-----Original Message----- From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Martin Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 09:36 To: iMac List Subject: Re: External DVD in Panther
1. Your Dalmation iMac doesn't have USB 2.0. It has USB 1.1. This is *far* too slow to play DVD movies. I really don't know what you were thinking imagining this could work. ---------------------------------------- Theoretically USB 1.1 should be fast enough to play a DVD video. 1x DVD = 1,250 KBps = 10,000 Kbps = 9.8 Mbps. Now if my memory serves me right then USB 1.1 is 11MBps. Now this is all theoretical so real world performance may not be very good, but it might work. You can install the DVD components off you OS X CDs using Pacifist http://www.charlessoft.com/ Here is a list of components that I found online, it may or may not be complete. 1. Download and install Pacifist. 2. Insert Mac OS 10.3 CD in drive. 3. Select Open Mac OS X Install Packages button in Pacifist. It will ask you to swap out all three 10.3 install disks. 4. Click the Find button and type "DVD". A long list should show up. 5. The important files/folders to replace are: -AppleAltiVecDVDDriver.bundle -ATIRadeon8500DVDDriver (if graphics card is installed) -ATIRadeon9700DVDDriver (if graphics card is installed) -ATIRadeonDVDDriver.bundle -ATIRage128DVDDriver.bundle (if graphics card is installed) -DVDPlayback.framework -DVD.framework -rtadvd **There are many duplicates of the files/folders above in other languages. I only chose to install English. 6. Select each or all and click Install. 7. Choose to replace all existing files. 8. Restart. Repair permissions. I would however strongly recommend switching to Firewire. http://www.newegg.com has good prices on the MacAlly enclosures, which I would trust more that any of the cheaper brands but they also have some really inexpensive enclosures. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
