juin 2011
DVD Player with an external DVD Drive (Error 70012)
18/06/11 23:57
By default, you can run DVD Player only with an internal drive.
If you change your DVD drive or if you use an external drive... the DVD Player will not work.
Two solutions are available :
I will explain you how to patch your player.
Go inside the folder
Backup the file DVDPlayback.
With an hex editor, open this file and replace all "Internal" text by "External".
Replace the original file
Launch Disk Utilities to rebuild your permissions
Open "DVD Player"... it works
If you change your DVD drive or if you use an external drive... the DVD Player will not work.
Two solutions are available :
- Use another player (like VLC)
- Patch the DVD Player framework
I will explain you how to patch your player.
Go inside the folder
./System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A
Backup the file DVDPlayback.
With an hex editor, open this file and replace all "Internal" text by "External".
Replace the original file
Launch Disk Utilities to rebuild your permissions
Open "DVD Player"... it works

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