Q: Mirroring help for osx

I've got a Mid 2011 iMac and a generation 2 up to date apple TV. Thus both my devices meet the mirroring via airplay requirements ( http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5404 ). The problem is when I try to mirror my devices I get nothing. I can mirror audio to my appleTV no problem but no visual.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), AppleTV gen 2 just updated

Posted on Apr 6, 2014 8:18 PM

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by Kappy,

Kappy Apr 6, 2014 8:20 PM in response to imacmid2011
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Apr 6, 2014 8:20 PM in response to imacmid2011

About AirPlay and Airplay Mirroring

AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer). For non-qualifying Macs you can try using Air Parrot.

Several Apple Articles Regarding AirPlay

Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- How to use AirPlay Mirroring
How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
iTunes- Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
iTunes- Using AirPlay
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- Understanding AirPlay settings
About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion
iTunes 10- About playing music with AirPlay
Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
Using AirPlay

Thanks to the $15 Beamer, AirPlay streaming is still possible on Macs that do not support Airplay and mirroring.
Other solutions are the Air Parrot, StreamToMe, and AirServer.
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imacmid2011 Apr 6, 2014 8:59 PM in response to Kappy
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Apr 6, 2014 8:59 PM in response to Kappy

I have airparrot and it worked great until I updated to Mav. Now it won't stream audio and when I click start audio it force closes airparrot. My biggest annoyance here is that all my devices meet the requirements Apple stated but it's still not working.
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by Carolyn Samit,

Carolyn Samit Apr 6, 2014 9:15 PM in response to imacmid2011
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Apr 6, 2014 9:15 PM in response to imacmid2011

Airparrot may be the glitch. Most likely not compatible with AirPlay on Mavericks.
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imacmid2011 Apr 7, 2014 1:32 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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Apr 7, 2014 1:32 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

I've deleted airparrot and no difference...
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by Ludeth,

Ludeth Apr 7, 2014 2:14 PM in response to imacmid2011
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Apr 7, 2014 2:14 PM in response to imacmid2011

What content are you trying to stream. Some DRM'ed content will not stream.
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imacmid2011 Apr 7, 2014 2:32 PM in response to Ludeth
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Apr 7, 2014 2:32 PM in response to Ludeth

Anything in iTunes works fine movies, music, etc. but dvd's and mirroring altogether is not working. At this point I have reinstalled the osx and the problem still exist. I'm not sure if this is a 10.9.2 problem or not. I'm sure all of air parrot files and drivers are uninstalled and do not exist on my mac anymore.
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imacmid2011 Apr 7, 2014 2:46 PM in response to imacmid2011
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Apr 7, 2014 2:46 PM in response to imacmid2011

I reinstalled airparrot and that is now allowing me to mirror image perfectly. Hopefully apple fixes this glitch fast.
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