[AppleTV] XBMC ATV Patchstick Creator for Windows released

[davilla]

http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/

Download and unzip. Enclosed are a two batch files with associated disk images that are 7-zipped (http://7-zip.org) and a set of tools.

These batch file can be used to create AppleTV patchstick disk images.

The minimum USB flash drive supported is 256MB.

USB flash drives can be restored back to full size using the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool from here -> http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

Also note that it can not still have U3 software on it (so uninstall that first if you have U3 USB flash memory drive) (http://www.u3.com/uninstall/default.aspx).


There are two disk image versions:

mk-atv-xbmc.bat will create a disk image that will install

1) bintuils
2) SoftwareMenu-0.71
3) XBMCLauncher-0.6

Use this version if you already have ssh on your AppleTV that
was installed by a previous patchstick.


mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat will create a disk image that will install

1) ssh
2) bintuils
3) SoftwareMenu-0.71
4) XBMCLauncher-0.6

SoftwareMenu can be used to install other AppleTV Plugins.

XBMCLauncher is used to install and launch either XBMC or Boxee.

These batch files should be run from a command prompt.

Start -> Run -> cmd


Run either batch file and it will download, extract and inject boot.efi
into the disk image. Everything will be automatically done so you don't
need to manually extract or download anything.

Once the disk image is created, use "USB Image Tool" to do the actual
copy to USB flash drive. Run "USB Image Tool", switch from "Volume Mode"
to "Device Mode". Select your USB flash drive then select the disk image
using the "Restore" button. This tool does work in Vista but will need to
be run as administrator. To do this right-click on "USB Image Tool.exe"
then select "run as administrator".

Good Luck, Issues can be posted here;

http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/issues/list

Please be complete in describing any problems as we cannot see what has
been done.


Enjoy and please be careful selecting the desired USB flash drive :)

Scott "Mr AppleTV" Davilla

[pooh]

Many thanks Davilla, many thanks!

Cheers,
-HF

[Phonic]

Confirmed working on MCE XP/SP3 (Pro) with an ATV factory restore and Apple update.
Small typo in the readme:
"mk_atv-xbmc.bat will create a disk image that will install"
And:
"mk_atv-xbmc-ssh.bat will create a disk image that will install"

Should be mk-atv-xbmc...etc

Other than that, it's working flawlessly and gave me a chance to use Windows ;)

Thanks Davilla, appreciated.

[davilla]

Confirmed working on XP/SP3 with an ATV factory restore and Apple update.
Small typo in the readme:
"mk_atv-xbmc.bat will create a disk image that will install"
And:
"mk_atv-xbmc-ssh.bat will create a disk image that will install"

Should be mk-atv-xbmc...etc

Other than that, it's working flawlessly and gave me a chance to use Windows ;)


And we have a winner on WinXP, the first to post any information (yes/no) :) Thanks for trying it, it's always pins and needles until I get some feed back.

The typo was a late name change, the "-" is easer to type than "_" as no shift key is involved. Changed in source origin but I won't update the download unless there is some problem.

[XBMC4Ever]

I must chime in on the negative side.
Tried this on 2 different systems so far with 3 different USB sticks.
Everything works fine until I attempt to restore the img file back to a USB stick. The Restore progress bar only gets to 2 bars each time, then it stops and the program resets as if it had just been launched.

Suggestions ?

******* EDIT *******

No idea why ... but the GUI approach did not cooperate completely .. but the command line version of USB Image Tool did.
I retract and now state that my Windows USB stick is good and a nuke 'n pave on my ATV 2.2 is now running XBMC Atlantis due to the new Windows USB stick :)

[slippy]

Can you guys please post here what USB thumb sticks you are using for this?

[Lumpsack]

Davilla you are a star - many thanks :D

Slippy, you might want to look at this thread - http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=38870 - it lists all known working and non-working USB sticks.

[davilla]

I must chime in on the negative side.
Tried this on 2 different systems so far with 3 different USB sticks.
Everything works fine until I attempt to restore the img file back to a USB stick. The Restore progress bar only gets to 2 bars each time, then it stops and the program resets as if it had just been launched.

Suggestions ?

******* EDIT *******

No idea why ... but the GUI approach did not cooperate completely .. but the command line version of USB Image Tool did.
I retract and now state that my Windows USB stick is good and a nuke 'n pave on my ATV 2.2 is now running XBMC Atlantis due to the new Windows USB stick :)

You did select "Device Mode", correct?

"command line version of USB Image Tool did", funny I could never get the comand-line version to list the devices, WinXP, sp2 on Parallels

[XBMC4Ever]

You did select "Device Mode", correct?

"command line version of USB Image Tool did", funny I could never get the comand-line version to list the devices, WinXP, sp2 on Parallels

Yep, yep .. Device mode was selected and used for the GUI. Even tried Volume mode (even though I knew it would nuke the bootable ability) just to see if I could get an image on the USB stick OK.

Attempted the GUI approach on XP Pro SP3 32-bit and XP Pro SP2 64-bit.
When the command line app worked on x64, I kissed the ground and stopped the experiments there .. it was kinda late and I wanted to get the ATV back up 'n running.

As for "usbitcmd.exe l", it worked fine for me indicating my USB stick was device # 2468 and away I went :grin:

Many thanks again for the Windows approach ... I was holding onto my old iBook G3 Clamshell just for ATV USB creation. So the iBook can finally be put out to pasture.

[davilla]

Attempted the GUI approach on XP Pro SP3 32-bit and XP Pro SP2 64-bit.


Stupid Windows :( , the person below also did it on XP/SP3, did not say if home or pro and was successful. God only knows the differences :)

[XBMC4Ever]

Stupid Windows :( , the person below also did it on XP/SP3, did not say if home or pro and was successful. God only knows the differences :)

Yep ... can't agree more ... but you're supposed to call it WINDOZE .. yes ?
:laugh:

[davilla]

Yep ... can't agree more ... but you're supposed to call it WINDOZE .. yes ?
:laugh:

WINBLOWS is more appropriate.

[yzeyze]

I've got a strange one...
The mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat creates an image file (250,000 kbytes), but mk_atv-xbmc.bat errors out with

** Extracting target disk image, this will take several minutes
** this is a lengthy process and this will take 5-10 minutes


7-Zip 4.59 alpha 3 Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Igor Pavlov 2008-06-24

Processing archive: atv-xbmc.7z

Extracting atv-xbmc.img Data Error

Sub items Errors: 1

************************************************** ********************
** Some sort of error has occured, aborting operation **

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>

I haven't tried the image as yet on the ATV, as I manually installed a while ago, and am unsure what would happen if I installed this image (with ssh).

[davilla]

I've got a strange one...
The mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat creates an image file (250,000 kbytes), but mk_atv-xbmc.bat errors out with

** Extracting target disk image, this will take several minutes
** this is a lengthy process and this will take 5-10 minutes


7-Zip 4.59 alpha 3 Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Igor Pavlov 2008-06-24

Processing archive: atv-xbmc.7z

Extracting atv-xbmc.img Data Error

Sub items Errors: 1

************************************************** ********************
** Some sort of error has occured, aborting operation **

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>

I haven't tried the image as yet on the ATV, as I manually installed a while ago, and am unsure what would happen if I installed this image (with ssh).


That's odd, all 7z is doing is un-compressing atv-xbmc.7z to atv-xbmc.img

if you edit the bat file, you can see exactly what it's doing.

do you have a linux box?

[yzeyze]

Nope, Windows (doze)...

With echo off remarked out...

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>tools\7-zip\7z.exe e atv-xbmc.7z


7-Zip 4.59 alpha 3 Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Igor Pavlov 2008-06-24

Processing archive: atv-xbmc.7z

Extracting atv-xbmc.img Data Error

Sub items Errors: 1


E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>IF errorlevel 1 GOTO ERROR

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>ECHO.****************************
******************************************
************************************************** ********************

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>ECHO.** Some sort of error has oc
cured, aborting operation **
** Some sort of error has occured, aborting operation **

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>GOTO COMPLETE

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>

Perhaps the 7Z file is corrupt?

[davilla]

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>tools\7-zip\7z.exe e atv-xbmc.7z


7-Zip 4.59 alpha 3 Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Igor Pavlov 2008-06-24

Processing archive: atv-xbmc.7z

Extracting atv-xbmc.img Data Error

<snip>

Perhaps the 7Z file is corrupt?

I checked the master, it extracts fine and the md5 checksum matches.

do a

tools\wget\openssl dgst -md5 atv-xbmc.7z

it should be

cfc233d72f15f859c1e55ecba7cf96d6


EDIT: if you don't get this I would suspect the download of atv-win-1.0.b8

[yzeyze]

E:\Downloads\ATV\atv-win-1.0.b8\atv-win-1.0.b8>tools\wget\openssl dgst -md5 atv-
xbmc.7z
MD5(atv-xbmc.7z)= f7e3a1b0b006e0e1a054f0f7d31714cb

That would explain it I guess.

edit - Redownloaded - working now - thanks.

p.s. this should be pinned.

[yzeyze]

oh, and another thing, - would it be bad to run the patch on an already installed system?
Would I lose Couch Surfer, NitoTV etc?

[slippy]

oh, and another thing, - would it be bad to run the patch on an already installed system?
Would I lose Couch Surfer, NitoTV etc?

Does couch surfer, nitoTV etc work using this windows atv patchstick?

[XBMC4Ever]

Hey Slippy,
I cannot offer complete feedback for you, but I can say that the Windows patchstick installs SoftwareMenu and that SoftwareMenu offers the installation of ATVFiles, NitoTV, etc. So yes ... the Windows patchstick seems to currently offer a little more that the Apple batchstick b7. That said, I have not tried installing any of the extra goodies - although I have used it to hide some of the Apple factory installed menu items :grin:

[slippy]

many thanks for this info, much appreciated

[davilla]

oh, and another thing, - would it be bad to run the patch on an already installed system?
Would I lose Couch Surfer, NitoTV etc?

From the readme.txt;

mk-atv-xbmc.bat will create a disk image that will install

1) bintuils
2) SoftwareMenu-0.71
3) XBMCLauncher-0.6

Use this version if you already have ssh on your AppleTV that
was installed by a previous patchstick.


mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat will create a disk image that will install

1) ssh
2) bintuils
3) SoftwareMenu-0.71
4) XBMCLauncher-0.6



No existing plugins are touched.

EDIT:

Make sure you extract the contents of the zip file and don't just open and try to run the batch files from inside the zip container.

[vancurenw]

I just ran the "with ssh" version of the patchstick on a brand new apple tv with 2.1 os. It looks like it successfully installed the xbmc/boxee launcher. I updated both, and installed CouchSurfer and Nito. the problem is, when I sftp (using WinSCP), I am not able to edit/delete any files. I am working towards unlocking the USB to use a keyboard and mouse, but cannot replace my mach_kernel.prelink file. Is there a setting I missed or something?

[davilla]

I just ran the "with ssh" version of the patchstick on a brand new apple tv with 2.1 os. It looks like it successfully installed the xbmc/boxee launcher. I updated both, and installed CouchSurfer and Nito. The problem is that it will not run either XBMC or Boxee, saying they are not present in the directory. Also, when I sftp (using WinSCP), I am not able to edit/delete any files. I am working towards unlocking the USB to use a keyboard and mouse, but cannot replace my mach_kernel.prelink file. Is there a setting I missed or something?

ssh in and


"ls -l /Applications"

[vancurenw]

Thanks for the tip. I can see both Boxee and XBMC now. Still unable to edit files though, and I can't replace my mach_kernel.prelink.

[davilla]

Still unable to edit files though, and I can't replace my mach_kernel.prelink.

can you be more specfic about why you can't, and as a note, you can't replace files that are owned by root using sftp. You can to two step it, sftp into /Users/frontrow, then ssh in and "sudo mv" them.

[vancurenw]

sftp'ing the new mach_kernel.prelink, then using sudo mv worked perfectly. That was the only problem I was having. I did not know that you could not overwrite files in the root directory. Thanks!

[Ericidle]

From the readme.txt;



No existing plugins are touched.

EDIT:

Make sure you extract the contents of the zip file and don't just open and try to run the batch files from inside the zip container.

Im already patched with ssh but If I upgrade to the new release I'll lose ATVFiles Nito and couchserver, If I get ssh back using you patch how would i get back the other plugins. can you give me any links that would help. I'm on a windows pc. Thanks for creating this new patch.

[yzeyze]

Im already patched with ssh but If I upgrade to the new release I'll lose ATVFiles Nito and couchserver, If I get ssh back using you patch how would i get back the other plugins. can you give me any links that would help. I'm on a windows pc. Thanks for creating this new patch.

The patcher also loads SoftwareMenu, from this you can load up the other plugins like files, nito etc.

[Ericidle]

Patched fine and everything was going to plan until I tried to install ATV Files, got stuck in the boot loop and had to start over from factory restore. Seems an update is required before things are good for 2.3.

Thanks Davilla, I can SSH at leat and hopefully everything will be sorted for 2.3 soon

[xeonicxpression]

How do we turn the thumb drive into a normal drive again? I tried to right click on it in windows and select format, but it says the drive is 19.5k, so I didn't do it.

Edit: I should probably clarify. I made it into a patch stick, this was on a mac though, and now want to turn it back into a normal thumb drive.

[XBMC4Ever]

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

[blackcelicagts3]

I must chime in on the negative side.
Tried this on 2 different systems so far with 3 different USB sticks.
Everything works fine until I attempt to restore the img file back to a USB stick. The Restore progress bar only gets to 2 bars each time, then it stops and the program resets as if it had just been launched.

Suggestions ?

******* EDIT *******

No idea why ... but the GUI approach did not cooperate completely .. but the command line version of USB Image Tool did.
I retract and now state that my Windows USB stick is good and a nuke 'n pave on my ATV 2.2 is now running XBMC Atlantis due to the new Windows USB stick :)


Im having the same problem!! i've tried 2 different flash drives and 3 different computers. BUT none of them will let me run the CMD version of USB Image tool... ANY help would be great this is a christmas present i was planning to have set up and ready for the morning!! thanks in advance~! JOHN

[mwiddows]

I'm a newb and having what I think are issues. I have created the thumb drive, loaded it onto the ATV and now see the options for Boxee and for XBMC. When I go to select one of them, the screen goes black and seems to do nothing. I can hit menu to get back out of the black screen and to the main menu, but nothing has changed. Is this the point that it is supposed to download the actual XBMC or is this it? Confused...Thanks for any help in advance.

[gferrazzano]

That happens to me if I have 2.3 loaded on the atv. If I use the patchstick on 2.2 it works as it should. Perhaps if the patchstick installed a loader higher than 0.8? Then again I really dont know what I'm talking about :)

[jbwash]

Black Screen
I'm a newb and having what I think are issues. I have created the thumb drive, loaded it onto the ATV and now see the options for Boxee and for XBMC. When I go to select one of them, the screen goes black and seems to do nothing. I can hit menu to get back out of the black screen and to the main menu, but nothing has changed. Is this the point that it is supposed to download the actual XBMC or is this it? Confused...Thanks for any help in advance.

I am having same problem, new ATV came with 2.3

Thanks

[pmcd]

I am having same problem, new ATV came with 2.3

Thanks

For some reason .8 will not successfully launch XBMC. You get the black screen. Just use Launcher 2.2 . It works on my ATV 2.3 .

pmcd

[RKMFlorida]

For those of you using the USB Image Tool, and experiencing a crash after two bars...

I had this same issue, then found a post on the opensource forum. It turns out that the process was a success, despite the crashing of the tool.

Give that USB a try, boot to it just like advised. If it was not a success, it shouldn't be bootable (and you shouldn't do any harm). Remember, you won't see anything on the drive, it's not an NTFS formatted disk any longer.

So your solution is simply to ignore the crash, in simplest terms. Worked for me, and I tested twice to be sure, before posting this.

[chartrapp]

For some reason .8 will not successfully launch XBMC. You get the black screen. Just use Launcher 2.2 . It works on my ATV 2.3 .

pmcd

How would I be able to switch from Launcher 2.2 versus Launcher 2.3? I am getting a blank screen. I just used the scripted and put everything on my usb stick. . .

[davilla]

How would I be able to switch from Launcher 2.2 versus Launcher 2.3? I am getting a blank screen. I just used the scripted and put everything on my usb stick. . .

update to Launcher 0.9 or Launcher 2.3. see the announce thread for details.

[manchuia]

process created a boot disk (YAY) it works enough to get to the "starting Linux" prompt. Stays there for a good bit of time (over 5 minutes). Not really sure if this is normal or not. Just wanted to get some feedback before I either leave this running for longer, or try to reimage the USB drive.

edit: Left the drive running for 30 minutes at a time pre and post apple software update. The boot stops on "starting Linux..." (exact number of ellipses).

There are no error messages proceeding this.

Any suggestions, or should I just go ahead, clear the drive and try again?

[ptorres]

umm - so i just accidentally updated my ATV to 2.3.1 (it asked me so many times i was bound to his yes by accident)...so trying to reinstall xbmc/boxee now. i've extracted all the files via the cmd prompt and am now running the USB image tool. is the file i want on the usb drive the boot.inf? it feels like ages ago that i figured this out originally -

thank you. as i recall i just put the file on the usb drive, stick that into the back of the atv when it is unpluged and then power it up. correct? thanks.

oh. xp Sp3

[davilla]

umm - so i just accidentally updated my ATV to 2.3.1 (it asked me so many times i was bound to his yes by accident)...so trying to reinstall xbmc/boxee now. i've extracted all the files via the cmd prompt and am now running the USB image tool. is the file i want on the usb drive the boot.inf? it feels like ages ago that i figured this out originally -

thank you. as i recall i just put the file on the usb drive, stick that into the back of the atv when it is unpluged and then power it up. correct? thanks.

oh. xp Sp3

I suggest reading the README.txt file. It's there for this exact reasion.

[ptorres]

Davilla - I have been following the Readme file closely.

this is the section I'm hung at:

Run either batch file and it will download, extract and inject boot.efi
into the disk image. Everything will be automatically done so you don't
need to manually extract or download anything.

Once the disk image is created, use "USB Image Tool" to do the actual
copy to USB flash drive. Run "USB Image Tool", switch from "Volume Mode"
to "Device Mode". Select your USB flash drive then select the disk image
using the "Restore" button. This tool does work in Vista but will need to
be run as administrator. To do this right-click on "USB Image Tool.exe"
then select "run as administrator".

I ran the mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat in cmd and everything seemed to go just fine. so then got to the USB Image Tool section and (having now tried three diff brands of sticks) follow the instructions of switching to device mode, selecting the right drive and then hitting restore - it asks me to copy the image file. there are no image files to select - so i try to "restore" the boot.inf mentioned above. Is the 2Z694-5499.DMG file what I need to put on the USB drive? I see on the web that DMG this is the new MAC extension for image files.

Well - just tried that and it failed - could not write to the USB device (error 87). its a usb stick listed in the XBMC pages as compatible (Sandisk cruzer micro 512MB)

Any suggestions. Did the step preceeding this in the cmd prompt not go as expected or am I doing something wrong in using the USB Image Tool?

Many thanks - really, trying to follow the instructions to a T.

[davilla]

copy/paste the output of the bat file to a pastebin site and post the URL here.

do a dir in the directory that you are running the bat file and copy/paste the output to a pastebin site and post the URL here.

I need to see what you are seeing.

[ptorres]

this is the url for the pastebin of what happens when i execute the bat file:
http://pastebin.com/f7834ee9b

this is the url of the pastebin for the dir:
http://pastebin.com/m6ce3fdd

note - in doing this i just realized that this must be the file I am looking for: atv-xbmc-ssh.img? It does not show up in my windows browser...huh, the image tool worked when i typed the file name in directly...i have an atv-xbmc-ssh.zip but not a img. But its obviously there and now on my USB device.

ok - so past this hurdle (really, thank you for the patience) and successfully got it on the the ATV just now. Rebooted the ATV and see the Boxee/XBMC menu in the ATV. went to update to the latest launcher (per this post you made http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45676&highlight=Launcher+2.3) but nothing happened. Blank screen for a bit then just returned to the update screen..none of the updates are happening. I tried to just run XBMC for the heck of it and got the blank screen others mentioned with 2.3.

Did I run the Launcher update from the incorrect place (am i thinking of the wrong thing?)

thank you.

[davilla]

this is the url for the pastebin of what happens when i execute the bat file:
http://pastebin.com/f7834ee9b

this is the url of the pastebin for the dir:
http://pastebin.com/m6ce3fdd

note - in doing this i just realized that this must be the file I am looking for: atv-xbmc-ssh.img? It does not show up in my windows browser...huh, the image tool worked when i typed the file name in directly...i have an atv-xbmc-ssh.zip but not a img. But its obviously there and now on my USB device.

ok - so past this hurdle (really, thank you for the patience) and successfully got it on the the ATV just now. Rebooted the ATV and see the Boxee/XBMC menu in the ATV. went to update to the latest launcher (per this post you made http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45676&highlight=Launcher+2.3) but nothing happened. Blank screen for a bit then just returned to the update screen..none of the updates are happening. I tried to just run XBMC for the heck of it and got the blank screen others mentioned with 2.3.

Did I run the Launcher update from the incorrect place (am i thinking of the wrong thing?)

thank you.

use atv-win-1.0.b11 instead of atv-win-1.0.b8

different Launcher version that is compatible with atv os r2.3x

[Knarf247]

I did everything th readme said to do, everything worked great, BUT when i plug the flashdrive into my ATV it just boots normally, nothing happens, i have tried this many many times, can anyone help me, ive tried googleing this but to no avail

[ptorres]

davilla - Many thanks. Everything worked great once I used the appropriate (most recent) version.

Much appreciate (cleary) for all your work on this and helping me out through the steps.

Again - great stuff!

[MontyAus]

Hi,

I did some research, got a ATV yesterday, ran the batch file on my USB stick (on windows) and then proceeded to patch my ATV.

Everything worked perfect 1st time. I then used the updated ATV menu (as per instructions) to download XBMC and proceeded to set that up via the xbmc settings menu (screen res etc etc).

After that, I SSH'ed into the ATV and modified the xbmc sources to match what I was using on my old xbox (running xbmc) and all was good.

This fixed the issue of the ATC xbmc not remembering the passwords to the lan shares (I was prompted each time I restarted it for the share l/p. So hard coding it into the sources.xml file fixed this.

I do have 4 questions however & please excuse me if this has been asked before.

1. Is it possible to get the tos-link optical audio to work in Dolby Digital 5.1, rather than the standard DTS which it seems locked to?

2. Has anyone got a USB TV Tuner stick working on the ATV (and then with xbmc)? If so, what brand and any instructions would be most helpful.

3. Is it possible to modify the ATV menu so it says XBMC, rahther than XBMC/BoxEE. I have no intention of running BoxEE

4. Is it possible to have the XBMC "shutdown" actually shutdown the whole ATV, so you don't have to 'double menu' out of the ATV to turn it off?

I appreciate any feedback/questions etc & am more than happy to provide help with people who are stuck.

Monty

[davilla]

Hi,

I did some research, got a ATV yesterday, ran the batch file on my USB stick (on windows) and then proceeded to patch my ATV.

Everything worked perfect 1st time. I then used the updated ATV menu (as per instructions) to download XBMC and proceeded to set that up via the xbmc settings menu (screen res etc etc).

After that, I SSH'ed into the ATV and modified the xbmc sources to match what I was using on my old xbox (running xbmc) and all was good.

This fixed the issue of the ATC xbmc not remembering the passwords to the lan shares (I was prompted each time I restarted it for the share l/p. So hard coding it into the sources.xml file fixed this.

I do have 4 questions however & please excuse me if this has been asked before.

1. Is it possible to get the tos-link optical audio to work in Dolby Digital 5.1, rather than the standard DTS which it seems locked to?

2. Has anyone got a USB TV Tuner stick working on the ATV (and then with xbmc)? If so, what brand and any instructions would be most helpful.

3. Is it possible to modify the ATV menu so it says XBMC, rahther than XBMC/BoxEE. I have no intention of running BoxEE

4. Is it possible to have the XBMC "shutdown" actually shutdown the whole ATV, so you don't have to 'double menu' out of the ATV to turn it off?

I appreciate any feedback/questions etc & am more than happy to provide help with people who are stuck.

Monty

Since you are past the point of the thread topic, it's best to create an new thread and not hi-jack an exisiting thread with an unrelated topic. This does nothing but cause confusion when others read the thread. Post a new thread please. Thanks.

[Acid--Rain]

Okkaaaay... I'm getting pretty furious soon! Been trying to install this XBMC, first with the b08, didn't work because of the 2.3x issue i reád in the forum.

Then i tried with the b11, installes like a charm (Ubar thanks for this release) but now is it i get confused, been trying to read up on it all... but what with the Launcher 0.9/2.3? Don't make any sence to me, are there some threads I should read? Found the one where they released the fucker... 0.9, didn't get much out of it.

When it all comes to an end, i start my Apple TV, and i get this message "Error: Cannot launch XBMC/Boxee from path: /Applications/boxee.app/Contents/MacOS/Boxee"

Does the same thing with XBMC... My Trip is gone, for going WUUUHUU about this release... so i beg for help :P

[davilla]

Launcher 0.8 (installed by atvusb-creator/atv-win) has problems under appletv os 2.3+.

Launcher 2.3 was created to fix these problem by using something called multifinder.

Launcher 0.9 is a fix to Launcher 0.8 issues under appletv os 2.3+.

You have two choices for operation under appletv os 2.3+. Use Launcher 0.9 or Launcher 2.3.

Launcher 0.8 can update to Launcher 2.3. Once at Launcher 2.3, you can then update to Launcher 0.9 if you don't like how multifinder works.

i start my Apple TV, and i get this message "Error: Cannot launch XBMC/Boxee from path: /Applications/boxee.app/Contents/MacOS/Boxee"

Not possible unless you are running Launcher 2.3 and have enabled direct boot into boxee.

If this error message is in response to selecting the right side menu entry labeled "Boxee", then you most likely did NOT install boxee from the downloads/updates menu (also on the right side menus).

atvusb-creator creates a patchstick.
Patchstick installs the Launcher.
Launcher installs XBMC or Boxee.

[Acid--Rain]

doh - As homer would say. Thx villa... ubar release! just not noob proff ;)

[ianfrommontreal]

I downloaded the .zip file to open on my pc. When it's opened, I don't recognize any of the files. I have watched some step by step videos on Youtube but it's for mac users. Does anyone have a step by step list on how to make the patchstick with this new creator?

Another question. If I were to use the mac usb creator on a friends mac, then install it on my apple tv, would XBMC and boxee be able to "see" my pc and use read my films, movies and music ? Or is the window patchstick my only hope ?

I'm sorry if I sound so stupid, i'm trying really hard to understand and make xbmc work on my apple tv.

Thanks guys???

[davilla]

read the readme.txt that should have been extracted with the otherfiles from the zip.

[alexalex]

Heya There,

I need some help trouble shooting a virgin xmbc install

Using Windows lastest - atv-win-1.0.b11
On a new appleTV running v2.3 out of the box. (I've tried both 2.3 and 2.3.1)
I create the patchstick without any problems. (run the .bat, it downloads the .dmg from apple, I run the USB creater and no problems occur)
I can't look at the patchstick but I'm on windows and so assume that the file system isn't recognized as it's OSX on the patchstick.

now the problem.
When I boot with the patchstick…Linux boots and a bunch of stuff scrolls by until
Mount: cannot umount /mnt/rootfs: Invalid command.
??-boot-patchstick failed -- starting telnetd
And then getting the lease fails. (I only have encrypted wifi with so guessing that’s the problem there.)

I reboot the appletv and it's just the appletv.

I've looked around on the forums but don't see anything helpful.

This is my 1st install so can't really tell where the problems are starting..

Has this been seen before? Any pointers?

Thx

[davilla]

boot-patchstick failed -- starting telnetd

sure sign, a) try another USB flash drive or b) make sure you use "Device Mode" the the USB Image tool.

[ianfrommontreal]

Okay folks. I downloaded atv-win-1.0.b08 and pactched and successfully loaded xbmc/boxee on my new atv. screen went black when I tried to update boxee and xbmc. I read some posts and got myself atv-win-1.0.b11.

It all worked perfectly but yet again I wasn't able to update at all. These were the updates available :

xbmc atlantis (bf1)
boxee alpha 0.9.7.48
boxee (0.9.9.5324
launcher 2.3

Not of these updates work. They all go blackscreen when I choose them. Did I forget to add something to my patchstick ?

atv-xbmc-ssh.img is all that I put on it.:sniffle:

[davilla]

Okay folks. I downloaded atv-win-1.0.b08 and pactched and successfully loaded xbmc/boxee on my new atv. screen went black when I tried to update boxee and xbmc. I read some posts and got myself atv-win-1.0.b11.

It all worked perfectly but yet again I wasn't able to update at all. These were the updates available :

xbmc atlantis (bf1)
boxee alpha 0.9.7.48
boxee (0.9.9.5324
launcher 2.3

Not of these updates work. They all go blackscreen when I choose them. Did I forget to add something to my patchstick ?

atv-xbmc-ssh.img is all that I put on it.:sniffle:

helps to know your current launcher version.

[ianfrommontreal]

Sorry, from what I see I have .06 and in the 3rd party plugins it says I can update to .09. It doesn't work. When I try to update it tells me to go to SCRIPTS and to select FIXPERM. When I go into scripts, the white apple logo appears twice and then it boots me back to the main ATV screen.

In 3rd party plugins btw, I cannnot update anything at all. I can't even dl couchsurfer.

I'm sorry i'm such a pain in the ***.

[davilla]

launcher 0.6 -> atv-win-1.0.b08
launcher 0.8 -> atv-win-1.0.b11

you need launcher 0.8 for appletv os r2.3+

[ianfrommontreal]

launcher 0.6 -> atv-win-1.0.b08
launcher 0.8 -> atv-win-1.0.b11

you need launcher 0.8 for appletv os r2.3+


But How do I get launcher 0.8 if it won't let me update anything !?

[davilla]

build a patchstick with atv-win-1.0.b11, repatch, check version.

[alexalex]

sure sign, a) try another USB flash drive or b) make sure you use "Device Mode" the the USB Image tool.

fixed. It was B. Clear case of RTM.

Thanks very much Scott.

Rgds,
Alex

[ianfrommontreal]

build a patchstick with atv-win-1.0.b11, repatch, check version.

Rebuilt a patchstick with .b11 and it still has version .06.

Is there a way of putting it on the stick seperately ?

[davilla]

Rebuilt a patchstick with .b11 and it still has version .06.

Is there a way of putting it on the stick seperately ?

not from a windows host.

[ianfrommontreal]

So, if I can get a hold of a mac, all I need to do is make a patchstick and it'll work ?


Thanks again for your time.

[davilla]

So, if I can get a hold of a mac, all I need to do is make a patchstick and it'll work ?


Thanks again for your time.

build a patchstick with atv-win-1.0.b11 and it should work. atv-win-1.0.b11 has Launcher 0.8 inside.

[ianfrommontreal]

It works, thank you for all your help !

Downloading updates this minute.

[ianfrommontreal]

Of course, I knew this couldn't be the end. XBMC works really well but Boxee doesn't want to load up. Is it because it isn't supported by windows or is it only because I didn't update the launcher ?

I updated boxee and xbmc but not the launcher.

[davilla]

always, always update the launcher first.

[ratwork]

Thank you Davilla and the XBMC development team for this wonderful product. I mostly use my ATV for music and XBMC allows me to use FLAC files and have gapless playback with Replay Gain. That's everything I wanted for music.

ATV should be shipped with XBMC. Awesome product, awesome installation. Thank you!

[ianfrommontreal]

Always, always update launcher. I did so and voila ! xbmc/boxee wasn't there anymore and I freaked, but found that it was just moved. Thanks again for all your help.

Now I have to find a way to stream mlb.tv and myp2p for it to be all worth it :oo:

[jbwash]

launcher 0.6 -> atv-win-1.0.b08
launcher 0.8 -> atv-win-1.0.b11

you need launcher 0.8 for appletv os r2.3+

I spent a good deal of time trying to get this to work using atv-win-1.0.b11, but would always end up with 0.6 and couldn't update. Finally i looked as the bat files were running and it appears the one without ssh has 0.8, but the other still has 0.6. Wish I had looked earlier!!

[Bruticis]

Quote:
Originally Posted by davilla View Post
launcher 0.6 -> atv-win-1.0.b08
launcher 0.8 -> atv-win-1.0.b11

you need launcher 0.8 for appletv os r2.3+
I spent a good deal of time trying to get this to work using atv-win-1.0.b11, but would always end up with 0.6 and couldn't update. Finally i looked as the bat files were running and it appears the one without ssh has 0.8, but the other still has 0.6. Wish I had looked earlier!!

I noticed that in the bat files as well but it's only in the comments section. Is this just a typo or do I actually need to use the one without the ssh to get the 0.8 launcher?

[bLackjack]

IT Geek, but Patchstick newbie here!

Created by following instructions here: Using: atv-win-1.0.b11
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/comments.php?enid=3102&laid=33#commentsanchor

Stick: 1GB Cruzer
ATV: Updated with current firmware, but not wiped.


Created patchstick ok,..powered ATV off, stick in, and booted. Tux logo appears and patching seems to run okay, but then stops at a login. Cuts off to the left side of the screen (Pioneer 50"), but can make out what looks to be "UNTU Login:___"and flashing curser. After a little while the screen goes black and then nothing. Left it for hrs last night after trying a second time and the same.

Booted up the ATV and nothing has changed,..clearly the update hasen't gone through.

Does the ATV need to be wiped first?
Does it matter that I used Vista and not XP? The stick seemed to create just fine.

Cheers

[davilla]

IT Geek, but Patchstick newbie here!

Created by following instructions here: Using: atv-win-1.0.b11
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/comments.php?enid=3102&laid=33#commentsanchor

Stick: 1GB Cruzer
ATV: Updated with current firmware, but not wiped.


Created patchstick ok,..powered ATV off, stick in, and booted. Tux logo appears and patching seems to run okay, but then stops at a login. Cuts off to the left side of the screen (Pioneer 50"), but can make out what looks to be "UNTU Login:___"and flashing curser. After a little while the screen goes black and then nothing. Left it for hrs last night after trying a second time and the same.

Booted up the ATV and nothing has changed,..clearly the update hasen't gone through.

Does the ATV need to be wiped first?
Does it matter that I used Vista and not XP? The stick seemed to create just fine.

Cheers

Any errors seen above the penbuntu login prompt?

[bLackjack]

Any errors seen above the penbuntu login prompt?

Thanks for the superfast response!

Yes it was the Penbuntu login,..no errors that I could make out. I did actually run through what i could see on the screen. It just looks like its running perfectly, then stops at that login.

[davilla]

what other text can you read, there should be info about what was installed.

[bLackjack]

what other text can you read, there should be info about what was installed.

Sorry,..currently @ work, but i'll have to run through the process @ home and manually type out some of the data.

Is it worth maybe re-formatting the stick, or trying another? What would you recommend I format to?

Cheers

[ckash16]

Sorry guys, a little bit off topic here, but wanted to know after installing xbmc/boxee on apple tv, would i need to install any additional codecs on apple tv to play xvids/divx files..

[davilla]

Sorry guys, a little bit off topic here, but wanted to know after installing xbmc/boxee on apple tv, would i need to install any additional codecs on apple tv to play xvids/divx files..

no, xbmc for mac contains all the codecs it needs internally and does not use external codecs.

[sezb51]

Hello,

I just upgraded atv to 2.4 then I recreated the patchstick via "atv-win-1.0.b8.zip" as described at http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40446

The patch was fine but the embedded launcher is too old and refuse to update itself to 3.0/3.1. In order to overcome this I had to manually download latest launcher (3.1), push it to atv and execute it. :(

May I suggest to update the "atv-win-1.0.b8.zip" to embedded more recent launcher ? :)

Thx!

[XBMC4Ever]

??

Latest patchstick for Windows has been v11 for quite some time now.

http://atvusb-creator.googlecode.com/files/atv-win-1.0.b11.zip

[sezb51]

??

Latest patchstick for Windows has been v11 for quite some time now.

http://atvusb-creator.googlecode.com/files/atv-win-1.0.b11.zip

I see that now the very first message of this thread has been updated.
Thx! :)

[ianfrommontreal]

Hello folks, I've got myself in quite the pickle. I haven't used my ATV in about a month and when I turned it on the other day, it asked me if I wanted to update and by accident I did.

It erased everything including boxee and xbmc. I tried to remember how I created a patchstick and found my atv-win-1.0.b11 folder. I tried to use the USB tool to copy either mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat or atv-xbmc-ssh.7z I couldn't remember which one but I tried both. I switched from volume to device mode and hit the restore button but they never copied to the patchstick no matter what. What am I doing wrong ?:no:

[ianfrommontreal]

Can't anybody help me with this problem ? I just learned that you can play MLB.TV on boxee now, i'm freaking out !

[ianfrommontreal]

I put the kids upstairs and locked myself in the basement until I got it right. I'm sorry for the stupid questions and hope you understand that computers and myself don't quite get along !

[wmdc22]

I did everything I was told and ended up with this


C:\Users\Bill\Desktop\atv-win-1.0.b11>mk-atv-xbmc-ssh.bat
************************************************** ********************
** ATVUSB-Creator based patchstick creator for Windows XP **
** Creates a AppleTV bootable USB flash image that includes **
** ssh, binutils, SoftMenu-0.71 and XBMCLauncher-0.6 plugins **
** **
** Note that this batchfile creates just the disk image which must **
** manually copied to the USB flash drive using a disk image tool **
************************************************** ********************


** Fetching Apple r2.3 update DMG

--2009-07-08 02:39:25-- http://mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-5651.20081119.32VtA/2
Z694-5573-24.dmg
Resolving mesu.apple.com... 96.17.107.27, 96.17.107.8
Connecting to mesu.apple.com|96.17.107.27|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location: http://images.apple.com/support/not_found.html [following]
--2009-07-08 02:39:25-- http://images.apple.com/support/not_found.html
Resolving images.apple.com... 96.17.107.24, 96.17.107.18
Connecting to images.apple.com|96.17.107.24|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2009-07-08 02:39:25 ERROR 404: Not Found.

************************************************** ********************
** Some sort of error has occured, aborting operation **

C:\Users\Bill\Desktop\atv-win-1.0.b11>



I am running 2.4 on my new apple TV

any ideas on how to get this running??

thanks..

[davilla]

Looks like Apple has removed the older dmgs, need to change the download URL in the batch file from;

http://mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-5651.20081119.32VtA/2Z694-5573-24.dmg


to;

http://mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-6242.20090624.Aq20P/2Z694-5660-029.dmg

[S80_UK]

Looks like Apple has removed the older dmgs, need to change the download URL in the batch file from;

http://mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-5651.20081119.32VtA/2Z694-5573-24.dmg


to;

http://mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-6242.20090624.Aq20P/2Z694-5660-029.dmg


Also the other references to the file need changing, obviously. While re-patching my ATV last night I found that there is an updated batch file here...

http://atvusb-creator.googlecode.com/issues/attachment?aid=-140868543162516365&name=mk-atv-xbmc-ssh%282-4%29.bat

Link on this page to put things in context...

http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/issues/detail?id=333

[zakattack]

I know I'm a noob at this, but I thought I would have at least gotten past the zip extract seamlessly.

I have downloaded the Windows zipped file from the site listed in the first thread of this topic. The zipped
folder I downloaded is titled atv-win-1.0.b11. When I open and click on
extract, it tells me there are files already in there that have the same
name. In the zipped folder, there are two folders, one is _MACOSX, and the
other is atv-win.1.0.b11. These have the folder icon and seem to have
stuff in them. In addition, there are two other documents in there with
the same names as above...which I think is causing the problem. It
states "There is already a file name with the folder name you specified.
Specify a different name." When I look into the folders, this seems to be occurring with all documents, where there is a duplicate, empty folder in addition to the folder with "stuff."

I have not even been able to get to the extract step yet, so this is the way it was
downloaded. How do I remedy this? Do I delete those two documents (they
actually seem to be empty folders, but have the document icon)? I have unzipped many things before, and never run into this. Thanks.

[S80_UK]

When I open and click on
extract, it tells me there are files already in there that have the same
name.
It depends on your unzip tool, but for WinZip (for example) you need to have the "Use folder names" option ticked. This will create the different subfolders that hold the like-named files. Start by extracting to a drive letter and simple path (C:\temp\ or D:\temp\).

[zakattack]

It depends on your unzip tool, but for WinZip (for example) you need to have the "Use folder names" option ticked. This will create the different subfolders that hold the like-named files. Start by extracting to a drive letter and simple path (C:\temp\ or D:\temp\).

Thanks! I tried the extract on my XP based laptop and it worked fine. I had been trying it on a Vista computer, so who knows what the issue was. Thanks for the advice.

[zakattack]

EDIT: Problem fixed.

I have two files in my folder that look big enough for the image file needed to load onto the patchstick.

Do I pick atv-xbmc-ssh.img or 2z694-5660-029.dmg?

thanks.

[acchillo]

I downloaded this and run the bat to get the disk image.

However, the following errors comes up:

** Fetching Apple r2.3 update DMG

************************************************** ********************
** Some sort of error has occured, aborting operation


the message on the DOS Shell is more complicated. It looks like it cannot download somethink on Mesu.apple.com It connects ok, but them it says that a file has been moved temporarily.

I have also downloaded a file called mk-atv-xbmc-ssh(2-4), which has a new URL for a DMG. Unfortunately I got the same error.

What's going on?

thx

[davilla]

I downloaded this and run the bat to get the disk image.

However, the following errors comes up:

** Fetching Apple r2.3 update DMG

************************************************** ********************
** Some sort of error has occured, aborting operation


the message on the DOS Shell is more complicated. It looks like it cannot download somethink on Mesu.apple.com It connects ok, but them it says that a file has been moved temporarily.

I have also downloaded a file called mk-atv-xbmc-ssh(2-4), which has a new URL for a DMG. Unfortunately I got the same error.

What's going on?

thx

What's going on is you need to read the previous posts, pay particular attention to post #92

[stealthrt]

I have finished with a GUI version of davilla popular atvusb-creator. This program has everything you need in order to create a patchstick for your Apple TV with a point & click interface

Currently I've asked davilla to test out the program for me and to make sure it's on par with his standards before i release it to the public. It shouldn't take that long as i have tested it a lot and it seems to be solid.. even though i've only worked on it for about a week.

Anyways, here are some screen shots of the program running from start to finish

http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/1.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/2.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/3.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/4.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/5.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/6.jpg

I'll keep you all updated on when it will be released.

David

[stealthrt]

http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/7.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/8.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/9.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/10.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/11.jpg
http://www.stormsoftwareinc.com/atvgui/12.jpg

[stealthrt]

Alright, here is the release V1! :)

http://code.google.com/p/gui-projects/downloads/list

Hope you all enjoy it!

David

[Kickback]

:grin:Alright, here is the release V1! :)

http://code.google.com/p/gui-projects/downloads/list

Hope you all enjoy it!

David

Hi, This looks like a very handy aplication.
I've tried to use it but i constantly get an error notification. Sometimes (almost) at the end of the procedure, other times at the beginning.

I've tried quite some USB-sticks. A lot of them won't work at all, if i select them the application instantly stops.

Does anyone have any suggenstions for me?
I'm running windows XP and want to install Boxee on my new Apple TV.

Thanks

[stealthrt]

:grin:

Hi, This looks like a very handy aplication.
I've tried to use it but i constantly get an error notification. Sometimes (almost) at the end of the procedure, other times at the beginning.

I've tried quite some USB-sticks. A lot of them won't work at all, if i select them the application instantly stops.

Does anyone have any suggenstions for me?
I'm running windows XP and want to install Boxee on my new Apple TV.

Thanks

Sorry for my delay Kickback. I've started my last semester and its pretty time consuming!

I appreciate you taking the time to use my program but I noticed that davilla made his own version for windows so I guess so ahead and just use that. I'll be taking down my google page and the program.

Thanks to those who have used my version and enjoyed it! :)

David

[tangent1138]

Alright, here is the release V1! :)

http://code.google.com/p/gui-projects/downloads/list

Hope you all enjoy it!

David

"Your client does not have permission to get URL /p/gui-projects/downloads/list from this server." ?

[fekker]

I should have read more before asking a silly question. :D

thanks for making this

[xeonicxpression]

I just made a patchstick using atv-win 2.0 but when I run the patchstick on the atv it says unable to unmonunt /mnt/rootfs: invalid argument
patchstick failed -- starting telnetd
something v1.9.1) started
discover...
discover...
discover...
failing
Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr
<more stuff>

Link encap:Local Loopback
<more suff>
Then it does nothing. Anyone got any suggestions?
Edit: Now my apple tv won't even boot...whoops. Also, this thumb drive is the same one I used in the past. I was using a different laptop back then to make the patchstick. I'm on my new Dell with XP SP3 is that makes any difference.

[davilla]

I just made a patchstick using atv-win 2.0 but when I run the patchstick on the atv it says
Then it does nothing. Anyone got any suggestions?
Edit: Now my apple tv won't even boot...whoops. Also, this thumb drive is the same one I used in the past. I was using a different laptop back then to make the patchstick. I'm on my new Dell with XP SP3 is that makes any difference.

The part before this was the important part. What did it report?

unable to unmonunt /mnt/rootfs: invalid argument
patchstick failed -- starting telnetd

[xeonicxpression]

Registered protocol family 1
Registered protocol family 17
Registered udp transport module
Reistered tcp transport module
<something>sh tables configured (estabileshed 8192 bind 1684)
<something> shortcut mode
unused kernel memory: 268k freed
Started: Busybox v 1.9.1 (2008-05-19 20:9:14 EDT)
patchstick -- searching for patchstick.sh
cannot unmount /mnt/rootfs: Invailid argument
patchstick failed -- starting telnetd

[davilla]

Registered protocol family 1
Registered protocol family 17
Registered udp transport module
Reistered tcp transport module
<something>sh tables configured (estabileshed 8192 bind 1684)
<something> shortcut mode
unused kernel memory: 268k freed
Started: Busybox v 1.9.1 (2008-05-19 20:9:14 EDT)
patchstick -- searching for patchstick.sh
cannot unmount /mnt/rootfs: Invailid argument
patchstick failed -- starting telnetd

Humm, I would say to try another brand flash drive. You say you have used this one before? With what patchstick?

Also that you ATV will not boot now, very strange as the patchstick failed before it could start doing anything.

[xeonicxpression]

I can't remember which version. I know it worked on the very first windows version you made. I believe I even used it on the first, or very early, version on mac. I've used it on 3 different version though I believe.

The only thing I did before I tried the patchstick was upgrade to 2.4. it rebooted and worked fine. I tried two other sticks. One wouldn't boot and the other I get the same thing.

[xeonicxpression]

Could the apple tv hard drive be dead? When I was plugging the power back in after plugging the patchstick in the power connector kind of sparked. That wasn't real comforting, lol. Maybe something fried inside?

[davilla]

Could the apple tv hard drive be dead? When I was plugging the power back in after plugging the patchstick in the power connector kind of sparked. That wasn't real comforting, lol. Maybe something fried inside?

Nah, they always do that. You tried forcing a recovery boot using the IR controller ?

[xeonicxpression]

I did a forced recovery via the controller and that got it booting again. I redid the patchstick, even switched to the beta 12 version and I still get the same error message. It failed the patchstick switches to telnetd then shows me a login and just sits there. I pulled the power after letting it sit for awhile. When I tried to start it up without the patchstick again the apple tv wouldn't boot again. Any other ideas?

[davilla]

I did a forced recovery via the controller and that got it booting again. I redid the patchstick, even switched to the beta 12 version and I still get the same error message. It failed the patchstick switches to telnetd then shows me a login and just sits there. I pulled the power after letting it sit for awhile. When I tried to start it up without the patchstick again the apple tv wouldn't boot again. Any other ideas?

telnet in and try it manually. you will need a wired connection to do this, wireless will not work. otherwise... try another brand flash drive.

[xeonicxpression]

is there a guide anywhere on how to do it manually? I checked the Wiki, but didn't see anything. Didn't see anything in the stickies either.

[davilla]

is there a guide anywhere on how to do it manually? I checked the Wiki, but didn't see anything. Didn't see anything in the stickies either.

mount the second partition on the flash drive to /mnt/flashfs, run patchstick.sh. Should take care of everything.

[xeonicxpression]

Edit: Not needed

[xeonicxpression]

NEVER MIND! So I didn't realize USB Image Tool had to be on device mode and not volume mode. Worked fine now. It was set to volume mode by default I think. My bad...

[davilla]

Ok not having a lot of luck here. I'm telneted in and logged in as root root. I did fdisk -l and got

isk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 4864 39070076 ee EFI GPT

Disk /dev/sdb: 4007 MB, 4007657472 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 487 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 488 3913696+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(486, 254, 63) logical=(487, 60, 21)
I did a mkdir /mnt/flashfs

I don't get what I'm supposed to be mounting though.
I tried:
mount /dev/sdb /mnt/flashfs

and
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/flashfs

both give me mounting /dev/sdb (or sdb1) on /mnt/flashfs failed: Invalid argument.

Are either of those the right partitions? Am I doing something wrong?

That's the same error I'm getting with the patchstick. Is it not getting created propperly? I'm just running the atv-win-2.0.exe. Having it download 2.4 and create a patchstick.img file. Then USB Image Tool fires up. I select the thumb drive and hit restore then select patchstick.img. Done deal right?

something not correct, "ls /dev/sd*" and post the results.

don't use fdisk, use parted. fdisk does not understand GPT disk format.

[xeonicxpression]

Thanks for your help Davilla. I feel like a total noob right now.:no: Oh well, atleast it's working again.

[288enzo]

I've read so much that my brain now hurts. Can someone please explain simply what the process is to create a patchstick via Windows for the AppleTV so that I can SSH in and install XBMC?

I've tried atv-win-2.0 exe which created some image on my laptop, not sure what I'm suppose to do with the image. Am I to simply copy it to a USB thumb drive and plug it into ATV? I've SSH'd into my iPhone in the past and don't have a problem with CMD line prompts, just not sure what the heck to do here.

Thanks.

[davilla]

I've read so much that my brain now hurts. Can someone please explain simply what the process is to create a patchstick via Windows for the AppleTV so that I can SSH in and install XBMC?

I've tried atv-win-2.0 exe which created some image on my laptop, not sure what I'm suppose to do with the image. Am I to simply copy it to a USB thumb drive and plug it into ATV? I've SSH'd into my iPhone in the past and don't have a problem with CMD line prompts, just not sure what the heck to do here.

Thanks.

The instructions say to use the application "Usb Image Tool" to copy the disk image to the patchstick. You did read the readme.txt ?