#RESET BOXEE BOX TO FACTORY SETTINGS SKIN#
#RESET BOXEE BOX TO FACTORY SETTINGS FULL#
#RESET BOXEE BOX TO FACTORY SETTINGS PASSWORD#

Compatible with DLNA and UPnP media streamers.

Access online media content directly on the TV.

High Definition Media Player with online content and access to social site such as Facebook or Twitter.

#RESET BOXEE BOX TO FACTORY SETTINGS PASSWORD#

Log in to the boxee box over telnet with: telnet 2323Įdit the nf file in /data/etc/nf using either vi or nano and remove the hack from the password field (or use the earlier instructions to disable the hack, however without rebooting). If you want to you can also uninstall manually: Just go into Settings -> Network -> Servers, and change your hostname into 'boxeebox sh /media/BOXEE/uninstall.sh'. If you want to completely uninstall you can run the uninstaller on your USB stick. You can also reenable it by adding in: ' sh /data/hack/boot.sh ' into that same hostname field again in the future. You now no longer have the hack running, and everything should be back to normal. Then switch the boxee box off and back on again. The quick way is to go into Settings -> Network -> Servers, and enter a new hostname (which now contains the hack), just remove everything in the edit field and type e.g. There are two ways to disable this hack if you want to. After another reboot the hack should work (again). If for some reason the hack disappears (which is still an issue with this version), just go into Settings -> Network -> Servers again and enter 'boxeebox sh /data/hack/boot.sh'. See: for additional help and information. See: for a video walkthrough of the process on the Boxee Box After it's done the Boxee UI should restart and your new features await! This should take a while, because it's downloading the hack including the modified skin. As soon as you back out of that menu you should see the Boxee logo on your BoxeeBox turn red. Check 'Enable Windows file sharing' and in the 'Host Name' field enter 'boxeebox sh /media/BOXEE/install.sh'. On your BoxeeBox go to Settings -> Network -> Servers. In the stick's root there should be these entries: Then download the zip from github and put the contents of the 'install' folder on the USB stick.

This exact version can be downloaded at, and installed through the recovery mode:

#RESET BOXEE BOX TO FACTORY SETTINGS SKIN#

Particularly some skin features are used that will probably not work on older Boxee builds, and even may leave your box in an unbootable state, requiring you to do a factory reset. Of course you'll need a Boxee Box for this, and you'll also need an empty USB stick.Īlso make sure you are on the latest firmware (1.5.1), since this hack has only been tested with that version. Rewritten subtitle system (BierDopje, OpenSubtitles, Subtitulos, SubsWiki, Addic7ed).Tweaked MTU if you're using a VPN/PPP connection.Updated busybox, and added git, nano and sqlite3 tools.More music visualisers (+ customisable).Mark all TV Show episodes watched or unwatched with one button.Extra view mode for movies (small posters).Music icon added to the main screen and menu.Root access telnet support (password is 'secret').This project is an attempt at returning some of the missing features and opening up a development path for creating new features and fixing existing annoyances.

#RESET BOXEE BOX TO FACTORY SETTINGS FULL#

Recently a hack was discovered that allows for full root access to the box: However those modifications also limit what you can do with the Box, and removes some of the standard XBMC features. At its core it is a modified version of XBMC with a number social media sharing features added on. The BoxeeBox is quite a capable media player.

Reset boxee box to factory settings