To install these manually you have to extract the XBMC Launcher and Boxee Launcher from Scott Davilla's (http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/) homemade patchstick creator. I'm not sure if it's legal or not, but until someone tells me, I've attached a zip of both launchers here: http://www.box.net/shared/ne8dod987k
Now we need to add them to our already aTVFlash-hacked AppleTV.
1. Using Cyberduck or WinSCP, copy both "XBMCLauncher.frappliance" and "BoxeeLauncher.frappliance" to your default frontrow location.
2. Open Terminal and enter
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ssh -1 frontrow@appletv.local
3. When prompted enter password "frontrow"
4. First, we need to make sure we can write to the OSBoot volume. Type
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sudo mount -uw /
5. Now we simply need to move both applications over to our main menu folder.
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sudo mv ~/XBMCLauncher.frappliance /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/PlugIns/
Then Type:
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sudo mv ~/BoxeeLauncher.frappliance /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/PlugIns/
6. Now we just need to reboot the aTV. Type:
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sudo reboot
7. Both are simply install launchers. For each one you have to first go in and press "Update" and tell AppleTV to install them. Once installed they should work as an application. For XBMC you may need to set the resolution to Full Screen.
I went in and added some skins to my XBMC also, like Aeon (which in my opinion, is the sexiest Media UI ever created). To do that you first have to open XBMC so that it creates a director in your Application Support. Then simply FTP into your AppleTV, go to Library -> Application Support -> XBMC and load any skins you've downloaded to the "skins" folder. Once in XBMC you can change the skins in the "Appearance" settings section.
Here is a video I made of it working on my AppleTV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0vv2GxZaTM
