ISight, Front Row and Apple remote problems

I've been using my iMac G5 with the built in iSight for a month now with no problems, however a few days ago I tried to pause iTunes with the remote and nothing happend.
I have since tried to use Front Row and cannot launch it with the keyboard shortcuts, or indeed, find it anywhere on my hard drive. Very strange as I have certainly not deleted it and only updated it to 1.01 recently.
I have also tried to use my iSight to test the remote using an Apple help sheet but when I launch iChat AV it tells me I have no camera installed! I know it did work as I took a photo of myself when I first set the Mac up.
Apple's advice on deselcting the 'Disable remote control infrared receiver' checkbox in 'system preferences>scurity' confuses me further as I cannot find this checkbox anywhere.
I have performed all the updates with Software Updat, repaired permissions and checked the disk with no problems found.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance. Jon
iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

Front Row will be included with the next version of Mac OS X to come out next year, version 10.5 (Leopard). Until it's released, there is no legal way for you to use Front Row. Also, until it's released, we won't know what hardware will work with it (as far as remote controls). If history is any indication, it will be a $129 upgrade for your current Mac mini.
There are a couple of options for you right now, though. There's a shareware program called Media Central that will work similar to Front Row for you.
-Doug

Similar Messages

  • Front Row without Apple Remote

    Is there a way to open Front Row without the apple remote?
      Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

    ~*~ You can also press the command key and Esc and front row will open :P Hope this helps ~*~

  • How to start Plex instead of Front Row, using Apple Remote?

    Is it possible to start Plex instead of Front Row, using the Menu button on the Apple Remote?

    Try out remote buddy to configure the apple remote to lots of things.

  • Front Row and an external hard drive?

    I would like to be able to access files--pictures and movies--using Front Row and the remote, but would like to access these files from an external hard drive. Is this possible to set up/do? Thanks for the help!

    Jack,
    Create an alias to any folder on your MBP and you can then modify it to point at a folder on your read-only drive. Just open the Get Info window on the alias and Select New Original from the General section. It might not refresh to look as if it's changed the path, but it has. Close the Get Info window and re-open it to see that it's changed. Rename the alias to something more appropriate and move it to the Movies folder of your MBP. Front Row will display the folder in the Movies section of Videos.
    MacBook Pro 15", 1.83GHz, 2GB, 100GB 7200rpm   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

  • Front Row and iTunes Radio

    Hi,
    I found no other forum for my question.
    Therefore I post my message here:
    I have a brand new iMac G5 20" (build in iSight) and I missing the iTunes radio station in Front Row.
    Is this not supported yet?
    Sorry for my bad english. I'm from germany
    Greetings, Bernd

    Hello David,
    same problem internet radio and itunes.
    Sorry, I mean "internet radio" too and not an real radio
    Work around
    make a new playlist called radio
    Drag the radio linke into it then start front row and
    you should see the Radio playlist
    Thanx, I will try it.
    Greetings, Bernd

  • Reinstalling Front Row and Photo Booth?

    Hi,
    I had a hard drive failure a couple of months ago on my 20" G5 iMac. The Apple store replaced it in a day and reinstalled the OS. Thanks. Only after I had my entire computer set back up with all my apps, music, movies, etc., I realized that Front Row, and Photo Booth were not installed. How can I get them back on my machine without reinstalling the OS again? I tried Pacifier, but I don't know all of the different files and packages needed to intsall those two apps. Anyone know of a different solution?
    Thanks

    Hey there ... Go search for a program called Pacifist. Its a shareware but it will let you do the job. I used it before to Install Mail which I accidently trashed it. It should absolutely work for Front Row too. Hope this will solve your problem. Sawadee Krub

  • Different Playlists in Front ROW and iTunes

    Hello
    I am new in using Front Row and i have some trouble with it.
    When i use the MUSIC playlists then they are not the same playlist as they are in the itunes 9.
    For example i have a "BEST OF" playlist. In this playlists are only 5 Star rated songs (about 60 songs) and when i open Front Row than i have in this playlist totally different songs aditionally.
    By the way, is there any possibility to check how many songs are in the playlists in FRONT ROW, so i can compare to itunes.
    thx for help
    Markus

    No, you are not dumb. It apparently does not show in Front Row.
    Ugh.. I am getting so frustrated with this. Surely someone at Apple wants to be able to play their music videos contiguously from within Front Row...???

  • IMac at work, iMac at home. (Latest Yosemite and Apple Remote Desktop updates installed) Need to work from home at night. I don't know how to set my permissions so that I can just control my iMac at work.

    iMac at work, iMac at home. (Latest Yosemite and Apple Remote Desktop updates installed) Need to work from home at night. I don't know how to set my permissions so that I can just control my iMac at work.

         If they have set up port forwarding for you already then that is different.  In that case, then you could be experiencing the bug with the most recent release of ARD (3.7.2) and in particular ARD 3.7.2 and Yosemite ARD version 3.8 clients.  It has been reported numerous times in the forums and to Apple that since 3.7.2, clients are frequently unavailable to connect to despite there being no network issue between the remote computer and client computer.  I have not seen anyone report it who was working from outside the LAN to inside the LAN, but I have the same issue with a number of my own computers that are simply on a different subnet, so it stands rot reason that it would happen from a port forwarding location.
         I am sometimes able to resolve the issue locally by SSH connecting into the client computer using Terminal on my admin machine and restarting or relaunching the ARD agent on the remote device, then trying to connect to it again after about 30 seconds.
    The Terminal commands for this procedure are as follows, though you might need to include a port number from outside the LAN:
    First:
    ssh ipaddress -l adminusername
    (example: ssh 192.168.1.1 -l macadmin)
    Second:
    sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/k ickstart -restart -agent
    After that, waiting about 30 seconds and trying to observe or control usually works, though the computer may still fail to show an online or lit-up status indicator.

  • Quiting front row and continue to play music

    It used to be that front row would continue to play music after you quit it from the same playlist but this isn't the case anymore. If you are using FR to listen to music and quit the music stops playing. Anyone know how to have the music continue to play?

    Well as much as I like the look of the new Front Row, I don't like the same thing, That it stops playing music upon closing. The older one (Tiger) was so much better Animation and usefulness wise. It also supported Air-Tunes (my best friend). So I thought to myself, "is there any way i can switch back to Front Row from Tiger (A.K.A. Front Row w/ Air Tunes)". I went on a hunt on the internet and I came across this web site
    http://www.edalytical.com/articles/2008/01/16/front-row-and-airtunes-back-to-tig er-for-me
    When typing the code into the terminal field, you can just copy and past for safety if need be.
    Just rememeber to exorcize caution whenever using terminal, for it can really do damage.
    And one more thing, I've realized that when going to the video/movies section it likes to freeze (though it always has for me for some reason when I was running Tiger). DVD Function works perfectly.
    Hope that helps!

  • How can I stop my apple tv remote from affecting my laptop?  It turns on Front Row and iTunes.

    Every time I use the remote to my apple tv it interferes with my macbook and starts the Front Row application or change the volume or make iTunes start playing.  Even if I am standing away from the laptop with my body between the lap top and the apple tv using the remote this happens.  It drives me insane and makes me want to throw my laptop out the window.  Truly, this is making me crazy.

    Hi All,
    I have a problem... my SETTINGS / SECURITY/ GENERAL tab does not have an option for IR?
    I'm on a macbook pro 10.7.5
    My options are:
    A login password has been set for this user
    Require password for sleep & Screensaver
    Show a messsage when screen saver is locked
    Disable Automatic Login (this is checked)
    Allow application downloads from:
    Mac App Store
    mac App store & identified developers
    Anywhere ( this is checked)
    HELP! My remote just keeps playing itunes on my macbook pro when i'm trying to change the channels on Apple TV. Argh!
    Any ideas?
    Thank you!

  • Possible to use both Front Row AND Media Central with same Apple Remote?

    Dear Fellow Mac Users,
    I have just got a copy of Media Central as i want to use it to view movie files with due to its great codec support. however due to its slightly sluggish and cumbersome design i'd like to continue to use front row for my itunes and dvd needs. whatsmore i'd like to be able to command both programs when i want them using my apple remote. is this possible?
    Tim

    Yes. I do this right now - mainly using Media Central, and switching to Front Row if I have .mkv files to watch.
    What I do is since you hit "Menu" to load Front Row, I just went into MediaCentral's preferences and had "Play" launch MediaCentral. Once you are in one, it 'grabs' the remote commands, so you shouldn't have to worry about it loading the other program.

  • Serious problem with Front Row and the film trailers...

    This problem's started only today.
    I've tried to watch some trailers from front row but the iMac just crashes and the visual freezes there.
    I don't know what to do, has this happened to any one else?

    hey, i've had exactly the same problem, but cannot find a cure for it. my mac doesnt have isight or remote but i have frontrow through a hack.

  • Front row and itunes turning on when apple tv begins

    Why does my computer itunes and front row always turn on my computer when I start watching my apple tv?  They play two different things.  I start watching the apple tv and then my computer will start blaring my itunes library or will start a movie using front row.  How do I stop this from happening?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Your remote is controlling both devices.
    If you don't want to use a remote with your computer the easiest thing to do is just to turn the IR off. (System_Preferences/Security/General)
    If you still want to use your computer remote then you must pair your computers remote with the computer AND the Apple TV remote with the Apple TV.
    To pair a remote with a device hold down the menu and FF buttons together for six seconds or until you see a chain icon on screen (best take the computer into another room, or turn it off, when you do this)

  • Problem with ipod dock and apple remote

    I have a problem with my apple remote and my 5th gen ipod on a dock. I set it up and plug it into a TV, yet when i get into a music video playlist- it will only play 4 songs (the same ones) and then go back to the song selection screen. The same thing happens in the movie "tab" as well.
    Any ideas?

    btabz,
    Thanks for your response. No the iPod doesn't respond at all--the volume display doesn't come up or change.
    When I press the play/pause or either skip forward or back on the remote, the iPod, while on the dock, lights up and responds to the command as it should. But when I press volume up or down on the remote the iPod does not respond at all.
    According to Apple's store info on the remote, the volume up/down controls should work. I am wondering if maybe it doesn't work with the 3Gs for some reason. But if that is the case, Apple should indicate that. It is kind of frustrating to not be able to adjust the volume.
    Thanks,
    gerb38
    17' Aluminum Powerbook   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  
    17' Aluminum Powerbook   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   30GB 3G iPod

  • Having problems with front row (and the opticle drive)

    I bought my macbook three days ago, and I'm already having problems. First off, I transfered music from my user profile on my old iMac G5 to the macbook via data DVD. My music collection had some purchaces from the itunes store, so I had to go through the authorization thing, and I can now play them just fine in the iTunes library, but the problem is, if I try to use the front row program to play my purchaced music, I get the message saying that I have to authorize it first. What the ****? Does anybody else have this problem? Also, like many other macbook users, I'm having problems with the opticle drive, such as getting cds to be recognized and other things of that nature.

    I noticed that this problem started after I tried to use a software to unlock my drive's region...
    I believe this is the problem. The VLC Media Player will usually play DVDs from other regions without changing the settings on your optical drive. You may need to reset your optical drive's firmware back to the original setting, make sure you have the region set for the one you'd prefer to use the most and then use VLC to play the other DVDs.
    -Doug
    P.S. After two years in the Front Row forum, I'm not sure I've ever heard of anyone playing HDDVD_TS folders with Front Row. I'm not saying it won't work, but I'm not sure it's really supported either. I do have DVD Studio Pro myself, but I'll have friends or family staying with me for nearly the next month, so my evenings and weekends will be a bit full to try making one up for testing...

Maybe you are looking for

  • Sender party of reciever determination is getting used in IDOC receiver

    Hi All, i am having a very strange problem in my XI scenarios. i have 2 scenarios: S1 and S2.....S1 scenario is running on production.......S2 scenario is on development....both S1 and S2 are similar in the sense, they are sending IDOC to SAP R/3....

  • Question re Iphone update to ios 7.

    My wife updated this morning to IOS7. we're using the same apple id. Now each time she texts I get a text from her and a text from me. what's gone wrong. It's been fine til now.

  • AS3 Image Map Linking Issue - No compiler errors

    Hello, I've made an image map in Flash using AS3, however it does not seem to be working properly. The links only work in a strange succession. In order to click all the links you must first click the last link followed by the first link, then the se

  • Update Profile Class for Customer

    Hi, Can anyone tell me if I can update the customer profile class with sql query This is the query I have written for updating update hz_customer_profiles set profile_class_id = 'number', standard_cycle_id= 'number' where cust_account_id in (select c

  • Untrusted Kerberos Certificate In Keychain?

    Hi, I have an untrusted com.apple.kerberos.kdc certificate in my System Keychain, along with both a private and public key. The reason I post my question in Getting online and Networking, is because I am a simple home user who connects to my ISP via