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It worked for me on a PowerBook G4 12' 1.5ghz. Thanks!
I think its going a lot smoother than the last version I had (1.0).
This may not be relevant, but note that by changing that 'If' statement as descritbed in the hint, the modified Front Row installer will no longer work on a Mac that _does_ have an IR port.
A universal solution then is to insert a right before the if. Like so:
If I may beat a dead horse with one last lash, I'd say this: is the easiest way to get a 'universal' install working. i.e.: just delete the 'if (!hasIR()) { .. }' bits altogether.
Unfortunately, this only updates if you already have Front Row existing on your Mac, which my PowerBook G4 doesn't have. And I can't find where to get an earlier version to install so I can then update ;>}
I think that if there is no installation, the linked file (even though it is called 'update') does install the whole thing. More directions seem to be at http://andrewescobar.com/frontrow with a link to the apple software at http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/frontrow13.html
I have tried several methods like this in the past. And although they have worked, it is still easier to download Front Row Enabler from Andrew Escobar's website. Front Row Enabler has been updated for Front Row 1.3 compatibility and has worked for me on several older systems including one that is running Tiger Server.
could anybody confirm this works with a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse? Since Andrew's Front Row Enabler crashes the system if you have the new driver installed..
You can install the latest update of frontrow..
1. download the update
2. drag the installer onto your desktop
3. open the installer using pacifist and install it from there
2 dialog boxes come up and you select something like 'update' in the first and 'replace' in the second. I forget exactly though, but it worked on both a powermac g5 and powerbook g4.
This is great. Microsoft office 2016 for mac torrent free. Now at last, I can get trailers again. The one feature I used to use frontrow for, but it broke sometime ago.
Now trailers are back in all their glory. Hallelujah!
Aaaand 10.4.8 broke it again.
I can't start Frontrow anymore with command-escape.
Tremendous! Thanks a lot.
I had to tweak a little more to get things running, though:
1. the correct link to front row is here
2. At first, I couldn't install it to my hard drive in spite of this hint, because front row was not yet installed (and this download from apple is labelled as an update). The solution was analogue to what is described above: in the same file, a couple of lines beneath, there is the following code:
At least, they made it obvious ;)
I deleted this (including the bracket), and - that was it! Another way to arbitrarily lock us down, of course.
Also, from what I read, Front Row does not start unless you make Tiger believe you have an IR receiver. Just follow this hint. Oh, and finally, I had to go to my system preferences, mouse&keyboard pane, to set the keyboard shortcut for front row (it was greyed out).
I had to tweak a little more to get things running, though:
1. the correct link to front row is here
2. At first, I couldn't install it to my hard drive in spite of this hint, because front row was not yet installed (and this download from apple is labelled as an update). The solution was analogue to what is described above: in the same file, a couple of lines beneath, there is the following code:
// must have Front Row
if(!system.files.bundleAtPath(my.target.mountpoint + '/System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app')) {
my.result.message = system.localizedStringWithFormat('ERROR_FR');
my.result.type = 'Fatal'; return false;
}
// must have Front Row prior to or equal to 1.3.1 (hasBundle function uses non-inclusive max-value)
if(!hasBundle(my.target.mountpoint + '/System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app','0','1.3.2')) {
my.result.message = system.localizedStringWithFormat('ERROR_VERSION');
my.result.type = 'Fatal'; return false;
}
At least, they made it obvious ;)
I deleted this (including the bracket), and - that was it! Another way to arbitrarily lock us down, of course.
Also, from what I read, Front Row does not start unless you make Tiger believe you have an IR receiver. Just follow this hint. Oh, and finally, I had to go to my system preferences, mouse&keyboard pane, to set the keyboard shortcut for front row (it was greyed out).
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A FrontRow plugin for sleeping the Mac would be nice!
To sleep the mac mini, just press and hold the play/pause button on the remote for 2 seconds (just like an ipod)
You can just send your mac to sleep with the Apple remote right? Why the need for a plugin?
seams great.
Could we have a screenshot?
Is there any documentation how to write its own FrontRow plugin?
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This is very interesting. I've been concidering replacing my Apple TV with a Mac Mini as a media server, but think I'd lose too much that the Apple TV can do, especially if I wanted to do it all through Front Row. Are there ways to do these things using Front Row:
Rent and buy iTunes movies?
Watch movies in HD?
Browse the iTunes store and buy music?
Sync photos from folders rather than from iPhoto?
See MobileMe or Flicka albums?
Send sound to Airport Express?
It would be great if Front Row was simply Apple TV on a Mac, but I think it's way behind?
Obviously with a keyboard so much more becomes possible, and then the Mac Mini really comes into it's own, so I think Front Row is what holds it back?
Mark
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