03-10 12:03:20 +0000
Identifier: com.Accusys.driver.Acxxx
TeamID: K3TDMD9Y6B
However, when I check using kextstat
, it does not appear as loaded:
$ kextstat | grep ACS6x
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded
No variant specified, falling back to release
I use a script to do these jobs
echo " Change to build/Release"
echo " CodeSign ACS6x.kext"
echo " Compress to zip file"
echo " Notary & Staple"
echo " Unload the old Acxxx Driver"
echo " Copy ACS6x.kext driver to /Library/Extensions/"
echo " Change ACS6x.kext driver owner"
echo " Loaded ACS6x.kext driver"
sudo kextload ACS6x.kext
echo " Rebiuld system cache"
sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel
sudo kextcache -system-caches
sudo kextcache -i /
echo " Reboot"
sudo reboot
But it seems that the KEXT is not always loaded successfully. What did I forget to do?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards, Charles
I have noticed an inconsistency in the KEXT status between the System Information Extensions section and the output of the kextstat command.
Sort of. The "System Information Extensions" is basically saying "this is capable of being loaded", while kextstat is saying "this KEXT IS in fact loaded". I believe a fully loaded kext would have a memory address in "Load Address:",
which would be the same address kextstat returns.
But it seems that the KEXT is not always loaded successfully. What did I forget to do?
I'm not entirely certain, however, we deprecated kextcache several release ago, replacing it with "kmutil".
Note that kmutil also replaces kextstat
and you may get better diagnostic data if you try running it (kmutil) on the failing case.
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Kevin Elliott
DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware