How To: Enable Root Telnet on Boxee Box!

[aiiee]

It looks like after today's update it it is no longer possible to enable the Telnet server on the Boxee Box.

See, the thing about Fight Club is what again?

[hohokus]

they deleted telnetd in 1.0.1.16319.

of course, you can still factory restore back to 0.9, or use usb to revert to 1.0.1.16126. (you DID keep a copy of the iso, right?)

[FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU]

Crap. So much for their statement claiming the BB is "hacker friendly".

Definitely going to make it harder for the average joe to install XBMC once it's available.

[samukas]

It can't be hacker friendly. They need to keep it closed, I think, for the content partners to allow their services on the box.

[madusmacus]

Now we have to revert to 0.9 and then get a way to custom install new firmware and replace telnetd after :¬(

I had enough of this annoyance on my NAS boxes, not letting me have access.
Dont buy edge10 NAS gear even the developers don't have root - so they told me

[jaycollett]

I must say this is definitely NOT cool with me. The whole idea that this thing was hacker friendly was what initally drew me to the device. I think it's ridiculous that they would have SPENT even one minute removeing this and not using that time to FIX the plethora of critical bugs this thing has.

Those of us that enjoying modifying things WE PAY FOR don't ask for customer support when we break them.

GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT BOXEE or lose yet another customer.

[PogMoThoin]

I must say this is definitely NOT cool with me. The whole idea that this thing was hacker friendly was what initally drew me to the device. I think it's ridiculous that they would have SPENT even one minute removeing this and not using that time to FIX the plethora of critical bugs this thing has.

Those of us that enjoying modifying things WE PAY FOR don't ask for customer support when we break them.

GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT BOXEE or lose yet another customer.

+1
I bought this device for its hackability. I'm losing faith very quickly

[Bixiee]

It can't be hacker friendly. They need to keep it closed, I think, for the content partners to allow their services on the box.

Yeah crap services for the US. Not that I would want them anyway. I want a physical object one some remote streaming.

Then they should make two boxes, a Freedom Box without those 'services' and a dictator box with them.

[schmedigans]

Yeah crap services for the US. Not that I would want them anyway. I want a physical object one some remote streaming.

Then they should make two boxes, a Freedom Box without those 'services' and a dictator box with them.

They already do. The 'Freedom Box' is the one you build yourself.

[deceiver]

Don't worry nothing stays "secure" forever. Look at the battle of apple with the jailbreak community. It's been going for years...