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MacDevil7334 said:
Is anyone having trouble with Provenance after the latest tvOS 9.2 update? Anytime I hit the menu button on either the Siri remote or my controller, it goes straight back to the game library rather than bringing up the menu screen with the option to save state, etc. It's not a huge deal, but is a bit annoying. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this?
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This is happening to me.
 
a.coward said:
There are multiple tiers for developers.... free, and several paid ones. The paid levels give you access to additional development featues, such as iCloud integration, app groups, and Top Shelf on tvOS.
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So is this why I can't install the top shelf update an enable app groups? My account is free
 
Tomorrow said:
Apparently the problem I'm having seems to be widespread, but inconsistent - some people are able to fix it, others aren't, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to what people are doing differently. Nobody seems to have a reliable fix.

I'm just about at the point of selling this thing and the SteelSeries controller I bought to go with it. Almost not worth the headache. Hopefully there will be an update soon that fixes this mess.
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I wanted to say that I, too, am having the issue where it says "Failed to code sign 'Top Shelf'" seemingly without resolve. I have the bundle identifiers the same for both ProvenanceTV and for TopShelf. I've followed two or three separate instructions for installing Provenance and I can't seem to get it to go.

This is an initial install on my AppleTV, not trying an update. Earlier today I side loaded Kodi with total ease. Kind of a bummer that I can't seem to get this one in. :/
 
NameUndecided said:
I wanted to say that I, too, am having the issue where it says "Failed to code sign 'Top Shelf'" seemingly without resolve. I have the bundle identifiers the same for both ProvenanceTV and for TopShelf. I've followed two or three separate instructions for installing Provenance and I can't seem to get it to go.

This is an initial install on my AppleTV, not trying an update. Earlier today I side loaded Kodi with total ease. Kind of a bummer that I can't seem to get this one in. :/
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Yeah, I was kinda hoping for a Provenance update but it's been a while. I think I've pretty much given up. Oh well.
 
Tomorrow said:
Yeah, I was kinda hoping for a Provenance update but it's been a while. I think I've pretty much given up. Oh well.
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It occurred to me that I have a second MacBook that I could try to install it from, so I tried it with that, and it worked!

I had to update my Xcode software -- actually deleted and then installed new rather than update through the Mac App Store -- but before that, I had to upgrade [finally] from Yosemite to El Capitan on this older 2009 MacBook I was using. A silly amount of work for a novelty when I don't even have a controller, but it's about time I updated this OSX, anyway…

So if you have a different Mac that you can try and install it from, you could always try that. I really don't know what the difference could have been. This one gave an error for TopShelf as well (might've been a different error?), but it fixed it this time and installed as it should.

But basically -- I installed Xcode *new* on my 2013 MBAir yesterday and Provenance/TopShelf gave me trouble. I installed Xcode new today (deleted current install, upgraded my OS, then installed Xcode fresh) on my 2009 MBPro and it worked just fine.
 
NameUndecided said:
It occurred to me that I have a second MacBook that I could try to install it from, so I tried it with that, and it worked!

I had to update my Xcode software -- actually deleted and then installed new rather than update through the Mac App Store -- but before that, I had to upgrade [finally] from Yosemite to El Capitan on this older 2009 MacBook I was using. A silly amount of work for a novelty when I don't even have a controller, but it's about time I updated this OSX, anyway…

So if you have a different Mac that you can try and install it from, you could always try that. I really don't know what the difference could have been. This one gave an error for TopShelf as well (might've been a different error?), but it fixed it this time and installed as it should.

But basically -- I installed Xcode *new* on my 2013 MBAir yesterday and Provenance/TopShelf gave me trouble. I installed Xcode new today (deleted current install, upgraded my OS, then installed Xcode fresh) on my 2009 MBPro and it worked just fine.
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Thanks for the tip - I don't have another Mac running El Capitan, and deleting and reinstalling XCode didn't work for me. But I'll keep my ear to the ground for a solution.
 
Tomorrow said:
Thanks for the tip - I don't have another Mac running El Capitan, and deleting and reinstalling XCode didn't work for me. But I'll keep my ear to the ground for a solution.
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I had the exact same issue. Try the support instructions at the bottom and let me know if it doesn't work. I just about gave up and finally it worked. I wish I could better remember exactly what I did, but I know I basically followed these instructions.

https://github.com/jasarien/Provenance/wiki/Building-Provenance
 
Hi,

here some News:

Provenance supports iCade for iOS but still not for TvOS. iCade is needed for third Party Controls (like 8bitdo).
The Maintainer from Provenance has no interest to bring iCade to TvOS, this would be a community driven feature.
Source: https://github.com/jasarien/Provenance/pull/313#issuecomment-219380125

The next RetroArch Version will support TvOS. I don't know if they will support iCade.
Source: http://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-3-4-released/ (Bottom of the article)
 
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Thaaaat^ must be why Kodi gave up on me so quickly. I hadn't used Provenance often enough before the last OS update to check if it did the same.
 
Hanterdro said:
Bad news for self-signed Apps.

According to this german article (http://www.heise.de/mac-and-i/meldung/iOS-Apple-schraenkt-App-Sideloading-erheblich-ein-3210333.html) self-signed apps (with a free developer account) are only for 7 days signed since march. Before it was 3 Month.

If I understand this right we have to re-sign Provenance in the future every 7 days again. o_O Or buy a payed Apple Developer Membership...
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Yep. Already was mentioned in Reddit a few back already though. All this is going to cause is that people will start sharing a pro account or using a service. We should pool together here for a dev account lol
 
Carlanga said:
Yep. Already was mentioned in Reddit a few back already though. All this is going to cause is that people will start sharing a pro account or using a service. We should pool together here for a dev account lol
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Haha I'd go in on that! Though I'm not sure if that's against forum rules. I know that selling UDID slots during a beta period is a big no-no here. There are also plenty of sites out there that will register your device with signing privileges for a few bucks. Might be an easier option!
 
MacDevil7334 said:
Haha I'd go in on that! Though I'm not sure if that's against forum rules. I know that selling UDID slots during a beta period is a big no-no here. There are also plenty of sites out there that will register your device with signing privileges for a few bucks. Might be an easier option!
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I believe it is against the rules here, but yeah I guess I might have to go that way w the sites if this issue becomes bothersome once my 3 month kodi expires and new rules take effect.
 
This app is basically dead with the new 7 daY rule
And the developer is anti Jailbreak so don't expect a jailbreak version

I would switch to the nvidia shield tv but I hate the interface
 
Well, it's not really dead. People buy apps all the time for the iPhones and Apple TV. Why not spend 10 bucks a year to get self signed apps the right way. I don't know if I'm allow to post the link but if I'm not mods please remove the link. As for me. It works like a charm.

https://tv.ipwnstore.me

However, there's is a second option. Jailbreak and install nitoTV. The Cydia of Apple TV. And install provenance from there.
 
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Che Castro said:
This app is basically dead with the new 7 daY rule
And the developer is anti Jailbreak so don't expect a jailbreak version

I would switch to the nvidia shield tv but I hate the interface
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ARK said:
so how much was it to become a developer to sign your own apps so we won't have to do this every 7 days?
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It's $99 for a full developer account. However, a quick google search will turn up plenty of websites that will add your UDID with signing privileges to a developer account for a few bucks. That will make it so you only have to sign the app once per year, which is a pretty fair price I'd say.
 
OceanMindedBoy said:
Well, it's not really dead. People buy apps all the time for the iPhones and Apple TV. Why not spend 10 bucks a year to get self signed apps the right way. I don't know if I'm allow to post the link but if I'm not mods please remove the link. As for me. It works like a charm.

https://tv.ipwnstore.me
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So if I get this ^ for $12 , I have to sideload there app and then I install provenance from that
And the app will last one year ? Like a paid developer account
If provenance gets an update , will I get the update too without doing anything ?

ARK said:
so how much was it to become a developer to sign your own apps so we won't have to do this every 7 days?
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$100 every year like Amazon prime
 
OceanMindedBoy said:
Sickest news ever!
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I sent a support ticket to that site for them to update the provenance.ipa , you should too so they would know this is important

We can upload our own ipa file to that site but I don't know how to create one in Xcode
 
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