I am after some information with regards Plexconnect, I have jailbroke my appletv2 to 5.3 and as we all know plex does not work with 5.3 but I have read some posts that you can use Plexconnect.
I don't know anything about Plexconnect so forgive me if the questions I ask are stupid!!
Will Plexconnect work over the internet or has it got to be on and internal network??
Is there any detailed tutorials on how to install Plexconnect on a jailbroke Appletv2 with 5.3 firmware installed??
I did save my blobs for firmware 4.4.4 so I can go back to that and plex works fine but the only problem is Netflix won't work now with this firmware version and I want both plex and Netflix working.
The PLEXconnect Script needs to run on a Mac/Windows Machine for it to work. There are also some Packages for RAID/NAS Devices.
If the Installation via Terminal is nothing for you, look for Plexify, which can be found here in the Forums somewhere. It´s an App that starts the PLEXconnect Script and helps with installation.
I want to install plex on firmware 5.3 I did have it installed on 4.4.4 and I had plex working and Netflix, there must have been some update from Netflix because now Netflix doesn’t work on 4.4.4 but plex does. So I updated my appletv2 to firmware 5.3 the latest that Seasonpass will jailbreak and now plex won’t work but Netflix will. So basically I want both Plex and Netflix working on the Appletv2. Like I Say, they were both working on 4.4.4 until neflix did an update.
You misunderstand me, the above is not what you are trying to achieve as an end goal but the method by how you want to do it. Tell me about your setup, hardware, locations, what you want to view etc…
I have a PMS at my house and the Appletv2 is at my mums house but she also uses Netflix and pays for it, so I want her to be able to connect to my plex media server and also use Netflix, I have about 5 of my family who connect to my PMS and they just use myplex username and password.
I would suggest the best solution for you is to jailbreak 5.3, so that Netflix works, then install PlexConnect on the ATV itself. The advantages of this is that you do not need a separate device to run PlexConnect and it can act similar to a native app on the ATV, ie you do not have to hijack the trailers app, it will have have its own icon, auto start when you turn on the ATV etc. There are scripts and a brief readme in the /support/ATV_jailbreak folder of the PlexConnect zip. If you need more info read the launchctl thread in the PlexConnect sub forum
Hi, I have had a look at the posts and am a little bit stuck sorry, I don’t seem to get where you install what!!! I have a PMS which is windows server 2008 which has a fixed IP address, I use dyns so from the outside, I have my fixed IP address with the port number that takes me to my PMS server. do I install python on my windows server or the apple tv2?? and what does python do?? It says transfer plex connect zip file to apple tv2 box do I unzip it first?? and what file do I put it in??
I presume then you run the command to install plexconnect on your appletv2 and then it appears in your trailers app, is that correct?? Will I have to put the IP address and port number in the appletv2 box to reach my server from the outside.
One last question sorry, can you have more than 1 appletv connecting to your server using plex connect??
I’m sorry if all this sounds stupid, I am very new to this and appreciate all the help you are giving me.
Python is a "programming language" - or the interpreter for it. PlexConnect is coded in Python (mostly).
You can run PlexConnect on your PC, next to your PMS eg. With a jailbroken aTV you can run it on the device itself as well. Some run it on their NAS. We are open for nearly everything...
Running it on your PC is "easier", I guess. And yes, once it is setup, multiple aTVs can access it (or PMS via PlexConnect).
In your environment (aTV in a remote location), though, I would go the aTV route - have it running there and use MyPlex/Shared Libraries to connect.
Check out the WIKI, and for aTV the already mentioned "readme".
I have downloaded the file python_2.7.3-3_iphoneos-arm.deb file and transferred it to the Applications file of The apple atv2 and then I run the command dpkg -i python_2.7.3-3_iphoneos-arm.deb using putty but I get and error message, am I putting Python in the correct folder of the Apple tv or could you advise what I am doing wrong please??
Also I have downloaded the plexconnect zip and I have unzipped it so it is just the folder and is ready to transfer to the Appletv2 box, what folder do I put this in and what is the command to install it please.
When I install Python this is the message I get, I just put the python file in root directory of the apple box and putty then read it but with this message, will someone please help
(Reading database ... 3391 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python 2.7.3-3 (using python_2.7.3-3_iphoneos-arm.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python:
python depends on libffi; however:
Package libffi is not installed.
python depends on sqlite3; however:
Package sqlite3 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing python (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python
Apple-TV:~ root#
No problem, i just thought it would be better to have it moved so that anyone with the same questions would be able to find it.
I am just about to set up a fresh ATV2 as well so it will be interesting to see if any of the info needs updating, as noted in that link there has been a upgrade of one of the dependancies which makes it easier.
