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- rflores2323 - 2011-02-09 18:58
I use my droidx cable and it seems to work to pass power and data. I however have a problem after the tether boot. I cant get the atv2 to boot.. it gets stuck in dfu mode it seems like since i have a steady flashing light.. anyone else run into this problem and have a solution?
- mados123 - 2011-02-09 19:43
rflores2323 Wrote:I use my droidx cable and it seems to work to pass power and data. I however have a problem after the tether boot. I cant get the atv2 to boot.. it gets stuck in dfu mode it seems like since i have a steady flashing light.. anyone else run into this problem and have a solution?
Can u see it via Putty or OSX Terminal? If so, try "killall AppleTV"
I doubt that will work though. Is it persistent after additional attempts with DFU/tether boot? If so, I would just jailbreak it again and hopefully you didn't have a lot of customizations done, using the remote & onscreen keyboard.
- fiddystorms - 2011-02-10 01:05
I am hoping someone can help here. I believe my cable is transferring data as I am able to get into DFU mode, (it better be after I spent $26 for it from radio shack!!!). I am able to run iREB and press menu & play/pause and it enters DFU mode and instructs me to start iTunes (which is actually automatically initiated when I enter DFU mode and it installs the drivers). I would think that at this point it is recognized by itunes and should appear as a device in the source list.
My problem is that iTunes doesn't recognize the device in the source list. it doesn't list Apple TV and therefore there is no restore button. I tried for 3 hours to get it recognized but failed every time. It is brand new out of the box and was never synced with itunes to begin with. Should I first get it to run as if I were intending to use it as advertised or should I be approaching this as a jailbreak fresh out of the box?
- mados123 - 2011-02-10 01:18
What version of iTunes are you using? Is it the latest? Have you tried to run 'iTunesHelper.exe' directly from the install folder to make sure it is running before iReb?
- vike105 - 2011-02-10 01:40
rflores2323 Wrote:I use my droidx cable and it seems to work to pass power and data. I however have a problem after the tether boot. I cant get the atv2 to boot.. it gets stuck in dfu mode it seems like since i have a steady flashing light.. anyone else run into this problem and have a solution?
Can you post your tether boot log please?
- dtviewer - 2011-02-10 04:10
fiddystorms Wrote:I am hoping someone can help here. I believe my cable is transferring data as I am able to get into DFU mode, (it better be after I spent $26 for it from radio shack!!!). I am able to run iREB and press menu & play/pause and it enters DFU mode and instructs me to start iTunes (which is actually automatically initiated when I enter DFU mode and it installs the drivers). I would think that at this point it is recognized by itunes and should appear as a device in the source list.
My problem is that iTunes doesn't recognize the device in the source list. it doesn't list Apple TV and therefore there is no restore button. I tried for 3 hours to get it recognized but failed every time. It is brand new out of the box and was never synced with itunes to begin with. Should I first get it to run as if I were intending to use it as advertised or should I be approaching this as a jailbreak fresh out of the box?
I had the same problem and searched all over the net looking for an answer and never found one.
Mine finally showed up but I dont know what did it.
I do know some of the things I tried.
I hooked it to my tv and network and went to settings and did a update to make sure I had the newest software.
I tried different usb ports on the laptop i was using.
I made sure itunes was up to date.
I rebooted the laptop many times.
Keep us updated on your progress.
- rflores2323 - 2011-02-10 19:34
vike105 Wrote:Can you post your tether boot log please?
I assume the log is the output which is below
Code:
Found device in DFU mode
Checking if device is compatible with this jailbreak
Checking the device type
Identified device as AppleTV2,1
Preparing to upload limera1n exploit
Resetting device counters
Sending chunk headers
Sending exploit payload
Sending fake data
Exploit sent
Reconnecting to device
Waiting 2 seconds for the device to pop up...
Uploading iBSS.k66ap.RELEASE.dfu to device
[==================================================] 100.0%
Waiting 10 seconds for the device to pop up...
Uploading kernelcache.release.k66 to device
[==================================================] 100.0%
Exiting libpois0nif not then let me know how to get the boot log.
- wedgehead - 2011-02-10 21:07
@ rflores2323
I just went through the whole exercise late last night and your output was the same as mine. I think my ATV2 was still blinking too but I simply plugged in the power, unplugged the USB cable and plugged in the HDMI cable and it went solid and it worked.
I think I also tried with the power cord plugged in and had positive results that way as well. Seems to be several ways to skin this cat.
- rflores2323 - 2011-02-11 00:01
well I finally got htis to work. I followed this tutorial and had some help from badjase... and it worked. finally have it up and running again. Thanks
iTunes doesn't recognize device, no restore button - fiddystorms - 2011-02-11 00:10
mados123 Wrote:What version of iTunes are you using? Is it the latest? Have you tried to run 'iTunesHelper.exe' directly from the install folder to make sure it is running before iReb?
no. i did not manually start iTunesHelper.exe, I will try that tonight. I am using the latest version of itunes, updated 2 nights ago.