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

[JWThiers]

Happy 5000th post in 6 months!!!

[Luv2DrvFst]

where is the computer you are using to attempt remote access located?
I can't use my dyndns account to access the tivos in my home from inside my home, I have to have my friend try to access remotely or do it myself from work. I can type my internal address but not use my external address.
You can't access your TiVo using the external ip address assigned by your ISP from inside your network? (not talking about the ddns address) Strange.

[Gunnyman]

For the record I can't either unless I use a non standard port. requests for my external IP:port 80
show my my router setup page from inside my network.

[MATT1981M]

I as well cant access my tivo's from outside my lan.... i have Qwest DSL.... they have me using a crappy Actiontec GT701G modem... i then have a linksys WRT54G router that everything is connected to. I have Port Fwd su on the Actiontec to fwd 2 ports (one for each Tivo) to my Linksys Router which is set up to forward those requests to the appropriate tivo..... I have an acct setup thru dyndns.com and have the correct ip address updated with them.... i still cant get it to work,...

[rbautch]

I as well cant access my tivo's from outside my lan.... i have Qwest DSL.... they have me using a crappy Actiontec GT701G modem... i then have a linksys WRT54G router that everything is connected to. I have Port Fwd su on the Actiontec to fwd 2 ports (one for each Tivo) to my Linksys Router which is set up to forward those requests to the appropriate tivo..... I have an acct setup thru dyndns.com and have the correct ip address updated with them.... i still cant get it to work,...Try using a remote login service like logmein.com. It's free, secure, and requires no changes to your network settings.

[trans_lux]

Newbie needs some guidance.

After successfully using zipper on two other HR10-250 I'm running into some issue on the 3rd. I'm able to telnet/ftp and hit TWP.
When I search on TWP this is what I get
INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_series '/17242' ''
can't read "recstartdate": no such variable
while executing
"expr ($recstartdate * 86400) + $recstarttime"
(procedure "slotfree" line 19)
invoked from within
"slotfree [expr $seconds ] [dbobj $showing get Duration] $chan"
(procedure "do_seriesrowtodo" line 118)
invoked from within
"do_seriesrowtodo $chan $showing $recfsid 0"
("uplevel" body line 35)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set recfsid [lindex [get_fsidbyprefix "/Recording/Active" "4:$date:$timestr:"] 0]
set schedlist [get_fsidbyprefix "/Sch..."
(procedure "::action_series" line 70)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Here is what I done so far:
Restarted TWP
Deleted all hackman files
Ran mfscheck-0 errors
Un-installed and re-installed hacks
And have waited several hours for everything to index.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[starbiker99]

I as well cant access my tivo's from outside my lan.... i have Qwest DSL.... they have me using a crappy Actiontec GT701G modem... i then have a linksys WRT54G router that everything is connected to. I have Port Fwd su on the Actiontec to fwd 2 ports (one for each Tivo) to my Linksys Router which is set up to forward those requests to the appropriate tivo..... I have an acct setup thru dyndns.com and have the correct ip address updated with them.... i still cant get it to work,...
Are you using the DMZ in your actiontec? If not turn on DMZ in your actiontec modem and do all the forwarding in your Linksys router. I have the same setup and can access all 4 of my Tivos from anywhere. :)

[MATT1981M]

Are you using the DMZ in your actiontec? If not turn on DMZ in your actiontec modem and do all the forwarding in your Linksys router. I have the same setup and can access all 4 of my Tivos from anywhere. :)
the actiontec modem i have is a pain because everytime i change something, i have to then re-setup the PPPOA username and pw and then set up the router username and pw and then set whatever i was changing in the first place.... today while i was on lunch i went home and tried to update the firmware and it failed... of course it wouldn't show any DSL connection afterward.... i am at work now and am not looking forward to working on it when i get home....

[MATT1981M]

Try using a remote login service like logmein.com. It's free, secure, and requires no changes to your network settings.
i will give it a try as soon as i get the #$^@#% modem to work again....

[Phe0nix]

where is the computer you are using to attempt remote access located?
I can't use my dyndns account to access the tivos in my home from inside my home, I have to have my friend try to access remotely or do it myself from work. I can type my internal address but not use my external address.

Yes, i was trying to access my home pc from within my home. I created a temporary host so you can verify what i'm typing is correct.
I understand i will need a friend to do it from another pc outside the home.


Dynamic DNS Home Hostname Created
The hostname you have requested has been created. The information now in the database and DNS system is:

Hostname: tivocommunity.dyndns.org
IP Address: xxx.xx.xxx.xx
Wildcard: N
Mail Exchanger: None
Backup MX: N


So i would type: "tivocommunity.dyndns.org:8080" ( if i used 8080 like you do )

Is that correct?

[6stringbass]

Try using a remote login service like logmein.com. It's free, secure, and requires no changes to your network settings.
I'll second LogMeIn. I use it to remotely troubleshoot friends and family computers. Their basic service is free (no file transfer or remote printing...haven't needed to print and their are easy ways to get a file from one box to another) so you can't beat the price. I used GoToMyPC for a while and LogMeIn works just as well as that one to me. YMMV!

[JWThiers]

You can't access your TiVo using the external ip address assigned by your ISP from inside your network? (not talking about the ddns address) Strange.
I thought so as well My old linksys I could use ddns from inside no problem, my new Belkin 7231 I can't ddns or just use my external ip address. Must be some kind of security feature? Outside I can use ddns no problem.

[JWThiers]

Yes, i was trying to access my home pc from within my home. I created a temporary host so you can verify what i'm typing is correct.
I understand i will need a friend to do it from another pc outside the home.


Dynamic DNS Home Hostname Created
The hostname you have requested has been created. The information now in the database and DNS system is:

Hostname: tivocommunity.dyndns.org
IP Address: xxx.xx.xxx.xx
Wildcard: N
Mail Exchanger: None
Backup MX: N


So i would type: "tivocommunity.dyndns.org:8080" ( if i used 8080 like you do )

Is that correct?
that should do it assuming you have port forwarding setup right.

[JWThiers]

I am a VERY new tivo customer, so excuse this major nooB question, but can someone point me to a link, or post a quick bullet point, of what the major advantages of installing the Zipper actually are? I'm sure it's of use....I just don't know what for! Is one of the features being able to record two programs at once? Thanks in advance....
Scott
If you are using an Directv Tivo (D*Tivo) it enables Home Media Option (HMO)/Multi Room Viewing (MRV) just like Stand Alone (SA) Tivos and with other software you can get functionality of Tivo To Go (TTG) to burn content onto a DVD on your computer and remote administration of your D*tivo. This is available out of the box for SA owners. If you have a SA tivo hacking allows you to (I may be wrong I don't have any SA tivos) see the D*Tivo on the network and add other useful features.

[danny7481]

This is not true. Wireless drivers are already on the unit, so there should be not reason you would HAVE TO connect by serial. More likely the issue is WEP was left on or telnetting to the wrong IP.

soo, i dont need a wired adapter, my wireless one SHOULD be working, but apparently isnt. this is probably a dumb question but im using a different pc to run the zipper because my pc has a non-stardard IDE setup, does that matter? and also, the pc im using to telnet into the tivo is not wired directly to my router, it is using a wireless adapter also, does that matter also? just trying to eliminate possibilities. thanks. i also read on the zipper wiki that some ppl with xp have telnet troubles. i have xp is there something i should be doing different, instead of whats on the zipper instructions? thanks

[JWThiers]

soo, i dont need a wired adapter, my wireless one SHOULD be working, but apparently isnt. this is probably a dumb question but im using a different pc to run the zipper because my pc has a non-stardard IDE setup, does that matter? and also, the pc im using to telnet into the tivo is not wired directly to my router, it is using a wireless adapter also, does that matter also? just trying to eliminate possibilities. thanks. i also read on the zipper wiki that some ppl with xp have telnet troubles. i have xp is there something i should be doing different, instead of whats on the zipper instructions? thanks
to telnet with XP from the command line type:

telnet
unset crlf
o xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the ip of the tivo.

or get an ftp client that you can set to not send extra carriage returns, I use PuTTY.

[danny7481]

to telnet with XP from the command line type:

telnet
unset crlf
o xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the ip of the tivo.

or get an ftp client that you can set to not send extra carriage returns, I use PuTTY.

hey, thanks for the putty recommendation. i tried the above command and still get the same error message. im no expert when it comes to computers so i want to get a couple of things straight, you make up a ip for the tivo, correct, i used 192.168.1.101, and i think i got the router ip correct, its the one i can put in my web browser and go to my router configuration page, so thats correct also? thanks for the help!

[samjbfan]

I have a couple of quick, and maybe dumb, questions. I was able to get the zipper installed and the scripts ran with no problem. I have my tivo back uo and I can get tivo desktop to work and see picture files from my PC. I cant seem to find a Meida Access Key anywhere though.

My other question is, how do I access all of the other hacks that came with the zipper? Do I need to install another program?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[JWThiers]

hey, thanks for the putty recommendation. i tried the above command and still get the same error message. im no expert when it comes to computers so i want to get a couple of things straight, you make up a ip for the tivo, correct, i used 192.168.1.101, and i think i got the router ip correct, its the one i can put in my web browser and go to my router configuration page, so thats correct also? thanks for the help!
In Putty make sure there is a setting that you have to uncheck to get rid of the extra line feed Go to connection -> telnet and uncheck "return key sends new line instead of ^m"

[JWThiers]

I have a couple of quick, and maybe dumb, questions. I was able to get the zipper installed and the scripts ran with no problem. I have my tivo back uo and I can get tivo desktop to work and see picture files from my PC. I cant seem to find a Meida Access Key anywhere though.

My other question is, how do I access all of the other hacks that came with the zipper? Do I need to install another program?

Thanks in advance for the help.
Media Access key is for Tivo desktop and D* tivos do not have one. It is what enables Tivo to go and allows transferring content to a computer to burn a DVD. If you want to have this functionality (and who doesn't) you will have to go to the "other forum" and search for extraction. I don't think we are allowed to discuss that here. Remember do NOT mention the ZIPPER on that forum as per Rbautch and Gunnymans request.

which particular hacks are you refereing to, most are on and running in the background right now.

[fishngrrl79]

I want to eliminate my phone line. I directv tivo and i want to know how to connect my tivo through my cable internet to make it update. Can you guys help me out???

[Gunnyman]

/me starts pre-recorded message
there is no need for a dtivo to call in to tivo inc.
it doesn't update anything all the call does is report your viewing habits to tivo inc for data mining.
You will see a nag message every day that is easily deleted but nothing will cease to function.
/me ends pre recorded message

[danny7481]

In Putty make sure there is a setting that you have to uncheck to get rid of the extra line feed Go to connection -> telnet and uncheck "return key sends new line instead of ^m"

tried it, sadly didnt work :(
seems like everyone else can zipper there tivo, no problem
figures i have to have so much trouble

i think my usb adapter is no good, i cant even connect to the net with it hooked up to my pc

[rbautch]

soo, i dont need a wired adapter, my wireless one SHOULD be working, but apparently isnt. this is probably a dumb question but im using a different pc to run the zipper because my pc has a non-stardard IDE setup, does that matter? and also, the pc im using to telnet into the tivo is not wired directly to my router, it is using a wireless adapter also, does that matter also? just trying to eliminate possibilities. thanks. i also read on the zipper wiki that some ppl with xp have telnet troubles. i have xp is there something i should be doing different, instead of whats on the zipper instructions? thanksYour setup should work, but make sure wep is turned off on your router, which means it also has to be turned off on the PC you're using to telnet. Start off by seeing if you can ping your tivo from the computer, preferable the one that's attached directly to your router.

[danny7481]

Your setup should work, but make sure wep is turned off on your router, which means it also has to be turned off on the PC you're using to telnet. Start off by seeing if you can ping your tivo from the computer, preferable the one that's attached directly to your router.

i have never enabled wep with this router, so its not on. wep turned off on a pc??
i have my windows firewall disabled and norton internet security disabled also. and no i cant ping my tivo (i can ping the router just fine though).

[JWThiers]

i have never enabled wep with this router, so its not on. wep turned off on a pc??
i have my windows firewall disabled and norton internet security disabled also. and no i cant ping my tivo (i can ping the router just fine though).
Is the Tivo in the same subnet?

[MATT1981M]

Are you using the DMZ in your actiontec? If not turn on DMZ in your actiontec modem and do all the forwarding in your Linksys router. I have the same setup and can access all 4 of my Tivos from anywhere. :)
i have DMZ setup as well as port fwd on the actiontec to 198.162.0.4 which is the IP for my WRT54G router.... it then has Port Fwd and DMZ to 198.162.1.110 which is the tivo i have su to do this.... still no go..... have tried to access from 2 separate locations outside my network thinking it might have just been that the connection was restricted...

[danny7481]

Is the Tivo in the same subnet?

i dont know, i dont know what a subnet is :confused:

[JWThiers]

i dont know, i dont know what a subnet is :confused:
The default subnet that Linksys uses is 192.168.1.xxx. Looking back at a previous post I noticed you gave an ip of 192.168.2.xxx (something like that) anyway the first 3 sets define the subnet and the xxx defines which computer on a subnet. ALL devices must be on the same subnet to be seen by the other devices so ALL of the IP addresses MUST start the same (192.168.1.xxx or 192.168.2.xxx).

[danny7481]

The default subnet that Linksys uses is 192.168.1.xxx. Looking back at a previous post I noticed you gave an ip of 192.168.2.xxx (something like that) anyway the first 3 sets define the subnet and the xxx defines which computer on a subnet. ALL devices must be on the same subnet to be seen by the other devices so ALL of the IP addresses MUST start the same (192.168.1.xxx or 192.168.2.xxx).

i think i found my screw-up then the tivo ip is 192.168.1.101 and the router ip is 192.168.2.1 so i need to change the tivo to 192.168.2.xxx
right?

[Gunnyman]

yep

[danny7481]

yep

geez, if i knew a thing or two i could have saved myself alot of headache
thanks gunnyman, JWThiers & rbautch!!
maybe now i can get this going!

[JWThiers]

i think i found my screw-up then the tivo ip is 192.168.1.101 and the router ip is 192.168.2.1 so i need to change the tivo to 192.168.2.xxx
right?
Or change the rest of your network to match the tivo, which actually might be easier. Change the router IP to 192.168.1.1 setup for dhcp (usually by default). Save the changes reboot your computer which is also probably set to recieve DHCP and you should be golden.

[danny7481]

Or change the rest of your network to match the tivo, which actually might be easier. Change the router IP to 192.168.1.1 setup for dhcp (usually by default). Save the changes reboot your computer which is also probably set to recieve DHCP and you should be golden.

yeah that would have been alot easier, but ive already pulled the hd out of the tivo, put it in the pc changed the ip and put it back in, waiting for it to boot up!
*hopes and prays*

tivo ip 192.168.2.3
router ip 192.168.2.1

[JWThiers]

yeah that would have been alot easier, but ive already pulled the hd out of the tivo, put it in the pc changed the ip and put it back in, waiting for it to boot up!
*hopes and prays*

tivo ip 192.168.2.3
router ip 192.168.2.1
either way should work good luck.

[danny7481]

either way should work good luck.

it worked!!!! i got the bash prompt!!
thanks guys, i appreciate it!!

[danny7481]

i choose to install the channel logos in the zipper, and i dont see them in the guide menu, there in the now playing list (they were there before the zipper though).
any ideas? i have the list guide. thanks.

[6stringbass]

So I've Zippered all my DTivos and they are closed up (Zippered up?) and happy. Now I want to serve up some pictures and music. What is the preferred server software for my Winders PC at the moment? I seem to have read that an updated version from the Tivo website doesn't want to work with our hacked boxes? Opinions anyone?

[Gunnyman]

javahmo
is great

[danny7481]

javahmo
is great

When i installed javohmo, it kept getting an error when installing, JAI, so i had to install it without that option, will it still work without that?

[6stringbass]

javahmo
is great
Well if YOU recommend it.....got a link perhaps?

[danny7481]

javahmo.sourceforge.net (http://javahmo.sourceforge.net)

[Gunnyman]

Well if YOU recommend it.....got a link perhaps?
doesn't anybody GOOGLE anymore? :p

[ttodd1]

Well if YOU recommend it.....got a link perhaps?


Google is your friend

[ttodd1]

It seems Gunny you and I had the same thought....

And I guess noone googles.

[Gunnyman]

When i installed javohmo, it kept getting an error when installing, JAI, so i had to install it without that option, will it still work without that?
none of the picture stuff will but the music will work fine
install the jai separately hen un check the jai install when you re run the javahmo installer

[danny7481]

none of the picture stuff will but the music will work fine
oh, ok thanks!

[msommer]

This is odd.

My zippered DVR40 wouldn't connect to the network after a reboot. I am using a Linksys wireless adapter, and for the last few weeks everything was fine after reboots. But after the latest reboot I was only able to connect using a wired adapter. When I telnet in I notice that the network parameters have changed back to the values I used when I ran the Zipper!

When I ran the Zipper I gave an IP address of 192.168.1.40, and WEP was disabled. After a week I reconfigured the box to an address of 192.168.1.43 with WEP enabled. Everything worked great for two weeks, but now after the reboot it has reverted back to the initial address of 192.168.1.40 with WEP disabled!!

I changed the settings in TWP, rebooted and was able to connect with the correct IP 192.168.1.43. However, if I look at the network parameters, they have changed back to the initial settings. I even tried making the changes using net-launch.sh, which will allow a connectiion after a reboot, but if I reboot again the values have again changed back to the initial settings.

My question is, am I changing the network values correctly? Should I use net-launch.sh, or something else? Using TWP to change only works for one reboot.

[titleistmd]

Question I have hacked 4 phillip 708s with zipper. I have had all functions working fine. I recently did some network rewiring. Now I can not telnet http or ftp in to one of the tivos. I can ping it so it is not a network wiring problem. I had a problem similar to this where telnet was turned off but it resolved with a reboot. I have rebooted a few times and get connection refused. I have hackman and twp installed, but twp doesn't seem to be starting on reboot. Is there a way to get to a bash prompt or do I need to pull my drive.

Thanks in advance

[JWThiers]

Is there a way to get to a bash prompt or do I need to pull my drive.

Thanks in advance
Do you have a serial cable?

[BigBearf]

Gunny and Rbautch. Thanks for all y'alls work. I finally got all the hardware pieces to zipper one of my HR10-250 and everything works fine so far. My next project will be to get tivotool to work. Let me know if this is a topic is a no-no. I am running a Mac powerbook and Panther 10.3.9 and so far can see the shows but can't do anything with them. Any pointers would appreciated. Also I will probably need to set up an Ultimate Wireless Network since the HR10-250 does not as yet support wireless.
Thanks,
BigBearf

[titleistmd]

Do you have a serial cable?
no I don't but I think I may pick one up so I don't have to pull the my drives. I suspect I have to pull the drive after looking through the posts...

[JWThiers]

no I don't but I think I may pick one up so I don't have to pull the my drives. I suspect I have to pull the drive after looking through the posts...
did you have wep turned on on the Tivo? if so I had some problems with wep turning off and then not being able to connect to anything until I turned it off on the router and rebooting Tivo. Then I could get bash again.

[6stringbass]

doesn't anybody GOOGLE anymore? :p

Uh...believe it or not it didn't occur to me. Low bit rate day I guess.

[airjrdn]

Upon running sh zipper.sh I get the prompt asking for the Tivo drive, to which I choose 'a' for hda. I then get the prompt where it sees the 000001 file (I assume) and asks if it should restore it and I tell it 'y', where it quickly gives me control again telling me: "Restore failed: Unknown backup format.".

I purchased the two things from the website that was linked to (total of about $27 after taxes) and am attempting this on a drive I had in an external USB enclosure. My target DTivo is a Samsung SIR-S4040R.

I've burned the CD 3 times, using two different PC's/drives, so I don't think that's the problem. I've also burned the ISO (not as a file) so I'm fairly certain the ISO I downloaded is fine.

I've done drive swaps before, so I'm not totally green to this, but I'm not sure what to do here.

[MATT1981M]

Upon running sh zipper.sh I get the prompt asking for the Tivo drive, to which I choose 'a' for hda. I then get the prompt where it sees the 000001 file (I assume) and asks if it should restore it and I tell it 'y', where it quickly gives me control again telling me: "Restore failed: Unknown backup format.".

I purchased the two things from the website that was linked to (total of about $27 after taxes) and am attempting this on a drive I had in an external USB enclosure. My target DTivo is a Samsung SIR-S4040R.

I've burned the CD 3 times, using two different PC's/drives, so I don't think that's the problem. I've also burned the ISO (not as a file) so I'm fairly certain the ISO I downloaded is fine.

I've done drive swaps before, so I'm not totally green to this, but I'm not sure what to do here.
which IDE channel do you have the CDROM on and which one is the HD on...what s/w are you using to burn the CD.... are you working on a formatted drive... is it blank... is it partitioned... if so delete all partitions...

[airjrdn]

which IDE channel do you have the CDROM on and which one is the HD on...what s/w are you using to burn the CD.... are you working on a formatted drive... is it blank... is it partitioned... if so delete all partitions...

Everything is on IDE channel 1, the HD is a, the CDROM is b. I've used a couple of different apps to burn the Tools CD, but it's simply burned as files on a CD - Joliet.

The drive is the same as it was when I pulled it from the enclosure, it still has an NTFS partition on it.

Edit: I wiped the partition from the drive and tried again and got the same error.

[kbsmoka]

Hey Guys - I'm back with one more question.....Im waiting to run that script to fix the error 51 problem but it looks like the damn network adapter is LOST in the mail, I was going to go out and buy one but it looks like the only one available in the store is the LinkSys USB200M (USB to wired). Does that work?

Thanks,
KB

[rbautch]

which IDE channel do you have the CDROM on and which one is the HD on...what s/w are you using to burn the CD.... are you working on a formatted drive... is it blank... is it partitioned... if so delete all partitions...

Everything is on IDE channel 1, the HD is a, the CDROM is b. I've used a couple of different apps to burn the Tools CD, but it's simply burned as files on a CD - Joliet.

The drive is the same as it was when I pulled it from the enclosure, it still has an NTFS partition on it.

Edit: I wiped the partition from the drive and tried again and got the same error. Let's confirm a few things. The Instantcake iso that you downloaded from PTV should not be burned as an iso. Extract the files on your PC, and copy the 000001 file to the tools disk. The lba48 boot disk iso that you downloaded should indeed be burned as an iso, which sounds like what you've done. If you're still stuck, then burn the Instantcake iso as an iso, and follow the instantcake instructions to restore the image to your disk before you begin the zipper process.

[rbautch]

Hey Guys - I'm back with one more question.....Im waiting to run that script to fix the error 51 problem but it looks like the damn network adapter is LOST in the mail, I was going to go out and buy one but it looks like the only one available in the store is the LinkSys USB200M (USB to wired). Does that work?

Thanks,
KBIf it's a version 2, it will only work after you run the enhancement script. Chicken or egg sort of thing.

[rbautch]

Question I have hacked 4 phillip 708s with zipper. I have had all functions working fine. I recently did some network rewiring. Now I can not telnet http or ftp in to one of the tivos. I can ping it so it is not a network wiring problem. I had a problem similar to this where telnet was turned off but it resolved with a reboot. I have rebooted a few times and get connection refused. I have hackman and twp installed, but twp doesn't seem to be starting on reboot. Is there a way to get to a bash prompt or do I need to pull my drive.

Thanks in advance If you don't have a serial cable, then you'll have to pull the drive and check out the author file.

[kbsmoka]

If it's a version 2, it will only work after you run the enhancement script. Chicken or egg sort of thing.


If I did a complete zipper setup them I'm good, right? I thought i read somewhere that i dont need to run that if i used zipper.

[JWThiers]

If I did a complete zipper setup them I'm good, right? I thought i read somewhere that i dont need to run that if i used zipper.
Based on Rbaucht's answer I would venture that if it is version 2 then it will work AFTER the USB 2 drivers are installed. The USB 2 drivers are installed when you run tweak.sh which you either need a serial cable or a working network to telnet in on. to use bash to run tweak.sh. Hence Chicken and Egg thing.

[airjrdn]

Let's confirm a few things. The Instantcake iso that you downloaded from PTV should not be burned as an iso. Extract the files on your PC, and copy the 000001 file to the tools disk. The lba48 boot disk iso that you downloaded should indeed be burned as an iso, which sounds like what you've done. If you're still stuck, then burn the Instantcake iso as an iso, and follow the instantcake instructions to restore the image to your disk before you begin the zipper process.

Thanks for the info, I think I see (based on your post) what I did wrong. I was renaming the .iso to 000001. Yeah, looking back that was obviously a stretch (that it would handle an .iso on the fly like that), but it was 2am when I was doing this. ;)

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)

Thanks again, I'll give it a shot after work.

Edit: I don't have a NIC yet, and since I'd prefer to go wired, is this the correct list of supported adapters for a Samsung SIR-4040R after "Zipper"?

http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv2183.htm?

Edit (2): I went ahead and ordered one of these - Netgear FA120 as ZipZoomFly had them for like $29 and for $1.99 I could get 2 day shipping...meaning this week. :p

[bigkat]

Hi guys
This is my first time posting here, but I just wanted to share my story. About a month ago, my DirecTv tivo broke. I wasn't sure what the problem was, but I really wanted to get it fixed because my kids have some shows saved on it that aren't on the air anymore. I looked into getting it fixed and found out that it would be pretty expensive even for them to just look at it. I did some internet searching and eventually ended up at the tivocommunity forum. I did some digging around and from what I could tell, it sounded like the power supply was the problem (turned out that someone had inserted a twisty tie into the fan). I found out about weaknees from this forum and was able to get my tivo up and running again without losing my shows.

Well, I read some more stuff on here about tivo upgrading and found out about this 'zipper' thing. I did some more reading and found out that it could provide me with a lot of features that I had wished my tivo had out of the box. I'm fairly handy with computers, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It worked great. I also installed tivoserver on my computer and am now able to transfer all my home movies of my family onto my tivo.

Anyhow, to sum up, I'm really glad that one of my children decided to break my tivo because I've been having a lot of fun messing around with our 2 tivos. Thanks to all who have put these tools together!

[MATT1981M]

Hi guys
This is my first time posting here, but I just wanted to share my story. About a month ago, my DirecTv tivo broke. I wasn't sure what the problem was, but I really wanted to get it fixed because my kids have some shows saved on it that aren't on the air anymore. I looked into getting it fixed and found out that it would be pretty expensive even for them to just look at it. I did some internet searching and eventually ended up at the tivocommunity forum. I did some digging around and from what I could tell, it sounded like the power supply was the problem (turned out that someone had inserted a twisty tie into the fan). I found out about weaknees from this forum and was able to get my tivo up and running again without losing my shows.

Well, I read some more stuff on here about tivo upgrading and found out about this 'zipper' thing. I did some more reading and found out that it could provide me with a lot of features that I had wished my tivo had out of the box. I'm fairly handy with computers, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It worked great. I also installed tivoserver on my computer and am now able to transfer all my home movies of my family onto my tivo.

Anyhow, to sum up, I'm really glad that one of my children decided to break my tivo because I've been having a lot of fun messing around with our 2 tivos. Thanks to all who have put these tools together!
that is great that you were able to get your tivo running again....

[msommer]

This is odd.

My zippered DVR40 wouldn't connect to the network after a reboot. I am using a Linksys wireless adapter, and for the last few weeks everything was fine after reboots. But after the latest reboot I was only able to connect using a wired adapter. When I telnet in I notice that the network parameters have changed back to the values I used when I ran the Zipper!

When I ran the Zipper I gave an IP address of 192.168.1.40, and WEP was disabled. After a week I reconfigured the box to an address of 192.168.1.43 with WEP enabled. Everything worked great for two weeks, but now after the reboot it has reverted back to the initial address of 192.168.1.40 with WEP disabled!!

I changed the settings in TWP, rebooted and was able to connect with the correct IP 192.168.1.43. However, if I look at the network parameters, they have changed back to the initial settings. I even tried making the changes using net-launch.sh, which will allow a connectiion after a reboot, but if I reboot again the values have again changed back to the initial settings.

My question is, am I changing the network values correctly? Should I use net-launch.sh, or something else? Using TWP to change only works for one reboot.

OK. I pulled the drive and ran zipper again. After rebooting, the network values still default to the original values entered when I ran the zipper the first time.

Even if I run the network-delete.tcl and then run the net-launch.sh, the values are kept only for the reboot, then when the box has come back up and connected to the network, I can telnet in, check the network values and they have reverted back to the original values.

I set the IP to 192.168.1.43 and WEP enabled, reboot and the TIVO connects. But when I telnet in the values are 192.168.1.40 with WEP off. These are the values I used the first time I ran the Zipper. So if I reboot again, the IP changes to 192.168.1.40 with WEP off.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[FieryRobot]

I just hacked it all up yesterday. Good times. (HR10-250)

The only problem I've run into is that I am getting this when I click on a show I've searched for:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_series '/186218' ''
can't read "recstartdate": no such variable
while executing
"expr ($recstartdate * 86400) + $recstarttime"
(procedure "slotfree" line 19)
invoked from within
"slotfree [expr $seconds ] [dbobj $showing get Duration] $chan"
(procedure "do_seriesrowtodo" line 118)
invoked from within
"do_seriesrowtodo $chan $showing $recfsid 0"
("uplevel" body line 35)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set recfsid [lindex [get_fsidbyprefix "/Recording/Active" "4:$date:$timestr:"] 0]
set schedlist [get_fsidbyprefix "/Sch..."
(procedure "::action_series" line 70)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

I've seen this posted in this thread, but no answers... is there a solution for this that's known? I've restarted it (full) at least three times.

Thanks!

[rbautch]

OK. I pulled the drive and ran zipper again. After rebooting, the network values still default to the original values entered when I ran the zipper the first time.

Even if I run the network-delete.tcl and then run the net-launch.sh, the values are kept only for the reboot, then when the box has come back up and connected to the network, I can telnet in, check the network values and they have reverted back to the original values.

I set the IP to 192.168.1.43 and WEP enabled, reboot and the TIVO connects. But when I telnet in the values are 192.168.1.40 with WEP off. These are the values I used the first time I ran the Zipper. So if I reboot again, the IP changes to 192.168.1.40 with WEP off.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.There are a few lines toward the end of the author file that set up network parameters. They start with something link "one-time network setup may be deleted". After you telnet in and run tweak.sh for the first time, it will remove those lines automatically, so your tivo doesnt revert back to the initial settings everytime it reboots. If it doesn't go in there and manually remove them.

[Gunnyman]

I just hacked it all up yesterday. Good times. (HR10-250)

The only problem I've run into is that I am getting this when I click on a show I've searched for:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_series '/186218' ''
can't read "recstartdate": no such variable
while executing
"expr ($recstartdate * 86400) + $recstarttime"
(procedure "slotfree" line 19)
invoked from within
"slotfree [expr $seconds ] [dbobj $showing get Duration] $chan"
(procedure "do_seriesrowtodo" line 118)
invoked from within
"do_seriesrowtodo $chan $showing $recfsid 0"
("uplevel" body line 35)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set recfsid [lindex [get_fsidbyprefix "/Recording/Active" "4:$date:$timestr:"] 0]
set schedlist [get_fsidbyprefix "/Sch..."
(procedure "::action_series" line 70)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

I've seen this posted in this thread, but no answers... is there a solution for this that's known? I've restarted it (full) at least three times.

Thanks!

instead of a "full restart"
kill twp from the restart menu
then from bash do a tivoweb console report any strangeness you see if any.

[danny7481]

when running the zipper, i choose to install twp, how do i use/access it?

thanks

[Gunnyman]

put your tivo's IP address in a web browser

[FieryRobot]

instead of a "full restart"
kill twp from the restart menu
then from bash do a tivoweb console report any strangeness you see if any.

I'll try it when I get home and let you know. I didn't open up the telnet port so I can't do it from here...

BTW, it appears nothing is showing up in Now Playing, What's On, etc. at all. I figure it must have started recording random things by now... could the two problems be related at all?

[Gunnyman]

yes

[danny7481]

put your tivo's IP address in a web browser

i always make things harder than they really are

thanks gunny!

[airjrdn]

Well, I'm all zipped up, but now I need my NIC to arrive. Thanks for the assistance, and all the hard work that's gone into this.

[scs00]

If you are using an Directv Tivo (D*Tivo) it enables Home Media Option (HMO)/Multi Room Viewing (MRV) just like Stand Alone (SA) Tivos and with other software you can get functionality of Tivo To Go (TTG) to burn content onto a DVD on your computer and remote administration of your D*tivo. This is available out of the box for SA owners. If you have a SA tivo hacking allows you to (I may be wrong I don't have any SA tivos) see the D*Tivo on the network and add other useful features.

I have a SA, Humax 300hr, Series 2. Basically I would like to find out what features are available if I did decide to 'hack' my machine. Is there a list of those somewhere? Does it possibly include being able to record more than one show at a time? Or allow you to view shows remotely via a laptop, for example? Again, thanks in advance and sorry for the novice questions.

[danny7481]

I have a SA, Humax 300hr, Series 2. Basically I would like to find out what features are available if I did decide to 'hack' my machine. Is there a list of those somewhere? Does it possibly include being able to record more than one show at a time? Or allow you to view shows remotely via a laptop, for example? Again, thanks in advance and sorry for the novice questions.

you can already record more than 1 show at a time.

[trans_lux]

I'm having th same issue as FieryRobot.
I did a tivoweb console but do not see anything that looks out of place.
Please see below maybe I'm missing something.

hdtivo-TiVo# TivoWebPlus Project - v1.2.1
The program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This program is licensed under the GPL.
See the 'copyright' and 'README' files for copyright and credit information.
Loading modules...
backup
channelprefs
favicon
index
-initializing logo index
-initializing channel table
--caching 764 channels for source of type=6 (DirecTV)
--caching 0 channels for source of type=4 (ATSC)
-initializing genre table
-initializing now showing cache
-initializing season pass cache
info
lj_utils
logos
logs
mail
manrec
merge
mfsbrowser
mrv
netconfig
phone
resources
Loaded 0 resource definitions
sched
screen
search
theme
ui
webremote
whatson
wishlists
xplusz
Accepting Connections

[Gunnyman]

you can already record more than 1 show at a time.
a humax standalone tivo only has 1 tuner therefore can only record 1 show at a time.

[MATT1981M]

I have a SA, Humax 300hr, Series 2. Basically I would like to find out what features are available if I did decide to 'hack' my machine. Is there a list of those somewhere? Does it possibly include being able to record more than one show at a time? Or allow you to view shows remotely via a laptop, for example? Again, thanks in advance and sorry for the novice questions.
there is a really easy way to record 2 programs at once... get a Dtivo....sorry i couldnt resist....

[msommer]

There are a few lines toward the end of the author file that set up network parameters. They start with something link "one-time network setup may be deleted". After you telnet in and run tweak.sh for the first time, it will remove those lines automatically, so your tivo doesnt revert back to the initial settings everytime it reboots. If it doesn't go in there and manually remove them.

Success!! Your suggestion did the trick. After I removed the lines in the author file and rebooted, my settings were correct.

Thank you.... I really appreciate the help on this issue.

Kudos to you and Gunny for the great app!!

[TigerDave]

Well I jumped in with both feet tonight and gave it a shot. So far so good with the first of my two HDRV2's. However, I am stuck at Step M (where you telnet).

I'm a PC tech by trade and so networking is not new to me. I've checked the Wiki Troubleshooting and searched this thread. But after 3 hours of troubleshooting. I'm still stumped.

I cannot telnet into the Tivo nor can I ping it. I am using a D-Link DWL-120 (Ver. A) which according to Tivo's site is "not tested, but reported to work". The POWER LED flashes, but the LINK LED on the D-Link USB wireless adapter never lights up.

I disabled WEP on my D-Link DI-614+ router.

Shutdown both ZoneAlarm and router firewalls.

Router's DHCP is set to the range 192.168.0.101 to 192.168.0.200.

I set the Tivo to 192.168.0.121, so it's in the range. I tried changing the DCHP range so that it ends at .119 thereby putting the wireless adapter outside the range, no dice.

I can ping other wireless PC's in my network (such as 192.168.0.109).

I have tried both USB ports on the HDVR2.

Still, no luck. The LINK LED never lights up (this is a known good adapter too -- I had used it with several XP laptops in the past). Should I just try another wireless adapter? And if so, what do you folks recommend?

[MATT1981M]

Well I jumped in with both feet tonight and gave it a shot. So far so good with the first of my two HDRV2's. However, I am stuck at Step M (where you telnet).

I'm a PC tech by trade and so networking is not new to me. I've checked the Wiki Troubleshooting and searched this thread. But after 3 hours of troubleshooting. I'm still stumped.

I cannot telnet into the Tivo nor can I ping it. I am using a D-Link DWL-120 (Ver. A) which according to Tivo's site is "not tested, but reported to work". The POWER LED flashes, but the LINK LED on the D-Link USB wireless adapter never lights up.

I disabled WEP on my D-Link DI-614+ router.

Shutdown both ZoneAlarm and router firewalls.

Router's DHCP is set to the range 192.168.0.101 to 192.168.0.200.

I set the Tivo to 192.168.0.121, so it's in the range. I tried changing the DCHP range so that it ends at .119 thereby putting the wireless adapter outside the range, no dice.

I can ping other wireless PC's in my network (such as 192.168.0.109).

I have tried both USB ports on the HDVR2.

Still, no luck. The LINK LED never lights up (this is a known good adapter too -- I had used it with several XP laptops in the past). Should I just try another wireless adapter? And if so, what do you folks recommend?
if i were u i would make a serial null modem cable.... it is easy and it works....may be a driver issue...running tweak.sh via serial ppp and saying yes to usb2.0 driver install, would correct this if it was that the driver was not on the unit...

[Luv2DrvFst]

I cannot telnet into the Tivo nor can I ping it. I am using a D-Link DWL-120 (Ver. A) which according to Tivo's site is "not tested, but reported to work". The POWER LED flashes, but the LINK LED on the D-Link USB wireless adapter never lights up.
I would suspect the adapter. In my experience Tivo's site isn't the best guide for wireless adapters. Before you waste too much more time, see if you can find someone whose gotten a DWL120 to work.

Any chance you can make a wired connection to verify that you can connect that way?

[Phe0nix]

that should do it assuming you have port forwarding setup right.
Dyndns just isn't working and i have the port my Tivo runs off of forwarded. I am able to access it only on PC's on the LAN side of the router. I am confindent what i'm doing is correct, i beleive the issue is related to my ISP's subnet which is what
kept me out on the LAN PC's orignally.

All NAT does is convert the IP Addresses and Port Numbers within the Packet and then will send the Packet on its way. Port Forwarders are more restrictive than NAT they generally only "deal with" UDP and TCP so i'm going to try a port forwarding application (http://ksc.mystarband.net/Networking/TCP2HTTP2.JPG) as the router can't seem to handle it via NAT while running on different subnets as required by my ISP.

As you stated eairler, i would need to check this from a PC outside my network so i was hoping i could get you to test the temporary Host i setup.


My Tivo Link (http://temporary.homeunix.com:8090)

[Luv2DrvFst]

Dyndns just isn't working and i have the port my Tivo runs off of forwarded. I am able to access it only on PC's on the LAN side of the router. I am confindent what i'm doing is correct, i beleive the issue is related to my ISP's subnet which is what
kept me out on the LAN PC's orignally.

All NAT does is convert the IP Addresses and Port Numbers within the Packet and then will send the Packet on its way. Port Forwarders are more restrictive than NAT they generally only "deal with" UDP and TCP so i'm going to try a port forwarding application (http://ksc.mystarband.net/Networking/TCP2HTTP2.JPG) as the router can't seem to handle it via NAT while running on different subnets as required by my ISP.

As you stated eairler, i would need to check this from a PC outside my network so i was hoping i could get you to test the temporary Host i setup.

Phe0nix, it works.

[Phe0nix]

Thanks, i was out of ideas if this didn't work. Now i can edit the post and alter the
link to my tivo to keep the hackers out.

Time to start using my tivo now. I installed the Zipper and have been tweaking
everything for a week now. Everything is finally linked up now.


Thanks again...

[Finnstang]

Phe0nix, I can get into your TiVo just fine and receive a prompt for a UID and PW.
ditto

[Finnstang]

Thanks, i was out of ideas if this didn't work. Now i can edit the post and alter the
link to my tivo to keep the hackers out.

Time to start using my tivo now. I installed the Zipper and have been tweaking
everything for a week now. Everything is finally linked up now.


Thanks again...
Since Luv2DrvFst quoted your post, you need him to edit his post also.

[TigerDave]

if i were u i would make a serial null modem cable.... it is easy and it works....may be a driver issue...running tweak.sh via serial ppp and saying yes to usb2.0 driver install, would correct this if it was that the driver was not on the unit...

But the HDVR2 doesn't have a serial port, to my knowledge (I'm at the office right now).


I would suspect the adapter. In my experience Tivo's site isn't the best guide for wireless adapters. Before you waste too much more time, see if you can find someone whose gotten a DWL120 to work.

Any chance you can make a wired connection to verify that you can connect that way?

Well, I can get the Netgear USB to Ethernet adapter and try it with that. I've been considering doing just that.

[swizzlest]

But the HDVR2 doesn't have a serial port, to my knowledge (I'm at the office right now).

Sure it does.

[Finnstang]

But the HDVR2 doesn't have a serial port, to my knowledge (I'm at the office right now).
It just looks like a headphone jack. :)

There is a drawing somewhere in this thread about how to make the cable, or you could buy it. Search for TiVo serial cable.

[TigerDave]

Oh, so it's not your standard DB-9 like on PC's? Luckily, I know how to make null modem cables cuz I have to telnet into Symbol access points at work all the time. :-)

[Finnstang]

Oh, so it's not your standard DB-9 like on PC's? Luckily, I know how to make null modem cables cuz I have to telnet into Symbol access points at work all the time. :-)
One end is DB-9 for your PC, and the other is a 1/8" mini stereo (or mono not sure) plug.

[JWThiers]

One end is DB-9 for your PC, and the other is a 1/8" mini stereo (or mono not sure) plug.
Stereo or if you have a Philips pronto remote, the serial cable from that works as well.

[kbsmoka]

Any special program to use for the serial cable or can i just use telnet in windows to get to a bash prompt?

[MATT1981M]

Any special program to use for the serial cable or can i just use telnet in windows to get to a bash prompt?
i use hyperterminal.... it is EASY.... make sure if you use just the standard telnet that you follow the instructions for XP users.....

[kbsmoka]

i use hyperterminal.... it is EASY.... make sure if you use just the standard telnet that you follow the instructions for XP users.....

Ok, got the cable but it looks like i need an adapter to hook the my laptop, which i have....where can i find the instructions for XP users?

[JWThiers]

Ok, got the cable but it looks like i need an adapter to hook the my laptop, which i have....where can i find the instructions for XP users?
You don't need them for hyperterminal.

BUT for a regular telnet either get a program that will let you turn off line feeds in the carrage return (like PuTTY) or from windows command line type:

telnet and press return
unset crlf and press return
o xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the xxx is the ip address of your tivo

[kbsmoka]

You don't need them for hyperterminal.

BUT for a regular telnet either get a program that will let you turn off line feeds in the carrage return (like PuTTY) or from windows command line type:

telnet and press return
unset crlf and press return
o xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the xxx is the ip address of your tivo


I cant get to it by IP yet, needs to be a serial connection....

[MATT1981M]

Ok, got the cable but it looks like i need an adapter to hook the my laptop, which i have....where can i find the instructions for XP users?
sorry... i would have normally posted that info too... but i was using my cell phone when i posted that.... takes to long to type it out......

[stevecon]

does it populate eventually?
is there an error message?
if no error message and it DOES populate after say 30-45 seconds, look in the troubleshooting section of the wiki in my sig for empty now playing list and apply the fixes.

Gun - I have this issue described above. I tried to do this on my own but... Anyway, my /etc/resolv.conf has somehow become a directory (20 bytes) - not a file on tivo "...203" On another tivo "...201" it is a file (23 bytes) The contents of the file is:

nameserver 192.168.0.1

I can not edit nor delete it on tivo "...203" I'd like to just xfer the file from tivo "...201" to tivo "...203" but can't for obvious reasons. chmod is 777. I'm stuck as to what to do next. Any help would be great - thanks.

And no - I have no idea how it happened ::sigh::

[Gunnyman]

ok
remove the buggared one using rm -r /etc/resolv.conf
then ftp th eone from good tivo to bad.
reboot

[MATT1981M]

Gun - I have this issue described above. I tried to do this on my own but... Anyway, my /etc/resolv.conf has somehow become a directory (20 bytes) - not a file on tivo "...203" On another tivo "...201" it is a file (23 bytes) The contents of the file is:

nameserver 192.168.0.1

I can not edit nor delete it on tivo "...203" I'd like to just xfer the file from tivo "...201" to tivo "...203" but can't for obvious reasons. chmod is 777. I'm stuck as to what to do next. Any help would be great - thanks.

And no - I have no idea how it happened ::sigh::
did you remember to use telnet to send the rw command to set the mount the file system read write....then try to edit the file....

[FieryRobot]

OK. I've tried and tried. On suggestions I ran the 51killer thing (which I think was the second time I did it), and not only could I not get my search to work, but I also found out the hard way that my OTA antenna was not working. I plugged in my old drive and it worked.

So I took my work drive, re-instant-caked it, ran the zipper, everything went fine. Plugged it into the machine and it didn't auto-reboot where it was supposed to, nor could I connect to it (the adapter was dead - no lights).

To be honest, this is what happened the first time I did this... when it happened then I re-ran the zipper on it and tried it and it did the auto-reboot thing, and the net connector worked. But then I ran into those errors I posted earlier.

This is multiple days playing with this now. I'm about ready to loft my drive out the window. :P

[MATT1981M]

OK. I've tried and tried. On suggestions I ran the 51killer thing (which I think was the second time I did it), and not only could I not get my search to work, but I also found out the hard way that my OTA antenna was not working. I plugged in my old drive and it worked.

So I took my work drive, re-instant-caked it, ran the zipper, everything went fine. Plugged it into the machine and it didn't auto-reboot where it was supposed to, nor could I connect to it (the adapter was dead - no lights).

To be honest, this is what happened the first time I did this... when it happened then I re-ran the zipper on it and tried it and it did the auto-reboot thing, and the net connector worked. But then I ran into those errors I posted earlier.

This is multiple days playing with this now. I'm about ready to loft my drive out the window. :P
i know you have probably said this before but i just want to make sure.... what size drive are you installing....what was the old drive size... which dtivo do you have.... i am guessing it is the HR10-250... that is by the comment about OTA antenna not recording....why dont you try to dd the image from your old drive to the new...or do a mfs backup and restore and then expand it to the new drive size.... check out the hinsdale guide... it gives alot of different setup options...

[FieryRobot]

i know you have probably said this before but i just want to make sure.... what size drive are you installing....what was the old drive size... which dtivo do you have.... i am guessing it is the HR10-250... that is by the comment about OTA antenna not recording....why dont you try to dd the image from your old drive to the new...or do a mfs backup and restore and then expand it to the new drive size.... check out the hinsdale guide... it gives alot of different setup options...

Yes. HR10-250. Had a 250G drive, putting in a 300. I tried using mfsbackup/restore to copy the image, and it was going to take literally days at the speed it was going, so I gave up and used instantcake.

[solsurfer]

Is there something I can do to re-enable the modem to make the call to DTV? My ability to buy PPV via the remote is lost now that my access card is full, so I want to enable the call to DTV so it can be cleared.

I've got a clean image on another drive that I could use to make the call, but from what I understand I can't force the call, and I don't want to leave it in the box for days on end hoping that it makes the call.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Rod

[Gunnyman]

suggestion mr robot and hey watch where you aim that thing.
Image teh new drive
put it in tivo
run it thru a clear and delete everything THEN do guided setup.
Once all is well there, pull the drive and zipper.

[MATT1981M]

suggestion mr robot and hey watch where you aim that thing.
Image teh new drive
put it in tivo
run it thru a clear and delete everything THEN do guided setup.
Once all is well there, pull the drive and zipper.
i agree... that sounds like a good idea....

if that doesnt work i would do the mfs backup and restore option... let it do "it's thing" and when it is done next week or whenever.... zip it and see what happens....

[Gunnyman]

Is there something I can do to re-enable the modem to make the call to DTV? My ability to buy PPV via the remote is lost now that my access card is full, so I want to enable the call to DTV so it can be cleared.

I've got a clean image on another drive that I could use to make the call, but from what I understand I can't force the call, and I don't want to leave it in the box for days on end hoping that it makes the call.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Rod
it's been reported many many times that it's safe to plug a phone line into a dtivo as long as you have cron running, and the route commands in your author file.
just plug the phone line in

[FieryRobot]

suggestion mr robot and hey watch where you aim that thing.
Image teh new drive
put it in tivo
run it thru a clear and delete everything THEN do guided setup.
Once all is well there, pull the drive and zipper.

Doing it right now...

[MATT1981M]

Doing it right now...
good luck with that... we are crossing our fingers for ya....

[solsurfer]

it's been reported many many times that it's safe to plug a phone line into a dtivo as long as you have cron running, and the route commands in your author file.
just plug the phone line in

Gunny, the phone line is, and has always been, plugged in to the unit. When I was trying to fix this, I did notice that the default phone settings put in place after I zippered didn't actually work, so I tried to tweak them. I removed the "*#" for call waiting, etc, but when I tried to connect to get the new local number the call failed. However, I could hear the phone and modem connecting. And the same test went through on the clean image drive. So I concluded that some part of the zipper is preventing the box from understanding the modem communications. Is this wrong?

Or maybe I haven't enabled a necessary rbautch enancement?

Thanks

[Gunnyman]

ok for the sake of setting UP the phone for the dtv call do this:
edit the auhor file using Joe or your favorite linux friendly text editor
comment out the "route commands" reboot tivo
make your changes to the phone settings
dial out to test them
re-edit author file re-enabling the route commands
reboot tivo

[TigerDave]

Well, since my D-Link DWL-120 didn't work with my HDVR2, I picked up these two wireless USB network adapters:

- Netgear WG111T
- Linksys WUSB54G

The Netgear's single LED never comes on (flash means connecting, solid means connected). Then again, plugging it into my Dell Windows XP PC yields the same results -- probably because drivers need to be loaded first. XP did detect new hardware though.

The Linksys's POWER LED comes on, but the LINK LED never does (exhibiting same behavior as my D-Link).

Are there any HDVR2 owners out that who had run The Zipper and can tell me what USB wireless adapter they are using successfully?

Until then, I also picked up a Linksys USB100M USB-to-ethernet network adapter. I will connect a crossover cable to it and my Home Theater PC tomorrow to see if I can telnet into it that way.

[MATT1981M]

is there any way to move the standby option back to the directv central screen??? does anyone know what file dictates how the menu options are configured??? i will review it and see what i can find out myself....

[solsurfer]

ok for the sake of setting UP the phone for the dtv call do this:
edit the auhor file using Joe or your favorite linux friendly text editor
comment out the "route commands" reboot tivo
make your changes to the phone settings
dial out to test them
re-edit author file re-enabling the route commands
reboot tivo

OK, cool! Can you point me in the right direction for to learn what directory the author file is in, and how to launch the Joe editor I installed with the zipper (unless you think Dreamweaver can handle the job)?

Thanks

[MATT1981M]

OK, cool! Can you point me in the right direction for to learn what directory the author file is in, and how to launch the Joe editor I installed with the zipper (unless you think Dreamweaver can handle the job)?

Thanks
it as well as all of the rc.sysinit.... files are in /etc/rc.d/

as to launching joe.... i believe after you cd /etc/rc.d/ you type joe rc.sysinit.author

*****EDIT*****
the steps above didnt work for me.... the below steps did....

cd /enhancements
then send the following string joe /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author

[MrJustice]

I have the Hughes SD-DVR80. I wanted to keep my season passes and a few recorded shows (at the request of the wife..who is not happy about me hacking our box) so I used the MFS tools disk to make a DD image of the original drive to another drive (about the same size- little over 80GB). Everything copied fine.
To test things, I put the new drive into the Tivo and ran it.
Everything works fine.

I remove the new drive and connect it to my PC and boot with the LBA48 Boot CD from PTVupgrade.

I run the zipper and everything installs without errors.

I reinstall my drive (placing the jumper back to single-master) and power it up.

Its stuck on "Powering UP."

I can hear the hard drive spinning up for about two min, then is spins down (almost sounds like the drive powered off), then is spins back up again for a bit and repeats. I leave it on for about 10min and the drive is now spinning constant-same "Powering up screen"


I have repeated the whole process 2 times. Same exact results both times.
Frustrated. Help.

8 hours wrapped up in this and the wife is yelling for me to put the box back together!

I should mention I never hooked our Tivo up to the phone line (we got it brand new about 430 days ago) its a little sluggish in its operation but works--not sure if that has any effect.

[FieryRobot]

OK. I just finished guided setup (I had to go out for a while). But before I do any hacking, it seems that I'm not getting any channels from the satellite below 70. All my other channels are there, just not my SD locals... any idea on that one?

[MATT1981M]

I have the Hughes SD-DVR80. I wanted to keep my season passes and a few recorded shows (at the request of the wife..who is not happy about me hacking our box) so I used the MFS tools disk to make a DD image of the original drive to another drive (about the same size- little over 80GB). Everything copied fine.
To test things, I put the new drive into the Tivo and ran it.
Everything works fine.

I remove the new drive and connect it to my PC and boot with the LBA48 Boot CD from PTVupgrade.

I run the zipper and everything installs without errors.

I reinstall my drive (placing the jumper back to single-master) and power it up.

Its stuck on "Powering UP."

I can hear the hard drive spinning up for about two min, then is spins down (almost sounds like the drive powered off), then is spins back up again for a bit and repeats. I leave it on for about 10min and the drive is now spinning constant-same "Powering up screen"


I have repeated the whole process 2 times. Same exact results both times.
Frustrated. Help.

8 hours wrapped up in this and the wife is yelling for me to put the box back together!

I should mention I never hooked our Tivo up to the phone line (we got it brand new about 430 days ago) its a little sluggish in its operation but works--not sure if that has any effect.
the only tivo drives i have seen have been all set to cable select... try changing the jumpers to cable select and let us know how that works....

[MATT1981M]

OK. I just finished guided setup (I had to go out for a while). But before I do any hacking, it seems that I'm not getting any channels from the satellite below 70. All my other channels are there, just not my SD locals... any idea on that one?
yep... check out the zipper wiki troubleshooting guide (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting).....
...Call 1800directv (1-800-347-3288) and access extension 721 which will reenable the channels....

[MrJustice]

the only tivo drives i have seen have been all set to cable select... try changing the jumpers to cable select and let us know how that works....


Switched to CS..same thing.

However when I looked up the jumper settings I just found out that the new drive im trying to use is a freaking 60GB not an 80GB (the dang 6 looks like an 8).

But like I had mentioned, before running the zipper, I had this drive back in the tivo. It ran in there for about a week before I could get back at it. So its a valid image..im surprized there wasnt some sort of trouble pre zipper...

[MATT1981M]

Switched to CS..same thing.

However when I looked up the jumper settings I just found out that the new drive im trying to use is a freaking 60GB not an 80GB (the dang 6 looks like an 8).

But like I had mentioned, before running the zipper, I had this drive back in the tivo. It ran in there for about a week before I could get back at it. So its a valid image..im surprized there wasnt some sort of trouble pre zipper...
do you have an instacake image....because as far as i know you CANT downgrade drive size... when you DD an image....

[MrJustice]

do you have an instacake image....because as far as i know you CANT downgrade drive size... when you DD an image....

I dont. I will get in big trouble with the wife if I wipe the season passes. Are you thinking I should redo it with a same size or bigger drive?

[FieryRobot]

yep... check out the zipper wiki troubleshooting guide (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting).....
...Call 1800directv (1-800-347-3288) and access extension 721 which will reenable the channels....

Ugh. I was hoping to avoid calling there and playing dumb. But I did it. They're back. But I zipped the drive, put it in the tivo and it didn't auto-reboot. So I can't connect to it. Just like before.

[MATT1981M]

Ugh. I was hoping to avoid calling there and playing dumb. But I did it. They're back. But I zipped the drive, put it in the tivo and it didn't auto-reboot. So I can't connect to it. Just like before.
what are you trying to use to connect to it.... wireless? wired? serial ppp?

[FieryRobot]

what are you trying to use to connect to it.... wireless? wired? serial ppp?

I have a FA120 plugged into it that goes to my airport express. I know that part works as I was using it before when I had double-zipped it (the only time it actually enabled it and auto-rebooted). The light is not on so I know the USB port is not functioning.

[MrJustice]

do you have an instacake image....because as far as i know you CANT downgrade drive size... when you DD an image....
Im gonna do a single drive back up with Tiger tools of the original and just zipper that. **crosses fingers**

[MATT1981M]

Im gonna do a single drive back up with Tiger tools of the original and just zipper that. **crosses fingers**
im crossin mine too...lol.... good luck i hope it works....

btw... why are you going to a smaller drive????

[MATT1981M]

I have a FA120 plugged into it that goes to my airport express. I know that part works as I was using it before when I had double-zipped it (the only time it actually enabled it and auto-rebooted). The light is not on so I know the USB port is not functioning.
there was a post about the HR10-250 and that alot of the adapters dont work because it is touchy..... i dont remember if the FA120 was included or not... let me research that and i will edit this post when i find it...


*****EDIT*****
i found the answer to what adapters are compatible since the list is smaller for the HR10-250.... it is here Compatible HR10-250 USB Devices (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3687099#post3687099)..... and the good and bad news is that the FA120 is compatible... so i hate to say it.... i have no idea what your problem is with the adapter.... the only thing i can think of is to try using a serial null modem cable to get a bash prompt and run the tweak.sh script.... then reboot and insert the adapter.... I have a DSR704 and a DVR40 and i couldnt get the USB200M i borrowed from a friend or the wireless adapter i bought, and later returned.... (i cant remember the model it was but i do remember that it was listed as compatible and i saw that other people had said it worked....) i then made a serial ppp cable and ran the script..... then when my FA120 i had ordered finally came in, it was recognized immediately....

[FieryRobot]

I just mounted my tivo drive via linux in my PC and the /etc/resolve.conf didn't have any of the settings the zipper is supposed to put in there.

Furthermore, the script writes to /etc/hosts (not /tivo/etc/hosts). This seems very odd because it means it would affect my booted linux system, which is futile.

Also, any attempt to ls /tivo/hacks yields an Input/Ouput error. I can autocomplete it in the shell, so it knows its there, but I can't do anything with it. It's in some funky state.

[MATT1981M]

I just mounted my tivo drive via linux in my PC and the /etc/resolve.conf didn't have any of the settings the zipper is supposed to put in there.

Furthermore, the script writes to /etc/hosts (not /tivo/etc/hosts). This seems very odd because it means it would affect my booted linux system, which is futile.

Also, any attempt to ls /tivo/hacks yields an Input/Ouput error. I can autocomplete it in the shell, so it knows its there, but I can't do anything with it. It's in some funky state.

as i understand the process.... the script will write to the /etc/hosts after the zipper is run and it auto-reboots and applies the ip settings....

[FieryRobot]

as i understand the process.... the script will write to the /etc/hosts after the zipper is run and it auto-reboots and applies the ip settings....

Well, but my point is that the zipper script is writing to the local hosts file, which can't be right. The zipper isn't run on the tivo.

Anyway, I can't delete the hacks directory. Nor can I ls it, or examine it in any way. And apparently this linux disk has no fsck.

[MATT1981M]

Well, but my point is that the zipper script is writing to the local hosts file, which can't be right. The zipper isn't run on the tivo.

Anyway, I can't delete the hacks directory. Nor can I ls it, or examine it in any way. And apparently this linux disk has no fsck.
the zipper.sh script mounts the tivo root directory then installs the items in the apropriate directories found in that root directory which would be the hosts file in the /etc directory.... and as to the hosts file... i am using the FA120 on the tivo i pulled this info from... but here is the contents of my hosts file....
# Copyright (c) 2001 TiVo Inc.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

i don't think this is the problem..... i would still try the serial null modem cable... it costs about 7-10 to make one.... and it is really easy

[solsurfer]

it as well as all of the rc.sysinit.... files are in /etc/rc.d/

as to launching joe.... i believe after you cd /etc/rc.d/ you type joe rc.sysinit.author

*****EDIT*****
the steps above didnt work for me.... the below steps did....

cd /enhancements
then send the following string joe /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author

Hmm. Neither worked for me. Perhaps Joe isn't installed properly? I hate to be dense but is there a window program I can use to edit the file and then ftp it back up to the box? Or a different set of linux commands? I can see the file in there, just not sure how to modify it.

[Phe0nix]

Now that i've installed Zipper and all the other hacks that i feel i would need and
it's all configured to my liking , i was wanting to make an image so if i ever needed
to start over i can boot to my PTV boot cd and insert my newly made "tools cd"
and run the zipper and when prompted install an image i'll have one that already
contains ( zipper,hackman,Tserver and the 6.2 S/W ) everthing i need rolled all
up in 1 and when prompted by zipper to reboot i'll just shutdown and plug in
the Tivo and watch tv on a preconfigured system.

That's if you can use an image in the fasion ( sort of like a system restore CD for a PC ).

By the way i just added the TivoCommunity theme and was wanting to add more if there are any.


Thanks

[MATT1981M]

Hmm. Neither worked for me. Perhaps Joe isn't installed properly? I hate to be dense but is there a window program I can use to edit the file and then ftp it back up to the box? Or a different set of linux commands? I can see the file in there, just not sure how to modify it.
YES.... that is what i do.... use Metapad (http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/) it has the basic look and feel of notepad only it wont add extra lines or any of the bs notepad will... just make sure to rw before you ftp the file back over to the tivo.... otherwise it wont work.....

[MATT1981M]

Now that i've installed Zipper and all the other hacks that i feel i would need and
it's all configured to my liking , i was wanting to make an image so if i ever needed
to start over i can boot to my PTV boot cd and insert my newly made "tools cd"
and run the zipper and when prompted install an image i'll have one that already
contains ( zipper,hackman,Tserver and the 6.2 S/W ) everthing i need rolled all
up in 1 and when prompted by zipper to reboot i'll just shutdown and plug in
the Tivo and watch tv on a preconfigured system.

That's if you can use an image in the fasion ( sort of like a system restore CD for a PC ).

By the way i just added the TivoCommunity theme and was wanting to add more if there are any.


Thanks
you probably can make that image... i just dont know how.... as to the theme.... what are you talking about.... is this a tivowebplus theme??? if so where did u get it....

[FieryRobot]

the zipper.sh script mounts the tivo root directory then installs the items in the apropriate directories found in that root directory which would be the hosts file in the /etc directory.... and as to the hosts file... i am using the FA120 on the tivo i pulled this info from... but here is the contents of my hosts file....


i don't think this is the problem..... i would still try the serial null modem cable... it costs about 7-10 to make one.... and it is really easy

OK. You aren't listening to me... the zipper is writing into /etc/hosts, not /tivo/etc/hosts. It is affecting the hosts file of the current machine, NOT the tivo disk. I was just pointing out that I think it might be an error in the script. But it is not the cause of my woes.

[MrJustice]

im crossin mine too...lol.... good luck i hope it works....

btw... why are you going to a smaller drive????

Oh I dont plan on that...heh.

So I thought the drive was smaller...ITS NOT!@ MAxtors website says its a 60GB, but I just formatted it and it is an 80Gb. I knew I wasnt going crazy.

Ill report back and let you know what happens.

[MATT1981M]

OK. You aren't listening to me... the zipper is writing into /etc/hosts, not /tivo/etc/hosts. It is affecting the hosts file of the current machine, NOT the tivo disk. I was just pointing out that I think it might be an error in the script. But it is not the cause of my woes.
are you using an installation of linux or just the boot cd.... if you are using an installation of linux, then that is probably your problem.... and i WAS listening to you.... but what you dont understand what i was trying to point out... according to the zipper.sh script, it mounts the root tivo folder.... that would mean that if it goes to /etc/hosts then it is really going to /tivo/etc/hosts.... think about what you are saying... you cant mount one specific drive partition and then have it change to another drive without changing the partition mounted....

[MATT1981M]

Oh I dont plan on that...heh.

So I thought the drive was smaller...ITS NOT!@ MAxtors website says its a 60GB, but I just formatted it and it is an 80Gb. I knew I wasnt going crazy.

Ill report back and let you know what happens.
ok... i was gonna say.... if you were going to a smaller drive than no offense... i think you would need to have you head examined....

then again i could see just using a smaller drive to test the zipper and it's functions before investing in a larger drive and not having it work... that would make sense.... what model Maxtor is it....

[Phe0nix]

as to the theme.... what are you talking about.... is this a tivowebplus theme??? if so where did u get it....
Yes this is a theme for Tivowebplus at least it is now. It was orignally written for
Tivoweb but i made changes to the line of code to work with my zipper install. If you have zipper TWP installed i can just send you the files and you can just ftp
them and reboot and your all set. However if you want to change to be your new
default you will need to edit tivoweb.cfg and change your theme line :

Theme = tivocomm

Looks identical to this web layout (http://thepcaddict.com/TivoCommunity_look.JPG)

[MATT1981M]

Yes this is a theme for Tivowebplus at least it is now. It was orignally written for
Tivoweb but i made changes to the line of code to work with my zipper install. If you have zipper TWP installed i can just send you the files and you can just ftp
them and reboot and your all set. However if you want to change to be your new
default you will need to edit tivoweb.cfg and change your theme line :

Theme = tivocomm

Looks identical to this web layout (http://thepcaddict.com/TivoCommunity_look.JPG)
sweet.... post the file .css file so i can upload it to my tivo's.....

[Phe0nix]

sweet.... post the file .css file so i can upload it to my tivo's.....
Its more than just the .css file. There are 3 files in all (http://ThePcAddict.com/Phe0nix.rar) Do the rules permit llinks such as this? Let me know so i'll
know if i should remove the link or not.

[MATT1981M]

Its more than just the .css file. There are 3 files in all (http://ThePcAddict.com/Phe0nix.rar) Do the rules permit llinks such as this? Let me know so i'll
know if i should remove the link or not.
i dont know if they do allow it or not... but i have them now.... lol...

[Phe0nix]

i dont know if they do allow it or not... but i have them now.... lol...Ok, i just killed the link just to be safe. Anyone who wants
it can read the rules requarding links and i'll relink it. I've took out the custom
text that was in Matt's.

[MATT1981M]

Ok, i just killed the link just to be safe. Anyone who wants
it can read the rules requarding links and i'll relink it. I've took out the custom
text that was in Matt's.
the theme is nice... i like it... the only thing i dont get about tivowebplus is that i keep having to reload it so hackman will start... it wont start from the boot..... i dont know why... tivowebplus wont incorporate it the first time it loads.......

[Phe0nix]

Anyone know what these updates are for ?

[stevecon]

ok
remove the buggared one using rm -r /etc/resolv.conf
then ftp th eone from good tivo to bad.
reboot

Ah - ok. I need to find a source for noobs on linux.. I can sail thru windows with my eues closed - but linux is a killer.

Thanks!

[Gunnyman]

linux for dummies is a great book.
HIGHLY reccomended.

[JWThiers]

Now that i've installed Zipper and all the other hacks that i feel i would need and
it's all configured to my liking , i was wanting to make an image so if i ever needed
to start over i can boot to my PTV boot cd and insert my newly made "tools cd"
and run the zipper and when prompted install an image i'll have one that already
contains ( zipper,hackman,Tserver and the 6.2 S/W ) everthing i need rolled all
up in 1 and when prompted by zipper to reboot i'll just shutdown and plug in
the Tivo and watch tv on a preconfigured system.
Google Hinsdale

[JWThiers]

Ugh. I was hoping to avoid calling there and playing dumb. But I did it. They're back. But I zipped the drive, put it in the tivo and it didn't auto-reboot. So I can't connect to it. Just like before.
Just call and enter 721 and it will take you to an AUTOMATED system to resend your channels, don't need to talk to anyone. :up:

[JWThiers]

Gun - I have this issue described above. I tried to do this on my own but... Anyway, my /etc/resolv.conf has somehow become a directory (20 bytes) - not a file on tivo "...203" On another tivo "...201" it is a file (23 bytes) The contents of the file is:

nameserver 192.168.0.1

I can not edit nor delete it on tivo "...203" I'd like to just xfer the file from tivo "...201" to tivo "...203" but can't for obvious reasons. chmod is 777. I'm stuck as to what to do next. Any help would be great - thanks.

And no - I have no idea how it happened ::sigh::
I had that happen also, But it wasn't a directory, I think it was a link. I looked at the permissions in Filezilla and they were lrwxrwxrwx thats a small L at the beginning. and it was that way on both of my tivos. I'm at work right now and haven't figured how to remote telnet past my router yet so I can't tell you where it links too. I'm not brave enough for that yet anyway. I wonder if this is normal?

[SteelersFan]

is there any way to move the standby option back to the directv central screen??? does anyone know what file dictates how the menu options are configured??? i will review it and see what i can find out myself....
Try this. (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3650628&highlight=superpatch67standby#post3650628) Also, look over at the "other" place.

[stevecon]

I had that happen also, But it wasn't a directory, I think it was a link....

You know, mine might have been the same - upon closer inspection it looks like the windows equivalent of a shortcut to a folder - you know - a little arrow superimposed on a folder icon (atleast in the FTP program I have it is). I could not read, edit or delete it. I plan on just deleting it as described in detail by gunnyman & then FTP one from another TiVO instead of trying to create a text file in linux.

Then, I'm going to get "Linux for Dummies"

[JWThiers]

You know, mine might have been the same - upon closer inspection it looks like the windows equivalent of a shortcut to a folder - you know - a little arrow superimposed on a folder icon (atleast in the FTP program I have it is). I could not read, edit or delete it. I plan on just deleting it as described in detail by gunnyman & then FTP one from another TiVO instead of trying to create a text file in linux.

Then, I'm going to get "Linux for Dummies"
Thats what I have as well, Try double clicking on the shortcut Filezilla took me to the file and edit that. Thats what I did and it seems to work.
Linux for dummies sounds like a good investment.

[Gunnyman]

those are called symbolic links or symlinks

[JWThiers]

those are called symbolic links or symlinks
I thought so. So will editing the file that the symlink points to be OK?

[Gunnyman]

yes

[FieryRobot]

are you using an installation of linux or just the boot cd.... if you are using an installation of linux, then that is probably your problem.... and i WAS listening to you.... but what you dont understand what i was trying to point out... according to the zipper.sh script, it mounts the root tivo folder.... that would mean that if it goes to /etc/hosts then it is really going to /tivo/etc/hosts.... think about what you are saying... you cant mount one specific drive partition and then have it change to another drive without changing the partition mounted....

No. The script says /etc/hosts. Everything else says /tivo/etc/...

I know it mounts the root. It mounts it at /tivo. So all references should start with /tivo (and every one in the script does EXCEPT that one). I've used unix for long enough to know the difference, especially since I worked at Apple for however many years.

[FieryRobot]

Just call and enter 721 and it will take you to an AUTOMATED system to resend your channels, don't need to talk to anyone. :up:

Yeah, I had tried entering it, and it didn't take. Nor did saying it (the automated system asks how they can help me and leaves me to just talk I guess). I ended up getting directed to a person.

[FieryRobot]

OK. I re-ran the zipper on my drive to force it to rewhack the net settings, etc. and it did definitely take this time. My hope was that I could telnet in and fix whatever is wrong with my /hacks directory. But even after running e2fsck on the unit, /hacks gives an "Input/Output Error" even when just doing ls...


bash-2.02# ls
ls: ./hacks: Input/output error
bin etc install mnt tmp zipper_flag
busybox etccombo kernel proc tvbin
dev image_flag lib prom tvlib
dist initrd lost+found sbin var


At this point, it sounds like I'd have to start over... whichs means those hours yesterday were a wash. :(

[stevecon]

those are called symbolic links or symlinks

Yep - that's what I have. It is pointing to "resolv.conf" located in "/var/etc" I have edited it there on one machine, and I have also deleted the symlink & fired up "joe /etc/resolv.conf" and created a 1 line file "nameserver 192.168.0.1" in another machine. But still having trouble w/ NPL list. Is the syntax correct? Am I missing something? I feel like I'm "thisclose" to fixing it. Found an electronic version on Linux for Dummies - I'm learning about file permissions and the like. More later.

[MATT1981M]

Yep - that's what I have. It is pointing to "resolv.conf" located in "/var/etc" I have edited it there on one machine, and I have also deleted the symlink & fired up "joe /etc/resolv.conf" and created a 1 line file "nameserver 192.168.0.1" in another machine. But still having trouble w/ NPL list. Is the syntax correct? Am I missing something? I feel like I'm "thisclose" to fixing it. Found an electronic version on Linux for Dummies - I'm learning about file permissions and the like. More later.
i was having this problem on 2 tivo's but WAS able to correct it on both...so here is what you do... dont use your router's adress for the DNS server... use you ISP's DNS server...easiest way to find this on XP is to open up the "Network Connections" and double click on the connection that is enabled and active....click the support tab and then details...then use the DNS server listed that is not ur router.... make sure to chmod 755 the file....reboot...if that doesnt correct the issue go into TWP and update it there under network setup....then reboot again....

[rbautch]

No. The script says /etc/hosts. Everything else says /tivo/etc/...

I know it mounts the root. It mounts it at /tivo. So all references should start with /tivo (and every one in the script does EXCEPT that one). I've used unix for long enough to know the difference, especially since I worked at Apple for however many years.
You are correct. I'll fix it and post a new version soon. Note that this only applies to HR10-250 high-def tivos.

[rbautch]

Thats what I have as well, Try double clicking on the shortcut Filezilla took me to the file and edit that. Thats what I did and it seems to work.
Linux for dummies sounds like a good investment.If you google "linux tutorials", there are some excellent on-line resources available for free. I learned every bit of Linux I know online....enough to write the Zipper!

[JWThiers]

If you google "linux tutorials", there are some excellent on-line resources available for free. I learned every bit of Linux I know online....enough to write the Zipper!
Thanks for the advice. You must have had some programing expirience right?

[stevecon]

...then use the DNS server listed that is not ur router.... make sure to chmod 755 the file....reboot...if that doesnt correct the issue go into TWP and update it there under network setup....then reboot again....

Hmm.. sounds like it could make my trouble go away.. I'll give it a whirl.

Thanks

[FieryRobot]

Wow. I just got everything working!

How? No idea :-P Seriously, I said to myself this was the last time I was going to try this. So I instantcaked the drive, booted the tivo with it. Took the drive back out, zippered it, put it back in. Auto-rebooted first time this time around.

After that, I telnet'd in no problem, did the dance, and it seems to be working fine :-O

I didn't get any OTA stations again (or locals), and this time I just re-ran guided setup and found that only Satellite was selected. Set that up, rebooted and I had OTA. Then called the Tivo number mentioned on the wiki and this time I managed to get the automated thing and POOF.... local channels were back. I think I actually have MORE OTA stations now.

Wow. Thanks for all the help! I guess a little perserverance was the clue for me.

On top of all that, I'm typing this from my new Windows XP partition on my MacBookPro :-)

[Gunnyman]

hush up about that mac book pro will ya?
/drool

[MATT1981M]

Wow. I just got everything working!

How? No idea :-P Seriously, I said to myself this was the last time I was going to try this. So I instantcaked the drive, booted the tivo with it. Took the drive back out, zippered it, put it back in. Auto-rebooted first time this time around.

After that, I telnet'd in no problem, did the dance, and it seems to be working fine :-O

I didn't get any OTA stations again (or locals), and this time I just re-ran guided setup and found that only Satellite was selected. Set that up, rebooted and I had OTA. Then called the Tivo number mentioned on the wiki and this time I managed to get the automated thing and POOF.... local channels were back. I think I actually have MORE OTA stations now.

Wow. Thanks for all the help! I guess a little perserverance was the clue for me.

On top of all that, I'm typing this from my new Windows XP partition on my MacBookPro :-)

:( i want a mac book pro

and to think the main reason to get a mac used to be so you could use the mac os.... and now he is using winxp.... i would say to have the best of both worlds...but we already know the mac part is the best part....lol

[rbautch]

Thanks for the advice. You must have had some programing expirience right?None. We'll, I had a fortran class in high school in 1986.

[MATT1981M]

Hmm.. sounds like it could make my trouble go away.. I'll give it a whirl.

Thanks

i had the issue on both of my tivo's.... i tried each opt. separately (one on each....).... and neither worked.....when i tried both of those options on my tivo's....then it worked........

[MATT1981M]

Try this. (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3650628&highlight=superpatch67standby#post3650628) Also, look over at the "other" place. i found the Superpatch67Standby.tcl and tuikhelper.tcl files, installed them and ran the Superpatch67Standby.tcl file and the rebooted....voila..... the standby option is back on the main dtv central screen and was removed from the msgs and su..... yeah!!!

[MATT1981M]

Anyone know what these updates are for ?
as far as i can tell it is a way to have your guide data update via the internet by having ur sa tivo connect to this guys wbst and pull the info...looks like a hack for SA tivo owners who dont pay a tivo subscription..... i would remove the link until someone else like gunny or rbautch can look at it more closely....
and for those wondering... i did remove the url from the quote....

[stevecon]

... use you ISP's DNS server...easiest way to find this on XP is to open up the "Network Connections" and double click on the connection that is enabled and active....click the support tab and then details...then use the DNS server listed that is not ur router.... make sure to chmod 755 the file....reboot...if that doesnt correct the issue go into TWP and update it there under network setup....then reboot again....

Ok - I got it to change to my ISP's DNS on 2 machines, but on the other the file permissions are 644, I can't delete, edit, etc. How do I manipulate the permissions to allow editing? I've tried CHMOD 777 to no avail.

Any ideas?

[JWThiers]

None. We'll, I had a fortran class in high school in 1986.
Gives me hope then, I took fortran in HS also. In 1979......

[JWThiers]

Ok - I got it to change to my ISP's DNS on 2 machines, but on the other the file permissions are 644, I can't delete, edit, etc. How do I manipulate the permissions to allow editing? I've tried CHMOD 777 to no avail.

Any ideas?
Sounds obvious did you type rw?

[MATT1981M]

Sounds obvious did you type rw?
i forgot to tell ya that part... sorry... then after you are done type ro to set back to read only before you reboot....

[lickwid]

Hopefully, someone can help me out here. I hacked my previous Tivos when I had a USB to Ethernet adapter. But now I only have a Linksys USB Wireless adapter, and since I don't have the USB 2.0 drivers installed yet, I cannot connect via my PC. My question is...since I cannot telnet or ftp into my tivo at this time, is their any way I can install the scripts in a PC via linux (PTVUpgrade CD) or if I can use a serial cable? Thank you.

[Finnstang]

Serial cable will work.

[stevecon]

Sounds obvious did you type rw?

Umm... I haven't got that far in the Linux for Dummies book yet - but I'll try it when I get home - thanks.

[stevecon]

i forgot to tell ya that part... sorry... then after you are done type ro to set back to read only before you reboot....

No problem... I didn't go crazy on it. Interesting to me that CHMOD doesn't do that for you.. I have to read more I suppose. Thanks for the help.

[Finnstang]

Umm... I haven't got that far in the Linux for Dummies book yet - but I'll try it when I get home - thanks.
rw is an alias setup by the ehnacements script. It isn't in the linux for dummies book. Basically is changes your filesystem from read-only to read/write, and ro changes it back to read-only when you are finished making changes.

edit: If you view the /.profile file, you can see the aliases that are setup and see the actual commands that they are referencing.

[lickwid]

Serial cable will work.

I am now able to get a bash prompt using HyperTerminal, but cannot seem to mount my usb flash drive to transfer some hacks over. I get the following error "mount: you must specify the filesystem type" when I type in the command "mount /dev/sda1 /var/hacks". Can anyone point in the right direction?

[stevecon]

Gives me hope then, I took fortran in HS also. In 1979......

Do I get any credit for machine language?? I thought not.. ::sigh::

[Finnstang]

Now for the ignorant question, I built a serial cable from before, but never got around to using it since everything was working fine before. Can somebody enlighten me on how to connect to it? What setting for null modem do I have to change, and how to connect (using telnet)? Thanks.
I've never done it personally, but here is what some searching says:

Use Hyperterminal

COM1

9600, 8, None, 1, None

But then a thread here says to use 115k for speed instead of 9600. It also says to wait 10 seconds after booting the TiVo before connecting the serial cable or it goes into some type of diagnostic mode and asks for a password.

[JWThiers]

I've never done it personally, but here is what some searching says:

Use Hyperterminal

COM1

9600, 8, None, 1, None

But then a thread here says to use 115k for speed instead of 9600. It also says to wait 10 seconds after booting the TiVo before connecting the serial cable or it goes into some type of diagnostic mode and asks for a password.
From personal expirience that works,115K works. connects right into bash.

[willardcpa]

i was having this problem on 2 tivo's but WAS able to correct it on both...so here is what you do... dont use your router's adress for the DNS server... use you ISP's DNS server...easiest way to find this on XP is to open up the "Network Connections" and double click on the connection that is enabled and active....click the support tab and then details...then use the DNS server listed that is not ur router.... make sure to chmod 755 the file....reboot...if that doesnt correct the issue go into TWP and update it there under network setup....then reboot again....
Thank you, thank you, thank you. :)
I've been reading tons of suggestions indicating that I needed a "valid DNS", and "use your ISP's DNS". But I didn't know how to find out what it was. This helped me a ton, now all of my units "fly" when I check into "now playing".

Oh, did I say Thank you? :)

Maybe Gunny could incorporate this helpful hint into the wiki troubleshooting guide??

[Gunnyman]

maybe you can.
The wiki is open for all to edit :p

[TigerDave]

I would suspect the adapter. In my experience Tivo's site isn't the best guide for wireless adapters. Before you waste too much more time, see if you can find someone whose gotten a DWL120 to work.

Any chance you can make a wired connection to verify that you can connect that way?

SUCCESS! Using a Linksys USB to ethernet 10/100 adapter I was able to telnet into my HDVR2 last night and run the enhancement scripts. Now the only two issues/questions I have are:

1 - How do I transfer shows from one Tivo to another?

2 - Why does my "Now Playing List" take 30-60 seconds to populate with the list of recorded shows?

[Gunnyman]

1) we can't discus
2) check a few posts back or look in the troubleshooting section of the wiki.

[tall1]

rw is an alias setup by the ehnacements script. It isn't in the linux for dummies book. Basically is changes your filesystem from read-only to read/write, and ro changes it back to read-only when you are finished making changes.

edit: If you view the /.profile file, you can see the aliases that are setup and see the actual commands that they are referencing.I am a little confused by the rw/ro aliases. Aren't there some files that you can edit without changing them to read/write first? Are there certain files that are read-only?

[Gunnyman]

the entire root file system is read only
/var is read write

[ttodd1]

Now the only two issues/questions I have are:

1 - How do I transfer shows from one Tivo to another?



If both are hacked then just look for the name of the Tivo in the NPL select it and then choose the show you want to watch.

[TigerDave]

1) we can't discus
2) check a few posts back or look in the troubleshooting section of the wiki.

1) I guess I'm confused -- or I wasn't clear. Sorry. The main reason I zippered my HDVR2 was for Multi-Room Viewing which I thought we could discuss. I'm not interested in video extraction.

If both are hacked then just look for the name of the Tivo in the NPL select it and then choose the show you want to watch.

Oh gotcha. I haven't hacked the other HDVR2 yet.

So let me if I got this straight. Once I Zipper BOTH of my HDVR2's and both are successfully connected and communicating on my wireless network, then I should be able to see the other unit on my Now Playing List?

[Luv2DrvFst]

So let me if I got this straight. Once I Zipper BOTH of my HDVR2's and both are successfully connected and communicating on my wireless network, then I should be able to see the other unit on my Now Playing List?
Yep. It will be the last item in NPL and it will say something like DVR:YourTivo.

[Gunnyman]

1) I guess I'm confused -- or I wasn't clear. Sorry. The main reason I zippered my HDVR2 was for Multi-Room Viewing which I thought we could discuss. I'm not interested in video extraction.



Oh gotcha. I haven't hacked the other HDVR2 yet.

So let me if I got this straight. Once I Zipper BOTH of my HDVR2's and both are successfully connected and communicating on my wireless network, then I should be able to see the other unit on my Now Playing List?

oops I read how can I xfer and quit reading :(
sorry

[willardcpa]

oops I read how can I xfer and quit reading :(
sorryKinda looks like TGIF happy hour starts before 4:00 pm at Gunny's. :eek: :D

[TigerDave]

Yep. It will be the last item in NPL and it will say something like DVR:YourTivo.

Cool deal, thanks. I don't know how MRV works, does it stream on the fly? Or does it transfer the program from Tivo to another and then play off the receiving unit?

[Luv2DrvFst]

Cool deal, thanks. I don't know how MRV works, does it stream on the fly? Or does it transfer the program from Tivo to another and then play off the receiving unit?
It actually records the program onto the requesting TiVo. The record light goes on and everything. You can watch the program while it is transferring as long as your network connection works well enough to provide realtime transfer rates.

[joshhuggins]

I hacked my Hughes DVR80 and I am getting the Error 81 message to activate my TIVO servce and the Error 51 message. I've tried running the 51 killer and it ends by saying "Not changing anything." I don't have a standard phone line (which was the one of the main reasons to hack it for me.) I've tried a few of the dial prefixs, but can not remember which ones as it's been a few months. My wife said she needs her tivo, so that is my project for the weekend or I'm in the dog house. Shes been very patient. I don't mind the errors, just need to get the Tivo service activated so she can start recording. I've searched the forums but couldn't find a fix .Please help the noob. Thanks to all for the great ideas and tools.

[edit:] I am using Comcast broadband to try to activate my system via the internet.

[Gunnyman]

the error 81 requires a call to dtv
as far as I know

[joshhuggins]

The error 81 is basicly just a message saying you have not activated the service yet. Which we know that, does anyone know if I can activate the TIVO service online and not over the phone line? Thx for the quick reply.

[rbautch]

Hopefully, someone can help me out here. I hacked my previous Tivos when I had a USB to Ethernet adapter. But now I only have a Linksys USB Wireless adapter, and since I don't have the USB 2.0 drivers installed yet, I cannot connect via my PC. My question is...since I cannot telnet or ftp into my tivo at this time, is their any way I can install the scripts in a PC via linux (PTVUpgrade CD) or if I can use a serial cable? Thank you.If your tivo is already hacked, you can run the enhancement script with a serial cable. You'll just have to rz the tweak.sh and rbautch_files.tgz files to your tivo, then run tweak.sh.

[airjrdn]

I just got my network adapter today and got everything working (great instructions by the way). I can view some stuff at http://<my_tivo_ip> but get the following error when I view the "now playing" section:

action_nowshowing '' ''
can't read "nowshowingdir": no such variable
while executing
"ForeachMfsFileTrans fsid name type $nowshowingdir "" 15 {
set rec [db $db openid $fsid]
if {$nstype == 6} {
print_nowshowingrow $chan $r..."
(procedure "::action_nowshowing" line 61)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"


Things seem to work just fine however from the Tivo itself. It's even playing my DivX files which rocks!

In any case, I'm curious as to what that error is all about, and how I get to the unencrypted recordings (ones since the modification).

[BeanCounter1]

I am reading, reading, reading (this is a very long thread). I've read through the first 760 posts so far but need a break (this was all in one sitting). I've also gone over to the Enhancement script thread and done some reading there too in order to help get the big picture on the prompts on the second part of the process. I've got a few questions before I go any further however.

1. I'm going to do all of the hard drive swapping and CD loading on a Dell PC, but can I do all of the telnet, FTP, and other bash stuff from a Mac? I haven't seen anything that would prevent this but wanted to confirm. If this works, is there a similar warning about which Mac text editor to use to prevent the dreaded "no workey"?

2. Has anyone tried a USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapter on the Tivo? I don't think there is (yet) an adapter that is on the compatibility list, but I was curious if someone had tried this? Seems like this would give another spped increment to do HMO, MRV, and other stuff best discussed in other forums. I don't know if USB 2.0 limits Gigabit ethernet vs. a PCI card in a real PC, but it seems that any limitation imposed would still be faster than a 100Mbps adapter like the FA120.

3. I am going from a 40GB to a 160GB ($40 from CC is a deal) in an RCA DVR40. The 40GB is the factory drive and has never been hacked. I am going to use Hinsdale/Weaknees to transfer my SP and NPL programs and I know I can do this before applying the Zipper as long as I reboot the PC in between. My problem is my current setup does not display channel logos for all of my local channels (channel banner nor NPL). I've called DTV and even got elevated to a DVR tech, and they could not figure out why I'm not getting them. I've thought about just using InstantCake for a fresh start to try to fix this, but I just can't bear to lose my existing recordings. Is there a way to use my own image but still overwrite/reapply the logo file?

Thanks to Gunny and Russ for what looks like a great tool. It got me wanting to do my first hack.

[MATT1981M]

I am reading, reading, reading (this is a very long thread). I've read through the first 760 posts so far but need a break (this was all in one sitting). I've also gone over to the Enhancement script thread and done some reading there too in order to help get the big picture on the prompts on the second part of the process. I've got a few questions before I go any further however.

1. I'm going to do all of the hard drive swapping and CD loading on a Dell PC, but can I do all of the telnet, FTP, and other bash stuff from a Mac? I haven't seen anything that would prevent this but wanted to confirm. If this works, is there a similar warning about which Mac text editor to use to prevent the dreaded "no workey"?

2. Has anyone tried a USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapter on the Tivo? I don't think there is (yet) an adapter that is on the compatibility list, but I was curious if someone had tried this? Seems like this would give another spped increment to do HMO, MRV, and other stuff best discussed in other forums. I don't know if USB 2.0 limits Gigabit ethernet vs. a PCI card in a real PC, but it seems that any limitation imposed would still be faster than a 100Mbps adapter like the FA120.

3. I am going from a 40GB to a 160GB ($40 from CC is a deal) in an RCA DVR40. The 40GB is the factory drive and has never been hacked. I am going to use Hinsdale/Weaknees to transfer my SP and NPL programs and I know I can do this before applying the Zipper as long as I reboot the PC in between. My problem is my current setup does not display channel logos for all of my local channels (channel banner nor NPL). I've called DTV and even got elevated to a DVR tech, and they could not figure out why I'm not getting them. I've thought about just using InstantCake for a fresh start to try to fix this, but I just can't bear to lose my existing recordings. Is there a way to use my own image but still overwrite/reapply the logo file?

Thanks to Gunny and Russ for what looks like a great tool. It got me wanting to do my first hack.
I dont know about questions 1&2 but do what you were going to do with the current image u have.,... then in the zipper i believe it gives you the option to install all of the channel logos... say yes.... if that doesnt work you can always change the logo for the channel manually via tivowebplus... that is what i did... i replaced the lifetime network logo with one that is someone throwing up in a toilet....... and the playboy bunny with the bunny and a smiley face....my GF hates that it.... but i thought it better represented those channels.....

[stevecon]

rw is an alias setup by the ehnacements script. It isn't in the linux for dummies book. Basically is changes your filesystem from read-only to read/write, and ro changes it back to read-only when you are finished making changes.

edit: If you view the /.profile file, you can see the aliases that are setup and see the actual commands that they are referencing.


Ok - that's why I couldn't find it. Thanks for the heads up.

[stevecon]

i forgot to tell ya that part... sorry... then after you are done type ro to set back to read only before you reboot....

Cool.. I have all of this resolv.conf file trouble sorted out and fixed. I wonder what caused it in the first place.. Anyway, it's a done deal and everybody is happy now.

Thanks to all that offered help!

[Gunnyman]

The error 81 is basicly just a message saying you have not activated the service yet. Which we know that, does anyone know if I can activate the TIVO service online and not over the phone line? Thx for the quick reply.
you activate it by calling dtv they send a signal to your access card.
After that gets cleared up you should then be able to run the 51kiler.tcl to get id of any 51 error.

[Luv2DrvFst]

1. I'm going to do all of the hard drive swapping and CD loading on a Dell PC, but can I do all of the telnet, FTP, and other bash stuff from a Mac? I haven't seen anything that would prevent this but wanted to confirm. If this works, is there a similar warning about which Mac text editor to use to prevent the dreaded "no workey"?

2. Has anyone tried a USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapter on the Tivo? I don't think there is (yet) an adapter that is on the compatibility list, but I was curious if someone had tried this? Seems like this would give another spped increment to do HMO, MRV, and other stuff best discussed in other forums. I don't know if USB 2.0 limits Gigabit ethernet vs. a PCI card in a real PC, but it seems that any limitation imposed would still be faster than a 100Mbps adapter like the FA120.
1. Yes, you can do all that from a Mac. When you telnet in with Terminal use the syntax: telnet -K xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the x's are your TiVo's IP address, oh and that's a capital 'K' (prevents a double character echo on the command line). As for editing files, I never understand why people FTP things over to their computer to edit them and then transfer them back. Just edit them on the TiVo. When you execute the Enhancements script say 'yes' to installing Joe and make it your default editor. It's much easier to use than Vi.

2. No info on gigabit for you, but I use FA120's on both my TiVo's with a wired connection and I can transfer about 1GB in 10 minutes. Plenty fast for me.

[Gunnyman]

1. Yes, you can do all that from a Mac. When you telnet in with Terminal use the syntax: telnet -K xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the x's are your TiVo's IP address, oh and that's a capital 'K' (prevents a double character echo on the command line). As for editing files, I never understand why people FTP things over to their computer to edit them and then transfer them back. Just edit them on the TiVo. When you execute the Enhancements script say 'yes' to installing Joe and make it your default editor. It's much easier to use than Vi.

2. No info on gigabit for you, but I use FA120's on both my TiVo's with a wired connection and I can transfer about 1GB in 10 minutes. Plenty fast for me.
Gigabit at this time is no worky. There aren't any drivers for the adapters in either the Zipper or Tivo's default loadout.

[kemac]

I am now able to get a bash prompt using HyperTerminal, but cannot seem to mount my usb flash drive to transfer some hacks over. I get the following error "mount: you must specify the filesystem type" when I type in the command "mount /dev/sda1 /var/hacks". Can anyone point in the right direction?

try "mount -t vfat /dev/sda1"


Kelly

[MATT1981M]

Cool.. I have all of this resolv.conf file trouble sorted out and fixed. I wonder what caused it in the first place.. Anyway, it's a done deal and everybody is happy now.

Thanks to all that offered help!
np..... if it wasnt for these guys on this forum i probably would have been pulling my hair out trying to do this.... as far as i am concerned, answering posts on here is the least i can do after being able to utilize everyones hard work to make things easier for me....lol

[MATT1981M]

I am now able to get a bash prompt using HyperTerminal, but cannot seem to mount my usb flash drive to transfer some hacks over. I get the following error "mount: you must specify the filesystem type" when I type in the command "mount /dev/sda1 /var/hacks". Can anyone point in the right direction?
i didnt know you could mount a usb flash drive.,... cool.... hey everybody.... can you mount a usb flash drive using the ptv boot cd files loaded on the flash drive and then run the zipper that way??????

a friend of mine that lives about 2 hrs away has been wanting to Zipper his unit but his 2 yr old just broke his CDrom on his desktop... he and his wife both use laptops and he doesnt want to spend more money on a new drive for the desktop (like 15 is alot.... lol)

[JWThiers]

i didnt know you could mount a usb flash drive.,... cool.... hey everybody.... can you mount a usb flash drive using the ptv boot cd files loaded on the flash drive and then run the zipper that way??????

a friend of mine that lives about 2 hrs away has been wanting to Zipper his unit but his 2 yr old just broke his CDrom on his desktop... he and his wife both use laptops and he doesnt want to spend more money on a new drive for the desktop (like 15 is alot.... lol)
I don't think so, One of the things that zipper does is enable telnet, serial telnet, and ftp. Without telnet you cant get to bash and without bash you can't mount the drive. That is a big part of the removing the drive and installing it in your PC is for.

[danny7481]

for some reason im having to reboot my tivo everyday (or just about everyday) in order to get a bash prompt, does anyone else have this problem??

[Luv2DrvFst]

I don't think so, One of the things that zipper does is enable telnet, serial telnet, and ftp. Without telnet you cant get to bash and without bash you can't mount the drive. That is a big part of the removing the drive and installing it in your PC is for.
I think he meant load up a USB Flash drive with all the Tools and Zipper goodies and mount it on a desktop running Linux and use that instead of mounting a CD. Of course I have no clue if that's possible. :D

[willardcpa]

I don't think Matt is talking about trying to hook up the usb flash drive to the tivo, but hooking it up to the PC in lieu of having the tools disk in the CD drive.

[Luv2DrvFst]

for some reason im having to reboot my tivo everyday (or just about everyday) in order to get a bash prompt, does anyone else have this problem??
Are TWP or FTP working when you can't get the prompt or are they dead too?

[JWThiers]

for some reason im having to reboot my tivo everyday (or just about everyday) in order to get a bash prompt, does anyone else have this problem??
The one I just zippered for the Bedroom has beeb working fine for a week, no problems, The other I've been tweaking and messing with a lot and have needed to reboot anyway for that so I can't really say.

Just got D* #3 (DSR704) for my birthday, Gonna put in a BIG drive in that, zipper it and use it as a server., just need the bigger drive, usb adapter, think I'll try to bridge over G. This could get expensive.

[JWThiers]

I think he meant load up a USB Flash drive with all the Tools and Zipper goodies and mount it on a desktop running Linux and use that instead of mounting a CD. Of course I have no clue if that's possible. :D
That being the case, Anyone know if you can boot from a thumb drive? I don't know.

[Xtra7973]

First off let me thank rbautch and Gunnyman for this great tool. Now on to my questions. I have two HDVR2's one zippered and one still running 4.0.1b. I for the life of me cant get HackMan to work on my new drive I just ran the zipper on. I tried quick reload, full reload in tivowebplus and I even rebooted twice with no luck. My first question is why cant I get HackMan up? If I type in the zippered tivo's addy with /hackman at the end I get this error code:
INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_hackman '/' ''
couldn't read file "/tivowebplus/modules/hackman.cfg": no such file or directory
while executing
"source $source_dir/modules/hackman.cfg"
(procedure ": :action_hackman" line 12)
invoked from within
": :action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval { : :action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--
I see [/B]MATT1981M[B] was or still is having the same problem. Anyone have a fix for this?
Also Since my other HDVR2 is still at 4.0.1b is there a easy guide to upgrade it via slice's? I have never done it before and any help would be greatly appreciated. I already have the 6.2 slices from the other site. Thank you once again for a great guide and all your help.

[JWThiers]

First off let me thank rbautch and Gunnyman for this great tool. Now on to my questions. I have two HDVR2's one zippered and one still running 4.0.1b. I for the life of me cant get HackMan to work on my new drive I just ran the zipper on. I tried quick reload, full reload in tivowebplus and I even rebooted twice with no luck. My first question is why cant I get HackMan up? If I type in the zippered tivo's addy with /hackman at the end I get this error code:
INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_hackman '/' ''
couldn't read file "/tivowebplus/modules/hackman.cfg": no such file or directory
while executing
"source $source_dir/modules/hackman.cfg"
(procedure ": :action_hackman" line 12)
invoked from within
": :action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval { : :action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--
I see [/B]MATT1981M[B] was or still is having the same problem. Anyone have a fix for this?
Also Since my other HDVR2 is still at 4.0.1b is there a easy guide to upgrade it via slice's? I have never done it before and any help would be greatly appreciated. I already have the 6.2 slices from the other site. Thank you once again for a great guide and all your help.
Hackman was causing problems with aome of the less expirienced users (Big Target Audience for Zipper) mucking up their systems, so Hackman is not installed/enabled with zipper. I don't think Gunny or Rbautch wanted to deal with the headaches. Anyway short answer is Zipper does it on purpose, Long answer is They figure if you are smart enough to get it installed by your self you are smart enough to use it withiout mucking your system.

[Xtra7973]

Hackman was causing problems with aome of the less expirienced users (Big Target Audience for Zipper) mucking up their systems, so Hackman is not installed/enabled with zipper. I don't think Gunny or Rbautch wanted to deal with the headaches. Anyway short answer is Zipper does it on purpose, Long answer is They figure if you are smart enough to get it installed by your self you are smart enough to use it withiout mucking your system.
I didnt know they did that. Thank for leading me in the right direction though. I now have it up and working. :)

[BeanCounter1]

.... if that doesnt work you can always change the logo for the channel manually via tivowebplus... that is what i did... i replaced the lifetime network logo with one that is someone throwing up in a toilet........


Very true.

Is there a good link for channel logos or should I just pull these off the netowrk's web site? Do I need a GIF/JPEG that is a certain size or does TWP scale automatically?

Thanks.

[BeanCounter1]

As for editing files, I never understand why people FTP things over to their computer to edit them and then transfer them back. Just edit them on the TiVo. When you execute the Enhancements script say 'yes' to installing Joe and make it your default editor. It's much easier to use than Vi.


For me, it's because I'm not very linux-savy but I do know FTP and the "TextEdit" app on my Mac. It's a comfort level thing since I interact with my desktop everyday vs. once in a blue moon on the tivo command line (says a lot that zipper and tivo are so stable you don't need to). More importantly however, FTP'ing over to my computer allows me to easily keep a copy in case I screw up and gives me a chance to read/disect these various files in a safe environment so I can learn more about this "hobby". All of this in a GUI instead of a command line which cuts down on a potential errors and helps my productivity.

I'll read up on Joe, but will the TextEdit route work if i need it to? It seems to work when editing Unix files on the Mac so I thought it might work here too.

[Luv2DrvFst]

I'll read up on Joe, but will the TextEdit route work if i need it to? It seems to work when editing Unix files on the Mac so I thought it might work here too.
Good reasons. Yes, TextEdit should work fine.

[willardcpa]

.... The other I've been tweaking and messing with a lot and have needed to reboot anyway for that so I can't really say.....I think that there is a lesson to be learned there. ;)

[airjrdn]

I just got my network adapter today and got everything working (great instructions by the way). I can view some stuff at http://<my_tivo_ip> but get the following error when I view the "now playing" section:

action_nowshowing '' ''
can't read "nowshowingdir": no such variable
while executing
"ForeachMfsFileTrans fsid name type $nowshowingdir "" 15 {
set rec [db $db openid $fsid]
if {$nstype == 6} {
print_nowshowingrow $chan $r..."
(procedure "::action_nowshowing" line 61)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"


Things seem to work just fine however from the Tivo itself. It's even playing my DivX files which rocks!

In any case, I'm curious as to what that error is all about, and how I get to the unencrypted recordings (ones since the modification).

I got the extraction stuff figured out.

I'd like to hook the phone line up, but it shows that it's attempted to make a call (no phone line is hooked up). Is there any way I can see if the fake call stuff isn't working correctly, or force it to make a fake one?

[danny7481]

Are TWP or FTP working when you can't get the prompt or are they dead too?

im not sure, havent tried them... the only reason i found is, i because my other tivo wasnt in the now playing list, and neither was my music, and photos

[JWThiers]

I think that there is a lesson to be learned there. ;)
Actually Its just a habit from windoze. I'm not all that linux savvy (yet) but know enough about computers to know that in order for a change to take effect the program needs to be restarted or reinitalized some how, for me the easiest way right now is restart the whole darn thing. It take a few minutes but I am guaranteed that all changes have taken effect and that any glitches from from a restart of the hack are taken care of.

[MATT1981M]

Very true.

Is there a good link for channel logos or should I just pull these off the netowrk's web site? Do I need a GIF/JPEG that is a certain size or does TWP scale automatically?

Thanks.
if you say yes to the prompt for installing the logo's then you will have them... if they dont automatically assign to the correct channel then you can use TWP to assign it... twp had all of the default channel graphics installed....

[MATT1981M]

I think he meant load up a USB Flash drive with all the Tools and Zipper goodies and mount it on a desktop running Linux and use that instead of mounting a CD. Of course I have no clue if that's possible. :D
that is exactly what i meant... this would also help because when i muck up my tivo or want to do something with it... i have found that it is almost easier to just pull the drive and install via pc... also the fact that i fubar the commands half the time... i can create a script and load it on the flash drive and then voila... plus when i was last modding my setup trying to monte into another kernel, i had about 30 different revisions of my "script" and i ended up using alot of my blank CD's.... it is a good thing i got the 100 cd spools when i did... i got a steal on 10 spools about 3 yrs ago... cost me less than 1.00 each spool... bestbuy the day after thanksgiving... the best part was the fact that they were after instant rebate... i only wanted 1 spool but my local store got like 1000 units instead of 100 like they were supposed to... so they were nice enough to change the 1 per person to 10 per person.... :D

[MeStinkBAD]

I haven't read all 2,000 posts in this thread, give or take a few hundred, but i've never hacked a TiVo before (I can't even find a link for installing a hack allowing you to telnet to your TiVo could someone point me SPECIFICALLY where to look.) Anyhow, someone explain these things to me.

In step 1, it says use a "virgin image" of the TiVo software. Is this really necissary? I haven't hacked my TiVO yet so why bother with a virgin one. I don't wanna erase everything I've recorded. So I would prefer to skip this step.

Step 2 mentions the instantcake CD.I don't have this and don't think I need it either for the same reasons above. Am I right?

I already have a LBA48 boot CD. Do I honestly need PTVupgrade? Is it critically important? Cuz it's six buck ( which is not very much but still six bucks more than I'd prefer to spend).

Basically, what I'm asking is do I have to fork over cash for installing this? I'll pay if I absoluetly need to but I'd rather not.

[JWThiers]

I haven't read all 2,000 posts in this thread, give or take a few hundred, but i've never hacked a TiVo before (I can't even find a link for installing a hack allowing you to telnet to your TiVo could someone point me SPECIFICALLY where to look.) Anyhow, someone explain these things to me.

In step 1, it says use a "virgin image" of the TiVo software. Is this really necissary? I haven't hacked my TiVO yet so why bother with a virgin one. I don't wanna erase everything I've recorded. So I would prefer to skip this step.

Step 2 mentions the instantcake CD.I don't have this and don't think I need it either for the same reasons above. Am I right?

I already have a LBA48 boot CD. Do I honestly need PTVupgrade? Is it critically important? Cuz it's six buck ( which is not very much but still six bucks more than I'd prefer to spend).

Basically, what I'm asking is do I have to fork over cash for installing this? I'll pay if I absoluetly need to but I'd rather not.
Thats 5000 not 2000 posts.

Zipper will install the hack that allows telnet

Hacking you tivo is like performing brain surgery on your tivo. If ANYTHING goes wrong with the hack you will be left with a doorstop until you you fix it which means getting an image anyway. If you don't want to buy instantcake or other virgin images you can backup you current setup, the important part is having a way to get back to an unhacked working condition should something go wrong. I can't stress this enough HAVE A BACKUP IMAGE. While usually zipper works sometimes things do go wrong on the installation. And sometimes further tweaking on the users part may do something that also may make it easier to reinstalling a known good image to fix a problem.

You can just zipper the drive already in the tivo (I did one like that because I did not feel like doing the extra work involved in putting you current tivo setup including recorded programs on a larger drive), but people usually put in a larger drive for the extra storage (hard drives are cheap now). Using a larger drive automatically means you you need an image of some kind. It does not matter if its Instantcake or another.

As long as the the LBA48 cd has the right pre-Hacked kernel that is needed it should be OK. How you determine that I don't know. Installing the wrong kernel could make a doorstop.

Where did you get that brain?
Abbey Someone.
Abbey Someone?
Abbey Normal.
Let me get this straight. I just put an Abnormal brain in a 7 foot 500 lbs monster?!

Sorry about that lost my mind for a moment. Where was I?
Oh yeah. I'd just spend the money to be sure.

[adamofevil]

but 5 bucks for a verified killhdinitrd kernel is well worth it imho.

5 bucks with no refund, even if your image was corrupted. By the time you find out whether or not it's corrupted it will be too late to ask PTV if you can re-download it... which chances are... you won't be able to unless you pay them again. PTV offers RAW ISO files for download without any type of checksum (CRC) for you to verify that you got the same image once it's on your computer. Errors happen in file transfer. If you're going to charge money, at least ZIP/RAR/PAR/PAR2 it so the person can verify they got it without problems.

[airjrdn]

5 bucks with no refund, even if your image was corrupted. By the time you find out whether or not it's corrupted it will be too late to ask PTV if you can re-download it... which chances are... you won't be able to unless you pay them again. PTV offers RAW ISO files for download without any type of checksum (CRC) for you to verify that you got the same image once it's on your computer. Errors happen in file transfer. If you're going to charge money, at least ZIP/RAR/PAR/PAR2 it so the person can verify they got it without problems.

Please don't start spamming this thread. You've created one specifically for that purpose, please leave that there.

[Luv2DrvFst]

5 bucks with no refund, even if your image was corrupted. By the time you find out whether or not it's corrupted it will be too late to ask PTV if you can re-download it... which chances are... you won't be able to unless you pay them again. PTV offers RAW ISO files for download without any type of checksum (CRC) for you to verify that you got the same image once it's on your computer. Errors happen in file transfer. If you're going to charge money, at least ZIP/RAR/PAR/PAR2 it so the person can verify they got it without problems.
I could have sworn I read in the other thread that you were over it. So get over it already!

[Gunnyman]

5 bucks with no refund, even if your image was corrupted. By the time you find out whether or not it's corrupted it will be too late to ask PTV if you can re-download it... which chances are... you won't be able to unless you pay them again. PTV offers RAW ISO files for download without any type of checksum (CRC) for you to verify that you got the same image once it's on your computer. Errors happen in file transfer. If you're going to charge money, at least ZIP/RAR/PAR/PAR2 it so the person can verify they got it without problems.

Thanks for spamming my thread, welcome to my ignore list.

[Chad L]

I have sucessfully Zippered my single drive HDVR2, works great. Thanks Gunnyman and Rbautch!

I have a two drive HDVR2 I created with the Hinsdale years ago. I want to Zipper it and keep my shows. I know it can be done. Do I just need to put the primary drive in the PC to zipper it? Or do I need to put both drives in the PC?

Thanks again.

[MATT1981M]

5 bucks with no refund, even if your image was corrupted. By the time you find out whether or not it's corrupted it will be too late to ask PTV if you can re-download it... which chances are... you won't be able to unless you pay them again. PTV offers RAW ISO files for download without any type of checksum (CRC) for you to verify that you got the same image once it's on your computer. Errors happen in file transfer. If you're going to charge money, at least ZIP/RAR/PAR/PAR2 it so the person can verify they got it without problems.
hmmmm... thats funny... i had no problems with getting another download.... i contacted them 10 days after i originally downloaded it and was able to get them to allow me one more because i was able to show them there was a problem with the image and i was not trying to scam them.... mine had a problem that occured when you would load the ptvinstacake image cd by itself, the text became all garbled and you couldnt tell what you were supposed to enter.... it took a couple emails to get it done... but when they were assured that i was not trying to screw them over, they allowed the download... they are just cautious and i dont blame them...

[BeanCounter1]

1. Yes, you can do all that from a Mac. When you telnet in with Terminal use the syntax: telnet -K xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the x's are your TiVo's IP address, oh and that's a capital 'K' (prevents a double character echo on the command line).

Sorry... did some more reading and thought of a related question.

What about FTP'ing from the Mac GUI? Does the Mac's Finder handle the binary transfers correctly or do I need to use another FTP client?

[Luv2DrvFst]

Sorry... did some more reading and thought of a related question.

What about FTP'ing from the Mac GUI? Does the Mac's Finder handle the binary transfers correctly or do I need to use another FTP client?
You can open a connection to the TiVo using ftp with Finder and view everything on your TiVo. You can also copy things off of it to your Mac, but I have never been able to mount it read write so that I could upload something from my Mac to the TiVo. There's probably a way to do this, but I never took the time to research it. I already had Captain FTP and it works great, so that's what I use.

Of course now you've got me wondering how to do it... I'll let you know if I figure it out.

EDIT: Quick google searching reveals that Mac FTP read write is a no-go. It's not built into Apple's FTP client and there doesn't appear to be anything you can do to fix it. But there are a couple of free apps out there (PureFTPd Manager is one).

[JWThiers]

5 bucks with no refund, even if your image was corrupted. By the time you find out whether or not it's corrupted it will be too late to ask PTV if you can re-download it... which chances are... you won't be able to unless you pay them again. PTV offers RAW ISO files for download without any type of checksum (CRC) for you to verify that you got the same image once it's on your computer. Errors happen in file transfer. If you're going to charge money, at least ZIP/RAR/PAR/PAR2 it so the person can verify they got it without problems.
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