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The following how-to requires you to have a [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=99315 jailbroken] ATV2 running a [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBMC_for_iOS_specific_FAQ#What_platforms_are_supported_today.3F supported version] of iOS/Apple TV Software. | The following how-to requires you to have a [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=99315 jailbroken] ATV2 running a [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBMC_for_iOS_specific_FAQ#What_platforms_are_supported_today.3F supported version] of iOS/Apple TV Software. | ||
XBMC for iOS devices (including ATV2) is a work in progress. Although current versions typically work well, they aren't completely stable or bug-free. The available versions include the "Cydia build", and the "Latest Nightly". The Cydia build is considered a known good build and its issues are [http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=698981&postcount=1 well documented]. The Latest Nightly contains the latest code from the XBMC project and is created by an automated build bot. The Latest Nightly is considered the "latest" publicly available version of XBMC and may contain both fixes, and bugs, that aren't in the Cydia build. | |||
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== Installing from Cydia == | == Installing from Cydia == |
Revision as of 23:52, 12 September 2011
The following how-to requires you to have a jailbroken ATV2 running a supported version of iOS/Apple TV Software.
XBMC for iOS devices (including ATV2) is a work in progress. Although current versions typically work well, they aren't completely stable or bug-free. The available versions include the "Cydia build", and the "Latest Nightly". The Cydia build is considered a known good build and its issues are well documented. The Latest Nightly contains the latest code from the XBMC project and is created by an automated build bot. The Latest Nightly is considered the "latest" publicly available version of XBMC and may contain both fixes, and bugs, that aren't in the Cydia build.
Installing from Cydia
To install the Cydia build:
- Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2 (the password will be alpine by default): ssh root@<YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS>
- Issue these three commands in your Terminal window, in sequence: 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
After XBMC is successfully installed, the ATV2 will restart, and XBMC should then be available as an option in the ATV2's main menu:
Installing the latest nightly build
- A list of the changes in each nightly build can be found at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commits
- NOTE: You must install the Cydia version before you can install nightly builds. You only need to install the Cydia version once.
- Open http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/atv2/ in a web browser and copy the url of the most recent file in that listing.
- In that url you just copied, make note of the file name after "../atv2/". For example it will look something like "
xbmc-20110822-e391fde-master-atv2.deb
". - Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2:
- You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
- Continue to enter the following commands:
wget URL-FROM-STEP-ONE-HERE
dpkg -i FILENAME-FROM-STEP-TWO-HERE
rm FILENAME-FROM-STEP-TWO-HERE
- You should now have the latest nightly build of XBMC for ATV2.
Note: If the dpkg -i command hangs, stop it with CTRL+C so it can proceed to use the updated removal script in the new package.