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 v11 (Eden).

Requirements


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
    wget http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-0_iphoneos-arm.deb
    dpkg -i org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-0_iphoneos-arm.deb
    rm org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-0_iphoneos-arm.deb
    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

Do not install XBMC from NitoTV if you are using ATV2 software 4.x. AwkwardTV has forced an update that will break XBMC for 4.x users and refuses to remove it. Please use the command line instructions instead.


Nightly builds

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

Installing from the command line

  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
    wget http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb
    dpkg -i org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb
    rm org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_11.0-3_iphoneos-arm.deb
    reboot

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


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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