Installing Aperture -I need a workaround for the hardware requirements

[astockglausner]

I have a G5 with a 1.6 ghz processor. Aperture wont let me install it because I need a 1.8. Does anyone know a hack around that requirement? I have 3 gigs of RAM so I think it will run fine. Also, what graphics card should I upgrade to? What is the standard one that came with the 1.6ghx G5?

Thanks,

Andy

 

[icloud]

BAD ANDY...THAT IS WRONG

pm me...might just make your day

 

[Abstract]

Meh, it's not wrong. Just post it here and help out everyone who has a 1.6 G5 of some sort.

 

[Nermal]

According to the system requirements, it'll run on a 1.25 GHz G4, but not a 1.6 GHz G5

 

[Benjamin]

According to the system requirements, it'll run on a 1.25 GHz G4, but not a 1.6 GHz G5

Well I think they are really going for is the GFX card, the 1.6Ghz G5 only had a FX 5200 while the system requirements for the 1.25Ghz G4 is for the powerbook with a ATI 9700 mobile. From playing with aperture at the apple store aperture needs a really great gpu since core image needs a great gpu for real time.

if he wants to install apature still, he can just use pacifist and manually install or i bet icloud will send him the installation fix which gets rid of the pkg requirements.

 

[Littleodie914]

So you're saying (Abstract) that if I were to have a hack that allows the already legally purchased program to be loaded on slower machines, it would be alright to post a link here? I actually have used it to install Aperture on my iBook, and can verify that it works just fine and doesn't mess with anything else on your Mac.

 

[iMeowbot]

So you're saying (Abstract) that if I were to have a hack that allows the already legally purchased program to be loaded on slower machines, it would be alright to post a link here? I actually have used it to install Aperture on my iBook, and can verify that it works just fine and doesn't mess with anything else on your Mac.

If you can make sure that the hack doesn't include the entire Aperture binary, and it doesn't do anything like bypass serial number checks, Apple aren't likely to care. There's no way they'll support a version patched like that, but that's another story.

 

[rjphoto]

According to the system requirements, it'll run on a 1.25 GHz G4, but not a 1.6 GHz G5

Think it would work with an eMac 1.25???

Anyone try this yet?

 

[mcmadhatter]

Works on my ibook 1.4, I'll have to unload it from my ibook though as soon as i get my new imac as i only purchased 1 copy

 

[mduser63]

If you can make sure that the hack doesn't include the entire Aperture binary, and it doesn't do anything like bypass serial number checks, Apple aren't likely to care. There's no way they'll support a version patched like that, but that's another story.

This is a case where as long as hacks don't involve piracy, they'll mean more money for Apple. Of course there is the argument that Apple doesn't want people having a bad experience with their software, giving them a bad reputation, but the people who will be doing these hacks are likely to be the kind of people who will understand when the software doesn't work as well as it might on a supported machine.

 

[jamdr]

This is a case where as long as hacks don't involve piracy, they'll mean more money for Apple. Of course there is the argument that Apple doesn't want people having a bad experience with their software, giving them a bad reputation, but the people who will be doing these hacks are likely to be the kind of people who will understand when the software doesn't work as well as it might on a supported machine.

But I'd be willing to bet that the original poster didn't buy the program. It seems fairly obvious to me that he is using a pirated copy--who would spend so much money on a program their computer doesn't even support?

 

[Littleodie914]

Alright, I found the CPU hack that I used for my copy of Aperture. Unfortunately, it also included the serial-bypass-thing, so I removed that part of the program both from the .dmg and from the instructions. Included are the remainder of the instructions and the program that bypasses the machine check. Please let me know if this works, as I didn't feel like reinstalling my copy of the program just to check.

Find it Here!

 

[astockglausner]

Actually, I did buy it

I did buy the program but didn't pay attention to the minumum requirements. I'm trying the hack in a few minutes. I'm going to upgrade my grx card today, any recommendations?

Thanks,

Andy

 

[fyabug]

Alright, I found the CPU hack that I used for my copy of Aperture. Unfortunately, it also included the serial-bypass-thing, so I removed that part of the program both from the .dmg and from the instructions. Included are the remainder of the instructions and the program that bypasses the machine check. Please let me know if this works, as I didn't feel like reinstalling my copy of the program just to check.

Find it Here!

Hi the link did not work can you post it again thanks