How To: Install NitoTV On Your Jailbroken Apple TV 2G

Posted on October 23, 2010 by thescragster Apple TV 2G, Apple TV Apps, Apple.com, AppleTV, iOS 4.1, NitoTV, Tutorials 47 Comments

How To: Install NitoTV On Your Jailbroken Apple TV 2G

This is a tutorial on how to install NitoTV (the first ever application for the Apple TV 2G) on your already jailbroken Apple TV 2G.

If you have not jailbroken your Apple TV 2G, click here for my tutorial on how to do so.

How to:

Step 1. Please plug your Apple TV into your TV and turn it on, please also ensure that it is connected to your network. This can ether be done using the built in WIFI or ethernet connection.

Step 2. We now need to find your Apple TV's IP address. On your Apple TV please click Settings -> General. Then scroll down to Network and click on that. Under IP Adress please take note of the number there. For example this could be: 10.1.1.17, or 192.168.1.5

Step 3. We now need to SSH into your Apple TV. Please ensure that it is connected to the same network as the computer you will be connecting via. On Mac, open Terminal (Apple button+Space, type Terminal).

Step 4. Please type the following into Terminal:

ssh root@192.168.1.5

Please replace these numbers with the IP address of your device.

Step 5. When Terminal asks you for the password. Please enter the default SSH password, Alpine, and hit enter

Great. Your screen should now look like the following:

Step 6. Now enter the following command:

echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list

Hit enter

Step 7. Type the following:

apt-get update

Step 8. Type the following:

apt-get install com.nito.nitoTV

Your computer will now download and install the necessary files. Please wait while these are downloaded.

Step 9. Type the following:

killall Lowtide

Step 10. Your Apple TV will now restart and you will have NitoTV installed! Congrats!

As more applications are released please check back for a tull tutorial on how to add these!

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Yann

I can´t paste the commandline “echo “deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org ./” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list” into the terminal, there comes an error. even when i type the letters in and not pasting them the error message comes…
- http://iphoneblogr.com thescragster
  
  Hi Yann,
  
  Try clicking on this link: http://iphoneblogr.com/PostImages/Commands.txt
  and copying command 2, it may work better for you.
  
  What error message are you having? If it comes up again, copy and paste it into here..
  - Yann
    
    Thank you for this. Now it works perfect….
    - Yann
      
      Another question: how can i enable my bluetooth keyboard with btstack? is there any tutorial?
      - http://iphoneblogr.com thescragster
        
        I have actually been looking into this today. It looks as though you might be able to search for BTstack under NitoTV in the Install Software section and install it through there.
        
        I don’t have a bluetooth keyboard to test it with though. I’ll look into it more again tomorrow. Let me know if you have any luck
Yann

When i search for BTstack there are many packages that could be installed. The first one is btstack drivers and the third is btstackkeyboard, but the installation failed.
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goodnbad

the following message shows in the end of the process:
W: GPG error: http://apt.awkwardtv.org ./ Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 89711CE585F73AB5
What can I do????
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mike

now it giving errors on type deb..
http://www.psychiatra.org.pl/index.php?id=47 psycholog dziecięcy

Thanks for sharing the link, but unfortunately it seems to be down… Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!
sky1ne

Quote twitter @nitotv : “thanks to @DHowett we’re back with a temporary repo address at http://awkwardtv.dyndns.tv/ please RT!!”

just replace apt.awkwardtv.org with the above.

This source works – I’ve installed NitoTv 10 minutes ago…!
Emerson

Need some help with a valid source. I’ve tried these two but no luck.

echo “deb http://awkwardtv.dyndns.tv/ ./” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list

echo “deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org ./” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
jd2157

The killall command should be “killall AppleTV” and not “killall Lowtide” (Lowtide was probably from Apple TV 1st generation (not 2nd gen).
- http://iphoneblogr.com JaeM1llz
  
  This tutorial is outdated, at the time it was posted “killall Lowtide” was the correct command
- Julie
  
  I can’t use the kill All option doesn’t work
  - http://iphoneblogr.com thescragster
    
    What error do you get? Which software version are you running?
- diPaC
  
  thanks….
MH

I hade some problem with the installation when I used WinSCP. (get error messages “errror 100 ….. ) I changed to PuTTy and it worked. Dont know why, but know my Apple Tv works again
krisi

Hi. I need some help.

I’ve jailbroken my apple tv and im going to install nitotv, BUT the password alpine does NOT work. I’ve tried it on 2 pc’s, but still no luck. I have not changed the password..

CAN ANY1 HELP ME?
- http://iphoneblogr.com thescragster
  
  The jailbreak must not have been successful, the password will always be set as default to ‘alpine’ after a jailbreak. Follow the steps and try again.
  
  Let us know how you get on
  - krisi
    
    That might be the case. Do you have a link for jailbreak for apple tv 2g 4.4.3 version?
- Andy
  
  My password was change by other so i re-jailbreak it again and all the password reset to default
- Dave
  
  Same for me.
oldboy

Hi

I get an error after i type:

Apple-TV:~ root# apt-get update
E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xmbc.list (dist)

My ATV2 is jailbroken with 4.4.4

Please help
- ttboy
  
  i have jb this 4 times trying many different things and directions.. same result.. what in the world am i missing?
Nico

im stuck at 99% [5 packages bzip2 0B]…
i cant get further…?!
Aaron

good guide but the last bit needs to be killall AppleTV

aaron
Alnandoespaillatdr2

i just finish the whole process and rebooted my apple tv and into is no where on the menu screen and then i tried it again but used killall AppleTV at the end to see and nothing as well. Is NitoTV still running or something? whats going on
Alnando
Mcapone1980

can’t type in password after the ssh root command!!!!
- JaeM1llz
  
  Yes you can, the password just does not appear on the screen for privacy reasons.
  - Dave
    
    I tried the default password (alpine) and (passwd) and can’t get in, any ideas? I used Seasonpass to jailbreak.
    - JaeM1llz
      
      Restore and rejailbreak, the password is “alpine” it is the default password on a factory firmware restore.
Mcapone1980

Apple-TV:~ root# kill all appletv
-sh: kill: all: arguments must be process or job IDs
-sh: kill: appletv: arguments must be process or job IDs
Apple-TV:~ root#

this is what i get after typing killall appletv
- JaeM1llz
  
  The command is supposed to be one word “killall” you typed it as two words.
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anna

can i install nitotv on ios 5.1?
- Manager10aa
  
  Yes
K Penrose

IT REALLY REALLY SUCKS THAT I CAN’T JB MY IPHONE4s or even whats it caLled when you have to keep rebooting it off computa
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Milad Mitt

This is if you have Mac, where’s PC instructions?
- JaeM1llz
  
  The instructions are the same for both PC and Mac, just use a Windows SSH program instead of Terminal.
Thaiv

I used SeasOnPass to jailbreak my AppleTV. The tried to install nitoTV using the directions above. After the reboot, I see the icon for nitoTV and can select it. My goal is to then install XBMC. WHen I select the “Install Software” option, there is nothing in the list. The only two options I have from there are “Search” and “Update All.”

Further, I tried to install XBMC through the ssh. After the reboot, I see the space for the XBMC icon (although there is not a picture for the icon) but if I select it, it just brings up a screen with the option, “XBMC” highlighted. If I try to select it, it reboots the AppleTV.

Any help would be great!