Fresh Jailbreak and XBMC install - Can't get Software Menu!
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Hi guys, I'm very very new to this and have just bought my ATV and jumped in. I've never used Linux or Putty before.

I have done some reading, Jailbroken my ATV (Gen 1) and have now tried to get the software menu onto the ATV by using Cyberduck and following these instructions:

If you already have ssh access:

Download the current version of SoftwareMenu, linked at the top of the page
Extract it. This should give you a folder SoftwareMenu.frappliance.
Put it on your TV (e.g. copy it to your home directory via sftp or Cyberduck)
ssh to your TV and install it to the plugins folder (/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Plugins/).

If you have software menu installed >=0.61 you should be able to update it from within softwaremenu
Notes
Updating

from now on, SoftwareMenu will be updatable from within itself.

FixPerm

here is the script for people running TV OS<2.1 & SM<0.73
echo "frontrow" | sudo -S mount -uw /
cd /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/PlugIns
sudo chown -R root:wheel SoftwareMenu.frappliance
sudo chmod u+s SoftwareMenu.frappliance/Contents/Resources/installHelper

From here:
http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/SoftwareMenu

Well at the moment it isn't happening. I downloaded the 1.0b2.1 version and extracted it on my WIndows 7 machine. I transferred the SoftwareMenu.frappliance folder over using Cyberduck, then tried to type in and run the FixPerm bit listed above. I typed the whole script in before I hit return. Is that right, first of all? Secondly, after hitting return, it gave me something that said usage: and loads of different usage instructions I think.

Can anyone explain to me where I have gone wrong?

Many thanks!!
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OK quick update. I tried to use these instructions:
Copy the file across to your Apple TV, and then type this into your terminal:

sudo cp SoftwareMenu.frappliance /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Plugins/SoftwareMenu.frappliance
cd /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/PlugIns
sudo chown -R root:wheel SoftwareMenu.frappliance

From here:
http://gleanr.com/gleans/29010_hacking_t...eghardware

And got this:

cp: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/PlugIns is a directory (not copied).
cp: -R: No such file or directory
cp: chown: No such file or directory
cp: sudo: No such file or directory
cp: cd: No such file or directory
cp: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/PlugIns/SoftwareMenu.frappliance: No such file or directory
cp: root:wheel: No such file or directory
cp: SoftwareMenu.frappliance is a directory (not copied).

Please help!
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