ATV shows intro sequence, then black screen (but sound)

Hi, hope something can help - I am really stuck! I've had my aTV for a long time, working well, now at latest software. Yesterday, it had frozen, and when restarting it, small text scrolled across the screen with multiple error messages. This looped endlessly, and restarting just got the same thing. Tried reset, diagnostics said everything OK, restart just looped the error messages, and I finally resorted to factory reset.
When I start it now, it shows the (first version) intro sequence till the end, then the screen goes black. Pressing buttons on the remote produces the "ping", though, but no picture. After a while, the screen saver with stock photos start, and they display! I've tried menu+up to cycle through various HDMI resolutions, and they all show me the logo, but as soon as I choose a setting, it goes back again.
Anyone experienced this before, or have any ideas for a solution?
Bjorn

BJ4Rock wrote:
Hi, thanks for responding!
I've tried the problem-solving procedures I know of - reset, change resolution, factory reset, but none change the fact that everything seems to work OK except there are no menus displayed. Any other measures that could be tried?
Not that I'm aware of.
I did at some point have aTV Flash installed, but not lately.
My understanding is that these modifications are removed when doing a factory restore but I don't know that for certain, and using one might potentially void the warranty if there were features of unsupported modifications on the AppleTV.
We have to assume that your installation has become corrupted somehow - I don't think there's a simple remedy here - if factory restoring fails then there must be a problem affecting the shipping software image too.
You might try some unofficial forums relating to modifications to see if anyone has any suggestions.

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