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This post was a huge help. I had some small issues but it went more smoothly than I could have imagined under Vista. Thanks for this great post. Now I'll start enjoying ATV the way it should be.
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pooh
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Lumpsack,
care to set up a wiki page? I might have some interesting additions to get the 'windows nOOb' user going on getting USB mass storage to work 'windows only' way. (including USB hub, keyboard, mouse etc)
Please let me know, and if you lack the time, I'll do it for us.
-HF
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when connecting to the apple tv, winSCP states:
WARNING
The server's host key was not found in the cache. You have no guarantee that the server is the computer you think it is.
The server's rsa key fingerprint is:
If you trust this host, press Yes. To connect without adding host key to the cache, press no. To abandon the connection, press cancel.
Continue connecting and add host key to the cache?
YES, NO, CANCEL COPY KEY
What do I do from here?
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2008-10-30, 21:56
(This post was last modified: 2008-10-30, 22:12 by buzzz84.)
THanks for your help Pooh on my last question...now, when I go to copy the file XBMCLauncher-0[1].4-debug.run, the initial directory that appletv boots up to is /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow
Is this the folder I want to copy this file to? and if so, how do I do the next step with Putty to run the file? I tried dropping it into this file and then running Putty but it couldn't find this file when i typed:
sudo sh ./XMBCLauncher-0[1].4-debug.run
It says -bash-2.05b$ ./XMBCLauncher-0[1].4-debug.run: ./XMBCLauncher-0[1].4-debug.run: No such file or directory
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2008-10-30, 22:48
(This post was last modified: 2008-10-30, 22:57 by pooh.)
Hi Buzz,
Target directory on your ATV is correct: /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow
You might want to set the 'executable' permission for this file correct (*nix is different from windows ;-) ) meaning, by default you can not simply 'execute' a file (even as root) if the file has not the correct permissions.
Try this:
Go into you ATV with putty (good thinking there, you should end up in /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow)
then enter the below command on the putty console:
sudo chmod 755 XBMCLauncher-0[1].4-debug.run
then enter the password fro frontrow which is 'frontrow'
Then try to execute by entering the one you know:
sudo sh ./XBMCLauncher-0[1].4-debug.run
and it should or could ask for the frontrow password which is frontrow, and off you go....
Enjoy your latest investment ;-)
-HF
ps. Please don't think of this permission thing as a 'bad' thing. In general, *nix (stands for all kinds of Unix flavors) is and was always ahead of it's time regarding security vs Wondoze. So try to see this as 'logical' and secure, instead of it's difficult ;-) The reason why virtually the complete internet is running *nix machines :-)
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jhauer
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You can safely say YES as long as you trust your ATV
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pooh
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Anybody of the windows users interested on how to enable USB mass storage or USB in general? Just checking to see if it worthwhile documenting step by step thingy.
-HF
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jhauer
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Sounds like an interesting project Pooh. After I figure out the Boxee install the USB storage would be a good project. Take this as one yes vote. (Thanks for your help.)
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Definitely interested in the USB storage...trying now to install perian.component but I am struggling...You the man pooh
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have you tried running smart installer again with combo update in ~/documents ?