Problem activating Apple TV dev kit

I am having an issue getting the Apple TV dev kit activated. I restored tvOS 9.0 onto it, and went through the first few menus selecting the languages and region. Now when trying to activate, it fails every time :[ I have tried connecting to a wireless network, as well as over ethernet. In both cases I get an error back stating that the Date and Time could not be set. Looking in the device logs, I am seeing the following many times:


Dec 31 16:13:26 Apple-TV akd[99] <Warning>: NSURLSession/NSURLConnection HTTP load failed (kCFStreamErrorDomainSSL, -9807)

Dec 31 16:13:26 Apple-TV akd[99] <Error>: SecTrustEvaluate [leaf ValidLeaf] [ca1 ValidIntermediates] [root ValidRoot]

Dec 31 16:13:26 Apple-TV akd[99] <Warning>: NSURLSession/NSURLConnection HTTP load failed (kCFStreamErrorDomainSSL, -9807)



UPDATE:

I've also seen the following when connecting via ethernet:

Dec 31 16:09:12 Apple-TV geod[102] <Notice>: 1969-12-31 16:09:12.916, 102, 5750e7c0, [CountryConfiguration]: Could not determine current country code: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1202 "The certificate for this server is invalid. You might be connecting to a server that is pretending to be “gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com” which could put your confidential information at risk." UserInfo={NSURLErrorFailingURLPeerTrustErrorKey=<SecTrustRef: 0x157621c50>, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Would you like to connect to the server anyway?, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=3, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=-9807, NSErrorPeerCertificateChainKey=<CFArray 0x15750a280 [0x19b5a2b68]>{type = immutable, count = 2, values = (

0 : <cert(0x157547650) s: gspa35-ssl.ls.apple.com i: Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3>

1 : <cert(0x157542530) s: Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3 i: VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5>

)}, NSUnderlyingError=0x15750c100 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1202 "The certificate for this server is invalid. You might be connecting to a server that is pretending to be “gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com” which could put your confidential information at risk." UserInfo={NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com/pep/gcc, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Would you like to connect to the server anyway?, _kCFNetworkCFStreamSSLErrorOriginalValue=-9807, kCFStreamPropertySSLPeerCertificates=<CFArray 0x15750a280 [0x19b5a2b68]>{type = immutable, count = 2, values = (

0 : <cert(0x157547650) s: gspa35-ssl.ls.apple.com i: Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3>

1 : <cert(0x157542530) s: Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3 i: VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5>

)}, _kCFStreamPropertySSLClientCertificateState=0, kCFStreamPropertySSLPeerTrust=<SecTrustRef: 0x157621c50>, NSLocalizedDescription=The certificate for this server is invalid. You might be connecting to a server that is pretending to be “gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com” which could put your confidential information at risk., _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=3, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com/pep/gcc, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=-9807}}, NSLocalizedDescription=The certificate for this server is invalid. You might be connecting to a server that is pretending to be “gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com” which could put your confidential information at risk., NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com/pep/gcc, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://gspe1-ssl.ls.apple.com/pep/gcc, NSErrorClientCertificateStateKey=0}

Answered by barnaclebarnes in 57312022

Take your device and try it on anoter network, this worked for me (via manual setup).

Accepted Answer

Take your device and try it on anoter network, this worked for me (via manual setup).

Ahh, you are my new hero!! :] Had to create a hotspot with my iPad, but it worked. Thank you!!!

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