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 version 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 version versions 5.0 and up:
Use these instructions: #ATV 5.x

The current stable release of XBMC for iOS is v11 (Eden).

Requirements


ATV 4.x

Installing from the command line

After XBMC is successfully installed, the ATV2 will restart, and XBMC should then be available as an option in the ATV2's main menu
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:
  4. Issue these 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
    reboot

And you're done! You should now be running XBMC v11 (Eden) for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your XBMC version.

Installing from NitoTV

After installing NitoTV:

  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.

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

And you're done! You should now be running XBMC v11 (Eden) for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your XBMC version.

Nightly builds

Emblem-important-yellow.png NOTICE:
Nightly builds for Apple TV 2 are on hold right now until some bugs get worked out. This warning will be removed when they are working again.
Here's an example of a successful install (where the ATV2 had an IP of 192.168.1.100 and the .deb package file was from Sept 10)
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.

ATV 5.x

With the tethered jailbreak of the ATV2 running ATV iOS 5.0, testing has started on getting XBMC to run on it. See this XBMC forum post for download and instructions for the 5.0 test build.

Editor note: At a point where we can make more formal instructions for iOS 5.0? Seems mostly stable.

ATV2 iOS 5.0 video guide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX1bsSL9bUw

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

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