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How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Posted March 31, 2012 at 7:56pm by iClarified
These are instructions on how jailbreak your second generation Apple TV using Seas0nPass for Mac.

**Currently, only a tethered jailbreak is possible on the 5.0 firmware***

Step One
Download the latest version of SeasonPass from here.


Step Two
Double click to extract the archive you downloaded. Then double click the extracted application to launch it.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Three
You will be asked to sign in as an Administrator. Enter your username and password then click the OK button.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Four
You will be asked to enable UI Scripting. Click the Enable button.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Five
Click the Create IPSW button from the main screen.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Six
Seas0nPass will now download the latest Apple TV firmware file
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Seven
Seas0nPass will create a custom IPSW file for you.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Eight
Once your custom IPSW file has been created, Seas0nPass will ask you to connect the Apple TV to your computer via a micro-USB cable and use the remote to put it into DFU mode by holding MENU and PLAY/PAUSE for 7 seconds. It may take a few tries to get the Apple TV into DFU mode.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Nine
Once your Apple TV has been detected in DFU mode, Seas0nPass will upload some files, automatically launch iTunes, and beginning restoring to the new firmware.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0] How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0] How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]


BOOT TETHERED
To boot your Apple TV you will need to follow these instructions.

Step One
Launch Seas0nPass by double clicking its icon.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Two
Select Boot Tethered from the main menu.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Three
Connect the Apple TV to the computer via USB, plug it into the power outlet, and hold MENU and PLAY/PAUSE on the Apple TV remote for 7 seconds.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Four
Seas0nPass will detect the device in DFU mode and begin the boot process.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0] How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]

Step Five
Once the tethered boot is complete you can remove the USB cable and connect the HDMI cable to begin using your jailbroken device!
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0] How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2G Using Seas0nPass (Mac) [5.0]
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DNA64
DNA64 - December 22, 2012 at 4:53am
FYI, The Apple TV2 Section is rather out dated. Refer to the Firecore website for up to date info.
Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez - June 12, 2012 at 4:41am
When is an untethered seasonpass jailbreak be released for the Apple TV ...? Please reply ir e-Mail me with an good news ?
Roberto
Roberto - April 25, 2012 at 3:03am
I'm getting the Error 1600. How to solve it? I've seen could e the cable but this is a Blackberry cable and I've also tried other cables.
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