UPDATE: I ran the update again on my new AppleTV second gen and it did not flake. I'm not sure what the original problem was? The only thing I can say I did before I ran the update for the first time when it broke was purchase a movie and not watch it. I wish I knew why this problem happened on my original but Apple has that TV locked up tight.
Problem:I did the latest Apple TV update and my Apple TV flaked, per the iTunes logo and USB cable that displayed on the TV
(Apple speak for restore) I did a restore
(connect Apple TV up to computer using micro USB and initiate a restore through iTunes) on my Apple TV 2nd generation and I get this error:
The Apple TV "Apple TV" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1602).
Solution:I read quite a few posts. None gave a solution. I tinkered for a few hours and came up with nothing (there just isn't that many things you can do with an Apple TV in terms of tinkering) I think this is too knew of an issue with Apple.
I took my Apple TV back to the Apple store and they gave me a new one. I think I'm going to hold off on the update for a while until Apple gets this resolved.
Other suggested solutions that did not work for me.
1. Clean restore using iTunes, using a micro USB cable making sure the
power cord is plugged into the Apple TV.
2. Use your xCode to restore the code to the Apple TV. Still no love for me.
Explanation:
Apple doesn't let too many bugs go out on this scale with this kind of impact. It's rare, but they respected the issue with me by simply giving me a new Apple TV after I set up an appointment online for the
Genius Bar.