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[MacOS] Read HFS+ Drives and DMG Images on Windows

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As a dualbooter you are often confronted with the problem that you just saved a file on the other system. While being on OS X this is not a too big problem since you can at least access those NTFS (read only) and Fat32 (read/write support) drives. But being confronted with Microsoft Windows you are stuck.

But hey wait: try this nice Java Open Source Project: Catacombae HFS Explorer (link). It opens and extracts files from drives and images formatted in HFS+. Sadly it seems not be able to write to those disks. For having read and write access to your HFS+ disks I strongly recommend Macdrive 7.

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Jeder von MacBook Pro oder Hackintosh Dualbootern kennt die Situation, dass wir gerade nach Microsoft Windows gebootet haben, aber eine bestimmte Datei leider eben unter OS X liegt. Für Leute, die nur lesend auf ihre OSX Partition zugreifen wollen, gibt es das Open Source Projekt Catacombae HFS Explorer (link). Schreiben kann dieses Programm auf HFS+ Dateisysteme aber leider noch nicht. Um lesend und schreibend auf die OS X Partition zuzugreifen, empfehle ich Macdrive 7.

[iPhone] Sun Java to be released in June

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The german Tech News Service Heise.de (link) reports that Sun is currently developing a special Java version for the iPhone. It will be released in June when the iPhone Firmware 2.0 will be ready.

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Der Heise.de Newsticker (link) berichtet, dass Sun im Juni – zeitgleich mit der Veröffentlichung der iPhone Firmware 2.0 – eine speziell fürs iPhone angepasste Java Version veröffentlichen wird.

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[MacOS] Enable Quartz Extreme 2D

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  • open terminal
  • enter: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver Quartz2DExtremeEnabled 1
  • By the way: you may find this command on the net aswell: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver Quartz2DExtremeEnabled -boolean YES – it does perfectly the same like the first command and is only a matter of taste!
  • then reboot and be happy.

There is also another way via using QuartzDebug (search for it on the net, it required the Development tools on the Leopard disk)…

[MacOS] Experiences with Sapphire ATI HD 2600XT 256MB (Device ID 9588)

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Abstract

After having had too much hazzle with the Gigabyte ATI x1650 (Device ID 71c6) I decided to buy a new graphics card. What made me buy that ATI (or in general an ATI card) again?

Where to obtain

German users are provided with a link to Amazon.de where they can buy exactly the graphics card I used for the following howto. But in contrast to my fellow german users the american users cannot be provided with such a link, because Amazon.com doesn’t offer that card. Search it elsewhere or just order from the german Amazon store using this link: Sapphire RADEON HD 2600 XT PCIe ). This should be most hazzle-free way for you…

How to install (_t_h_e___h_a_z_z_l_e___f_r_e_e___w_a_y_)

Ok so, after having bought this new graphic card, don’t just install it yet into your tower or desktop. Instead boot your system into OS X while having your old graphics card installed. Follow those steps:

  1. Login into OS X as root.
  2. Get the new Netkas Natit Driver (link)
  3. install it to /System/Library/Extensions/
  4. Make sure you set the right permissions to the Natit.kext : open terminal and type: chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/Natit.kext
  5. shutdown your system, unplug electricity and replace your graphics cards
  6. plug power chord and boot your system.
  7. you should be done…

Circumventing issues

If anything does not work and your screen looks garbled. I recommend having an XP or Vista installed on another drive and use MediaFour’s MacDrive 7. So you can download the driver again and copy to your OSX partition and install it manually in single user mode (provide -s at OSX boottime).

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Sapphire ATI2600 XT 256MB
with HP w2207 (click to enlarge)

Final words

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Addendums for the german speaking community

Falls Ihr Fragen zu der Anleitung habt, bitte in die Kommentare. Wenn sich mehr als fünf deutschsprachige Leute melden, übersetze ich den Artikel. Ansonsten: wer exakt die Karte sucht, die ich verwendet habe, kauft bitte im deutschen Amazon Shop genau diese Karte hier: Sapphire RADEON HD 2600 XT PCIe 256 MB DDR3 128 Bit, Dual DVI, TV-Out, HDMI, OpenGL, DirectX10 Retail!!!

[iPhone] SDK released

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Yesterday Steve Jobs officially released the Software Developer Kit for the iPhone. US American developers can register here (link) in order to be officially allowed to develop for the iPhone. Sofar for the good news. The bad news as follows:

  • the iPhone Developer Programme is currently available only in the US and A
  • it costs 99USD (standard programme) to 299USD (enterprise programme)
  • Software to be uploaded to the iPhone via iTunes (via App Store)
  • 70% of the price of an App will be given to the Devs, 30% will be kept by Apple for being so nice to having built the App Store – well thanks Steve that’s really what we’ve been waiting for: another business model adopted from the works of a supporting community, thanks a lot…
  • 3rd party Software to be released beginning in june 2008

And finally: a new iPhone firmware 2.0 will be also released in june 2008. Well, well. I really like my App-Tab Installer and I really hope, it will survive. By the way there are rumors that the Developer Kit has already been leaked to file-sharing networks on the day it has been released (means yesterday)…

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[iPhone] No Adobe Flash for the iPhone soon

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Adobe’s Flash player is not good enough for the iPhone. It seems like hopes for Flash on the iPhone soon have just been disappointed. Read more about this issue here on CNN Money (link).

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Der Adobe Flash Player soll laut Bericht im Golem nicht gut genug für das iPhone sein. Bald Flash können wir also vergessen. Mehr könnt Ihr hier bei Golem lesen (link).

[MacOS] Enable Screen Resolution / ATI x1650 Device 71c6

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The following assumes:

And most likely since then you – as an ATI x1650 owner won’t be able to change the screen resolution and you have no QE/CI.After hazzling around with my system a lot I can at least offer a solution for the screen resolution problem. Requirements: you have no ATI hacks installed at all. Since I will modify the original ATINDRV.kext. I got device id 71c6 although this should not matter here. Before proceeding please do me the favor and tell me:

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I assume:

  • you do backups of the files you’re going to modify, don’t you?
  • you already enabled root access to your system
  • you are logged in as root
  1. copy /System/Library/Extension/ATINDRV.kext to your desktop
  2. open the ATINDRV.kext package on your desktop
  3. inside of this package go to /Contents/PlugIns/
  4. open the ATY_Wormy.kext
  5. inside this package go to /Contents/
  6. open the file: Info.plist with your Texteditor
  7. find this position:
    <key>IONameMatch</key>
    <string>ATY,Wormy</string>
  8. and replace it with this:
    <key>IONameMatch</key>
    <string>display</string>
  9. find this position:
    <key>IOProviderClass</key>
    <string>IONDRVDevice</string>
  10. and replace with this:
    <key>IOProviderClass</key>
    <string>IOPCIDevice</string>
  11. save the changes and close the texteditor
  12. replace the /System/Library/Extensions/ATINDRV.kext with the one you just edited on the desktop
  13. reboot

After reboot the screen resolution should be selectable. Tell me your experiences. I did this with an ATI x1650 which got device id 71c6.

P.S. QE/CI will not be enabled with this! This will be part two ;-)

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[iPhone] Rumors Generic Bootloader Hack almost Finished

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Like GeoHot wrote some weeks ago: there seem to be ways to modify the original bootloader to pre-activate and pre-unlock iPhones. Now a video occured on Youtube that shows an iPhone to be updated from Firmware 1.1.1 to 1.1.4 using iTunes (!) – but without the need to activate and unlock manually. And instead of the Apple logo on the iPhone displays “PWNED!” during update process.

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Es scheint, als würde die Aussage von GeoHot von vor einigen Wochen sich bewahrheiten. Es ist möglich, den originalen Bootloader so zu modifizieren, dass iPhones automatisch aktiviert und unlocked werden. Zu diesem Thema tauchte nun ein Video auf, auf dem gezeigt wird, wie ein iPhone via iTunes (!) von Firmware 1.1.1 auf 1.1.4 aktualisiert wird. Nach dem Update ist das Telefon aktiviert und der Provider steht auf “T-Mobile” (USA). Statt des typischen Apple Logos, das wir alle von Updates kennen, zeigt das iPhone “PWNED!” während des Update Prozesses.

Schaut Euch das Video oben einfach mal an…

[iPhone] O2 introduces iPhone to Ireland’s Market on March, 14th

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Yes, it is true, starting on march, 14th irishmen can also buy iPhones legally in stores. Irishmen will be able to buy them in “O2” shops amd “Carphone Warehouse” shops. 8GB modell will be 399€, 16GB modell will be 499€. Tariff details are almost unknown but the cheapest contract will be 45€/month….

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Auch in Irland wird das iPhone endlich eingeführt. Das 8Gb wird 399€ und das 16GB modell wird 499€ kosten. Details über die Vertragsangebote gibt es noch kaum, außer dass der günstigste bei 45€ pro Monat liegen wird…

[iPhone] Official ZiPhone 2.5 with Firmware 1.1.4 support

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Nothing to tell I’d say. Only: just go and get it here. Zibri seems to have made a very well job. All kudos to him for that standing work!!!

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Die neueste ZiPhone hier herunterladen. Mehr muss ich dazu nicht sagen. Alle Ehre gebührt ihm…