Comments on: Greenpois0n RC6 Brings Untethered Jailbreak to Apple TV 2 on iOS 4.2.1

By: Austin

Austin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:11:00 +0000

I JUST PURCHASED MY APPLE TV 2 AND DOWNLOADED GREENPOISON RC 6.1. I MADE SURE I HAD UPDATED MY ITUNES, AND I FOLLOWED ALL THE DIRECTIONS. I HAVE 2 DIFFERENT MICRO USB CORDS FROM A JAM BOX I JUST PURCHASED AND I JUST WENT TO RADIO SHACK THIS MORNING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER MICRO USB AND STILL NOTHING. I EVEN TRIED DOING IT ON 3 DIFFERENT COMPUTERS. WHEN I PLUG THE APPLE TV 2 INTO MY PC OR MAC WITH THE MICRO USB THE LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE ONLY WAY ITUNES RECOGNIZES THE APPLE TV IS IF I HAVE THE POWER CORD AND THE MICRO USB PLUGGED IN . WHAT SHOULD I DO? I GET NO POWER OR LIGHTS WITH JUST THE USB. DO I NEED TO RETURN MY APPLE TV?? THANKS

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:10:00 +0000

Has anyone been able to successfully jailbreak (untethered) an apple tv gen2 that is running iOS 4.2.1 (2100)? This iOS is an upgrade to the 4.2.1 OS with a build number 2100.

By: Serranoathome

Serranoathome — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:54:00 +0000

new to apple tv, what are the benefits of a jailbroken apple tv

By: Mikron2

Mikron2 — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:40:00 +0000

i had mine jailbroken with season pass, just ran gp over it without doing a fresh install of 4.2.1 with no problems. took about 2 minutes, no network issues, xmbc and all other apps still in place. i unplugged the hdmi and power, connected the usb, held menu/play for 7 seconds, then once dfu mode was entered i plugged in the power cable and waited the 40 seconds. when i connected the hdmi cable it stayed on a black screen, but i unplugged and plugged back and was good to go. i’m streaming 720p mkv with dolby digital output through xbmc as i’m writing this.

i also did the same procedure on my ipad when the untethered jb came out and had the same results, so the recommendation that a fresh install is required doesn’t seem to actually be a requirement unless you run into issues.

By: Alex s

Alex s — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:43:00 +0000

In reply to Dr B. couchsurfer is a program you have to do through atvflash black ($19.99), and through nitotv you can install btstack which will allow you to connect a wireless keyboard through bluetooth

By: JDub

JDub — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:58:00 +0000

In reply to Keff Jing. how do you do that? what is a command line (ssh)? I'm getting the same message.

By: Dr B

Dr B — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:49:00 +0000

So far, jailbreak worked Perfect!
Xbmc install Works good too.
Is it possible to install any Browser now?
I heared about couchsurfer for atv2, but
I did not Read about a Way to install it.
How about bluetooth Keyboards to pair with atv2?

By: omar

omar — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:52:00 +0000

this is different from their instructions…

By: Aslam Doc

Aslam Doc — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:31:00 +0000

In reply to Oskar132.

hi oskar132……did uu manage to install the xbmx

By: SOBO

SOBO — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:48:00 +0000

In reply to confused.

Same here…. tried everything and nothing worked until I installed iTunes. I guess Windows needs the drivers iTunes carry to properly connect to the ATV.
After that it went on DFU first time and JB correctly on first attempt.
Installing XBMC was a little tricky, but after a few tries it installed too via Nito TV.

So Win 7 32Bit – iTunes 10.2 and atv 4.1.1 freshlty updated