Comments on: Ubuntu Karmic Koala on AppleTV with Broadcom Crystal HD decoder http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/ technical blog shit Mon, 07 May 2012 19:28:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Zwerdlds http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 Zwerdlds Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:42:24 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-2664 I installed hardy from netboot and then upgraded to Lucid Lynx and I got the internal wifi card working by removing the built-in drivers and then activating the broadcom sta driver. This is accomplished by adding the following lines (before the exit 0 statement) to the /etc/rc.local file (apparently the blacklist didn't work for me): rmmod b44 rmmod ssb modprobe wl I think you need to manually ensure the STA driver is installed first. On restart, everything should work. I installed hardy from netboot and then upgraded to Lucid Lynx and I got the internal wifi card working by removing the built-in drivers and then activating the broadcom sta driver. This is accomplished by adding the following lines (before the exit 0 statement) to the /etc/rc.local file (apparently the blacklist didn’t work for me):

rmmod b44
rmmod ssb
modprobe wl

I think you need to manually ensure the STA driver is installed first. On restart, everything should work.

]]> By: Greg Waters http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1721 Greg Waters Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:23:33 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1721 Thanks for the information. XBMC is the best media player..Ever! Thanks for the information. XBMC is the best media player..Ever!

]]> By: MrDingle http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 MrDingle Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:15:49 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1557 osx lib/kext is out! :) http://dingleberry.me/2010/01/crystalhd-appletv-osx-kext-lib-is-ready-for-download/ osx lib/kext is out! :)

http://dingleberry.me/2010/01/crystalhd-appletv-osx-kext-lib-is-ready-for-download/

]]> By: bender222 http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 bender222 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:36:12 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1343 I understood tht i was. I used the linux and nitrd files from the netboot folder that the googlecode linked in the tutrial I understood tht i was. I used the linux and nitrd files from the netboot folder that the googlecode linked in the tutrial

]]> By: MrDingle http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 MrDingle Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:45:53 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1340 bender222: use hardy instead of karmic, it uses grub v1 which will get booted automatically ( plus the broadcom driver for linux doesnt work (apparently) on versions later than hardy.) bender222: use hardy instead of karmic, it uses grub v1 which will get booted automatically ( plus the broadcom driver for linux doesnt work (apparently) on versions later than hardy.)

]]> By: bender222 http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 bender222 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:30:15 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1339 I am stuck after the install. I have edited the boot_linux.sh and kexec prints out that it is loading linux with vesafb but then it just freezes but I hear the hdd utilization. I am stuck after the install. I have edited the boot_linux.sh and kexec prints out that it is loading linux with vesafb but then it just freezes but I hear the hdd utilization.

]]> By: David http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 David Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:50:45 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1331 If someone complied this build for OS X could it then be used with launcher? Why is Ubuntu needed? If someone complied this build for OS X could it then be used with launcher? Why is Ubuntu needed?

]]> By: MrDingle http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 MrDingle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:52:59 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1313 yup, unfortunately. But you can restore it (which will remove linux+xbmc) with the restore partition thingy. Its also possible to make it coexist and for instance only boot into linux with a special usbstick.. yup, unfortunately. But you can restore it (which will remove linux+xbmc) with the restore partition thingy. Its also possible to make it coexist and for instance only boot into linux with a special usbstick..

]]> By: David http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 David Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:43:05 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1312 So, this is going to completely remove the normal ATV software? Gone is the normal iTunes syncing and rental/download options? So, this is going to completely remove the normal ATV software? Gone is the normal iTunes syncing and rental/download options?

]]> By: MrDingle http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-koala-on-appletv-with-broadcom-crystal-hd-decoder/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 MrDingle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:11:00 +0000 http://dingleberry.me/?p=573#comment-1301 Anything is possible ;) Anything is possible ;)

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