Guide to jailbreaking and installing xbmx on apple tv2 ver. 5.0

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886 views and not one thank you, I spent a long time writing the guide so i have removed it

 

Thank you guys that is all i wanted for trying to help out people who was having trouble with the new firmware and xbmc installation

I do think that was a bit rude of you “Plexfan” to paste my instructions back in after i had deleted it without asking first

anyhow  i am glad it has helped some of you so put it back in

The guide:

 

"I Have written a guide on how to do a tethered jailbreak and install xbmc and nito tv on the apple tv2 firmware version 5.0

I hope it helps a lot of you that is having trouble

 

To jailbreak and run tethered for version 5.0 With XBMC and Nito TV

 

If you haven’t already got a good usb to micro usb then this ebay link sells good ones that work with the apple tv

as a lot do not work

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190657826921?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

Make sure you have itunes installed

 

Connect your apple tv to your pc or laptop with the usb lead

 

Run seasonpass

press on “create IPSW” Wait for it to do it’s thing then when it asks to let itunes restore click “yes”

Itunes will restore the apple tv with the jailbreak firmware

 

When finished close itunes and unplug the apple tv then plug in the power cable and usb lead only

 

go to seasonpass and click on “Boot Tethered” (Never the “Create IPSW” from this point onwards)

Also if itunes ever opens up just close it as you will not need itunes anymore

and never click on restore with itunes from this point onwards as you will lose your jailbreak

Follow the promps of the “Boot Tethered” until it has finished uploading the files for Tethered Boot

 

Unplug the usb cable but not the power lead

 

That is it done, If you get a black screen then run the season pass Tethered Jailbreak again

and try to unplug the usb and plug the hdmi lead in quicker, as that usually works.

 

How to install xbmc with all the addons on apple tv2 version 5.0

 

I found the easiest program to use is tunnelier by Bitvise, “Client version” as you can SSH and ftp into the apple tv with it

http://dl.bitvise.com/Tunnelier-Inst.exe

Download and install the software

 

Make sure you have your apple tv connected to your internet then go to the apple tv

in settings/General/about, there it will show you your internal ip usually 192.168..

 

Now run Tunnelier,

In host you put the ip address of the apple tv

In username you put in “root”

In password you put in “alpine” all lower case letters

Then press on “login”

 

two windows will open, a black box and the ftp window first go to the black box

Copy each line listed below one at a time, you can copy and paste each line (Press enter each time you paste a line and wait until root appears then copy and paste the next line)

 

echo “deb http://apt.saurik.com/ tangelo-3.7 main”>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/saurik.list

apt-get update

apt-get -f install

mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances

apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2

mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14341410/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb

dpkg -i org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb

rm org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb

apt-get install com.nito.nitoTV

killall AppleTV

 

Now you have Nito tv and XBMC installed and you can close the black box

 

How To install the addons

 

Go to the other box with two windows in it and in the left hand window browse to where you have put your addons

In the right hand window press the yellow box once, which will take you up a directory

Now look down the list in the right hand window and look for a folder called “mobile” double left click on that to enter it’s directory

In the left hand window highlight your addons and drag and drop them into the right hand window

(To drag and drop press and hold the left mouse button on the addons then drag it into the right hand window and let go of the mouse button)

Once you have copied all the addons to the apple tv you can now logout and exit Tunnelier

 

Now go to your apple tv and you should see an icon with XBMC on it, press on that with your remote

XBMC wil now start for you,

go to system/setting/add-ons/install from zip

click on the “Home” folder and scroll down, you will see all the addons that you have put on the apple tv

Press each one of them, it will take you back out each time, just go back in do the same for all the addons

 

once done above where it says install from zip, click on the get-add-ons

You will see all your addons, click on one then click on video add-ons and then the program you want, and click on install

Repeat this process for all the addons

Once done that is it, Just press menu to go back a level and take a quick look to see if there is any updates which will show above the enabled addons

If so Press on it and update what is there,

 

Now if you go to Videos/Addons you should see all your addons

If you have installed navi-X that will be in “Programs”, remember to install any navi-X-Updates scripts that is on the first page when you run it."

 

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You have not mentioned who should/would be able to benefit from this guide. For example, I currently have ATV2 FW 4.4.2, can i go ahead and update to 5.0 and JB followed your instructions?

Thanks

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Yes, you can if it is an Apple TV 2nd generation. But always make sure to save your SHSH/signatures, if you don’t have them for 4.4.2 then you’ll have to use iFaith to save them. Or if you have yours jailbroken on 4.4.2, then save them from Maintenance > Settings > Manage Backups and choose the “Backup My Firmware” option.

 

You probably were aware of all this, but I’ll say it now for any future forum viewers.

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Thanks psxwizz

 

The guide:

 

"I Have written a guide on how to do a tethered jailbreak and install xbmc and nito tv on the apple tv2 firmware version 5.0

I hope it helps a lot of you that is having trouble

 

To jailbreak and run tethered for version 5.0 With XBMC and Nito TV

 

If you haven’t already got a good usb to micro usb then this ebay link sells good ones that work with the apple tv

as a lot do not work

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190657826921?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

Make sure you have itunes installed

 

Connect your apple tv to your pc or laptop with the usb lead

 

Run seasonpass

press on “create IPSW” Wait for it to do it’s thing then when it asks to let itunes restore click “yes”

Itunes will restore the apple tv with the jailbreak firmware

 

When finished close itunes and unplug the apple tv then plug in the power cable and usb lead only

 

go to seasonpass and click on “Boot Tethered” (Never the “Create IPSW” from this point onwards)

Also if itunes ever opens up just close it as you will not need itunes anymore

and never click on restore with itunes from this point onwards as you will lose your jailbreak

Follow the promps of the “Boot Tethered” until it has finished uploading the files for Tethered Boot

 

Unplug the usb cable but not the power lead

 

That is it done, If you get a black screen then run the season pass Tethered Jailbreak again

and try to unplug the usb and plug the hdmi lead in quicker, as that usually works.

 

How to install xbmc with all the addons on apple tv2 version 5.0

 

I found the easiest program to use is tunnelier by Bitvise, “Client version” as you can SSH and ftp into the apple tv with it

http://dl.bitvise.com/Tunnelier-Inst.exe

Download and install the software

 

Make sure you have your apple tv connected to your internet then go to the apple tv

in settings/General/about, there it will show you your internal ip usually 192.168..

 

Now run Tunnelier,

In host you put the ip address of the apple tv

In username you put in “root”

In password you put in “alpine” all lower case letters

Then press on “login”

 

two windows will open, a black box and the ftp window first go to the black box

Copy each line listed below one at a time, you can copy and paste each line (Press enter each time you paste a line and wait until root appears then copy and paste the next line)

 

echo “deb http://apt.saurik.com/ tangelo-3.7 main”>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/saurik.list

apt-get update

apt-get -f install

mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances

apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2

mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14341410/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb

dpkg -i org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb

rm org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb

apt-get install com.nito.nitoTV

killall AppleTV

 

Now you have Nito tv and XBMC installed and you can close the black box

 

How To install the addons

 

Go to the other box with two windows in it and in the left hand window browse to where you have put your addons

In the right hand window press the yellow box once, which will take you up a directory

Now look down the list in the right hand window and look for a folder called “mobile” double left click on that to enter it’s directory

In the left hand window highlight your addons and drag and drop them into the right hand window

(To drag and drop press and hold the left mouse button on the addons then drag it into the right hand window and let go of the mouse button)

Once you have copied all the addons to the apple tv you can now logout and exit Tunnelier

 

Now go to your apple tv and you should see an icon with XBMC on it, press on that with your remote

XBMC wil now start for you,

go to system/setting/add-ons/install from zip

click on the “Home” folder and scroll down, you will see all the addons that you have put on the apple tv

Press each one of them, it will take you back out each time, just go back in do the same for all the addons

 

once done above where it says install from zip, click on the get-add-ons

You will see all your addons, click on one then click on video add-ons and then the program you want, and click on install

Repeat this process for all the addons

Once done that is it, Just press menu to go back a level and take a quick look to see if there is any updates which will show above the enabled addons

If so Press on it and update what is there,

 

Now if you go to Videos/Addons you should see all your addons

If you have installed navi-X that will be in “Programs”, remember to install any navi-X-Updates scripts that is on the first page when you run it."

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I’m sorry, psxwizz, I used your guide and it was very useful and welldone. Went perfectly, had no hitches.

 

Sorry it took a nudge to be civil.

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This is awesome. Just what I was looking for. 

Any suggestion on what program to use for a mac? Tunnelier doesn’t work for me.

I’ve managed to JB and get XBMC loaded but it’s the add-ons part that has me confused every which way. Your instructions looked to be the most straightforward.


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For the part where you have to input command codes, you can use Terminal, which is built-in to Mac OS X. For the part about transferring zips to the Apple TV, you can use Cyberduck, which is free from their website.

To use Cyberduck to SSH the zips, you just open Cyberduck, click on “Open Connection”, open the drop-down menu and select “SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)”, then in the “Server” box enter your Apple TV’s local ip address, then in Username type in “root” and in Password type in “Alpine”. Click “Allow” when prompted.

Navigate to /private/var/mobile and drag in your zips in that folder. Again, click “Allow” when prompted. When you’re done, click “Stop” in the top-right to close the connection to your Apple TV.

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You do the same procedure above on your Apple TV to install them.

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Thank you psxwizz, appreciated very much

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quick question,after initial jailbreak DOES atvflash HAVE to be intalled to get apps

thx for all your help in advance

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It depends on the apps that you want.  If you want the FireCore Media Player or the Couch Surfer browser then these are only availble via ATV Flash.

If you want apps such as nitoTV, Plex and XBMC then these can be installed without ATV Flash.   To install these in such a scenario one has to do it via a SSH session into the ATV2.

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can u install nito,plex,etc using atvflash and if so is it easyer then ssh session

thx again i wish there was a newbie section as i need it badly

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I got everything up and running, even installed addons but once I unplugged the power to my appletv to move it back to the TV room. Now all I see is an itunes logo prompting me to plug it into itunes. I tried holding the remote buttons but it restarts back like this.

 

Do you have to tether boot every time??

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Yes - any time you lose power or do a hard reset.

Basically this means you need to have the ATV in its final resting place and take the computer to it to do the tethered boot. This can be extremely inconvenient if the computer is not near the TV and you do to have a notebook

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I haven’t even read the whole instruction set and I’m saying a BIG Thank You! Really appreciate someone taking the time to put this all together.

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Do you know the step by step procedures for this? I was planning to DIY everything so I can save on cost. Please enlighten me! Thanks!

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This is the FAQ for XBMC

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=How-to:Install_XBMC_on_Apple_TV_2

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First of all thank you for posting this wealth infos. I tried to follow you steps exactly but having 2 issues (that I know of anyway)

  1. during copy & paste on the black screen, wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14341410/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb would fail to load. Tried several times, the results are the same ERROR 404: NOT FOUND. Everything else load.

  2. in the 2 window screen…“In the left hand window highlight your addons and drag and drop them into the right hand window” I do not see or don’t know where the addons is to drag to the right window.

Please advice and thanks in advance

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Thanks for the guide. I think that there is something in the new version of apple tv that isn’t letting me jailbreak it. I have version 5.2.1 for Apple TV2. I did the season pass tethered download and the tunnelier. When i tried to login after entering my ip address and root I got an error message at the bottom of the screen that said “connection failed connect () failed: windows error 10061 no connection could e made because the target machine actively refused it” Do you know of any work around for this?

Thanks 

Cheers