zippy Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Wonder if it's possible to use the Apple remote control with this Front Row hack. The remote is available from the Apple Store. Is there a way to get it to work with a USB IR receiver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchandamovie Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 how do we add our own movies to Movie and TV Shows section of FrontRow. i added in I Tunes but only a couple became available. also, photos get viewed in slideshow mode, can we view them like in iphoto I think you'd have to use a program like Lostify or Atomic Parsley to set the Season # and Episode Title. They're both free if you interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labarks Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Are there any dispaly requirements for Front Row, like Quartz Extreme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Yup, you need Open GL (i think...). Before i installed a compatible kext for my gma900 with cg and qe, frontrow just went to a white screen. Now, I have no problems. So if you don't have Core Graphics and Quartz Extreme, you're out of luck. -Urby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Ok I just realized my Vaio came with a remote control and a usb infrared receiver. In windows, the usb infrared receiver was detected as an HID-keyboard type device. Using an app called Girder, I was able to reassign the keys to use Media Center. Up until then, the remote's buttons basically did nothing. Now I switched into OS X and when I press each button, it registers gibberish text. Is there any app that can assign the buttons to actually do something useful, such as controlling Front Row? Obviously OS X is detecting the device "out-of-the-box" but it seems it doesn't know what to do with its signals. EDIT: I just used FrontRowPass.kext with the infrared reciever's vendor and device ids. It works great, but I'm still looking for a way to actually use the receiver to control Front Row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadeef Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Has anyone confirm this working with the Apple Remote Control and a USB IDRA sensor? And can you play DIVX movies on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stelriah Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 does this hack work on the newest version of frontrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadeef Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 does this hack work on the newest version of frontrow? yes it works with 1.2.1. I have a minor problem with Front Row. Divx files work in QuickTime with the Universal Codec but do not work on Front Row. Im using an AMD 3800x2 How can this be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I'm thinking of actually going out and buying an Apple remote. The vaio infrared receiver is working fine, but my sony vaio remote is sending gibberish to it. As long as it picks up infrared signals, it should technically work. Plus, the real remote would feel more authentic I guess. Hmmm... And yeah, it works beautifully with the latest Front Row. Just download, use Pacifist to install, and get the kext set up. Then reboot and enjoy! This is also handy because some don't have access to the original Front Row installer from the 10.4.4 dvd. You really just need the updater from Apple's site to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfoxtf Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Hello, i need your help! I installed Front Row with Pacifist and put the kext into the Extension Folder! I can load it with success. But I can not see Front Row at the Systempreferences! When I try to start the app by hand, it does not start. Do you have any suggestion to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfoxtf Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Come on, plz help me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 hey sampson has ported a HID driver for xbox pads/ IR remotes here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=8075&hl= anyway to get the IR + remote working with front row? the xbox pad could be another alternative seeing as alot of people use them for games zzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Tried the x-box HID driver. It didn't work, even when replacing the vendor and device IDs with my "Sony IR Receiver" (the name as it appears in System Profiler.) It can't be too hard to make a quick mock-up driver and preference pane. I have no idea where to start, but the concept seems simple enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 If I knew anything about IOKit I'd throw a driver together for ya, but I don't, sorry. <_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 http://www.osxbook.com/software/iremoted/ this communicates with a real intel mac's built in IR and lists the buttons pressed, i have looked at alot of third party applications (unfortunately most suffer difficulties as they are not universal and therefore suffer problems communicating with the keyboard and or install incompatible drivers) but i think it might be easier to produce something that maps an xbox's pad to frontrow first of all.. the source isnt included btw... back to the mapping issues though: http://homepage.mac.com/walisser/xboxhiddriver/ this is where i beleive sampson got the source to compile an intel mac kext - is anyone able to compile the pref pane (source is inclued in the download btw - to avoid confusion) also another possibility is usb overdrive perhaps? - this i have been told is universal although i havent worked out how to map pad combinations to get frontrow up and running. (my advice is to use the xbox IR and xbox remote, not mix and match other remotes just yet- to avoid confusion.) hmm perhaps this could help: http://www.osxbook.com/forums/viewtopic.ph...2c58ce804bdf0c8 the iremoted deamon communicates with AppleIRController.kext, can that kext be edited to include the intel compiled xbox HID driver? more info: http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/misc/frontrow/ btw i post this as i cannot do much myself and merely wish to aid someone willing - mainly as i think its a gret idea for others to benefit from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchandamovie Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Um...thread author, you should really correct this line: sudo kextload -v System/Library/Extensions/FrontRowPass.kext TO: sudo kextload -v /System/Library/Extensions/FrontRowPass.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfoxtf Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Does this Frontrow run with 10.4.6? (the 1.2.1 Version?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radoslav Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Thanks bro! This is brilliant. Just to ask you. Is there any way to get DVD Plaayer working on SSE2 Intel Pentium M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfoxtf Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I installed it, step by step! The kext has been succesfully loaded but i can't see Frontrow at the Systempreferences Screen! Why? I used the 121 Update! I opened it, checked the first package and pressed install. Do you have a tip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfoxtf Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Do you use Pacifist 2.0? Please say something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stelriah Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 anyone know if this works with the new front row update (1.2.2) ? EDIT: I tried it out on a new install. It works fine with version 1.2.2 http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3...Update1.2.2.dmg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velayo Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Version: 30.07 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Logitech Product ID: 0xc512 Vendor ID: 0x046d I'm having problems converting my product id and vendor id. These are my specs can anyone tell what the numbers will be. (when I try to do the vendor id I get 0x46d, there is no way I can get that 0 in there) Plese help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadeef Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 i dunno about your product ID but the decimal value for Logitech is 1133! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfoxtf Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Is it possible to edit the kext in the extension directory? I have the same problem, i can't put the second zero after the x into the calculator. Can you say tell me which Vendor and Product ID the Apple Pro Mouse has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 you dont need to put the 0 after the x just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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