[AppleTV] Launcher 3.2 testing

MaestroDD Wrote:mltobing, Amet, infohound112, tuckbodi thanks for testing and reporting back!

bmartani, as already mentioned in my first post, the version is not ready for public use, and only people who are comfortable with the command line should install it. We developers would be thankful, if you respected this. Please feel free to post a howto once we think this version is ready, although I don't think it'll be needed.

NP

A bit off topic if you dont mind,

when there is no OSX build on "Nightly" the launcher still shows the version number but fails as there is nothing to download. Sure, I know I can do it manually but couldn't we always download the latest version from the same place?
I realize that would have to be coordinated effort with TheQuestor, but would it be worth the effort?

Thanks for the quick fix.
Zeljko

Amet Wrote:[...]

when there is no OSX build on "Nightly" the launcher still shows the version number but fails as there is nothing to download. Sure, I know I can do it manually but couldn't we always download the latest version from the same place?
I realize that would have to be coordinated effort with TheQuestor, but would it be worth the effort?

IIRC there were already efforts to do something like this.
Easiest would probably be to kindly ask TheQuestor (->new thread) to change the way he publishes builds and to generate a new Info.asp only if a build was successful.

The instructions seemed perfectly clear to me but as I see others are getting confused this noob will try to clarify for others what to do.

Step 1. If you have not let your Apple TV update to 3.0 and want to try it you need to turn the updates back on and let it update. If you did a factory restore you need to have it update to 3.0, or if you are already at 3.0 read on.

Step 2. After it has updated to 3.0 apply your patchstick as normal, this is done to get SSH capability back.

Step 3. Log into your Apple TV via SSH using a tool like putty.exe, download link is here:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtat...nload.html

Step 4. Then type (no quotes) "wget http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/858897/XBMC/L...-debug.run"

Step 5. Then type (no quotes)"chmod +x Launcher-3.2.alpha1-debug.run"

Step 6. Then type (no quotes)"./Launcher-3.2.alpha1-debug.run" and enter the appropriate password (like it says, usually "frontrow") and answer "y" when it asks to restart the finder.

Go back to your ATV now, there should be a "Launcher" option. Download XBMC and install as usual. At this time it does not fix Boxee.

However DO NOT update Launcher as it will install version 3.1 and you will lose the "Launcher" options...yeah I learned that the hard way! ;-)

Works perfectly fine on my newly update 3.0, symbolic link old xbmc setup great too!
Many thanks.
Dean

update to beta1

changed:
- cleanup in update controller
- added images in Settings and Downloads

As a major problem with ATV updates is always screen release (meaning Finder doesn't let XBMC/Boxee come to front), testing this aspect would be nice. Disconnect TV, reconnect, XBMC still running, screensaver, etc.

new Launcher-3.2.beta1-debug.run

For in-Launcher updates, just add an additional update source with:

Thanks again for testing!

cheers,
mdd

MaestroDD Wrote:mltobing, Amet, infohound112, tuckbodi thanks for testing and reporting back!

bmartani, as already mentioned in my first post, the version is not ready for public use, and only people who are comfortable with the command line should install it. We developers would be thankful, if you respected this. Please feel free to post a howto once we think this version is ready, although I don't think it'll be needed.

Sorry (shamefaced), gratitude and excitement overcame me in my eagerness to share and I admit it read but forgot the part where MaestroDD did say you should be comfortable with commandline, my bad.

Running smooth with beta1

btw, samba server is also running !

Just follow the link on awkward TV for 2.0

Cheers

Launcher 3.2 file does no exists ...

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/858897/XBMC/L...-debug.run

I have installed Launcher 3.2 beta 1 and am running the nightly build of XBMC (r24155). I access all my files from a NAS using NFS (I manually installed mount_nfs on the ATV). XBMC is streaming the files from the NAS without issue.

Thanks for the update!