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Prior to installing Atlantis final, I was able to SFTP to my appletv and install skins, now since installing Atlantis today, I'm getting access errors when trying to copy to the skin folder. I checked the xbmc.app with GetInfo and the owner/group for the folder is root/admin. I checked the boxee.app and the owner/group is frontrow/frontrow.
Can someone tell me how to gain access to the xbmc.app folder (and subfolders) so I can add the Horizonz skin?
Thanks!!!!
Kevin
Prior to installing Atlantis final, I was able to SFTP to my appletv and install skins, now since installing Atlantis today, I'm getting access errors when trying to copy to the skin folder. I checked the xbmc.app with GetInfo and the owner/group for the folder is root/admin. I checked the boxee.app and the owner/group is frontrow/frontrow.
Can someone tell me how to gain access to the xbmc.app folder (and subfolders) so I can add the Horizonz skin?
The proper owner/group of anything inside /Applications is root/admin and OSX will reset owner/group to that if repair permissions is ever run.
So to do what you want, sftp the files into /Users/frontrow, the ssh in and move them where you want using cp or mv with sudo in front. But, you should be putting additions into
/User/frontrow/Application\ Support/XBMC
that way, an update will not wipe them out.
Prior to installing Atlantis final, I was able to SFTP to my appletv and install skins, now since installing Atlantis today, I'm getting access errors when trying to copy to the skin folder. I checked the xbmc.app with GetInfo and the owner/group for the folder is root/admin. I checked the boxee.app and the owner/group is frontrow/frontrow.
SSH into ATV while in ATV native OS (aka frontrow)
- First determine the LAN IP address of your ATV if not using a Mac OS X computer
- If your computer is Mac OS X or Linux/BSD, open terminal and type ssh frontrow@{LAN IP Address of ATV}
ie. ssh frontrow@192.168.0.100
If on OS X just type ssh frontrow@AppleTV.local
- On Windows, get Putty and enter in the LAN IP of ATV and open an SSH connection
- Type in frontrow as the password
In the SSH terminal type
cd /Applications
ls -l --> You will see root admin for XBMC.app
sudo chown -R frontrow XBMC.app --> enter in frontrow as passwd when prompted, -R character denotes apply changes recursively to all file/subfolders
sudo chgrp -R frontrow XBMC.app
sudo chmod -R 755 XBMC.app
finally do ls -l to confirm
copy over skin files. AEON is an awesome skin as is Mediastream.
I think there is a bug in the stable release that is not saving Video Calibration settings upon reboot.
So should the upgrade to Atlantis have wiped all the user settings?
I just did the upgrade via XBMC Launcher .6 and none of my shares are there. Also had to re-calibrate video settings and as posted by pender, have been unable to save the settings.
I've been unable to find the directory specified by davilla. Is this where I need to save skins, scripts etc?
/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/XBMC
One last question. I had Ajax installed on the previous version and can't seem to install it on this version. I've tried via XBMC Addons and SFTP but no luck!
Thanks
bud
So should the upgrade to Atlantis have wiped all the user settings?
I just did the upgrade via XBMC Launcher .6 and none of my shares are there. Also had to re-calibrate video settings and as posted by pender, have been unable to save the settings.
I've been unable to find the directory specified by davilla. Is this where I need to save skins, scripts etc?
/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/XBMC
One last question. I had Ajax installed on the previous version and can't seem to install it on this version. I've tried via XBMC Addons and SFTP but no luck!
Thanks
bud
"/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/XBMC" is same as "/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/XBMC"
You also need to delimit the " " (space) or quote the entire path.
/Users/frontrow/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC
OK. Thanks for that Davilla.
Have you been able to get xbmc addons to work with the ATV? I get to 28% then get an error any time I try to install scripts or plugins. Also do you use ajax or iBrowser to access the web server?
OK. Thanks for that Davilla.
Have you been able to get xbmc addons to work with the ATV? I get to 28% then get an error any time I try to install scripts or plugins. Also do you use ajax or iBrowser to access the web server?
Have not tried, there's some rumblings about problems with scripts/plugins on the private teamxbmc irc. It's being looked into.
One final question.
Ajax needs to be installed in the xbmc/web (xbox file structure?) Where do I install on ATV?
One final question.
Ajax needs to be installed in the xbmc/web (xbox file structure?) Where do I install on ATV?
Sorry not a clue about Ajax, the only xbmc/web is
/Applications/XBMC.app/Contents/Resources/XBMC/web/
sudo in front of any cp/mv as owner/qroup is root/admin