Sunday, October 3, 2010

Bugs & fixes: Apple TV Troubleshooting

Fit the arrival of the second generation Apple TV, Apple provides new devices support article collection. Is the owner of the Apple TV 2 also other troubleshooting and assortment of hacking-related findings reports to. These initial reports of most notably the Roundup here.

Reset Apple TV.

Should it happen frequently in the Apple TV to stop responding. Screen becomes blank. Or there is no longer any effect is pressing the button on the remote control is no sho-. If this happens, reset Gets the normally, back to work.

When you reset the Apple TV as described in Apple support article, pressing the while pressing the menu key on Apple TV Flash see rapidly LED light free remote control, button for 6 seconds. This feature is in otherwise remote input forgetting the Apple TV. You can reset Apple TV by if not already installed, remove the 30 seconds.

Restore your Apple TV.

If you can't reset Apple TV to get the trackback device to restore to factory default settings. To do this as the fastest way for more second Apple support article, reset Apple TV] - General-[is to go to the settings. Restore from here, you click.

But wait a minute! can't Apple TV does not respond for any input, or if there is a blank screen to access, click the restore button. Click something. Here is really funny get.

Now includes to the second generation Apple TV, micro USB port on the Apple "service and support" for describes stop first generation Apple TV, includes a USB port (standard type A). Similar to Apple, generation 1 USB port-only services, diagnostic description "recognized USB keyboard mouse, hard drive, or other device Apple TV in not. "Never featured in Apple end function port stated this is was not completely the truth. For able to fraud, such as installing the Boxee software to enable support for USB drives to numeric value functions and hackers are able to get the Apple TV to recognize the content of the Flash drive was inserted.

Micro USB port on the new Apple TV to connect Flash drive. It's the wrong port type. However, can be reached by the "reverse": this can be your Mac to attach to the Apple TV as a peripheral device is finally, restore our Apple TV, back to the subject that brings.

If you connect via your Mac USB devices, and disconnect the power cable of the Apple TV shows [devices] section of the iTunes Apple TV. Apple TV software update or a device to its original settings restore from here, you can choose.

Used to update and to restore the iPod, iPhone, iPads is almost exactly the same setup. Apple TV these differences between the other devices is that the only thing you can update and restore, do iTunes Apple TV. No synchronization of any sort-storage media is not available in the new Apple TV for completely relies on the contents of the stream.

Home sharing

Access to iTunes media from the Apple TV to a home sharing (must be set as described in the Macworld reviews the Apple TV. If after turning the power sharing a home for some reason, the iTunes content to appear in Apple TV offers hotfix to Apple support article checklist. You're pretty much standard fare proposal: make sure you have the latest version of iTunes, check your firewall settings, and so on. Whether there is a problem here, worth checking out.

Wobbly images

Quote the serious problems spread none so far, there is Apple discussion bulletin board thread (you can also find me at least) and the new Apple TV. However, one notable TV connected, describing the wobbly or waveform image thread at least a dozen or so check had. Symptoms can view the video here.

Why do some people have symptoms, however, most people affect mainly television via Apple TV HDMI DVI is connected to one theory is that it is. Apple apparently it support not the configuration as the "HDMI for high definition television and capable 720 p 60 / 50 Hz only device reasons list, however, some users even HDMI HDMI connection and that had the same symptoms. In either case, the workaround not reported yet.

It IOS devices!

Apple have an official statement about this issue, the new Apple TV really is IOS devices-confirmed that iPad like iPhone and third party. Actually at iFixit Web site in the decomposition of the Apple TV very iPad like, found hardware. On the other hand, TUAW "in order to provide the Front Row by using the application called custom version IOS Software Lowtide-record that the user interface of the new Apple TV is running.

In it, and other I/O devices and the potential hacking and jailbreaks vulnerable as given that the Apple TV, which can connect via Mac USB IOS devices. To jailbreak Apple TV is already underway.

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