![]() In the meantime, share your thoughts on the Apple TV 2. It seems there are 2 versions of 0.9.6 out there (from github,, etc). However what is available in the download page for 0.9.6 links to a file that is not the correct build. Firecore tells us to use the latest version 0.7 of Seas0nPass. Stay tuned for future tutorials that show you how to do just that. It was the Seas0nPass executable file for Windows. Now you need to load it up with some cool apps like XBMC. ![]() This is just the first step in jailbreaking the Apple TV 2. If you do, then you’ve successfully jailbroken the Apple TV 2 on iOS 5.3 untethered. After the Apple TV 2 Home screen appears you should see the “FC” FireCore logo on the Settings app. Once the system boots up, you’ll need to configure your Wi-Fi connection. Step 9: Connect your Apple TV 2 to your television via HDMI, and plug in the power cable. Step 8: Once the jailbreak is completed, click done on Seas0nPass and quit Seas0nPass using Command+Q. Step 7: After releasing the Menu+Play/Pause buttons, the jailbreak should continue to progress to completion. Step 6: After a few minutes, you’ll be prompted to press the Menu+Play/Pause buttons on your remote control simultaneously for seven seconds. Step 5: Once Seas0nPass is opened, click Create IPSW, and Seas0nPass should start downloading the iOS 5.3 firmware if it’s not already detected on your computer. If you’re promoted with another open dialogue, click open again. Step 4: Go to the Applications folder, right-click on Seas0nPass.app, and select open. Step 3: Extract the Seas0nPass.zip file and drag the Seas0nPass.app file to the Applications folder. You should see a flashing white LED light on the front of the Apple TV 2. Step 2: Connect your Apple TV 2 to your Mac using a USB micro cable (it’s the USB cable with the thin connector on the opposite end). This tutorial and video is for the Mac, but the same basic principles apply to Windows users as well. It looks like Apple is still signing version 5.3, so you could grab the firmware from our Downloads page and. Step 1: Download the latest version of Seas0nPass from our downloads page. How to jailbreak the Apple TV 2 (untethered) running iOS 5.3: Be prepared to pay a markup for the Apple TV 2, because most sellers are aware of its value since it can be jailbroken. You can still find an Apple TV 2 if you look for a used model on Amazon, or perhaps Craigslist. Unfortunately you can’t walk into an Apple Store to buy an Apple TV 2, because this model has been discontinued in favor of the Apple TV 3 with 1080p output capability. Third generation Apple TV’s (Apple TV 3) have yet to be jailbroken in any form or fashion. Keep in mind that this tutorial will only work with the second generation Apple TV device. An untethered jailbreak is always more desirable when compared to a tethered jailbreak, because it doesn’t require a computer when rebooting the device. With this new and improved untethered jailbreak, users can reboot the Apple TV without having to have a computer handy to perform a tethered boot. We’ve been able to jailbreak iOS 5.3 on the Apple TV 2 for quite some time now, but that jailbreak has always been one of the tethered variety.
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