Anyone using 6C98 - DVD problem.

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in macOS edited January 2014
I can't get the DVD video playing. Can you?

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  • Reply 1 of 14
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
    6C98 destroys the firmware of most Apple DVD players. It was only discovered when the CDs had been made. Thats why it say on the CD "WARNING: ONLY TO USED ON NON-DVD SYSTEMS". Didn´t you read that?
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  • Reply 2 of 14
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    That's strange, I can't get my DVD drive to read DVDs in Mac OS X 10.1.5 or Mac OS 9.2.2. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
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  • Reply 3 of 14
    rogue27rogue27 Posts: 607member
    Well, if it did destroy the firmware, that is what would happen.
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  • Reply 4 of 14
    Dang, that sucks. (And to think I was just about to install it too!) Thx for for the warning, you just saved my drives life!
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  • Reply 5 of 14
    pesipesi Posts: 424member
    [quote]Originally posted by Anders:

    <strong>6C98 destroys the firmware of most Apple DVD players. It was only discovered when the CDs had been made. Thats why it say on the CD "WARNING: ONLY TO USED ON NON-DVD SYSTEMS". Didn´t you read that?</strong><hr></blockquote>

    of course he didn't read that. cuz, more than likely he's not a developer and doesn't have a legit copy.



    that's what you get from loading dev copies of software on yer machine cuz you think it makes ya cool.
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  • Reply 6 of 14
    [quote]Originally posted by pesi:

    <strong>

    of course he didn't read that. cuz, more than likely he's not a developer and doesn't have a legit copy.



    that's what you get from loading dev copies of software on yer machine cuz you think it makes ya cool.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    yep, can't argue with that! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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  • Reply 7 of 14
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Actually, it's a valid point... a couple of years ago, I found Carracho and downloaded a *ahem* leaked build. Unstuffed the file, and found just the package... no ReadMe, no documentation, no developer's notes, nothing. I deleted it.



    As someone who actually *was* a beta tester for Rhapsody (yes, Rhapsody - pre-Carbon days), and later releases, I can tell you that unless you have a list of +/-s in the new system, known bugs, etc, and you can be reasonably sure that the list hasn't been tampered with, do *not* install it on a system that you care about. (Oh HeraJ41, I still curse thy name...)



    I don't mean just the data on your drive, I mean the *hardware*, as evidenced by this.



    This isn't a point of ethics, just one of keeping your system in a usable state, even if you wipe the drive clean and start over. As someone who's seen a hacked Installer file in a .pkg that included 'rm -rf ~' as one of the commands, I tend to be distrustful of running anything I find on a site that I can't target with a lawsuit later.
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  • Reply 8 of 14
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
    Wow forgot I posted that (yes short attention span. I blame my mother for smoking while pregnant )



    Just for clarification: I have as much knowledge about this as a pencils about its existence. My comment was merely to show how great a risk you take by installing beta software (and even more beta OS) without knowing anything else than you found it on Harrocho/Cotline. If it destroyed your computer Apple would probably laugh its collective ass off you.



    But its great to know you have earned enough respect to have people believing every word you write....
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  • Reply 9 of 14
    ddmaddma Posts: 19member
    Oh man, my Combo-drive is damage now. So other who has already loaded down that 6C98 don't even try to install on your Mac! I can't use any CD to startup my system now...
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  • Reply 10 of 14
    marmotmarmot Posts: 1member
    I think it must be an issolated problem.

    i have 6c98 installed and my DVD is working great!
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  • Reply 11 of 14
    ddmaddma Posts: 19member
    C'mon, I know... I was just joining the game...
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  • Reply 12 of 14
    cindercinder Posts: 381member
    I installed 6C98 and it overwrote my car's firmware - it won't go in reverse now.



    I'm pretty sad about it, but that's what I get.
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  • Reply 13 of 14
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by cinder:

    <strong>I installed 6C98 and it overwrote my car's firmware - it won't go in reverse now.



    I'm pretty sad about it, but that's what I get.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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  • Reply 14 of 14
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    Try some Windex! It'll go faster too!
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