ShowCase: Boot AppleTV from USB

Written by Richard Blanchard on March 26th, 2007. Posted in Apple / iPod, USB Hacks, Video, YouTube Video

Another Update: Use external drive via USB for unlimited storage!

Update: The guys at AwkwardTV.org have been very busy. Here are some quick links to their wiki site with some great AppleTV hacks.

The full wiki is here. None of this could be done without the hard work of Ozy and his clan at AwkwardTV.org
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Ozy from AwkwardTV.org figured out how to write a bootstrap from USB so that he can now start to hack AppleTV without opening the box. Here is a showcase of the USB boot.

If you’re interested in more details on this hack and others, visit AwkwardTV.org for updates.

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