[fiddystorms]

Well, then you're SOL. I don't know of anyway to control ATV2 without the remote.

XBMC can be done.

OK, maybe I am not being specific enough. My bad. So there is a way to navigate XBMC without a remote? With a laptop running Windows 7?

[Gabhan]

So, I bypass the frontrow aTV2 menu. How am I supposed to navigate from there without a remote?

Use one of the earlier suggestions such as http://myipaddress:8080/ or download XBMC Virtual Controller

[darkscout]

There was a link to team blackbolt's remote right before mine.

And mine should work fine on Windows 7, you just need a C compiler.

[fiddystorms]

apparently there is an iPOD touch in the house, so I should be able to find a thread in here on how to control XBMC & aTV2 with an iPOD touch I'm assuming.

[Gabhan]

There was a link to team blackbolt's remote right before mine.

And mine should work fine on Windows 7, you just need a C compiler.

There's a binary download which works perfectly on windows 7

[Cranial]

apparently there is an iPOD touch in the house, so I should be able to find a thread in here on how to control XBMC & aTV2 with an iPOD touch I'm assuming.

Just use the Apple Remote app on the the Touch. It's a standard install app, as long as on the same network it'll be fine.

[darkscout]

apparently there is an iPOD touch in the house, so I should be able to find a thread in here on how to control XBMC & aTV2 with an iPOD touch I'm assuming.

If you have enabled XBMC control via the web (Which is the only way it'll work via iPod Touch) then it should work just fine with a web browser.

http://ip:8080

[Ned Scott]

Not sure about this method, it says it boots directly to XBMC and you will never see the frontrow appleTV menu again. I go to that menu on occassion to change some settings and update software etc. thats also where NitoTV resides.

Never? No, you just have to SSH back in to turn it off.

[fiddystorms]

If you have enabled XBMC control via the web (Which is the only way it'll work via iPod Touch) then it should work just fine with a web browser.

http://ip:8080

Is there a way to enable rowmote helper through SSH? Rowmote helper is in the NitoTV stuff. If I'm able to enable rowmote helper, do I also have to enable the "control via web" function in XBMC also?

[mpruett]

if you can ssh in to your apple tv (use putty on windows) install vnc follow instructions here:

Install VNC Server :

This makes the above - you can install the VNC server, you must do the following :

connects you to your Apple TV via SSH 2

ssh [email protected]

to install the VNC server - Run the following script in the terminal to the exposed:

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16129573/com.wha...rm.debdpkg -i com.whatanutbar.exposed._0.2_iphoneos-arm.deb

Now you have to restart your computer or Apple TV interface, even low tide, so you can use VNC server on display.

iOS 4.0
killall -9 Lowtide

once vnc is installed you can navigate the menus with the arrow keys on your laptop, go to the apple tv settings and use the remote learner to learn any IR remotes commands just laying around.

[fiddystorms]

if you can ssh in to your apple tv (use putty on windows) install vnc follow instructions here:

http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/index.php..._%28VNC%29

once vnc is installed you can navigate the menus with the arrow keys on your laptop, go to the apple tv settings and use the remote learner to learn any IR remotes commands just laying around.

That's what I'm talkin about! Sweet solution right there, thanks to everyone for the help. This is by far the easiest for someone with basic knowledge of SSH etc. etc.

[mpruett]

I edited my above post, for ATV2, that link i provided was for installing vnc on an ATV1

here is another walk thru installing exposed (vnc server) via ssh on ATV2:

http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Exposed