FYI Scott - et al
I have just now hacked my second apple TV, after the first one has been doing well I thought I would do get another and ready for Dharma.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions
Few Notes to help people who are using the guide
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...he_AppleTV
1) I'm totally confused by "vi" as an editor - and since "nano" seems to be loaded by default - I use that instead
2) During the parted steps while repartitioning i kept getting error"
"Warning: The journal is not empty. Parted must replay the transactions before opening the file system. This will modify the file system."
I goggled and there were all sorts of hits and no good answers.
The commands shown are "parted -s" in which the "-s" is for scripted - meaning don’t ask any questions. If I removed the -s parted asked me if it was ok to fix the journal and completed the partition update.
3) In the guide you will see
Code:
[b]Create a .xsession[/b]:
echo "exec xbmc --standalone" > .xsession
# Logout
exit
[b]Reboot [/b]
sudo reboot
I think when they update the guide and added the "Running Firefox" step they accidently pushed down the following necessary block
Code:
Edit rc.local to restore launching xbmc at boot.
sudo vi /etc/rc.local
[b]add:[/b]
echo "exec xbmc --standalone" > /home/xbmc/.xsession
This needs to be done or the apple will not auto launch xbmc (prior to the reboot)
4) This is an open question to the guide regarding the apt-get install powersaved which in included in the prebuild image. It would be nice if the Apple TV was less of a hot plate but I’m unfamiliar with the lib and it seems to need a GUI to configure it. Any good ways to install and configure it manually and does it have any negative performance concerns?
5) Booting directly without the Stick - I'm going to post my notes and theory below since it's long.
Thanks to all who make this project possible and keep up the great work.
Regards,
Mike Pisano
