DrSupachicken Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hi Guys, I can't see why we couldn't install this straigt into a hackintosh and have frontrow run natively without and patches. It looks to connect just via a usb cable, and the operating system will have the drivers built in. Here is the link anyways. http://www.welovemacs.com/9227318.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 you probably could... if you have USB headers free on your mobo. note that it doesnt terminate in a standard USB socket, but an internal header, which looks to be 3-pin? someone would have to figure out how to connect it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSupachicken Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hey Munk, The cable appears to have 4 colours like a USB, I think that this would work. Just rip that end of and join it up to a USB and plau it in an internal socket. Maybe? Ciao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilliamo Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Would be nice if someone with a real Intel mac mini confirms that Apple System Profiler shows the IR interface in the USB device tree. May make a visit to my friendly neighborhood Apple store! G More pix at <http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/maccar/86801-mini-remote-sensor-connector.html>. Definitely a 3 wire connection, so probably some more support circuitry on the motherboard to interface the sensor to the ???? bus. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSupachicken Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 This is a system profile excerpt out of an Intel iMac. Looks good for us... Hardware Overview: Machine Model: iMac4,1 CPU Type: Intel Core Duo Number Of Cores: 2 CPU Speed: 2 GHz L2 Cache (shared): 2 MB Memory: 512 MB Bus Speed: 667 MHz Boot ROM Version: IM41.0039.B00 SMC Version: 1.1f2 System Software Overview: System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.4 (8G1165) Kernel Version: Darwin 8.4.1 --------------------------------------- USB High-Speed Bus Built-in iSight: Version: 1.34 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Micron Product ID: 0x8501 Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.) USB Bus Bluetooth HCI: Version: 19.65 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Product ID: 0x8206 Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.) IR Receiver: Version: 1.07 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Apple Computer, Inc. Product ID: 0x8240 Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Yes, it definitely is a USB device, even on things like the MacBook Pro. You'd still have to figure out how to connect it tho, but I dont think it'll be too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSupachicken Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Yeah, this link confirms it; http://developer.apple.com/documentation/H...ementation.html When I get my hackintosh i'll try and get it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierrox Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Did you ever get anywhere with this? I have a dead MacBook which I will dismantle soon to save the working parts and was wondering if I could recycle the infrared receiver in my Hackintosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romey-rome Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bolle_mac/2586377475/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMuS Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Well, in case anyone missed it. Another step-by-step guide to have IR working. http://photos.pottebaum.com/gallery/7075206_LwKc4 The nice thing would be to adapt it to a small hole perforated in the hackintosh case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I made this one with an iMac 24" Aluminium InfraRed Sensor Board (part #820-2151) The cable I used was from a G5 case temp sensor (the small 4 pin connector is the same). In the other of the cable end I trimed the connector to fit into a internal USB header. The pinout is as follow (pin 1 is the one marked with a 'v'): Pin 1 - data- Pin 2 - data+ Pin 3 - 5V Pin 4 - GND So is recognized natively and works perfect with the Apple Remote Control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niksda Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 @BlackCHDo you think this would also work with an 820-1882-A from an iMac G5 20"?Or does it have to be the one from the aluminium iMac?Do you think i can do the same thing with an iSight-Camera Board off of a Cinema Display 24?i saw it had 5 cables though. Best Regards,Niksda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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