the G4 will still not read DVDs regardless of whether the DVD software is running prior to inserting the DVD. btw, the DVD is Apple's OSX install/restore disk (one of two).
I suppose I should have called apple about this a long time ago as this has not worked since I got the machine new. Isn't their free service only 90 days from purchase?
Frustrated in Seattle.
Matthew D. O'Conner, Attorney at Law Seattle, Washington, USA - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:45:15 +0000 From: "J.J. McVeigh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: G4/1.25 won't read DVDs
OS 9.2 includes several DVD-related extensions and shared libraries, including DVD AutoLauncher, DVD Navigation Manager ATI (for Macs with ATI video cards), DVD Navigation Manager NV (for Macs with Nvidia video cards), DVD Region manager, DVD Video Interface, and DVDRuntimeLib. There is also an Apple CD/DVD Driver.
If the DVDs contain MPEG files, you would probably also have to have Quicktime enabled.
If the DVDs in question were burned using iDVD, you may have another problem. See <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2004/04/000141/index.php>
At 09:21 -0800 24.11.2004, Thus spake Matthew D. O'Conner:
>I think that accidentally deleted the digest that would have >contained any answers to this post - sorry bout that. > >This G4 (1Gb ram) appears to be missing something required to read >DVDs; DVDs will not show up on the desktop. > >What extensions are required to read DVDs under 9.2.2? I don't think >that I have turned off or deleted any relevant extensions but it >wouldn't hurt to check. I may have deleted an invisible OSX file >that bears upon this, too.
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