Difference between revisions of "Peerix on Intel Macs"

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The main difference with Intel macs is their srceen geometry. Mac has a ''Cinema'' display closer to the 16x9 aspect ratio than the traditional ''TV'' style 4x3 aspect.
 
The main difference with Intel macs is their srceen geometry. Mac has a ''Cinema'' display closer to the 16x9 aspect ratio than the traditional ''TV'' style 4x3 aspect.
  
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The OS should read the hardware are set a more suitable video mode to get proper geometry.
 
The OS should read the hardware are set a more suitable video mode to get proper geometry.
  
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As the Mac does not have a physical ''eject'' button like most PCs, the eject has to happen with software. This is a trivial problem to solve but requires the [http://eject.sourceforge.net/ eject] program.
 
As the Mac does not have a physical ''eject'' button like most PCs, the eject has to happen with software. This is a trivial problem to solve but requires the [http://eject.sourceforge.net/ eject] program.
  
 
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Revision as of 04:12, 13 December 2006

Video geometry issue

The main difference with Intel macs is their srceen geometry. Mac has a Cinema display closer to the 16x9 aspect ratio than the traditional TV style 4x3 aspect.

The pixel aspect ratio remains square, but there must be some VESA/VBE emulation happening that causes stretching.

Solution

The OS should read the hardware are set a more suitable video mode to get proper geometry.

CD drive ejecting

As the Mac does not have a physical eject button like most PCs, the eject has to happen with software. This is a trivial problem to solve but requires the eject program.