On Jul 18, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Jul 17, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Tina K. wrote: > >> IIRC, non-oem ODDs don't function with the iLife apps. At least I think it >> used to be that way, haven't heard it mentioned in a long time. >> I think there used to be a hack called 'Fair Burn' or something that would >> fool the iLife apps into thinking your ODD had Apple firmware but I can't >> seem to find it on the web. > > For a very long time that was the case, but since 10.5 any drive will do. The > software you're remembering is PatchBurn <http://www.patchburn.de/>
NEC, LG, and Lite-ON drives don't require PatchBurn with 10.3 or later. Some brands do such as Sony and Pioneer (non Apple ROMed versions), but the previously stated 3 don't require it. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
