[MacDV] Re: Here's a nasty one... or maybe not (In three easy steps)

[Filipp Lepalaan]

: )
Probably not. : (

filipp
>I don't mean to get too excited YET but . . .
>
>Does this technique allow iDVD 3 to work with external FireWire 
>connected DVR-105 drives? ? ? ? ! ! ! !
>
>Kunga
>
>On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 12:17  AM, Filipp Lepalaan wrote:
>
>>OK,
>>Just in case someone's interested how this one turned out:
>>To get DVD Player to work under OS X when you've bought
>>an external DVD with a machine that would otherwise be capable of
>>playing them (has enough horsepower / graphics card like for eg. the newer
>>CD-ROM iMacs) you do this:
>>
>>1) Dowload Pacifist from: http://www.charlessoft.com/Pacifist.dmg
>>this thing will allow you to do *real* custom OS X installs.
>>
>>2) Insert your OS X Install disk File -> Open -> 
>>CD/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg
>>(or somthing like that) and there you'll find DVDPlayer.app - 
>>activate and install.
>>
>>3) Then you go and download this thing:
>>http://195.134.134.27/downloads/macdvd/DVD_Player_Patch_3.2.bin
>>(this'll patch the freshly installed Apple DVD player to allow 
>>using of external players.)
>>
>>Run the .command and voila.
>>
>>Hoping this'll come in handy for someone,
>>filipp
>>
>>>Hi
>>>What do you do when you buy
>>>an external DVD player/burner for your flat
>>>panel iMac (with a CD-RW drive for eg)
>>>and want to watch DVD's under OS X?
>>>
>>>Would reinstalling OS X (Jaguar) with the new
>>>drive connected also install Apple DVD Player?
>>>
>>>Many thanks,
>>>filipp
>
>
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