Run some iLife '06 apps on a G3

Jan 25, '06 05:48:00AM

Contributed by: natedogg2380

It's easy to get iPhoto 6 and iWeb installed on your G3 by copying the iLife installation package to your desktop, control-clicking on the package installer, picking Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu, and then removing this code from the Distribution.dist file using TextEdit:

// Rule out insufficient hardware
if ( !hasAcceptableHardware() ) 
{
    my.result.title = system.localizedString('TITLE_INCOMPATHW'); 
    my.result.message = system.localizedString('ERROR_INCOMPATHW'); 
    my.result.type = 'Fatal';
    return false;
}
iPhoto 6 works great on my fast G3 (1GHz) upgraded Mac (though there are no advanced editing features). iWeb works as well, and it does have the advanced image editing features enabled, but they're very slow.

However, Garageband 3 and iMovie 6 refuse to launch. They bounce in the dock a couple times and then stop bouncing. iDVD gives the same "cannot find required hardware" message as it did in prior releases. See my similar post on Hardmac for more discussion on the non-functional apps. Hopefully someone will find a solution...

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