Hacking Apple TV to run boxee, XBMC and enable an external hard drive

by tomek on July 31, 2009

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On his blog dannyruchtie.nl, Danny has published short but exhaustive tutorial on how to hack the Apple TV to run boxee, XBMC and enable an external hard drive.

In just four steps he explains how to create and install a patchstick, access Apple TV and enable external USB drives. He ensures the whole process is completely free.

Read the article here.

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  • druchtie
    Hi Tomek,
    I have post an other article on my site, that you might find interesting.

    Run Transmission (bittorrent) on the Apple TV
    http://dannyruchtie.nl/index.php/2009/08/run-tr...
  • rey721
    Hi there:
    I have downloaded this software but it's been two days that I have been trying to download the "2Z694-5573-24.dmg." by clicking on Create using button and it gives me a "HTTP Error 404: Not Found" message.
    any solution dudes?
  • iBenoit
    Here is how I got around that issue:

    Google "2Z694-5573-24.dmg" - this will give you a site or two where you can d/l the file.
    Once on your HD, point to it instead of letting the patchstick software d/l it.
    it should work seamlessly.

    Ben
  • Charlton Monsanto
    Hello, ATV Newbie here but have 2 and love them. Un-hacked. Recently did something stupid. Posted the following on Apple Discussion Forums, wondering if anyone here can give me some guidance. "Wrote over my master iTunes library. No, the same volume was also the Time Machine Back Up volume. Yes - stupid. However, I do have 2 ATVs, and they have the Movies, Photos, TV Shows that were previously synching with my Master Library. Is there anyway for me to pair up one of the ATVs with my Mac, and tell iTunes to import/copy all media from the ATV down to the new iTunes library?
  • klwiz
    Hi. After the hack, my ATV works perfectly with additional 1T Buffalo external drive. WHen I upgraded the HD to 1.5T Seagate, the ATV can't seem to locate the drive. The HD works fine with my iMac. Any advice?
  • jonavision
    If I do this hack, Can the external HD be used for sharing my itunes and movies between my home computers? Am I better off plugging my external HD into an airport express on my home network?

    What I want to do is watch all my media on computers and apple tv and store all the media in one place.
  • The fact that he was on the Hajj implies he is a muslim but, apparently, not muslim enough. What happened to asking an apostate to recant before chopping his head off? But I suppose Mo will understand if fervor got the better of them.
  • The fact that he was on the Hajj implies he is a muslim but, apparently, not muslim enough. What happened to asking an apostate to recant before chopping his head off? But I suppose Mo will understand if fervor got the better of them.
  • SGGG
    I have followed the above but the harddrive doesn't mount... does the harddrive have to be a certain format? If not what do i do to get it to recognise?
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