With OpenElec running on the ATV1 from usb. Use Cyberduck to SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) connect to the ATV1. Cyberduck will use Port 22 by default. Username: root Password: openelec
You will need a usb stick that can store the 474MB crystalbuntu2.img.bz2 file size.
Navigate to the /storage folder found in the OpenElec / Cyberduck window and drag and drop the crystalbuntu2.img.bz2 file you downloaded earlier into it.
You then issue this command in OSX Terminal or Putty at the command prompt OpenELEC:~ #
hi after making the openelec usb install, i get the openelec symbol on the tv screen then a message saying need terminal for interactive repair, any ideas, thanks.
also how do you get a command promt openelec in terminal, and where does the usb key for crystalbuntu go if you pull the openelec key out it will just go back to apple boot
Have you actually connected an Ethernet cord and have internet access when booting the usb. ?
OpenElec install on the usb stick needs internet access.
If you pull the usb stick and reboot the ATV1 and you are back in Apple Frontrow.
Just follow the Steps and read carefully.
Hint: Save any plain text file with the filename ATVbackup.txt
Next drag this text file into the terminal window when you get to this bit: dd of=
Delete .txt and replace with .img and now your saved HDD file will be called ATVbackup.img
Hi wrxtasy
Up to today, I have been running Crystalbuntu with xbmc 13,2 (Sam’s latest update) with CrystalHD and just followed your install guide to upgrade to kodi 14,2 (with CrystalHD)
Wow - it just works ! and your install script is great !! All data /adons is there etc
Only thing “missing” is the simple pvr klint (pointing to a file on a nas server with links to m3u )
just wanted to say that you’ve got another satisfied customer:) To be sure, I deleted all addons from within Gotham and also my userdata before I followed your install script. 5min later Kodi was up and running.
And that was actually my first bit of scripting in Ubuntu ever !
Gotta thank Sam for introducing me to Ubuntu via the ATV1 and Crystalbuntu in the first place.
Coming from a Newbie start. I’ve learnt quite a bit over the journey, especially when official Crystal HD support was removed from Kodi. Really I think that has been the most rewarding aspect of the entire process ironically.
There can be and also a Kodi Isengard RC version but it will not have Crystal HD Hardware acceleration coded back into it.
Too much Kodi code has changed since Alpha2 and I have no time at the moment to revert and edit the master Kodi code itself.
I’m not seeing any significant new features between Alpha2 and RC that would benefit Kodi on the ATV1 anyway.
Thanks. Another satisfied “customer” here. I have a Mac mini (mid-2010) running OSX 10.10.4 and Kodi 14.2, serving a raspberry pi running OSMC (2015.06-1), a MacBook Pro (OSX 10.9.5, Kodi, 14.2), an iMac (OSX 10.10.4, Kodi 14.2) and an ATV1 with CHD running wrxtasy’s Kodi 14.2 off a thumb drive. The remote devices get NFS shares from the mini (thanks AGAIN to wrxtasy!!) and MySQL. Everything works great!
I updated the mini from 10.6.8 specifically to be able to keep up with Kodi going forward. I’m seeing a MySQL roadblock for my ATV1 if it remains at 14.2 and the mini gets updated to 15; is that correct? Is there any good way to address the 15/14 disparity and make MySQL work. The main thing I’m looking forward to in Kodi 15 is the FF/RW improvement.
Or should I just cool my jets at 14.2 on everything and wait for OSMC for ATV, which Sam says will eventually update to Kodi 15 sometime after OSMC/ATV and Kodi 15 are both stable? I can be patient.
Or is there anything else (wrxtasy?) for ATV with CHD support in the works? Thanks.
Cheers.
You may have missed this bit that will give you Kodi 15 Isengard Alpha2, I’m not sure what MySQL compatibility it has. FF/RW works a lot better. It seems pretty stable this Alpha2 and even if it is not you can still backtrack and run the Kodi 14.2 install script again and get back to where you started.
I may try again and revert CHD support back into Isengard RC one more time…
