[AppleTV2] HOW TO Stop ATV2 from checking for updates and CRASHING

jbenmore · 2011-05-01 15:12

Iplayer works fine. The problem is with my tv shows and movies from my laptop. It buffers like crazy and then jitters and thats it! Any ideas?

jbenmore · 2011-05-01 18:56

should I downgrade to 4.1.1 (4.2.1)?

ox_eye · 2011-07-24 00:22

Added the three lines from post 1 into the host and now my *.mkv are working fine. Thank you!

By the way, can it be that the menu is faster after entering the three lines? For me it's looking that the menu and the thumbnails are faster than before.

EmeraldICE · 2011-08-13 05:19

You are amazing!
I just got an Apple TV today and set everything up and was going about setting my preferences when it kept crashing. It crashed every 2-3 minutes, even just sitting on idle. I was so frustrated until I found your post. It's been up and running amazingly now since I followed your instructions!

dreamc · 2011-09-03 22:44

Have been having this issue for a while so decided to see how it could be solved and found this thread.

Have modified the hosts file, which now looks like this:

Code:

##

# Host Database

#

# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface

# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.

##

127.0.0.1    localhost

255.255.255.255    broadcasthost

::1             localhost 

fe80::1%lo0    localhost

127.0.0.1 appldnld.apple.com

127.0.0.1 mesu.apple.com

127.0.0.1 appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net

Next I've pinged to mesu.apple.com and the right ip address shows up.
Have also updated NitoTV to the latest version, disabled updates and installed UpdateBeGone, but it still keeps rebooting unfortunately.

What's the next thing I could check to solve this?

sandstheman · 2011-09-07 19:14

I would check that it is an issue with Apple Update in the first place.

I was having the same problem, everything in place to block updates yet it was still crashing. Turned out that my problem was to do with the skin i was using (Aeon Nox) which was causing Low Memory problems eventually crashing xbmc and rebooting the Apple TV.

The quick way to see if it is a Low Memory problem is to have a look at the crash reporter logs, here:

/Library/Logs/CrashReporter

You should see files named LowMemory-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.plist

If you do see files with that name, then you need to look at either the Skin you are using or at whatever apps you might have installed that could be eating up memory.

Switching back to Confluence solved the problem for me Wink

cptquazar · 2011-09-13 14:15

Thanks, works superb for me Smile

MrNarc · 2011-10-09 13:51

guys i need help asap, i have atv 2 on 4.2.3?? jailed with season pass, did the 3 command lines, did the nightly build, did noupdate install thingy, wat else can i do keeps crashing Confused

**Ned Scott** · 2011-10-09 14:29

MrNarc Wrote:guys i need help asap, i have atv 2 on 4.2.3?? jailed with season pass, did the 3 command lines, did the nightly build, did noupdate install thingy, wat else can i do keeps crashing

You can start a new thread with the following details: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=92480

lawardy · 2011-10-31 13:27

Hi guys,

Need help here.

I installed updatebegone and it seems like it fixed the problem for 1 day.

However, after that, some movies do not even start. If it start, it will crash out after 2 mins

Can you please help.

Here is the log files

I did jailbreak it using Seas0npass on iOS4.3.3

XBMC.log
CrashReport

jbenmore Junior Member Posts: 27 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-05-01 15:12 Post: #81 Iplayer works fine. The problem is with my tv shows and movies from my laptop. It buffers like crazy and then jitters and thats it! Any ideas?
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jbenmore Junior Member Posts: 27 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-05-01 18:56 Post: #82 should I downgrade to 4.1.1 (4.2.1)?
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ox_eye Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Jul 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-07-24 00:22 Post: #83 Added the three lines from post 1 into the host and now my *.mkv are working fine. Thank you! By the way, can it be that the menu is faster after entering the three lines? For me it's looking that the menu and the thumbnails are faster than before.
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EmeraldICE Junior Member Posts: 13 Joined: Sep 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-08-13 05:19 Post: #84 You are amazing! I just got an Apple TV today and set everything up and was going about setting my preferences when it kept crashing. It crashed every 2-3 minutes, even just sitting on idle. I was so frustrated until I found your post. It's been up and running amazingly now since I followed your instructions!
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cptquazar Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: Sep 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: Berlin, Germany	2011-09-13 14:15 Thanks Post: #87 Thanks, works superb for me
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MrNarc Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Oct 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-10-09 13:51 Post: #88 guys i need help asap, i have atv 2 on 4.2.3?? jailed with season pass, did the 3 command lines, did the nightly build, did noupdate install thingy, wat else can i do keeps crashing
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Ned Scott Team-XBMC Wiki Guy Posts: 12,568 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 138 Location: Arizona, USA	2011-10-09 14:29 Post: #89 MrNarc Wrote:guys i need help asap, i have atv 2 on 4.2.3?? jailed with season pass, did the 3 command lines, did the nightly build, did noupdate install thingy, wat else can i do keeps crashing You can start a new thread with the following details: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=92480
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