Are kexts like FakeSMC.kext already in System/Library/Extensions by default?

[Kyler]

I never realized how many kexts were already in System/Library/Extensions by default. Is FakeSMC.Kext, or are any of the following: IntelGraphicsFixup.kext, Lilu.Kext, RealtekRTL8111.kext, SATA-100-Series-Unsupported.Kext, USBInjectAll.kext, VoodooPS2Controller.kext already in System/Library/Extensions by default, and using KextWizard just overwrote the copy already there, or are each of these Hackintosh kexts (including FakeSMC.kext) that weren't there naturally and that I actually put there for the first time (on my own system, that is) by using KextWizard?

 

[carpentryplus25]

Those kexts are hackintosh specific kexts and not native to macOS if they are there on your system you put them there

 

[VioletDragon]

I never realized how many kexts were already in System/Library/Extensions by default. Is FakeSMC.Kext, or are any of the following: IntelGraphicsFixup.kext, Lilu.Kext, RealtekRTL8111.kext, SATA-100-Series-Unsupported.Kext, USBInjectAll.kext, VoodooPS2Controller.kext already in System/Library/Extensions by default, and using KextWizard just overwrote the copy already there, or are each of these Hackintosh kexts (including FakeSMC.kext) that weren't there naturally and that I actually put there for the first time (on my own system, that is) by using KextWizard?

No. Kexts are no longer installed to S/L/E in 10.11+. Kexts are now installed to L/E. 10.6 to 10.10 kexts are installed to S/L/E.

 

[Kyler]

No. Kexts are no longer installed to S/L/E in 10.11+. Kexts are now installed to L/E. 10.6 to 10.10 kexts are installed to S/L/E.

Wait, so why is my S/L/E filled with kexts? I'm on High Sierra w/ Clover...

(And I guess my other question was are any of those kexts I mentioned vanilla kexts or are those all Hackintosh kexts and so not natively found if I were to just install macOS normally)

 

[ovb1]

Those are all Hackingtosh kexts. You must have installed them at some point either by running kext beast / kext wizard when they were on your desktop or by running mulitbeast at some point. The are not installed natively by OSX installer.

 

[vulgo]

Wait, so why is my S/L/E filled with kexts? I'm on High Sierra w/ Clover...

(And I guess my other question was are any of those kexts I mentioned vanilla kexts or are those all Hackintosh kexts and so not natively found if I were to just install macOS normally)

System kexts -> S/L/E, Third party kexts -> L/E and yes, kext wizard probably installed to the wrong place. They will still load from there.

 

[VioletDragon]

Wait, so why is my S/L/E filled with kexts? I'm on High Sierra w/ Clover...

(And I guess my other question was are any of those kexts I mentioned vanilla kexts or are those all Hackintosh kexts and so not natively found if I were to just install macOS normally)

Because you've installed them to S/L/E. Kexts are installed to L/E from 10.11+.

 

[Kyler]

Rehabman, say I need to uninstall VoodooPS2Controller from S/L/E because I accidentally installed it there and it's the wrong kext for my computer (which it is, I need to use the other keyboard/touchpad kext), how can I uninstall the kext completely and safely from S/L/E?

And for the kexts that are in EFI/Clover/Kexts/Other, is it safe to just delete and replace the essential kexts (like for this keyboard driver)

 

[Kyler]

Wait, so why is my S/L/E filled with kexts? I'm on High Sierra w/ Clover...

Because you've installed them to S/L/E. Kexts are installed to L/E from 10.11+.

No, I mean the kexts that came on the computer (so not the ones I mentioned originally; I mean the other kexts, those that there are way more of, that are filling S/L/E). I am pretty sure none of those kexts were kexts I installed there, they were ones that came when you install macOS; that are found on any Mac. (Correct or no?)

Now, when did that change happen, where kexts are now installed to /L/E? Sounds like a good change but what was the reasoning given? RehabMan's installer guide for laptops seems to still encourage installing to /S/L/E though I think L/E is better since as far as I know those kexts won't get uninstalled in an update then?

 

[Kyler]

Those kexts are hackintosh specific kexts and not native to macOS if they are there on your system you put them there

I never saw your answer originally (I don't know how I read over it and I apologize for that). That answers the original question of this thread. Thank you.

Say I need to uninstall VoodooPS2Controller from S/L/E because I accidentally installed it there and it's the wrong kext for my computer (which it is, I need to use the other keyboard/touchpad kext), how can I uninstall the kext completely and safely from S/L/E?