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e600635 · 2012-05-15, 09:35

I am completely new to this forum, so bear with me. I am completing this work on a Macbook.

I jailbroke my Apple TV2 over the weekend, had a bit of trouble as I was running 5.0.1. In the end managed to get the tethered version running and loaded XBMC. I managed to find the zip files for the various channels on the internet and downloaded them using FileZilla on the Apple TV into the correct location. When I navigate to the files using XBMC, I can see them, but they dont appear as zip files and therefore you cannot load them.

I have trawled the internet to see if anybody else has the problem with any luck, does anybody have any ideas what I am doing wrong .

Thanks

**Memphiz** · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-15, 10:48 by Memphiz.)

What exactly are you trying to do? Install addon repos from zip?

If you use filezilla - did you login as root? Then its most likly a permission issue. Either use the user mobile for logging in or see the iOS faq (link in my signature) for knowing howto reset the permissions.

e600635 · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-15, 12:14 by e600635.)

Yes I am trying to install addon repos from zip.

Yes I am going through root.

I can see the files on the apple TV but it does not allow me to install, at the bottom it only allows me to cancel the process. I did see a thread which mentioned permissions, unfortunately this does not mean anything to me. This is the first time I have used the terminal function on MB.

I have jailbroken my iphone and ipads over the last few years so I am not a complete novice.

Thanks for your help, when you say link in your signature how do I get to that. Sorry I found the link now but I cannot see any topics on permission reset. Please could you point me to the correct link.

Thanks

procrastinator · 2012-05-15, 12:40

Re: permissions

Use the SSH command under "Backing up XBMC's settings" to set the permissions to the correct user (mobile).
Direct link: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...s_settings

More info on SSH if required: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...ic_FAQ#SSH

Tip: use ctrl-F in your browser to find info on a page more easily. e.g. ctrl-F -> search for: "permissions"

e600635 · 2012-05-15, 12:59

Thanks for this, I will give it a go tonight.

e600635 · 2012-05-15, 21:43

I tried to reset permissions with the script, but no luck:

chown -R mobile:mobile /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/

I tried to manually type in the gosub link on the apple tv, no luck.

The bit I cannot get my head around the so called zip files I have downloaded off the internet, once moved onto the apple tv, appear as folders and not zip files. Even when I typed in the gosub link, no zip files appeared I must be doing something completely wrong.

deanmv · 2012-05-15, 21:50

Are you using safari by any chance? It will automatically unzips .zip folders that it downloads. You can stop this by in safari going Safari -> Preferences -> and untick "Open safe files after downloading" Then redownload them and move them.

e600635 · 2012-05-15, 22:18

I am using safari, let me try that

e600635 · 2012-05-15, 22:28

Thank you that worked, I can now see the zip files on the apple tv, it appears to load the file I downloaded, but does not appear in add-on's do I need to reset permissions again ?.

Sorry for being so slow ?

deanmv · 2012-05-15, 22:35

What is the add-on?

e600635 · 2012-05-15, 22:45

Enable add-on's, the repository does not appear there as per the instructions I was following

deanmv · 2012-05-15, 22:56

So you install the repo then go from the menu (using Confluence)

Settings -> Add-ons -> Get Add-Ons -> Your Repo -> Add-on Category -> The Add- On?

e600635 · 2012-05-15, 23:10

Thanks for your help I have Sportdevil working, I will try some of the other repros now.

Thanks