32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.2.1

32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.2.1 is designed to be a program which is free though donations are welcome. 100% of all donations go to the relief project "India's Street Kids" (for more info on the relief project see veronikawinter.de/Indien/

Well, actually MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.

Major Features:

1. It shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit processor
2. It shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit EFI
3. It shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is set to boot in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
4. It shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is running in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
5. It shows whether Apple officially supports booting a 64-bit kernel on your Mac
6. It allows you to select whether you want to start the MacOS X Kernel in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode (the setting might be ignored on MacBooks, depending on how Apple implements the restriction)
7. Accompanying webpage explains what the whole commotion about 32-bit and 64-bit in MacOS X Snow Leopard is about

Requirements:

1. To check your configuration:
   • Intel Mac
   • MacOS X 10.4 Tiger or higher
2. To set the kernel's startup mode:
   • Intel Mac
   • MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher
   • Admin rights (as a system file needs changing)