Enhance Your Hacked Tivo With This Script

[rbautch]

Sendkey doesn't work with 6.2 and I doubt it works with 6.3.

[SteelersFan]

Hey Russ,
I just ran the new tweak on a previously zippered unit. You know, the tweak in the first post. ;) (that one's for LV :D ) I saw something I haven't noticed before that I thought I would let you know about. It correctly shows the IP address it finds in MFS then when running Netperf, it incorrectly shows the IP as 127.0.0.1. All hacks are working fine. I'm guessing this a minor thing but it did make me think that someone who is new to this might get confused.
Checking network settings...
The following IP parameters found in MFS:
IP address is currently set to: 192.168.1.115
Default gateway is currently set to: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask is currently set to: 255.255.255.0
DNS Server is currently set to: 192.168.1.1
DHCP is off
NO WIRELESS PARAMETERS ARE SET IN MFS
Do you want to install netperf network performance tool? [y/n] :y
Netperf will measure MRV speed between this tivo and another "target" tivo.

The IP address of this tivo is 127.0.0.1. Enter the IP address of the target tiv
o here: 192.168.1.111

Adding the alias "speed" to your profile to run netperf...

Do you want to add additional target tivos? [y/n]: n
After rebooting, type "speed" at bash to measure MRV speed between 127.0.0.1 and
192.168.1.111

[rbautch]

Looks like it incorrectly grabbed the loopback address instead of the real IP. You can ignore it, and it won't have any effect on functionality.

[Brillian1080p]

I noticed the same thing, wondered why, but only choice was to continue. Could connect with correct address though and figured it was just a mistake.

[rbautch]

Should be fixed now. The last release included a new ifconfig from Jamie, which switches the order of the loopback and actual ip address.

[SteelersFan]

Looks like it incorrectly grabbed the loopback address instead of the real IP. You can ignore it, and it won't have any effect on functionality.
Yep. That's what I figured. Thanks again. :)

[mfryd]

I ran tweak_uninstall.sh and tweak.sh. everything seemed to work OK at the time, however it messed up my network settings and my old shows are no longer viewable!

I originally zippered my tivos (HDVR2s) about a month ago. On some of them I saved the odl shows, on some I wiped the disks and started over. Using MRV, I moved some of the old shows onto the fresh installations.

A few days ago I updated one of the fresh units. Old shows (pre zipper) that had been copied to it, no longer play. They show up on now playing, but when selected I instantly go to the "Are you done with this program screen?". When I select "Don't delete" I get a screen telling me the recorder was not able to record the program because there was no video signal.

Is there any way to reenable these shows? New recordings seem to work perfectly.


The upgrade also messed up my network settings (it's possible I entered an incorrect IP address). However I was able to connect with a serial cable and fix the IP address.

Thanks
Michael

[xtian]

I'm experiencing a few problems:

I performed an unistall and a reinstall in order to get the latest version of the script and TWP. After lots of trial and error and many reboots, it appears that when I enable CRON during the script and then reboot I get to the acquiring sat. page and reach 59% then the tivo crashes and reboots. In the small window of time that I can telnet into the box before it crahses again I have been able to run the unistall script. It is up and running now, but with no CRON enabled.

TWP is up and running but I see no hackman installed. Was that eliminated from the most recent script for a reason?

Finally I can't get NCID to work. Previously I was using elseed and it worked great, but now nothing. Any ideas why?

Thanks!
-christian

[rbautch]

I ran tweak_uninstall.sh and tweak.sh. everything seemed to work OK at the time, however it messed up my network settings and my old shows are no longer viewable!

I originally zippered my tivos (HDVR2s) about a month ago. On some of them I saved the odl shows, on some I wiped the disks and started over. Using MRV, I moved some of the old shows onto the fresh installations.

A few days ago I updated one of the fresh units. Old shows (pre zipper) that had been copied to it, no longer play. They show up on now playing, but when selected I instantly go to the "Are you done with this program screen?". When I select "Don't delete" I get a screen telling me the recorder was not able to record the program because there was no video signal.

Is there any way to reenable these shows? New recordings seem to work perfectly.


The upgrade also messed up my network settings (it's possible I entered an incorrect IP address). However I was able to connect with a serial cable and fix the IP address.

Thanks
Michael
If you run the zipper, but don't run tweak.sh right away, any shows you record in the interim experience this problem unless you answer yes when the zipper asks you "Are there existing recordings on your drive you want to keep? " Sounds like you transferred some shows that were encrypted, meaning they were recorded before you ran tweak.sh. Those programs will only play on the tivo they were recorded on.

The uninstall script doesn't modify network settings.

[MisterEd]

What is the status of the script (not Zipper) with 6.3(a) for the HR10-250? I read back 3+ weeks and didn't see it mentioned and it isn't mentioned in the OP.

[Finnstang]

rbautch has said in the Hacking to 6.3 thread that it will be probably a couple months to make sure everything with 6.3x is stable and D* stops releasing patches for it.

[mikellanes]

I previously had a wireless network setup, how can i remove any traces of wirelss so the script asks me to install the usb 2.0 drivers (my wired adapter is 2.0)? I can't seem to get it to ask me to install them?

[rbautch]

What is the status of the script (not Zipper) with 6.3(a) for the HR10-250? I read back 3+ weeks and didn't see it mentioned and it isn't mentioned in the OP.The Enhancement Script (not Zipper) *should* work fine with 6.3 software, although I haven't tested every feature. If you have a decent idea what you're doing, feel free to try it and report your results.

[rbautch]

I previously had a wireless network setup, how can i remove any traces of wirelss so the script asks me to install the usb 2.0 drivers (my wired adapter is 2.0)? I can't seem to get it to ask me to install them?Run network-delete.tcl, followed by the net-launch.sh script.

[mikellanes]

Run network-delete.tcl, followed by the net-launch.sh script.

Thanks, that removed it and re-setup my network, upon running the tweak.sh script it told me no wireless settings were in the mfs but never asked to install the USB drivers? now what?

[rbautch]

It might think the Zipper already installed the drivers for you. If you have a /zipperusb_flag, delete it, then run tweak.sh again. Also delete /enhancements/wireless_flag if its still there.

[mikellanes]

I don't have either of those as far as I can see

[mikellanes]

Well, after many different tries, everything besides totally re-doing the zipper, I decided to dig into the tweak.sh file and finally un-archived the "rbautch_files" dir and ran start.sh, it finally asked for the drivers and looked like it did them properly!

[rbautch]

tweak.sh is only a short wrapper script that checks a few things, and then launches the main script called start.sh. So it sounds like you ran the same script twice, but got different results. Please don't recreate any part of the script - much harder to update, support, etc...

[mikellanes]

Gotcha - I edited that part out, thanks and for some reason that worked on both my tivo's YAY!

[mikellanes]

Hey thanks for the help with the USB drivers!

Is there an easy way to updated the drivers to the latest/greatest version?

I am running TiVo software 6.2 on an HDVR2.

I am using FA120 ethernet adapters.

I see some people pulling 3000K with these and I tried the tweak

"/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/usbcore.o log2_irq_thresh=4" inside a "test.conf" file in the root.

Seems to get me to about 1,300 K uploading and 1,500K downloading.

[rbautch]

That technique is old. You already have the latest drivers. To get the most out of them, there a number of you can do, including using a custom kernel. Search DDB for "soapbox derby".

[mikellanes]

The threshold technique is old? is it useless then?

I found the thread and will read up on the other tricks, perhaps I should have done the reading before posting, hah thanks for the direction!



That technique is old. You already have the latest drivers. To get the most out of them, there a number of you can do, including using a custom kernel. Search DDB for "soapbox derby".

[mfryd]

If you run the zipper, but don't run tweak.sh right away, any shows you record in the interim experience this problem unless you answer yes when the zipper asks you "Are there existing recordings on your drive you want to keep? " Sounds like you transferred some shows that were encrypted, meaning they were recorded before you ran tweak.sh. Those programs will only play on the tivo they were recorded on.

The uninstall script doesn't modify network settings.

I installed via the zipper and asked it to keep my old shows. Everything seemed to work fine. I could watch old (recorded pre-zipper) shows and even transfer old shows from other tivos. I used TivoWeb to update my network settings.

When I upgraded to the new version, tweak reverted me to the network settings I used with zipper, It threw away the currently working settings.

It also seems to have undone the zipper magic that allowed me to watch old shows. They no longer play. If I use MRV to watch an old show from another Tivo, it works, but the show ceases to be playable after a few days.


I suspect that I can remove the drive from the Tivo, and rerun Zipper to fix this, but I know longer have easy access to a PC. Is there a way of re-enabling the old shows without having to physically remove the drive? I now have full network access so can telnet/ftp as needed.

[spainmiami]

rbautch,

I'm trying to use the "Update the TWP software" feature in the TWP v1.3.0 (oztivo-060821)

However, i'm getting "extract.sh: Could not locate the TivoWebPlus directory child process exited abnormally" error message.

Is this happening cause of the stated reason that Tivo tends to use the "var" as a recycle bin and the enhancement script placed elsewhere, thus the reason for the script "Check if var got wiped, and if so, rebuild symlinks from /enhancements/varhacks"?

That "Update the TWP software" feature seems like such a end-user friendly idea. Any suggestions?

[SteelersFan]

rbautch,

I'm trying to use the "Update the TWP software" feature in the TWP v1.3.0 (oztivo-060821)

However, i'm getting "extract.sh: Could not locate the TivoWebPlus directory child process exited abnormally" error message.
I will pass along some suggestions rbautch gave me recently:
Is this happening cause of the stated reason that Tivo tends to use the "var" as a recycle bin and the enhancement script placed elsewhere, thus the reason for the script "Check if var got wiped, and if so, rebuild symlinks from /enhancements/varhacks"?
I think so.
That "Update the TWP software" feature seems like such a end-user friendly idea. Any suggestions?
Unpack the file on your pc, rename it to tivowebplus (all lower case) then ftp the entire directory (and its contents) to / (root, assuming that is where twp is now. this will over-write the previous install). I just did this and worked great. You could even copy the hackman files (read the instructions first) to the proper folders then ftp everything at one time.

[spainmiami]

I will pass along some suggestions rbautch gave me recently:

I think so.

Unpack the file on your pc, rename it to tivowebplus (all lower case) then ftp the entire directory (and its contents) to / (root, assuming that is where twp is now. this will over-write the previous install). I just did this and worked great. You could even copy the hackman files (read the instructions first) to the proper folders then ftp everything at one time.
I appreciate that.

I C.
In addition to hackman I've got an xbox ccxstream script to work. And, hopefully I can get the bufferhack4.1 set at 2 hours of buffer, to work. I hope all this is similar to xbox hacking, where u basically have to make a backup, while ftp and b4 u reboot.

lol, actually i've already had it where I couldn't ftp or telnet :confused: , just ping. I'm trying to prevent that from happening again. :eek:

[rbautch]

I'm trying to use the "Update the TWP software" feature in the TWP v1.3.0 (oztivo-060821)

However, i'm getting "extract.sh: Could not locate the TivoWebPlus directory child process exited abnormally" error message.

Is this happening cause of the stated reason that Tivo tends to use the "var" as a recycle bin and the enhancement script placed elsewhere, thus the reason for the script "Check if var got wiped, and if so, rebuild symlinks from /enhancements/varhacks"?

That "Update the TWP software" feature seems like such a end-user friendly idea. Any suggestions? I put TWP in a folder called "tivowebplus", not "TivoWebPlus". Try renaming the directory and see if that helps. You'll also have to edit your author file with the name change if you want TWP to start automatically when you boot.

[wmldwilly]

I put TWP in a folder called "tivowebplus", not "TivoWebPlus". Try renaming the directory and see if that helps. You'll also have to edit your author file with the name change if you want TWP to start automatically when you boot.

I *just* figured out that I have the same problem. RB's enhancements installs TWP in "tivowebplus", and the TWP people appear to be looking for "TivoWebPlus". Remember y'all...*nix is cAsE senSitiVe. :)

Does this mean there's a tweak.sh script update coming to get on the same page as the TWP people with respect to superflerous (sp?) capitals in thEir dIreCtorY nAMeS? :D

wm

[wmldwilly]

Okay wait a dad-gummit minute. :)

Ya say renaming the tivowebplus directory to TivoWebPlus (i.e. bash# mv tivowebplus TivoWebPlus) should do the trick...then edit one's rc.sysinit.author file, right? Looking in my author file, rc.sysinit.author doesn't actually run TWP as such, it calls /enhancements/TWPrun.sh, and *that* runs /tivowebplus/tivoweb. and I see that the closely related TWPrestart.sh and TWPrunc.sh (are these used by TWP itself for restarts???) are also looking for /tivowebplus/*. Sooooo the obvious question is shouldn't we be changing tivowebplus to TivoWebPlus in all of these other shell scripts and not in our rc.sysinit.author files? Wouldn't it be easier to establish an alias from tivowebplus --> TivoWebPlus or something like that? I personally want to get TWP 1.3.1 on there via it's own update mechanism to avoid any wierdness since I *just* got everything working and TWP has definitely coughed up a few hairballs at me in the past 12 hours (which I've posted in the appropriate forum somewhere-or-other...) including causing reboots and whatnot.

Eeeeek...this is where us new guys get lost.

[rbautch]

The TWP startup script is clunky, and I'll eventually remove it in favor of direct startup commands in the author file. The original intent was to search your Tivo for the TWP installation (could be anywhere), and then create a startup script that gets called from the author file. The TWP scripts are also used for aliases in the .profile, and for restarting TWP from the bash prompt. The path of least resistance for inexperienced users is to extract the TWP archive on their PC, rename the main folder to "tivowebplus", and then copy it over. Otherwise, stick with the TWP version in my archive. It's customized quite a bit (see OP), includes extra modules, and I update it regularly.

[jmasterman]

I uninstalled the enhancement script and then installed the latest. I get this error when I try "To Do" from the UI:
INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_ui '/todo' ''
couldn't open "/var/hack/etc/blocklist.txt": read-only file system
while executing
"open $filename w"
(procedure "gbl_load" line 3)
invoked from within
"gbl_load "/var/hack/etc/blocklist.txt""
(procedure "action_todo" line 9)
invoked from within
"action_todo $chan 7 $env"
(procedure "::action_ui" line 28)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any suggestions?

[Brillian1080p]

Same thing happened here. The newer ui.itcl file in the module directory of TWP doesn't play nice. Toward the beginning of this thread a fixed version was posted. It didn't work for me and I ended up replacing it with an older version.

[jmasterman]

In the tivowebplus folder I have ui.itcl 9/15/2006 and ui.itcl.orig 8/21/2006.
I thought I would rename the new one and remove the .orig from the old. However, I get a Read only file system message.
Sorry its a noob question...

[Brillian1080p]

In the Enhancement script readme there are directions on how to mount as read/write. Unless I use something on a regular basis it falls out of my head.

[jmasterman]

I found it. Type rw at a bash prompt. ;-)

Once I did that, the new ui.itcl worked so I didn't need to change to the old one.

Is it OK to leave the system like this?

[GAM]

Does/can TWP 1.3.1 use folders when displaying the now showing titles?
If so, is it enabled by default or is it something that needs to be added?

[jmasterman]

No folders on mine nor do I see that option.

[rbautch]

No, it doesn't use folders, but I think there's a ui module (by LJ?) that will.

[GAM]

This is listed at the beginning of the thread: - Custom ui.itcl module (create and manipulate folders in NPL): courtesy of lgkahn.

What does it mean in terms of folders?


Thanks!

[Fofer]

I found it. Type rw at a bash prompt. ;-)

Once I did that, the new ui.itcl worked so I didn't need to change to the old one.

Is it OK to leave the system like this?

type ro to change it back to read-only.

[Fofer]

No, it doesn't use folders, but I think there's a ui module (by LJ?) that will.

Yep: Discussion here:
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=96570

Download here:
http://www.ljay.org.uk/tivoweb/tivoweb.html

[SteelersFan]

This is listed at the beginning of the thread: - Custom ui.itcl module (create and manipulate folders in NPL): courtesy of lgkahn.

What does it mean in terms of folders?


Thanks!
Look at posts 1652, 1658, and 1670 of this thread for more info.

[shortkud]

The TWP startup script is clunky, and I'll eventually remove it in favor of direct startup commands in the author file. The original intent was to search your Tivo for the TWP installation (could be anywhere), and then create a startup script that gets called from the author file. The TWP scripts are also used for aliases in the .profile, and for restarting TWP from the bash prompt. The path of least resistance for inexperienced users is to extract the TWP archive on their PC, rename the main folder to "tivowebplus", and then copy it over. Otherwise, stick with the TWP version in my archive. It's customized quite a bit (see OP), includes extra modules, and I update it regularly.

Is there any kind of notification when you do update it?

[kimsan]

Hey Russ,

Recently Un-Zppered (Jan 06 version) and Re-Zippered (2.0) to bring my units up to date. I like the changes made and the fact the EXTra ACTivites under "more" work fine now. Unfortunately the "edit" function seems to be broken on this build. Fails with:
INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_saveprogram '' 'set "objectid" "1017497";set "expsecs" "2147472000";set "expdate" "24855";set "title" "The Lake House";set "origtitle" "The Lake House.ty";set "origmanrec" "0";set "origisepisode" "0";set "origismovie" "0";set "manrec" "0";set "isepisode" "0";set "ismovie" "0";set "eptitle" "";set "movieyear" "";set "episodenum" "";set "altepisodenum" "";set "description" "";set "origairdate" "10/5/2006";set "showingdate" " 5 Oct 2006";set "sul" "2147472000";set "actorstr" "";set "gueststarstr" "";set "directorstr" "";set "execproducerstr" "";set "producerstr" "";set "writerstr" "";set "mpaarating" "";set "tvrating" "";set "grouptitle" "";set "groupwith" "";set "Save" "Save";'
expected integer but got ""
while executing
"db $db openid $groupwith"
("uplevel" body line 66)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set rec [db $db openid $id]
set showing [dbobj $rec get Showing]
set program [dbobj $showing get Program]

# set act..."
(procedure "updaterec" line 4)
invoked from within
"updaterec $objectid $title $eptitle $description $sul $newseltype $actorstr $gueststarstr $directorstr $execproducerstr $producerstr $writerstr $origa..."
(procedure "::action_saveprogram" line 16)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--



Any suggestions?

TIA

[rbautch]

Is there any kind of notification when you do update it?I always post updates in this thread.

[jaxgent]

How long after a re-image and zipper install does it take for programs to show.? Its been about about 7 hrs now since I successfully completed the above , however one of my favorite programs from the SciFi channel will not show up in pick programs to record so that I might obtain a season pass. I did do a work around, should it not be there?

[rbautch]

How long after a re-image and zipper install does it take for programs to show.? Its been about about 7 hrs now since I successfully completed the above , however one of my favorite programs from the SciFi channel will not show up in pick programs to record so that I might obtain a season pass. I did do a work around, should it not be there?It might take a day or so for all program data to show up.

[bnm81002]

Russ or anyone,
I want to remove some hacks, can I do it without having to uninstall the scripts then reinstall the ones that I want? can I just manually remove the ones that I don't want? thanks

[Gunnyman]

depends on what the hacks are.
You can easily comment out items from running in the .author file, but any modifications that change system files like superpatch for example, require restoring the unmodified tivoapp file back to /tvbin

[bnm81002]

depends on what the hacks are.
You can easily comment out items from running in the .author file, but any modifications that change system files like superpatch for example, require restoring the unmodified tivoapp file back to /tvbin




thanks Gunny,
I just did the uninstall and reinstall of the scripts, rather than messing with the author file incase I messed that up
YOU AND RUSS DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE ZIPPER AND THE ENHANCEMENT SCRIPTS, I WANT TO THANK YOU 2 FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND TIME AND EFFORT FOR DEVELOPING THEM :up: :up: :up:

[cwbyski]

will this work on a sony svr2000 standalone series 1

[Carlton Bale]

will this work on a sony svr2000 standalone series 1?

No.

[joevv]

my system is a DTV HDVR2 software ver. 4.0.1-01-2-140
HMO is enabled and working

I've tried to run the script but this is as far as it gets:

(none):/tivo-bin$ sh tweak.sh

Enhancements directory detected. You must uninstall the previous version
of Enhancements before you install this one.
Would you like to uninstall the previous version now? [y/n]: y

Uninstall successful. Proceeding with main script...

Downloading latest Enhancement script...
Connecting to ***.mastersav.***69.90.236.30]:80
rbautch_files.tgz 100% |*****************************| 956 --:-- ETA
Downloaded main scripts successfully!


Running rbautch Hacked Tivo Enhancements...

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Unable to untar files archive. Could be a failed download.
Adjusting your DNS settings. Please run tweak.sh again. Exiting...

[rbautch]

It's probably the version of tar that you're using. I compiled one here (http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_tweak/tar) for you.

[joevv]

I've tried the tar version from your site but still get the same error.

I don't think my tivo is actually d/l from the net for some reason.

Can I just download the file and then send it to the tivo?

ok i've d/l rbautch_files.tgz manually and send it to the tivo

dir enhancements then I'll run "sh start.sh"

let you know if that works.

[joevv]

The problem I was having first was the tivo not d/l from the net even tho it reported d/l successful.

I d/l the file manually and send it to the tivo and ran start.sh
answered all the y/n and it seemed to complete fine.

rebooted the tivo when prompted

almost there screen was not changed even tho I answered yes

and now I have no telnet , ftp or "h**p" access to the tivo.

looks like ill have to pull the drive since I don't have a serial cable

tivo gets an IP from the router and all so I don't think its the drivers
I guess the servers just did not start up after reboot

[PrimeRisk]

Hi, I have 5 successfully Zippered DSR7000s running in my house. Yesterday I found one of them locked up (the regular occasional issue) and upon rebooting everything seemed fine, except for it can't transfer shows from other tivos now. When browsing to the other TiVos it will allow me to select a show to transfer, but it will always give the "Will Get Later" message as if it is currently in the process of transfering a show, but it is not. I don't know what has happened. Maybe it crashed while transfering a show and the ToDo is stuck in it somewhere? Maybe it is continuing to try to get a show that no longer exists from another TiVo? I don't know. I can transfer show off of the TiVo in question.

I can't seem to find anything in the TWP ToDo list or in the Logs that would make me suspicious. Any thoughts??

[katiebear00]

I've tried the tar version from your site but still get the same error.

I don't think my tivo is actually d/l from the net for some reason.

Can I just download the file and then send it to the tivo?

ok i've d/l rbautch_files.tgz manually and send it to the tivo

dir enhancements then I'll run "sh start.sh"

let you know if that works.
If you need to try this again, but the tgz archive in the same place as tweak.sh, and run tweak.sh instead of start.sh. It's tweak.sh that actually decompresses the archive.

[katiebear00]

Hi, I have 5 successfully Zippered DSR7000s running in my house. Yesterday I found one of them locked up (the regular occasional issue) and upon rebooting everything seemed fine, except for it can't transfer shows from other tivos now. When browsing to the other TiVos it will allow me to select a show to transfer, but it will always give the "Will Get Later" message as if it is currently in the process of transfering a show, but it is not. I don't know what has happened. Maybe it crashed while transfering a show and the ToDo is stuck in it somewhere? Maybe it is continuing to try to get a show that no longer exists from another TiVo? I don't know. I can transfer show off of the TiVo in question.

I can't seem to find anything in the TWP ToDo list or in the Logs that would make me suspicious. Any thoughts??This has happend to me before on failed transfers. A reboot usually fixes it. If not, try to find the last show you transferred and delete it.

[PrimeRisk]

This has happend to me before on failed transfers. A reboot usually fixes it. If not, try to find the last show you transferred and delete it.

Thanks for the suggestion...

I've rebooted the TiVo a number of times to no avail. I'm not sure what the last transfered file is. This tivo has a 250GB drive in it and has almost 300 shows on it. I'm not sure if I can find what may have failed in transfer.

[joevv]

If you need to try this again, but the tgz archive in the same place as tweak.sh, and run tweak.sh instead of start.sh. It's tweak.sh that actually decompresses the archive.

ran the script again this time as you suggested but after a reboot i have no connectivity with the tivo at all.
I wonder why telnet and ftp does not start after a reboot

BTW I am using a wireless adapter but I don't think that's a problem since HMO still works fine.

[rbautch]

Do you have a firewall on your PC?

[joevv]

Do you have a firewall on your PC?

No I don't have a firewall on the pc. I could telnet the tivo before running script.

[joevv]

I decided to upgrade to 6.2 and use the zipper .after that it ran the enhancements script without a glitch.

setting up wireless networking using the zipper is a breeze. works right out of the box

thanks guys!

I noticed tivowebplus is not the current version. Can I upgrade without loosing any custom features?

[Markman07]

There is a 1.4 BETA version of Tivowebplus. It changes every day or two it seems so I am guessing it won't be included in the Zipper or part of the Script until it is out of beta.

[tk_kat]

Hi - Love the hack - everything works great, except for one minor problem.

When I deleted a program in the Now Playing List, or left arrow out of a sub-folder, all the shows disappear for 20-60 seconds. They eventually come back, but it is rather frustrating.

I searched the threads, but couldn't find anything on how to solve. Is there a log file or something that needs to be cleared?

Thanks,

Kat

[Finnstang]

Search for "empty npl"

[joevv]

Hi - Love the hack - everything works great, except for one minor problem.

When I deleted a program in the Now Playing List, or left arrow out of a sub-folder, all the shows disappear for 20-60 seconds. They eventually come back, but it is rather frustrating.

I searched the threads, but couldn't find anything on how to solve. Is there a log file or something that needs to be cleared?

Thanks,

Kat
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3628750&&#post3628750

[1guido]

I keep getting a message that enhancments already exists do i want to delete... when i say yes nothing happens,,,, there is no uninstall script and i can manually delete it with ftp?? any ideas?


Thanks

[rbautch]

I keep getting a message that enhancments already exists do i want to delete... when i say yes nothing happens,,,, there is no uninstall script and i can manually delete it with ftp?? any ideas?


Thanks
If you are using the standard dos command prompt from Windows, run this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=315011) on your PC to make sure your terminal settings are correct. If that doesn't help, you can also grab an uninstall script from the Zipper download.

[bnm81002]

Russ,
I zippered my DTivo a couple weeks ago and answered no to the Showcases and Yellow Stars questions, the Yellow Stars have since been removed but the Showcases are still there in the Directv Central menu, what can I do to have it removed please?
PS-my other DTivo doesn't have either Showcases and Yellow Stars

also, I saw that you edited the enhancement scripts on 10-20-06 at 5:22 PM, what was edited or changed? thanks

[Lord Vader]

Showcases will give you the NFL Sunday Ticket downloads, so you may wish to keep them. Just a thought.

[raddison1971]

I just ran the 1st step of the Zipper program. Basically I used the boot disk to put the PTV Image on the disk. When I was asked where the drive was located I put in the correct location (hda). My question about that is what about the second drive in hdb? Will it see both of them?

Second question is after installing the image I am not able to locate the Tivo on the network. Is this normal? Do I need to do anything else?

Thanks. Robert

[rbautch]

I just ran the 1st step of the Zipper program. Basically I used the boot disk to put the PTV Image on the disk. When I was asked where the drive was located I put in the correct location (hda). My question about that is what about the second drive in hdb? Will it see both of them?

Second question is after installing the image I am not able to locate the Tivo on the network. Is this normal? Do I need to do anything else?

Thanks. RobertIf you used instantcake to apply an image to both drives, boot them up first to make sure everything works. Then run the zipper on the master drive only. After you put the drive in your tivo, try to ping the IP address you entered while running the zipper.

[rbautch]

Russ,
I zippered my DTivo a couple weeks ago and answered no to the Showcases and Yellow Stars questions, the Yellow Stars have since been removed but the Showcases are still there in the Directv Central menu, what can I do to have it removed please?
PS-my other DTivo doesn't have either Showcases and Yellow Stars

also, I saw that you edited the enhancement scripts on 10-20-06 at 5:22 PM, what was edited or changed? thanksRather than try to block showcase tokens, I'm going to use tuikhelper to actually remove it from the menu. This should be a more definitive way to remove them.

[bnm81002]

Rather than try to block showcase tokens, I'm going to use tuikhelper to actually remove it from the menu. This should be a more definitive way to remove them.



that sounds like a much better way to have it removed, I be on the lookout for the new update of your scripts when you make it official with it :D

[raddison1971]

Okay I got past all of that. I was able to use the PTV Upgrade then Zipper. Once I installed all the hacks, I was in TWP successfully ran a restore of my season passes then tried running a backup. I got the following error and my Tivo rebooted at the same time.

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_backup_create_write '' 'set "fname" "/tivowebplus/backups/20061029_settings";set "submit" "Create";'
no such object: CONFLICT err=0x30007
while executing
"dbobj $sub fsid"
(procedure "construct_record_content" line 19)
invoked from within
"construct_record_content $sp $fields"
("uplevel" body line 4)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFileTrans fsid name type $seasonpassdir "" 20 {
set sp [db $db openid $fsid]
set fields [dbobj $sp attrs]
set content [construct..."
(procedure "take_snapshot_sp" line 9)
invoked from within
"take_snapshot_sp 1 1"
(procedure "take_snapshot_for_backup" line 4)
invoked from within
"take_snapshot_for_backup"
(procedure "create_backup" line 18)
invoked from within
"create_backup $chan $fname"
(procedure "::action_backup_create_write" line 9)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any Ideas?

Also what else will I need to do to extr*t shows? I know that the Zipper decryps them but do I just FTP them down?

I am hoping to "fully" hack this Tivo then use slicer to upgrade to 6.3a. Will running a "Clear and Delete Everything" have any affect on these hacks?

Sorry for the dumb questions and thanks in advance for your help.

[raddison1971]

It seems that Fake call is not working. I saw the message pop up on the screen saying that fake call was made successfully but I still got a message saying that I need to make a call soon. Any ideas?

[willardcpa]

It seems that Fake call is not working. I saw the message pop up on the screen saying that fake call was made successfully but I still got a message saying that I need to make a call soon. Any ideas?Fakecall doesn't "take" until the box reboots. To verify what I said take a look at settings, phone and see when it says the last successful phone call was made. I'll bet it doesn't reflect the fakecall that just occurred. Rest easy, your box will reboot in the wee hours tonight and it should "take".

[raddison1971]

Fakecall doesn't "take" until the box reboots. To verify what I said take a look at settings, phone and see when it says the last successful phone call was made. I'll bet it doesn't reflect the fakecall that just occurred. Rest easy, your box will reboot in the wee hours tonight and it should "take".

I checked and it shows that the last successful call was made Thursday, Jan 1st at 3:26am. Not sure what's going on. Any got any ideas?

[willardcpa]

I checked and it shows that the last successful call was made Thursday, Jan 1st at 3:26am. Not sure what's going on. Any got any ideas?
Now I don't have enough information to know if that's good or bad. When I last posted on this it was last night, and I told you that I expected something like you got. But I also said that after it rebooted in the wee hours of this morning it should update. So not knowing if you checked after it rebooted or before I don't know if your OK, or not. When did you check? If you checked today then go into system information and check the up time to see when it last rebooted. If you checked after it rebooted and got the Jan 1st date then you got a problem. :(

[raddison1971]

Now I don't have enough information to know if that's good or bad. When I last posted on this it was last night, and I told you that I expected something like you got. But I also said that after it rebooted in the wee hours of this morning it should update. So not knowing if you checked after it rebooted or before I don't know if your OK, or not. When did you check? If you checked today then go into system information and check the up time to see when it last rebooted. If you checked after it rebooted and got the Jan 1st date then you got a problem. :(

Why after the reboot of course. :)

[willardcpa]

Ok, if you are sure that it rebooted and the call time is Jan 1st then my guess is that Fakecall didn't work. I am not sure if it is possible for it to give you the message on the screen that it was successful even if it were not. Go to system information and see what it says there for the last connection, that one usually updates when Fakecall is made, while the one in settings - phone doesn't get updated until the box reboots.

[raddison1971]

In the system information is show that the last attempted and successful call was made:

Last Attempt: Wednesday, Dec 31 at 5:55 am

So it appears that fake call is not working for some reason, I guess.

[Lord Vader]

Sounds like it IS working. December 31st wasn't a Wednesday last year, for one thing. Fake call is showing a fake date. :D :D

[raddison1971]

Sounds like it IS working. December 31st wasn't a Wednesday last year, for one thing. Fake call is showing a fake date.

Then let me put it this way...Is there a way to make it give a more recent date then December 31st, 2003 (last date in the past that 12/31 fell on Wed, which makes sense because the message says it has not been made is like 13K days!!)? This way I will stop getting the messages that I should make a daily call soon. Which if I am not mistaken is the reason for having fake call...right?

[rbautch]

Then let me put it this way...Is there a way to make it give a more recent date then December 31st, 2003 (last date in the past that 12/31 fell on Wed, which makes sense because the message says it has not been made is like 13K days!!)? This way I will stop getting the messages that I should make a daily call soon. Which if I am not mistaken is the reason for having fake call...right?Is your tivo superpatched?

[raddison1971]

Is your tivo superpatched?

The Zipper skipped that step, I believe, because it is an HR10-250. I might be wrong. Is there an easy way that I can tell if it was installed?

[rbautch]

The Zipper skipped that step, I believe, because it is an HR10-250. I might be wrong. Is there an easy way that I can tell if it was installed?Ah, superpatch is indeed not applied for HR10-250 in favor of manual tivoapp patches. Not sure what your issue is, but you can confirm that fakecall is doing what it is supposed to by checking the dates that it is setting in MFS. MFS is easily browsable in Tivowebplus. Look for the following attributes and post your information here:

/State/PhoneConfig/LastDialInUpdateDate
/State/PhoneConfig/CallStatusInfo
/State/PhoneConfig/LastCallStatus
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessCallDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessCallSecInDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessPgdCallDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastCallAttemptDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastCallAttemptSecInDay
/State/PhoneConfig/NextCallAttemptDays
/State/PhoneConfig/NextCallAttemptSecInDay
/State/ServiceConfig/ServiceStateExpiration
/State/GeneralConfig/Complete

[ctromp]

I have read through many, many pages here and I want to make sure I am correct.

This enhancement script can be run on an HR10-250 running 3.1.5f and currently running Tivowebplus 1.2.1 correct?

Just follow the instructions on the link off the first post in this thread?

[SteelersFan]

I have read through many, many pages here and I want to make sure I am correct.

This enhancement script can be run on an HR10-250 running 3.1.5f and currently running Tivowebplus 1.2.1 correct?

Just follow the instructions on the link off the first post in this thread?
You should tell us how your unit was hacked originally: PTV, ? (I assume you did not use the Zipper)

[ctromp]

Sorry. Yes. It was "opened" using PTVnetHD and Instantcake for the 3.1.5f image.

Thanks

[rbautch]

Sorry. Yes. It was "opened" using PTVnetHD and Instantcake for the 3.1.5f image.

ThanksI've been working on a revision that make the enhancement script play nicely with PTVnet. If you hold off for a few days, you can be the guinea pig.

[ctromp]

So I take it that means that the enhancement script does not work with a PTVnetHD upgraded HR10.

[rbautch]

Yes it does, but you'll get two instance of some hacks running simultaneously. It's also possible you'll run out of room in your root filesystem.

[dayvo]

Long time lurker - first post here.

First -- thanks to rbautch, Gunny, etal for the wealth of information and resources. Thanks to you guys, I just completed hacking of my HR10-250 and a simultaneous roll-back to 3.1.5f.

I'm having what appears to be exactly the same issue as raddison1971. In hacking my HR10, I used Zipper 2.3 and 3.1.5f from InstantCake 1.2. All done to a new Western Digital HD. I have not sliced to 6.3a. rbautch's script ran with no errors.

Since I'm not using caller ID, I told the tweak script to not restart if a recording is in process.

I have seen the message flash on screen "fakecall successful", but I still get the nag messages and have the exact same dates that raddison1971 has for last successful call and next call.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[rbautch]

Long time lurker - first post here.

First -- thanks to rbautch, Gunny, etal for the wealth of information and resources. Thanks to you guys, I just completed hacking of my HR10-250 and a simultaneous roll-back to 3.1.5f.

I'm having what appears to be exactly the same issue as raddison1971. In hacking my HR10, I used Zipper 2.3 and 3.1.5f from InstantCake 1.2. All done to a new Western Digital HD. I have not sliced to 6.3a. rbautch's script ran with no errors.

Since I'm not using caller ID, I told the tweak script to not restart if a recording is in process.

I have seen the message flash on screen "fakecall successful", but I still get the nag messages and have the exact same dates that raddison1971 has for last successful call and next call.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
What are the values of the attributes I posted above. What exactly do the nag messages say?

[Finnstang]

Here's mine on a HR10-250 running 6.3a: (just in case it becomes useful for troubleshotting their's) :)
PhoneConfig 3247/10 {
Version = 11144
AuthTollFree = 0
LocalAreaCode = 614
CallWaitingPrefix = {}
DialInAreaCode = {}
DialInNum = 4930005
DialInPrefix = {}
DialPrefix = {}
CallInProgress = 1
DialConfig = 000
LastDialInUpdateDate = 13453
LastSuccessCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessCallSecInDay = 15607
LastSuccessPgdCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay = 15607
LastCallAttemptDay = 13453
LastCallAttemptSecInDay = 49525
NextCallAttemptDays = 13454
NextCallAttemptSecInDay = 9784
LastCallStatus = Failed
CallStatusInfo = 53
IndexPath = /State/PhoneConfig
}

From Info in TWP:
Phone Call Information
Last Call 11:20pm, 31-Oct-06
Last Call Status Succeeded
Next Call 11:20pm, 21-Nov-06

[rbautch]

Here's mine on a HR10-250 running 6.3a: (just in case it becomes useful for troubleshotting their's) :)
PhoneConfig 3247/10 {
Version = 11144
AuthTollFree = 0
LocalAreaCode = 614
CallWaitingPrefix = {}
DialInAreaCode = {}
DialInNum = 4930005
DialInPrefix = {}
DialPrefix = {}
CallInProgress = 1
DialConfig = 000
LastDialInUpdateDate = 13453
LastSuccessCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessCallSecInDay = 15607
LastSuccessPgdCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay = 15607
LastCallAttemptDay = 13453
LastCallAttemptSecInDay = 49525
NextCallAttemptDays = 13454
NextCallAttemptSecInDay = 9784
LastCallStatus = Failed
CallStatusInfo = 53
IndexPath = /State/PhoneConfig
}

From Info in TWP:
Phone Call Information
Last Call 11:20pm, 31-Oct-06
Last Call Status Succeeded
Next Call 11:20pm, 21-Nov-06
Thanks. I just realized I edited fakecall with some changes that will break it for 3.1.5f only. I'll fix it soon.

[raddison1971]

Ah, superpatch is indeed not applied for HR10-250 in favor of manual tivoapp patches. Not sure what your issue is, but you can confirm that fakecall is doing what it is supposed to by checking the dates that it is setting in MFS. MFS is easily browsable in Tivowebplus. Look for the following attributes and post your information here:

/State/PhoneConfig/LastDialInUpdateDate
/State/PhoneConfig/CallStatusInfo
/State/PhoneConfig/LastCallStatus
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessCallDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessCallSecInDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessPgdCallDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastCallAttemptDay
/State/PhoneConfig/LastCallAttemptSecInDay
/State/PhoneConfig/NextCallAttemptDays
/State/PhoneConfig/NextCallAttemptSecInDay
/State/ServiceConfig/ServiceStateExpiration
/State/GeneralConfig/Complete


Here you go:

PhoneConfig 3194/10 {
Version = 139
CallWaitingPrefix = *#
DialPrefix = *#
LastDialInUpdateDate = 13453
CallStatusInfo = 1
LastSuccessCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessPgdCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay = 83570
LastCallAttemptDay = 13453
LastCallAttemptSecInDay = 83570
NextCallAttemptDays = 13453
LastSuccessCallSecInDay = 83570
LastCallStatus = Succeeded
NextCallAttemptSecInDay = 1162609494
IndexPath = /State/PhoneConfig
}


GeneralConfig 3204/10 {
Version = 19
BannerTimeout = 0
VcrIrCodeNum = 0
Complete = 7
IndexPath = /State/GeneralConfig
}

[dayvo]

What are the values of the attributes I posted above. What exactly do the nag messages say?

Ok. Here are mine, too:

PhoneConfig 3194/10 {
Version = 89
CallWaitingPrefix = *#
DialPrefix = *#
LastDialInUpdateDate = 13453
CallStatusInfo = 1
LastCallStatus = Succeeded
LastSuccessCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessCallSecInDay = 15648
LastSuccessPgdCallDay = 13453
LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay = 15648
LastCallAttemptDay = 13453
LastCallAttemptSecInDay = 15648
NextCallAttemptDays = 13453
NextCallAttemptSecInDay = 618253
IndexPath = /State/PhoneConfig
}

and from System Information:

Phone Call:
Last Successful: Wednesday, Dec 31 at 4:49 am
Last Attempt: Wednesday, Dec 31 at 4:49 am
Last Status: Succeeded
Next Scheduled: Wednesday, Jan 7 at 9:44 pm

Hope that helps.

Thanks.

Edit: Forgot to mention... I deleted the nag messages, but they said something like "Your Tivo has not dialed out in 13xx days. Check your telephone connection... etc., etc."

[raddison1971]

Edit: Forgot to mention... I deleted the nag messages, but they said something like "Your Tivo has not dialed out in 13xx days. Check your telephone connection... etc., etc."

Same here. I deleted the messages but it was saying that the call had not been completed in like 13453 days.

[raddison1971]

rbautch do you know what effect it would have on the unit (HR10-250) if I performed the 6.3 upgrade and then a clear and delete all? I am worried that in your instructions you made the comment that "Do not do a "clear and delete everything", even if the Instantcake directions tell you to." Is this because it would cause an issue with the hacks that are installed here?

I am asking because I went back to 3.1.5f because I was having severe issues with 6.3a and D* says to perform a C&D everything to correct some of the issues, I have also seen posts from others that have performed the C&D all and they say it seems to have fixed thier issues.

Your thoughts? Thanks by the way for this great script! If I would have to research these things myself I would probably be in divorce court right now. Thanks for all your help. Once I get these issues resoilved I will be upgrading my SD-DVR40 also. I will of course purchase the iso's from PTVUpgrade linking from your site so that you get your commision. :)

[raddison1971]

What else will I need to do to an extr*t of recorded shows? I know that the Zipper decryps them but do I just FTP them down? This is my whole reasoning behind hacking my tivo, because I travel for a living. This means that my wife gets really pissed with me on the weekend because I have to catch up on my weekely shows. If I can do this it will make dealing with my wife much easier, lol. :eek:

[rbautch]

What else will I need to do to an extr*t of recorded shows? I know that the Zipper decryps them but do I just FTP them down? This is my whole reasoning behind hacking my tivo, because I travel for a living. This means that my wife gets really pissed with me on the weekend because I have to catch up on my weekely shows. If I can do this it will make dealing with my wife much easier, lol. :eek:You need a Slingbox. :p Check the Zipper wiki for that which cannot be discussed here.

[rbautch]

rbautch do you know what effect it would have on the unit (HR10-250) if I performed the 6.3 upgrade and then a clear and delete all? I am worried that in your instructions you made the comment that "Do not do a "clear and delete everything", even if the Instantcake directions tell you to." Is this because it would cause an issue with the hacks that are installed here?

I am asking because I went back to 3.1.5f because I was having severe issues with 6.3a and D* says to perform a C&D everything to correct some of the issues, I have also seen posts from others that have performed the C&D all and they say it seems to have fixed thier issues.

Your thoughts? Thanks by the way for this great script! If I would have to research these things myself I would probably be in divorce court right now. Thanks for all your help. Once I get these issues resoilved I will be upgrading my SD-DVR40 also. I will of course purchase the iso's from PTVUpgrade linking from your site so that you get your commision. :)I'm not sure of everyting a clear and delete does, but I know it will remove your network settings in MFS. If you have a line in your author file that runs the network.tcl script, those settings will get restablished when you boot, and then will become active when you reboot again. The slicer surrounds the command that runs network.tcl with code to make sure it only runs once. You'd have to edit that to make it run again.

[rbautch]

I just realized I edited fakecall with some changes that will break it for 3.1.5f only. I'll fix it soon.This version has 3.1.5f support put back in. Untested.

[raddison1971]

This version has 3.1.5f support put back in. Untested.

Cool Thanks. I will install it now. I'll let you know how it goes.

[dayvo]

This version has 3.1.5f support put back in. Untested.

I'm a total noob, so please bear with me -- want to make sure I do this right.

I grabbed this new zip file last night, extracted it to fakecall.tcl, ftp'd that in binary mode to the enhancements directory in the HR10 (to replace the existing fakecall.tcl), and made sure the file permissions were the same as the previous version.

Is that right or is there something else I need to do?

If that looks right, I'll force a call (with no phone line, of course) when I get home from work tonight.

Thanks much.

[Finnstang]

I'm a total noob, so please bear with me -- want to make sure I do this right.

I grabbed this new zip file last night, extracted it to fakecall.tcl, ftp'd that in binary mode to the enhancements directory in the HR10 (to replace the existing fakecall.tcl), and made sure the file permissions were the same as the previous version.

Is that right or is there something else I need to do?

If that looks right, I'll force a call (with no phone line, of course) when I get home from work tonight.

Thanks much.
One thing I notice, is that on my HR10 in the crond file it looks for fakecall in /busybox, and you don't want to force a call. You can run fakecall manually from bash with:
tivosh /busybox/fakecall.tcl

I would look at your cron file since that is what will keep it running over time. If it is using /busybox/fakecall.tcl, you should put it in there. You can look at your cron file by typing root at the bash prompt.

[dayvo]

Thanks, Finnstang. I'll give it a try this evening and report back.

[dayvo]

Looks like the updated fakecall.tcl works with 3.1.5f.

As suggested, ftp'd it into busybox and ran it from telnet. Successful execution reported there. Phone call data in System Information is updated to current time and date and shows call succeeded. Next call scheduled for tomorrow.

State information in mfs FileSystem updated to:

PhoneConfig 3194/10 {
Version = 96
CallWaitingPrefix = *#
DialPrefix = *#
LastSuccessCallDay = 13454
LastSuccessPgdCallDay = 13454
LastCallAttemptDay = 13454
NextCallAttemptDays = 13454
LastDialInUpdateDate = 13455
CallStatusInfo = Succeeded
LastCallStatus = Succeeded
LastCallAttemptSecInDay = 1162512083
LastSuccessPgdCallSecInDay = 1162512083
LastSuccessCallSecInDay = 1162512083
NextCallAttemptSecInDay = 1162598400
IndexPath = /State/PhoneConfig
}

(whatever that means).

Thanks very much for your help.

[raddison1971]

Same here. I ran it manually and it worked fine. However before that I saw the message flash on the screen saying that it was completed successfully and then I checked and it was not. Then rebooted the box and still was not updated. Not sure what to think there. I will let it go about it's business for a few days and check again.

By the way I got that "sling box" ( ;) ;) ) working (at least seems to be. Pulling one now). Thanks for the instructions.

[raddison1971]

Okay I was watching "My Name is Earl" (playback) and I saw the Fake Call Successful message. When Earl was finished I was going back to the Now Playing List and the Tivo said that I needed to make a daily call soon. It has changed the date back to 12/31 at 4:48 am. lol I will rerun the fakecall.tcl to fix it and see if I can research why this is not working. Let you know what I find.

[raddison1971]

tivosh /busybox/fakecall.tcl


I found this location after I placed fakecall.tcl into the /enhacement/fakecall.tcl. Moved it into busybox now. I will see how it works now. I'll let you know.

[raddison1971]

Actually the rc.sysinit.author file is using just fakecall.tcl. but if you look at the path statement above that you will notice that both busybox and enhancements are in the path. It would use the one in busybox because it is first in the path. Just an FYI for those that would not be able to figure this out.

[Finnstang]

Actually the rc.sysinit.author file is using just fakecall.tcl. but if you look at the path statement above that you will notice that both busybox and enhancements are in the path. It would use the one in busybox because it is first in the path. Just an FYI for those that would not be able to figure this out.
The fakecall that is run nightly, is run using crond. In crond, it uses /busybox/fakecall.tcl, so in addition to what you said about the author file, this is why I make sure to change and test the one in busybox.

[TomP]

Rbautch:
I installed your enhanced script yesterday and everything seems to work great except I set my IP to be static and the tytools will not connect at all no matter what I try. I noticed that in tytools in the perf. that it has an IP of 192.168.0.100 but it will not allow me to change it to .125.
I can manually start the server and it states its waiting for connection but still tools won't connect.
I have and Huges DS-HDV40 with the PTVupgrade, PtvNet, and your Enhanments added. Is there any files I can edit to correct this?
I also tried to remove the Enhancments but I guess I just don't understand how. Still researching.
Any help would be greeatful.
Thanks:
TomP

:confused:

I went in an telnet to the dir and started the server manually and then did a refresh with tytools and it worked. It also allowed me to download a .ty file.
Strange!! Any Ideas??? I'm out!!
TomP

[bigmikemn]

Hello - Quick question. Does the script no longer Install Hackman? I read earlier in the thread that if in re-install it it will install Hackman, but the current version doesn't seem to be doing that. Is this correct?

[SteelersFan]

Hello - Quick question. Does the script no longer Install Hackman? I read earlier in the thread that if in re-install it it will install Hackman, but the current version doesn't seem to be doing that. Is this correct?
Correct, no hackman. Here's (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=169844) the Hackman thread. There's a link to the site in the first post.
EDIT: It looks like Hackman IS included. See the first post in this thread. I guess I was confusing the Enhancement script with The Zipper. :o

[bigmikemn]

Thanks - I tried manually, but it couldn't find/wouldn't create the hackman.cfg file. I will try again, and if I have problems I will bring it over to that thread.

[bigmikemn]

Ok - so I am not Crazy. Hackman is supposed to be part of this distribution. Anyone know how to have it install?

[Finnstang]

I believe that PortlandPaw put some instructions in the readme on how to install to get people to read it.

[bigmikemn]

Thanks Finnstang - I have read the "Read Me" file in the actual Hackman install.

I want to know how to have the tweak.sh install Hackman. The first page says it is one of the installed tweaks

[rbautch]

Thanks Finnstang - I have read the "Read Me" file in the actual Hackman install.

I want to know how to have the tweak.sh install Hackman. The first page says it is one of the installed tweaksIf you hack your tivo with the Zipper, Hackman gets removed when you run the enhancement script. I did this because too many newbies were screwing up thier tivos experimenting with Hackman without knowing anything about it. If you hack your tivo manually without your zipper, and then use the enhancement script, Hackman gets installed.

[TABrewer]

After zippering a HR10-250. I get the following message after running sh tweak.sh


>> bash-2.02# cd /hacks
bash-2.02# sh tweak.sh

Downloading latest Enhancement script...
wget: error while loading shared libraries: cannot
ot load shared object file: No such file or direct
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]:<<

[ttodd1]

Is it plugged into a network connection? Are your IP, subnet, and dns set correctly on the tivo?

[rbautch]

Unzip, then copy this file to your /lib directory, then try again.

[TABrewer]

Unzip, then copy this file to your /lib directory, then try again.

That worked...Thanks.

Another question. I get a DVRUPGRADE with a TiVo character on bootup rather than your splash screen.

I also have a PTV directory that I don't think I should have, can I remove it & if so How?

I purchased this drive on Ebay & think these files were already on it.

[joshrob71]

I recently lost all networking on my Zippered dvr40. I pulled the drive and rezippered today thinking something was hosed software wise, but after a long afternoon, I found that my FA120 was bad. After replacing it and getting telnet and ftp back, I went to update the enhancement script. I ran tweak-uninstall.sh just fine, but when I try to run tweak.sh, it just enters down two lines and sets there with a blinking cursor. I've left it like that for well over an hour but nothing happens. I can ctrl-c and get back to the prompt, but tweak.sh won't run. Any ideas?

thanks,
josh

[rbautch]

I recently lost all networking on my Zippered dvr40. I pulled the drive and rezippered today thinking something was hosed software wise, but after a long afternoon, I found that my FA120 was bad. After replacing it and getting telnet and ftp back, I went to update the enhancement script. I ran tweak-uninstall.sh just fine, but when I try to run tweak.sh, it just enters down two lines and sets there with a blinking cursor. I've left it like that for well over an hour but nothing happens. I can ctrl-c and get back to the prompt, but tweak.sh won't run. Any ideas?

thanks,
joshYou tivo may have been too busy to run it. Try running it again. If no luck, type "top" at bash to see what's consuming cpu resources. You might also try grabbing the latest version of tweak.sh from the first post of this thread.

[Lord Vader]

Russ, is it a problem to run tweak.sh on an HDVR2 that is using version 4.01b? I hacked it a couple years ago not using Zipper but was curious to know if tweak.sh can still be run on it.

[rbautch]

Russ, is it a problem to run tweak.sh on an HDVR2 that is using version 4.01b? I hacked it a couple years ago not using Zipper but was curious to know if tweak.sh can still be run on it.
No problem at all. The enhancement script works on any series 2 tivo.

[joshrob71]

You tivo may have been too busy to run it. Try running it again. If no luck, type "top" at bash to see what's consuming cpu resources. You might also try grabbing the latest version of tweak.sh from the first post of this thread.
Thanks for the reply. I've run tweak.sh at least a dozen times, with the same result of entering down 2 lines and sitting with a blinking cursor each time. I've also rebooted the Tivo a few times in between tries. When I type "top", it enters down 1 line and sits at the blinking cursor. Any other ideas?

I'm using the latest tweak.sh file also.

[Lord Vader]

No problem at all. The enhancement script works on any series 2 tivo.

One thing I should ask, though: will it screw up my current connectivity? I have FA120s connected to all my units and wouldn't want to suddenly find my connection dead.

[rbautch]

Wont mess with your connection.

[Lord Vader]

Sounds cool. Now if it only can enhance the Bears right now, that'd be a nice bonus. :D

[ttodd1]

Go Phins.....

[Finnstang]

Hey Russ,

Are you using the HOSTNAME variable anywhere in the stuff that the enhancement script does? I am trying to set it in my author file, but it seems to be getting overwritten to empty by something else.

Thanks

[rbautch]

Hey Russ,

Are you using the HOSTNAME variable anywhere in the stuff that the enhancement script does? I am trying to set it in my author file, but it seems to be getting overwritten to empty by something else.

ThanksNo.

[azoner]

I am planning to use the slicer to update my hr10-250 that I used the zipper and enhancement script on last year. Once completed do I need to place a new copy of the script on and rerun? Are there any other files that I need to replace?

[rbautch]

I am planning to use the slicer to update my hr10-250 that I used the zipper and enhancement script on last year. Once completed do I need to place a new copy of the script on and rerun? Are there any other files that I need to replace?No. Unless you have an adapter that requires backported drivers, all your hacks should work fine.

[Lord Vader]

Except for 30-second skip, Russ. It no longer is permanent; at least, that's what I've experienced. Of course, there's a patch for this that he can use.

[Finnstang]

Yeah...you need to redo 30 sec skip patch, backdoors patch, and encryption patch.

[Lord Vader]

Russ,

I uninstalled tweak.sh, installed the latest version of it (it replaced the older version), but when I attempted to run tweak after installing the newer version, I get this:

Downloading latest Enhancement script...
wget: www.mastersav.com: Host name lookup failure
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]: y
Setting DNS settings in /etc/resolv.conf...

Done. Please re-run tweak.sh. Exiting...
rm: /enhancements: No such file or directory
bash-2.02# sh tweak.sh

Downloading latest Enhancement script...
wget: www.mastersav.com: Host name lookup failure
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]:

Where did I go wrong?

[rbautch]

What software are you running?

[Lord Vader]

6.3a on my HR10-250

[rbautch]

6.3aCheck your DNS settings through Tivowebplus. Either set it to a valid DNS address, your router's IP (if your router acts as a DNS proxy), or you could also try 4.2.2.2. Search some of my recent posts for more info on DNS.

[Lord Vader]

I should have added that I'm at my old man's HR10-250 doing this (not that that matters, though). He's got as router on his network, but the HR10 was set up with its own IP address.

[Lord Vader]

Check your DNS settings through Tivowebplus. Either set it to a valid DNS address, your router's IP (if your router acts as a DNS proxy), or you could also try 4.2.2.2. Search some of my recent posts for more info on DNS.


This is what it's showing:

DHCP
IP Address 192.168.1.105
Netmask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 0.0.0.0.
DNS Server 4.2.2.2
Network Type Wired


It appears the DNS address is valid. I'm just wondering why this is the first time this has happened. I never had this problem occur when I used it before, and no network settings were changed.

[rbautch]

I just posted version 4.3, which includes a few new features. Here are the release notes:

Adds an option to customize Tivo menus using TivoWare’s TuikHelper and Superpatch67Standby scripts. Options include adding/removing Standby and Music & Photos menu items.
Added folders.tcl – folder manipulation tool.
Added deleteshows.tcl – delete orphan shows, searches by show name.
Added deleteepisodes – delete orphan shows, searches by episode name.
Added clock.sh – continuously displays the time in upper right corner of screen.
Include 1ibdl.so.2 library for wget on 3.1.5 software.
Changed netperf path from /busybox to /enhancements
Added compatibility with PTVnet – Overwrites existing PTVnet installations by deleting flags, /init, TWP, test.conf, and replacing the author file.
Fixed location of utils.itcl module in backup_write_static.tcl season pass backup script. Changed directory from /tivowebplus to /tivowebplus/libs.
Fixed TWP “naming” for compatibility with Hackman.
Delete the profile in the uninstall script.
Set menu configuration to defaults in the uninstall script.
Eliminate multiple copies of fakecall.tcl.

[rbautch]

Set the default gateway equal to your router's IP address.

[Lord Vader]

Done. Now I'll reboot for changes to take effect and rerun tweak. BTW, I just redownloaded tweak, the version you just posted.

[Lord Vader]

Great. Now it's stuck in the "almost there" screen and I can't telnet back in using Tera Term. And I don't have my serial cable with me, either.

[Lord Vader]

Any ideas, guys??? I'm at my father's and now he has NO TV because the HR10-250 is stuck at the "almost there" screen.

And now he's screaming at me about this.

[rbautch]

Pull the plug and reboot.

[Lord Vader]

Been there, done that. Same problem.

BTW, before I did the tweak uninstall, re-install thing, I did this to make permanent the 30-second skip, since the 6.3a disabled it on a permanent basis:


cd /tvbin
cp tivoapp tivoapp.6.3.orig
cp tivoapp tivoapp.mod
echo -ne "\x10\x40\x00\x2b" | dd conv=notrunc of=tivoapp.mod bs=1 seek=6713220
rm tivoapp
mv tivoapp.mod tivoapp
chmod 755 tivoapp

Did that in any way screw things up?

[bnm81002]

I just posted version 4.3, which includes a few new features. Here are the release notes:

Adds an option to customize Tivo menus using TivoWare’s TuikHelper and Superpatch67Standby scripts. Options include adding/removing Standby and Music & Photos menu items.
Added folders.tcl – folder manipulation tool.
Added deleteshows.tcl – delete orphan shows, searches by show name.
Added deleteepisodes – delete orphan shows, searches by episode name.
Added clock.sh – continuously displays the time in upper right corner of screen.
Include 1ibdl.so.2 library for wget on 3.1.5 software.
Changed netperf path from /busybox to /enhancements
Added compatibility with PTVnet – Overwrites existing PTVnet installations by deleting flags, /init, TWP, test.conf, and replacing the author file.
Fixed location of utils.itcl module in backup_write_static.tcl season pass backup script. Changed directory from /tivowebplus to /tivowebplus/libs.
Fixed TWP “naming” for compatibility with Hackman.
Delete the profile in the uninstall script.
Set menu configuration to defaults in the uninstall script.
Eliminate multiple copies of fakecall.tcl.



Russ,
is it possible that TWP version 1.3.1 can be included in your "enhancement scripts" instead of version 1.3.0? thanks

[Lord Vader]

Got the tivoapp restored, with big thanks to Cheer, especially with one "duh!" reminder. :D

Now I just have to figure out how to get tweak to run. Russ, I brought my old man's unit home to work on these two problems. The tivoapp one is resolved, but I keep getting problems when attempting to run tweak.


bash-2.02# sh tweak.sh
Downloading latest Enhancement script...
wget: www.mastersav.com: Host name lookup failure
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]: y
Please enter the IP address of your router: 192.168.1.1
Setting DNS settings in /etc/resolv.conf...

Done. Please re-run tweak.sh. Exiting...
rm: /enhancements: No such file or directory
bash-2.02# sh tweak.sh
Downloading latest Enhancement script...
Connecting to www.mastersav.com[69.90.236.30]:80
wget: Unable to connect to remote host (69.90.236.30): No route to host
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]:

That's the error I get now.

[Lord Vader]

Hmmm...I checked around and found a post where you recommended extracting one of your .tar scripts from the Zipper and install it where tweak's installed, to bypass the download stuff. I did that and ran tweak, and all looks OK for now. :)

[mgmrick]

Just installed the newest script from rbautch on 1 of my dtivos.

I noticed that will the newer version of twp when going to the "what's on icon" the tivo reboots.

Anyone else see this?

Thanks
Rick

[vMAC]

Just installed the newest script from rbautch on 1 of my dtivos.

I noticed that will the newer version of twp when going to the "what's on icon" the tivo reboots.

Anyone else see this?

Thanks
Rick

Nope just ran a search and it worked like a charm.

[pdawg17]

Hmmm...I checked around and found a post where you recommended extracting one of your .tar scripts from the Zipper and install it where tweak's installed, to bypass the download stuff. I did that and ran tweak, and all looks OK for now. :)

I can't find this...I'm having the same problem as you as the download is failing...what do I need to extract and upload?

[Lord Vader]

In the Zipper tools folder--extract the contents--you'll find a file called "rbautch_files" (don't then extract that as well, BTW). FTP that to your TIVO, into the same directory as tweak. When tweak runs, it will recognize that file and skip the download part. You should be good to go from there.

[pdawg17]

In the Zipper tools folder--extract the contents--you'll find a file called "rbautch_files" (don't then extract that as well, BTW). FTP that to your TIVO, into the same directory as tweak. When tweak runs, it will recognize that file and skip the download part. You should be good to go from there.

Thanks...that did it...Hackman works now too...

[mgmrick]

Update on the newest twp ver 1.3 . I installed this as it is included along with rbautch's newest script on 1 of 4 dtivos

Static ip's are being used with my 4 dtivos (all differnet) When I try to use the "what's on icon" it does not load. It tries for about 20 seconds and then reboots the tivo.

What's even more puzzling is that it reboots another dtivo also (the same 1 every time)

I will just reinstall and see what happens but wondering if any one else can make this happen also



Thanks
Rick

[bnm81002]

I uninstalled then reinstalled the new version of the scripts(4.3) and answered "no" for the showcases and yellow stars question, the yellow stars are gone but the showcases are still there, what can I do to remove them please? thanks

[azoner]

I ran the uninstall tweak script to remove an oct 28, 2005 setup from my HDVR2. I then ran the new 11/10/06 script and everything was looking good. I added hackman 4.2.6 and set the compliance level. When I tried to run Hackman from TWP it rebooted and now I have no ip connection with my fa120. Any ideas?

[rbautch]

I uninstalled then reinstalled the new version of the scripts(4.3) and answered "no" for the showcases and yellow stars question, the yellow stars are gone but the showcases are still there, what can I do to remove them please? thanksGive it a few days.

[splicer]

No music and photos on menu.
Zippered with 2.4, ran the tweak.sh answered N to customize menus. Rebooted and no music or photos in the menu also standby was still there in the main menu, thought that would move. Telnet in got bash did the tweak_uninstall, then ran tweak.sh. Answered Y to custom menu then Y to move standby to main menu then N to remove music and photos. Rebooted now standby has moved to messages and setup, opposite of what I expected it to do and still no music and photos. I have tivo desktop 2.3 running on my PC. Any ideas?

[splicer]

Besides my music and photos problem it looks like some other hacks are also not working, shows recorded after the tweak are still scrambled. I do have the new splash screen and the custom colored bash. other things still untested.

[rbautch]

Besides my music and photos problem it looks like some other hacks are also not working, shows recorded after the tweak are still scrambled. I do have the new splash screen and the custom colored bash. other things still untested.Run /busybox/ciphercheck to confirm that the shows are indeed scrambled. If superpatch didnt run for some reason, that would explain all of your issues. If that's the case, run superpatch and reboot. What kind of tivo do you have?

[splicer]

Its a samsung SIR-S4040R that I upgraded the drive to 200gig. So I can run the superpatch without doing the uninstall reloading the script? Thanks for your help, I am at work now and will try that when I get home.

[rbautch]

Its a samsung SIR-S4040R that I upgraded the drive to 200gig. So I can run the superpatch without doing the uninstall reloading the script? Thanks for your help, I am at work now and will try that when I get home.Yes, run superpatch without reinstalling the script.

[splicer]

All is good now. Ciphercheck did show encryption was still on. Superpatch would not run until I FTP a new copy over. That fixed all my problems. I will make a new zipper disc before I do my other Tivo. Thanks again, this is way cool.

[vertigo235]

If I have an older version ot tweak, how do I upgrade?

[SteelersFan]

I would download a fresh copy of tweak, ftp it to your Tivo (to the same place where the old one is), then run it.

[Lord Vader]

Uninstall the existing one first, then run the newer version.

[vertigo235]

hmm the problem is I can't seem to find the tweak-uninstall.sh, so I'm not sure I can "uninstall" the version I have now.

[rbautch]

Dowload the latest tweak.sh from the OP and run it. If it doesnt find an uninstall script, it will download one for you.

[realmryder]

I have run the zipper and rbautch's scripts on my Phillips 704 and it works great but I also have an R10 that I would like to add the same functionality to. The Zipper site says it doesn't support the R10. Any recommendations for hacking the R10?

[vMAC]

I have run the zipper and rbautch's scripts on my Phillips 704 and it works great but I also have an R10 that I would like to add the same functionality to. The Zipper site says it doesn't support the R10. Any recommendations for hacking the R10?

R10 needs a PROM modification, (i.e. soldering the motherboard) in order to accept hacks. There are people on the other site that do just that.

[InspectorGadget]

Excuse me if this has already been mentioned somewhere in the 65 pages of this thread (only read about 5 of them)...

Can this script be installed in a Series 1 machine (with TurboNet)? I realize that some things won't work, but I'm interested in the things that would like enhanced Tivowebplus, splash screen, etc.

[Finnstang]

According to the first post...nope only series 2/2.5 TiVos.
Usage: unzip the attached script, FTP it to your Tivo, and run it. Detailed instructions are here (http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_tweak.html). It’s interactive, so you can pick and choose exactly what it installs, and it comes with an uninstall script so you can remove everything easily. It works will all Series 2/2.5 Tivos, including the HR10-250 (3.1.5f and 6.3a). Here’s what it does:

[ctromp]

I successfully ran the enhancement script on my HR10-250 (I think). After rebooting the new "unleashed" screen appears so I think I'm good. However, the USB 2.0 drivers hosed my network connection. No more networking. :( What do I need to do to get my old drivers working again?

[ctromp]

Maybe I should have said that I have a Linksys 200m version 1. Everything was fine before I ran the script. Now I have no lights on the 200m.

[rbautch]

I successfully ran the enhancement script on my HR10-250 (I think). After rebooting the new "unleashed" screen appears so I think I'm good. However, the USB 2.0 drivers hosed my network connection. No more networking. :( What do I need to do to get my old drivers working again?The original drivers were backed up to /lib/modules/backups-orig. Copy the files in this directory back to /lib/modules with cp -f. If you have a serial connection you can use it to make the change, otherwise you'll have to pull the drive to do it.

[ctromp]

I think I'll try making a serial cable. It would have come in handy a few times already. :)

How do I connect through the serial cable though? Does putty automatically know to use the serial connection?

[rbautch]

I think I'll try making a serial cable. It would have come in handy a few times already. :)

How do I connect through the serial cable though? Does putty automatically know to use the serial connection?Tons of info on TCF on how to make/use a serial cable. More than I could tell you. Since you're going that route, you could also troubleshoot why the your adapter is not working with the new drivers. What tivo software are you using?

[Lord Vader]

Russ, I'm trying to rerun tweak on a newly Zippered HR10-250 that's now at 6.3a. When I attempted to do it, it prompted me to uninstall it first. Then, when it attempted to run it, I got this:


Downloading latest Enhancement script...
--07:45:52-- http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_tweak/rbautch_files.tgz
=> `/enhancements/rbautch_files.tgz'
Resolving www.mastersav.com... failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]: y
Setting DNS settings in /etc/resolv.conf...

Done. Please re-run tweak.sh. Exiting...
rm: /enhancements: No such file or directory
bash-2.02#

I even ftp'd the latest version of the script but kept getting the above errors. Any suggestions?

[tnedator]

Ok, because I have been having so many problems with fakecall.tcl not working, and my amber light on non-stop, I decided to run tweak_uninstal.sh, and FTP the newest tweak.sh (found in the original post of this thread) and reapply the tweaks and see if that fixed it.

However, I FTP'd the tweak.sh file to my tivo, but when I run it I get this:

[CODE]livingroddd-bash# /hacks/tweak.sh
bash: /hacks/tweak.sh: No such file or directory
livingroddd-bash# CODE]

That is the same way I was running the old tweak.sh, so I am fairly confused.

I originally Zippered a 3.5f HR10-250, and then moved to 6.3(a) using the slicer. I then ran uninstall_tweak.sh, ftp'd the newest tweak.sh (used an online dos2unix converter to make sure) and ran it using the command above.

Any ideas?

[tnedator]

Ok, because I have been having so many problems with fakecall.tcl not working, and my amber light on non-stop, I decided to run tweak_uninstal.sh, and FTP the newest tweak.sh (found in the original post of this thread) and reapply the tweaks and see if that fixed it.

However, I FTP'd the tweak.sh file to my tivo, but when I run it I get this:

livingroddd-bash# /hacks/tweak.sh
bash: /hacks/tweak.sh: No such file or directory
livingroddd-bash#

That is the same way I was running the old tweak.sh, so I am fairly confused.

I originally Zippered a 3.5f HR10-250, and then moved to 6.3(a) using the slicer. I then ran uninstall_tweak.sh, ftp'd the newest tweak.sh (used an online dos2unix converter to make sure) and ran it using the command above.

Any ideas?

I realized I wasn't putting the sh in front of the twea.sh, so this is what I got when I put the sh in front:

officetive-bash# sh tweak.sh
: command not found
tweak.sh: line 32: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
'weak.sh: line 32: ` fi
officetive-bash#

[ctromp]

Tons of info on TCF on how to make/use a serial cable. More than I could tell you. Since you're going that route, you could also troubleshoot why the your adapter is not working with the new drivers. What tivo software are you using?

I'm running 3.1.5f. What things would I look for to figure out why my adapter is not working with the new usb drivers? I thought the 200m version 1 was fully supported.

[rbautch]

I'm running 3.1.5f. What things would I look for to figure out why my adapter is not working with the new usb drivers? I thought the 200m version 1 was fully supported.It is supported. Check you author file to make sure you have the proper network startup commands. Also run lsmod to make sure the proper drivers are loading. Check to see if you are setting conflicting network params anywhere other than your author file. Finally, watch the serial output when you boot up, to see if there are any error message and your adapter is recognized.

[rbautch]

I realized I wasn't putting the sh in front of the twea.sh, so this is what I got when I put the sh in front:

officetive-bash# sh tweak.sh
: command not found
tweak.sh: line 32: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
'weak.sh: line 32: ` fi
officetive-bash# I just tried it, and it ran fine for me. Are you sure you transferred it binary mode?

[tnedator]

I just tried it, and it ran fine for me. Are you sure you transferred it binary mode?

Duhh. FTP client was in auto mode, and must have been transferring it ascii.

Thanks, I tried multiple dos2unix conversions, tried to go back to the tweak.sh included with the zipper, etc. and nothing was working, which made me think something was screwy on my Tivo. Never thought about the transfer mode.

Thanks for the help.

A couple other questions:

First, will running the latest version of the tweak.sh script, ensure that the latest versions of all the hacks (fakecall, etc.) are installed, or do those have to be installed seperately?

Also, do you know if there is an updated tivowebplus for managing season passes?

thanks again for the help.

[ctromp]

It is supported. Check you author file to make sure you have the proper network startup commands. Also run lsmod to make sure the proper drivers are loading. Check to see if you are setting conflicting network params anywhere other than your author file. Finally, watch the serial output when you boot up, to see if there are any error message and your adapter is recognized.


Well right now I can't get the serial cable working. I made one and am following these instructions: http://www.tivohelp.com/archive/tivohelp.swiki.net/35.html
Then I followed these instructions to try to connect with no success:
http://www.geocities.com/mlm19811999/tivo_serial_bash.html

Can anybody point me in the right direction?

[Lord Vader]

Which tel net program do you use? I use Tera Term Pro, then I connect via serial (the second option shown). On my HR10-250s I use the default baud rate of 9600. As soon as I get the TTP window, I hit enter and the bash prompt comes up.

On my HDVR2s, I use the highest baud rate. I don't know why there's a difference, but there is for me.

[ctromp]

That did it. I changed the baud to 9600 and I'm in.

So I went ahead and copied the files over from /lib/modules/backups-orig and then rebooted the tivo. No go. Still no lights on my USB200M. So then I uninstalled the enhancement script which removes the drivers and supposedly restores the orginals. Rebooted again and no go.

So now what? Run PTVnetHD all over again?

[ctromp]

And now of course I can't run the tweak.sh again because I have no networking to download the files.

[Human123]

I just ran the script from the first page of this thread on one Tivo and it did not give the the menu move choices or move the hacks out of /var

I tried on another tivo and it connected to the internet and downloaded the latest file and this time, it asked about moving the menu items and crated the symlinks to /var.

Where can I get the latest sctript if my tivo will not connect to the internet?

Thanks

[Da Goon]

Where can I get the latest sctript if my tivo will not connect to the internet?

Download this : http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_tweak/rbautch_files.tgz
FTP it to the same directory where you have tweak.sh and run tweak.sh. It will find this file and skip the internet download.

[Human123]

Download this : http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_tweak/rbautch_files.tgz
FTP it to the same directory where you have tweak.sh and run tweak.sh. It will find this file and skip the internet download.


Thanks for the info

I have tried this 3 times and it won't do the extra at the end where it moves the hacks out of var and asks about the menu moves.

I have ftp'd in binary to the same directory where tweak.sh and tweak-uninstall are located. I uninstall and then do sh tweak.sh and it installs, without the above mentioned items.

I chmod 755 rbautch_files.tgz and also did rw to make the disk writeable

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks

[Da Goon]

Did you reboot between uninstalling and re-installing?

[Human123]

Did you reboot between uninstalling and re-installing?

No i hadn't. I had never rebooted before when I have updated, so I never knew that was a step.
I won't lose telnet if I reboot after uninstall will I?

[rbautch]

Don't have to reboot between uninstalling and reinstalling. Only after reinstalling. You could uninstall/reinstall multiple times consecutively, and you only need to reboot after the final installation.

[Da Goon]

The newest version seems to require a reboot after running it. You shouldn't have any issues with running telnet afterwards. The uninstall doesn't touch telnet.

[Human123]

Don't have to reboot between uninstalling and reinstalling. Only after reinstalling. You could uninstall/reinstall multiple times consecutively, and you only need to reboot after the final installation.

Thanks

Any idea why tweak.sh is not seeing the rbautch file I ftp'd to the same directory?

[Human123]

Thanks

Any idea why tweak.sh is not seeing the rbautch file I ftp'd to the same directory?


I think I found the problem. Even though I thought I had ftp'd a new tweak.sh file to the tivo, I noticed it had and older date. I ftp'd the new version of tweak.sh and I am installing now. It found the .tgz file and it is looking good.
Thanks for the help

[ctromp]

Ok. I ended up re-running PTVnetHD and was able to get my networking back. I re-ran the enhancement script and this time told it not to install the USB 2.0 drivers. All seems well except that I told the enhancement script to not overwrite the ptvnet installation. So now I think I have two installations of tivowebplus; one in /ptvupgrade/tivowebplus and one in a directory at the same level as ptvupgrade called /tivowebplus. So I'm thinking I will uninstall the enhancement script and run it again but this time tell it to overwrite my ptvupgrade installation. Sound right?

[Human123]

I think I found the problem. Even though I thought I had ftp'd a new tweak.sh file to the tivo, I noticed it had and older date. I ftp'd the new version of tweak.sh and I am installing now. It found the .tgz file and it is looking good.
Thanks for the help


Just in case anyone in the future may make the same mistakes I did, here was the problem.

I had an older version of tweak.sh that did not see the tgz file I had ftp'd over. Once I had the new tweak.sh file, it worked like magic. :)

I noticed it left the tgz file after I rebooted. Should I delete this 3Mb file, or is there plenty of room to not worry about it?

Thanks

[ctromp]

Installing the enhancement script also did not install the Hackman module. Any idea why?

[rbautch]

If you used the Zipper, it places a flag in your root directory that prevents Hackman from installing. Done on purpose to prevent novice users from killing their Tivos. Hackman is a great tool, but you need to read a little about it before you use it. It's easy to install after the fact.

[rbautch]

Ok. I ended up re-running PTVnetHD and was able to get my networking back. I re-ran the enhancement script and this time told it not to install the USB 2.0 drivers. All seems well except that I told the enhancement script to not overwrite the ptvnet installation. So now I think I have two installations of tivowebplus; one in /ptvupgrade/tivowebplus and one in a directory at the same level as ptvupgrade called /tivowebplus. So I'm thinking I will uninstall the enhancement script and run it again but this time tell it to overwrite my ptvupgrade installation. Sound right?Yes!

[ctromp]

If you used the Zipper, it places a flag in your root directory that prevents Hackman from installing.

I used PTVnetHD.

[rbautch]

I used PTVnetHD.Hackman is an optional module not included in the main TWP distribution. Not sure what is supplied with PTVnet.

[Da Goon]

Hackman is an optional module not included in the main TWP distribution. Not sure what is supplied with PTVnet.

I believe during the PTVnet installation it gives you the option whether or not to install hackman. It's been quite awhile since using PTVNet so I may be wrong.

[ctromp]

Right. I had Hackman installed fine with just ptvnet but after installing the enhancement script is is gone. I thought the enhancement script put a version of Hackman on.

[ctromp]

I uninstalled the enhancement script and reinstalled it choosing to overwrite the ptvnet installation as rbautch indicated above. Said no to installing the usb 2.0 drivers but my network is now nonfunctional again. What is going on?

[rbautch]

I uninstalled the enhancement script and reinstalled it choosing to overwrite the ptvnet installation as rbautch indicated above. Said no to installing the usb 2.0 drivers but my network is now nonfunctional again. What is going on?I suggest restoring a complete set of stock drivers. Maybe someone will be kind enough to extract them from a running a tivo and send them to you. Otherwise, reimage and start over.

[Lord Vader]

Russ, why wouldn't he have installed the USB2.0 drivers? When I reinstalled tweak.sh, I chose to install the USB2.0 drivers and my connection was back to normal. Perhaps his decision not to install them made things worse in terms of his connection.

[rbautch]

With the cobo of using PTVnet, then the enhancement script, perhaps the original drivers are no longer there. Difficult to say without seeing a console log.

[Lord Vader]

I think the easiest thing right now for him to do would be to redo tweak.sh, choose yes to the USB2.0 drivers installation, and see if that works. It did for me.

[captainjrl]

Anyone able to get the folder manipulations to work? I tried using the TWP interface to do it but it does not seem to be taking? Any ideas or places I can read up on it?

[SteelersFan]

Anyone able to get the folder manipulations to work? I tried using the TWP interface to do it but it does not seem to be taking? Any ideas or places I can read up on it?
Try this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=325289) instead. Much easier and more stable. :up:

[ctromp]

Well the problem is that I can't get networking to work at all. So I can't reinstall the tweak.sh script. I can't even telnet into the tivo.

It's weird. All of the lights light up on my usb200m but it won't get an IP address. I've tried reinstalling ptvnet too.

[Lord Vader]

Use a serial cable and connect that way. That's how I ended up being able to redo tweak.sh.

[ctromp]

I've tried that too. But I only get a bash prompt for a couple minutes and then it goes away.

I'm not sure I'm actually doing it the best way though. I'm using Hyperterminal in windows. Are there any instructions that you could point me too for the best way to use the serial cable?

Thanks in advance.

[Knocka]

I decided I would like to enable Caller ID. Is there a way to do this without uninstalling and reinstalling? I guess what I am asking is: Is there a way to only run one of the modifications at a time, rather than the entire package? Thanks.

[stevereinhart]

Hope someone can point me in the right direction. I ran the Enhancement script on a PTVupgrade. Everything worked fine. I then ran the the wireless script for 6.2. After figuring out that I could not run my wireless G adapter on a DTivo, I uninstalled the wireless script. Now I am unable to FTP or Telnet to my Tivo, BUT I can still access it through TWP and it shows up on my network. I am using DHCP on my router. I have tried using the Net Config module to change DNS settings but it has no effect on ability to Telnet or FTP to the Tivo

[Knocka]

Try rebooting TiVo.

[stevereinhart]

I've rebooted multiple times. TWP continues to work but no access through telnet or FTP

[Human123]

It looks like the script includes TWP version 1.3.0 with it. I have noticed that there is a version 1.3.1 and a beta 1.4.0. Is the 1.3.1 version not stable enough to include in the script? What changed in 1.3.1?
I read where 1.4.0 does not support all modules, but it said 1.3.1 did.
Just wondering what the thoughts are.
If you upgraded from 1.3.0 to 1.3.1, how did you do it, the update module?

Thanks

[jporter12]

I've been using TWP 1.3.1 for a while now, and it has been really stable for ME. I installed it by FTP'ing it over to the TiVo then running the installer.

I believe the 1.4.0 version is supposed to be more stable on a directivo. I may try it out when I get my second DVR (on it's way soon!) since I'm hesitant to break anything on my main TiVo again! (I broke networking on it a few weeks ago, and also lost serial bash! Had to pull the drive to get it all back where it should be! Eeeek!!!)

[ctromp]

Well I think I have things back to a working state. I was able to get a bash prompt with a serial cable. It appeared that I actually had two bash prompts conflicting. I had the colored one that the enhancement script installs which was non-functional. In other words it wouldn't accept typed commands. But after hitting enter again at the colored bash prompt I would get the regular bash which would accept commands. So I uninstalled the enhancement script and pulled the drive and installed PTVnetHD again (without reimaging the drive). After rebooting all was well with tivowebplus 1.2.1 installed and networking working just fine. So I tried running the enhancement script again saying "no" to the USB 2.0 drivers. Same problem. It took down the networking. So I logged in with the serial cable again (had the double bash prompt problem again) and uninstalled the enhancement script, rebooted the tivo, and all was fine again. So I tried one more time, just for the fun of it. Installed the enhancement sccript and it took down the network and left me with both bash prompts again. So I installed PTVnet again and all is well.

Unless anybody can help me out here I guess I'm going to give up on the enhancement script. It seems like, at least for me, its not compatible with ptvnet installations. Maybe someday I'll zipper the drive but I don't want to loose all of my recorded programs right now.

[hkyfrk]

Don't know if this belongs here... Flame retardent suit activated....

I have a R10 and this is what i've done so far. I made a complete copy of my original Drive to a new drive. Put the copy in my R10. Changed the prom to a "hacked one". Now that I have replaced the prom, could I just run zipper, or am I just totally off base here?

Thanks

[Lord Vader]

Hey, guys, without going into greater details--since it is forbidden to discuss video extraction--I found out that my video encryption is NOT disabled. How this happened I do not know.

The HR10-250 IS Zippered, then I ran tweak, which killed my network. So, I uninstalled it, reran it properly, and that was fine. However, as Cheer mentioned on the DD site, the error message I'm getting while using a certain program is "ALWAYS" the result of video encryption problems.

[sandpj]

Have you run "ciphercheck" from Busybox to verify encryption status?

[Lord Vader]

All's well now. I didn't check it properly. For some inexplicable reason, encryption was STILL enabled, even after Zippering and tweaking the unit. Weird. Anyway, I applied the patch, as well as the one for the permanent 30-second skip, and everything's fine.

[rbautch]

Don't know if this belongs here... Flame retardent suit activated....

I have a R10 and this is what i've done so far. I made a complete copy of my original Drive to a new drive. Put the copy in my R10. Changed the prom to a "hacked one". Now that I have replaced the prom, could I just run zipper, or am I just totally off base here?

ThanksYes, you can just run it. It should work fine, but I have not yet fully tested R10 support yet. Report back what you find.

[rbautch]

Well I think I have things back to a working state. I was able to get a bash prompt with a serial cable. It appeared that I actually had two bash prompts conflicting. I had the colored one that the enhancement script installs which was non-functional. In other words it wouldn't accept typed commands. But after hitting enter again at the colored bash prompt I would get the regular bash which would accept commands. So I uninstalled the enhancement script and pulled the drive and installed PTVnetHD again (without reimaging the drive). After rebooting all was well with tivowebplus 1.2.1 installed and networking working just fine. So I tried running the enhancement script again saying "no" to the USB 2.0 drivers. Same problem. It took down the networking. So I logged in with the serial cable again (had the double bash prompt problem again) and uninstalled the enhancement script, rebooted the tivo, and all was fine again. So I tried one more time, just for the fun of it. Installed the enhancement sccript and it took down the network and left me with both bash prompts again. So I installed PTVnet again and all is well.

Unless anybody can help me out here I guess I'm going to give up on the enhancement script. It seems like, at least for me, its not compatible with ptvnet installations. Maybe someday I'll zipper the drive but I don't want to loose all of my recorded programs right now.When you ran the enhancement script, did it ask you to enter network parameters? If you didn't enter any, the replacement of the PTVnet author file would break the network connection. If you have interest in continuing to tinker with it, I'd like to fix the problem in the script. I'll give you a few more things to try.

[rbautch]

Hope someone can point me in the right direction. I ran the Enhancement script on a PTVupgrade. Everything worked fine. I then ran the the wireless script for 6.2. After figuring out that I could not run my wireless G adapter on a DTivo, I uninstalled the wireless script. Now I am unable to FTP or Telnet to my Tivo, BUT I can still access it through TWP and it shows up on my network. I am using DHCP on my router. I have tried using the Net Config module to change DNS settings but it has no effect on ability to Telnet or FTP to the TivoTry setting a static IP. Also make sure dhclient is enabled/disabled accordingly. If you use the /enhancements/net-launch.sh script to set your network params, dhclient will be set for you automatically.

[rbautch]

I decided I would like to enable Caller ID. Is there a way to do this without uninstalling and reinstalling? I guess what I am asking is: Is there a way to only run one of the modifications at a time, rather than the entire package? Thanks.Not with the script. You can install it manually if you like, but it will take much longer than uninstalling/reinstalling. Still, a manual install would be a learning experience.

[ctromp]

When you ran the enhancement script, did it ask you to enter network parameters? If you didn't enter any, the replacement of the PTVnet author file would break the network connection. If you have interest in continuing to tinker with it, I'd like to fix the problem in the script. I'll give you a few more things to try.

Thanks. It did not ask me to enter any network settings. The script did say something like "checking network settings" at one point in time but it never asked me to manually enter network settings.

[rbautch]

Thanks. It did not ask me to enter any network settings. The script did say something like "checking network settings" at one point in time but it never asked me to manually enter network settings.That would explain it. It didn't ask you to enter network parameters because it found existing params in MFS already. If you try to run the enhancement script again, before rebooting, please run the /enhacements/net-status.tcl script. This will tell you what parameters have been set. Then run the net-launch.sh script to set your network params as desired.

[ctromp]

Ok. So after running the enhancement script it will install net-status.tcl and net-launch.sh correct? So I run the enhancement script but before rebooting run net-status.tcl just to see what parameters have been set. Anything in particular I should be looking for? Then run the net-launch.sh to set the network setting the way I want them correct? I'm guessing I'll be able to set my static IP address and specify the port I want. Am I thinking right?

Thanks

[rbautch]

Ok. So after running the enhancement script it will install net-status.tcl and net-launch.sh correct? So I run the enhancement script but before rebooting run net-status.tcl just to see what parameters have been set. Anything in particular I should be looking for? Then run the net-launch.sh to set the network setting the way I want them correct? I'm guessing I'll be able to set my static IP address and specify the port I want. Am I thinking right?

ThanksAll correct. Post the initial network settings before you change them.

[titleistmd]

Sorry if this has been addressed previously but I can not find in my searches.

I seem to have slow transfer speeds between my tivos (.5-.75 Mb/sec). When I initially ran the zipper about 1 year ago I set it up to use wireless, however I currently have 3 of my tivos hardwired and 1 on wireless. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the enhancement script. I notice that it seem to skip installing backported usb 2.0 drivers. I have several questions in this regard.

1. Is there any easy way to see if the usb 2.0 drivers are installed and working? I have netgear FA 120 connector.

2 If they are not installed, is there an easy way for me to install them. I have read a lot on the other deal forum but can't seem to figure it out. I have been hesitant to post there because I zippered.

3. Does the installation of wireless for mrv with the zipper slow transfer speeds? Do I need to pull the drives and re zipper?

I appreciate any input and or direction. I'm happy to read more, but I could use a little direction.

Thanks

[ctromp]

All correct. Post the initial network settings before you change them.

I'm just a little gun shy here. I'm not sure I want to potentially mess things up again. I killed a few hours last weekend messing with the serial cable and reinstalling ptvnet.

Hmmm....