The possibility of putting a DVD drive in an iBook seems really cool, but will a DVD installed in one need a hardware-based decoder or will Apple's (or some other 3rd party's) soft…

I have figured out how to hack the Apple software decoder version 2.0b2 from Apple. Works fine for DVD on my 9500/400G3 w/ SCSI DVD and Rage 128 Orion. Shold work on the iBook, jus…

Where can you buy such a DVD drive.? Are they only sold for OEM?

I call the company who made the CD rom . They said they'll have the DVD one in March and if I'm interested , they can sell it to me. I'd like to try. But I'd like to know is it tha…

I think there is a page (in Japan) where they show how to do it... I'll check and post the link here this week-end... Which is the company you called? What is the expected price o…

I called a company here in Taiwan. They are in charge of the Panasonic CD-ROM and DVD Rom for OEM. Can you tell me what page is it? I want to take a look ! Thanks

What is the word that keeps getting ***** edited? Dammit

The word that keeps getting edited is Mats-h-i-ta. I guess this Bulletin board is set up to sensor "bad" words.

Removeing your CD-ROM is a bit of a pain and you must be very careful. The CD-ROM bracket adapter is stuck to the CD-ROM by double sided tape. You must get this adapter off without…

CrazyMac, how did hack the Apple DVD Player to work on your iBook? Also have you tried to use an external DVD-ROM via a USB-SCSI adapter just to see if the DVD will play? If I can …

I got a DVD-ROM hoked up to my iBook by makeing a conversion cable from the internal IDE to standard IDE. Well it looks like Apples software DVD decoder only works with the Rage 12…

Hmmm... ATI 128 vs. Mobility calls... Checked the Linux sites and scored source code to drivers for both. Unfortunately, a tad over my head (note the sarcasm is attached to "tad"…

So, it looks like we need the following to conduct this little experiment: 1 - MacGuerrilla (that's me) http://home.earthlink.net/~marlond/macgurrillas/ 1 - iBook (Which I am pre…

I appreciate what you guys are trying to do n all.. But why bother? After all the hassle of buying/fitting a DVD drive and messing about with software etc, You may aswell have boug…

C'mon iPaul, where's your adventurous spirit! Full speed ahead Men!

How much did this DVD drive you got in there cost CrazyMac? Also, was the IDE cable expensive? This would give a good idea of whether hacking a DVD iBook is worth it or not...

Great news for all of you who own a iMac DV (DVD). The DVD-ROM will plug right into the cd rom cable on the iBook. you will just have to remove the adapter board off the DVD-ROM f…

Whoo! Hoo! I like the news so far. To my many detractors a happy :-P I'm doing this as soon as I get my iBook. I will post pics of the operation. I have confidence I will succee…

You are all completely and utterly mad ! and I can't wait to see the results of your experiments.

I am watching all this with great admiration and extreem interest. My iBook is now trembling with fear as I consider some extensive home surgery. 400Mhz ...hmmmm nice! DVD ....oh…

Oh yeah.. i just thought of one other (hopefully minor) issue... will you be able to attach the blueberry/tangerine CD drive face plate (with eject button and emergency paper clip …

Apple publishes thorough documentation on assembly/disassembly of it's hardware. You must be a certified Apple Repair Technician to obtain them. They come in PDF format. If the DV…

If I am not mistake you should be able to play DVDs over 100baseT network from a dedicated server as the throughput of the DVD is not that great anyway. if I check my DVD players t…

The encryption of the DVD's probably requires the DVD to be local as you can't share the files over the network until they are decrypted i.e. it won't even show you the files to s…

Well, Apple went and upgraded the iBook. Still no DVD. I guess this means it's up to me :-) I am placing my order this week for the new speed bumped iBook. I already have an iMac…