Unlock your Apple TV

We often discussed about ways to unlock the power of the Apple TV or at least turn the Apple TV box into a more “open” device, especially for the support of additional video format. Many owners did not want to try such procedure as it required disassembling the Apple TV, then using a USB key to install the necessary applications. A new Open Source project might break all those barriers, and make Apple TV unlocking a breathe:

The atvusb-creator allows you to prepare and load automatically an USB key in order to modify the Apple TV software specifications. Almost everything is possible, you can install patchscript, ssh, XMBC and even Linux. You can also create a default factory configuration.
You can always install back the Factory configuration by pressing simultaneously the “menu” and “-“ keys on the remote control. You then choose the Factory Restore option. However, depending on the model, the original firmware might then be version 1.0 or 2.0.
For additional information, please visit: http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/