Troubleshooting: List installed 3rd-party kernel extensions
Back in the days prior to OS X, it was easy to find 3rd party (and Apple) system extensions on your Mac. They were all located in the System>Extensions folder. With OS X though, the task of even knowing which kernel extensions are installed isn’t quite as easy, which can be particularly frustrating when you’re troubleshooting an issue on your Mac.For the geeks among you, it’s quite easy though. To list all 3rd party extensions, simply launch the Terminal app located in your Utilities folder and type the following:
kextstat | grep -v com.apple
You can also list all the Apple-installed kernel extensions by typing:
kextstat
I came across this little hint over at OSXDaily, a site I visit quite often because of the variety of topics covered.
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Terminal.app is a very good thing for those who want to mess with it, but there’s a set of free utilities called CLIX, from the Rixstep.com site, that wraps hundreds of common—as well as deep and not-so-common—commands into a very simple and extremely lightweight GUI.
I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend getting CLIX, and check out the other products on the site.
***DISCLAIMER: I have no affiliation of any kind with the Rixstep site.***
http://rixstep.com/4/0/clix/
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