[mythtv-users] Anybody have any luck with older iMac and 0.25?

scram69 scram69 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 10 06:12:18 UTC 2013


On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an older iMac (white plastic) and since it's a Core Duo, the latest
> OS I can load onto it is 10.6. It ran 0.24 just fine, but won't run play
> back any video using the .25 binaries. The Sourceforge one sits at the
> "please wait" screen during the wizard, while the one from Avenard gives me
> a while screen. Audio works with both downloads. I've tried all video
> options in the wizard.
>
> This iMac has a Radeon X1600, and I installed a CrystalHD chip a while back
> when that was the new hotness. Not sure if that would cause any issues these
> days.
>
> Any ideas? I know it's kind of an old system with an old OS, and I'm using
> pre-built binaries, so there are lots of red flags, but I figured it was
> worth a shot. Thanks in advance.
>
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The build from Jean-Yves should work.  To fix the white screen, you
need to change the UI painter setting under Settings>Appearance
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