iTunes 10.6.3 will never die!

[davisdelo]

Ok, the easiest fix I've found to kill these store errors is to downgrade to iTunes 10.2.2. The list of bug fixes for 10.2.3 is here, some of these may be deal breakers for a few of you. Another error 10.2.2 killed for me was this annoying pop-up that told me I shouldn't watch 1080p movies on my machine (sounds like marketing got a hold of 10.6.3 before it was pushed out).

I used Pacifist to bypass the 10.2.2 installer and just replaced the 10.2.3 app with the 10.2.2 app. The library did have to be rebuilt and my iTunes preferences had to be set again. If I run into any problems I'll post them.

Here's a couple references for other release features/bug fixes if anyone needs them:
Wikipedia, History of iTunes
Videohelp.com, iTunes Version History
Macintoshgarden.org, iTunes for OS X Installers

 

[ww2_1943]

Ok, the easiest fix I've found to kill these store errors is to downgrade to iTunes 10.2.2. The list of bug fixes for 10.2.3 is here, some of these may be deal breakers for a few of you. Another error 10.2.2 killed for me was this annoying pop-up that told me I shouldn't watch 1080p movies on my machine (sounds like marketing got a hold of 10.6.3 before it was pushed out).

I used Pacifist to bypass the 10.2.2 installer and just replaced the 10.2.3 app with the 10.2.2 app. The library did have to be rebuilt and my iTunes preferences had to be set again. If I run into any problems I'll post them.

Here's a couple references for other release features/bug fixes if anyone needs them:
Wikipedia, History of iTunes
Videohelp.com, iTunes Version History
Macintoshgarden.org, iTunes for OS X Installers

10.2.2 isn’t connecting to iTunes, is it?

 

[davisdelo]

10.2.2 isn’t connecting to iTunes, is it?

Correct, it still doesn't actually connect to the store.

 

[Ryan Bremer]

nope... if it returns an 403 error we could maybe grab whatever user agent some newer itunes version on e.g Mavericks is using and use that on itunes 10.6.3, that would be a fix for the problem

 

[retta283]

Ok, the easiest fix I've found to kill these store errors is to downgrade to iTunes 10.2.2. The list of bug fixes for 10.2.3 is here, some of these may be deal breakers for a few of you. Another error 10.2.2 killed for me was this annoying pop-up that told me I shouldn't watch 1080p movies on my machine (sounds like marketing got a hold of 10.6.3 before it was pushed out).

I used Pacifist to bypass the 10.2.2 installer and just replaced the 10.2.3 app with the 10.2.2 app. The library did have to be rebuilt and my iTunes preferences had to be set again. If I run into any problems I'll post them.

Here's a couple references for other release features/bug fixes if anyone needs them:
Wikipedia, History of iTunes
Videohelp.com, iTunes Version History
Macintoshgarden.org, iTunes for OS X Installers

Do you mean iTunes 10.6.2 and 10.6.3? The link you give fore bug fixes is for 10.6.3.

 

[Ryan Bremer]

Folks, I have good news.

The iTunes 10.6.3 store is back!​

Yeah, you read it correctly, it is back. After getting an "You do not have enough access priveliges" error, I have quit it, opened it back up, and it worked again!

 

[bkmoore773]

It would be really nice if someone could find a work around to activate iTunes 10.6 purchases.

I was able to strip all of Apple's DRM from my music collection and transfer it to my Powermac G5, but I haven't been able to watch any of my purchased videos or TV Shows (which I actually purchased on a G4 Powerbook back in the day). It's strange that under iTunes, I can easily stream movie trailers on the iTunes store without taxing the CPU, but can barely play low definition YouTube videos. I'm guessing the real reason YouTube playback is painful on PowerPC is that google broke YouTube so people would switch to Chrome, and not a lack of computing resources.

 

[Ryan Bremer]

idk, use an itunes 11.x or 12.x user agent on 10.6.3

 

[Ryan Bremer]

idk, use an itunes 11.x or 12.x user agent on 10.6.3

And yes it works... Here is Genius on iTunes 10.6.3 by changing every occurence in the iTunes binary with a hex editor of 10. to 12., so it'll report to the server 12.6.3 instead

 

[ww2_1943]

And yes it works... Here is Genius on iTunes 10.6.3 by changing every occurence in the iTunes binary with a hex editor of 10. to 12., so it'll report to the server 12.6.3 instead View attachment 2314661

Does this return functionality to iTunes?

 

[B S Magnet]

Does this return functionality to iTunes?

According to @Ryan Bremer , this does return functionality to 10.6.3 — specifically, the Genius feature.

iTunes 10.6.3, so long as one is running High Sierra or earlier, will continue to work for most activity (as a player, as a video player, Genius, Radio, etc.), save a couple — namely, as it relates to how Apple changed the Audio MIDI Setup utility. After a point, Apple re-wrote the utility to rely heavily on the online functionality of iTunes, requiring a re-write of frameworks which either break aspects of iTunes 10.6.3 (the base application may still run, but connectivity to iPod-related devices may not) or breaks Audio MIDI setup. Take your pick.

That is: one can have iTunes 10.6.3 or Audio MIDI Setup control, but not both.

Also, if one opts to prioritize the frameworks associated with what made Audio MIDI Setup happy over the 10.6.3-related frameworks, iPod-related devices may no longer connect or sync to iTunes correctly. Some iPhone/iPad devices will also not be recognized without iTunes/macOS insisting one download additional components first (i.e., iTunes 12.8.3). I have not yet found a compromise set of frameworks to make both of these circumstances happy.

 

[DouglasCarroll]

Which version of iTunes was the one where they killed the little audio graphic sound levels in the playback window? Is it still active in 10 or was that only 9 and below? Of all the things they did, this one thing pissed me off more than anything and I reverted back to the prior iTunes on my PPC Mac to get it back. I know it's totally stupid, but I like having the little graphic of the audio levels bouncing up and down in the little playback window when I'm listening to my audio...

 

[DouglasCarroll]

I don't really use music apps much, except to play my music or stream internet radio. So, if I'm going to use iTunes it's going to be version 4.0. Because that is the only version Apple made that allows streaming your music over the internet. And internet radio still works with it.

However, I much prefer another solution that works between PowerPC and my Intel Macs. That's Songbird on my PowerPC Macs and Nightingale on my Intel Macs.

My primary reason is that I can store my music on my NAS and have one central library. I know you can do that with iTunes, but the thing you CAN'T do with iTunes is have it monitor that library folder location and update whenever new music is dropped in.

With Songbird/Nightingale all I have to do to add music is drop it into my library in one location. On all my Macs the apps will pick up that the folder changed and update. I'm not running around manually adding music to every installation of iTunes.

Sounds cool, do you happen to have a link to these two programs?

Thanks for the info!

 

[eyoungren]

Sounds cool, do you happen to have a link to these two programs?

Thanks for the info!

Songbird
Nightingale

Keep in mind, both apps are not maintained anymore.

PS. You might note the existence of dark themed interfaces between the two apps. Another reason I chose them,

 

[B S Magnet]

Which version of iTunes was the one where they killed the little audio graphic sound levels in the playback window? Is it still active in 10 or was that only 9 and below? Of all the things they did, this one thing pissed me off more than anything and I reverted back to the prior iTunes on my PPC Mac to get it back. I know it's totally stupid, but I like having the little graphic of the audio levels bouncing up and down in the little playback window when I'm listening to my audio...

I don’t know. It may have arrived after 10.6.3.

In 10.6.3, toggling the “play” icon at left of the info window still toggles graphic detail in real time:

Just ignore the title bar. I have a fairly modified iTunes library.

 

[DouglasCarroll]

I don’t know. It may have arrived after 10.6.3.

In 10.6.3, toggling the “play” icon at left of the info window still toggles graphic detail in real time:

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Just ignore the title bar. I have a fairly modified iTunes library.

That's it! Thanks for the reply. I remember now that the reason I stuck with iTunes 9 was because I downgraded my G4 Powerbook to Tiger so I could run older software still that was incompatible with Leopard.

Good to know that it's still there in iTunes 10 though!

 

[chramos2007]

signed up just to ask - is the store functionality broken again? cant get it to work even doing the hex editor trick though i guess it might be diifferent since im trying on a PC...

 

[barracuda156]

Songbird
Nightingale

Keep in mind, both apps are not maintained anymore.

PS. You might note the existence of dark themed interfaces between the two apps. Another reason I chose them,

By the way, we have an audio player which works on PowerPC and is maintained currently.

Install musikcube on macOS with MacPorts

ports.macports.org

No fancy GUI (it uses ncurses-based TUI), but it works.

 

[rs17]

iTunes 10.6.3 still works great as of now.

• iTunes Store works View attachment 2227069
• Previews of music videos work View attachment 2227063
• iTunes Radio works View attachment 2227059
• You can browse podcasts View attachment 2227083
• You can also browse movies View attachment 2227084
• Same with apps View attachment 2227085
• iTunes U works too View attachment 2227086

Buying movies/songs on iTunes doesn't work however, it says that you need to upgrade your iTunes version.

I'm listening to iTunes radio right now it's great!!
Can't connect to iTunes Store tho
Fingers crossed it doesn't get any worse

 

[tomo100brt]

Does anyone have solution for this?

My iTunes version is 11.4 and can't be newer version because MacOS and MacBook are old. I only used it for Internet radio. And my old MacBook I only used for that Internet radio. I tried everything: reseting preferences, even reinstalling iTunes and trick by changing to newer version in content package, but nothing helped. So is there any fix or I will have to say goodby to Internet radio and throw that MacBook into the trash?

 

[B S Magnet]

Does anyone have solution for this?

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My iTunes version is 11.4 and can't be newer version because MacOS and MacBook are old. I only used it for Internet radio. And my old MacBook I only used for that Internet radio. I tried everything: reseting preferences, even reinstalling iTunes and trick by changing to newer version in content package, but nothing helped. So is there any fix or I will have to say goodby to Internet radio and throw that MacBook into the trash?

I can’t say, since I don’t work with iTunes 11.4 or anything later than 10.6.3.

I just pulled up a feed on 10.6.3, installed on Mojave, and everything seems to work as intended.

A couple of suggestions:

1) Double-check you don’t have anything like Little Snitch or LuLu blocking outgoing connections for iTunes.

2) The less-helpful suggestion: consider a clean removal of iTunes 11.4 and install, via Pacifist, 10.6.3.



EDIT to add: Just to be sure, I pulled up a bog-standard, routine install of 10.6.3 on my mid-2007 iMac running 10.6.8 Server:

And also on my mid-2004 Power Mac G5:

 

[Dronecatcher]

Does anyone have solution for this?

iTunes up to version 10.4.1 have been patched here:

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/garden-itunes-nubango-radio-patch

 

[barracuda156]

Does anyone have solution for this?

View attachment 2426936

My iTunes version is 11.4 and can't be newer version because MacOS and MacBook are old. I only used it for Internet radio. And my old MacBook I only used for that Internet radio. I tried everything: reseting preferences, even reinstalling iTunes and trick by changing to newer version in content package, but nothing helped. So is there any fix or I will have to say goodby to Internet radio and throw that MacBook into the trash?

Isn’t there some open-source alternative?

 

[B S Magnet]

Isn’t there some open-source alternative?

Unfortunately, there’s not a comparable, open-source library management-and-streaming radio application quite like iTunes.

VLC does have a few streaming stations, but there’s isn’t necessarily an overlap with the bundled, iTunes radio stations. If the original poster listens to a couple of stations specifically for their programming, and those aren’t on VLC (and there’s no IP address known for those streams), this complicates the ability to listen to them on legacy gear.

But I think the problem is fixable and there’s no need for them to toss out their MacBook. We just need to figure it out and try different approaches.

 

[theCa1XC]

Unfortunately, there’s not a comparable, open-source library management-and-streaming radio application quite like iTunes.

VLC does have a few streaming stations, but there’s isn’t necessarily an overlap with the bundled, iTunes radio stations. If the original poster listens to a couple of stations specifically for their programming, and those aren’t on VLC (and there’s no IP address known for those streams), this complicates the ability to listen to them on legacy gear.

But I think the problem is fixable and there’s no need for them to toss out their MacBook. We just need to figure it out and try different approaches.

I FIXED THE CONNECTION ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOGIN WITHOUT BYPASSING ERROR "UPGRADE TO LATEST VERSION"

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How can i change user agent for this?