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Q: Apple TV 5.1.1 Update

Apparently this update was just released today (haven't checked my ATV3 to verify). Has anyone tried it yet to see if it fixed previous problems?

Apple TV (3rd generation), iOS 5.1

Posted on Nov 29, 2012 12:52 PM

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  • by erwinscott,

    erwinscott erwinscott Nov 29, 2012 8:29 PM in response to Rdcapebt
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    Nov 29, 2012 8:29 PM in response to Rdcapebt

    I had the same problem. I just read that unplugging the wired connection and going wireless worked?? Not sure why but sure enough I just did it and it downloaded and installed.. Weird, I know...

  • by insainlewey,

    insainlewey insainlewey Nov 29, 2012 9:14 PM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 29, 2012 9:14 PM in response to stevekor

    Middle of update  on ATV3. Moving VERY slow. Like 20 minutes to the half point slow. But still going. We shall see.

  • by Dave Ings,

    Dave Ings Dave Ings Nov 29, 2012 9:19 PM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 29, 2012 9:19 PM in response to stevekor

    My step 1 took roughly 45 minutes to complete. Step 2 took the normal 2-3 minutes and then all was well.

  • by insainlewey,

    insainlewey insainlewey Nov 29, 2012 10:15 PM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 29, 2012 10:15 PM in response to stevekor

    Update took 1 hour 15 minutes. And all is well!

  • by Mikerbuddy,

    Mikerbuddy Mikerbuddy Nov 29, 2012 10:48 PM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 29, 2012 10:48 PM in response to stevekor

    I downloaded it for my atv3 it downloaded just fine from wireless. I find the air play a lot less laggy with mountain lion as I can actually use airplay now

  • by 5uck3rpunch,

    5uck3rpunch 5uck3rpunch Nov 30, 2012 4:13 AM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 30, 2012 4:13 AM in response to stevekor

    Man am I ever glad it was not only me with this issue.  Really, W_T_F is going on at Apple these days?  I think we have seen Apple's best days & we are on the downhill now.  I hope I'm wrong. 

  • by adamfromorange,

    adamfromorange adamfromorange Nov 30, 2012 4:50 AM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 30, 2012 4:50 AM in response to stevekor

    Mine took about 90 minutes and the last 50% of the progress bar seemed to take longer than the first 50% but it eventually got there and is working fine without any intervention needed.

  • by 5uck3rpunch,

    5uck3rpunch 5uck3rpunch Nov 30, 2012 4:51 AM in response to adamfromorange
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    Nov 30, 2012 4:51 AM in response to adamfromorange

    Did you update on wifi or thru ethernet?  I'm going to try wifi when I get home later.  No luck thru ethernet for me. 

  • by Gary Tate,

    Gary Tate Gary Tate Nov 30, 2012 5:08 AM in response to indyhill
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    Nov 30, 2012 5:08 AM in response to indyhill

    Opened ATV this morning and it told me I had an update available right away... d/l went sucessful, update install sucessfull. took aprox. 5 min.

     

    Servers must have been swamped yesterday.... guess its not a hobby

  • by _systemaddict,

    _systemaddict _systemaddict Nov 30, 2012 5:20 AM in response to JCShroyer
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    Nov 30, 2012 5:20 AM in response to JCShroyer

    Thank You 

     

    Your answer worked for me too. I removed the Ethernet cable and the update was successful over WI-FI.

  • by 5uck3rpunch,

    5uck3rpunch 5uck3rpunch Nov 30, 2012 5:28 AM in response to Gary Tate
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    Nov 30, 2012 5:28 AM in response to Gary Tate

    @Gary - mine downloaded fine & it sounds like it did like others that posted here.  It just failed during the install.  MANY times.    I will try wifi later like the others & keep my fingers crossed....  We need the old Apple back!

  • by danjc2,

    danjc2 danjc2 Nov 30, 2012 5:51 AM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 30, 2012 5:51 AM in response to stevekor

    I was having the same problem, eventually gave up and tried to do a restore via cable and itunes. iTunes 11 didn't recognise my Apple TV, but by chance I plugged my box back into a TV, and it booted with an update notification, blitzed through it in about 2 minutes. So something must be working, it just likes to take its sweet time doing so.

  • by WPO,

    WPO WPO Nov 30, 2012 6:21 AM in response to WPO
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    Nov 30, 2012 6:21 AM in response to WPO

    After unplugging ethernet and updateing over WiFi -- success!

  • by doctrsnoop,

    doctrsnoop doctrsnoop Nov 30, 2012 7:09 AM in response to JCShroyer
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    Nov 30, 2012 7:09 AM in response to JCShroyer

    Unplugging ethernet worked for me too!

  • by bravescoach,

    bravescoach bravescoach Nov 30, 2012 8:37 AM in response to stevekor
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    Nov 30, 2012 8:37 AM in response to stevekor

    I have an Apple TV 3rd generation wired via Ethernet to a nearby router.

     

    I had the 5.1.1 update fail on an Apple TV 3rd generation last night and this morning repeatedly. It failed at the end of Step 1 after about 5 minutes (progress bar would hang at the end), then an error message appeared saying that the "update was not successful" and suggested a restart.

    1. Soft restart and update did not work.
    2. Hard restart and update did not work.
    3. Reset to factory default did not work.
    4. Plugging into a PC with iTunes 11 via a micro USB cable gave the error message that hardware could not be located or something along those lines. I tried this on two Windows 8 64-bit PCs with fresh iTunes 11 installs.

     

    I was going to attempt a restore from an iTunes 10 Mac today, which I have access to at work (BYOT school). Right before leaving for work this morning after several failed updates, I tried unplugging the Ethernet and connecting the Apple TV to my home WiFi network. Sure enough, the update only took about 5 minutes and was successful.

     

    Bottom line, connect to WiFi for the update. The box is working fine after then reconnecting to Ethernet.

     

    I wouldn't call this a fix, but a workaround.

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