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## OS

[AppleTV][33] runs OS X 10.4.7

## Status

Installed:

*   NitoTV 
*   Perian 
*   ATVFiles 
*   Sapphire 
*   VineVNC 
*   XBMC 
*   Boxee

cd /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/
    mkdir PlugIns.disabled

## Ogg and Flac support

Need XiphQT for ogg and flac support

*   <http://xiph.org/quicktime/>

## Album Art

ATVFiles looks for folder.jpg (or cover.jpg)

## DVD Cover Art

ATVFiles looks for MOVIENAME.jpg

## Movie Stacking

*   <http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/ATVFiles>

(Linking part 1of2 and 2of2 together) ATVFiles uses the following regex:

( [ _\\.-]+cd[ _\\.-]*([0-9a-d]+), [ _\\.-]+dvd[ _\\.-]*([0-9a-d]+), [ _\\.-]+part[ _\\.-]*([0-9a-d]+), ()([a-d])(\\....)$ )

Matches strings like " - cd1", " - part 1"

## Movie Metadata

*   [XML metadata script in perl][38]

## Encoding

Handbrake [AppleTV][33] preset:

./handbrake -i "${DVD_DEVICE}" -L \
               -E aac+ac3 -B 160 -R 48 \
               -2 -e x264 -p -b 2500 -x bframes=3:ref=1:subme=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:trellis=2:cabac=0 \
               -f mp4 -o "${FINAL_TARGET}/${TITLE}.mp4"

## Bugs

*   SMB mounted shares show wrong names for files with special characters

## Update to 2.1

*   <http://tutorialninjas.net/2007/03/26/hacking-the-apple-tv/> 
*   Followed safe update instructions

### Tools

Built from source:

*   dmg2img 
*   poke 
*   prelink_tool

### Patching updated kernel

*   [patch_kernel.sh][39]

## Installing iTunes

*   [iTunes 7.5][40]

## Vim

*   [Vim for OS X][41]

## Factory Reset

2008-11-09 - Had to factory reset after problems with CoreVideo and a botched copy of /System to /mnt/Scratch/System.

Now have a patchstick created by atv-usb-creator

1.  Factory reset to 1.0 
2.  Patchsticked to add SSH 
3.  scp 2.1 update and osupdate to v2.1 
        hastur$ scp osupdate 2Z694-5485-1.dmg appletv:
        appletv$ mkdir ~/Updates && mv 2Z694-5485-1.dmg ~/Updates
        appletv$ sudo ./osupdate

4.  re-Patchstick 
5.  restore UserData library 
6.  reinstall [nitoTV Take Two][44] 
        $ wget http://nitosoft.com/nitoTVInstaller_tt.zip
        $ unzip nitoTVInstaller_tt.zip
        $ sudo ./installme

7.  reinstall Perian, kextloader, smbfs 
8.  create [SMB startup item][45]

### ToDo

1.  configure Boxee 
    1.  Index local media 
    2.  Auto-route hulu.com via Yuggoth 
    3.  Install iPlayer plugin

## Boxee Configuration

### Network Sources

### BBC iPlayer

<http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=289>

$ wget http://xbmc-iplayer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/xbmc-iplayer-plugin.zip
    $ mkdir -p /Applications/Boxee.app/Contents/Resources/Boxee/plugins/video/iPlayer
    $ unzip xbmc-iplayer-plugin.zip -d /Applications/Boxee.app/Contents/Resources/Boxee/plugins/video/iPlayer
    $ vim ~/Library/Application Support/BOXEE/UserData/profiles/$PROFILE_NAME/sources.xml 
            <source>
                <name>iPlayer</name>
                <path>plugin://video/iPlayer/</path>
                <private>false</private>
            </source>
    EOF

## XBMC Configuration

*   Installed iPlayer plugin in /Users/frontrow/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC... 
    *   works, but slowly 
*   MythTV plugin not working

## Subtitle Support

*   Soft subs supported in 2.2 and 2.3 UI. (2.3 fixed display bugs) 
*   Mux ttxt to .m4v with MP4Box, hexedit 's/text/sbtl' 
*   Can't update to 2.2 or 2.3 yet - Sapphire not yet updated.

## Accidental update to 2.3

### Block Updates

`sudo bash -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 mesu.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'`

### Add MountShares

*   [http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Mount\_a\_Remote\_Drive\_via_SMBFS][50] 
*   Run my install/install.sh script

### XBMC/Boxee manual update

wget http://atv-xbmc-launcher.googlecode.com/files/XBMCLauncher-0.6-debug.run
    wget http://atv-xbmc-launcher.googlecode.com/svn/tags/xbmc-info/scripts/launcher-update-0.6.sh
    sh launcher-update-0.6.sh XBMCLauncher-0.6-debug.run
    wget http://dl.boxee.tv/boxee-0.9.4277.dmg
    wget http://atv-xbmc-launcher.googlecode.com/svn/tags/boxee-info/scripts/alpha-0.9.4277_update.sh
    sh alpha-0.9.4277_update.sh boxee-0.9.4277.dmg
    sudo reboot

## Update to Take 3

*   [http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/AppleTV\_OS\_3.0][51]

### Create Patchstick

*   Used atvusb-creator on win to create image 
*   dd using nixie

### Update

*   comment out mesu.apple.com in /etc/hosts 
*   update and reboot

### Reinstall

*   insert patchstick, reboot

#### Sapphire

wget http://appletv.nanopi.net/getFile/Sapphire_1.0b7.7.sh
    chmod a+x ./Sapphire_1.0b7.7.sh
    ./Sapphire_1.0b7.7.sh

#### nitoTV

*   Couldn't find the goddamn install file

wget http://nitosoft.com/nitoTVInstaller_tt.zip
    cd nitoTV\ Take\ Three
    sudo ./installme

*   Install perian, mplayer, SmartInstaller, Kextloader

#### Xiph codecs

wget http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/xiph-qt/xiph-qt-decoders-0.1.9.dmg
    hdid xiph-qt-decoders-0.1.9.dmg
    sudo cp -R /Volumes/Xiph\ 0.1.9/XiphQT\ $decoders$.component /Library/Components/
    umount /Volumes/Xiph\ 0.1.9

## SNMP

*   [snmpd for OSX][53] - compile from source 
*   [Network.SNMP][54]

## Hulu

*   <http://wiki.atvflash.com/index.php?title=VPN> 
*   VPN or reroute via SSH tunnel 
*   Provide transparent connection for whole network.

[33]: AppleTV
 [38]: http://forum.awkwardtv.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=385&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
 [39]: http://forum.awkwardtv.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1805&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=b47b155ab348b2482292f4fbc4a8be1a
 [40]: http://www.oldapps.com/download.php?oldappsid=iTunes7.5.dmg
 [41]: http://macvim.org/OSX
 [44]: http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/NitoTV_Take_2
 [45]: http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Mount_a_Remote_Drive_via_SMBFS#Mount_at_System_Startup_by_using_a_StartupItem
 [50]: http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Mount_a_Remote_Drive_via_SMBFS
 [51]: http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/AppleTV_OS_3.0
 [53]: http://net-snmp.darwinports.com/
 [54]: /Network/SNMP

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