Should I download this B1tTorrent?

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OSx86 10.4.3 Build 8F1111, because it's almost fully downloaded, and I'm about to install it on my Mac. Any words of advice?

― Jena (JenaP), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 07:42 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't. Chances are, if you had a new Intel Mac, you'd already have the x86 version of OS X. If you have a PowerPC Mac, it won't work.

― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 07:46 (twenty years ago)

Do you know what will? I have a 2 year-old Powerbook, and am trying to update to Tiger.

― Jena (JenaP), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 07:48 (twenty years ago)

The regular version of OS X, one that does not say "x86". That denotes Intel processors.

― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, I'll try another one then.

― Jena (JenaP), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 08:20 (twenty years ago)

I spent the last few days downloading a movie file that ends in DVDSCR.XviD-DVD. After it was done, I looked inside the folder, and it has 2 folders, titled CD1 and CD2, each containing a number of files that end in .r00, .r01 and so on. I tried to open the folders in VLC on my Powerbook, but they won't play. Should I burn the folders onto CD, DVD, or should I just delete the whole thing? Please help.

― Jena (JenaP), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

The .r0, .r1 files etc are Rar compressed archive files. Dunno what Mac software there is for those sort of things, but for PC's there's WinRAR etc. Kinda like stuffIt etc. all those .r# files will unpack to produce a nice wee avi/mpg file that you can play.

― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:29 (twenty years ago)

Yeah. What he said. If you get an avi, there's various programs you can use to convert it to a burnable image to make a DVD.

― Abu Hamster (noodle vague), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Thanks. Would I then have to extract each of those tiny files individually? There's about 50 of them. Is there an easier solution for the Mac?

― Jena (JenaP), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:37 (twenty years ago)

WHen you open one of those .rar files in winRAR, the program sees all the files as one - you only need to drag 'n' drop once. I assume MacRAR (is there such a program?) works in the same way.

― Johnny B Was Quizzical (Johnney B), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Can you run unrar from the console?

If so "unrar e nameofrar.rar"

― svend (svend), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Alright! I just downloaded UnRar and dragged the entire folder into it, and it took all the pieces and glued them back into 2 .avi files. Thanks a lot everyone!

― Jena (JenaP), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:51 (twenty years ago)

You're welcome. I just hope we haven't helped you watch something rubbish and disappointing.

― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:58 (twenty years ago)

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