How do i install the speedit Kernel extension?

Question

I'm not used to using terminal, and i can't understand the text read me that came with the speedit .kext. I have Ministat 2 installed in my dashboard, it was just updated to show intel mac processor temperatures if you have this extension installed, but i have no idea how to do it... i found a few posts on here about how to have it load at start-up, i'm pretty sure i want that too. Please help me! thank you
-Ted

Answer 1

Place the kext in the /Users/Shared/ folder on your hard disk, and then open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder. Copy and paste the following into the Terminal:
sudo chown -R root:wheel /Users/Shared/speedit.kext
Press the Enter key and then type in your administrator password; nothing will appear onscreen while you are typing it. This will prepare the kext for loading. To actually load the kext, issue the following command:
sudo kextload /Users/Shared/speedit.kext
If the time elapsed between the first and second commands is five minutes or less, you will not be asked to type in your password the second time. The kext is now loaded, and you can use Ministat.
To load the kext on startup, open the Script Editor in the /Applications/AppleScript/ folder and paste in the following:
do shell script "kextload /Users/Shared/speedit.kext" password "" with administrator privileges
Enter your administrator password where indicated, and then save the script as an application. You can now double-click it to load the kext, or put it in the list of login items for your account in the Accounts pane of System Preferences to have it run on login.
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