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Loads the required OS X kernel extensions for VirtualBox. This is specifically useful in the developer preview of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, which for some reason does not seem to automatically load these kernel extensions (which, consequently, will prevent most VMs from successfully booting). Use launchd to have this script run on boot to ensure they…
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kextload.virtualbox.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo kextload -r "/Library/Extensions/" "/Library/Extensions/VBoxDrv.kext"
sudo kextload -r "/Library/Extensions/" "/Library/Extensions/VBoxNetFlt.kext"
sudo kextload -r "/Library/Extensions/" "/Library/Extensions/VBoxNetAdp.kext"
sudo kextload -r "/Library/Extensions/" "/Library/Extensions/VBoxUSB.kext"
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