Updated: XBMC update for iDevice/AppleTV2
We expected a good amount of interest from the last post, but the response was overwhelming.
As a result, we have been hard at work fixing bugs and adding missing features from the first release. So here it is, v2 of XBMC for your AppleTV2/iDevices.
Update: A last-minute build-bug caused the SMB+Live Essentials fix to be left out. This is fixed now, users still experiencing this bug should update to get the fix.
Changelog:
- GUI speedup
- Webserver enabled
- RTMP support
- AC3/DTS Audio Dialogs
- Rotating for the iPhone and iPad
- Black and Dim screensavers working
- Bluetooth Support
- SMB shares with Windows Live Essentials should work.
- Sleep timer works
- Add-on updates now working
- Decrypted ISO playback works
- Thumbnail creation fixed
This question of 1080p display has come up very often, so here’s the answer: XBMC can decode 1080p video but for now the ATV2 is limited to display 720p output. Its still unknown whether this is a hardware or software restriction.
For more FAQ see this page.
Update Instructions:
AppleTV2: Connect via SSH in and run “apt-get update && apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2′”
iOS: Upgrade through Cydia.
The XBMC developers are hard at work on non-apple related features as well, expect a post in the next day or two outline what else we’ve been doing.
@Panos2000
Is´t this what you are looking for?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/greenpois0n-rc6-breaks-new-apple-tvs-bonds-performs-untethered/
`cause Apple sucks and they don´t like alternative Software…
I would have never bought an Apple TV before. But now, XBMC makes it well worth it. Apple should be thanking you guys!!!
@Roops
I had same issue. Is it a bug?
overwhelming software. it made my digital life complete. thank you guys. seriously…
Very good app, but the fonts and controls are so small on iPhone, that it’s unusable
Hello All,
First off, this is awesome. I have my ATV2 modded using Greenpois0n and running xbmc. I’ve been a long time user of XBMC on the original old school xbox’s. There is one under every tv in my house. I love xbmc and am so happy it has evolved past it’s beginings on the first gen xbox console.
Few questions:
1.) Musical visualizations. I loved these in the XBMC builds by T3ch on the xbox consoles. Are these working for the IOS port? Is there anyway to get the visualization packages that exisist for XBMC compiled for the xbox on the ATV2 version?
2.) I have no idea what Platform the Roku works off of…but is there any earthly way to get xbmc on a roku?
I’m seriously considering picking up a second ATV2 because XBMC appears to work so darn well!
Decrypted ISO playback from SMB share fails immediately or within a few seconds from start.
@dergago
wow. what a thoughtful reply. it’s a wonder people don’t understand the situation with such eloquence as yours. does boxee box let people run pure xbmc on it? does roku? does googletv? where is microsoft’s xbmc set-top box? why limit your inane rants to a single company? all those companies must suck and don’t like alternative software!
no small part of apple’s success is due to their perfectionist’s control of the ecosystems surrounding their products. apple is of the “do what you do great, and don’t do anything else” variety, and that means that the products they do sell perform the functions they’re meant to extremely well. what it unfortunately means for us tinkerers is that there are a lot of non-polished things that apple products aren’t “allowed” to do by apple. imagine someone saying “hey, 1080p keeps bailing on my appletv2 running xbmc streaming over the smb protocol via a bluetooth connection! apple suxors!” apple instead makes sure the product does what they say it does, and keeps it that way, slowly expanding the capabilities of each product. it’s an understandable, if not sometimes frustrating business model.
on the plus side, though, when hackers, developers and tinkerers get together, they can prove that there is a market for outside development on an apple product (which is why you now have third-party apps on the iphone). this is, of course, a simplification of the overall issue with apple, but i don’t have the time or energy to write a novel.
in the mean time, let’s keep tinkering. =]
Really great app! Thank you guys! Keep walking!
any chance of getting the stack support into idevices? for video out cable usage on the go?
regards
ev
@Panos2000
apple are not inclined to accept apps that act like widgets for starters as Steve says so and lets face it if the idevices were running widgets it would detract people from buying a specific app for that purpose = less money for apple.
Galaxy tab 10.1 looks promising running android. Not out yet but would be a great device for XBMC don’t you think?
Hey Guys! Where is the post regarding the non IOS Development. Looking forward to hear what you have in store for us…
i get this error message ‘E: Couldn’t find package org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2′ any ideas???
i love this, but i have only one problem with it. in the main menu the “shutdown menu” command shuts the apple tv 2 down :(
has anyone found a way round this? i have been told to use http commands to send a keypress “S” but i have no idea!
@Andrei
have the same problem
Fantastic news guys! I’ve been using and loving XBMC on the original XBOX daily since it first came out. Time to upgrade to ATV 2! Great work!
same problem
@Andrei
Same for me too?
how can i get this update without a mac i already have xbmc on my apple tv i just want the update
Thank you very much guys! I was using windows media center with xbox360 as a extender, suckkkkkk! Viva XBMC! (apple tv is good just because xbmc).
Hi there,
I just installed xbmc but i’m unsure how to add video sources to it…meaning i can’t find files to play videos/etc…anyone have a step by step that could show me how to connect to network or to my macbook?
Got it working on the ATV2.. full dolby digital decoding on h.264 streams with out a problem. XBMC you guys are amazing.
Thank you XBMC team no more noisy XBOX in the bedroom now.
XSISTOR – I used Green Poison http://greenpois0n.com/ it has MAC LINUX and Windows versions to jailbreak your ATV2 plus it has an Auto installer for XBMC. I don’t know if there is any downside to doing it this way. I’ve had it running now for 2 days via wireless with no issues.
Hi I’m kind of stuck. On iPhone 4…When I go to videos I’m presented with just the “…” and when I tap on it nothing happens. On the bottom right corner it says page 2/2..when i did a hard reboot and went back page 1/1, but it didn’t matter…I was able to add sources before and now I can’t! Please help!
Where is the new update? I’ve been so excited! We’ve almost been waiting for two weeks :(
Have gotten xbmc on my atv2 and everything is groovy :-) Except i cannot play content from my video_ts folders. Any reason why not?
AMAZING !!!
Yesterday i bought AplleTV2 (my first apple device ever) jailbroke it and installed XBMC. This is truly amazing what you guys were able to do with this little box.
@Mike
Archos 70 would be great with XBMC on it. It looks and works good with the official XBMC remote.
Xbmc is an amazing product all around.
There’s just one nagging issue I have with it.
the buffering…..
even embedded flash players continue to buffer when the vid is paused.
sadly that doesn’t seem to be the case in xbmc…
and to me that is a deal breaker love the app but man it is annoying that it doesnt continue to buffer when paused.
So what’s new in org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2 10.0-6 [39.9MB] released today? ;-)
MiniStation: Stick Buffalo’s New HDD Onto The Back Of Your TV
Check it out.
http://keivnoligy.blogspot.com/2011/02/ministation-stick-buffalos-new-hdd-onto.html
Im wondering the same thing, where is the change log for the new update hmm?
Ok, I have jailbroken apple tv2 with Greenpoisi0n on windows, and loaded xbmc. It seems to work fine but I want to upgrade xbmc. I can ssh into it with winSCP, but I can figure out how to upgrade by running “apt-get update && apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2′”. Where is this or how do you run this? Also, I want to change the weather to my city……anyone know where and how to change it?
I meant that I cant figure out how to upgrade…………..