Recommend a device to make Front Row work on a non intel- G-5?

Can anyone recommend a device to make Front Row work on a non intel- G-5?
I want to hook up my old power pc (non-intel) G-5 to my new Sony with an HDMI cable and use
front row to access home movies stored on the computer.
thanks

Front Row is included with Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) for all Macs.
-Doug

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Front Row worked well in Lion. What about in Mountain Lion?

No comment at this stage.

Hi there Lostmyshoe,
Yes, Front Row worked in Lion after reinstalling.
See the following:
How to install Front Row on OS X Lion
One feature of prior versions of OS X that Apple removed in Lion was FrontRow, which some people used regularly to view photos and videos. Here is how to reinstall ... ~ by Topher Kessler
reviews.cnet.com/.../how-to-install-front-row-on-os-x-lion - Cached
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I would still like to know how to make it work in Mountain Lion - will continue searching for a method.

Does Front Row work with PowerPC G4?

Does Front Row work with PowerPC G4? Where can I get it?

There are ways, but it has limited ablities since you don't have the IR based remote needed. There is a "hack" of sorts which tricks front row to install on other Macs. I have it on my Power Mac G4 and my ibook as well. Just do a google search.
There is nothing illegal about the hack since you download the free update from the apple website. All the hack does it make the installer think you have a iMac or Macbook Pro.

Does front row work

does front row work with mountain lion

No, it is incompatible and has been withdrawn by Apple.
If you read the other 150 threads on the subject in this forum you may find a workaround.

How to make front row remember playback position of avi files?

Hi,
Is there a way to make front row remember the last playback position of an avi file?
It can be frustrating having to forward to the last platback position when resuming viewing a media file.
nj

If you load the file into iTunes then Front Row will then remember its last playback position.
Not ideal I know, but it appears to be the only workaround currently.

Will Install Disks for a MacBook (10.4.6) work on a non-Intel Mac?

I have got hold of new and unused install disks for a MacBook. Its OSX Tiger 10.4.6. Although all the new Macs are now Intel Duo, will this still be able to be installed on my iBook G4 512Mb?
Or will it only work on a Mac with an Intel Duo processor?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512Mb

The story has now changed somewhat. Copied from your original post in this thread.
I have got hold of new and unused install disks for a MacBook. Its OSX Tiger 10.4.6. Although all the new Macs are now Intel Duo, will this still be able to be installed on my iBook G4 512Mb?
Although this 10.4.6 install package for an iBook may work on your iBook, usually the build must be identical also.
A link I provided in one of my previous posts in this thread.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25517
This install package may install OK on your iBook but if the build is not identical, it may not work correctly after the fact.
Since the bods at the Apple Store you visited said this makes no difference - this iBook 10.4.6 install package you acquired will work on ANY non-Intel Mac, what are you worried about? Use it but to be on the safe side, I would first get the bods at this Apple Store to provide you a free exchange for a Tiger retail install install package if your install package doesn't work.

MBP Clamshell Mode - DVI to TV Adapter - Front Row Works - But No Video?

Hi all,
Have picked up an Apple DVI to TV adapter for my MB Pro. Have successfully got it to work in clamshell mode displaying Front Row on the TV without the external Mouse or keyboard.
However, it will not play videos or movies on the TV.
If I keep the lid open, it will play the video/movie on both displays as hoped. However, when I close the lid, all other Front Row stuff works - but no video picture! Is this some sort of overlay issue? How can I fix this? I do NOt want to burn my LCD when using it this way - would be a waste.
Please pass on any thoughts!
Thanks,
Stu

I also have this exact same problem. A little annoying since I have just spent $A35 on the mini dvi to dvi adapter and another $A50 on a good quality DVI cable. My LCD tv is set to millions of colors so that is not the issue.
I have a 2.0Ghz Core2Duo Macbook. A quick google search If anyone knows how to fix it I'd be very grateful.

Is Front Row Working And Up To Date ...

Hi, Is the MacBook or the iMac a better media server? I would primarily leave it attached to a television and play iTunes Videos via Front Row. Thanks.

If you want a media server you're proably better of buying a Mac that doesn't have a screen like the Mac mini.

Does Front Row work with Airport Express?

I"m a bit confused by the new Front Row feature of the iMac G5. I'd be happy with EITHER my TV, with a signal from my Mac via Airport Express (with video output to the TV) to watch videos, control itunes etc.
Or, I'd perhaps consider having the iMac G5 in the living room, to watch TV, videos, DVD's, control iTunes.
However, it seems this solution doesn't do everything. You still need your iMac, and you need your TV. What's the point of integration if it doesn't integrate?
Having a TV and an iMac sitting side by side seems a bit pointless.

According to Business Week: "Airport Express can already be used to stream music from a Mac or a PC's iTunes playlist to home stereos. And Apple launched its current flagship Wi-Fi router, the Airport Extreme, months ahead of the official industry ratification of the 802.11g standard. It might do something similar with a new Airport lineup before the 802.11n standard is ratified."

REUSE ALV -- To make a row grey out (disable/non-editable) dynamically!!!

Hello All,
Well again a quick question...
Am using REUSE ALV method to display the ALV report. There are few fields which i've made editable while building the field catalog!
Now by, Dynamically by selecting a row in the list (using the checkbox) and by pressing a button on application tool bar, the selected row should be greyed-out(disabled), that is it should not be anymore editable!
How is it possible?
Any kind of inputs regarding this will be damn damn helpful.
Thanks in advance!
Cheers, Sundar.

Hi,
The above solution 1 will be only applicable if using OO ALV!
above solution 2 will disable the entire column, and then again i need to call the "REUSE ALV"... which i don't want to.. as it opens another screen above the same screen and i have to close it twice!
I know it is possible to grey out the selected row using OO ALV... i want to know if it is possible in REUSE ALV???
Keep shooting please....
Thanks!
Regards,
Sundar

Will FCP Studio CrossGrade work on my non-Intel Macs?

Hello,
I am having to get the Final Cut Studio Universal Crossgrade for my new Mac Pro 2GHz Intel machine. Will the Crossgrade work on my other machines WITHOUT the new Intel chips (Power Mac G4 733MHz & G4 Powerbook 1.25 Ghz).
Thanks,
PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think that the previous statements are only a half truth. I own a Mac Pro and a G-5. I upgraded to Universal on both of them and while the program works on both you can't take a saved file from the Mac Pro to the G-5. You get a "General Error" Message.
Anybody know any more information on this?

Front Row problems with NAS drive (2 of them)

OK... having 2 problems with Front Row...
Background
First, I should say I'm new to Mac OS X, had early Macs, but went PC a long time ago.
I burned all of my music from CDs (I own) on my WinXP box, then copied them over to a NAS drive for easy access between computers.
The NAS is an Infrant ReadyNAS. The drive is shared on my network. The keychain app has the password information to the share. Though I should note, it doesn't matter if I remove the password from the share.
The ReadyNAS has a nice feature whereas it will act as an iTunes server, this is enabled. I do not have AFP or NFS enabled on the NAS since I regularly access the drive on WinXP machines. All access is SMB/CIFS.
I mounted the drive and created a link between the iTunes home folder and the network share. Thus, iTunes automatically mounts the share when started and seems to be comfortable that the files are accessible.
Everything works fine in iTunes.
Not so in Front Row.
Problem #1
Front Row will not read the "Shared Music." When I go this route in Front Row, it finds the NAS iTunes Music Server, but insists on being given a password to access the "Share." Of course, you can't enter a password.
Again, everything works just fine in iTunes. It shows the server fine under "Shared," and immediately brings up all music and plays it readily.
Just doesn't work in Front Row.
Problem #2
Front Row stopped auto-mounting the NAS share which is linked to the iTunes music folder. iTunes will mount it, if it is not mounted already when it first is asked to play a song. Up until this morning, Front Row would automount it too. This AM, after getting the Apple security update, Front Row would not automount the share. Note, if I automount the share manually, or go to iTunes (which properly automounts) before launching Front Row everything works fine from Front Row.
It took me a second to figure this out, as Front Row's terribly missleading error message is, you are not authorized to play this song - authorize it (well, that is the point of the wordy message). Of course, this confused me, since these are not iTunes store songs and of course, this worked fine yesterday.
Anyway, what is really happening, (I surmise) is it is not automounting the share and cannot read the song, and seemingly defaulted to the assumption it is a DRM problem.
I have to say, this is one out of the old Microsoft handbook. Missleading error messages and broken functionality from (it would seem) rushed out security updates.
I'm gonna have to tip my hat... some of those Microsoft developers that made the move from Redmond to Cupertino brought their game with them!
LOL
Anyway... anyone that can offer a hand would make my wife very happy. She likes Front Row... and now she has to start iTunes to make Front Row work. Sheesh.
Thanks in advance for the help.
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8) Nah

Hi,
same thing here: I have 3 LCD-screens (30,26,20 Apple Displays) on two graphic-cards (ATI X1900XT, NVDIA7300GT). Front Row does not display any pictures or movies. Menus work like they should, Music also plays fine, but images are not shown. It only shows a white screen on the main screen (30") and the other two are dimmed to black. If i type ESC i get back to the menus...
Any hint? Regards - Peter

Front Row and Airport Express

Hi all - Has anybody been able to, or knows how to, make Front Row work with Airport Express units - I want to play music in another room which I can from Itunes - but can't find a way to do it with Front Row.

Yes but when watching video in front row using AirFoil there is a delay.
I can only guess that's one reason Apple pulled the plug on AirTunes for Front Row all together.
-Doug

I have lost front row when os lion installed

I have recently installed OS lion and since then lost front row. Howdo we get it back?

Front Row is not compatible with Lion. In the early days, there was a way of getting it back, but I don't know if it still works, see the link on my post here:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/07/26/how-to-make-front-row-work-in-lion/
Alternatively, try XBMC (also linked on that page).

Front Row won't work in my user account

So I have followed the threads about non-working Front Row. Mine worked at 1st instal, but when I loaded a a bunch of MP3s into iTunes and then went to Front Row it spat the dummy.
I did as one poster suggested, made another user account; logged in, and Front Row worked immediately. Going back to me as the user, it wouldn't work.
As I understand it, this behaviour points to a preference file problem (?). If so, how does one correct the file problems (editing, delete etc).
I did an archive and instal - same problem
I did an erase and instal - same problem
I trashed the 1.3 update and attempted to re-instal it thru Software Update - but it didn't show as available, altho other software appeared.
From all this, can anyone give me some advice on what I do now? Many thanks for an information.

An update for anyone viewing.
I used the Apple-Esc combination from the keyboard and Front Row worked! But only once.
I came across a topic that suggested "pairing" the remote to my computer by aiming the remote at the Apple logo on my machine, 3-4" away, and pressing the Menu and Fast Forward buttons simultaneously. And that worked! And its continuing to work!
Now, after I'm finished my session and I get back on my machine again - the trick is for Front Row to continue working.
Hope these hints help anyone who might have my problem.

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