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Title: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Moz on June 08, 2012, 11:35:18 pm

Willing to lend a hand, shout up and I'll be much obliged.

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: andrewparker on June 08, 2012, 11:38:09 pm

What does it achieve?

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Hedge on June 08, 2012, 11:46:24 pm

I think it allows you to run XBMC.

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: MarkMarked on June 09, 2012, 10:45:27 am

The ATV2 is jailbreakable on the latest firmware  :pomppomp:

Get the latest Seas0nPass version to jailbreak it then decide what you want to install

I run a PLEX server so the Plex client was a must, then XBMC for all the streaming options

Its not as easy to install PLEX and XBMC on a ATV without using puTTy to manually installe the required files but not too major  :happy2:

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Poppa Dom on June 09, 2012, 10:46:52 am

Yup - useful guide here - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_on_Apple_TV_2

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: andrewparker on June 09, 2012, 10:48:01 am

Extra functionality?

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: MarkMarked on June 09, 2012, 11:01:55 am

^^^^

Yeap, iPlayer, ITV Player, CatchupTV are just some of the options available via XBMC

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Moz on June 09, 2012, 12:27:20 pm

I'm running 5.0.2 (ioS 5.1.1) and I use the latest Seas0nPass it downloads the ISPW and installs it on the ATV2 in DFU mode, but then when it launches iTunes to restore the IPSW , iTunes always fails to fully restore it with an error saying 1604 or something.

Not sure what else to try?>

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Baz300 on June 09, 2012, 01:50:51 pm

What are the movies like when jail broken?

And does the American cable channels work ?

Wouldn't mind being able to watch some American programmes months before they are released here

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Ifti on June 09, 2012, 02:15:17 pm

A bit out of date but I made this a while ago....

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: MarkMarked on June 09, 2012, 03:21:08 pm

Quote from: Moz on June 09, 2012, 12:27:20 pm

I'm running 5.0.2 (ioS 5.1.1) and I use the latest Seas0nPass it downloads the ISPW and installs it on the ATV2 in DFU mode, but then when it launches iTunes to restore the IPSW , iTunes always fails to fully restore it with an error saying 1604 or something.

Not sure what else to try?>

Have you tried restoring it to 5.0.2 normally and get it back to standard, then try the jailbreak again.

I've had this problem, a clean restore resolved the issue

Quote from: Baz300 on June 09, 2012, 01:50:51 pm

What are the movies like when jail broken?

And does the American cable channels work ?

Wouldn't mind being able to watch some American programmes months before they are released here

You won't get the US channels to work unless you can run a VPN on your router.

However XBMC gives you access to loads of movies and US series that are not in the UK yet

Title: Re: Anyone got any Experience of ATV2 and Jailbreaking?
Post by: Baz300 on June 09, 2012, 05:37:00 pm

I'm tempted but £200+ for a second hand one is a bid mad considering the latest one is only £99.

The jailbreak is the only thing that makes the apple tv attractive as I already have a smart tv