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Apple TV 2G

iOS 4.1 (8M89) for Apple TV 2G

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your Apple TV 2G in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your Apple TV 2G.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 2G to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your Apple TV 2G in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your Apple TV 2G in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 2G to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your Apple TV 2G in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 2G to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 68647d6ce163fc20891ca5bcff647c8eecc2b8d9. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 68647d6ce163fc20891ca5bcff647c8eecc2b8d9. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 68647d6ce163fc20891ca5bcff647c8eecc2b8d9. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 221e93f7ec7b41aeaf708018f6a7a90db1fca4789cce3d1b94afe566a3cc41d3
MD5sum 35c8ab4b7e70ab0e47e2f5981e52ba55
SHA1sum 68647d6ce163fc20891ca5bcff647c8eecc2b8d9
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