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steeleclipse
May 3, 2003, 01:33 AM
at work i am trying to make sure no one steals the dvd playing in the 17" iMac on display... i

s there any way to disable the eject key and change the way to open the superdrive???

thanks


mnkeybsness
May 3, 2003, 01:37 AM
disconnect the keyboard
steeleclipse
May 3, 2003, 01:46 AM
Originally posted by mnkeybsness
disconnect the keyboard

:D

i suppose... however, I want to be able to close the movie window and demo the iMac right away for a waiting potential customer....

there has to be a way :D
MrMacMan
May 3, 2003, 01:53 AM
might wanna try here (http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2062.html)

stolen link from jayb2000 (credit given) :D
rainman::|:|
May 3, 2003, 01:58 AM
Originally posted by steeleclipse
:D

i suppose... however, I want to be able to close the movie window and demo the iMac right away for a waiting potential customer....

there has to be a way :D

Well, this might not work but it's a shot in the dark. Try running DVD player as a Root process, so you'd have to go into Terminal and sudo-kill it to eject the DVD (it will say it's in use otherwise)... You could still pause it and exit full-screen, but I don't think you could quit DVD player from the GUI--

pnw
unc32
May 3, 2003, 12:26 PM
why don't you disconnect the keyboard and only use the mouse. Even though with a mouse you can sill open the drive.
RBMaraman
May 3, 2003, 12:37 PM
Why don't you just use DVD Backup to copy the DVD onto the iMac's hard drive? That way, you can just play it from the desktop without having to have a DVD in the drive.

P.S. - If you're really that concerned about someone stealing your DVD, I have one word for you: Insurance. It does cover thefts, you know.....
iJon
May 3, 2003, 01:37 PM
Originally posted by RBMaraman
Why don't you just use DVD Backup to copy the DVD onto the iMac's hard drive? That way, you can just play it from the desktop without having to have a DVD in the drive.

P.S. - If you're really that concerned about someone stealing your DVD, I have one word for you: Insurance. It does cover thefts, you know.....
thats your answer right there. use toast and make a disc image of it and play it.

iJon
steeleclipse
May 3, 2003, 05:48 PM
thanks for your help guys