Front Row for everyone!
15 May 2007, Jihed |
Here’s a simple way to use Front Row with Macs which aren’t officially capable of that!
You have to be under OS 10.4.9 or 10.4.8,and have iTunes 6.0.4 or later
iPhoto 6.0.2 or later!
First, download FrontRow 1.3 from Apple’s website.
Then, open the disk image (Front RowUpdate1.3.dmg) and copy Front Row installation package (FrontRowUpdate1.3.pkg) to the DESKTOP and do not run the installation program!
Then, Get Enabler 1.5 and open it from its IMAGE DISK.
Now Select : Install Front Row.
When it’s done, select “enable Front Row”, and when it’s done restart you computer!
Now head for Open System Preferences, then go to “Keyboard & Mouse preference panel”.
In the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, select a shortcut to launch Front Row!
You’re done!
PS: Have to use a bluetooth enabled mobile phone as a remote,or you bluetooth keyboard.
Posted in Macintosh Tips & Help
3 Responses
It works!
Thanks!
Just wanted to add that people who wants to start FrontRow from a mobile phone (like myself) will need Salling Clicker and FrontRow’s script of course.
Yeah Hedi specially if you use a symbian phone,but in recent SonyErcisson Phones (w series,k750i;k800i..) there are native Mac remotes which work great with FrontRow!
I just tried with the wiimote and it works too.You just have to change the buttos configuration in darwiinremote’s preferences and it works ways better than phones (due to wiimote’s buttons emplacement)
Enjoy