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Enables Apple USB SuperDrive on 64 bit Linux
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superdrive_enable.py
"""
Enables Apple USB SuperDrive on 64 bit Linux
.. when you have no C compiler or Internet connection
"""
from ctypes import *
from fcntl import *
from os import *
import sys
m = (c_ubyte * 7)()
m[0] = 234
m[6] = 1
p = addressof(m)
d = [83,0,0,0,254,255,255,255,7] + [0]*31 + [232,3] + [0]*46
b = (c_ubyte * 88)(*d)
for i in range(8):
b[i+24] = p & 0xff
p >>= 8
f = open(sys.argv[1], O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK)
ioctl(f, 8837, bytes(bytearray(b)))
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