Different solutions

[Andy Vandijck]

I recently rewrote AppleUSBMergeNub for PCI linked devices.

The injector can operate against any IOPCIDevice entered device and can function for lots of things.

For fixing your DVD drive (to get it recognized in System Profiler as Apple Shipping Drive) you need IORegistryExplorer.

 

Install Procedure:

-Look up your DVD drive in IORegistryExplorer.

-Next get under it the IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceNub.

-Look up Vendor Identification (default in DeviceMergeNub Info.plist is "HL-DT-ST") and insert it in the Info.plist.

-Look up Product Identification (default in DeviceMergeNub Info.plist is "DVD-ROM GDR8162B") and insert it in the Info.plist.

-Install the kext in /System/Library/Extensions.

-Reboot

-Enjoy the Apple Shipping Drive recognized DVD drive.

 

This should work for all PATA and non-AHCI SATA and AHCI drives.

 

Download including sources:

http://rapidshare.com/files/432918115/DeviceMergeNub.zip

Or below...

The driver is under build/Release.

 

Download for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard:

http://rapidshare.com/files/433496862/Devi...eNub_all_os.zip

Or below...

The driver is under build/Release (Tiger/Leopard).

 

Download for IORegistryExplorer (if you don't have it yet):

http://rapidshare.com/files/430687772/IORegistryExplorer.zip

 

We serve to please...

 

@Mackonsti: This is what you asked for.

DeviceMergeNub.zip

DeviceMergeNub_all_os.zip

[apatsufas]

Hope this helps with AHCI DVD.

ahciDVD.zip

[kmare]

Whats the benefit? Thanks

[ricola]

For AHCI I need more Info.

If somebody with AHCI linked drive would be so kind to give me .ioreg save of his system I would be able to write the injector for that as well.

AHCI_DVD.zip

[weizh126]

Here is mine.

Thanks.

Archive.zip

[Andy Vandijck]

Hope this helps with AHCI DVD.

I checked and it works the same way as PATA or non-AHCI SATA.

 

Whats the benefit? Thanks

The benefit should be better overall burning support and better functioning DVD player.

[apatsufas]

I checked and it works the same way as PATA or non-AHCI SATA.

 

 

The benefit should be better overall burning support and better functioning DVD player.

 

 

Thanks man !! Keep up the good work

[ErmaC]

THX Andy.

 

Here my result. (No test DVD player).

 

AHCI SATA

 

 

 

other things..

In my kernel log...

 

...
Nov 25 11:28:12 localhost kernel[0]: ff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property
Vendor Identification[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property
Vendor Identification[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Product
Identification"[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had
property Product IdentificationDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property 
Product Identification-[b]DeviceMergeNub[/b][0xffffff800efc0d00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider(0xffffff800ef81700, 
0xffffff800e4d0180)  result 1USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 0x204 0x6025 0x100
Nov 25 11:28:19 localhost kernel[0]: systemShutdown false
...

 

 

??? Any Idea?

 

Fabio

[Smith@@™]

 

 

slightly modified so to have as in picture also

 

use same procedure explain by andy to substitute the values (IOAHCISerialATAPI)

DeviceMergeNub.kext.zip

 

[apatsufas]

Thanks guys!! Work great!

 

Here are my results

[RaMDaY]

Will this work if I two optical drives?

[rayap]

It's fun. Hope to see benefits asap.

 

Rays-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: +DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionary(0xffffff800e988100)IntoProvider(0xffffff800a017400)DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Model"DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property ModelDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property ModelDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Revision"DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property RevisionDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property RevisionDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  merging "Serial Number"DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  provider already had property Serial NumberDeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider  setting property Serial Number-DeviceMergeNub[0xffffff800f07fd00]::MergeDictionaryIntoProvider(0xffffff800a017400, 0xffffff800e988100)  result 1

 

Is this what is expected in kernel.log?

[ivik]

Smith@@™ said:

slightly modified so to have as in picture also

 

use same procedure explain by andy to substitute the values (IOAHCISerialATAPI)

 

 

 

What about pata drives?

 

 

 

And under pata device:

 

 

 

Maybe this could enable low power polling.

[Andy Vandijck]

RaMDaY said:

Will this work if I two optical drives?

Yes, this can work for 2 (or even more).

Use the Apple plist editor to clone the "Fake DVD Drive SCSI ID" under IOKitPersonalities.

Put the first drive in the first, the second drive in the second and install it.

Voila, you now have both recognized as Apple Shipping Drive.

To make it easy I've also attached the Info.plist with allready cloned entry (you can use it)

 

ivik said:

What about pata drives?

 

 

 

And under pata device:

 

 

 

Maybe this could enable low power polling.

I could look into it.

If I find a Mac that enables it I know just what key to inject/alter.

I'll do it when I have a bit more time (later on)

Info.plist_two_drives.zip

[RaMDaY]

Cool. Thanks

[Peter_sm]

@Andy Vandijck

 

Could you see what you can do for me to get a proper install, see my attached files

Peter___s_Mac_mini.zip

Mac_Pro.zip

[Andy Vandijck]

@Andy Vandijck

 

Could you see what you can do for me to get a proper install, see my attached files

Yes, I'll check it later (when I have the time)

[Time2Retire]

Low Power Polling:

 

IODVDServices -> Device Characteristics (Dictionary) -> Low Power Polling (Boolean) -> True

IODVDServices -> Device Characteristics (Dictionary) -> Power Off (Boolean) -> True

[sama7896]

Hi Andy

Can you compile a version for Leopard 10.5.8 ? Current build doesn't work with leopard.

 

Thank you for your work

[Andy Vandijck]

Hi Andy

Can you compile a version for Leopard 10.5.8 ? Current build doesn't work with leopard.

 

Thank you for your work

I've made builds for Tiger and Leopard as requested...

[sama7896]

I've made builds for Tiger and Leopard as requested...

Thank you very much

Device is listed as Asus in SATA device tree, but as Apple shipping drive in Disc Burning section of System profiler. No burn test yet. Pic bellow.

[starobrno1]

Thanks for this fix works really good, now my two dvds show as apple shipping in GA EP45-DS3 hack. However I have this really strange thing happening with my Asus P6T-SE hack where I can only make one of my two dvds show as Apple shipping. What´s even more strange is that in the Asus rig I have two different brand dvds and the one I can´t make show up as Apple shipping is the same kind as the two that actually do show as Apple shipping in my GA rig?

 

Could it be it has to be two of the same?

 

These are Sata dvds.

 

Thanks

[Andy Vandijck]

Thanks for this fix works really good, now my two dvds show as apple shipping in GA EP45-DS3 hack. However I have this really strange thing happening with my Asus P6T-SE hack where I can only make one of my two dvds show as Apple shipping. What´s even more strange is that in the Asus rig I have two different brand dvds and the one I can´t make show up as Apple shipping is the same kind as the two that actually do show as Apple shipping in my GA rig?

 

Could it be it has to be two of the same?

 

These are Sata dvds.

 

Thanks

Shouldn't matter.

Just clone the IOKitPersonalities entry n times and set for each DVD.

It should work just fine.

[starobrno1]

I did that but I´m sorry it does´nt work. It do work on my GA mobo though but in that rig I have two of the same kind dvd.

[mrinehart93]

Sorry to be an extreme noob with this, but what info.plist do I need to edit? And I was referred to this thread because my DVD was spinning up without a disc in it every so often... will this fix that problem?

 

EDIT

 

I am dumb lol. I edited the info.plist inside the kext, and I replaced the default values as stated by Andy with the values from my dvd drive (HP DVD Writer 1260d). I rebooted, and I still have the "generic drive" in the about this mac. So, I don't think it worked for me. I'm running Snow Leopard with the latest updates.