[vash]

Hi all!

I would like to use an external DVD Drive with XBMC on my aTV.

I've installed latest version of Launcher and XBMC on an aTV updated to 3.0.1.
I've installed NitoTv 0.8.2.
I've used Smart intaller to enable the USB port, but when I connect the DVD Drive, it turns on but nothing happens.

Using MediaStream Redux skin if I click on Disk Drive, it says there's no disk.

Maybe is the DVD Drive? (SAMSUNG SE-6084)

To check if the USB port is working, I've tried using an USB key formatted as Mac OS Extended/Journaled and from terminal I've used diskutil list:

Code:

-bash-2.05b$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                   type name               size      identifier
   0:  GUID_partition_scheme                    *37.3 GB  disk0
   1:                    EFI                    34.0 MB   disk0s1
   2:         Apple_Recovery                    400.0 MB  disk0s2
   3:              Apple_HFS OSBoot             900.0 MB  disk0s3
   4:              Apple_HFS Media              36.0 GB   disk0s4
-bash-2.05b$

The USB key is not there.

At the moment I haven't an external HD to try with.

Any suggestion?
Thanks in advance.

[appleflap]

First: Do you stil have macOSXUpdCombo10.4.9Intel.dmg file on the atv?

If not:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...dateintel.html

copy the macOSXUpdCombo10.4.9Intel.dmg into the... frontrow\Documents Foler (Create Documents folder if it's not there) t

Run smart installer!
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And if al the above is oke

Normaly a fat formated usb stick must be reconized.

(I'am on windows don't know about os formated)

So format to fat put something on (for example avi file)

Put the stick in the atv (give it some time to read)

And then browse in xbmc to the stick

Good luck,

[vash]

thanks for the reply.

yes I have the combo update in Documents, however I've tried to launch again smart installer and I've got this:

Code:

[b]2009-11-22 17:27:09.944 nitoHelper[1675] Root filesystem already writeble
2009-11-22 17:27:10.841 nitoHelper[1675] mach_kernel.prelink already patched or unrecognized
2009-11-22 17:27:10.852 nitoHelper[1675] kextloader already installed!
2009-11-22 17:27:11.083 nitoHelper[1675] bins installed successfully!

2009-11-22 17:29:51.578 nitoHelper[1675] XML parser error:
Unexpected character | at line 1
Old-style plist parser error:
Unexpected ';' or '=' after key at line 1
2009-11-22 17:29:51.578 nitoHelper[1675] mount: /Users/fronrow/Documents/
MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.9Intel.dmg failed[/b]

:confused2: :confused2: :confused2:

[vash]

ok, I've found the way to enable USB port:

Code:

-bash-2.05b$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                   type name               size      identifier
   0:  GUID_partition_scheme                    *37.3 GB  disk0
   1:                    EFI                    34.0 MB   disk0s1
   2:         Apple_Recovery                    400.0 MB  disk0s2
   3:              Apple_HFS OSBoot             900.0 MB  disk0s3
   4:              Apple_HFS Media              36.0 GB   disk0s4
/dev/disk1
   #:                   type name               size      identifier
   0:  GUID_partition_scheme                    *1.9 GB   disk1
   1:         Apple_Recovery                    24.9 MB   disk1s1
   2:              Apple_HFS PATCHSTICK         1.7 GB    disk1s2
-bash-2.05b$

(I've tried diskutil command with the patchstick in)


Still no luck with the DVD Drive: is there a list of compatible Drive?
Mine is a SAMSUNG SE-6084

[davilla]

ok, I've found the way to enable USB port:

Code:

-bash-2.05b$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                   type name               size      identifier
   0:  GUID_partition_scheme                    *37.3 GB  disk0
   1:                    EFI                    34.0 MB   disk0s1
   2:         Apple_Recovery                    400.0 MB  disk0s2
   3:              Apple_HFS OSBoot             900.0 MB  disk0s3
   4:              Apple_HFS Media              36.0 GB   disk0s4
/dev/disk1
   #:                   type name               size      identifier
   0:  GUID_partition_scheme                    *1.9 GB   disk1
   1:         Apple_Recovery                    24.9 MB   disk1s1
   2:              Apple_HFS PATCHSTICK         1.7 GB    disk1s2
-bash-2.05b$

(I've tried diskutil command with the patchstick in)


Still no luck with the DVD Drive: is there a list of compatible Drive?
Mine is a SAMSUNG SE-6084

diskutil list will only show mounted disks, perhaps the AppleTV does not know how to handle the DVD disk format.

ls /dev/disk* will show all disks