boxee frezzes no sound or picture

[kevinfurtado3]

when i try to watch a tv show i only get the stats bar i can see the tv show going by the counter going but i only get a black loading image on my tv
i also have tried different shows and i also have tried the boxee software on my computer with the same results
am i doing something wrong i have also tried a movie with 1/5 working

do i need to add another thing of software and if so can i please have step by step with links and directions.

plz and thanks

[nuggyblake]

when i try to watch a tv show i only get the stats bar i can see the tv show going by the counter going but i only get a black loading image on my tv
i also have tried different shows and i also have tried the boxee software on my computer with the same results
am i doing something wrong i have also tried a movie with 1/5 working

do i need to add another thing of software and if so can i please have step by step with links and directions.

plz and thanks

what versions are you using ? Flash, Boxee, fiirmware ? How did you install ?

[kevinfurtado3]

i installed it useing firecore it all came in one big package i installed boxee beta 0.9.22.13692 xbmx is 10.1 dharma for flash player i have whatt ever came with the firecore i also have version 3.0.2 on apple tv gen 1

[nuggyblake]

i installed it useing firecore it all came in one big package i installed boxee beta 0.9.22.13692 xbmx is 10.1 dharma for flash player i have whatt ever came with the firecore i also have version 3.0.2 on apple tv gen 1

You have a slightly older version of boxee, but I suspect you are struggling with Flash based video, which Im afraid to say is pretty abysmal on the 1st gen atv. If you want, you can use the tag in my signature to test which version of flash you have installed. You can try another flash version, but you you will have to install it manually. Can I recommend you try some of the third party repo's like navi-x before you throw the atv in the trash.

Find out what ver of flash you have and we can start there.

Look below. Open up boxee browser, enter the url and let me know.

[kevinfurtado3]

according to the software i downloaded/uploaded i have version 10.1.53.64

[nuggyblake]

according to the software i downloaded/uploaded i have version 10.1.53.64

The good news is that you have a flash player installed. The bad news is that the quality of the video will not get much better than what you are experiencing. Unlike frontrow and itunes content that uses the apple gpu, boxee is unable to take advantage, and relies upon firefox/flash (atleast within the atv) to render content. At best video through flash base apps is choppy, at worst it does not work. The good news is that there are great apps that work great like navi-x, pandora, justin.tv (works okay for me even though it uses flash), ted.....

You could try updating boxee and the flash player. Its not that complicated but you will need to have a mac and have an app that utilises sftp (cyberduck)

http://forums.boxee.tv/showpost.php?p=144544&postcount=10

[kevinfurtado3]

shoot i dont have a mac is there any way to get around this problem?
i allready payed for a membership to get this firecore thing

are there any other programs out there that i can use with my pc and are some what easy to use and wont cost me a arm and a leg

[nuggyblake]

shoot i dont have a mac is there any way to get around this problem?
i allready payed for a membership to get this firecore thing

are there any other programs out there that i can use with my pc and are some what easy to use and wont cost me a arm and a leg

First, contact Firecore to see if you can update flash versions from within their maintenance area.

I hate to sound like a smart ass but you could have done this for free with atvusb-creator and probably got more. Please check out the boxee repo's. Add the navi-x app for one and I guarantee you will love this box. You can also install XBMC which is a media playing app also. There are some great plug-ins for that.

To install navi-x in boxee, follow this thread;

http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=18376

[kevinfurtado3]

the problem is that i dont have a mac

[nuggyblake]

the problem is that i dont have a mac

You dont need a mac to install a repo in boxee on the atv, or XBMC. If you have atvflash, you can dl them on the atv.

[kevinfurtado3]

how do i do that??? im good with computers but this is bond me so hard to do something so easy

[nuggyblake]

how do i do that??? im good with computers but this is bond me so hard to do something so easy

http://forums.boxee.tv/showpost.php?p=100362&postcount=1

read the post, its all there.

[kevinfurtado3]

ok so i have uploaded the softwear you recomened i did the steps load it to a usb then do the whole patch stick thing what is next???

[nuggyblake]

ok so i have uploaded the softwear you recomened i did the steps load it to a usb then do the whole patch stick thing what is next???

I literally have no idea what you are asking me. I have simply recommended you try to install the navi-x repo in boxee. I re-read what I posted and nowhere did I tell you to load anything onto a flash drive.

However, as I just won the lottery (:D) this is how you install Navi-x

1. Open Boxee.
2. Click on APPS
3. At the bottom of the screen on the left side, click on "Repositories"
4. On the left Side, click on "Add Repository"
5. In the address line, enter

http://navi-x.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/boxee

6. Click on DONE.
7. A new line will appear called "The navi-x repository..."
8. Click on the Navi-x repo. Select 'Add to my apps".
9. Open it and explore. I cant do that for you.