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prnoct90
October 2nd, 2008, 08:45 PM
Is there a way to put a link to a torrent in the Apple TV and for it to start downloading it, or does it have to be from rss?
prnoct90
October 3rd, 2008, 07:08 AM
I still haven't figured this out. Is there some thing to put before the link instead of http, like rss or tor?
avneron
October 3rd, 2008, 07:42 AM
you can add an RSS of torrrents by going to Settings->Media Sources->Manual Add Source and put in the url starting with rss://
Tranto
October 3rd, 2008, 11:06 AM
Hi. How I can put .torrent file?
prnoct90
October 3rd, 2008, 03:25 PM
Hi. How I can put .torrent file?

yah, that's what I want to know.
Tranto
October 3rd, 2008, 03:56 PM
Just click on .tonnet file at the same source folder like SMB share =)
snown
October 3rd, 2008, 07:19 PM
Just click on .tonnet file at the same source folder like SMB share =)

I'm sorry Tranto, I'm a little confused by what you said, could you elaborate?

thanks
iplaydog
October 4th, 2008, 10:44 PM
Upload the torrent file to /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/BOXEE/UserData/Torrents/

And it's rolling
Coda
October 5th, 2008, 04:41 AM
I guess a good way to do this (if you are using a mac) would be to create an applescript or automator action that will scp .torrent files to the appletv so that it will automatically start it. I'll have to look into this.
marcel
October 5th, 2008, 07:08 AM
hi
well -
you have a few ways to make use of it -
1. there is an rss feed of royalty-free torrents shipped with boxee (see "internet videos->video downloads" for example)
2. you can recommend torrents to friends (again - from the rss feed for example)
3. you can add other feeds - Settings->Media Sources->Manual Add Source and put in the url starting with rss://
4. boxee is alos constantly "watching" a folder called torrent under your "Downloads" folder (/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/BOXEE/UserData/Torrents/) - whenever a torrent file is added to that folder boxee will automatically start to download it. you can "drop" files there and boxee will get them.

enjoy :)
iplaydog
October 5th, 2008, 09:28 AM
why is it downloading at low speed? it gets dw70kb tops and up23kb.
marcel
October 5th, 2008, 09:34 AM
hi iplaydog

did you change the settings for download/upload via the settings ..
iplaydog
October 5th, 2008, 10:44 AM
yes, i did and it doesnt look like its restricted.

Thanx
iplaydog
October 5th, 2008, 10:44 AM
but doesnt go up
marcel
October 5th, 2008, 10:48 AM
we will check into this issue ..thanks for the report.