it even says that when i try watch content off my HDD
I tried just pushing the Play button and that works 100% with playing content off my local disk. just cant get channels to work now :(
What firmware version is on your ATV and what version of Python do you have installed?
My ATV is 5.1.1 and my python is 2.75
Yeah, the issue is your old ATV firmware, at least in the case of needing to push play. I suggest you update to at least 5.2, or 5.3 if not all the way to 6.
Ok, will try update tonight and redo the whole setup :) I fi choose update software on the ATV what version will it give me?
You will get 6, the most recent, if you update through the ATV. To get an earlier version you will have to download the appropriate firmware from the web, plug in your ATV to your computer using a microusb cable, and then manually restore and update. Full instructions are available online. If you go the manual route you will also have to reinstall the certificate on the ATV.
The method to install the ssl cert is outdated if you have a webserver to install trailers.pem. We can now access the profile installation from the apple tv by using the original appletv remote. You highlight in settings the send data to apple option (you should have previously said no to this option) press play then it will take you to the profile installer jailbroken or not even if you never installed a profile previously. In my case I typed this to access my webserver and install the profile:
192.168.1.101:0000/myfolder/trailer.pem
192.168.1.101= my pc/mac/linux ip address
0000=my port for the webserver which should be set to something besides 80 or 443
myfolder= the folder you created in your webserver
You still need to create the cert from here but you never need to hook your apple tv using a microusb if you use the webserver method to install the profile:
Ok so if i do the update on my ATV i wont have to reconfigure the certificate and configuration profiles? or will i have to do the whole install again?
You should only have to install from the atv. If you already had a working cert (trailers.pem) prior you should not have to create a new one. Just update the atv and install the cert from your webserver no microusb cable needed. I would only update to 5.3 personally since apple is still signing at the least save your ios 5.3 & 6 .shsh using ifaith.
no idea on how to use the webserver.. will rather stick to what i know, but thanks for the info. So once the ATV is updated, all i need to do is connect ATV to iPhone configuration utility and reinstall the cert?
Yes if that is method you want to use you should be fine.
Great! Thank you for the info :) Look forward to posting a positive result tonight :)
No point confusing the issue with your latest pet procedure wahlman. Shall we let the Plexconnect crew decide when a new method of installation is fully vetted and considered the best way to go for everyone?
Ive spoken to baa he was thinking about hosting trailer.pem on a site so everyone can install it from his webserver. Not trying to confuse, just sharing info to make it easier for everyone. Its a much easier method when the file becomes hosted. Jailbroken or not any atv2/3 including atv3 2013 any ios up to date, you dont even need to install the profile using a microusb cable ever again prior to the webserver. Just install from there and done :)
Wouldn’t hosting a single trailers.pem for everyone end up becoming a security issue since it is not tied to your particular network? But this is getting off topic for this thread.
I don't know when you generate a trailers.pem if it is tied to your specific network or not. I will generate one at my work today then copy it to my atv from my webserver. If it works I don't see how it would be tied to this network but you never know I guess. Were not off topic, this is how to install the ssl cert on any platform :) I have installed trailers.pem to multiple atv's at my place so its not married to a specific atv, maybe its married to my mac but idk.
All I see is this in my trailers.pem:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
A ton of number & letters
-----END CERTIFICATE----------BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
A ton of number & letters
I compared the trailers.pem from my mac to the one generated at my work's pc. They do have different keys but im guessing its only married to device its generated on. If this is the case I have a old version of windows I bought from a garage sale. I will goto a starbucks & I can generate a trailers.pem using this copy of windows I will never use, you guys can host it on a webserver then everyone can use it if they like. I will test the newly generated trailers.pem on my atv then I will make a new one for everyone if you guys need it.
The private key is specific. That is why it called private. If we all use the same key it is no longer private; this has been discussed in the original threads about the forced move to SSL.
Gotcha, guess it depends on your situation. I have multiple atv’s and have been upgrading downgrading trying to get things working and hate going back and forth from my machine to install the cert everytime on a fresh ios install when I can just use a webserver to get it done. If that is the case everyone should generate their own key as you said and this is just a new approach to install the cert without the other tools by just hitting a few buttons on the atv remote instead which I find is much easier personally. Plus you can do it from any platform which is a win win for everyone.
