Apple TV does not work after installing OS X Mavericks. It only works with AirParrot ...

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Apple TV does not work after installing OS X Mavericks. It only works with AirParrot ...

Hello everyone,
My Apple TV does not work anymore since I installed OS X Maverick (OS X 10.9.4). It only works if I use AirParrot, but the audio and video quality is not great ...
With the previous operating system (Mountain Lion) my Apple TV (model MD199TY / A, upgraded to version 6.2) worked perfectly.
I have a 2011 iMac 21.5-inch, 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512MB., Macintosh HD 450 GB.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you

Posted on Jul 12, 2014 4:51 AM

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Enelass

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Jul 12, 2014 5:00 AM in response to Nausica74

Hi,

What do you mean by it doesn't work anymore ?

Do you see your Apple TV from Maverick ? (Bonjour)

If yes, does it fail when trying to stream your Mac screen ? Or iTunes Video ? What happens then ?

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Jul 16, 2014 9:48 AM in response to Nausica74

Hello and thank you for having responded to me!

With Mavericks I see my Apple TV but, when I try to stream my Mac screen, the TV screen goes black and I can not hear the audio ...
If I use iTunes Video the Apple TV works perfectly!
But I would like to watch some movies on my TV in Avi format or MKV, using the VLC player. With iTunes Video I can not see them ...

Do you have any idea to help me?

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Enelass

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Jul 16, 2014 6:24 PM in response to Nausica74

I do but you will not like it.

The easy but annoying workaround is to re-encode your avi, and others using Handbrake to mp4, then you add the movie to iTunes Library and stream it.

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Otherwise if you want to fix your issue with sharing your Mac screen you have to isolate it further:

Basically, you got a network communication :

Mac <==> Router (or WiFi Access Point) <==> Apple TV

I assume this is a network issue... But I am not certain it could also be a firmware update on your AppleTV / Router...

Since you state it happen after updating to Maverick I would do the following :

-Power cycle your router. (unplug it from the electrical socket for a few minutes then replug)

-Try streaming from an other Mac or iOS (iPad/iPhone) to isolate the issue

-Try using an other router or access point to isolate further

-If you agree to, restore/update your AppleTV

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Nausica74 Author

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Jul 17, 2014 7:50 AM in response to Nausica74

Thank you, I prefer to keep my movies in their original format.
I tried to apply what you suggested:
- I turned off my router for 10 minutes, then I rebooted (no change)
- I do not have other Mac or iPad / iPhone (this test I skipped)
- I tried with another router (no change)
- I did the restore / update my Apple TV (no change)
I will continue to use AirParrot. Too bad ...
Thanks again for your help!

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Nausica74 Author

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Aug 2, 2014 8:39 AM in response to Enelass

Hello, I solved my problem!
I made a backup of all my data, then I initialized my hard disk and I reinstalled Maveriks.
Now Apple TV works!
Maybe the problem was caused by Parallels 9. At the moment I have not yet installed. I'm doing a backup with Time Machine, then I'll try to install Parallels 9.
However, it was not a problem Maveriks.
Thanks again, until next time!

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