ChimeraTV
chimeraTV Jailbreak for AppleTV 4 & 4k for tvOS 12.0 - > 12.4
Current Version: 1.3.6
Release date: August 20th 2019
Current as of: August 20th 2019
chimeraTV is a jailbreak for tvOS 12.0 -> 12.4 for AppleTV 4+. It is based on chimera jailbreak by ElectraTeam. It utilizes jailbreakd to avoid buggy KPPBypass bugs.
This application is Copyright © 2007-2018 electra team & nito LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Contents
Changelog
1.0.2:
- Latest release (just got this stub filled out, apologies for lack of proper change log)
Install instructions without iTunes (OTA Updates)
WARNING: 12.4 is still signing for AppleTV HD and 4K, but once this signing window closes you do NOT want to follow these instructions anymore
NOTE: This reverts your AppleTV to the snapshot created right before you jailbroke your device. This should enable you to do an OTA update successfully, or even to use something like idevicerestore to perform an update install rather an a restore install.
Step 1: Make sure nitoTV and related components are up to date
Step 2: Install Snappy (available in utilities featured section or via package identifier com.bingner.snappy)
Step 3: SSH in to your Device (ssh root@DEVICE_IP)
Step 4: snappy -o
Step 5: reboot
Step 6: Perform an OTA update (ONLY IF 12.4 or the latest signing version is vulnerable, otherwise DO NO DO THIS IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR JAILBREAK)
Install Instructions for AppleTV 4
Step 1: Download chimeraTV.ipa
Step 2: Plug your 4th generation AppleTV into your computer via a USB-C cable
Step 3: Make sure you have a developer account with apple, you can get one for free (your on your own to figure that out!)
Step 4: Download Cydia Impactor
Step 5: Drag the chimeraTV.ipa into Cydia Impactor
Step 6: Click start
You will almost definitely get some error related to plist files, i dont remember the exact error, this error is fine and expected behavior (it happened every time for me) check your AppleTV to see if its installed
Step 7: Run chimeraTV and hit the 'Jailbreak' button it should work on the first try! Hit the respring button when prompted to. Once two respring's have occurred nitoTV should launch automatically!
Future Restore Instructions
Preparation
You will need 11.x/12.x blobs saved for your 4th generation AppleTV. If you do not have those, you cannot restore to 11.x/12.x. 11.2.x can no longer be installed because there aren't any SEP versions that are still signing that are compatible. These directions are mac specific but with minor changes should work on any comp.
Step 1: Download futurerestore for your respective computer, here are the latest builds that work futurerestore_macos
Step 2: Download target version 11.x versions or 12.x versions
Step 3: Create a folder and put target ipsw inside
Step 4: Open your terminal app (mac os, linux and windows you are on your own here)
Step 7: cd to the directory you created with futurerestore, and the target ipsw.
Step 8: find your SHSH blob and look for the 'generator' inside of it, make a note of this value.
chimeraTV install
Step 1: Download chimeraTV.ipa
Step 2: Plug your 4th generation AppleTV into your computer via a USB-C cable
Step 3: Make sure you have a developer account with apple, you can get one for free (your on your own to figure that out!)
Step 4: Download Cydia Impactor
Step 5: Drag the chimeraTV.ipa into Cydia Impactor
Step 6: Click start
You will almost definitely get some error related to plist files, i dont remember the exact error, this error is fine and expected behavior (it happened every time for me) check your AppleTV to see if its installed
Step 7: Run chimeraTV
Step 8: Click the 'Set Nonce' button (this must be done before jailbreaking!)
Step 9: Enter your nonce from the SHSH file (generator)
Step 10: Click the 'Jailbreak' button it should work on the first try! Hit the respring button when prompted to. Upon respringing SSH into your AppleTV
Step 11: ssh into your device (ie 'ssh root@apple-tv.local') default password is alpine
Step 12: run this command
nvram auto-boot=false
Step 13: run this command
reboot
Step 14: from the directory in the terminal with your future restore files run the following command (with your file names substituted in place)
./futurerestore -t YOUR_SHSH_BLOB.shsh --latest-sep -w TARGET.ipsw --no-baseband
Step 14: Profit!