How to jailbreak 4.2.1 Apple TV 2 with greenpois0n

[howard1]

Greenpois0n RC6 has finally been released by the fantastic Chronic Dev Team. This magical piece of software jailbreaks your Apple TV 2 on iOS 4.2.1 (Apple TV 4.1.1) in a flash. And this is untethered jailbreak, meaning you don’t have to connect your atv2 to your mac/pc every time you need to reboot it.

Here is the step-by-step tutorial on how to jailbreak your Apple TV 2 using greenpois0n rc6.

Step 1: Download greenpois0n rc6 for Mac or Windows.

Step 2: Run it and select “Yes” when asked if you’re jailbreaking an Apple TV

Step 3: Click “Prepare to Jailbreak (DFU)”.

Step 4: Follow the onscreen instructions to enter DFU mode.

Many people report having problems entering DFU mode when following GP instructions; here is the alternative method that worked for me (after 3rd or 4th try):

- Plug USB end power cables into atv before you even run GP.
- When the program asks you to follow the instructions to enter DFU mode just hold down MENU and PLAY/PAUSE buttons for 17 seconds (7+3+7) (7 second should be enough but it’s better not to release the buttons earlier)
- Release both buttons when the program says that.

You can find other alternative methods as well, one of them will work for sure.

Step 5: Click “Jailbreak!”. Greenpois0n will now begin jailbreaking your atv. It should not take more than a few minutes to complete.

Step 6: Your Apple TV is now jailbroken.

Note: do not unplug atv for at least 40 seconds to a minute after the “Jailbreak complete!” button appears (greenpois0n may be still finishing the process on your device).

Step 7: Unplug USB cable, connect the device to your TV, navigate to “greenpois0n”, select “Inject Software” and install Cydia package.

Step 8: After the installation is complete press MENU button to reboot.

Step 9: nitoTV will appear instead of “greenpois0n” heading. You can now install third-party software and plugins, such as XBMC, Exposed, Overflow, BTStack, Weather, etc. (NitoTV->Install Software).

Many users report having WiFi issues after jailbreaking. If it’s your case, you can try to fix it by restarting Lowtide (NitoTV->Settings)

(note: greenpois0n commands and onscreen notifications vary between mac and pc versions)

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[b3nault]

Basically times out everytime I try it. I get into DFU mode, it says jailbreaking, then fails. I am 4.1.1 also. Help!

[Duciboy]

Cheers for the tutorial

[winmecd]

every time i jailbreak using greenpoison rc6 for apple tv 2gen on 4.2.1 i dont get the greenpoison tab. i dont get any errors when using greenpoison

any ideas

thanks winmecd

[multipazz]

are you really are on 4.2.1..

which SHSH blobs do you have saved ?

[winmecd]

HI

when i go on apple tv about it says 4.2.1 firmware
when i save my shsh blobs with tiny umbrella it says saved shsh from 4.3.3.
but it says installed firmware 4.3.1

just cant seem to jailbreak it

thanks winmecd

[multipazz]

firmware version and Apple TV lowtide version are completely different

use seasonpass for jailbreak

see the tutorial for 8F305

[winmecd]

Thanks

Which firmware do I do and will it be unteatherd