How to Install XBMC Frodo 12.0 on Apple TV 2 with Jailbreak for iOS 5.02 or Later

Step 1

Perform the jailbreak.

Step 2

Use Terminal App on Mac or PuTTY app on Windows to begin the installation process. Launch whichever works for your PC and make sure your ATV and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Step 3

Launch the SSH client and connect it to your Apple TV. In the device’s main menu, find General/Network and use this command ssh root@[Apple Tv’s IP address]. It’s possible you will be displayed with an Authentication Error message. Copy and paste this command: rm~/.ssh/known_hosts into the Terminal window.

Step 4

Type “Yes” when the Security Prompts is displayed. Press Enter. When being requested a Password, just type “alpine” and press Enter again.

Step 5

Into the Terminal App, copy and paste these commands, pressing Enter after each. So, each should have a line of their own. Wait for each command to finish.
1)      apt-get install wget
2)      wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
3)      echo “deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
4)      echo “deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
5)      apt-get update
6)      mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances
7)      apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
8)      mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance
9)      reboot

Step 6

Wait for the Apple TV menu to reload and then just launch XBMC.

Step 7

The last settings are to make sure the XBMC Frodo 12.0 is fitted for your TV’s resolution. Go into Settings, select Appearance, the Skin. Set Zoom to -4%.