PDA

View Full Version : Screen goes black when XBMC launches


Meinfarr
2009-01-02, 19:05
Sorry dont even know where/what to search for in this situation...

Please help or tell me what to search for....

I Installed XBMC on my ATV and everything was fine....almost perfect....

Wanted to make easier for wife to use...so I selected option within XBMC config to go to "Videos" upon startup.....

when I restarted my ATV and tried new config...XBMC launch goes BLACK and nothing...I can hear sound effects when I use remote control but NO picture.

Is there anywhere I can ssh into the atv and reset the XBMC config back to standard launch so I dont have to start from scratch?

MaestroDD
2009-01-02, 20:51
Hi,

we need to know the versions of Launcher and ATV.
On ATV 2.3 with Launcher 0.8 the black screen on startup is a known issue. So an update to Launcher 2.2 would help in this case.
To check if xbmc configuration is broken, you can move the userdata folder aside:
ssh frontrow@appletv.local
mv /Users/frontrow/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC{,.bak}

to restore:
mv /Users/frontrow/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC{.bak,}

Meinfarr
2009-01-02, 21:44
Hi,

we need to know the versions of Launcher and ATV.
On ATV 2.3 with Launcher 0.8 the black screen on startup is a known issue. So an update to Launcher 2.2 would help in this case.
To check if xbmc configuration is broken, you can move the userdata folder aside:
ssh frontrow@appletv.local
mv /Users/frontrow/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC{,.bak}

to restore:
mv /Users/frontrow/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC{.bak,}

Thanks DD,

The ATV is 2.3...dont know the launcher Ill double check when I get home. I do recall that I only did the XBMC install from the menu and not the launcher. Ill be sure and do that also....

Thanks again.

Meinfarr
2009-01-03, 03:23
That did it....just needed launcher 2.2

Thanks again!