Fixed. Just modify the resolution.txt in the Closer app to your right resolution and it should fix it.

hi,

i´m stuck at apple logo... how long it take to boot?... is OSBoot Volume name that are u using?!..

there´s something special to do?!.. any guide!!?

got a c2d macbook too....

many question!!

tnx in advanced

regards,

i did everything right but only i got only black screen

i installed it on my mobo as an application

will it works?

same here, but with a c2d macbook.

You don't need to install the whole os from appleTV you can install the regular OSX and move certain files to make it work on a genuine mac hardware.
Infact that's how most people's been running it.

Tutorials should be easy to find in this forum.

humm...ok..

i got appletv working with my osx install, but i think would be nice to have a full working restore dmg, working in both real macs and machacks.

dont u think?!

anyway thx..

thats if you want to undo mach_kernel.prelink, splice it into 100 pieces then recompile it again just for your machine.

@artistan
Maybe I'm a little short on understanding , but I want to do better.
I am not a genius on using the hexeditor, but I found the line where there's dev/disk0s4.
The problem is (mine indeed) I got the partition on first one so I have to change it with dev/disk0s1.disk0s1 or /dev/rdisk0s1.rdisk0s1?
Thanks for efforts indeed!

to change the disk/slice for the Media folder, all you have to do is overwrite disk0s4 with disk0s1.
There is two spot around same area that says disk0s4. You should not endup with disk0s4.disk0s1, just plain disk0s1

My Mac OS X86 (10.4.8) installation/box has a Nvidia video card (DVI & VGA) and a VIA/Rhine sound card (built-in to the mobo)... would I be able to run Apple TV/Front Row 2.0 on it smoothly or do I need to do additional hacks/fixes?

as long as your install works fine (audio, gfx and everything else) aTV should work fine since its just an app

i got Apple TV/Front Row 2.0 up and started and my [Windows] iTunes synced to it (though I turned off syncing for the moment until I fix the slow transfer speeds issue with the NIC and kext)... but I can't control it (Apple TV). I tried the keyboard (PS2), mouse (USB), Apple remote (came with my MacBook) and the Windows Media Center remote (MCE IR receiver) and nothing works.

Any ideas?

control over appletv on a hackintosh is non existant at the moment. welcome to the club

so using mira or remote buddy and creating a custom behavior to control the patched/customized Front Row app is not gonna work at all?

I am at the point said by Diabolik.
Front Row 2.0 is working , I used a second monitor to activate the code with iTunes , later I discovered we could use the tip of changing resolution before start FR getting the use of desktop back , but obvoiusly , as pointed by Diabolik ,I can't interact with keyboard or mouse with the application...have to wait..

as i was saying to Diabolik just yesterday, the key would be to get a regular USB IR dongle recognised by the OS as the apple-supplied one. that way the apple remote would 'just work'.

any ideas how to start? i thought maybe a natit-style injection into the ioreg, but im not sure USB is matched the same way as PCI....

damn I just ordered one too, thinking it would work no prob

nope not gonna work cause aTV runs as the *exclusive* app shutting out most of the mouse and keyboard.

dunno how many times i have to say it but im sure ill have to state it again at some point.

-DiaboliK

I was searching for information on Apple´s original Infrared Module and it seems to be USB based, although it´s cable is not a standard one. So, I guess the key will be to get Apple´s original IR Module, modify it´s cable to a normal USB and theoretically it will be detected automatically as Apple´s native. I am trying to get the IR module and it seems that Apple Service will be able to help. To move on I need somebody with the original Mac Mini willing to help (no case dessasembly required, just information).

aed0101: I have a MBP which has the apple IR module. im going down the route of trying to fool the hackintosh into thinking my USB IR device is in fact the apple IR module.

Or you could buy the actual receiver for 38 bucks.

http://www.mac-pro.com/Mac-Mini-Intel-Fan922-7317

guys just grab the AppleTV original remote kext =AppleIRController.kext it should work

munkey : what about changing the plist file to match ur USB dongle vendor + product id?

tried the plist edit and it no worky

Found Apple´s IR Module. The price here is the same, but in Euros.
I have Manta TR1 reciever from TwistedMellon. Changing Vendor and Product ID in AppleIRController.kext does not give a satisfactory result - the kext is loaded,but with errors:
Dependency Errors:
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found
etc.

its not that aTV Finder wont take keyboard or mouse events when in it its just taht aTV finder locks the events out, except for certain keys.

Have Fun! (its all in hacking he finder thats it)
-DiaboliK

Did apple use semthex's emulator in appletv?

no because the way it is shipped, appleTV has no programs needing sse3, hence not putting it in the kernel.
its a slimmed down custom install just tailored for that machine.

After reading through all these posts, I can't find anyone that has had/is having the same problem as I am. I got the image loaded and working on my MB, but I want to get aTV working on my hackintosh. I loaded everything into the correct location, but when I try to load the app, it looks like it loads, then immediately throws me back to the desktop in a different resolution than what I stated with. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance.

A little more detail might be helpful. Perhaps a log of some sort?

I am trying to use aTV like a Front Row that I will hook up to my TV. I am using DsurioN's method, replacing the existing Front Row with the patched files. This method worked fine on my MB, but when I try to run the aTV on my hackintosh, the app looks like it's about to launch then quickly closes without any error messages or anything. Should I look at giving aTV it's own partition on my hackintosh and try booting it that way?

What hardware requirements does atv have? will it work without QE/CI ?

unfortunately does aren's supported on my spare Computer with a geforce 3 ti200

DeviantOne ... I had the same problem on my hackintosh, and repairing permissions fixed it for me. I can now get it to launch, and I get the main menu, I just have no control over the interface. I'm hoping that someone gets an AIR CLICK RF remote to work with this app.

Thanks for the info, I'll reinstall and repair permissions. As far as your problem with being able to control aTV, over at hackint0sh they've released a IR emulator. I haven't installed it myself, but everyone is saying it works well. The topic is under Apple TV and it's called Apple IR Emulator. Hopefully that will work for you.

EDIT: No luck on the repairing the permissions. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance.

I got to work yesterday, and I can confirm that WORKS, but only with keyboard for now.

I´ve been test both mira and remote buddy, doent work, CANT control anything.

regards,

I just tried getting regular Front Row running and was unsuccessful. Could this be part of my problem?

EDIT: I was able to get Front Row 1.3 working, but I still have the same problem with aTV. What am I doing wrong?

Ok, so I made a little head-way. After reinstalling from scratch, I am able to see the into aTV movie, but then the app crashes. It looks like I'm not the only one with this problem; I've tried installing the IR emulator from Hackint0sh.org, but nothing has worked so far. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

Deviant0ne,

This is because ur media folder is looking for disk0s4... Apply media patch to change your media folder location.

regards,

Thank you very much for the information. I'll try that right now.

Just wondering if anyone else has the same issue...

I was able to get aTV working, and I can control it with the IRKeyboardEmu.kext from hackint0sh.org, but the app doesn't always launch. Sometimes I have to launch it 5 or 6 times before it actually starts working. Most of the time, I will just get the intro movie, then the app crashes and I have to relaunch. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks in advance for any advice...

Also, I've applied the Media folder hack, but I've noticed my HD changes from disk0s1 to disk1s1 from time to time, anyone know what the deal is with that? Again, thanks in advance...

Has anyone put together a how-to on hackintoshes? Besides the first post, do we need front row installed? How about the whole watchdog issue and 'sedation'? I'm just really looking forward to this, and i haven't been able to find a sure answer...

That's a good idea. I have Front Row installed on my hackintosh, but so many files to put in so many places....i don't even know where to find this Finder.app from the appletv and patch everyone's talking about.

I just thought of something....could Windows run on Apple TV?

EDIT:
yeah, i didnt read that right....my bad :\

he means natively running on the apple tv hardware. not windows running the apple tv software.

yes correct. lol check the date to the left. I've been here over a year I mean it should be able to since it does use Intel Pentinum. Of course NO ONE would ever consider such a thing, but it's a hypothetical "can it be done" question.

It's possable to use my USB Keyboard to AppleTV (On Hackintosh) so that can contol the menus etc,

I run finder.app with the cracked binary and I get this.

just FYI.. if you have trouble getting a hacked appletv to stream video which you think should be supported... install the latest perian beta

worked for me. (ok, im a dumbass).

My progress is below;

I have installed 2 frameworks then I installed patched front row ( finder ) in to core services than it quitted just after show the fameous start up screen.
Next I front row app from crimson's dmg installed into coreservices, then I saw start ap screen than I saw I tunes code screen.
Since I did not have a remote controller I installed BHolland's IRkeyboardEMU but no luck to control there after to be able to quit I installed a mouse mapper.

So does anyone has something / Some instructions of how to control it ?

Best regards,

bump.

Still looking for a good method to control the interface via the Apple Remote. The IR Keyboard Emu seems a bit klugey--it controls every OS X app that is behind the AppleTV interface once ATV is started. Guess I need to play with that some more...

Also has anyone been able to get a full screen view of the ATV/backrow interface? I have an ATV screen that takes up about 2/3 of my 1366 x 768 HDTV monitor...