Front Row quits after watching a trailer.

[szemettelep]

Hi!
I installed 10.5.2 amd. Install worked fine, I had to update a few kexts and grabbed the latest quicktime.
Everything appears to work ok, except when i watch a movie trailer in front row it quits when the trailer ends.
Anybody noticed this?
Thanks!

[Raidz1]

Well i had noticed that a few programs quit expectedly on me. Like iChat, MSN, and ever Safari.

[cgsheen]

Nope, works well for me. I just watched the 10,000BC Trailer and then the Hot Fuzz DVD in Front Row. Worked like it should...

[Ianxxx]

Not sure this will work but I had a similar problem, slowed down my memory timings slightly and now no problems.

[szemettelep]

I think it has something to do with quicktime. I have the latest version 7.4.1. I may reinstall the whole thing and stay away from updates.

[cgsheen]

Oh... Mine is 7.2.1 still. You may just need Marvin's... QT 7.4.1 may need a cpuid patch - can't hurt to try.

[szemettelep]

How do you use Marvin on the latest quicktime exactly? I can never get it right somehow.
Thank You!

[cgsheen]

Run Marvins and select the second option (create a patcher package?) - let it search your entire install disk (might as well...)
Once it's done, it'll put a folder on your desktop
Personally, I open the folder, find and copy "patcher" and "cpuid.txt" to my "root drive" (your "working" drive - the one you installed OSX to...)
Restart
(you need to boot into "single user mode")
Press a key to stop the countdown
type -s and hit Enter (to start single user mode)
(it'll display lines of text and eventually stop at a "command prompt")
type the following: ( hit Enter at the end of each line )

mount -uw /
./patcher ./cpuid.txt
(lots of text saying what it's done)
reboot (restarts the computer)
-or-
exit (quits single user mode and resumes booting into the OS (right?))

the computer will restart.

(if you didn't move those 2 files out of the folder, you'll have to change the directory TO the folder before the "./patcher" command...)

[Snow]

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=78434&st=0#entry555344

I wish someone would bloody stick it on insanelymac or here for that matter.

Good luck with patching lad!

[szemettelep]

Thanks for the patching instructions. I was always using Marvins last option (patch all binaris) never worked.
I ran the patcher quicktime plays the trailer fine but front row still quits at the end of the trailer. I shouldn't update quicktime. I wasn't thinking.
Anyways, Thanks for your help.

[Snow]

Nothing wrong with your thinking. Quicktime and for that matter all other apps can be updated if they are patched afterwards when required.

I cannot help you with the issue though, Zeph or Eddie might have a solution for this.

Good luck!

[szemettelep]

quicktime plays everything fine now. I think my front row problem is rather network related. I'm going to replace my IONetworkingFamily.kext now.
Thanks again!

[WinLinMac01]

Patch on BOOT method:

- Download the patches folder provided (unpack first if needed)
- Copy the patches folder to your root dir (Leopard or Tiger)
- Install the security update or other
- Reboot, press F8 while booting and then type:

-s
cd /patches
./patcher ./cpuid.txt
exit

Patch within OS method (not recommended):

- Open Marvin's AMD Utility and provide password
- Select the third option (patch all cpuid's using cpuid file) and uncheck "Simulation Mode no files patched"
- In the "Select CPUID File" field browse to where you have downloaded the provided cpuid.txt file.
- In the "Select a Volume/Directory to Patch" field browse to your OS dir.
- Click the RUN button and then Proceed.
- Done!

On Errors when using the 'Within OS Method:

For instance:

--+ /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/modules/libx264_plugin.dylib
+ File is i386
*** err041 - parse cpuids - No base addr or cpuids for prev file name
*** Trying to undo cpuid patches made prior to error
*** err071 - undo cpuid patching: file of patched decrypts not found

Fix this by removing all related to VLC in the cpuid.txt file:

/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/modules/libx264_plugin.dylib
00000c60

When using the 'On Boot Method' the errors will be bypassed and other files will be patched if needed.


Good luck on patching and enjoy the OS!

[szemettelep]

Thanks for the patching instructions! At least i know how to properly patch my system now.
I'm still stuck on front row. It crashes at the end of the trailer after a fresh install. Things are working ok, but i just can't stand an unstable system.
Zephyroth is the greatest to put this together for us and everybody on this great forum.
I really want to use my hackintosh as my primary system i can't stand Vista. Anyways i think we are getting close.
Thanks!

[szemettelep]

I followed the patching instructions at boot. I just realized the result I'm getting is this:
0 of 2 visited files were successfully patched
0 of 11 found patches were successfully applied

What am I missing here?
Thanks!

[cgsheen]

You'd better describe all the steps you're taking to do the patching - obviously it's not getting done. The "cpuid.txt" file that Marvin's creates can be opened with any text editor and it'll list exactly which files Marvin's thinks need to be patched. Do they have anything to do with Front Row? Does the Log File list the errors?

[szemettelep]

Thanks for the fast reply!
Ok. This is what I do:
1. Open Marvin > Select (create patcher package ) > select my Leopard volume to scan (scan takes like 5-10 minutes)
2. Copy patches folder to the root of my leopard volume
3 reboot in single user mode (-s ) then cd /patches then ./ patcher ./cpuid.txt
(runs the i get this:0 of 2 visited files were successfully patched
0 of 11 found patches were successfully applied
This is the cpuid.kext:
2
0f a2
cd fb

/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/libfreebl3.dylib
00001e44
0003fe2c cpuid

/System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeComponents.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTimeComponents
000016c0
009f4ae1 cpuid
009f4af4 cpuid
009f5768 cpuid
009f5775 cpuid
009f57b1 cpuid
009f57cc cpuid
009f57e7 cpuid
009f5802 cpuid
00e5f419 cpuid
00e5f42c cpuid

and this is the log.txt
************************************************** ************************************************** **********
* Marvin's AMD Utility v.25 - 2008.02.22 16:20:23
************************************************** ************************************************** **********
* Input arguments:
* target_dir="/"
* dmount="/"
* cat="leopard"
* do_make_patcher_pkg="yes"
* simulation_mode="yes"
* undo="no"
************************************************** ************************************************** **********
Searching for binaries in: /Applications
Searching for binaries in: /Backup Extensions
Searching for binaries in: /Library
Searching for binaries in: /System
Searching for binaries in: /bin
Searching for binaries in: /home
Searching for binaries in: /private
Searching for binaries in: /sbin
Searching for binaries in: /usr
Done searching for binaries. See the list in: /Users/Nandor/Desktop/AMD.Patch.Folder/2008.02.22_at_16.20/logs/binary_filelist.txt
************************************************** ************************************************** **********
••• CPUID found in binary: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/libfreebl3.dylib
••• CPUID found in binary: /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeComponents.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTimeComponents
*** err067 - patches folder: no decrypts added to patcher folder
* -- no decrypts were created

Thanks for your help!

[cgsheen]

OK, I'm not the command line expert (FAR from it!) but I think this may be your problem:

It's my understanding that when you boot into single user with just the "-s", you need to mount the root drive in "read/write" mode - else you can "read" (I believe) but not "write" to files... The patcher needs to modify files and write the modified data.

( if you use the "sudo" command - it let's you boot as a "super user" with all rights to read & write files. ex: sudo -s (I think you have to supply your password also))

The instruction I read (somewhere here) was as I listed above with the "mount -uw /" to make sure the root drive was mounted read/write.

Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong!

Anyway, that's the way I've been doing it for weeks and the patcher has always run properly and given me positive results.

[szemettelep]

Yes. Thank You! I was missing the mount -uw / before patching. Thanks!

[doolak]

i am trying to patch but it doesnt work as described above for me. do i have to change somehow into the partition where i have osx installed (i have 2 hds - one of them with two partitions). how could i do that if its necessary?

[iccthedral]

i had that exact same problem, and here is what i did to fix it:
<p>
go to #leoamd on irc
grab the iTunes/Ilife fix (this will also fix the iTunes coverflow problem if you are experiencing it)
install it
???
enjoy!
<p>
btw don't run the Marvin's cpuid/decrypt patch on your Rosetta translation environment (/usr/libexec/oah) otherwise Apple Universal binaries won't work. If you already have it patched, you can get an unpatched distribution from <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/96033590/oah.zip.html">here</a>

[WinLinMac01]

what version of Zephyroth's release are you even running. Consider 10.5.2 instead if you are still stuck with the previous release and enjoy without hesitation and complication. =) well...thats my opinion for now, lol.