Install Perian

From AwkwardTV

This guide is basically from Nito, but it's probably useful for people not using NitoTV too. This guide assumes you will do all of the work on the Apple TV, accessing it via SSH. It has been updated for Perian 1.1.4. If you want to install Perian 1.0, replace all references to 1.1.4 to 1.0.

Contents 1 Installer 2 Manual Install 2.1 Log into the Apple TV 2.2 Download Perian 2.3 Mount Read/Write 2.4 Mount the Perian Image 2.5 Install the Files 2.6 Unmount Perian Image 2.7 Mount read-only 2.8 Restart AppleTV

Installer

Installer removed in response to Apple's actions in AppleTV_OS_2.2

Manual Install

Log into the Apple TV

Download Perian

Download Perian_1.1.4.dmg from http://perian.org/:

wget http://perian.cachefly.net/Perian_1.1.4.dmg

Note: If you don't have wget installed, you can install it from Apple TV Binaries

Mount Read/Write

sudo mount -uw /

password: frontrow

Mount the Perian Image

hdiutil attach Perian_1.1.4.dmg

Install the Files

sudo unzip /Volumes/Perian\ 1.1.4/Perian.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Components/Perian.zip -d /Library/QuickTime/ 
sudo unzip /Volumes/Perian\ 1.1.4/Perian.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Components/CoreAudio/A52Codec.zip -d /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
sudo unzip /Volumes/Perian\ 1.1.4/Perian.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Components/QuickTime/AC3MovieImport.zip -d /Library/QuickTime/ 

Note: If you don't have unzip installed, you can install it from Apple TV Binaries

Unmount Perian Image

hdiutil detach /Volumes/Perian\ 1.1.4

Mount read-only

sudo mount -ur /

Restart AppleTV

sudo reboot

Note: AppleTV must be restarted before Perian is activated. Perform this step now, or after other installations are complete.