Got OSX to boot on the first try. However, I can't launch FrontRow. I wasn't sure if FrontRow wasn't supported on the AppleTV or if I was missing something from a previous post. The remote doesn't work either...it doesn't recognize the IR port. I'm sure this has been covered somewhere else...but any help anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Any success stories from people who install 10.4.8 from disc? I am getting the prohibited sign at boot.

thanks for the advice and confirmation on making a super-small os x installation, herrflick. i'm planning on doing this with a drive with just 5.4GB when formated, so it's good to know.

Got OS X to install and work on ATV - someone posted a script to do all the dirty work. I am not that knowledgable @ Unix/terminal.

The file to download is...

aTVOSX-070416

Search (torrent) for this and it will assist you in doing all the shit after you install a clean 10.4.8 on an external USB.

I still needed to figure out some stuff but for the most part, the hard shit was done...

Good luck

Originally Posted by dscotts

Got OS X to install and work on ATV - someone posted a script to do all the dirty work. I am not that knowledgable @ Unix/terminal.

The file to download is...

aTVOSX-070416

Search (torrent) for this and it will assist you in doing all the shit after you install a clean 10.4.8 on an external USB.

Hey - That's like cheating!

Great that someone has scripted the hard parts... Should make it easy for more people to get hacking on their AppleTVs!

After upgrading my atv to osx 10.4.9 on first start_up i got a balck screen with a small picture of an atv and a big flashing questionmark above it and the booting stopped with this screen. During this boot internet was connected. After checking the atv disk I removed again the Nvidia drivers, Exten...kext, .Spotlight-V100 Folder, replaced mach_kernel and boot.efi and blessed it as usual. Before rebooting i disconnected internet. Now atv booted and loaded 10.4.9 normally. After that i reconnected to the internet and did a restart: nomal boot an loading of 10.4.9.

I think that after an osx upgrade the system checks internet connectivity and does
a PhoneHome and HardwareCheck if available. One way to confirm this would be to downgarde to 10.4.7 again, upgrade via internet to 10.4.9 and and do a first boot_up without internet connection. Maybe someone has made the same experience.

Best greetz from DE

...I can't get by first base!

I'm a newbie to Mac, but not a complete dummy.

I can't get my iMac (20" Intel, current OS) to partition my USB HDD.

500MB Seagate P-ATA
NexStar GX enclosure (the Mac Mini look-alike)


Try to Guid partition, get back...

Partition Failed

Partition failed with the error:

Input/output error


Erased with MacOS (journaled), and then partition again, but no joy, same error.

I've tried an Apple Partition Map (just to check connections)...that works OK.

Also tried master/slave/cable jumpers on the drive, no joy.

What really obvious mistake am I making...

Pity please...

I got mine to work on the first try... Thanks a lot... One thing tho. When I boot up, there is no sound. When I check the sysprefs, there says there is no output. Is there a way to change this so I can get sound? (sorry if this has already been answered).

I wrote a script to help manage the GUID updates to the partition. This way, it's easy to switch between the OS X and AppleTV-bootable GUIDs. The script is attached. Here's how to use it:

• set AppleTV-bootable GUID: ./set-guid /dev/disk1 3
• set OS X-accessible GUID: ./set-guid /dev/disk1 3 r
• test the script and see the commands it'll run: ./set-guid /dev/disk1 3 --test
• if you want to give it the start/end sectors directly: ./set-guid /dev/disk1 3 409640 20604520

When you set the GUID to AppleTV-bootable, you'll see something like this:

Code:

> ./set-guid /dev/disk1 3
Disk /dev/disk1 unmounted
gpt remove: /dev/disk1: 1 partition(s) removed
Disk /dev/disk1 unmounted

The script works for me. Be careful - the error checking in the script is not the greatest quality.

Let me know if you find any bugs. Enjoy.

i still fail to boot from External HD, i have follow all procedure except update the 10.4.8 combo update ( i can't install those update with my mac book); is this the case that i fail to boot with external HD with 10.4.8 ?