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iPad TWCable TV detects iPad2 Jailbreak!
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There are lots of ways (some mentioned above) but my favorite is this:
Step 1: Open your SSH/sFTP program of choice, and connect to your iDevice
Step 2: Go to /var/root/Media/
Step 3: Create a folder valled "Cydia" (if one doesn't already exist)
Step 4: go in to the folder "Cydia" and create a folder called "AutoInstall" (if one doesn't already exist)
Make sure the names are exactly how they are shown here.
Step 5: copy any DEB or .deb files into this /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall folder
Step 6: reboot the iDevice
Step 7: once rebooted, now respring your iDevice
The packages now will be installed, and can be managed/uninstalled via Cydia.
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Yeah? Why would you lie about one and not the other? Okay, so humor us for a moment, please.
You say that after you attempted to launch this new version on a jailbroken iPad, you got the same error we all did... but then you ALSO "got email from them telling me to unjailbreak and they will be sending notice of [your] ipads ip..."
This email came from Time Warner, separately via email, right after you tried to use the 2.0 version of this app?
To whom exactly did they say they'd be sending notice of your iPad's "IP?"
Please copy/paste the body of that email here. It doesn't make sense that they'd send you (and none of us) an email like that. I'm skeptical, to be honest with you, and would really appreciate you clarifying.
Thanks for this! Working for me on an iPad v1, 3G, 64 GB, iOS 4.3.3.
There is also a ready-to-do patched .ipa file on reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/ijgmg/heres_the_bypass_for_the_twc_applications/
It has no App Store metadata associated with it, which means it doesn't require iTunes Store authorization (you do need to install "AppSync" as mentioned) and also that iTunes and the Store won't nag us when updates come out (updates which very well could have new anti-jailbreaking code in them.) That's helpful.
The .deb file from "crossingman" on the other hand, patches our own installed copy of TWCable TV 2.0, so no "AppSync" needed.
It's easily installed by placing the file inside /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall (create the folder if it doesn't exist) and then restarting and respringing. Since this package is managed by Cydia, one hopes it'll be updated if/when the TWCable app is updated and needs a new patch. Folks who choose this method might still choose to rename its iTunesMetadata.plist file, and sync that back to their iTunes, simply to avoid being nagged/screwed up again by some future update to this app.
crossingman's later tweets indicate he also tried to disable the app's proxy detection.
https://twitter.com/#!/Crossingman/status/89072194595987456
(He doesn't have the means to test it out, though.) Theoretically, if his patch works, this would mean we could connect to our home network via VPN/proxy and be able to use the app (since it would be tricked into thinking it was on the same LAN as our authorized TMCable modem.) I will have to experiment with that to see if it works. Being able to use this app from someone else's WiFi, or 3G, would be pretty fantastic. Fingers crossed it works...
All that said, I now have version 2.0 installed, and working on my jailbroken iPad v1. Very happy about that. I have two issues with this app, though. One small, and one big. The first is, it's annoying that the menu bar never goes away, when watching its video in full screen. I tried to manually hide the menu bar using "SBSimplify," but apparently that doesn't work in iOS 4 (it keeps crashing me into safe mode.) I'm not aware of other ways/tweaks to hide this menu bar. I do note this menu bar's presence was the same with the 1.0 version; I'm surprised TWC hasn't gotten enough complaints to let it hide after a few seconds. Not a huge deal though. Just slightly annoying.
The other is, the only reason I was looking forward to this app was the promise of expanded channels. (They say 101 channels are now available; the old version had about 60.) The Interactive program guide, channel tuning and DVR Management features (all of which are new with 2.0) require a compatible cable box or DVR, and I'm using a TiVo Premiere, which doesn't qualify, so I don't personally care much about those (Fortunately TiVo's own iPad app works just fine for this.)
These pages list the 100+ channels that should now be available:
http://www.timewarnercable.com/socal/learn/cable/TWCableTV/TWCableTV_iPad.html
http://www.timewarnercable.com/nynj/learn/cable/TWCableTV/TWCableTV_iPad.html
And yet, even when running the 2.0 version of this app, I'm still only getting access to the same 60 I had from before. I actually went through the list with both the 1.0 and 2.0 versions, and note that the channels available hasn't changed. Here's the current breakdown I am seeing:
INCLUDED:
A&E
ABC Family
AMC
Animal Planet
Bravo
Cartoon Network
Chiller
CNBC
CNBC World
CNN
CSPAN
Current TV
Discovery Channel
Discovery Fit and Health
Disney
Disney XD
E!
ESPN News
Food Network
Fox Business
Fox News
FX
G4
Galavision
Golf Channel
Great American Country
Hallmark Movie Channel
HGTV
History
HLN
Hallmark
HSN
The Hub
IFC
Investigation (I.D.) channel
Jewelry TV
Lifetime
Lifetime Movie Network
Military Channel
MSNBC
mun2
National Geographic Wild
OWN
Oxygen
Planet Green
QVC
ReelzChannel
Science Channel
SHOP NBC
Sleuth
Style
SyFy
Sundance Channel
TCM
TLC
TruTv
TV Guide
TV One
USA
We
NOT INCLUDED:
The Africa Channel
The Biography Channel
Bloomberg TV
Boomerang
CNN International
Cooking Channel
CSPAN2
CSPAN3
Crime and Investigation Network
DIY
ESPN Classic
EWTN Global
Catholic Network
Network
Go1 TV
GMC-Gospel Music Channel
GSN
HD Theater
History International
History en Espanol
INSP
Discovery
Jewish Life TV
Lifetime Real Women
MavTV
Smithsonian
Military History Channel
National Geographic
News 14 Carolina Raleigh
NY1 Manhattan
NY1 Noticias
The Outdoor Channel
Ovation
PBS Kids Sprout
RFD
SOAPnet
The Sportsman Channel
Tennis Channel
Travel Channel
TVJapan
Universal
Wedding Central
The Word Network
YNN Austin
I know others have mentioned the same "missing" channels with the newly updated app. Now I don't know if it's got something to do with the jailbreak (or these patches,) or something else on TWC's end, or my TWC account. But missing 40 channels, regardless of how lame they may be, is a significant issue for this app. If nothing changes in this regard I personally may as well just revert back to the "safer" 1.0 version of the app.
I am pretty sure that in the past, new channels were made available to us (and also removed, in the case of MTV and other Viacom properties) without us having to update the app.
So I am wondering if perhaps TWC just hasn't "flipped the switch" on their end yet to allow these new channels for everyone, on either version of the app. I guess the first step is to start asking around to see if someone with a non-jailbroken iPad, and version 2.0 of this app, is actually now getting access to all 101 of these channels. If they're not getting it either, we'll just have to wait and see. A buddy of mine with a non-jailbroken iPad v2 is coming over tomorrow, so I'm going to install the TWC app with my login credentials and see what channels I can access.
@Fofer
I have a non-jail broken ipad2 and installed the new app. I'm only getting 84 channels. Haven't gone through the entire list to compare but one funny one right off the top I'd YNN Austin. I'm in Austin, would have thought I would get it.
The other thing I do not have is the DVR management stuff. It tells me I have nothing on my DVR box nor does it give ne ant options to record/manage my recordings. After reading their (TWC) page I conclud that perhaps they rushed this app out before it was complete. Probably to counter the jailbreak.
I have a non-jail broken ipad2 and installed the new app. I'm only getting 84 channels. Haven't gone through the entire list to compare but one funny one right off the top I'd YNN Austin. I'm in Austin, would have thought I would get it.
The other thing I do not have is the DVR management stuff. It tells me I have nothing on my DVR box nor does it give ne ant options to record/manage my recordings. After reading their (TWC) page I conclud that perhaps they rushed this app out before it was complete. Probably to counter the jailbreak.
According to TWC, you should only be able to receive channels that normally appear in your local TV lineup. So if XYZ-TV is not in your local lineup, but it's listed as an iPad channel, you should not get it.
Here's how I did it: it was VERY simple, and I'm untethered--
I'm using a Dropbox account, the Dropbox iPad app, and iFile.
1. Download the deb file to your PC and then move it into Dropbox
2. Quit Cydia on your iPad if it's running
3. Open the Dropbox iPad app
4. Select the deb file in the Dropbox app, and touch the arrow icon (Open In...) in the top right of the screen. You'll get a pop that says Open In... and select iFile in the list.
5. iFile will open and you'll see the deb file there. A pop will auto open in iFile. Select Installer from the list. The file will install and you're done!
After that, I opened the TWC app and it works perfectly!
No. I have TW cable internet but no TW TV and I cannot log in to the app using my TW internet id and pass. I am gonna try my parents account and see if it works at my house (we are in the same city.)
It won't. You have to be behind the cable modem listed on the account. The app checks the MAC ID.
I assume you get YNN Austin on your regular TV? That raises a good point though, I don't get YNN Austin (as a cable choice at all) and wouldn't expect to, and don't get it on my iPad either. But it's listed on those iPad pages as one of the "100+ channels now available." Same with News 14 Carolina Raleigh and NY1 Manhattan.
Gotcha. This makes the most sense. In my area/case, it looks like most of the missing channels are in the "Choice Tier." I think what I will do is call TWC and add that tier (pretty sure they charge you a prorated rate for whatever days you keep it) and I will see if they become accessible to me in the 1.0 and 2.0 versions of the app. That would settle the question. I'll report back.
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What DVR are you using? Do you know for a fact that it's a compatible model? If it's TiVo, it's not. It's probably only working with (some) TWC-provided boxes.
What page are you referring to? I'd like to see a link.
I tried this using ifile on my iPad 4.3.3 and I followed this step by step and after the respiring I don't see the app installed on my springboard...could there be a missing step I'm missing? Thanks
This .deb file is not an app you would see installed on your springboard. It's more like an invisible helper file that allows your already-installed version of TWCable TV (2.0) to launch, even if your iPad is jailbroken. You would see it installed in Cydia, however (even though you didn't explicitly use a repo or the Cydia UI to install it.)
I recall you posting you were having problems installing your own authorized copies of apps from the App Store. At least, that happened with the older 1.0 version of the TWCable app, right? Is that still the case with the 2.0 version? If so, you're having bigger Store downloading issues that don't have anything to do with this app. I suspect you'll have issues downloading/installing *anything* from the App Store. As I mentioned earlier, try deauthorizing and then reauthorizing (these commands are under iTunes' "Store" menu.) Log into the iTunes Store, and click your logged-in username (in the upper right) and make sure everything looks fine with your account and payment options. Then, go back into the store and "buy" a free song or app. (Any one... it doesn't matter.) Finally, sync that new "purchase" over to your iPad. If that works, then at least we know you don't have some larger authorization issue to worry about. If it doesn't work, let us know where you hit a snag and maybe we can help you sort it out.
On the other hand, if you just want to install a patched version of the TWCable 2.0 app, one that isn't tied to any iTunes Store account, then you'd need to install "AppSync" first on your iPad, and then install the .ipa file that oakland6980 linked to above into iTunes, and then sync it over. That should also work fine, and basically sidesteps any iTunes Store authorization issues you may be having. Note that if you choose to go this route, you could uninstall that .deb file, via Cydia, as that's sing a different strategy to patch your own authorized copy of the TWCable TV app.)
If if were me though, I'd be more concerned about sorting out your iTunes Store authorization issue, as that wlll not only affect you with your own previously downloaded files, but anything new you try to install legitimately in the future. Good luck! Keep us posted.
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It worked once I reinstalled the v2 tw app from the app store, thanks!
Now how cool would it be if we could use it away from home! <I wish>
Note what I wrote above:
Sometime later this week/end I am going to try and set up a home proxy/VPN and then connect to that from the road (WiFi and/or 3G) and see if I can get this to work.
If anyone else wants to try, and has suggestions for me (what proxy/VPN server to install on my Mac, or what VPN client to install on my iPad, let me know!)
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I would suggest you submit that patch to the Big Boss repo so more people can get it.
http://thebigboss.org/hosting-repository/submission/
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I would suggest you submit that patch to the Big Boss repo so more people can get it.
http://thebigboss.org/hosting-repository/submission/
@Fofer
Yes, i'm in Austin and do get YNN Austin on my TV
I have a TWC supplied DRV. The Scientific Atlanta 8300HDC
The page I read was one you referred to. It stated that the DVR management 'was coming soon' so it seemed to me that they may have rushed the app update. I worked in software development for more than 20 years. It seemed rather odd that they would release an with the DVR management 'shell' included but not functioning. Hence my speculation that the update was rushed. It might make sense to state that that functionality was coming soon but to include the code in the GUI just seemed weird. But then maybe mine just doesn't work.....
Yes, i'm in Austin and do get YNN Austin on my TV
I have a TWC supplied DRV. The Scientific Atlanta 8300HDC
The page I read was one you referred to. It stated that the DVR management 'was coming soon' so it seemed to me that they may have rushed the app update. I worked in software development for more than 20 years. It seemed rather odd that they would release an with the DVR management 'shell' included but not functioning. Hence my speculation that the update was rushed. It might make sense to state that that functionality was coming soon but to include the code in the GUI just seemed weird. But then maybe mine just doesn't work.....