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    front ends that actualy work

    I have spent a very frustrating evening trying out all the front ends.

    So far the best I can get is imeedia working. But it looks like I will have to edit the xml file to get full functionality.

    I had high hopes for the i3 one, but when I click the icon nothing happens.

    If only I could get my hands on the one in that land rover install.

    It looks like I can do all I want with the mini, apart from a simple front end.
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    i3 is just a launcher

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      They're a little slow in coming but they'll get there. I've been working on one of my own due to the lack of alternatives. But it only plays music at the moment.

      BenjaminS' holds promise. I think that at the moment, some of the folks who are likely to code this stuff are finishing up with school finals. I'd expect more activity after that.
      Originally posted by ghettocruzer
      I was gung ho on building a PC [until] just recently. However, between my new phone having internet and GPS and all...and this kit...Im starting to have trouble justfiying it haha.
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        As Bugbyte said, its getting there. We are at the ground floor for Mac Car PCs for a long while. The Mac Mini has helped in this scene in getting a bit more attention for development.
        "If it works this good why F with it?" -KMFDM "Intro"

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          With Tiger now out, and the mini getting good reviews, I see this time next year (summer 2006) as when the mac mini in a car will be something not just doable, but easily done.

          By then the specs will be places we cant dream (think about 1 year ago, what was the fastest G4...) and the frontends will have had plenty of time to be debugged and tweaked. GPS and ODBII will prolly have something to look at...

          Give it time, dont jump the gun, us Mac folks need to show dem PCs how its done, and doing it this minute without a decent front end, is putting the cart before the horse.
          (All done)
          iPad Mini 128GB, RF 600.5 amp, JL12W0V2, 8 Infinity Components

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            http://prj.perquin.com/obdii/

            That site seems to have quite a bit about the protocol. It looks like a good place to start looking for information if someone were to start coding an interface on the Mac.

            http://freediag.sourceforge.net/

            This includes source in C for a command line based Linux application. I'm not sure about differences between serial drivers in Linux and communications programming over USB on the Mac, but much of this code would help any effort.


            I've got an old car that constantly has engine code issues. Being able to identify them and clear them would be cool, but mostly getting access to the speedometer and tach information for a graphical display would help since my speedo is not working. *chuckle*
            Car: 1997 VW Passat TDI moving to
            1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D
            CPU: HP ePC 1gig/256meg/250 gig
            Status: Ghetto Install w/Inverter,
            Xenarc & GPS & RadioShark
            ToGo: DC-to-DC conversion, Grease conversion

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