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A few times we will use sudo (as in sudo make me a sandwich) and a password will be requested it's also frontrow.

So let's start installing the good stuff, shall we?īefore we can start copying files we need to ssh into the Apple TV and mark the volume as read / write. From here on out you can fly PC on this op, if you so choose. If you need to give your friend's Mac back, feel free.

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Now dismount the drive and install it in your Apple TV. Sudo rm -rf /Volumes/Media/.Spotlight-V100 Sudo rm -rf /Volumes/OSBoot/.Spotlight-V100 But be careful, this is the dreaded rm -rf command, which has the potential to ruin everything. Spotlight files, use the following command to remove them. Spotlight files are on the partitions by typing: Now copy the new one from our downloads directory to the Apple TV drive:Ĭp /Users/Engadget/Downloads/ssh.plist /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/īefore we dismount the drive to reinstall into the Apple TV, let us see if we need to clean up after Spotlight again. Sudo chmod +x / Volumes/OSBoot/usr/sbin/sshdīackup the original ssh.plist to our home directory:Ĭp /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist ~ You can also copy it from your downloads directory:Ĭp /Users/Engadget/Downloads/sshd /Volumes/OSBoot/usr/sbin/ Sudo cp /usr/sbin/sshd /Volumes/OSBoot/usr/sbin/ If your browser causes the line to wrap be sure to enter it on one line in the Terminal. If you are on a Intel Mac copy it from your sbin directory to the ATV's OSBoot/usr/sbin/ directory. Our first command is going to copy the Intel version of ssh daemon from our Mac to the ATV drive. Remove the drive the same way we did to expand the drive and plug it into a Mac, then launch Terminal. So if you've got SSH running on your Apple TV, skip ahead to the next section.Įnable SSH on the Apple TV (requires a Mac) For those who do and do not already have SSH enabled. Just the way you like it, right? Ready to get your hands dirty? We need to download a few files first.ĭownload - Perian, the swiss army knife of QuickTime codecs.ĭownload - Custom ssh.plist file to start sshd automatically.ĭownload - Fugu, a nice OS X GUI to transfer files to the Apple TV.ĭownload - WinSCP to a nice Windows GUI to transfer files to the Apple TV.ĭownload - If you don't have an Intel Mac, you will need this Intel version of sshd.Ī Mac of some sort - Sorry, you've got to be able to read the Apple TV's drive to at least get sshd going. Warning: you're about to engage in some serious, potentially warranty-voiding hacking. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it, too?īefore we get started we would like to applaud the entire crew from AwkwardTV, if it wasn't for their great Wiki, we may not have figured all this out.

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