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[Andy Vandijck]

I recently rewrote AppleUSBMergeNub for PCI linked devices.
The injector can operate against any IOPCIDevice entered device and can function for lots of things.
For fixing your DVD drive (to get it recognized in System Profiler as Apple Shipping Drive) you need IORegistryExplorer.

Install Procedure:
-Look up your DVD drive in IORegistryExplorer.
-Next get under it the IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceNub.
-Look up Vendor Identification (default in DeviceMergeNub Info.plist is "HL-DT-ST") and insert it in the Info.plist.
-Look up Product Identification (default in DeviceMergeNub Info.plist is "DVD-ROM GDR8162B") and insert it in the Info.plist.
-Install the kext in /System/Library/Extensions.
-Reboot
-Enjoy the Apple Shipping Drive recognized DVD drive.  

This should work for all PATA and non-AHCI SATA and AHCI drives.

Download including sources:
http://rapidshare.co...iceMergeNub.zip
Or below...
The driver is under build/Release.

Download for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard:
http://rapidshare.co...eNub_all_os.zip
Or below...
The driver is under build/Release (Tiger/Leopard).

Download for IORegistryExplorer (if you don't have it yet):
http://rapidshare.co...tryExplorer.zip

We serve to please...  

@Mackonsti: This is what you asked for.  

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•  DeviceMergeNub.zip   585.85K   250 downloads
•  DeviceMergeNub_all_os.zip   894.62K   198 downloads

[apatsufas]

Hope this helps with AHCI DVD.

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•  ahciDVD.zip   551.97K   140 downloads

[kmare]

Whats the benefit? Thanks

[ricola]

Andy Vandijck, on Nov 24 2010, 09:02 PM, said:

For AHCI I need more Info.
If somebody with AHCI linked drive would be so kind to give me .ioreg save of his system I would be able to write the injector for that as well.

 AHCI_DVD.zip   749.38K   86 downloads

[weizh126]

Here is mine.
Thanks.
 Archive.zip   464.38K   38 downloads

[Andy Vandijck]

apatsufas, on Nov 24 2010, 11:50 PM, said:

Hope this helps with AHCI DVD.

I checked and it works the same way as PATA or non-AHCI SATA.  

kmare, on Nov 25 2010, 02:01 AM, said:

Whats the benefit? Thanks

The benefit should be better overall burning support and better functioning DVD player.

[apatsufas]

Andy Vandijck, on Nov 25 2010, 12:22 PM, said:

I checked and it works the same way as PATA or non-AHCI SATA.  


The benefit should be better overall burning support and better functioning DVD player.

Thanks man !! Keep up the good work

[ErmaC]

THX Andy.

Here my result. (No test DVD player).

AHCI SATA



other things..
In my kernel log...

...
Nov 25 11:28:12 localhost kernel[0]: ff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property
 Vendor Identification[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property
 Vendor Identification[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Product
 Identification"[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had
 property Product IdentificationDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property 
Product Identification-[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider(0xffffff800ef81700, 
0xffffff800e4d0180)  result 1USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 0x204 0x6025 0x100
Nov 25 11:28:19 localhost kernel[0]: systemShutdown false
...

??? Any Idea?

Fabio

[Smith@@™]

slightly modified so to have as in picture also

use same procedure explain by andy to substitute the values (IOAHCISerialATAPI)
 DeviceMergeNub.kext.zip   29.77K   138 downloads

[apatsufas]

Thanks guys!! Work great!

Here are my results

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[RaMDaY]

Will this work if I two optical drives?

[rayap]

It's fun. Hope to see benefits asap.

Rays-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: +DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionary(0xffffff800e988100)IntoProvider(0xffffff800a017400)DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Model"DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property ModelDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property ModelDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Revision"DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property RevisionDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property RevisionDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Serial Number"DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property Serial NumberDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property Serial Number-DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider(0xffffff800a017400, 0xffffff800e988100)  result 1

Is this what is expected in kernel.log?

[ivik]

Smith@@™, on Nov 25 2010, 03:48 PM, said:

slightly modified so to have as in picture also

use same procedure explain by andy to substitute the values (IOAHCISerialATAPI)

What about pata drives?



And under pata device:



Maybe this could enable low power polling.

[Andy Vandijck]

RaMDaY, on Nov 26 2010, 06:22 AM, said:

Will this work if I two optical drives?

Yes, this can work for 2 (or even more).
Use the Apple plist editor to clone the "Fake DVD Drive SCSI ID" under IOKitPersonalities.
Put the first drive in the first, the second drive in the second and install it.
Voila, you now have both recognized as Apple Shipping Drive.
To make it easy I've also attached the Info.plist with allready cloned entry (you can use it)

ivik, on Nov 26 2010, 12:32 PM, said:

What about pata drives?



And under pata device:



Maybe this could enable low power polling.

I could look into it.
If I find a Mac that enables it I know just what key to inject/alter.  
I'll do it when I have a bit more time (later on)  

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•  Info.plist_two_drives.zip   1.23K   54 downloads

[RaMDaY]

Cool. Thanks

[Peter_sm]

@Andy Vandijck

Could you see what you can do for me to get a proper install, see my attached files

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[Andy Vandijck]

Peter_sm, on Nov 27 2010, 09:42 AM, said:

@Andy Vandijck

Could you see what you can do for me to get a proper install, see my attached files

Yes, I'll check it later (when I have the time)

[Time2Retire]

Low Power Polling:

IODVDServices -> Device Characteristics (Dictionary) -> Low Power Polling (Boolean) -> True
IODVDServices -> Device Characteristics (Dictionary) -> Power Off (Boolean) -> True

[sama7896]

Hi Andy
Can you compile a version for Leopard 10.5.8 ? Current build doesn't work with leopard.

Thank you for your work

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[Andy Vandijck]

sama7896, on Nov 27 2010, 06:16 PM, said:

Hi Andy
Can you compile a version for Leopard 10.5.8 ? Current build doesn't work with leopard.

Thank you for your work

I've made builds for Tiger and Leopard as requested...