ATV2 Jailbreak

Mark M · 26 Dec 2011 at 12:49

Has anyone got any links to what I need to download etc? I've had a quick search but it appears you can download XMBC or Firecore flash? What's the difference and why is flash $30? Is it worth the money?

Thanks

SparkyG · 26 Dec 2011 at 13:21

To jailbrake you need to use something like season pass

StevenG · 26 Dec 2011 at 21:13

http://support.firecore.com/entries/387605

Tutorial above. Seasonpass is what you need.

StevenG

Faustus · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:01

Have they managed to come up with a reliable untethered version yet as last time I checked the latest software was proving difficult to crack?

StevenG · 27 Dec 2011 at 19:18

mine is untethered but i believe im running the previous ios version to the latest.

dont really need the latest when all i run on mine is XBMC.

StevenG

ElliottJames · 27 Dec 2011 at 19:31

Guys just wondering what does a Jailbroken Apple TV allow?

SDK^ · 27 Dec 2011 at 20:23

It lets you install XBMC (and other apps as well) which allows you to stream any movie format to your TV.

Tweaker · 27 Dec 2011 at 22:37

Had an apple tv lying about that i have for testing, put XMBC on it, now its 99% more useful

Mark M · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:08

What is the difference between tethered and untethered?

Oh an what is a nitely build?

wakayoda · 28 Dec 2011 at 00:29

You could just get a media player that takes the files off a USB drive.

PaulyD · 28 Dec 2011 at 09:56

Untethered = can reboot whenever you want
Tethered = Need to jailbreak every time it restarts (so connect upto your PC and and click the boot tethered option)

Nightly build is the very latest build they have done, often updated every day or two. Could fix an issue but create a new one.

randal · 28 Dec 2011 at 11:33

wakayoda said:
You could just get a media player that takes the files off a USB drive.

You haven't played with XBMC have you?

It's so much more than a USB stick player.

ATV2 is great for iTunes/Airplay/trailers/YouTube etc.., but XBMC on an Apple TV2 is the balls. Having both is the icing on the cake.

Map drive using Samba over wifi, and you've got a fully fledged media centre that uses 6w of power at peak and is completely silent. All for the princely sum of £99.

ElliottJames · 28 Dec 2011 at 11:45

randal24 said:
You haven't played with XBMC have you?

It's so much more than a USB stick player.

ATV2 is great for iTunes/Airplay/trailers/YouTube etc.., but XBMC on an Apple TV2 is the balls. Having both is the icing on the cake.

Map drive using Samba over wifi, and you've got a fully fledged media centre that uses 6w of power at peak and is completely silent. All for the princely sum of £99.

But the wd tv live can do that also

randal · 28 Dec 2011 at 11:51

Running xbmc?

SDK^ · 28 Dec 2011 at 12:39

ElliottJames said:
But the wd tv live can do that also

Can it mirror from an iPhone or iPad ?!

Raymond Lin · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:52

SDK^ said:
Can it mirror from an iPhone or iPad ?!

That part is amazing ! It's airplay with video!

PaulyD · 28 Dec 2011 at 15:54

I got an aTV2 for xmas, jailbreaked it that day and installed XBMC but haven't played around with it too much since then as had to be social and see the family/girlfriend etc. Is XBMC the best to use compared to Nito Player and firecores ATV flash black?

It seems the flash black integrates more into the main menu's rather than launching a seperate "app" as such.

Also any other killer add on's to use?

EDIT: i'm on 4.3 untethered, luckily it came like that out of the box. Primary use is connecting to my NAS which has seperate shares for TV and Movies which XBMC has picked up (and downloaded the cover art and title names for each TV series which is awesome!)

Mark M · 28 Dec 2011 at 16:00

I got my ATV2 for Christmas also, will I need to do a tethered jailbreak or will unteathered work? Its to go in my living room so teathered is going to be difficult, although I can leave it powered on I suppose.

Should I check my version perhaps and see which method I need to use?

PaulyD · 28 Dec 2011 at 16:07

It depends on the software version. 4.3 will be untethered, the latest will be tethered. i'm not 100% sure myself with the aTV but its a learning curve. Absolutely fine when it comes to iPhone and Macs though!

PaulyD · 28 Dec 2011 at 22:32

After a lengthy play with xbmc tonight I can indeed say it is awesome. Once you have found a skin you like, got it scanning your drives and downloading the media data it is great. All my films now have plots/length/ratings and cover/fan art associated to it as well as my tv series I have backed up.

Brilliant device once jailbroken and played around with