/* http://phoem.com/TCOWatchDog-sedative.c Simple c code to patch your AppleTCOWatchdog application Compile: gcc -o sedative TCOWatchDog-sedative.c copy the binary to the appletv to /System/Library/Extensions/ Make a backup of the WatchDog kextension Then run ./sedative ***I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF THIS BREAKS SOMETHING*** --phoem */ #include int main() { int fd; off_t offset = 0xb54; char newdata[2]; newdata[0]=0x90; newdata[1]=0x90; fd = open("AppleTCOWatchdog.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleTCOWatchdog",O_RDWR,0); lseek(fd,offset,SEEK_SET); write(fd,&newdata,2); close(fd); }