Eric Herbert wrote:
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.
Thank you both, that is good information to know.
Tina
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