|
|
Fix Front Row 'movie trailer not responding' errors
This article was very helpful, and was the only thing that worked for me (I'm using a brand new sIntel iMac 20"). But in the end, it was inconvenient for www.apple.com to point to my local mac all the time. Also, I couldn't get the .htaccess file to add xml as an x-httpd-php type, so I had to make that a global extension type in my httpd.conf -- which is probably not a good idea.
But I did find a workaround! Using the php script and the knowledge I gained from the NetInfo info above, I setup an arbitrary domain on my local mac, instead of overriding www.apple.com (or I suppose I could just use localhost, but I am a geek), and then I hacked the Front Row executable using HexEdit, replacing the URL to apple's xml file with the URL to my php script. The Front Row exec is located at /System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row/Contents/MacOS/Front Row, and the URL occurs in it twice.
NOTE: I made the URL to my php script the same exact character length as the original URL, so as to avoid any potential errors with checksums (although I don't know if it would cause a problem otherwise). For example:
Et voila! Also, my connection is just fast enough for the v640.mov's, so in my case I opted to try taking out the Thanks for the article. |
SearchFrom our Sponsor...Latest Mountain Lion HintsWhat's New:HintsNo new hintsComments last 2 daysLinks last 2 weeksNo recent new linksWhat's New in the Forums?
Hints by TopicNews from Macworld
From Our Sponsors |
|
Copyright © 2014 IDG Consumer & SMB (Privacy Policy) Contact Us All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. |
Visit other IDG sites: |
|
|
|
Created this page in 0.09 seconds |
|