ATV 2.3 auto-update nukes boxee/xbmc!!!

[kschroll]

Apple has screwed us ATV users. My ATV did an auto update, and when it relaunched, Boxee and XBMC were gone. How do I reinstall and disable auto updates?

[davilla]

Originally Posted by kschroll

Apple has screwed us ATV users. My ATV did an auto update, and when it relaunched, Boxee and XBMC were gone. How do I reinstall and disable auto updates?

AppleTV OS updates will always nuke all non-native plugins and any custom changes.

[soccer119]

Have you tried to reinstall boxee? does anyone know if it still works with ATV 2.3?

[zerock]

Originally Posted by soccer119

Have you tried to reinstall boxee? does anyone know if it still works with ATV 2.3?

wondering the same.

[kschroll]

i repatched and rebooted. When I select XBMC or Boxee in the ATV main menu, nothing happens; the screen goes dark. When i select "Update" under either XBMC or Boxee submenu, the Launcher v.6 is shown as an available download, but ATV won't let me download it. So, repatching does not not work. Back to the boring old ATV functionality for now.

[zerock]

this mean i will hold on updating for now.

[kschroll]

Your ATV might automatically update, as it did for me! i did not chose to update my ATV software; it did it itself. Supposedly there is a way to disable auto updates, which I recommend to avoid my situation.

[larrydavis]

Anyone know how to disable auto updates?

edit: oops! It's in the sticky

[agentlame]

Originally Posted by larrydavis

Anyone know how to disable auto updates?

oddly... this was still in my clipboard:

Originally Posted by raallf

This is defiently the biggest problem with the Appletv. The updates kill your hack and updates.

sudo bash -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 mesu.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'

I've turned off auto updates, hopefully this update isn't important, just adding some new crap.

[zerock]

Originally Posted by agentlame

oddly... this was still in my clipboard:

one of my motivators to make my old macbook my media center in a near future.