List all third party kernel extensions
Aug 3, 2010 - 3 Comments
If you’re troubleshooting a machine it can be helpful to list what kernel extensions are activated, particularly third party kexts. Here’s an easy way to list all third party kexts, using the command line:
kextstat | grep -v com.apple
Of course you can always list all kernel extensions (Apple’s official Mac OS X kexts included) by just typing:
kextstat
[...] came across this little hint over at OSXDaily, a site I visit quite often because of the variety of topics [...]
Thanks to Bill Ellis. Used kextstat to see what was installed and removed the software. My Display Sleep function stopped working with the OS X 10.7 install this morning. Now it works. I removed VirtualBox by its own uninstall program.
[...] most people won’t need this application, or have any need to tweak with kext files and kernel extensions. This is usually the realm of deep troubleshooting and Hackintosh installations, but not necessary [...]