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Apple TV running on a macbook!

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Apple TV OS running on a macbook.
Thank you semthex for your patched Finder.

Thanks to appletvhacks.net for providing this tutorial.
For more infos on appletv join #appletv on irc.osx86.hu
Visit our Mac OSX86 forum: www.hackint0sh.org/forum

Just make sure you have everything backed up.
Download a copy of the patched Finder file.
Now, copy the Finder.app from your Apple TV drive,
and transplant the patch file (which is just the binary part of the app) into it,
and set the permissions:

cd /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/CoreServices/
sudo cp -pr ./Finder.app /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/CoreServices/.
cd /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/
sudo cp /path/to/patched/Finder .
sudo chown root:wheel Finder
sudo chmod 755 Finder

Next you must copy over 2 additional Frameworks from the Apple TV to the OS X install:

cd /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/
sudo cp -pr ./iPhotoAccess.framework /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/.
sudo cp -pr ./BackRow.framework /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/.

Now, reboot and hold down Option to choose your boot drive,
select the new OS X install and boot from it. You should be away.


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15 Responses to “Apple TV running on a macbook!”

  1. 1. Cyril Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 1:16 pm

    where i can find the OS for my macbookpro ?

  2. 2. dropit Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    Anyone ever heard of a tripod?

  3. 3. Cyril Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    where i can find the OS for my macbookpro ?

  4. 4. Name Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 1:55 pm

    No 5.1 playback from the Apple Tv.

    That’s just stupid.

  5. 5. Andre Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 2:37 pm

    Nice work, did you have to erase OS X to get it to work?

  6. 6. jim Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

    does it work the other way round? can you get mac os desktop running on apple tv?

  7. 7. viphard Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 5:29 pm

    if anyone get the code would you visite my site and commect for me

  8. 8. semthex Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 6:21 pm

    Someone dugg it too and it alread goes 700 diggs :-o

    http://digg.com/apple/Apple_TV_Running_on_a_MacBook

  9. 9. Mirko Says:
    March 28th, 2007 at 8:31 am

    Does it play video in AVI containers that way, since it uses the standard quicktime?

  10. 10. meinrosebud Says:
    March 28th, 2007 at 8:52 am

    Die in hell, you blasphemous dogs… I’m so jealous well done dudes! :)

  11. 11. gibo Says:
    March 28th, 2007 at 2:58 pm

    Nice, but… Why would I want to run Apple TV OS on a Mac???

  12. 12. Jason mowry Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 2:17 am

    hey i am having some issue doing it on my macbook pro.. if any one can help please do e-mail me at jasonmowry@jasonmowry.com

  13. 13. semthex Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    Help is available from irc.hackint0sh.org in #appletv
    or http://hackint0sh.org/forum/

  14. 14. Michael Says:
    June 1st, 2008 at 7:08 am

    Very good article. Thanks for the good information!.

  15. 15. MacBook pro girl Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    I’m not that familiar with the topic, would you mind explaining in more indepth in a followup post?

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