A complete replacement to the Mac OS X kernel has been built by Hackint0sh.org collaborating with AppleTVHacks.net which allows the full version of Mac OS X to be run on an Apple TV.
“Semthex wrote a processor emulation for the kernel, to sidestep the hardware restrictions that previously disallowed Mac OS X from running on the Apple TV. AppleTVHacks.net was only too happy to help out, and when it turned out we needed more testers we launched a competition to get some. Within hours we had hundreds of eager Apple TV hackers submit entries. Several hours of testing and refining later and our tester, gimli, managed to follow the steps to get Mac OS X booting on his Apple TV,” AppleTVHacks.net.
AppleTVHacks.net has published the process that was used to turn the Apple TV into a full blown Mac OS X machine, including a link to Hackint0sh.org’s customised mach_kernel.prelink in the full article here.
Video of Apple TV running Mac OS X 10.4.8:
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I believe Apple wanted this to happen. They wanted to test the next gen Mac. Ladies and gentlemen.. You are looking at the future MacNano.
NDS Magic Word: growth — scary!
and the point is???
I think that is great that folks are able to do that. Personally, I rather spend the extra money and just get a Mac Mini. However some people like to show it can be done. To the TV hacker community – congratulations.
Peace.
Because it’s there!
That’s pretty interesting…
Well. Everyone’s gonna be doing that. I guess.
It’s still 11:25 March 31 CDT and the stupid April Fools fakes are already everywhere. April 1 hasn’t even started and already I can’t wait for it to be over.
These people have a tremendous amount of time on their hands.
With no DVD or CD-ROM, how do you get software into it?
Will it still run as an TV?
don’t be jealous
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Do I see ( Next Mac Mini )???????????????
I bet apple will make a Mac Mini with Apple TV Capabilities or the other way around.
I am really happy that the AppleTV seems to be so “hackable”. I think as long as the hackers do not circumvent the DRM which Apple/Content Providers require to make the AppleTV/iTunes/iPod ecosystem operate, then Apple should indeed turn a blind eye to this activity in the hacker community.
It is good for AppleTV’s image as a machine for all purposes and this will help sell many more boxes over time!
Excellent!
I’ve been asking about that for 8 frickin’ days. It took them long enough sheez.
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Yea, I too couldn’t wait for an underpowered computer with a tiny hard disk and limited memory running a hacked OS.
If this hack works here, why wouldn’t you be able to use to put OS X on any intel box?
since it has an intel processor, can it run Boot Camp?
I don’t know what the physical limitations of doing so are, Spark, I do know that some people have already cobbled it together, I know the licence on the box says you can’t run it on non Apple hardware tho..
But since the Apple TV is Apple hardware its probly okay, esp given it already runs a version of OS X anyway.
@Gomer
u simply install software over the network.
1GHz Pentium with 256MB of RAM? Gee, I’ll bet it’s really fast.
Not.
Speaking of things faux, here’s the Eli Roth Grindhouse trailer, “Thanksgiving.”
pointless. plug in a mac mini and you can watch all your downloaded movies (stolen) on FrontRow…
This.
Is.
Pointless.
what’s interesting is seeing how trully versatile OS X is…I mean, VISTA by comparison needs a completely new Machine and would never dream of running on older Pentium processors…OS X, here to rule the world.
Gman
You hit it on the nail
proof of concept
So much for hackers not being interested in the Mac, eh?
Check the date, folks…