Superdrives For Mac
The last Apple Mac to ship with an optical CD or DVD drive was a 13in MacBook Pro, originally released in June 2012, but on sale until October 2016, when Apple discontinued that model, more. Firmware Update The SuperDrive firmware flash utility DVRFlashX can be downloaded from lasvegas.rpc1.org, or use the link below to download the updater for Pioneer DVR-106 SuperDrives.There are several downloads available for different drive types; we have Pioneer DVR-106D drives, so that's the installer I've had experience with. If you still use CDs or DVDs, and you want a Retina display MacBook Pro, you'll need to buy one of Apple's external SuperDrives for $79. If you need Ethernet, there's a Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet. External disk for mac.
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
My blog with this hint For me, it's work, just a thing : you must make the modification with every minor révision of OS X (like 10.7.2)
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Instead of the very possible dangers of monkeying with the system files, perhaps the drive can be used with an application like TOAST instead?
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
There's a much easier way to do this without hacking OS files. Yandex browser for mac os x. This works for me on Lion and Snow Leopard, I haven't tested older OSes.
The trick is to add 'mbasd=1' to the Kernel Flags in com.apple.Boot.plist. com.apple.Boot.plist exists by default in Lion, but not in earlier OSes.
There are multiple ways to edit a plist, I'll use TextEdit since every user has it. Since Lion already has com.apple.Boot.plist there are two subsets of instructions, one for Lion and one for all other OS Xes.
Bottom line: com.apple.Boot.plist will look the text between the starred lines when done:
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC '-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN' 'http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd'>
<plist version='1.0'>
<dict>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>mbasd=1</string>
</dict>
</plist>
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First, launch TextEdit.
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For Lion:
Copy /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist to the Desktop. Drag the file onto TextEdit's icon in the Dock. The file will look like this:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC '-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN' 'http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd'>
<plist version='1.0'>
<dict>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
</plist>
Crack photoshop 2020 for mac. Add the text 'mbasd=1' (no quotes, no extra spaces) between <string> and </string>. It should look like the text between the starred lines above. Save and close the file.
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For Snow Leopard and earlier:
In TextEdit create a new document, then copy all the text above into the document. Save it to the Desktop using the name com.apple.Boot.plist and close the document.
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Finally: Copy the file to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration and authenticate when asked. Restart, the SuperDrive will now work.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
sudo nvram boot-args='mbasd=1'There, fixed that for you.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Hi
Are you saying that if I type that in terminal, it will make my Mac Mini DVD optical drive work? Thank you!!
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
This simple fix using Terminal worked like a charm! You rock dude! Thanks for all your help!
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
I followed CyborgSam2011 hint about the com.apple.Boot.plist file, but found that TextEdit didn't work so well, it didn't want to do a simple ascii file. On my Snow Leopard system (iMac 24) I found that the file was already there so I did a sudo vi com.apple.Boot.plist from a terminal window and adjusted the file and rebooted.
It worked! Usually. Some DVD's do play, at least one won't.
Good job man!
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
There are also other reasons not to use these drives. In my experience with about 10 drives over 10+ years, I've found that an external tray-style Pioneer drive will likely
- be supported as a native drive
- be less expensive
- be meaningfully faster
- produce more reliable burns
- have a longer life
- support a wider range of formats
To quantify things, much of my experience comes from the fact that we do network-based backups to DVD-sized encrypted disk images then burn them ('though we recently switched to Blu-Ray). As such, I've burned hundreds of full disks per year.
https://teamliquid706.weebly.com/apple-macbook-sale.html. Similar drives by other manufacturers may yield the same benefits, but I've only used Pioneer.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
There's one very good reason to use the MacBook Air SuperDrive vs 3rd party drives: Apple's DVD Player app will ONLY work with Apple external DVD drives.
I've tried VLC and others, they just don't navigate menus & play DVDs as well as Apple's.
I just out an OWC Data Doubler in my MacBook Pro (replaces the SuperDrive with a hard drive/SSD). I bought the MacBook Air SuperDrive to watch DVDs, it stays at home. Minecraft windows 10 edition download for mac. I put my old SuperDrive in an OWC case and will use it at work where I need to burn, but never watch, DVDs.
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Interesting concept about Pioneer optical drives, except I am not sure why my trusted DVR 112 worked nicely with 10.4.11 Powermac G4 and not with my Mac Mini and X10.6.8.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
It's an utility you can find in 'hackintosh' sites, as it's used very often in that 'world'.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
CyborgSam2011.that works perfectly! I've been looking for a way to add that drive to my MacBook Pro (so i can yank the internal dvd and add a SSD) for quite a while.
Thank you soo much!! I registered here just to post this comment. Thanks!!
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
@CyborgSam2011: would have been nice to give credit to the origin of this hint :-) After all I even credited your comment.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
luz: You're right, I should have given you credit. I meant to put the link in and simply forgot. Many thanks for figuring this out!
It worked for awhile with DVD Player, but not DVD Player reports there isn't a valid DVD drive attached even through the SuperDrive is working OK.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Thanks! :-) Regarding DVD player - I've long replaced it with VLC, which works fine to play DVDs from any drive (internal, external, originally Apple or not) connected to a Mac. And it plays many other video formats as well.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
I use VLC, but I find that it doesn't update the screen as smoothly as possible. It also stutters a bit too much, especially after being paused.
i found a hack to modify DVDPlayback.framework to work with external drives, I'll try that soon and report back if it worked.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
I added mbasd=1 to com.apple.Boot.plist on my early 2009 mini (Macmini3,1) and attached the MBA SD directly to the mini. It shows up correctly in the USB tree and announces the following current needs:
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 500
Extra Operating Current (mA): 600
I find the last line interesting, but what does it mean? It shows up only when connected directly to mini, not when connected to a hub. It plays DVDs just fine, connected directly and via a hub. U suspect burning, especially at higher speeds will require more than 500 mA. Has anybody tried that out?
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Really? No.In fact, don't even touch the filesystem; just do this in Terminal:sudo nvram boot-args='mbasd=1'
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Thanks to the sudo nvram boot-args='mbasd=1' command line!
It works under Mountain Lion too. I had changed my internal hard disk on my MacBookPro8,2 15' to the Superdrive bay and installed a Samsung 830 SSD in the HD bay. I installed Mountain Lion two days after release on the SSD and typed in the above command on terminal (the first time I have done something like this). After restart, I could use the MacBook Air Superdrive version 2.0 on my MBP. There are limitations, though. DVD player does not accept the drive as valid, VLC player 1.1.9 doesn't work either. I can read the disks as data files. Handbrake works, so there is a way to watch movies on the MBP from DVD, it just takes 30 min. of preparation ;-)
If I find a way to read DVD's directly, I will post it.
Thanks again for the help!!!
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
I have installed the current version of VLC player (2.0.3) and with 'open' you can read and play DVDs.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Look at this: http://macenstein.com/default/2011/07/how-to-get-your-external-super-drive-working-in-lion/
It worked for me. fabulous!
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
How is this reversed? Specifically, I am planning to reinstall my superdrive back in its original home. Is there anything that I need to do aside from physically reinstalling the drive?
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Apple have now re-branded the 'MacBook Air Superdrive', and the box is labelled 'USB SuperDrive'.
Having picked one up today I can confirm that the techniques detailed above will still work for drives shipping in the new box.
These drives ship at a very competitive price point, especially when compared to the cost of the internal Apple SuperDrive that you might need if a SuperDrive failed on an out-of-warranty iMac or similar –which would roughly double the price and might involve taking your Mac out of service and off your desk for a day or so if you are too faint-hearted or not equipped for the job of fitting it yourself.
Mountain lion download free for mac. My guess is that Apple made these cheap to placate Air owners from complaining about the lack of an optical drive, this providing a cheap fix for those not content with the Apple vision of a future without optical drives, or indeed anything we might call a 'drive'. You'll remember that Apple took the bold step of dropping the floppy disk drive *way* ahead of the pack. They were right of course, and timely in their vision that time.
But this time they have jumped the gun a little, hence the people at Apple keeping an eye on these things have fixed it with this stupidly low-priced external drive -then hacked the driver so it will only work on the machines they ship without their own Superdrives built –so it will only be used by their exact targeted market.
No matter: we know better and while thanking Apple very much (and loving their stuff) we will all agree that once we have paid our money their kit becomes our kit to do with it as we wish.
So anyone needing a new Superdrive for their Mac is advised that the 'USB SuperDrive' is the simplest, cheapest and most hassle-free way of fixing the problem. A quick line in the terminal. One reboot. Plug in the drive and go.
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
@CyborgSam: Thank you very much for the tip, worked like a charm on my 2009 MBP. I had replaced the internal superdisk with an SSD and had been using a samsung external dvd drive, but I was at work and only had access to an Apple external superdrive and couldn't get it working with my MBP, I found a big folder of some of my old CDs and wanted to rip them into my iTunes library but couldn't get the superdrive to work. So thanks again!
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
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Has anyone been able to use disk utility to burn discs or images on external superdrive. I've done everything here and still no DVD Player recognition or disk utility functionality.
Thanks
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
This doesn't seem to work with the brand new USB Superdrive, OS 10.8.2 and a late 2007 MacBook Pro.
The drive shows up in System Profiler but when a disk is inserted nothing happens
Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Hi
This worked perfectly with my Late '08 Macbook Pro and Macbook Air Superdrive but now I have updated to a Macbook Pro Retina the Macbook Air Superdrive no longer works. Has anyone else found this or an answer?
Thanks
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
The method in this article worked for me on my 2006 era 17' MacBookPro:
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/use_external_macbook_air_superdrive_on_macbook_pro.html
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
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Thanks a million, I thought I was going to have to send the apple USB superdrive back but I'm now watching DVDs on it via VLC with a SSD in the old superdrive bay.
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Use the Apple external SuperDrive on (almost) any Mac
Thanks, alexburke.
sudo nvram boot-args='mbasd=1' was great advice - EXCEPT it would have wiped out my previous setting. First, I ran nvram boot-args, which showed that I already had boot-args set to -v on this MacBook Pro. So, knowing that, I instead ran sudo nvram boot-args='-v mbasd=1' which worked like a charm. I rebooted , and the DVD drive was recognized and I was able to burn (an ubuntu DVD-RW) with it. 