Installing Windows XP on an Apple TV but Everything Goes Wrong...
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Published 2022-12-13
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This is an extremely pointless thing to do. So I had to do it. Today we're going to try and install Windows XP on an Apple TV 1st generation!
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction & Explanation
02:31 - Trying the Boot Camp Betas
05:41 - Troubleshooting
07:25 - Making it Worse
08:18 - Trying to Boot off of the Install DVD
10:26 - Linode
11:26 - Trying Another OS X Image
12:36 - The Realization That I’ve Been Wasting My Time
13:20 - Explaining Why I've Been Wasting My Time
14:09 - The Plan
19:07 - Setting Up the XOM CD
23:08 - Trying rEFIt
31:37 - Windows XP EFI Patch
35:08 - "I don't know where we're at in this video."
35:36 - Recap (I didn't mention rEFIt, but that was a thing I tried as well)
37:49 - The Plan 2: Electric Boogaloo
39:29 - Connecting a DVD Drive to the Apple TV via IDE
47:02 - Outro
Corrections:
37:04 - The Apple TV first gen IS capable of booting from USB devices, but it requires the drive to contain a mock version of mach_kernel to trick the Apple TV into thinking that its booting into the modified version of OS X that it ships with. This is how people run OSMC and other Linux-based distros. I actually made such a video on OSMC years ago, but it slipped my mind during the filming of this video.
Relevant Links:
OS X on Apple TV Video: • Installing Mac OS X Leopard on an App...
Boot Camp Betas: archive.org/details/boot-camp-betas
rEFIt: refit.sourceforge.net/
XOM: web.archive.org/web/20070518225808/http://winxponm…
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All Comments (21)
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“Everything went wrong” is by far my favorite series on this channel
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The reason it didn't work is because the Apple TV only boots from its own EFI file that is used for its own OS. In order to boot Linux you need to make a fake mach_kernel (OS X) file that contains a Linux kernel. A mach_kernel that contains the XP kernel/loader doesn't exist yet.
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"It's always a MJD video when something goes wrong." -sun tzube, art of internet
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i can imagine this isnt very fun for you when it happens but these are my favourite type of videos from you, watching you troubleshoot problems probably no one else has ever had in todays age its just very entertaining
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I have to tell you I was in hysterics watching everything go wrong. Seeing you try to use 40/44 pin switches for the reverse of what they were intended was a stroke of genius if it had worked. This really was the best 45 minutes of my day. Thanks Michael!
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I have to say, your persistance is admirable. Even though you didn't succeed in your quest to install windows on the apple tv, your video is for sure a success. I rarely sit through a video on youtube longer than 15 minutes, but this had me glued to the very end and I enjoyed every minute of it. If there will ever be a continuation to this project I would run to the nearest store and buy snacks and drinks before watching.
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USB booting should be possible. I remember the 8 Bit Guy did a Video years ago about an alternative firmware for this Apple TV from a flash drive.
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This video is giving me Druaga1 vibes, the consistent attempts to problem solve along with failures, buying an egregious amounts of adapters to jerry rig a device in an unorthodoxed manner. This felt awesome to see for almost 50 mins.
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I am a newcomer to your channel and absolutely enjoyed your installing Windows operating systems on the old $5 Windows 98 PC.
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Claim your late ticket here: Edit: MOM IM FAMOUS
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I love that his desktop background at 14:55 is “Bliss”, but how it looks now, when he went to see it
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I love this installing but everything goes wrong series. they're all very entertaining and informative at the same time.
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Ah. Its a good day when mjd uploads. Edit: Wtf 20 likes POG
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In XP, when you go to set folder options, you can also set the default action for folders/file folders to "explore" instead of "open" and that gives you the left hand nav pane more consistently in explorer. In case that's relevant.
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I used to have a Latitude D600. Only real difference was the 600 didn't have BT, the 610 did, and maybe the 610 had a Celeron D and the 600 had a Pentium 4 ? Can't remember. But I got the D600 for my 10th birthday, and being a 10 year old kid getting a full fledged Windows XP laptop, was the coolest feeling in the world. That laptop got me started into the world of YouTube and lasted me a good 2 years. Miss it. Like seeing your 610 every now and then, my grandma had a 610 lol. I just can't escape that laptop
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Speaking at a PCB level, unless there are bespoke integrated circuits on/in those IDE adapters, they will work regardless of the direction. The second adapter that was shown is truly a passive device, i.e, a bunch of tiny wires packed into a "sandwich" of laminate/synthetic materials. The resistors on it I believe are purely for the red and green LEDs. There is something that could be done with that second adapter: desolder the bad female 44 pin connector and solder the double male 44 pin connector in place of that original one as it came.
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keep up the good work MJD i cant wait to see more of your videos as i enjoy watching them, and watching what you do because i learn a lot from your videos. And its always cool to see whats going to happen in each episode especially this one tbh i have never seen so many adapters at once just to complete one task. Cant wait to see your next video thanks for the great videos i like to watch them before i fall asleep :)
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I always enjoy your Windows XP videos! I have a ton of nostalgia for that OS.
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I love how Eddy reliable trustman is always in your videos!
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Even though sometimes your experiments do not work, I love to watch people in a problem solving state of mind.
