yea thats the first one i tried and nothing worked, the i used triggers and it worked when it apple tv wasnt open but when apple tv was open the the trigger never worked and didnt close the program down
hey does anyone know what will happen if i choose to reset apple tv to factor settings? will it erase m hard drive

I'm not sure if it would erase the hard drive, but I have noticed that the appleTV settings affect your system settings. I tried to change the language to Danish just for fun and it failed, but after that my OS X was in Danish (easy to change back though in system preferences)

well i think i am going to back up first and then see what happens, any one else have any ideas of how to close appletv without a mouse

Im stuck here :-(

Followed the steps in the sticky to get the local Front Row app replaced by the one from aTV. (inluding the patch for hw chk)

Followed all the steps listed, but getting error when it trys to launch...

Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: No matching IR micro server found.
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: VERS: failed to get ImageVersion for display
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: VERS: failed to get BootImageVersion for display
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Resources/SettingsHelper: Failed to setuid
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: Settings helper failed: status 100
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Resources/SettingsHelper: Failed to setuid
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: Settings helper failed: status 100
Mar 29 18:05:43 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: VERS: failed to get ImageValid for display
Mar 29 18:05:44 Pauls-Computer-Home FrontRow[4232]: Could not locate media location! Using /dev/disk0s4


Any ideas?

I get the same exact error any help would be appreciated ty

Are you running a hackintosh? The first error in the log is "No matching IR micro server found". I'm pretty sure you need an apple remote to make it work. As far as I know, there's a USB IR receiver that can add support for apple remotes...

Is there any way to switch out of Apple TV while it's running?

Read the instructions!

Nope iMac 17" Intel with OSX 10.4.9

if you check my sig you'll see i'm running an Apple Macbook Pro Core Duo 2.0 ghz, also it has OS X 10.4.9 installed on it dunno if that makes a difference. All the frameworks have been copied and the Finder file patched. It'll switch the resolution but nothing else happens. Any help is welcome.

Got atv running on a mini and its GREAT! Don't know if this has been answered yet, but how do I play a Xvid in atv? cant import to itunes and sync that way... /Marenta

any success stories from a hackintosh user? mine fails to work crashes after intro movie, n intro isnt suppose to come on :/.

I don't know, but theoretically it should work the same on hackintosh since the only requirement is an OS X install.. Unless the patched finder was only hacked to ignore macs in the hardware-checks, but I doubt it because I think this patch comes from semthex, master hackintosher Also make sure that you follow the steps exactly as shown and if some of them are unclear (as you may understand them differently than I intended) don't be afraid to ask in the thread here. I've found that logging in and out after changing crucial system files is important, or else it doesn't get updated / loaded into memory and it screws up.

has anyone else run into this bug? after i exit out of the new Front Row app (quit ATV) using all steps in the tutorial, i am unable to: log out the user, restart, shutdown, pressing "command+option+esc" does nothing (tried to relaunch finder). although pressing "command+option+shift+esc" makes the menu bar disappear until i click on an app in the dock and then it reappears...

other than that everything is working as it should

does anyone know why the finder is being disabled so to speak?

help?

Well I can get past the intro movie on my hackintosh, so it is possible.

okay, i followed these instruction to a T........got the keyboard shortcut to work once, but now it doesnt

i opened the app, played around for a second, then used the shortcut

waited a minute, re-ran the app, and now i'm stuck locked out of the system.........any help??

and also, am i the only one who can't adjust the volume (i'm on a macbook btw)

EDIT: Somehow it just started working now

I have the same problem, can quit to the original finder 2 or 3 times then Im locked in atv

another question: Are there any known effects of enabling this? IE: do the frameworks mess up stuff elsewhere, etc., etc., etc.,/?

i too cannot adjust the volume while in ATV. Could be the fact that it thinks the volume should only be adjusted with the regular TV remote only??? i would think the apple remote would work the volume too though.

Yeah I can't adjust the volume either - but no big deal, it can be done on my speakers or on the keyboard...

Having strange issues.. First time I tried installing, I did the separate user account thing... That worked, except I can never get iTunes on another machine to see an Apple TV on the network.. Other than that, the remote worked, I could even watch movie trailers...

Thinking perhaps there was some mistake with my installation, I tried the auto-installer yesterday on my main user account. With that installation, I got to the initial screen that tries to get me to connect to iTunes on another box... Still no go there.. Nothing in iTunes seems to see the AppleTV... What's even stranger is that my remote won't work with this install. After a few minutes, it starts scrolling pictures of flowers across the screen.. So, I dumped that install last night... (Deleted the Apple TV.app file along with the PrivateFrameworks)

Today, I tried to follow the edited instructions in the main post to have it replace Front Row. All the steps seemed to go just fine, but when I run it, it gets to the screen where it wants me to get a copy of iTunes to see it... But, just like last night's install, the remote doesn't function, and iTunes on other machines still don't see it...

Any ideas?

This is with a 1st generation Intel iMac 20".

do you have itunes set to look for apple tv's? iTunes-->Preferences-->AppleTV

Problem solved!

First, I uninstalled Timbuktu... I'm not 100% sure if that was a problem or not, but I'm pretty sure about the 2nd thing I did... Months ago I installed Mira, which can alter your remote control functions. I had pretty much forgotten about it... I disabled it tonight and suddenly my Apple TV began responding to the remote.. Great! So, I went to my wife's Mac, and iTunes now sees my Apple TV.. Woohoo!

Of course, all of my video content from the iTunes store is actually stored on my iMac... Not sure how to sync Apple TV with it, though, since the Apple TV interface is running on that machine...

Anyhow, this is mainly for me to play with Apple TV to see how useful it is.. If I really like it, I'll probably end up buying a real Apple TV... I almost went to the Apple store tonight to buy one, but I'm still on the fence regarding functionality... I'm currently running SageTV as my PVR solution of choice... If someone could get Apple TV to be a PVR (or even a good client for another machine with Tuners), I might very well buy a couple...

has anybody tried this with leopard??? beacuse i have and it didnt work proparly! when i hit the menu button, the screen goes black and then returns to the desktop....what do i do??? (without switching back to tiger...)

is this "version" of AppleTV using Quicktime and all its plugins from the Mac where it has been installed? If yes, we should be able to run XVID and DIVX movies - anybody tried that yet?

Breakthrough! XianLi over at hackint0sh.org has posted a way to allow apple + tab in appleTV to access itunes so you can sync your music to appleTV! (courtesy of MACDAD82)

I'm going to try this a bit later and see if it works

to check it out, head on over to http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?p=3654

i can't get the command+tab thing to work just yet. awaiting further instructions.

I'm on a hacky. Used the installer.

Im stuck here after launching:

Mar 30 18:11:56 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: ******** Application Startup ********
Mar 30 18:11:56 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: No matching IR micro server found.
Mar 30 18:11:56 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: VERS: failed to get ImageVersion for display
Mar 30 18:11:56 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: VERS: failed to get BootImageVersion for display
Mar 30 18:11:56 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: *** OS 8L2127, IR F.F.F, EFI (null), SI F.F.F/F.F.F, Software 175 ***
Mar 30 18:11:57 tiger-computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Resources/SettingsHelper: Failed to setuid
Mar 30 18:11:57 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: Settings helper failed: status 100
Mar 30 18:11:57 tiger-computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Resources/SettingsHelper: Failed to setuid
Mar 30 18:11:57 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: Settings helper failed: status 100
Mar 30 18:11:57 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: UPD: clearing update files in /Users/frontrow/Updates
Mar 30 18:11:58 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: Display is online, update profile and check configuration
Mar 30 18:11:58 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: BRDisplayManager: Current HDMI display resolution not configured use suggested safe mode 1280x960p - 60Hz
Mar 30 18:11:58 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: VERS: failed to get ImageValid for display
Mar 30 18:11:59 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: AP: failed to find any interfaces (null): -4
Mar 30 18:11:59 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: AP: failed to open connection to check for power: -4
Mar 30 18:11:59 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: Message Handler Installation Failed: service port is NULL\n
Mar 30 18:12:23 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: <BRMediaHost: 0x1377900> named [TV] state set to Unavailable
Mar 30 18:12:23 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: <BRMediaHost: 0x1377900> named [TV] received event Media provider added
Mar 30 18:12:23 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: Could not locate media location! Using /dev/disk0s4
Mar 30 18:12:23 tiger-computer FrontRow[366]: <BRMediaHost: 0x1377900> named [TV] state set to Available



Anybody know what to do?

anyone got the alt+tab to work? Does it only work with 2 monitors?

marenta

It works, but its only really useful if you have two monitors. All it does is change the application focus, Front Row is still what is displayed on the main screen. I suppose there are still some things you could do with it though...

ok I see. Don't have access to 2 monitors at the moment, would be nice if I somehow could use it on 1...

Reduce the resolution (640x480 in my case) and voilà, you can enter the security code in iTunes while running Apple TV! No second monitor needed!

:-) THX! I'll try that!

Has anyone tried configuring Remote Buddy to run the Close Apple TV app?

curious about the result..

my LCDTV doesn't stay in a lower screen resolution, switches back to 1360x768 right before entering atv. In atv my only option is 1360x768 and nothing seems to happen when I alt+tab

You've already accomplished the ALT-TAB-Hack? ("BRWindow...")

yes I have :-)

Ok, sorry, no further ideas, worked fine for me... (iMac 24")

But if the ALT-TAB-Hack was done correctly you should definitely see the program-switcher, also without changing screen resolution.

has anybuddy gotten the alt-tab hack or appletv close ap to work if u used the Appletv1.1 instatller

okay.....i have this working but the recompiled version of the quit front row app doesn't seem to have that location to change the resolution......mine does't change back

bumo

has anybuddy gotten the alt-tab hack or appletv close ap to work if u used the Appletv1.1 instatller

OK, thx for that info, i'll check my hack again! Do u know if its possible to play xvids and other stuff from a usb harddisk? Now I can watch them on my main harddisk thorugh ATVfiles hack and Im running out of space :-)

I got the alt-tab hack working. I used the installer 1.1. But close app doesnt work.

hey can u send me that finder file inside so i can copy it. my email is jlentz823@gmail.com

Try the close app from this tutorial, and not the one at hackint0sh.org. That one didn't work for me.

Here's the answer to everyone's problems. Found it in another thread and fixed it up so it looks a little nicer, just extract this and drop it in your Front Row(or whatever you named it)/Contents/PlugIns folder.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ffynjg0nbzj

Credit to the people in http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=46967.

VERY NICE! Works like a charm!

just added it. that is so slick!

...now if i could only figure out why my sleep, restart, shut down, log out options dont work after i exit the app? any thoughts?
also with fast user switching active, when i click on the other user the mouse starts pinwheeling/locks up in the entire right side of the menu bar...

would anyone out there be willing to create a simple/easy script or something to tell finder to basically relaunch after you exit ATV? I think that would effectivly fix every issue i just described.

please?

the frappliance causes loginwindow to freeze - as shown in activity monitor. to log out, force quit this process. Finder has nothing to do with it. quitting loginwindows also logs everyone out.