> From: Nick Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: DVD Player Installation Question > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:41:24 -0800 > > Hey, > had a similar problem, I think for DVD player it needs to be internal. > If someone knows otherwise, please tell me. > > -Nick > On Mar 13, 2005, at 2:10 PM, john coz wrote: > > > Hello all - > > I installed a fresh factory boxed copy of OSX latest > > version and did all my software updates, etc. onto my > > non-DVD capable Mac. Everything has always been fine. > > I had an extra Apple brand DVD-RAM in the drawer from > > my G4-500 days and I finally got around to putting it > > into a firewire enclosure. I plugged it into the Mac > > and it immediately "saw" the "Barney" DVD in the new > > drive, but did not launch it. So I went to the > > Applications Menu to manually launch DVD Player and > > much to my surprise, it was not there! I am assuming > > that it was bypassed when I installed OSX on the > > machine originally due to the lack of a DVD drive at > > the time. > > > > The question: how do I most easily and safely install > > just the DVD Player application from the OSX disc? > > And, if I am working from the OSX disc, which is of > > course a lower rev level than I now have on the > > machine, will I buy myself any trouble? > > > > Any and all input is welcome. > > > > Thanks, JC. > >
OSX will recognize and play DVD's from external drives. If you don't have an internal DVD player, the installer disc will skip that portion of the basic OSX install. You can extract just that application by downloading Pacifist, which allows you to get into the package contents. It works similarly to Tome Viewer in OS9 if that's familiar. --- JSH lti -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
