Code free DVD Playback on iMac G5?
Since I´m studying japanese, I´d like to watch some Anime on my Rev.b 20" iMac G5 - the problem is, there seems no firmware or flasher for the drive in my G5.
I searched these forums, and all I found was this -->http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...t=Codefree+DVD Link, but that as 3 years ago, and the website listed on this thread lacks any information now.
Is there a utility for flashing the ROM of the Drive?
Or at least, is there an Utility for resetting the counter about how often I switched the Region Code within DVDPlayer.app?
Thanks in advance...
I searched these forums, and all I found was this -->http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...t=Codefree+DVD Link, but that as 3 years ago, and the website listed on this thread lacks any information now.
Is there a utility for flashing the ROM of the Drive?
Or at least, is there an Utility for resetting the counter about how often I switched the Region Code within DVDPlayer.app?
Thanks in advance...
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My Theorie: The Drive locks any processing of the files (I can´t even copy them ) because of the region code. Anyone care to verify this?
Other programs (Handbake, Finder etc.) get I/O Errors when copying, or trying to move these files.
I´m positive that this is some kind of anti piracy measure, since my iBook (12" 800Mhz) reads the files out fine, and when connecting via Airport, I can rip/view/copyy these files normally...
Anyone here to verify this?
Exactly. Region encoding was created to control DVD sales and more importantly pricing. (DVD's are sold for more/less in different places to make the most money possible.)
I never ran into this problem because I have a old Pismo with a hacked DVD drive that can read all disks. I've heard there are ways to ignore region encoding, but since it is a communication between the disk and the drive, I don't see how a software-only solution can do it.
However, I've brought this up before in a different thread and everyone called me wrong. But I am still waiting for proof... 8)
Originally posted by Ebby
However, I've brought this up before in a different thread and everyone called me wrong. But I am still waiting for proof... 8)
Well, consider this your proof - as I said, the iBook Drive (a MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8123 with Firmware ("Version") CA0T) is capable of reading out the data, while the one in my iMac G5 (a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845 with Firmware ("Version") DBN9) doesn´t even let me work with the files.
Man, this sucks.