Windows users and hacking ATv

**chiper** · 05-31-2007 09:59 PM

Im as many other guys a windows-user.

Is there any hope for us to update our Apple TV boxes? Any tutorial out yet?

**thaylok** · 06-01-2007 12:24 AM

are you talking about getting ssh on your atv?

http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Insta...t_an_Intel_Mac

**snoeren** · 06-01-2007 05:30 PM

I hacked the ATV on a PC but unfortunaly i had to open the ATV to get SSH running. I you have a friend with a mac you could make a boot-osx with the kernel to do some hacking on your ATV.
I installed the ATVFiles Plugin, Perian and the A52-codec to get AC3 output working. For file-transfering and for command-line inputs I used th programs winSCP and PuTTY. Working quiet good and you can use the tutorials on engaged and the awkwardtv wiki.

**chiper** · 06-01-2007 05:40 PM

Is their any ready image files on any Torrentsite just to transfer to a USB stick?

**snoeren** · 06-03-2007 02:09 PM

-Work in Progress -
The Patchstick Project is still in progress. You should check the awkward wiki from time to time. Maybe there will be s.th. like this in the future.

**GoodOmens** · 06-04-2007 02:44 PM

While its frowned upon there is a patchstick torrent floating around. You need to use DD from a unix/linux operating system though but that can be easily done with a live cd or through VMWare.

Thats how I did it^^

**marios_softwares** · 06-15-2007 10:42 PM

Could someone actually post the torrent here please?

I searched everywhere and since I can't afford a mac right now, I would need this readily made image. For me the live cd is no problem. If anybody needs one there is a very popular one which is free. It's called Knoppix.