I'd suggest that you create a USB boot-stick for your ATV that boots into some flavour of Linux. Next, find and download 'smallatv.dmg' (it's about 1.88GB) and put that on your boot-stick too. Now boot up the ATV into Linux from the boot-stick and use the 'dd' command to write the smallatv.dmg image straight onto the ATV hdd - i.e. use /dev/sda as the destination, NOT one of the partitions (/ dev/sda1 etc.) - this process will overwrite everything currently on the hdd, I assume that's ok. Once this is done, you should have the correct ATV-OS partitions back on the hdd so remove the boot-stick and reboot, then go through a factory restore from the diagnostics menu. This should eventually reboot to the usual ATV interface, but it will be an out-dated version of ATV-OS - somewhere in the settings menu is the option to update.
On Nov 9, 4:49 pm, Nicholas Sabatino <[email protected]> wrote: > So I had been running Linux on my ATV and wanted to revert back to the > regular ATV software. > > I followed the instructions here: > > http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/ATVBackup > > Essentially, after wiping the drive and recreating the partition > setup, I copied the files from the Firmware update into the atvrecv > partition. It boots with the apple logo and shows me the language > selection screen. > > Once on the language select screen, I cannot select my language or > move the cursor at all. The light on the front flashes when I press > any button, and it still responds to the special key presses, like > Menu & >> for pairing the remote, or Menu & - for rebooting. > > Somewhere somebody mentioned holding down the Menu key while the ATV > boots. This does not solve my problem. > > I've attempted using both 2Z694-5789-067.dmg and 2Z694-5660-029.dmg > direct from mesu.apple.com. I'm trying to download the 1.0 firmware > from rapidshare now, but I don't really expect a different outcome. > > Any suggestions on how to un-freeze my Apple TV? > > Thanks! > > apple tv language selection frozen freeze stuck restore not responding -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/atv-bootloader?hl=en
