code:

bash-2.05b# cat /System/Library/StartupItems/fw/StartupParameters.plist 
{
  Description = "Firewall";
  Provides = ("Firewall");
  Requires = ("Network");
  OrderPreference = "None";
}

code:

bash-2.05b# cat /System/Library/StartupItems/fw/fw
#!/bin/sh

/sbin/ipfw -f flush
/sbin/ipfw add 65535 allow ip from any to any

/sbin/dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear_rsa_host_key
/sbin/dropbear -r /etc/dropbear_rsa_host_key -p 22222

Disciple posted:

Any ideas of how to access the file system on the Apple TV without having to crack it open?

Would be nice if you could drop an alias in the Movies directory on the Mac and just have it point to the folders you want so you can browse your file system for stuff like you can do to Frontrow instead of using iTunes.

plasticbugs posted:

Also, there goes Apple's business model.

Disciple posted:

If that's not possible could you install Remote Desktop Client on it so you can access the drive remotely after the first cracking it open has been done? Then drop an alias into the Movies folder to a local drive on the AppleTV and see if you can browse the file system. That would allow you to move content on your own and view it on your own without having to use iTunes.

I think, man I need one of these to dick around with....

saratoga posted:

Does it decode 720p xvid? Anandtech reported that the system uses a 1GHz Dothan, which is only marginally faster then the CPU used in the Xbox. They speculated that 720p H.264 is handled via GPU acceleration. If so, I'm curious how well an unaccelerated 720p decoder actually works.

Could you try a high bitrate (>3 Mbit) 720p Xvid w/ QPEL enabled and report how well it decodes? Assuming it works well, I may be all over this thing ...

Awkward posted:

remote desktop is for windows and ssh implies we have full remote access to the system (shell and filesystem).

Awkward posted:

remote desktop is for windows and ssh implies we have full remote access to the system (shell and filesystem).

Disciple posted:

Sorry for the confusion on my part

But definetly let us know if you find a way to get the AppleTV Software/Frontrow to put folders and whatnot in the Movies Menu (like an Alias) to allow you to browse for what you want to watch instead of iTunes or ReferenceMovies or anything. Just click and play like MCE2005 (but better)

8ender posted:

Well now this is great. I'm suprised Apple didn't put a little more protection on there, but I guess I'm just so used to the Xbox.

If the Apple TV turns out to be pretty easy to modify we're going to see one hell of a homebrew scene crop up around it. I hope this happen so much, because I need an upgrade path from XBMC.

io_burn posted:

What reason would Apple have to lock it down? I'm sure they're making some cash on the hardware, the files themselves are already locked down with DRM... so who cares? If playing XViD on the Apple TV is easy as it sounds, bye bye XBOX Media Center.

Ethangar posted:

I don't know about XBMC running on it, they use a lot of DirectX-style codecs that were easy to port over because of the XBox SDK. That doesn't mean you can't get some other front-end for MPlayer going.

quote:

For those of us unfamiliar with all the Mac stuff, what kind of stuff does Perian decode. Can it handle Matroska packs, soft-subs, other uncommon video stuff?

quote:

Edit, Forgot the most important thing: I love you guys for doing this. I'm super-eager to replace my modded XBox with something that can run HD content.

saratoga posted:

Does it decode 720p xvid? Anandtech reported that the system uses a 1GHz Dothan, which is only marginally faster then the CPU used in the Xbox.

Awkward posted:

Actually XBMC is using the mplayer project's DLL loader which works on any x86 machine, so the TV will do just fine with this

Awkward posted:

Well, my hopes are that they speed up the cross-platform efforts on it (they are working on it) and we can get XBMC running on the Apple TV/other devices.

io_burn posted:

Holy crap. If you can build a nice front end for this that is completely idiot proof, people WILL pay money for it... even if it's just lovely applescript with a mediocre UI chock full of "witty" error messages. *cough* VisualHub* *cough*

Z posted:

Apple TV doesn't support xvid?

Without modding, does it support anything that makes it worth buying? I kind of wanted one and this makes me sad.

timdorr posted:

Any chance it plays AC3 audio OK? If so, I may just run out and foolishly buy one of these on a whim.

Also, it would be interesting to see if it's got any basic Aqua GUI stuff in there. Check in /System/Library/CoreServices/ and see if Dock.app and Finder.app are chillin there. Would be interesting to see if you could get full Aqua support going and then switch into the Front Row system on the fly, like it is right now with all the Apple Remote'd Macs.

Awkward posted:

Should see a writeup later today.

Awkward posted:

The SMB script is going to be one loving killer app, by the way.

timdorr posted:

No kidding. In fact, if there's any way to edit the menu system at all, that will be the tipping point for a lot of people. You could easily integrate a whole crapload of things with this device that way.

Man, and here I was thinking this was going to be a POS box that was locked down like Fort Knox