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

[Filipp Lepalaan]

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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