Hacking your Series 2 DTivo just got a WHOLE lot easier...

[kudron]

After being gone from this board since last spring, I have a lot of reading to catch up on, but I have a couple of quick questions.

I upgraded my Hughes HDVR2 last spring to 4.1 (Instantcake) with a 120gig hard drive and it works great. Can I run the zipper and keep my currently recorded programs? What about if I upgrade to 6.2, will I retain my programs? Do I run zipper or can I run just tweak.zip? Do I need to pull the drive out of the DTivo or can I FTP from my laptop?

So many toys, so little time...

[Gunnyman]

kudron you might want to look at dellanave's guide to 6.2 from 4.xx with SLICES.
Other than letting your unit upgrade to 6.2 by itself by removing the preventive measures from your bootpage, it's teh best way to gt to 6.2, keep your hacks AND keep your recordings.

[kimsan]

Wireless bridge with a linksys usb200m works perfect for my 2 remote tivo's.

Kewl. Thanks for the feedback.

[Hick]

Gunny & RB...

I think you would save yourselve's some pain by making some changes:

1. Creating an FAQ on the main site.
2. Point the Answers in the FAQ back to the post #'s on the tivocommunity site.
3. Edit the first post in the Zipper thread to include the word "ZIPPER" in the title along with adding an external link to the FAQ in:
BIG BOLD LETTERS

From spending the last few weeks reading your thread, reading threads on that "other" board and lots of trial and error, I think your support is top-notch. You have great patience and answer most everything that's thrown your way.

I know the other board thinks FAQ's are bad, blah...blah...blah...

I've had an FAQ that I wrote for creating a Linux toaster up for a few years now. I have not updated it for over a year, yet people still email me with thanks about how they were able to use it as a reference guide. It allows someone to learn with trial and error. It give them the tools they need to begin the learning experience. It's non elitist. :)

/me is off to find a Jenna pic to replace my startup screen with. :up:

[Gunnyman]

a FAQ is on the To DO list I assure you. :)

[rbautch]

Gunnyman & rbautch,

Thanks so much for the efforts you've put into making and supporting the Zipper. I've been meaning to do all this forever, but threads on the "other" forum can result in brain hemmoraging. I was happy with sneaker-netting my HR10-250 to wherever it was needed, but knew there was a better way.

1. If I read correctly, after Zippering, encryption will be turned off by default? That'll save some effort when it comes to installing Those verY special tools.

2. USB wireless adapters are currently a no-go for HR10, but one of those listed in post #2377 coupled with a wireless bridge would be a winner?

That's it for my preZipper questions.

My brain hurts for reading this whole thread today. I can imagine how you guys feel keeping up with it!

Thanks again.
Very sly. Encryption is turned off. My vote is for the FA120. Some people find the USB200M a little flimsy.

[rbautch]

Not going to dignify the above with a response.
Oops I just did. So I might as well finish....
I am NOT getting paid for any of this. And it's UP to ME how I respond to people, not you.
You have shown with your past questions, that you jumped in with both feet and expect the answers to just flow to you whenever you ask a question.
Bumping threads constantly, asking questions tht have been answered more han once, and then complaining about how I (who once knew as little as you seem to about this stuff) respond to the questions.
Now you have a couple of choices here.
1) enjoy your unhacked DTivo
2) slow down, do some reading, and understand what you are doing before running here when you get stuck.
That may make me sound like an ass, but so be it. I have very little patience when it comes to people who expect me or anyone else to provide free advice on something then criticize the advice they get. Well put, Gunny. You are way too helpful and pleasant to put up with such nonsense.

[kimsan]

Correct on both counts.

:up: Thanks again.

I should have both HR10s backed up and custom tools disks ready before disks/wireless router (D-link DI-524), usb adapters (Netgear FA120 sounds like a safe choice), and wireless bridges (any suggestions?).

Should have first Zipper reports after the weekend.

[lee espinoza]

Well put, Gunny. You are way too helpful and pleasant to put up with such nonsense.
pleasant?:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[kimsan]

Very sly. Encryption is turned off. My vote is for the FA120. Some people find the USB200M a little flimsy.

Excellent! Thanks for the confirmation of choice. It seemed like a no brainer after reading 90+ pages :) Not to mention the PRE-effort in scripting.

Any thoughts on wireless bridges? *hint* I do lots of shopping at newegg.com.

DWL-G820 looks like a good match for the router.

Keep up the wonderful work.

Thanks to both of you guys for remaining pleasant *AND* informative throughout the support process.

[wogthedog]

I just want to say thanks for the zipper. I originally hacked a SA2 a couple of years ago using sleeper and stopped it from upgrading. Recently I have been unable to recieve guide data due to the update of 7.2. I was able to MRV prior to the upgrade. My question is will there be a program like the zipper to enable MRV from my SA to My DTIVO's in the future. The zipper is great. Is a program for stand alones coming in the futer?

[Gunnyman]

wog
Zipper for Standalones is in the works. Our holdup seems to be neither russ nor I OWN a standalone S2 to test it on.
in theory, you can zipper a SAS2 as long as it doesn't require a Prom Mod to be hacked. 7.xx and 6.2 use the same killhdinitrd kernel.
There are some other modifications you have to do after the fact, but they are pretty trivial for someone willing to do a bit of research.

[Gunnyman]

Excellent! Thanks for the confirmation of choice. It seemed like a no brainer after reading 90+ pages :) Not to mention the PRE-effort in scripting.

Any thoughts on wireless bridges? *hint* I do lots of shopping at newegg.com.

DWL-G820 looks like a good match for the router.

Keep up the wonderful work.

Thanks to both of you guys for remaining pleasant *AND* informative throughout the support process.

Kimsan,
take a look at the "Ultimate Wireless Network" thread in the Home Media section here.
The consensus and I agree after blowing money on motorola bridges, is going with older belkin series 2000 or 3000 routers placed in bridged mode coupled with good wired adaptors (FA120) makes an excellent network for thruput for ummm umm MRV and "stuff" :p

[kimsan]

Kimsan,
take a look at the "Ultimate Wireless Network" thread in the Home Media section here.
The consensus and I agree after blowing money on motorola bridges, is going with older belkin series 2000 or 3000 routers placed in bridged mode coupled with good wired adaptors (FA120) makes an excellent network for thruput for ummm umm MRV and "stuff" :p

Thanks for the input. I'll expand my shopping search :)

[Sue C.]

Hi Guys,

I finally got my Netgear stuff today so I could finish the zippering I started 10 days ago. The Netgear XE102 Powerline bridge worked fine with the FA102 adapter once I got it plugged into an outlet on the same power circuit as the other XE102. Something to keep in mind for anyone else considering using a powerline bridge. It kind of put a damper on where I was planning to plug things in.

So, anyway, I was able to telnet and run the enhancement script. That went fine. Then I restarted the TiVo and it went to the green screen "severe error." Yikes! Now what? It's been like that for a little over an hour. Do I really have to wait 3 hours?

Also, this was a deactivated TiVo. I figured I should wait until everything was finished before activating it again. Do you think that has anything to do with the green screen error?

I am going to do some searches on this, but in the meantime, if anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate the help.

[Gunnyman]

hmmm GSOD can b any number of things were there any abnormalities when you ran teh zipper?

[Sue C.]

Nothing abnormal prior to the green screen. When I saw it, I panicked because I thought I was supposed to have unhooked the phone line, so I unhooked it, and then I read the rest of the green screen which said to leave the phone line in, so I plugged it back in. And that's how it's been for about an hour and a half now.

Do you think I should unplug now and start over from square one, or wait out the three hours and go from there?

[Gunnyman]

any recordings to lose? if not, go ahead and re image/zipper
you're probably gonan end up having to do that anyhow. You MIGHT have a bum Hard Drive.

[bommarkm]

I've used the zipper and am now ready to put my new hard drive in my DRS704 Tivo. I read on one website that you should not reuse the IDE cable connecting your Tivo hard drive. Is this true?

Thanks,
Kerry

[Sue C.]

No, no recordings to worry about. This drive was pulled from a external USB case and I ran a full checkdisk on it before doing zipper so it should be good. Of course, something could have happened in the handling after that. I read earlier in this thread that no drive preparation was needed to use a non-new drive. Is that still true?

[Gunnyman]

yes that is correct.

[Gunnyman]

I've used the zipper and am now ready to put my new hard drive in my DRS704 Tivo. I read on one website that you should not reuse the IDE cable connecting your Tivo hard drive. Is this true?

Thanks,
Kerry
That depends on what kind of HD you used.

I read that too, yet I have had NO problems with my ATA133 160 gig HD using the original cable from my HDVR2

[Sue C.]

Hey, good news! I went to pull the plug and it was on the "Unleashed" screen. So I guess I just needed more patience. :-) After it restarted, I got the error 51 and followed the instructions for that and now it looks like I'm up and running. Guess I can call D* and activate this puppy. Yay!

[bommarkm]

Gunnyman, are you still around. I'm such an idiot. I installed the hard drive into the tivo and it's stuck on acquiring info from the satellite.
I reread the instructions and just realized I never ran the enhancement script after the zipper. I was so excited that the zipper worked I must have lost my mind.

Can I just go ahead and hook the hd drive up to my computer and get myself to the linux xommand and then run the script without doing the rest??

Thanks,
Kerry

[GAM]

Read the instructions again, you run zipper then put the hard drive back into the tivo and run the enhancement script through telnet connectivity.

[CKramer]

Decompression error usually means a bad CD burn. That may have in turn caused the filesystem type error.


rbautch. thanx a millions.
u r the best. i burned the cd on a different pc. it worked. without any problem at all. tivo is up :up: :up: :up:

i bought the netgear usb adapter only to find out that it is not compatible with TIVO. i am getting Linksys USB200m tomorrow from Compusa. Once I plug it in the USB port, i should be able to telnet to it, correct? I hope i dont have to do the whole thing all over again.

I have already assigned IP address and whole nine yards to the TIVO.

thanx again to both u and Gunny for one of the greatest hack of the century ;-)

[rbautch]

rbautch. thanx a millions.
u r the best. i burned the cd on a different pc. it worked. without any problem at all. tivo is up :up: :up: :up:

i bought the netgear usb adapter only to find out that it is not compatible with TIVO. i am getting Linksys USB200m tomorrow from Compusa. Once I plug it in the USB port, i should be able to telnet to it, correct? I hope i dont have to do the whole thing all over again.

I have already assigned IP address and whole nine yards to the TIVO.

thanx again to both u and Gunny for one of the greatest hack of the century ;-)Make sure your USB200m is a version 1 not a version 2.

To distinguish between Ver. 1 and Ver. 2, look on the side of the carton beneath the Package Contents listing. Ver. 1 has an image of an orange and white CD-ROM. Ver. 2 has no image of a CD-ROM.On the label on the adapter itself, Ver. 1 shows no version number; Ver. 2 shows "Ver. 2".

[charlestwaters]

too lazy to read back,
did the belkin adapter light up?

No sir, it did not... In either of the USB ports on the back of the unit. I have now installed the FA120 adapter and the result is perfect!

I am telnet'd into the first TiVo box, and am having a blast! I am running the tweak script as we speak!

I appreciate all the help!

--- Goobz!

[charlestwaters]

I am now getting ready to upgrade the 2nd HR10-250. The only question I have, is where are the .itcl files located. And 2nd, is when (if at all), does anyone think that there will be wireless support for the 250!?

--- Goobz!

PS: Thanx plenty Gunny for the help! Mucho Appreciatedo!

[zgolfing]

cannot find this site, I re-installed the "tweak" work fine now.

Not sure what happened

Thanks

[zgolfing]

Can you point me to instuctions on using MRV?

Anyone know how to get the media key for HMO?

[kudron]

kudron you might want to look at dellanave's guide to 6.2 from 4.xx with SLICES.
Other than letting your unit upgrade to 6.2 by itself by removing the preventive measures from your bootpage, it's teh best way to gt to 6.2, keep your hacks AND keep your recordings.

Gunny,

Thanks for the quick reply. I just printed out the dellnave guide and will be studying it.

Should I wait until 6.2 is installed to zipper the tivo?

How you put up with the endless questions is beyond me. Thank you...

[charlestwaters]

Got the 2nd 250 box hacked within minutes! The only ? for you all is as far as the MRV options are concerned, once I have them both (right now, only have one FA120 adapter) installed on the network, will the MRV automatically pop up? Or what will I have to do to get it to work!? I have searched the forums for awhile now, and can't find anything except for SA Tivo's...

[Arcady]

There is no MRV on HD tivo. (unnless 6.x ever comes out for it.)

[Gunnyman]

Gunny,

Thanks for the quick reply. I just printed out the dellnave guide and will be studying it.

Should I wait until 6.2 is installed to zipper the tivo?

How you put up with the endless questions is beyond me. Thank you...
If you install via slices you won't need the zipper, you can just install Rbautch's enhance script.

[Greencat]

I am now getting ready to upgrade the 2nd HR10-250. The only question I have, is where are the .itcl files located. And 2nd, is when (if at all), does anyone think that there will be wireless support for the 250!?

--- Goobz!

PS: Thanx plenty Gunny for the help! Mucho Appreciatedo!


Did you add a 2nd drive? I'm wondering about the order. SHould I add the 2nd drive and then zipper?

Thanks

[Gunnyman]

Marry the 2 drives with mfsadd then zipper the master drive.

[Greencat]

Marry the 2 drives with mfsadd then zipper the master drive.


Thanks Gunny

[ttodd1]

Can you point me to instuctions on using MRV?

Anyone know how to get the media key for HMO?


HMO is only for SA Tivos and only with a paid sub.

MRV - go to NPL on tivo, find other Tivo(s), select Tivo and show.

[noid370]

Is there a thread where it explains to me what to do if I got an error trying to setup my drive? I am stuck here. Can somebody help me out please?

[beagle72]

Hi,

First time doing any Tivo or Tivo upgrades -- bought a barebones DSR7000, installed 250gig HD, prepped with minimal 6.2 and Zipper, launched enhancements script, etc. Got my DTivo activated and most everything works -- I can telnet in, watch live tv, etc. So I am starting to play with TivoWebPlus and learn its features.

In TWP, I tried the "search" module and entered a show title. When I click on a particular airing show, I get this:

NTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_showing '/10398/35' ''
can't read "genrenums": no such variable
while executing
"lsearch $genrenums $genre"
etc...

Just to repeat, everything I have installed on this Tivo is stock following the Zipper instructions and downloads. This was a bare drive, no OS previously installed.

As far as I can tell, the other bundled TWP modules are functioning correctly.

Any ideas for how to fix this? Ideally I'd like to be able to schedule recordings through TWP.

thanks!
beagle

[Gunnyman]

do a full restart of TWP
by quitting it
then restarting it from bash with twp

[Gunnyman]

Is there a thread where it explains to me what to do if I got an error trying to setup my drive? I am stuck here. Can somebody help me out please?
this is the thread
what error? Specific as possible please.

[beagle72]

Thanks, that worked!

Followup: I read somewhere that the 'official' TWP is not 6.2-ready, but that the Zipper'd version is. Can we install TWP modules other than those that came with Zipper? Will they work without (or with) any mods to the Zipper version of TWP?

thanks again!

do a full restart of TWP
by quitting it
then restarting it from bash with twp

[noid370]

this is the thread
what error? Specific as possible please.


I followed all the instructions and made sure my CD had everything that its suppose to have in it and I get an error saying there is no image found on your tools disk.

This is where I am confused. Was I suppose to rename my instantcake iso image to 000001? Because if not that is probably why I am getting this error. I also get a syntex error that follows the no image has been found error.

Also does it matter on the format and size of my drive? I am testing this with a brand new 20GB drive. But I am also testing ti on a 40GB drive and regardless of the drive I am getting the error. The funny thing is that sometimes it does not give me the syntex error, but it gives me a message saying it cannot find the image so it looks on my hard drive for the image. But it cannot find the image there either. So it tells me to make sure the drive is connected.



I know this is alot noob questions I am asking but I tried over and over again to do this on my own. And now I am just stuck.

[Gunnyman]

I followed all the instructions and made sure my CD had everything that its suppose to have in it and I get an error saying there is no image found on your tools disk.

This is where I am confused. Was I suppose to rename my instantcake iso image to 000001? Because if not that is probably why I am getting this error. I also get a syntex error that follows the no image has been found error.

Also does it matter on the format and size of my drive? I am testing this with a brand new 20GB drive. But I am also testing ti on a 40GB drive and regardless of the drive I am getting the error. The funny thing is that sometimes it does not give me the syntex error, but it gives me a message saying it cannot find the image so it looks on my hard drive for the image. But it cannot find the image there either. So it tells me to make sure the drive is connected.




I know this is alot noob questions I am asking but I tried over and over again to do this on my own. And now I am just stuck.


ok Number 1
you burn the instantcake iso to a CD and copy the 00000001 image file from .images
OR mount the iso image (if you have a utility that can do that) and copy it.
2) The image Won't FIT ona drive that small.
You need to use a drive the same size as your original or preferably LARGER.

[Gunnyman]

Thanks, that worked!

Followup: I read somewhere that the 'official' TWP is not 6.2-ready, but that the Zipper'd version is. Can we install TWP modules other than those that came with Zipper? Will they work without (or with) any mods to the Zipper version of TWP?

thanks again!

Well considering that Rbautch assisted in putting the latest TWP together, it's a safe bet that the latest TWP is functional with 6.2
Only modules that require "sendkey" won't work as far as I know.
Some of the older modules writen for Tivoweb 1.94 (I think) won't work either.

[Hick]

Can you point me to instuctions on using MRV?

Anyone know how to get the media key for HMO?

For MRV/HMO, Google JavaHMO if you have a DirecTivo. Note that JavoHMO is a dead product and no longer being supported (But it does still work on 6.2).

If you have a regular Tivo, Google Tivo Desktop and signup for their subscription service which gives you both limited MRV/HMO.

You can still use the Tivo Desktop software for MRV/HMO, just not all of the features.

Also look checkout http://www.sourceforge.net and search for Tivoserver. (one word)

NOTE: The above programs are not supported here, they are supported on the other board with the exception of "Tivo Desktop" which is supported by Tivo. :)

Hope that leads you to what your looking for.

If anyone is asking, What does MRV means? or What does HMO mean?

MRV = Multi Room Viewing
HMO = Home Media Option

BTW: If you have a DirecTivo, you cannot purchase the Media Key. You need to own a normal Tivo.

[rpdre1]

http://tivoserver.sourceforge.net/

^^^^

THE killer app for MRV...

transcodes xvid,divx on the fly too so u can just place your avis in one folder and tivoserver will show up as another tivo in your now playing list with those avis (and .ty too) ready for transfer.

P.S. Dont ask for support here... and dont post noob questions in the ddb thread either.

[hpfanatic]

I am trying to set up wireless usb network adaptor on my SD-DVR40 DirecTivo that had hacked 4.01b before I imaged to 6.2 and zippered it. With the old one, I could just go to Phone & Network Settings and enter in my routers wep code.

Am I right that now I have to set the wep by using /enhancements/setSSIDwep.tcl, pick one of the 5 predefined wep keys, then reset my router to the number that comes up? I can't set it to my existing routers wep key?

[qwertypo]

http://tivoserver.sourceforge.net/

^^^^

THE killer app for MRV...

transcodes xvid,divx on the fly too so u can just place your avis in one folder and tivoserver will show up as another tivo in your now playing list with those avis (and .ty too) ready for transfer.

P.S. Dont ask for support here... and dont post noob questions in the ddb thread either.

Just got this up and running a couple of days ago... really the ultimate hack for your tivo.... they are working on many new features as well....

[zgolfing]

Please forgive me but I am also new to this,

What does clearing the logs do?

BTW, followed the directions, my tivo works perfectly, got the TyTools and downloads are simple, my hat's off to all of you who have made this work!

[JaserLet]

If I understand correctly, The Zipper will work on both my DVR39 and HR10-250. The question is, will these two machines be able to share their recordings with each other?? (I mean, of course, regular definition standard DirecTV channels, not the HD or local ATSC stuff)

[Vito the TiVo]

Just got this up and running a couple of days ago... really the ultimate hack for your tivo.... they are working on many new features as well....

Ooh... I would love to, but the documentation is horrible and DDB people aren't particularly nice.

EDIT: Ooh, nevermind. I went digging on DDB and eventually found the fix. tivoserver is really neat for using the MRV to serve Xvid torrents to my zippered tivo...

[Gunnyman]

If I understand correctly, The Zipper will work on both my DVR39 and HR10-250. The question is, will these two machines be able to share their recordings with each other?? (I mean, of course, regular definition standard DirecTV channels, not the HD or local ATSC stuff)

There is no HMO between HD and SD Tivos.
The code for MRV does not exist in the HD Tivo.

[Gunnyman]

Please forgive me but I am also new to this,

What does clearing the logs do?

BTW, followed the directions, my tivo works perfectly, got the TyTools and downloads are simple, my hat's off to all of you who have made this work!

Clearing the logs keeps /var from growing larger and triggering a wipe of /var.

[Gunnyman]

I am trying to set up wireless usb network adaptor on my SD-DVR40 DirecTivo that had hacked 4.01b before I imaged to 6.2 and zippered it. With the old one, I could just go to Phone & Network Settings and enter in my routers wep code.

Am I right that now I have to set the wep by using /enhancements/setSSIDwep.tcl, pick one of the 5 predefined wep keys, then reset my router to the number that comes up? I can't set it to my existing routers wep key?

Correct.

[rpdre1]

UPDATE:

Check out this thread about tivoserver here at tcf: http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=283007

[noid370]

ok Number 1
you burn the instantcake iso to a CD and copy the 00000001 image file from .images
OR mount the iso image (if you have a utility that can do that) and copy it.
2) The image Won't FIT ona drive that small.
You need to use a drive the same size as your original or preferably LARGER.


Thanks Bud everything work. But now I am getting a telnet error saying my telnet client is adding an extra line that is causing the script to fail. What might I be doing wrong here?

[Gunnyman]

did you start telnet with :
telnet -t vt100?

[noid370]

Yep! I am using Windows Xp sp2. There is suppose to be some special instructions for XP users but I cant find them.

[rpdre1]

Additional Instructions for Windows XP SP2 Users

If you use the telnet client built in to Window XP Service Pack 2, you must follow these
instructions to open your telnet session, otherwise an extra carriage return could be added,
interfering with the interactive portions of the scripts. If you have Service Pack 1, you
don't need these addtional steps.

1. Start--->Run, type in "cmd" the return
2. Type in "telnet" then return
3. Type in "unset crlf" then return
4. To connect to your Tivo, type "o xx.xx.xx.xx" where the x's are your Tivo's IP address.

[rbautch]

I am trying to set up wireless usb network adaptor on my SD-DVR40 DirecTivo that had hacked 4.01b before I imaged to 6.2 and zippered it. With the old one, I could just go to Phone & Network Settings and enter in my routers wep code.

Am I right that now I have to set the wep by using /enhancements/setSSIDwep.tcl, pick one of the 5 predefined wep keys, then reset my router to the number that comes up? I can't set it to my existing routers wep key? You can use your existing wep key, but you have to use a different verion of the setDDIDweb.tcl script which I posted on DDB. It works with a binary developed by Alldeadhomiez to translate your web key into something tivo can understand. I can't post or link to that binary from here. The title of the DDB thread is: DirecTivo 6.2 Network GUI Research

[Hick]

just want to comment that xvids come out very GOOD (and they transfer to my tivo FAST too) ... i might be dropping hbo until sopranos/entourage now.

its not hard to install tivoserver. ill give you a quick walkthrough.


Just an added note:

If you have trouble with Xvids crashing your TS when trying to play, it's probably because the TS does not properly support the AC3 audio.

You need to transcode your vids with Virtualdub. Leave the video alone and transcode the audio via LAME to a format understood by TS. If you need a guide on how it's done, I can type one up fairly quick.

NOTE: When doing the transcode, you leave the video untouched, therefore it's quite fast (Only a few minutes to make it compatible with TS and the size usually shriks a bit)

[jeffneb]

hi i am new at this is i was wondering how can i program my satillight revicer it a pansat put the codes working for dishnetwork so if u can help i would greatly appieracatie

[rbautch]

Yep! I am using Windows Xp sp2. There is suppose to be some special instructions for XP users but I cant find them.
I removed those instructions because telnet -t vt100 seems to work for removing the line feeds.

[rbautch]

Just an added note:

If you have trouble with Xvids crashing your TS when trying to play, it's probably because the TS does not properly support the AC3 audio.

You need to transcode your vids with Virtualdub. Leave the video alone and transcode the audio via LAME to a format understood by TS. If you need a guide on how it's done, I can type one up fairly quick.

NOTE: When doing the transcode, you leave the video untouched, therefore it's quite fast (Only a few minutes to make it compatible with TS and the size usually shriks a bit) All very good information on tivoserver. I might suggest that you (or someone) start a new thread on the subject. Now that the binary is out, I'm sure many newbs will start using (and posting). I'm interested myself since I've never tried it.

[rpdre1]

Just an added note:

If you have trouble with Xvids crashing your TS when trying to play, it's probably because the TS does not properly support the AC3 audio.

You need to transcode your vids with Virtualdub. Leave the video alone and transcode the audio via LAME to a format understood by TS. If you need a guide on how it's done, I can type one up fairly quick.

NOTE: When doing the transcode, you leave the video untouched, therefore it's quite fast (Only a few minutes to make it compatible with TS and the size usually shriks a bit)


yup i mentioned that same method in my post in the tivoserver support thread,
/forum/showthread.php?p=245823 @ ddb

Almost 90% of my movies are xvids that have AC3 so this has been a big issue for me too. I'm playing the audio through my TV's speakers so AC3 is overkill anyway. Also, almost all of my movies are split up in two parts (CD1 and CD2) so having to open two recordings on my tivo (in the middle of the movie) would of been a pain...

My solution was to use VirtualDub.

I merge the two AVIs and transcode the audio to MP3 (LAME 3.97b2, 192 CBR). I had to get an AC3 ACM decompressor and LAME ACM for VirtualDub.

It takes 12 mins for me to merge a 2hr movie+transcode the audio. Video is not touched (Direct stream copy option in VDub), of course.
If I wanted to transcode the audio on 1 700mb xvid, that's 6 mins.

The single AVI (with both parts of the movie) works with TivoServer.

Having to reencode the video AND audio with tymplex seems like overkill for the time that takes...

[rpdre1]

All very good information on tivoserver. I might suggest that you (or someone) start a new thread on the subject. Now that the binary is out, I'm sure many newbs will start using (and posting). I'm interested myself since I've never tried it.

wow im shocked, i would of thought you of all people would of tried it already... you GOTTA try tivoserver....

[rbautch]

wow im shocked, i would of thought you of all people would of tried it already... you GOTTA try tivoserver....
I may not have tried it yet, but I've already designed the computer I'm going to build to support it. ;)

[CKramer]

hacked tivo. it is up and running.

i have been looking for the usb adapter all around but cannot find it. found usb200m but noone had the right version (as suggested by rbautch)

it seems like i am going to order fa120 online, seems like a safe bet. will probably run a cat5 from my basement to the living room behind the wall.

Now, till i do that, i have got this error # 51, which doesn't allow me to record any thing. is there another way to get rid of error # 51?

in Gunny's guide he mentions it can be killed after networking is complete, but at this point i dont have networking complete.

Please help. i want to record tonight's LOST, CSI & Without a Trace. :-(

[Gunnyman]

if you don't care about losing recordings and can run guided setup again, clear and delete everything found in system info will take care of error 51.

[noid370]

I got everything working now. i found something on the forums about using puty. And it work for me. I just had to uncheck the box that said something about adding an extra line ^m and it work.


Thanks alot Peeps. going to try my HD Receiver now.

[CKramer]

if you don't care about losing recordings and can run guided setup again, clear and delete everything found in system info will take care of error 51.

well this one is a brand new 120g, so no worry about previous recordings.

i will give that a shot. on the same note, r u saying that i could have somehow migrated all my recordings from the previous hard drive to the new one?

now that would be just sweet

[Sue C.]

I removed those instructions because telnet -t vt100 seems to work for removing the line feeds.

FYI, that didn't work for me the other day using Win XP SP2. But I was able to find the other instructions and that did the trick.

BTW, The tip someone posted for downloading this whole thread to a text file was a big help for me. I was able to open the whole thread in NoteTab and then whenever I had a question I did a search and got most of my answers that way. So thanks to whoever suggested that. :up:

[Gunnyman]

well this one is a brand new 120g, so no worry about previous recordings.

i will give that a shot. on the same note, r u saying that i could have somehow migrated all my recordings from the previous hard drive to the new one?

now that would be just sweet
you could have, sure especially if this drive came out of th etivo you are hacking.

[CKramer]

you could have, sure especially if this drive came out of th etivo you are hacking.

thanx for the quick response.

this one didn't come out from tivo. my tivo hd is still as it is.

is there a guide on how to move the data from the old tivo hd to the new one being built?

also, after clear and delete everything from the tivo menu, all i will have to do is run the guided setup right? anything else i should be worried about?

i've heard clear and delete takes long time (sometimes 2-3 hours), is it correct?

[Finnstang]

you could have, sure especially if this drive came out of th etivo you are hacking.
If I have an unhacked HDVR2 running 6.2, can I Zipper it and keep my recordings?

[starbiker99]

If I have an unhacked HDVR2 running 6.2, can I Zipper it and keep my recordings?

Yes you can. Either upgrade to a new drive keep recordings then Zipper or Zipper your current drive and keep recordings.

[CKramer]

can someone recommend the wireless bridge/access point to be used with the usb network adapter.

i am trying to figure out an alternative to running the cable from basement to living room. came across Belkin 7230-4. are there any other that anyone has tried and working?

[Gunnyman]

the belkin 7230's in the 2000-3000 series and I THINK the -4 brigde great with each other.

[Gunnyman]

thanx for the quick response.

this one didn't come out from tivo. my tivo hd is still as it is.

is there a guide on how to move the data from the old tivo hd to the new one being built?

also, after clear and delete everything from the tivo menu, all i will have to do is run the guided setup right? anything else i should be worried about?

i've heard clear and delete takes long time (sometimes 2-3 hours), is it correct?
is the tivo already running 6.2 on the old drive?
If so, use mfsbackup|mfsrestore (details at hinsdale's or weaknees') to move software and shows to a new drive, then zipper that drive, skipping the image restore option.

[Finnstang]

Yes you can. Either upgrade to a new drive keep recordings then Zipper or Zipper your current drive and keep recordings.
Thanks.

[CKramer]

is the tivo already running 6.2 on the old drive?
If so, use mfsbackup|mfsrestore (details at hinsdale's or weaknees') to move software and shows to a new drive, then zipper that drive, skipping the image restore option.

old tivo was 3.1. :-( seems like i am going to be out of luck right?

[CKramer]

the belkin 7230's in the 2000-3000 series and I THINK the -4 brigde great with each other.

are there multiple 7230's? i only found F5D7230. Even belkin has the same.
I am kind of confused with 2000-3000 series.

F5D7230 is the -4 bridge one. sorry kind of new to all this. not aware of all the terminalogies.

[Gunnyman]

old tivo was 3.1. :-( seems like i am going to be out of luck right?
right :(

[Gunnyman]

are there multiple 7230's? i only found F5D7230. Even belkin has the same.
I am kind of confused with 2000-3000 series.

F5D7230 is the -4 bridge one. sorry kind of new to all this. not aware of all the terminalogies.

look on the box for a version number.
everything you wanted to know about this router but was afraid to ask can be found here:
http://www.seattlewireless.net/Belkin_F5D7230-4#head-13a6c19653fbac3e05f3cc37bd5b82e94fb0fe93

[kev68]

You need a kernel with the initrd neutered and it will work fine. If you PM TCF user jasch, he might send one to you.


Will I still need a modded prom for this to work, or is the kernel with the initrd neutered all I need ?

[Gunnyman]

R10? Yes needs Modded Prom.

[rbautch]

old tivo was 3.1. :-( seems like i am going to be out of luck right? Not quite. Install mfs_ftp on your 3.1 tivo, get your shows off the drive, reimage to 6.2, and then insert them back on the new 6.2 driive.

[kev68]

Any idea where I can get a modded prom? The thread about proms on the 'other forum' seems to have died out.


Thanks for the quick response too, and all your great work. Used the zipper to fix my buddies tivo and everything worked great the first time. You guys are the greatest!!!

[Gunnyman]

as far as I know, that guy had the only known supply :(

[Arcady]

I'd think it would be easier to just buy a bare S2 unit for $25-35 than to mess around with modding chips on an R10.

[charlestwaters]

Just for kicks and giggles..

Are the recordings on the HDTivo stored in a format that I can just FTP them to my PC, or do I need some sort of utility?

Also, ran TivoWebPlus last night, and trying to import some new icons, and when I click the upload button, it goes right to a 404 error. Anyone else have this problem?

Also, what folder are the recordings saved under?

--- Charles!

[Gunnyman]

google for mfs_ftp

[Hick]

Just for kicks and giggles..

Are the recordings on the HDTivo stored in a format that I can just FTP them to my PC, or do I need some sort of utility?

Also, ran TivoWebPlus last night, and trying to import some new icons, and when I click the upload button, it goes right to a 404 error. Anyone else have this problem?

Also, what folder are the recordings saved under?

--- Charles!

Check other site, make sure to read the FAQ to get it working on 6.2 if that's your flavor.

[kev68]

I'd think it would be easier to just buy a bare S2 unit for $25-35 than to mess around with modding chips on an R10.


By bare you mean without harddrive? Where, and will they work with d-rect? I've got a Philips DSR708 from local pawn shop. Tried to activate, but card dosen't match box so sat guys wont activate or send me a new card. Guess they're really crackin down because of all the signal stealing in the past.

[Arcady]

Search ebay for "DSR7000" and find one of the units weaknees is selling on there.

[noid370]

Ok I installed on my HD Receiver and it told me there is no support for wireless on the HR10-250. Is there anyway around this? I see my wireless USB adapter lighting up but I cant connect. Should I just try a wired USB adapter?

[Berko]

I cannot get my wireless to work on a fresh install of the Zipper. Any suggestions?

Installed 6.2 instantcake image using zipper tools cd. Tried both the MA111 and D-Link DWL-122. My network settings are correct - IP set to 192.168.102.110 with a router of 192.168.102.1. SSID "Airport" (It's an airport express). The adapters work in laptops. My network is unsecured, but has mac address restricting - (yes, I've added the Mac address to the router).

Unless I have just missed it, I have searched the forum pretty extensively, and although there are mostly posts about asking WHICH adapters work (which is why I went out and bought the MA111), I cannot find anyone who can't necessarily get it to work.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[pluto]

Have 2 zippered Dsr 704 units, both with 6.2 prior to drive swap, one with 160gb & other with 300gb. The zipper is working fine. I used Hinsdale instructions to replace the existing drives. Following the zipper install & running the enhancement script/reboot, I have only 120 hours on the 160 / 120 hours on the 300gb. I reinstalled each drives & ran mfsadd / -x /dev/hdx and get 141 gb nothing to add message.

Obviously missed someting somewhere. All seems to be working great except for drive size. I expected to see about 141hours on the 160 drive & 240hours on the 300 gb? Help needed.

[zgolfing]

just want to comment that xvids come out very GOOD (and they transfer to my tivo FAST too) ... i might be dropping hbo until sopranos/entourage now.

its not hard to install tivoserver. ill give you a quick walkthrough.

get tivoserver_0.4.3_cygwin.zip from sourceforge (just one file inside: tivoserver.exe) and get cygwin1.dll and put them in the same folder. early on in ddb support thread you will read that you have to compile tivoserver, but thats no longer necessary because of this binary.

first time you run tivoserver.exe (a DOS like box will open and close by itself the first time. i will explain, keep reading), it will create a folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your_Username_Here\Application Data\.tivoserver\ (quick shortcut to that-> %APPDATA%\.tivoserver\)

inside the .tivoserver folder is settings.cfg file (NEEDS to stay in UNIX format so dont use notepad,etc to edit; use ultraedit,etc).

Note: tivoserver will also make a settings.cfg.new file but that file is NOT the real settings file. It's there just to show new settings in settings.cfg for users upgrading from older tivoserver versions.

in settings.cfg there's a part that says: (with your username instead of mine of course)

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# VIDEO_DIR
#
# Specifies the directory where video files exist for tivoserver to serve.
# Add _one_ directory per line (ie per VIDEO_DIR tag), but you may add several
# directories using several VIDEO_DIR lines
# Possible values: Any valid directory name
VIDEO_DIR=C:\Documents and Settings\Dre\Application Data/video/

Don't worry about / & \

The reason tivoserver closed on you the first time you ran it was because tivoserver looked for that folder to load videos and it didn't exist. tivoserver didn't have any videos to load and it closed by itself.

All you have to do is make a folder called video in Application Data and you don't have to edit settings.cfg file (or worry about not saving the file in UNIX format).

Or you can replace the line with whatever folder(s) you want. The regular windows path in the settings file will work. Just make sure you're saving the file in UNIX.


VIDEO_DIR=C:\Movies\
VIDEO_DIR=D:\TV Shows\
VIDEO_DIR=C:\TV Shows\



Now with your xvid/divx .avi, .mpg, .ty, and even .wmv (some wmv's won't work) in the folders you put in settings.cfg, tivoserver will work. Some files might not work, live with it. Read through the last couple of pages of the support thread at ddb for help.

TivoServer will show up as a TiVo in the bottom of your Now Playing List. Screenshots here: http://tivoserver.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

Before you ask, to make the subfolders inside your video folders show up as groups in TiVo (like in the screen shot i linked) you have to change GROUPING_TYPE=GroupBySeries to GROUPING_TYPE=GroupByDirectory in settings.cfg. Once they are transfered to your tivo, they won't be grouped so it's not worth it to me.



.... See, it wasn't that hard.

I know this is offtopic but I know many zipper users would be interested in this.

DO NOT ask for support here about tivoserver or anywhere else (INCLUDING DDB). Read (NOT post) & search through the last couple of pages of the support thread at ddb.
Figure it out or don't use it. Simple as that.
It's not that hard to setup, really.

Make sure you have the most current .dll dated 1/18/2006 other wise you make get a run time error

[Vito the TiVo]

Make sure you have the most current .dll dated 1/18/2006 other wise you make get a run time error

And I personally had to create C:\cygwin\tmp for it to work...

Sorry.

All right, that's the end of tivoserver in the zipper thread right?

If you're interested but really can't figure it out, just be patient... the program's not ready for primetime yet.

EDIT: fixed crucial typo

[rpdre1]

And I personally had to create C:\cygwin\temp for it to work...

Sorry.

All right, that's the end of tivoserver in the zipper thread right?

If you're interested but really can't figure it out, just be patient... the program's not ready for primetime yet.


you're right. i missed that because i had previously been running tivoserver from cygwin so i didn't notice. i moved my real cygwin somewhere else and made a tmp folder to test and it worked. thanks for catching that.

it's C:\cygwin\tmp not C:\cygwin\temp though. did you make a typo in your post? i tried both and only tmp worked for me.

ive edited my post and added this part in.

[Gunnyman]

can we please move teh tivoserver discussion to it's own thread? (cuz I have lots of questions too)

[Gunnyman]

Ok I installed on my HD Receiver and it told me there is no support for wireless on the HR10-250. Is there anyway around this? I see my wireless USB adapter lighting up but I cant connect. Should I just try a wired USB adapter?
Theres no support for wireless unless you say the magic words..
Just jokin (hey it's early :p) Get a wired adapter.

[Gunnyman]

I cannot get my wireless to work on a fresh install of the Zipper. Any suggestions?

Installed 6.2 instantcake image using zipper tools cd. Tried both the MA111 and D-Link DWL-122. My network settings are correct - IP set to 192.168.102.110 with a router of 192.168.102.1. SSID "Airport" (It's an airport express). The adapters work in laptops. My network is unsecured, but has mac address restricting - (yes, I've added the Mac address to the router).

Unless I have just missed it, I have searched the forum pretty extensively, and although there are mostly posts about asking WHICH adapters work (which is why I went out and bought the MA111), I cannot find anyone who can't necessarily get it to work.

Thanks in advance for any help.

did you set your SSID correctly on the TiVo?

[Gunnyman]

Have 2 zippered Dsr 704 units, both with 6.2 prior to drive swap, one with 160gb & other with 300gb. The zipper is working fine. I used Hinsdale instructions to replace the existing drives. Following the zipper install & running the enhancement script/reboot, I have only 120 hours on the 160 / 120 hours on the 300gb. I reinstalled each drives & ran mfsadd / -x /dev/hdx and get 141 gb nothing to add message.

Obviously missed someting somewhere. All seems to be working great except for drive size. I expected to see about 141hours on the 160 drive & 240hours on the 300 gb? Help needed.

take your original drives and do an mfsbackup|mfsrestore instead of mfsadd.

[captainjrl]

can we please move teh tivoserver discussion to it's own thread? (cuz I have lots of questions too)


where is this new thread because I wanna do this too? :)

[Gunnyman]

someone start one :p

[Finnstang]

Just wanted to say a quick thanks to Gunnyman, rbautch, and rpdre1. Last night I zippered both of my HDVR2s and my HR10-250 and tested out MRV between the two HDRV2s. Worked like a champ. The only problem I encountered during the entire process was when I was restoring a backup of my 120 GB 6.2 HDVR2 to my 40 GB 3.1.whatever HDVR2 to get it to 6.2 software before applying the Zipper. I was getting errors during the restore of the image onto the smaller drive, but once I took out the -s 127 and the x out of the -zxpi, I was golden. I also installed TivoServer and JavaHMO while I was here at work and played some with TWP. Also, LogMeIn (https://secure.logmein.com/go.asp?page=home&p=1) rocks!

[Gunnyman]

Happy customers RuLE!

[noid370]

Theres no support for wireless unless you say the magic words..
Just jokin (hey it's early :p) Get a wired adapter.

Should I get a certain one or any wired adapter can work?

[Gunnyman]

netgear FA120 is my favorite
but there's a list of them at tivo.com/support

[rbautch]

Have 2 zippered Dsr 704 units, both with 6.2 prior to drive swap, one with 160gb & other with 300gb. The zipper is working fine. I used Hinsdale instructions to replace the existing drives. Following the zipper install & running the enhancement script/reboot, I have only 120 hours on the 160 / 120 hours on the 300gb. I reinstalled each drives & ran mfsadd / -x /dev/hdx and get 141 gb nothing to add message.

Obviously missed someting somewhere. All seems to be working great except for drive size. I expected to see about 141hours on the 160 drive & 240hours on the 300 gb? Help needed. You can't expand an already expanded drive. Use MRV to transfer your shows to one of the tivos, reimage the tivo without the shows with the Zipper, transfer the shows to the newly imaged tivo, then reimage the other one.

[rbautch]

Should I get a certain one or any wired adapter can work? For the HR10-250, not all of the wired adapters on the tivo site will work with Zipper in it's current form. The FA120 will work. See here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3687099#post3687099) for more info.

[willardcpa]

You can't expand an already expanded drive. Use MRV to transfer your shows to one of the tivos, reimage the tivo without the shows with the Zipper, transfer the shows to the newly imaged tivo, then reimage the other one.Just be prepared for this to take a looong time. I did this after I goofed up on one, and lost a couple of significant hacks, so I - transferred all of the shows on it to another one, and then later back to the original one after re-zippering it. The first set of transfers slowed way down - took the box about a day and a half to move everything over. I don't know why, but it did, and I didn't worry about it too much as I don't expect to have to do it very often

[rbautch]

I cannot get my wireless to work on a fresh install of the Zipper. Any suggestions?

Installed 6.2 instantcake image using zipper tools cd. Tried both the MA111 and D-Link DWL-122. My network settings are correct - IP set to 192.168.102.110 with a router of 192.168.102.1. SSID "Airport" (It's an airport express). The adapters work in laptops. My network is unsecured, but has mac address restricting - (yes, I've added the Mac address to the router).

Unless I have just missed it, I have searched the forum pretty extensively, and although there are mostly posts about asking WHICH adapters work (which is why I went out and bought the MA111), I cannot find anyone who can't necessarily get it to work.

Thanks in advance for any help.
Did you reboot the tivo after you booted for the first time? Make sure there's no WEP security and try disabling the mac security. Otherwise everything looks fine.

[dhersh]

I know I'm DUMB but now I'm DUMB and stuck

I appologize for the level of detail in this posting, but I would rather have all the details so other

questions don't need to be asked. I have a Hughes SD-DVR40 that the harddrive finally croaked. Since BestBuy

was having a sale on Western Digital 300gb harddrives I figured this was gods way of telling me it was time

to try the new zipper scripts.

I of course downloaded the InstantCake iso and the new pvtupgrade bootable iso. Using these and the

instructions given to me on the tivo_zipper html document. I created the new Zipper tools

CD.

Using the zipper script, I first unpacked the image onto my virgin WD harddrive. I then ran the zipper

utility again as instructed input the correct static ip_address(192.168.50.15) , gateway(192.168.50.1), and ssid. I verified the my netgear WGR614v4 wirless router had it's WEP and WPA off and was in unsecure mode. I also verified it was both b and g mode. The wirless USB adapter I am using is an D-Link DWL-122 which I also verfied was functional in an idependent test (Worth noting I have two DWL-122 which I attempted this process with to verify also that wasn't bad). All the messages on the screen where that the script completed sucessfully. When I put the harddrive back into the Tivo and booted I received an error message telling me "Problem Found" and that a hardware error occured and I would not be able to record or view recorded shows until it was resolved and that I needed to restart the TIVO box. I went through the setup of the Dish and all that went without problem, I was able to receive all the shows, however there wasn't any network setup area anymore in the menus, just phone information. Expecting this (Because it was in the documentation that I would have to reboot anyway) I rebooted my machine. Now I receive the channels, but can't go to the now showing area to see anything recorded (Not that there is anything yet anyway) because I still recieve the error message. I also cannot telnet to the machine to run the other scripts. My DWL-122 shows power but no link. Wireless devices in my house are able to link, but not Tivo.

I had repeated this process more than once in an attempt to resolve it, but I received the same result each time.

At this point I am a little stumped.(Or maybe a little stupid) Any help is appreciated.

[Gunnyman]

since you went thru guided setup, which resets all of the mfs data (where wireless info is stored) your best bet, unless you have a serial cable, is to rezipper, this time opting OUT of the image restore process.

[Finnstang]

The error message you are getting is the Error 51 message from using an image that was not off your DTiVo and that is normal. You will get rid of that once you can telnet onto your DTiVo and run the Enhancements script. So the only question then is the Wireless adapter. Is the DWL-122 one of the useable adapters? I will search to see, but I am not sure.

Edit: I missed the guided setup part.

[dhersh]

So to recap this is what should happen

Zipper -- to load image
Zipper -- to complete upgrade
and now
Zipper -- Hopefully to resolve the wireless issue.

Also is that hardware error I mentioned the "Error Code 51" that is documented in the instructions.

[Gunnyman]

yes the hardware error is error 51.
at this point you should just need to zipper, boot tivo, telnet in to complete zipper, reboot again and done.

[dhersh]

yes the hardware error is error 51.
at this point you should just need to zipper, boot tivo, telnet in to complete zipper, reboot again and done.


U DA MAN!!!!

[matt_auer]

I changed TWP Port from 80 to 3018 via the hackman menu and restarted TWP from within hackman and it never seems to restart properly.(I can not browse it using the new port)
If I reboot the Tivo, I can then run TWB by typing 192.168.0.100:3018, but the process never stays running for more than a day now.
It was working fine on Port 80 day after day.
Can anyone tell me why it is no longer restarting itself each day properly?

Thanks, Matt

[kimsan]

FA-120, wireless bridge, and Zipper instructions in hand, I'm about to take the plunge on an HR10 250!

Wish me luck :)

[rbautch]

So to recap this is what should happen

Zipper -- to load image
Zipper -- to complete upgrade
and now
Zipper -- Hopefully to resolve the wireless issue.

Also is that hardware error I mentioned the "Error Code 51" that is documented in the instructions.Actually I think your problem is even simpler and you don't have to rerun the Zipper. Going through guided setup does not clear MFS settings, so your fine there. Your problem is that you didn't reboot before you tried to connect. Rebooting clears the error 51 and sets your IP parameters in mfs.

[rbautch]

yes the hardware error is error 51.
at this point you should just need to zipper, boot tivo, telnet in to complete zipper, reboot again and done. Come on now, Gunny. I hope I don't have to tell you to re-read the instructions! ;) Your order is a bit off.

[stingerxxx]

Anyone had luck with the Ver. 2 linksys usb200m, I looked every where for the ver.1 Finally thought I found one. Looked exactly like the one mentioned on tivo website, had orange and white cdrom on it. Thought for sure this was it. However after opening it and hooking to my Dtivo, Lights up but won't connect, can't find it on network, so I looked at the bottom of the adapter, guess what its ver 2. . Looks like i'll have to order one off the net. Unless someone has gotten it to work?

[Gunnyman]

sorry gang Russ is correct.
it's been a long dang day.

[kimsan]

Zipper phase 1 no problem. Wired to the router, connected, telnet -t vt100 mode just fine.

Unfortunately I got CRLF so tweak.sh failed. Ran PuTTY and fixed the CRLR prob, but the screipt wants to go to the net to d/l enhancements. it's a no-go that way as yet.

Re-run zipper?

Help, please! :)

[charlestwaters]

if you run tweak_uninstall.sh, it will remove all the files it needs, and won't find the file that is there that forces the wanted update.

Then rerun tweak.sh and you are all good! RAN into that problem myself!

--- Goobz!

[charlestwaters]

Just for a quick note to myself.. Anyone confirm if TivoServer on the PC is compatible with HR10-250 or not? I ran it, and when it sits at the dos prompt, all I get is a "Added Tivo: ()"

[rpdre1]

it only works with SD tivos because theres no 6.2 for the HDTiVo. sorry

[charlestwaters]

it only works with SD tivos because theres no 6.2 for the HDTiVo. sorry

That's what I thought! :(

[rbautch]

Zipper phase 1 no problem. Wired to the router, connected, telnet -t vt100 mode just fine.

Unfortunately I got CRLF so tweak.sh failed. Ran PuTTY and fixed the CRLR prob, but the screipt wants to go to the net to d/l enhancements. it's a no-go that way as yet.

Re-run zipper?

Help, please! :)
If it wants to go to the net that means you don't have the rbautch_files.tgz archive in the same directory as tweak.sh. They should both be in /hacks.

[dhersh]

Actually I think your problem is even simpler and you don't have to rerun the Zipper. Going through guided setup does not clear MFS settings, so your fine there. Your problem is that you didn't reboot before you tried to connect. Rebooting clears the error 51 and sets your IP parameters in mfs.

Again I will start with identifying I am and idiot, but when you say I didn't reboot before I tried to connect, do you mean before I attempted to telnet to the box, or before I attempted to setup the dish. I did reboot after I had attempted to configure my round dish, and before I attempted to telnet without any success. Also I have attempted to reboot a few times since. One problem I did have was the system didn't allow me to get to the restart menu option for a while it just kept displaying the problem message. I considered just pulling the power plug hoping this was the same as rebooting but was concerned that might not do what ever rebooting was supposed to do. Finally I was able to get to this screen and reboot. Sorry I'm just rambling....

So. At this point assuming I start from scratch (Which isn't a problem for me)
Should I A

Zipper to load image,
Zipper without loading image as per instructions
Put hard drive in TiVO and as soon as I see the error message, power off (pull the power cord or get to the reboot screen)
start back up
Now I should have the ability to configure the dish and telnet to the box.
Continue with Scripts

OR B
Zipper to load image
Zipper without loading image as per instructions
Put hard drive in TIVO and after I receive the error message, configure the Dish
Reboot or pull the power cord
power back on
telnet to box and run script

OR C

Zipper to load image
Zipper without loading image as per instructions
Put hard Drive in and wait for error message to complete,
configure dish
reboot or pull the power cord
remove hard drive and zipper it again without loading image
put drive back in tivo and boot
telnet and complete zipper and reboot.


Wow that was confusing to type....

Any help is appreciated.

[rbautch]

A (that was easy to type ;) )

[charlestwaters]

Quick ? for everyone! I rememer SOMEWHERE over the last 3 days or so, I remember reading a post or link of somewhere that refered me to software to convert the .ty images to .mpg or .avi for archival purposes to a DVD! Can someone help me out with that!?

--- Goobz!

[kimsan]

If it wants to go to the net that means you don't have the rbautch_files.tgz archive in the same directory as tweak.sh. They should both be in /hacks.

Thanks!

In the interim, I ran the uninstall.sh , re zippered, and was right back on my game.

tweak.sh ran great using PuTTY and specifying telnet and the non-CRLF option. Wired connection was fine. I'm hacked but have mucked up the wireless bridge part.

WAF required me to quit for tonight. I hope to have sorted through my self-induced probs in the morning.

You guys have done (and continue to do) a great job.

Thanks again!

[kimsan]

Quick ? for everyone! I rememer SOMEWHERE over the last 3 days or so, I remember reading a post or link of somewhere that refered me to software to convert the .ty images to .mpg or .avi for archival purposes to a DVD! Can someone help me out with that!?

--- Goobz!

Try This Link (http://www.weethet.nl/english/tivo_extract_videos.php). I haven't made it that far just yet, but it looks promising.

Keep in mind we don't discuss Those verY special tools on the TCF. ;)

[kimsan]

Followup:

Looks like it just as easy as accepting .035 as the wireless address instead of .101. I can live with that easily.

If I haven't mentioned it before, you guys are doing a great job. I read through pages of technobabble and settled for analog recordings and second class citizenship on D*'s *bleeding edge* HD drv. You're helping to turn it back into the truly useful "appliance" a TiVo was born to be.

Major hats off and dinner at "Ray's Shanty" (famous for fresh seafood, shrimp a specialty) if you ever make it to the Eastern Shore.

All that said before I've got my net working :)

[kimsan]

Interesting. I set the IP at 192.168.0.35 (default for the bridge) and it liked .029 better.

I'll figure it out later.

I'm into it for now :)

[noid370]

I got everything working fine. But can somebody tell me if DirectTV Tivo work with
Galleon or JAVAHmo? Or is it something else out there I can use to work the same way?

[lee espinoza]

I got everything working fine. But can somebody tell me if DirectTV Tivo work with
Galleon or JAVAHmo? Or is it something else out there I can use to work the same way?
DIRECTV TIVO will work with JavaHMO but not Galleon

[zardoz007]

My DSR704 should be here Monday. I just got a deal on a 160G HD at Best Buy. I got all the Zipper files and ready to download the PTV files. I think I read every post in this thread so now the question.

Which PTV file will I need?

They have an "ICAKE" file for 3.1.1 and for 6.2, and a "PTVNET" file for each version. I get that the PTVNET files add USB networking. The 2-part question is:

If I am making a brand new drive, why does it matter if the original was 3.1.1 or 6.2? (Why not go for the 6.2?)

And, do I need the "PTVNET" version, or does Zipper add the USB network changes?

I appreciate the work that has gone on in developing the Zipper as well as those who have posted their problems.

P.S. Gunny's favorite USB adaptor can be found at Justdeals site for 12.99 and free shipping.

Thanks :up:

[Gunnyman]

instantcake 6.2 and the 5 dollar boot cd are all you need.

[zardoz007]

Good Morning, Gunny. Thanks and I look forward to being one of those "I ran the Zipper and it works great" guys.

[Gunnyman]

:) There are quite a few of them out there. Just don't sell your tivo "to a friend" :p

[charlestwaters]

Try This Link (http://www.weethet.nl/english/tivo_extract_videos.php). I haven't made it that far just yet, but it looks promising.

Keep in mind we don't discuss Those verY special tools on the TCF. ;)

Of course we don't speak of those things like that on here! I appreciate you pointing me in the right direction! That link OverThere (grin) worked greeeeat!

--- Goobz!

[rbautch]

My DSR704 should be here Monday. I just got a deal on a 160G HD at Best Buy. I got all the Zipper files and ready to download the PTV files. I think I read every post in this thread so now the question.

Which PTV file will I need?

They have an "ICAKE" file for 3.1.1 and for 6.2, and a "PTVNET" file for each version. I get that the PTVNET files add USB networking. The 2-part question is:

If I am making a brand new drive, why does it matter if the original was 3.1.1 or 6.2? (Why not go for the 6.2?)

And, do I need the "PTVNET" version, or does Zipper add the USB network changes?

I appreciate the work that has gone on in developing the Zipper as well as those who have posted their problems.

P.S. Gunny's favorite USB adaptor can be found at Justdeals site for 12.99 and free shipping.

Thanks :up:
PTVnet is an alternative to the Zipper, so you don't need both. Justdeals ran out of the FA120's. Darn!

[rpdre1]

PTVnet is an alternative to the Zipper, so you don't need both. Justdeals ran out of the FA120's. Darn!

I got my fa120 from them back in decemeber, good service from them.

[bommarkm]

I just realized when I ran the zipper that I put the wrong SSID. Do I just rerun the zipper to change it or do I need to format the hard drive and start from the beginning?

Thanks,
Kerry

[Gunnyman]

re-run zipper OR connect via a serial cable or wired adapter and re-run the set ssid script

[medicjim]

Hacking your 6.2 DirecTivo just got very easy! Rbautch and I have partnered to create a tool that completely automates the Unguide and installs his Tivo Enhancements, allowing you to completely hack your Tivo in no time at all. We thought it was the next logical step in Tivo Hacking, and so we proudly present The Zipper. The Zipper is as easy as Tivo hacking gets! Please note, I will no longer be monitoring the 6.2 to hacked 6.2 thread so if you have questions ask them in THIS one. Support for Rbautch's enhancement script will continue in his original thread.
Many thanks to principal tester Dirac, and beta testers Jasch, Tsunami, and David Platt. Special thanks to Lou Jacob for his guidance throughout the development of The Zipper.
Please note, Rbautch and I will be monitoring this thread very regularly, so PLEASE don't discuss it at "the other place" or fill up our PM Boxes with questions.
DO NOT POST ON DDB ABOUT THE ZIPPER....


Does this work on Toshiba series2 Units?

[Gunnyman]

it it on the list of supported units? :rolleyes:

[stevecon]

PTVnet is an alternative to the Zipper, so you don't need both. Justdeals ran out of the FA120's. Darn!

www.ZipZoomFly.com has 'em for $24.95 ea / tax free & shipped 2nd day air!

[stevecon]

I just installed the Zipper on 2 Tivos - one is an SD style & the other is the HD 10-250. All installed without a hitch, no errors, etc. The SD was fine, I attempted to start TWP, and got a warning, and hit KILL it thinking I was killing my original request - wrong. Now, I am unable to open the IP 192.168.0.201 in my browser. How do I fix this? I can telnet in with no problem. On the HD tivo, I have access to the webpage in it at 192.168.0.200, but on the "screen" page I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_screen '/' ''
invalid command name "SendKeyAndWait"
while executing
"SendKeyAndWait dumpState"
(procedure "::action_screen" line 14)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

I thought it was on this page I could change from static IPs to dynamic. I can't check this as the other webpage of the SD unit won't display. Any ideas on getting the webpage back up & changing to DHCP assigned addys?

Thanks!

[Gunnyman]

telnet in to teh SD unit
type twp
??
Profit :)
As for part two of your question I have no idea since I haven't got an HDTivo so I dunno what works and what doesn't.

[stevecon]

telnet in to teh SD unit
type twp
??
Profit :)
As for part two of your question I have no idea since I haven't got an HDTivo so I dunno what works and what doesn't.

Thanks - twp restarted, but I still can't connect to the webserver. ::sigh::

[Gunnyman]

any firewall running?

[stevecon]

any firewall running?

Nope. Ran ok 'til I killed it.
I get:

breeze-TiVo# twp
starting Tivowebplus
breeze-TiVo# /enhancements/TWPrunc.sh: /var/hack/tivowebplus/tivoweb: No such fi
le or directory

The "no such file or directory" is not good tho. I uninstalled & reran zipper. same problems. ::sigh::

[stevecon]

Is there a way to undo/uninstall so that I can reinstall?

[bommarkm]

I was able to telnet into the tivo and run the enhancement script. Everything went fine with that but my tivo is saying that I have a hardware problem and cannot record programs. Could I have a bad harddrive? I just bought it last week. It's a Seagate Baracuda 250 gb.

Thanks,
Kerry

[rpdre1]

telnet in and type:
sh /busybox/51killer.tcl

[bommarkm]

telnet in and type:
sh /busybox/51killer.tcl

Thanks. I didn't realize that was the 51 error.

[Gunnyman]

Is there a way to undo/uninstall so that I can reinstall?
you can go to tivowebplus.sourceforge.net and download tivowebplus, un compress it
then ftp to the tivo

[rbautch]

you can go to tivowebplus.sourceforge.net and download tivowebplus, un compress it
then ftp to the tivoYou can also extract the TWP archive from the tools disk, which has the extra modules, and other tweaks.

[stevecon]

you can go to tivowebplus.sourceforge.net and download tivowebplus, un compress it
then ftp to the tivo


I was able to run sh tweak_uninstall.sh and then reinstalled. I can see the web servers on both machines now. Thanks!

[yazyazoo]

I was wondering if someone who could tell me how to get the Airlink USB to Ethernet adapter to work on my Directivo. I installed the Zipper and got to the step of telnet -t vt100 tivoipaddress with the Airlink. Do I need to install the drivers when I made this Zipper drive? I don't see anything when I try to telnet.

[rpdre1]

are you replacing tivoipaddress with your tivo's ip address?

[yazyazoo]

yes I am, I put in telnet -t vt100 192.168.2.103
Should the Airlink work right off the bat without any modifactions to the zipper script?

[Gunnyman]

the airlink won;t work until AFTER the usb 2.0 drivers are loaded when you telnet in. I suggest building a serial cable or connecting via a reccomended wired adpater to finish.

[yazyazoo]

Gunnyman,

I found this site for building a serial cable.

http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/view/Hardware/MakingSerialCable#Making_A_Serial_Cable_for_Your_T

Is this correct? Also what would I type in to activate the USB 2.0 ports on the Zipper?

Thanks.

[pluto]

Deleted the contents of my tweak.sh file when I tried to upgrade the enhancement script (shows as 0 file size). I tried to reinstall by ftp (Filezilla) but it seems the file on the Tivo is write protected & shows a "critical transfer error" and will not over write the file? Is this a permission issue & what is the easiest way to reinstall? I can not seem to ftp any files to the tivo although I can see the files by ftp.

[rbautch]

Mount your directory rw first.

[cinthia]

Ok, here goes my newbie question. Please bear with me. I have a PC for emergencies such as hacking a tivo but am a Mac user & creative writer so my left brain is weak.

I bought a PhillipsDSR704, supposedly ready to network.
The seller says all I have to do is enter the address in a browser & finish set up. I've been trying for 6 months and it doesn't work! He insists, via email that my router is not set up properly but it IS! I'm hoping someone here can explain in dummy language.

I recently switched from static to DHCP & I don't know how to do port mapping yet but here's my setup
Apple Airport Extreme Base Station routing DHCP
Assigned addresses to my iMac desktop, network printer, Networked File Storage and 2 Tivo2 units. Everything else, including this new Tivo is using dynamic but I can see the addresses. Typing the addresses of everything else brings up welcome screens so I know the router is working. The PhillipsDSR704 ip gets a window saying the browser can not connect to this address because it can not connect to this server.

The Now Playing List on both Tivo2s shows all 3 Tivos but again, I can't access the Phillips, which for some reason is called 8330. Same thing happens on the PC with Tivo2go. I get a message saying this Tivo has not been set up for sharing. Go to Tivo dot com and set it up for HMO. Obviously I can't do that or set it up in the Tivo itself so, somehow I have to get in the back door. It's system settings do say back door enabled.

Can anyone tell me if I need some special software and if so, what? Please remember you're talking to a newbie. Apparently the cracking open and blessing of the Tivo HD, whatever that means, has been done but what's the next step? anyone? anyone? Thanks for any advice you can give.

ps what the heck is an image call? I've been trying to submit this for an hour but keep getting the error message that my post contains urls or image calls? I've been deleting words by trial and error. Why the heck doesn't it highlight the offending text?

[Gunnyman]

Ok, here goes my newbie question. Please bear with me. I have a PC for emergencies such as hacking a tivo but am a Mac user & creative writer so my left brain is weak.

I bought a PhillipsDSR704, supposedly ready to network.
The seller says all I have to do is enter the address in a browser & finish set up. I've been trying for 6 months and it doesn't work! He insists, via email that my router is not set up properly but it IS! I'm hoping someone here can explain in dummy language.

I recently switched from static to DHCP & I don't know how to do port mapping yet but here's my setup
Apple Airport Extreme Base Station routing DHCP
Assigned addresses to my iMac desktop, network printer, Networked File Storage and 2 Tivo2 units. Everything else, including this new Tivo is using dynamic but I can see the addresses. Typing the addresses of everything else brings up welcome screens so I know the router is working. The PhillipsDSR704 ip gets a window saying the browser can not connect to this address because it can not connect to this server.

The Now Playing List on both Tivo2s shows all 3 Tivos but again, I can't access the Phillips, which for some reason is called 8330. Same thing happens on the PC with Tivo2go. I get a message saying this Tivo has not been set up for sharing. Go to Tivo dot com and set it up for HMO. Obviously I can't do that or set it up in the Tivo itself so, somehow I have to get in the back door. It's system settings do say back door enabled.

Can anyone tell me if I need some special software and if so, what? Please remember you're talking to a newbie. Apparently the cracking open and blessing of the Tivo HD, whatever that means, has been done but what's the next step? anyone? anyone? Thanks for any advice you can give.

ps what the heck is an image call? I've been trying to submit this for an hour but keep getting the error message that my post contains urls or image calls? I've been deleting words by trial and error. Why the heck doesn't it highlight the offending text?
Sounds like you purchased a hacked Tivo (Ebay?)
Your unit IS hacked if you can see it from your other two unit's Now Playing Screens. What your seller didn't tell you, is you cannot MRV between an unhacked Series 2 Standalone and a Hacked Series 2 Dtivo.
Tivo To Go won't work on the DTiVo either because that feature is not available in the series 2 DTiVos.
To browse the DTivo, you need something called tivoweb installed on the unit.

As for your post, new members are restricted from attatchemnts, in line pix, and urls for the 1st 5 posts

[Gunnyman]

Gunnyman,

I found this site for building a serial cable.

http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/view/Hardware/MakingSerialCable#Making_A_Serial_Cable_for_Your_T

Is this correct? Also what would I type in to activate the USB 2.0 ports on the Zipper?

Thanks.
that's the one
once you are in with a bash prompt, just follow the rest of the zipper's instructions.

[pmcampb]

Hi,
I have a HR10-250. I took a drive and used the PTR instant cake on it successfully. Then proceeded to use zipper, but when I try to boot I get the Welcome screen and it just sits there. I do get the network adapter to power up which I assume that means that the USB port got enabled. I did not have it restore the kernel. It saw my root partition as 7 and said that it had completed successfully. Did I do something wrong? Is there something that anyone can suggest?

[Gunnyman]

didn't have it restore the kernel?
you mean that you did NOT install a hacked kernel?

[stevecon]

To all you hacked HR10-250 owners out there: When you point your browser at your HR10-250's IP addy, and click "SCREEN" (http://192.168.0.xxx/screen/), what do you see? I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_screen '/' ''
invalid command name "SendKeyAndWait"
while executing
"SendKeyAndWait dumpState"
(procedure "::action_screen" line 14)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any thoughts?

[Gunnyman]

send key prolly no worky on a HR10-250.
And I get the same error on 6.2

[bengalfreak]

PTVnet is an alternative to the Zipper, so you don't need both. Justdeals ran out of the FA120's. Darn!

Check back daily. The FA120's from justdeals.com are refurbs. and they get a fresh supply from Netgear constantly.

[pmcampb]

What I meant was that I answered no to the restore kernel question when running zipper because I already had a kernel. Was that wrong?

[Gunnyman]

yes
you need to say yes to that

[pmcampb]

thanks. I was concerned about doing that since it said something about a 6.2 kernel, but I know that I copied the 3.15f kernel from the instant cake cd. Besides I didn't think that the kernel that came on the instant cake cd was hacked.

[Gunnyman]

it isn't hacked you use the kernel from the 5 dollar boot CD per instructions.

[pmcampb]

I'll give that a try THANKS!

[rbautch]

To all you hacked HR10-250 owners out there: When you point your browser at your HR10-250's IP addy, and click "SCREEN" (http://192.168.0.xxx/screen/), what do you see? I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_screen '/' ''
invalid command name "SendKeyAndWait"
while executing
"SendKeyAndWait dumpState"
(procedure "::action_screen" line 14)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any thoughts?
Go to your tivowebplus directory and delete hackman.ini and hackman.cfg if they are there. Then restart TWP.

[zardoz007]

WOO-HOO1
New hard drive zippered flawlessly though step "I". Tivo arrives tommorow.
Q. Is it best to test it out "stock" first, then install new zippered drive? Or do first hook-up with hacked unit.

I have new card from Direct already. Is there a best sequence?

Thanks

[Gunnyman]

I usually recommend hooking up a tivo after you image it tpo make sure it boots. makes troubleshooting much easier :D

[rbautch]

What I meant was that I answered no to the restore kernel question when running zipper because I already had a kernel. Was that wrong? There is no kernel restore question.

[mightydave]

I just zippered a new drive for my soon-to-arrive HR10-250. Everything is great so far.

However, I read a post on page 98 of this thread that suggested answering yes to a kernel question? I followed the PDF steps and don't remember there being a kernel question. Is that correct?

When my new TiVo comes in on Tuesday, I'll boot it up with the stock drive - verify it works - then replace with the zippered drive and continue. Is that correct?

I'm an avid user of TivoTool for the Mac and Tivoserver as well. I assume I'll at least be able to use TivoTool to pull stuff off using vserver. Any one doing this? I also assume that Tivoserver won't work with the HR10-250 because of the lack of MRV.

Thanks for this app. It's wonderful so far.

[Gunnyman]

you are correct on all counts.
No Idea where that poster was seing a "kernel question"

[stevecon]

Go to your tivowebplus directory and delete hackman.ini and hackman.cfg if they are there. Then restart TWP.

They're in "/tivowebplus/modules" - not "/tivowebplus", should I still delete them where found?

[Gunnyman]

yes

[pmcampb]

Sorry for the misunderstanding earlier, zipper saw a 6.2 image on the cd and asked if I wanted it installed. I have to admit that I am getting confused at this point about the numbers that I need for my HR10-250. I have a 3.1.5f kernel installed by going through the instant cake process. Then I attempted to zipper the same drive. I've answered both yes and no (different attempts) to the install of the 6.2 image (is this correct for my 250?). The 6.2 image came from the $5 disk from the S2 folder.
Thanks for your patience.

[Gunnyman]

ok slow down.
The 6.2 IMAGE is onthe 6.2 instantcake CD and is called 000000001. This CD costs 20 bucks.
THIS file is ONLY for DTivo's capable of running 6.2 and a HDtivo is NOT.
the KERNEL is located in the S2Kernels directory on the 5 dollar boot CD.
The kernel you need is 3.1.5.
This is pretty well laid out in the zipper instructions page.

[pluto]

Thanks in advance for the help. Here is the problem.

Trying to ftp new "tweak.sh" (existing shown as 3005 file size?) to run the enhancement script. Receive "critical transfer error" message that continues until it fails.

Receive following when trying to run from bash # sh tweak.sh
tweak.sh: line15: syntax error near unexpected token 'elif'
'weak.sh: line 15 ' elif [ "$tivoapp" = "e" ]; then

1. Can this be fixed with proper command line syntax?
2. If not any ideas how to update the tweak.sh file by ftp?
3. If neither of those methods work, what is the best way to fix my problem.

Thanks, Gunny & rbautch for a great script.
Pluto

[Gunnyman]

Thanks in advance for the help. Here is the problem.

Trying to ftp new "tweak.sh" (existing shown as 3005 file size?) to run the enhancement script. Receive "critical transfer error" message that continues until it fails.

Receive following when trying to run from bash # sh tweak.sh
tweak.sh: line15: syntax error near unexpected token 'elif'
'weak.sh: line 15 ' elif [ "$tivoapp" = "e" ]; then

1. Can this be fixed with proper command line syntax?
2. If not any ideas how to update the tweak.sh file by ftp?
3. If neither of those methods work, what is the best way to fix my problem.

Thanks, Gunny & rbautch for a great script.
Pluto

Where are you transferring the tweak.sh to?
unless it's /var you have to set the Tivo to read write mode
which is done at bash with the command mount -o remount,rw /

[pluto]

Trying to ftp tweak.sh to hacks/ tweak.sh
Yes id did the mount -o remount,rw / at the bash once i had established telnet.

Tried it again following your message but receive the same results as described in my previous post.

[Gunnyman]

what ftp client?

[pmcampb]

I've looked over the zipper instructions again. And recreated a tools disk with kernel from
the $5 cd (located in the S2Kernels directory). I did not put an image of any sort on the cd since I would be running the instant cake cd first. Everything seemed to go great. In fact, the
zipper identified my HR10-250. But when I put it in the system I just get the Welcome screen and after about a minute the USB ports get enabled and that's all that happens. Where am I going wrong. I know that the instant cake cd works for my 250 because yesterday I made a set of disks (not hacked) that work in the system.
Thanks again for your help.

[Gunnyman]

anyone want to document a successful zipper install from start to finish on a HD Tivo? I don't HAVE one :(

[yazyazoo]

Gunnyman,
I built a db9 to stereo jack serial adapter. I was wondering how I would get a bash proompt to the com 1 port. Do I still use telnet?

[Gunnyman]

hyperterminal should do the trick

[yazyazoo]

Gunnyman sorry for being such a newb. I am using XP and I went into HyperTerminal? What baud should I set it at and what do I type? telnet -t vt100 192.168.2.103?

[Gunnyman]

I'ts been a LONG time since I did it, I'm sure there's a howto someplace on the internet unless someone else wants to chime in.

[pmcampb]

Just wanted to let you know that I got it working. I have to admit that I feel stupid. I tried
running intant cake on the drive and booting it in the system. It just stuck on the Welcome screen. Frustrated I looked at the drive jumpers again. I had it jumpered for Master with a slave, but there was not slave attached. I pulled the jumper and we have boot up!@! So I zippered the drive and it is working. Thanks for all of your help!!

[Gunnyman]

YAY!
I am glad because I couldn't for the life of me figure out what was going wrong.

[pluto]

what ftp client?

Filezilla.
Pluto :confused:

[rbautch]

Thanks in advance for the help. Here is the problem.

Trying to ftp new "tweak.sh" (existing shown as 3005 file size?) to run the enhancement script. Receive "critical transfer error" message that continues until it fails.

Receive following when trying to run from bash # sh tweak.sh
tweak.sh: line15: syntax error near unexpected token 'elif'
'weak.sh: line 15 ' elif [ "$tivoapp" = "e" ]; then

1. Can this be fixed with proper command line syntax?
2. If not any ideas how to update the tweak.sh file by ftp?
3. If neither of those methods work, what is the best way to fix my problem.

Thanks, Gunny & rbautch for a great script.
PlutoSmells like dos line endings, meaning you did not transfer in FTP "binary mode". Check that filezilla is not set to "auto mode" or "dos mode".

[rbautch]

Gunnyman sorry for being such a newb. I am using XP and I went into HyperTerminal? What baud should I set it at and what do I type? telnet -t vt100 192.168.2.103? 115kbps You don't type anything. Just hit enter a few times and a bash prompt will come up.

[Gunnyman]

yet again Russ is here to show just how stupid I am sometimes :p

[W7SJK]

anyone want to document a successful zipper install from start to finish on a HD Tivo? I don't HAVE one :(

As my thanks for a flawless ZIPPER installation yesterday, I would be happy to redo it on another drive and log the telnet session. Is that sufficient or were you looking for something else?

My thanks to you and all the tools authors related to the Zipper!... Steve

[CKramer]

Gunny, thanx a billion. don't have enough words to thank you.
Clear and delete worked.
for now i am able to record the shows.
still waiting for my fa120 to arrive in mail.

meanwhile, i just came across tivo's own wireless g adapter. i was wondering if that will work with the hacked dtivo?

i am doing the math and with fa120 and belkin bridge - each about 25 - comes to 50
tivo adapter's $50 too.

anyone has any experience with tivo adapter? is one setup better then the other?

[Gunnyman]

Tivo adapter is for standalone's only :(

[pluto]

Smells like dos line endings, meaning you did not transfer in FTP "binary mode". Check that filezilla is not set to "auto mode" or "dos mode".

Thanks for your help. Did check Filezilla and set to binary. Found that I downloaded the tools disc again & did the FTP swap of the files displayed in the hacks folder. I then uninstalled & reinstalled. :) It works.

One other issue. This 704 unit has a 160GB drive that only shows 120 hours variable.
I did not properly expand following the image transfer from the old drive. I do not want to lose my recordings now.

1. I used 3.1.5. kernel from the PTV lb 48 boot disc- how can I verify it is there?
2. If the 3.1.5. kernel is there can I mfsadd to expand to 140 + hours?
3. Or should I backup| restore - will I lose the recordings unless I use a another 160 drive for the process?
Pluto

[CKramer]

Tivo adapter is for standalone's only :(

:eek: if only tivo didn't treat directivo as their step child, life would be so much better.

how about using any other wireless adapter and connect to the existing wireless network? is that better then the wired setup?

[Gunnyman]

the relationship is teh other way around Rupert and Company over at DTV has hamstrung Tivo at every turn. Rather than making Tivo the only game in town with a lucrative set top box deal, they decided to go in house and stopped develpment on the Dtivos.
wireless G bridge seems to be just about as fast as wired direct.

[CKramer]

the relationship is teh other way around Rupert and Company over at DTV has hamstrung Tivo at every turn. Rather than making Tivo the only game in town with a lucrative set top box deal, they decided to go in house and stopped develpment on the Dtivos.
wireless G bridge seems to be just about as fast as wired direct.


i always thought that TIVO has some agreement with Directv to disable to the USB so people are forced to buy standalones. guess i had wrong info. damn directv

anyways, with u guys at help here, i m sure we can achieve what directv didn't want us to achieve.

hopefully i will get my fa120 this week. i m picking up belkin 7230 from circuitcity tomorrow. hoping that will complete my tivo setup.

[rpdre1]

wireless G bridge seems to be just about as fast as wired direct.

i turned a linksys router i wasnt using into a bridge (with HyperWRT+Thibor12 firmware) plugged into a netgear fa120 and i'm getting the same EXACT speed i'm getting from my wired tivos.

[Lord Vader]

Am I correct, then, in the understanding that this zipper pack DOES include HMO capabilities?

[rpdre1]

Am I correct, then, in the understanding that this zipper pack DOES include HMO capabilities?

only the HR10-250 can not have HMO/MRV at this time.

on the R10, it is possible to enable HMO/MRV but not without physically replacing a chip (the PROM).

on every other S2 unit, hacking is easy and done with software hacking.

[Lord Vader]

I understand that, but I was wondering if this particular zipper pack includes the HMO capabilities, especially since it does include the USB2.0 drivers if I remember correctly.

[rpdre1]

I understand that, but I was wondering if this particular zipper pack includes the HMO capabilities, especially since it does include the USB2.0 drivers if I remember correctly.

yes it will enable HMO and MRV.

[kudron]

If you install via slices you won't need the zipper, you can just install Rbautch's enhance script.

Well, I tried 6.2 slices and now I have lost ftp and telnet. Short of losing my recordings and reloading 6.2 via Instantcake, what are my options. When I had the drive mounted in my PC, I did notice that Tivoftpd was on the drive, but I kept getting an error message to the effect of "unable to execute binary file" or something similiar. I can ping the tivo though. I can't even get a bash prompt with a serial cable and Hyperterm.

I have spent the last three days reading through various posts here and on the other place my eyes are ready to explode.

Anybody have any suggestions???

[CKramer]

i turned a linksys router i wasnt using into a bridge (with HyperWRT+Thibor12 firmware) plugged into a netgear fa120 and i'm getting the same EXACT speed i'm getting from my wired tivos.

what linksys was it? i have a wrt54g lying around. do u think that will do the trick

[rbautch]

Well, I tried 6.2 slices and now I have lost ftp and telnet. Short of losing my recordings and reloading 6.2 via Instantcake, what are my options. When I had the drive mounted in my PC, I did notice that Tivoftpd was on the drive, but I kept getting an error message to the effect of "unable to execute binary file" or something similiar. I can ping the tivo though. I can't even get a bash prompt with a serial cable and Hyperterm.

I have spent the last three days reading through various posts here and on the other place my eyes are ready to explode.

Anybody have any suggestions??? Probably some things lost in your alternate partition. As long as 6.2 is working now, you can run the Zipper.

[kudron]

Probably some things lost in your alternate partition. As long as 6.2 is working now, you can run the Zipper.

Should I run the zipper or just the enhanced script?

[Lord Vader]

yes it will enable HMO and MRV.

Thank you for that info. :)

[rbautch]

Should I run the zipper or just the enhanced script? Both. The Zipper has the enhacement script included on the tools disk. Follow the instructions exactly.

[rpdre1]

what linksys was it? i have a wrt54g lying around. do u think that will do the trick


i have a wrt54gs but wrt54g works too (instead of thibor, you run tofu12: http://www.polarcloud.com/tofu/ ) i suggest you read the linksysinfo.org forum

remember you will still need a fa120 or another usb ethernet adaptor.

[kimsan]

Gunnyman & Rbautch,

Thanks for all the efforts and support you're putting into this. The whole zipper process has proven to be quite an ordeal and learning curve *despite* you're very clear, simple instructions.

Issues for me tended to be self-induced and/or a product of attempting wireless G where support is minimal.

In short steps (ignoring do-overs and bonehead maneuvers), it went like this:

1. Started with a freshly imaged/expanded/tested HR10-250.

2. Followed the Zipper instructions to prep the drive.

3. Connected both PC and HR10-250/FA-120 to the G-router with cables.

4. Used PuTTY to run tweak.sh.

5. Success while wired!

I can leave the HR10-250 wired and go wireless with the PC now.

The big question: How do I get the HR10 to understand the wireless bridge so the PC can go back to being base for the router? Or can I?

The smaller question is how to add twp and *ummm* Those verY special additions to the automatic startup?

I'll be scouring this thread while hoping for answers.

Thanks again!

[Gunnyman]

plugging in to a wireless bridge will be an invisible process to the tivo, no prep needed.
twp should already be loading automatically.
You can start the "teaserver" by adding it's command to /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author.

[DarthOverlord]

Hey Guunyman & rbautch, just wanted to thank you for the zipper script. I have hacked my DTivo with sleeper and weethet and now zipper. Zipper was by far the simplest tool.

I appreciate all the work you guys did and the friendly nature of this forum. I have used the "other" forum in the past and although they are helpful, it is a little nervewracking if you have a question you want to post.

Thanks again for the great tool. Now it is time to start the next "project" and get a tivoserver set up.

[DarthOverlord]

what linksys was it? i have a wrt54g lying around. do u think that will do the trick

He is using a WRT54G. If you have one, make sure it is version 4 or earlier. Version 5 is a crippled redesign.

Look at the first 4 letters of the serial #. The serial # should be on the bottom of the box.

CDF0 = wrt54g v1.0
CDF1 = wrt54g v1.0
CDF2 = wrt54g v1.1
CDF3 = wrt54g v1.1
CDF5 = wrt54g v2.0
CDF7 = wrt54g v2.2
CDF8 = wrt54g v3.0
CDF9 = wrt54g v3.1
CDFA = wrt54g v4.0
CDFB = wrt54g v5.0

The best free firmware in my opinion is dd-wrt, just google it, I can't post the url yet, b/c I am new to the forum.

I currently use my second one as a bridge to my mac mini and my squeezebox. Works terrific.

[dkchandler]

Hello guys,
I am about to hack a Series 2, Dtivo, (sir-s4040r) with the zipper.
I am replacing my existing drive with a 200GB.
Do I need to run BlessTivo or something like that before I start running the zipper script??
Thanks....

[Gunnyman]

nope just follow the directions without deviation :)

[rbautch]

He is using a WRT54G. If you have one, make sure it is version 4 or earlier. Version 5 is a crippled redesign.

Look at the first 4 letters of the serial #. The serial # should be on the bottom of the box.

CDF0 = wrt54g v1.0
CDF1 = wrt54g v1.0
CDF2 = wrt54g v1.1
CDF3 = wrt54g v1.1
CDF5 = wrt54g v2.0
CDF7 = wrt54g v2.2
CDF8 = wrt54g v3.0
CDF9 = wrt54g v3.1
CDFA = wrt54g v4.0
CDFB = wrt54g v5.0

The best free firmware in my opinion is dd-wrt, just google it, I can't post the url yet, b/c I am new to the forum.

I currently use my second one as a bridge to my mac mini and my squeezebox. Works terrific.
I may finally get around to trying this in order to speed up Tivoserver transfers. Would be nice to have one thread that pulls together all the working configurations, do's and don'ts, model numbers, other threads, etc. for various wireless bridging solutions.

[Gunnyman]

Like this one? (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=149224&highlight=Ultimate+Wireless+network)

[kudron]

Both. The Zipper has the enhacement script included on the tools disk. Follow the instructions exactly.

Well, I followed the instructions to the letter...I am now stuck at the power-up screen. I went ahead and pulled the drive again, ran the un-zip, reinstalled the drive and still stuck at the powering up screen.

I am at a loss what to do next....

[Gunnyman]

Well, I followed the instructions to the letter...I am now stuck at the power-up screen. I went ahead and pulled the drive again, ran the un-zip, reinstalled the drive and still stuck at the powering up screen.

I am at a loss what to do next....

which kernel did you use, and did you re-image of use an in place 6.2 install?

[kudron]

which kernel did you use, and did you re-image of use an in place 6.2 install?

The kernel is from a PTV boot disk that I purchased last March, that was in /s2_kernels/3.1.5/VMLINUX_.GZ per the instructions in step 4 (the file size is 1177kb). As far as re-imiging 6.2, I updated last week from 4.x to 6.2 via Dellanave's slices instructions.

Will I need to reinstall6.2? Instantcake, or can I follow the instructions in zipper? I am baffled, befuddled and confused...

[Gunnyman]

well could you access bash from 6.2 before zippering?
I'm confused about why you zippered if you sliced from 4.xx
the kernel copy going wrong or boot page not being properly set can put you stuck at welcome powering up..
did you notice any error messages while zippering?

[pluto]

You'll have to pull the drive again, and run :

mfsadd -x /dev/hdX

where hdX is the appropriate device to refer to your TiVo drive.
:)
Following the image expansion on my 160 drive it reports 141 hours. On completion of the zipper & enhancements the info screen on the tivo shows 120 hours variable? I assume that the 3.1.5. kernel was installed, because it reported 141 hours. :confused:

Any ideas why the I am not seeing 140+ hours? (Zipper install (otherwise working great)
Thanks for the Zipper! :)
Pluto

[dkchandler]

Gunnyman, Thanks for the fast reply!!
I have one more question, my 40GB has 6.2, can I just backup the data on my 40GB and restore it to my 200GB drive???? Then start the zipper scripts??

Thanks....

[Gunnyman]

yes that is a great way to go

[kudron]

well could you access bash from 6.2 before zippering?
I'm confused about why you zippered if you sliced from 4.xx
the kernel copy going wrong or boot page not being properly set can put you stuck at welcome powering up..
did you notice any error messages while zippering?

After I sliced to 6.2 I had telnet, but I lost ftp.

I zippered because I wanted ftp back, channel logos, permanent 30 sec skip, and TivoWeb.

The only error message that I got was during file copy, stating unable to copy to /tivo/hacks and /tivo/busybox, file exists (?) or some such. I then checked those directories and zipper had copied the files, possibly from the first time I ran zipper.

I do appreciate the help. Thanks.