Comments on: Apple DVD Player User Op Patch Available here http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/ Dan Pritchard's thoughts on technology, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: won http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-37427 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:36:34 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-37427 Hey Scroop, You have to change the permissions of the file before you can edit it. You can use the permissions settings in Get Info to do this or the 'chown' command via the terminal. Hey Scroop,

You have to change the permissions of the file before you can edit it. You can use the permissions settings in Get Info to do this or the ‘chown’ command via the terminal.

]]> by: Scroop Moth http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-29736 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:04:48 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-29736 CoryM How do you get OS to accept the change to the "DVD Playback" file? I found the codes with a HEX editor, but can't save them! CoryM

How do you get OS to accept the change to the “DVD Playback” file? I found the codes with a HEX editor, but can’t save them!

]]> by: CoryM http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-22823 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:51:30 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-22823 Apple keeps changing this dang thing? What's their motivation in preventing people from using external DVD players? In any case..., in 10.4.10 the instructions are as above in Gitsey's post with minor changes. See below. ----------------- /System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/DVDPlayback and the changes are: Offset 674A8: 4082 0020 80A1 0040 3860 0000 7CA4 F430 to 4082 0020 38A0 0000 3860 0000 7CA4 F430 Offset 9E2C8: 4E80 0020 7C48 02A6 429F 0005 BE01 FFC0 7FE8 02A6 to 4E80 0020 3860 0000 4E80 0020 BE01 FFC0 7FE8 02A6 ----------------- Worked for me anyway. I suspect Apple will continue to change this, so saving a working copy of the DVDPlayback file for the next system update might be good. Apple keeps changing this dang thing? What’s their motivation in preventing people from using external DVD players?

In any case…, in 10.4.10 the instructions are as above in Gitsey’s post with minor changes. See below.

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/System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/DVDPlayback
and the changes are:
Offset 674A8:
4082 0020 80A1 0040 3860 0000 7CA4 F430
to
4082 0020 38A0 0000 3860 0000 7CA4 F430

Offset 9E2C8:
4E80 0020 7C48 02A6 429F 0005 BE01 FFC0 7FE8 02A6
to
4E80 0020 3860 0000 4E80 0020 BE01 FFC0 7FE8 02A6

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Worked for me anyway. I suspect Apple will continue to change this, so saving a working copy of the DVDPlayback file for the next system update might be good.

]]> by: Greg http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-16890 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:48:46 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-16890 Hi Dan, I just found this site that you talked about this -70012 error message which I am getting when ever i put a DVD movie in my new Lacie external DVD drive. It launchs DVD player but the error comes up. So i downloaded your patch and it didn't work. I did a restart and no luck. I am running 10.4.10, so would the patch work for this. If there is anything you can do to help, I sincerely appreciate your time in advance. Thanks, Greg Hi Dan, I just found this site that you talked about this -70012 error message which I am getting when ever i put a DVD movie in my new Lacie external DVD drive. It launchs DVD player but the error comes up. So i downloaded your patch and it didn’t work. I did a restart and no luck. I am running 10.4.10, so would the patch work for this.

If there is anything you can do to help, I sincerely appreciate your time in advance.
Thanks,
Greg

]]> by: luciano http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-11514 Thu, 10 May 2007 14:54:25 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-11514 Hello, is there an update version of this patch? I used it before and it's great, but I had recently to install a new system, and it doesn't work any more... thanx Hello,
is there an update version of this patch?

I used it before and it’s great,
but I had recently to install a new system,
and it doesn’t work any more…

thanx

]]> by: CoryM http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-7844 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:28:16 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-7844 Thank you Gitsey. Your instructions on hacking the DVDPlayback file worked great. Thank you Gitsey. Your instructions on hacking the DVDPlayback file worked great.

]]> by: Seth http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-5942 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:45:14 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-5942 Didn't work for me, I got this message when i tried to install it: Sorry, this file to patch is not as expected. The installed version of the DVDPlayback framework is probably too recent for this version of the patcher. Sorry, but the patch failed or couldn't be run. What does this mean? Thanks Didn’t work for me, I got this message when i tried to install it:

Sorry, this file to patch is not as expected.
The installed version of the DVDPlayback framework
is probably too recent for this version of the patcher.
Sorry, but the patch failed or couldn’t be run.

What does this mean? Thanks

]]> by: Elizabeth Thompson http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-4850 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00:14 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-4850 I love you, Dan Pritchard. Love. Seriously. I just upgraded from OS 10.3.7 to 10.3.9, on a whim, to try to upgrade Quicktime and do the Flip4Mac thing in a vain attempt to get a .wma file to play on my G4. What was I thinking? I hate upgrading! I had a DVD in the external drive, and when I hit DVD Player, and got that foul message, and I really almost started crying! Now I'm better. All better now. I love you, Dan Pritchard. I love you, Dan Pritchard. Love. Seriously.

I just upgraded from OS 10.3.7 to 10.3.9, on a whim, to try to upgrade Quicktime and do the Flip4Mac thing in a vain attempt to get a .wma file to play on my G4. What was I thinking? I hate upgrading! I had a DVD in the external drive, and when I hit DVD Player, and got that foul message, and I really almost started crying!

Now I’m better. All better now.

I love you, Dan Pritchard.

]]> by: Henri http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-3064 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:29:16 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-3064 You can find the patched file DVDPlayback for MacOS 10.4.8 PPC here : http://rapidshare.com/files/4557550/PatchDVDPlayer.dmg.html Enjoy and share ! You can find the patched file DVDPlayback for MacOS 10.4.8 PPC here :
http://rapidshare.com/files/4557550/PatchDVDPlayer.dmg.html

Enjoy and share !

]]> by: Oraculo http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-3036 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:20:45 +0000 http://danpritchard.com/blog/2006/04/14/apple-dvd-player-user-op-patch-available-here/#comment-3036 Anyone done this on an Intel Mac? Obviously the code to be changed is different since the byte order is different on Intel Macs. Anyone done this on an Intel Mac? Obviously the code to be changed is different since the byte order is different on Intel Macs.

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