Apple TV?

hodeyp

Hi, does anybody know if Apple TV can be controlled via IP? If not, anybody got an IR file they can post?

Thanks!

ryanww

I was also interested to see if it was controllable through IP, but couldn't find any information on it. People are already hacking the crap out of these and so I am sure someone will either come up with a way to communicate via IP or make it able to do so. I will look around and see if I fin find any info on it. I really want to get one of those for myself.

Ryan

DHawthorne

ryanww wrote:

I was also interested to see if it was controllable through IP, but couldn't find any information on it. People are already hacking the crap out of these and so I am sure someone will either come up with a way to communicate via IP or make it able to do so. I will look around and see if I fin find any info on it. I really want to get one of those for myself.

Ryan

If people are hacking it, the protocol is out there someplace.

ryanww

Here is a link to one of the few forums with all of the latest stuff on it. I am sure this one is the latest up-to date one. It is the best one I have seen. I do know they were able to get remote desktop (VNC) working on it, and SSH working. Here is the site:

http://www.appletvhacks.net/

Ryan

hodeyp

interesting, won't be long before a hack is out there!

bob

Controlling AppleTV via telnet

There is no need for any (new) "protocol" to control appleTV. Just enable ssh to the box (search on google or see http://www.appletvhacks.net/), log in via ssh and enable telnet port 23 by executing "/sbin/service telnet start" as root, or via the sudo command "sudo /sbin/service telnet start". Then use the following code on the master to telnet to it. Send osascript (AppleScript) commands to control the box and enjoy.

DATA_EVENT[dvIPAppleServer]
{
  ONLINE:
  { 
    nIPAppleServerConnEstablished = TRUE
  }
  OFFLINE:
  {
    nIPAppleServerConnEstablished = FALSE
    nIPAppleServerLogedIn = FALSE
  }
  STRING:
  {
      // Command: Do Terminal Type
      // Command: Do Terminal Speed
      // Command: Do X Display Location
      // Command: Do New Environment Option
      // Command: Do Environment Option
      IF (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT, "$FF,$FD,$18,$FF,$FD,$20,$FF,$FD,$23,$FF,$FD,$27,$FF,$FD,$24",1)) 
      {
        // Command: Will Terminal Type
	// Command: Will Negotiate about Window Size
	SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FB,$18,$FF,$FB,$1F"  
      
        // Command: Do Negotiate about Window Size
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT, "$FF,$FD,$1F",1)) 
        {
          // Command: Won't Terminal Speed
	  // Command: Won't X Display Location
	  // Command: Will New Environment Option 
	  // Command: Won't Environment Option
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FC,$20,$FF,$FC,$23,$FF,$FB,$27,$FF,$FC,$24"   
	  // Suboption Begin: Negotiate About Window Size
	  // Command: Suboption End
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FA,$1F,$00,$67,$00,$1C,$FF,$F0" 
        }      
        // Suboption Begin: New Environment Option
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT, "$FF,$FA,$27,$01,$FF,$F0,$FF,$FA,$18,$01,$FF,$F0",1))
        {
          // Suboption Begin: New Environment Option
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FA,$27,$00,$FF,$F0"     
	  // Suboption Begin: Terminal Type
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FA,$18,$00,$41,$4E,$53,$49,$FF,$F0" 
        }
        // Command: Will Supress Go Ahead
        // Command: Do Echo
	// Command: Do Linemode
        // Command: Will Status
        // Command: Do Remote Flow Control
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT, "$FF,$FB,$03,$FF,$FD,$01,$FF,$FD,$22,$FF,$FB,$05,$FF,$FD,$21",1)) 
        {
          // Command: Do Supress Go Ahead
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FD,$03" 
	  // Command: Will Echo
	  // Command: Won't Linemode
	  // Command: Don't Status
	  // Command: Won't Remote Flow Control
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FB,$01,$FF,$FC,$22,$FF,$FE,$05,$FF,$FC,$21" 
        }
        // Command: Don't Echo
        // Command: Will Echo
        // Command: Do Timing Mark
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT, "$FF,$FE,$01,$FF,$FB,$01,$FF,$FD,$06",1)) 
        {
          // Command: Won't Echo
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FC,$01" 
	  // Command: Do Echo
	  // Command: Won't Timing Mark
	  SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "$FF,$FD,$01,$FF,$FC,$06"
        }      
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT, 'login:',1))
        {
          SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "sUsername,$0D"  
        }
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT,'Password:',1))  
        {
          SEND_STRING dvIPAppleServer, "sPassword,$0D"
        }
        WAIT_UNTIL (FIND_STRING(DATA.TEXT,'appleserver:',1))  // got a prompt - change this to match your prompt
        {
          nIPAppleServerLogedIn = TRUE
        }
      }  
  }   
}        

mstocum

Bob, does BackRow have an AppleScript dictionary? I wasn't able to find one.

TonyAngelo

bob wrote:

Send osascript (AppleScript) commands to control the box and enjoy.

Being that I'm not at all familiar with AppleScript, what can I do with this? Can I tell the AppleTV to play a specific playlist or a specific song, or go to a specific part of the menu structure?

mstocum

TonyAngelo wrote:

Being that I'm not at all familiar with AppleScript, what can I do with this? Can I tell the AppleTV to play a specific playlist or a specific song, or go to a specific part of the menu structure?

If BackRow (the UI app on the AppleTV) has an AppleScript dictionary, you should be able to do just about anything you want with it. The problem is as far as I can tell, BackRow has no AppleScript support. For the moment, I think the best you can do is emulate the Apple Remote through the touch panel, which isn't all that useful as it only has 6 buttons.