AppleTV 2nd generation (black) jailbreak & installation

     Mac users

           1. Download and run Seas0nPass for Mac, following the on-screen instructions. You'll be walked through the process step-by-step.

           2. When you're done, just reconnect your Apple TV, and join your WiFi network via the on-screen prompts (using your hardware remote control).

           3. Download and run (on your Mac) the Rowmote Helper and NitoTV Installer.

           4. You're done! Connect via Rowmote.


     Windows users:

           1. Download and run Seas0nPass for Windows, following the on-screen instructions. You'll be walked through the process step-by-step.

           2. Connect your Apple TV to the TV, confirm your language selection, and join your wireless network (or connect the cable for a wired network)

           3. Install nitoTV and Rowmote Helper:

            a. Connect to your Apple TV via PuTTY or the SSH client of your choice.

                    Serverapple-tv.local

                    Usernameroot

                    Passwordalpine

                    Please note: you will not see anything on-screen as you type the password and hit enter.

            b.  Run the following command:  

         apt-get update; apt-get install com.nito.nitotv; apt-get install com.rrr.rowmotehelper-atv2

           4You're done! Connect via Rowmote.


To connect with Rowmote after installation, launch Rowmote, tap Settings, select 'Apple TV', and tap 'Done'.

You can later perform updates by selecting 'Update All' again in the NitoTV software menu, which will automatically upgrade every installed package including Rowmote Helper.  You can install other third party software via NitoTV's software menu, too.

If you run into any problems, please contact us and we'll resolve them as quickly as possible.

Note: Seas0nPass is supported commercially by FireCore, who also sells aTV Flash (black), a paid jailbreak solution for Apple TV.  aTV Flash (black) adds a number of features to your Apple TV. It is not required to install or use Rowmote.

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