Archive:Install Kodi on Apple TV 2

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Which version of Apple TV software do you have?
ATV2 software 4.jpg

If you have a jailbroken Apple TV 2 running versions 4.1 to 4.4.4:
Use these instructions: ATV 4.x

ATV2 software 5.jpg

If you have a jailbroken Apple TV 2 running versions 5.0 and up:
Use these instructions: ATV 5.x


The current stable release of XBMC for iOS is v12 Frodo.

Requirements
  • If you have any issues, be sure to read the iOS FAQ!


ATV 4.x

Installing from the command line

This is the same build installed from the nitoTV menu, if installed.
  1. Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2. Note, you need to replace "YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS" with the IP address of the Apple TV:
    ssh [email protected]
    EXAMPLE: ssh [email protected]
  2. You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
  3. Continue to enter the following commands:
    apt-get install wget
    wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
    echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
    echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
    apt-get update
    apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
    reboot

And you're done! You should now be running XBMC v12 Frodo for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your XBMC version.

ATV 5.x

Installing from the command line

This is the same build installed from the nitoTV menu, if installed.
  1. Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2. Note, you need to replace "YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS" with the IP address of the Apple TV:
    ssh [email protected]
    EXAMPLE: ssh [email protected]
  2. You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
  3. Continue to enter the following commands:
    apt-get install wget
    wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
    echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
    echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
    apt-get update
    mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances
    apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
    mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance
    reboot

And you're done! You should now be running XBMC v12 Frodo for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your XBMC version.

Installing from NitoTV

Emblem-important-yellow.png NOTICE:
While this should work in theory, the official installation method for XBMC is to use the command line instructions. If you have issues with any of the Nito installers then please try the command line instructions to see if that fixes the issue. Nito simply gives a GUI for those command line instructions, so it should work, but Team XBMC has no control over those installers and cannot update them or see any errors from them, or anything like that.
NitoTV on the Apple TV 2
  1. Scroll right to the NitoTV menu on the Apple TV and choose the first option "Install Software".
  2. Scroll down the list until you see "XBMC-ATV2" and click on that.
  3. From that menu press "install" and your Apple TV will install XBMC and then do a SOFT reboot (no tethered boot required).
  4. XBMC will now be in your Apple TV menu, scroll right to it, click and enjoy.

And you're done! You should now be running XBMC v12 Frodo for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your XBMC version.

Updating

Either update through NitoTV or issue the following commands to update:

  1. Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2:
    ssh [email protected]
    EXAMPLE: ssh [email protected]
  2. You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
  3. Continue to enter the following commands:
    apt-get update
    apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2

Development builds

Nightly builds

Nightly builds are unstable test builds that have the latest bug fixes and feature additions. Nightly builds work with both ATV2 software version 4.x and 5.x. They are not fully tested, so anticipate issues and be sure to backup your userdata folder.

Change history: trac timeline or commit history

NOTE: You MUST install the stable version (see above) before you can install a nightly build. You only need to install the stable version once and you don't need to uninstall previous versions to upgrade (or downgrade) XBMC.

  1. Open http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/atv2/ in a web browser and copy the url of the most recent file in that listing.
    EXAMPLE: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/atv2/xbmc-20111202-6729214-master-atv2.deb
  2. Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2:
    ssh [email protected]
    EXAMPLE: ssh [email protected]
  3. You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
  4. Continue to enter the following commands:
    rm -f *xbmc*.deb
    wget URL-FROM-STEP-ONE-HERE
    EXAMPLE: wget http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/atv2/xbmc-20111202-6729214-master-atv2.deb
    dpkg -i *xbmc*.deb
    rm *xbmc*.deb

And you're done! You should now have the latest nightly build of XBMC for ATV2. See here to verify your XBMC version.


Monthly builds

Installing a semi-stable monthly build is the same as installing a nightly build above, but with the url in step 1 replaced with http://mirrors.xbmc.org/snapshots/darwin/atv2/

To revert back to the stable version/repository for XBMC

    1. Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2. Note, you need to replace "YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS" with the IP address of the Apple TV:
      ssh [email protected]
      EXAMPLE: ssh [email protected]
    2. You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
    3. Continue to enter the following commands:
      echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
      apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
      apt-get update
      apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
      reboot
    4. And you're done!

Uninstalling

Uninstalling just XBMC

SSH into your Apple TV (Using the same instructions from above to login). Then run:

 apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2

It will ask you if you want to continue:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

Just enter "Y" to accept and continue.

Removing settings

XBMC will uninstall from your Apple TV but will leave certain things (databases and everything in your userdata folder) behind to make it easier if you wanted to reinstall. To delete those also run:

rm -Rf /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC

This will then be completely clear and XBMC will be removed.

Deleting XBMC dependencies

XBMC has three dependencies that it installs along with itself when you first install XBMC (org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock, gawk, bsdiff). After uninstalling XBMC you can also uninstall these 3 dependencies by running this command:

apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock && apt-get remove gawk && apt-get remove bsdiff