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brasskey

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jul 21, 2008
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I have tried to jailbreak my Apple TV with the atvusb creator but I'm having a continual issue. Every time I try to install the software onto the ATV, the jailbreak hangs on "penbuntu login: _" (the underscore is blinking).

I've searched for issues on this problem and it seems it is tied to either a bad patchstick being created or, most likely, the USB drive. I am sure I am doing to patchstick correctly as it is straight forward. I have tried the patchstick on all kinds of USB drives. Everything from 1GB to 4GB in size and all types of brands - HP, Verbatim, PNY, Sony, and unbranded USB drives. I have also been sure to restore factory settings after each failed jailbreak since there were a partial installs each time even though I'm not sure that's necessary. I don't know where to go from here. Does anyone have any ideas?
 
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