Apple TV bootloader - mb_boot_tv

evox · 05-05-2007, 02:54 PM

From: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resourc...tv/mb_boot_tv/

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mb_boot_tv is a simple and (almost) fully featured boot loader for the Apple TV. It currently supports:

* bzImage kernels
* ramdisks
* setting the kernel command line
* netbooting via dhcp and tftp
* booting from ext2 partitions

It looks like someone finally put all of the pieces together from info on the wiki and source code available on the internet and packaged it with some nice detailed tutorials.

Now anyone should be able to get linux up and running on the Apple TV using the packages and tutorials found on mythic-beasts.com

Walkthroughs:
Installing mb_boot_tv onto an Apple TV
HOWTO: Install Linux on your ATV

Also on mythic-beasts.com. It looks like they are going to rent out remote access on Apple TV boxes:

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We use mb_boot_tv at mythic-beasts.com to make Apple TVs remotely manageable. We are planning to start offering dedicated hosting on Apple TVs shortly, check our services soon for prices.

LiquidIce_ATV · 05-05-2007, 03:00 PM

Looks cool, I'm going to give these instructions a try tonight.

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05-05-2007, 03:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
LiquidIce_ATV Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 26	Looks cool, I'm going to give these instructions a try tonight.