An Apple TV-Based Webserver 45
Wyvere writes "The folks over at Mac Mini Vault jailbroke an Apple TV, stuck lighttpd on it, and connected it up to the internet in the name of fun hacking. 'This project was a fun way to see how far we could take the A4 powered Apple TV. The Apple TV is running iOS 4.2.2 (obviously jailbroken) with lighttpd for a web server.'"
And then it burst into flames (Score:1)
Moments after making it to the front page of Slashdot.
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Actually, no (Score:2)
Kinda useless link. (Score:3)
The links are pretty useless, if you're looking for more information. They simply put you on the actual site being hosted on the ATV. While that's interesting, and it'll be great to see if we can Slashdot it, it's not informative, nor does it really discuss the project or talk about a how-to.
Which is really too bad, surfing around Mac Mini Vault doesn't yield anything about the project, just -that- it exists. Can anyone else find info on the thing?
Re:Kinda useless link. (Score:4, Funny)
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The links are pretty useless, if you're looking for more information. They simply put you on the actual site being hosted on the ATV. While that's interesting, and it'll be great to see if we can Slashdot it, it's not informative, nor does it really discuss the project or talk about a how-to.
Which is really too bad, surfing around Mac Mini Vault doesn't yield anything about the project, just -that- it exists. Can anyone else find info on the thing?
Besides a DD-WRT based router will do pretty much the same job without having to fight the manufacturer every step of the way.
Not to mention it's half the cost and there's a long list of supported devices [dd-wrt.com].
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like using a toaster to fry an egg
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Now, if you could get a web server running on that thing it'd be pretty cool.
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so can a laptop, pc... thats not the point, the point is using an Apple device (locked down by manufacturer) to use it to serve files. like using a toaster to fry an egg
Instructions for using a toaster to cook an egg (ok, I can't figure out how to fry it without ruining the toaster). Place egg balanced over bread slot on toaster. Push lever down without bread in it. Once the 'nothing' pops up, rotate egg 180 and repeat to cook other half of egg. Done.
But seriously, this got a link on the front page of slashdot because it's apple and no other reason. As mentioned, DD-WRT can do the same and routers are locked down by manufacturers in a similar fashion. It's just because it'
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Helpful Hints:
Check out Seas0npass for an easy way to jailbreak the Apple TV
- SSH in and change the root password
- Use apt-cache and apt-get to find and install lighttpd
- Use SFTP to upload a
- Within
- Write a plist file in
Running modified version of Arch on my Apple TV (Score:2)
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On the main it says "Read our blog post about how we did it and why" and below that is a big blue button takes you to said blog post. Which, admittedly, is short, but there's not much to say: get an ATV, jailbreak it, put on lighttpd. The only thing that could use expanding is the step "Write a plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons to launch lighttpd on boot."
Well that was fun while it lasted. (Score:3)
Future note: when putting apache on a toaster, don't post a link to it unless you want it to burn the toast.
Eulogy (Score:2)
The light that burns twice as bright burns for half as long and you have burned so very, very brightly.
Gentlemen, what we have just witnessed is the power of the /. effect.
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Gentlemen, what we have just witnessed is the power of the /. effect.
Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a glorified cell phone is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.
RTFA....or RTFS (Score:2)
Present note: They didn't install Apache.
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Nor did they install it on a toaster. That's missing the point, though.
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Store the hosted files in memory, don't use server side scripted pages, serve tiny files, dump logs to /dev/null.
No problem.
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It all depends on your site.
Once upon a time, an AppleTV would have been thought of as very respectable machine to host a web server on.
Go little server, go! (Score:2)
What a suprise!!! NOT (Score:2)
Re:What a suprise!!! NOT (Score:4, Interesting)
I did this several years ago with a Mac SE (vintage 1989). 8MHz CPU, 4MB RAM, 40MB HD, no built-in ethernet controller, no TCP/IP stack in the OS... but to be honest, it was no great feat, requiring only the right combination of off-the-shelf hardware and bits of existing gratis and libre software. Compared to the AppleTV, which ships with a an IP-enabled fork of BSD already pre-installed, I think it was a bit more of a challenge.
Upgrading another Mac SE to run OS X itself was even more of a challenge....
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What, like this one? Mac SE/X [apptree.net] A project I did a few years back now.
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My Mac SE X is similar, but not quite the same. A G4 Mac Mini was an essential component of the upgrade of course, in order to run both OS X (Tiger) and contemporary apps such as Photoshop 3. But I replaced the original 10" B&W CRT with a 10" monochrome CRT with VGA input (max resolution 800x600), which was a perfect-fit drop-in replacement. And {ahem} I used the case from an actual Mac SE, and an early ADB mouse and keyboard (via a Griffin USB/ADB adapter). :)
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Just tried it, no reply... seems that a link from a /. article was enough to put this out of action. Shame. Poor little machine.
Re:What a suprise!!! NOT (Score:4, Funny)
Great... you just /.'ed a C64...
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c64s ran A4 processors with BSD variant code?
Slashvertisement (Score:2)
Personal dropbox? (Score:1)
usb sucks for high use HDD IO (Score:1)
usb sucks for high use HDD IO
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I guess you could use a wall-wart, or some other small computer.
The key is a computer of some form.
web hosting on apple tvs (Score:1)
Web hosting on Apple TV's isn't all that new.
http://www.mythic-beasts.com/appletvdedicated.html