[AppleTV] HOW-TO disable the Apple TV auto-update (ATV)

flipp3r Wrote:I ran the command to add the loopback for mesu.apple.com and then decided to look at the hosts file. I can see the entry in there twice. Is there a way to remove the 2nd line? I can't locate vi on the ATV, so I'm not sure how to edit the file. Thanks, Eric

sudo nano /etc/hosts

control-x to save and exit

Quick question..... After I've entered the line as well as the frontrow password, how do I know if it works? I just get a -bash-2.05b$ . Am I supposed to see something else, or is this confirmation it' s taken?

Sekou Wrote:Quick question..... After I've entered the line as well as the frontrow password, how do I know if it works? I just get a -bash-2.05b$ . Am I supposed to see something else, or is this confirmation it' s taken?

look and see

cat /etc/hosts

I haven't downgraded to 2.2, I'm still on 2.3, so other than waiting for a new update from Apple, how do I check to see if it's worked?

Sekou Wrote:I haven't downgraded to 2.2, I'm still on 2.3, so other than waiting for a new update from Apple, how do I check to see if it's worked?

Already told you, if it's in /etc/hosts, it's blocked.

Er...ok. Listen, I'm an utter noob, so please explain in detail.... Are you saying I should be looking for "cat /etc/hosts" in my terminal window after I've entered the script?

Sekou Wrote:Er...ok. Listen, I'm an utter noob, so please explain in detail.... Are you saying I should be looking for "cat /etc/hosts" in my terminal window after I've entered the script?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_(Unix)

"cat" is a command-line application. Use it to dump/display the contents of a file.

So "cat /etc/hosts" will display the contents of the file "host" in the path "/etc".

you should see your addition on the last line.

And there it is! Ahhh Davilla...is there anything you don't know?

Sekou Wrote:And there it is! Ahhh Davilla...is there anything you don't know?

Not much, and what I don't know, I fake

Hey guys,

I am trying to disable auto update on my Apple TV. I followed the instructions on the first post of this thread (by davilla), and as soon as i enter

ssh frontrow@AppleTV.local, i get the following message:

ssh: connect to host AppleTV.local port 22: Connection refused

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks