How to start with XBMC ATV2

OK, here's a 10 steps recapitulation for newcomers:
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0. Attach ATV2 to your Mac with USB cable.

1. Put your Apple TV 2 into DFU mode as explained here . I'll need it for both TinyUmbrella and greenpoison JB

2. Verify that in System profiler and copy your's ECID so you can enter it in TinyUmbrella (TU)

3. Open TU (I used ver 4.21.11). If you device was detected automatically, goto next step. If not, click on Manual ECID and paste your number. Set iDevice to AppleTV if not already set. Name it as you like.

4. Select your device from the left list and click on Save SHSH in upper right corner. In my case, TU reported "This device is NOT connected", but created SHSHs in home/.shsh without a problem

5. Run greenpoison ver. 6_1 or better (WiFi fixed in 6_1) and click Yes, confirming you are wanting to JB your AppleTV

6. As you are already in DFU mode and USB is connected, just press Jailbreak button and wait for greenpoison to finish.

7. Confirm JB once done. This will close greenpoison App. WAIT at least 40 sec so ATV2 is updated properly.

8. You're done. Attach to power and TV.

9. I chose inject SW from new greenpoison menu and installed Cydia. ATV rebooted.

10. Next I opened Install SW from nitoTV menu and chosen XBMC

pecinko Wrote:OK, here's a 10 steps recapitulation for newcomers:
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0. Attach ATV2 to your Mac with USB cable.

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10. Next I opened Install SW from nitoTV menu and chosen XBMC

Step 11: Wifi Fix -- Either remove then reinstall nitoTV from SSH or install OpenSSH from the nitoTV menu. (More info on my blog)

joshua.lyon Wrote:Step 11: Wifi Fix -- Either remove then reinstall nitoTV from SSH or install OpenSSH from the nitoTV menu. (More info on my blog)

Yes. This is optional as it's NOT required for greenpoison 6_1 (or newer).

Is step 2, 3 and 4 really necessary with the latest TU?
I connected my atv2 and TU recognized it and let me save the blobs without having to manually enter the ECID and such.

Fire69 Wrote:Is step 2, 3 and 4 really necessary with the latest TU?
I connected my atv2 and TU recognized it and let me save the blobs without having to manually enter the ECID and such.

Of course not, if it gets recognized. That, unfortunately, wasn't my case.

pecinko Wrote:Yes. This is optional as it's NOT required for greenpoison 6_1 (or newer).

Good feedback. I checked out the greenpois0n RC 6.1 change log and didn't see anything about the wifi fix (just an iBooks fix), but sure enough a google search shows that numerous blogs are reporting 6.1 does fix the wifi issue.

davilla Wrote:need to manually do it. http://www.ihackintosh.com/2010/10/how-t...v-2g-ecid/

EDIT: you (everyone) should always get/save their shsh blobs. Once Apple rolls out a new version then they stop signing the ipsw related to that version. Without the shsh blob, there is no way to re-install that version.

I have jailbreak my ATV 2 and doesn't save my shsh blob is it to late ar can i do it after the jailbreack

Most Wanted Wrote:I have jailbreak my ATV 2 and doesn't save my shsh blob is it to late ar can i do it after the jailbreack

re-read the previous threads, the answer is there.

pecinko Wrote:2. Verify that in System profiler and copy your's ECID so you can enter it in TinyUmbrella (TU)

3. Open TU (I used ver 4.21.11), click on Manual ECID and paste your number. Set iDevice to AppleTV if not already set. Name it as you like.

4. Select this device (you just created) from the left list and click on Save SHSH in upper right corner. TU reported This device is NOT connected, but created SHSHs in home/.shsh without a problem

do i really have to enter the ECID manually? i'm using tu on a mac and i thought that saved my shsh automaticaly with correct ECID when plugin my atv2 via usb and told tu to save the shsh?

Maetrik Wrote:do i really have to enter the ECID manually? i'm using tu on a mac and i thought that saved my shsh automaticaly with correct ECID when plugin my atv2 via usb and told tu to save the shsh?

No.