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

[rpdre1]

i am glad you found out how to correct it.... if you searched for 72.5 on this forum, you would find that i have a post about that issue and how to correct it.... here is a direct link to the thread... (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=292412)

anyone who wants a FA120... i found a seller who has them 12.95 w/ no shipping on ebay... (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9720880222&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1)


NOW they show up cheap. I just paid more than twice that for 3. ARRRRGH!!!!!!!

If you can wait a year, When I buy a 50" Plamsma HDTV I let everyone know when. Then they can wait a few weeks for them to go on sale for half price.

that seller has a yahoo store: http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/fa120r.html
$12.95, free shipping

sorry to break the news. i bought my fa120 from them back in december.

[JWThiers]

that seller has a yahoo store: http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/fa120r.html
$12.95, free shipping

sorry to break the news. i bought my fa120 from them back in december.
Live and learn!

[bnm81002]

that seller has a yahoo store: http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/fa120r.html
$12.95, free shipping

sorry to break the news. i bought my fa120 from them back in december.





just a heads up, those are refurbished adapters hence the r after the fa120, they are not brand new adapters, so buyer beware of course

[airjrdn]

That's where I got one of mine. It is refurbished, but working fine.

[MATT1981M]

just a heads up, those are refurbished adapters hence the r after the fa120, they are not brand new adapters, so buyer beware of course
i had bought one from this seller for a friend before..... they are slow shippers...took about 2 wks.... i didnt realize it was the same seller till about 2 hrs ago..... oh well good price though refurb or not.......

[6stringbass]

NOW they show up cheap. I just paid more than twice that for 3. ARRRRGH!!!!!!!

If you can wait a year, When I buy a 50" Plamsma HDTV I let everyone know when. Then they can wait a few weeks for them to go on sale for half price.
Welcome to the world of technology and global competition. I've had that happen many times. Just keep remembering how much fun you've had with your Tivos while others waited for the price of adapters to drop. The amount of patience in waiting to buy a piece of cool tech stuff is inversely proportional to the cost. High patience=low cost. The question then is where do you buy patience and how much does IT cost?

[MATT1981M]

Welcome to the world of technology and global competition. I've had that happen many times. Just keep remembering how much fun you've had with your Tivos while others waited for the price of adapters to drop. The amount of patience in waiting to buy a piece of cool tech stuff is inversely proportional to the cost. High patience=low cost. The question then is where do you buy patience and how much does IT cost?
that is a very good question.... if you ever find out where you can buy it, put me down for 2 cases!!!

[sra4ever]

ok first off i am sorry because i am sure you have gotten this a 1000 times. can i hack my Tivo series 2 DVR with this (it is the Tivo brand). i see that it says it is for direct tv. if not can you give me a link or something. THANKS and sorry.

[willardcpa]

that is a very good question.... if you ever find out where you can buy it, put me down for 2 cases!!!You got it. I have a plan that is guaranteed to work. It comes in individual "interactive" sessions, the sessions are only $20 each. Please forward the $20 to me and I will ship you the first session. The "interactive" part is where this program exceeds others in its ability to achieve "patience" the first lesson is to teach you patience in waiting for the first lesson packet to show up at your doorstep. We take our time shipping the packet to you - thus subliminally increasing you level of patience. If you complain to us that you have not received the packet then we just wait longer to ship it to you, and so on with each successive compaint we recieve. When you finally stop complaining that you have not recieved your packet then we know you have then achieved "patience", and of course our goal is met and we of course at that point in time owe you nothing. So rush your $20 to us today - remember you don't have patience yet. :D

[SteelersFan]

ok first off i am sorry because i am sure you have gotten this a 1000 times. can i hack my Tivo series 2 DVR with this (it is the Tivo brand). i see that it says it is for direct tv. if not can you give me a link or something. THANKS and sorry.
See the top of the instructions. (http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html)

[MATT1981M]

ok first off i am sorry because i am sure you have gotten this a 1000 times. can i hack my Tivo series 2 DVR with this (it is the Tivo brand). i see that it says it is for direct tv. if not can you give me a link or something. THANKS and sorry.
on the most part, i am going to have to defer to gunny and rbautch to answer this question.... i do know that using the zipper could be detrimental to your tivo's health if the "set_mrv_name_67.tcl" is run to name your tivo for mrv...

[slydog75]

why would you want to hack a SA tivo? They allready have MRV and HMO and extraction.

[JWThiers]

why would you want to hack a SA tivo? They allready have MRV and HMO and extraction.
So you can MRV, HMO etc with a DTivo in the mix?

[JamieP]

why would you want to hack a SA tivo? They allready have MRV and HMO and extraction.Extraction is nearly ten times faster on a hacked tivo: link (http://archive2.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3012141&highlight=TTG#post3012141).

[Gunnyman]

why would you want to hack a SA tivo? They allready have MRV and HMO and extraction.

can't mrv to a standalone without hacking it 1st.

[Dkerr24]

Ok, need some help, fellas. Zippered my drive, connected my Netgear FA120. Telnet in got bash prompt... but when I run sh tweak.sh I get this cryptic message:

"Your telnet client is adding extra line feeds, causing this script to fail. No problem. Just re-run the script again using the "Additional Directions for Windows XP users... etc etc.

Ok, where are these "Additional Directions"???

[slydog75]

Ok, need some help, fellas. Zippered my drive, connected my Netgear FA120. Telnet in got bash prompt... but when I run sh tweak.sh I get this cryptic message:

"Your telnet client is adding extra line feeds, causing this script to fail. No problem. Just re-run the script again using the "Additional Directions for Windows XP users... etc etc.

Ok, where are these "Additional Directions"???

Not sure where they hid the answer to this question now.. but all you need to do is open telnet then type 'unset crlf' at the prompt.. then type 'o xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' to connect to the tivo. That'll fix you up.

[Gunnyman]

do this
from XP cmd prompt
telnet
unset crlf
open tivoipaddress

[slydog75]

what's that called again Gunny? Smeeking or something?

[Dkerr24]

Thanks Gunnyman! That worked! :)

[tivoROCKSme]

OK, I've got my HDVR2. The only thing that's ever been done was added a second large HD 2 years. Now I think one of the drives is failing, so I have bought a 400GB Seagate drive at BestBuy for $159 (no rebates-sweet) and want to replace both old drives with this new huge one. I desparately want to save my settings and my recordings, and want to add some new features. The end result I want in addition to the large drive is:
1. tivoweb access
2. ftp access

I've downloaded and read Hinsdale, the zipper and other posts describing close to what I want. What I need is for someone to tell me the correct order. My thought process is to
1. use PTV universal boot CD 11 *NEW* for backup & recovery and to enable large drive support following the Hinsdale steps
2. use and run the zipper CD?
I'm not really sure what's next except to put the new drive in the TIVO and fire it up. Then I'm envisioning the ability to FTP files to it via my wireless network adapter I just ordered from Ebay.
If anyone sees any serious flaws in my plan or has found a better description of the steps to do what I want AND preserve recordings please let me know
Thanks, :confused:

[slydog75]

Thanks Gunnyman! That worked! :)

Hey, what am I?! Chopped liver? :rolleyes:

[Dkerr24]

Hey, what am I?! Chopped liver? :rolleyes:

Sorry sly... thanks !

[Gunnyman]

what's that called again Gunny? Smeeking or something?

it's called great minds thinking alike :p

[MATT1981M]

Hey, what am I?! Chopped liver? :rolleyes:
yes.... lol....jk i couldnt resist....

[sra4ever]

all i want to do is copy the programs from my tivo to my computer. do you have to have a hacked tivo to do this? Thanks

[MATT1981M]

all i want to do is copy the programs from my tivo to my computer. do you have to have a hacked tivo to do this? Thanks
that would be extraction and we cant talk about that here.... check out the "other site" (DDB) and review for info.... and if your unit has not been hacked, the shows are encrypted.... if they are encrypted they cant be played on ur pc....

[ForrestB]

Keep in mind that no USB 802.11g wireless adapters work with the HDVR2 or any Series 2 DTivo's. If you want fast transfer speeds, stick with a wired USB2 adapter (Netgear FA120) or an 802.11g Bridge (Zyxel P-330W and others).

[slydog75]

all i want to do is copy the programs from my tivo to my computer. do you have to have a hacked tivo to do this? Thanks

That would be extraction and we cant talk about that here.... check out the "other site" (DDB) and review for info.... and if your unit has not been hacked, the shows are encrypted.... if they are encrypted they cant be played on ur pc....

Actually he's talking about a stand alone tivo and you don't need to hack anything to do that on a stand alone tivo. Here's a FAQ on Tivo's website all about it:

http://www.tivo.com/4.9.19.3.asp

[Dkerr24]

Thought I'd post this question on this thread since I haven't seen any replies to my separate thread. I know the answer is in this thread, but there are several conflicting answers...

I've zippered my tivos, but now when I go back to my NPL, it takes about 30 secs to refresh. Can someone tell a Windows person in plain English how to fix this?

I do have the 'Joe' text editor installed, but would really appreciate step-by-step instructions assuming I know absolutely nothing about Unix.

MRV seems to work, but I can't transfer shows from either DTivo to my pc using Tivo Desktop.

If this helps, I'm running a Linksys WRT54G router with all the default settings set and Netgear FA120 USB/Ethernet adapters on each DTivo:

192.168.1.112
192.168.1.113

Thanks!

[SteelersFan]

Look in the Zipper Wiki linked in Gunny's sig under Troubleshooting.

[Dkerr24]

Look in the Zipper Wiki linked in Gunny's sig under Troubleshooting.

Thanks! I had never clicked on his Zipper Wiki - had no idea what it was before.

[llurkin]

I've spent the day looking for a short answer to the following question..

If a new drive has been Zippered, will it loose all the hacks if it is put in a different Tivo, and then run a clear and delete on it? It is a new drive with no previous recordings to conserve.

[Gunnyman]

clear and delete will remove networking info unless you are wired and are using DHCP but that's about it.

[tca32123]

this is just great ..

My Tivo was frozen, yet again, when I got home. So I reboot the system and now I have a green screen saying :

"A sever error has occured"....leave plugged in for 3 hours, etc...

I never had one issue w/ my Tivo b/f I tried the Zipper. This is frustrating.

What has happened? How do I fix?

[Gunnyman]

hard drive corruption that may or may not be fixed by itself
zipper had NOTHING to do with it.
Happened to me 3 days ago on a 3 year old maxtor HD that has been hacked since the day it arrived.

[tca32123]

hard drive corruption that may or may not be fixed by itself
zipper had NOTHING to do with it.
Happened to me 3 days ago on a 3 year old maxtor HD that has been hacked since the day it arrived.


Thanks Gunny ..

I don't have a phone line here, will that make a difference? It states to "leave the phone line hooked up".

[Gunnyman]

no shouldn't matter
sometimes if the tivo OS is messed up it will try to download it again.
but if it doesn't fix itself you can always just re-image a new HD.

[MATT1981M]

clear and delete will remove networking info unless you are wired and are using DHCP but that's about it.
that is why i had problems with the wifi one i setup last week... Was an instacake image and 51 killer didnt resolve issue w/ playing new recordings so i had to then do a cnd and wifi stopped working... Had to zip again to get to work...

[MATT1981M]

Thought I'd post this question on this thread since I haven't seen any replies to my separate thread. I know the answer is in this thread, but there are several conflicting answers...

I've zippered my tivos, but now when I go back to my NPL, it takes about 30 secs to refresh. Can someone tell a Windows person in plain English how to fix this?

I do have the 'Joe' text editor installed, but would really appreciate step-by-step instructions assuming I know absolutely nothing about Unix.

MRV seems to work, but I can't transfer shows from either DTivo to my pc using Tivo Desktop.

If this helps, I'm running a Linksys WRT54G router with all the default settings set and Netgear FA120 USB/Ethernet adapters on each DTivo:

192.168.1.112
192.168.1.113

Thanks!
if you cant figure it out based on the zipper wiki search for "resolv.conf" and look for a post by me.... I am using my cell.... I put a step by step up b4 for someone....

[solsurfer]

Came home from a long weekend to find that my Tivo had been frozen for about 6 hours. I could see a picture of some show stuck on the screen, but tivo wouldn't respond to any commands. Pulled the plug to reboot, and after a few attempts at acquiring the signal, it started up and ran fine for the rest of the night. However, the next day, I woke up to find it frozen again. Went through the same process, and again it was fixed. Ran fine for 2 days, and then this morning it was frozen again, and it would get stuck on the 'acquiring signal' part. Seemed stuck in this state, so I pulled the plug and tried again. Same thing again. Pulled the plug again and now just get the "powering up screen'.

Reading through past post on similar problems seems like it could be a bad drive, or maybe a 'cron reboot'? Or I suspect I corrupted some file by pulling the plug so many times. Any ideas?

And more importantly, what can I do to save the shows on the drive?

Thanks

[yankeestom]

What is the best way to change the network settings on a Zippered TiVo that I can't connect to anymore? I can pull the drive and put it back in my PC, but do I run the whole tweak.sh again or is there a batch file on there that will just go through the network configuration part? Will running tweak.sh a second time mess things up?

[MATT1981M]

Came home from a long weekend to find that my Tivo had been frozen for about 6 hours. I could see a picture of some show stuck on the screen, but tivo wouldn't respond to any commands. Pulled the plug to reboot, and after a few attempts at acquiring the signal, it started up and ran fine for the rest of the night. However, the next day, I woke up to find it frozen again. Went through the same process, and again it was fixed. Ran fine for 2 days, and then this morning it was frozen again, and it would get stuck on the 'acquiring signal' part. Seemed stuck in this state, so I pulled the plug and tried again. Same thing again. Pulled the plug again and now just get the "powering up screen'.

Reading through past post on similar problems seems like it could be a bad drive, or maybe a 'cron reboot'? Or I suspect I corrupted some file by pulling the plug so many times. Any ideas?

And more importantly, what can I do to save the shows on the drive?

Thanks
i hate to say it... But if it is the drive... You wont be able to save the recordings....

[solsurfer]

i hate to say it... But if it is the drive... You wont be able to save the recordings....

What can I do to check if it is the drive? Hook it up to the pc, boot into linux, and...?

Is there any way to reinstall the instant cake image on that drive without erasing the recordings? If not, can I prepare a new clean drive and somehow pull the recordings onto the new one?

[MATT1981M]

What can I do to check if it is the drive? Hook it up to the pc, boot into linux, and...?

Is there any way to reinstall the instant cake image on that drive without erasing the recordings? If not, can I prepare a new clean drive and somehow pull the recordings onto the new one?
nope nope and nope.... you could try to DD the image to a drive of the same or larger size (but if this image was expanded before you will lose the difference in the drive sizes because it cant be expanded again) to see if the image could be saved on the "faulty" drive... however there are many things that would prevent this from working... if it is a "faulty" drive, it will probably fail during the dd anyway... if it is not a "faulty" drive but is actually a s/w issue, then it probably wont work because of the fact that the new drive will have that same s/w issue... i am not aware of a way to upgrade the s/w on a drive with a new image.... this may be possible if you use an image slice??? dont get your hopes up... i am just throwing ideas out for those linux guru's out there to expand upon.... as far as i know i could be blowing smoke out of my @$$ with the slice idea.... if that is possible i would install a new image on a different drive, then install it and get it working (including recording a show and trying to play it....so you can make sure that you wont have to do a CND to correct the problem and end up deleting the recordings you have worked so hard to save...) and then dd the partitions that image is on to your drive w/ the s/w issue.... that is how i think you would do it but i wouldnt try it till someone is able to give you more "concrete" info.....

[JWThiers]

What is the best way to change the network settings on a Zippered TiVo that I can't connect to anymore? I can pull the drive and put it back in my PC, but do I run the whole tweak.sh again or is there a batch file on there that will just go through the network configuration part? Will running tweak.sh a second time mess things up?
Use a serial cable to connect.

[Dkerr24]

Ok,

1) I've edited my etc/resolv.conf file and added my 2 DNS servers. Noone has posted how it should look so I just added these 2 lines to the file:

search localdomain
nameserver 192.168.1.1
dns 68.94.156.1
dns 68.94.157.1

2) Rebooted Tivo

Still got slow to display NPL. What next? Seems like this problem affects everyone who uses the zipper, why aren't instructions on the zipper to show us how to fix this?

[Luv2DrvFst]

Ok,

1) I've edited my etc/resolv.conf file and added my 2 DNS servers. Noone has posted how it should look so I just added these 2 lines to the file:

search localdomain
nameserver 192.168.1.1
dns 68.94.156.1
dns 68.94.157.1

2) Rebooted Tivo

Still got slow to display NPL. What next? Seems like this problem affects everyone who uses the zipper, why aren't instructions on the zipper to show us how to fix this?
The fixed file should read:

search localdomain
nameserver 68.94.156.1

Try that. Of course it might be even easier if you just use the "net config" option in TWP. But now since you've changed the file, you probably ought to get those two dns lines out of there.

EDIT: remember the TWP net config option because your isp will likely change your dns over time and you will have to re-edit. Of course you can avoid all of this by deleting the dns reference from the hosts: line in nsswitch.conf. (All of which is explained at least 5 times in this forum. Check post #2229 for one of the most definitive and informative answers.)

[SteelersFan]

Ok,

1) I've edited my etc/resolv.conf file and added my 2 DNS servers. Noone has posted how it should look so I just added these 2 lines to the file:

search localdomain
nameserver 192.168.1.1
dns 68.94.156.1
dns 68.94.157.1

2) Rebooted Tivo

Still got slow to display NPL. What next? Seems like this problem affects everyone who uses the zipper, why aren't instructions on the zipper to show us how to fix this?
Have you looked through this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=248850&highlight=empty+looking+npl) thread?

[Dkerr24]

Thanks Steelers... I've modified /etc/nsswitch.conf to remove DNS from it and am rebooting both DTivos now to see if that fixed my slow NPL issue.

[ttodd1]

Seems like this problem affects everyone who uses the zipper, why aren't instructions on the zipper to show us how to fix this?

Because it is covered in the wiki - http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting

and not everyone has this problem. ;) It is also impossible to set up instructions for people and have it cover every possible senerio that may come up. Researching and learning is everyones best friend. :)

[yankeestom]

What is the best way to change the network settings on a Zippered TiVo that I can't connect to anymore? I can pull the drive and put it back in my PC, but do I run the whole tweak.sh again or is there a batch file on there that will just go through the network configuration part? Will running tweak.sh a second time mess things up?

Use a serial cable to connect.

Noob alert... then what? How do I pull something up once there's a serial cable connection, and what file do I edit or what script do I run once its up?

[Dkerr24]

Because it is covered in the wiki - http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting

and not everyone has this problem. ;) It is also impossible to set up instructions for people and have it cover every possible senerio that may come up. Researching and learning is everyones best friend. :)

No argument it is covered in the zipper wiki. It would be nice if an example file was shown with the entries added to show us what the file should look like when we are editing it.

And I agree this has been covered many times, but you and I both know how difficult the search feature is to use on any vBulletin forum.

And do I really want to learn Linux? No. Probably this will be my only experience with this operating system. Unix reminds me of my old DOS days using EDLIN. Glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.

If anything, my difficulties in using the zipper and the responses I received will make me think twice about being short with newbies asking questions. I am used to it, since my job involves taking cryptic responses from programmers and converting them to plain English for field users.

[rbautch]

I set up the Zipper to make the DNS equal to the IP address, which works for most people. I did it this way because most people don't know what DNS is, and prompting newbies to enter it would lead to even more questions. Not having a valid DNS (like setting it 0.0.0.0, or other things discussed here) also causes issues, as I discussed here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3628750&&#post3628750). Still, I'll look into making this more fool-proof for newbie users.

[MATT1981M]

No argument it is covered in the zipper wiki. It would be nice if an example file was shown with the entries added to show us what the file should look like when we are editing it.

And I agree this has been covered many times, but you and I both know how difficult the search feature is to use on any vBulletin forum.

And do I really want to learn Linux? No. Probably this will be my only experience with this operating system. Unix reminds me of my old DOS days using EDLIN. Glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.

If anything, my difficulties in using the zipper and the responses I received will make me think twice about being short with newbies asking questions. I am used to it, since my job involves taking cryptic responses from programmers and converting them to plain English for field users.
as i mentioned i had posted how to do this.... the post is here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showpost.php?p=3971105#post3971105)... if what you have done doesnt work.... then change the same setting using twp.... THEN IT WILL WORK!!!! i am up to 38 dtivos zipped for friends and myself and have had 17 have this problem... 10 of which were fixed by editing the resolv.conf file.... the other 7 needed the twp setting updated....

[MATT1981M]

I set up the Zipper to make the DNS equal to the IP address, which works for most people. I did it this way because most people don't know what DNS is, and prompting newbies to enter it would lead to even more questions. Not having a valid DNS (like setting it 0.0.0.0, or other things discussed here) also causes issues, as I discussed here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3628750&&#post3628750). Still, I'll look into making this more fool-proof for newbie users.
maybe a new script to be added to the zipper to correct the resolv.conf ....but then running it is just as hard as fixing this way....hmm

[solsurfer]

Came home from a long weekend to find that my Tivo had been frozen for about 6 hours. I could see a picture of some show stuck on the screen, but tivo wouldn't respond to any commands. Pulled the plug to reboot, and after a few attempts at acquiring the signal, it started up and ran fine for the rest of the night. However, the next day, I woke up to find it frozen again. Went through the same process, and again it was fixed. Ran fine for 2 days, and then this morning it was frozen again, and it would get stuck on the 'acquiring signal' part. Seemed stuck in this state, so I pulled the plug and tried again. Same thing again. Pulled the plug again and now just get the "powering up screen'.

Reading through past post on similar problems seems like it could be a bad drive, or maybe a 'cron reboot'? Or I suspect I corrupted some file by pulling the plug so many times. Any ideas?

And more importantly, what can I do to save the shows on the drive?

Thanks


Well, it's not the drive. I suspected the Tivo might be overheating or something (fan has been unplugged for years), so I unplugged it for a while then plugged it back in. It would quickly show the "powering up" screen, but then it would flick to black with a white, horizontal stripe running up the screen - kind of like a power failure or something. Almost like flipping the power switch. And it would do this 4 or 5 times, then give the powering up screen, only to repeat the process.

I just re-imaged and installed a clean drive and got the same problem, so it must be something with the hardware. Any ideas? Power supply? Fixes? Or time for a new box? (It's a dtvio hdvr2).

BTW - Gunny, I like the new photos :-)

Thanks

[JWThiers]

No argument it is covered in the zipper wiki. It would be nice if an example file was shown with the entries added to show us what the file should look like when we are editing it.
Good idea, YOU can edit the wiki and add that info, Thats how wiki's work.

And I agree this has been covered many times, but you and I both know how difficult the search feature is to use on any vBulletin forum.
But really did you try the search function. I just searched this thread for NPL and got 49 results on 2 pages. Most of which were directly related to your problem, Some directly told how to fix the problem and more alluded to how to fix the problem. 49 Posts is NOT an unreasonable number to read. And dispite that you still got the help with minimal fuss.

And do I really want to learn Linux? No. Probably this will be my only experience with this operating system. Unix reminds me of my old DOS days using EDLIN. Glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.
You don't have to know everything about linux, Heck I don't. But a few basic skills and commands are required. like editing a file. It isn't difficult to figure out Here is one thing that will help, If you know a command but aren't sure of the exact syntax type the command followed by a space and --help (thats 2 dashes help)(I should put that in the wiki as well) for example you want to edit a file with joe, type "joe --help" and it will tell you everything you need to know.

If anything, my difficulties in using the zipper and the responses I received will make me think twice about being short with newbies asking questions. I am used to it, since my job involves taking cryptic responses from programmers and converting them to plain English for field users.
On the main Zipper page where you got the instructions Did you read this:

" Important Information Before You Begin:
Note 1: If you've never cracked open your Tivo, you likely don't have the basic knowledge required to
hack your Tivo with The Zipper. One alternative to The Zipper is an easy-to-use product called PTVnet,
which you can download for $20, or purchase on a pre-hacked hard drive. If you'd rather continue with
The Zipper instead, first learn some basic skills like how to remove your Tivo's hard drive an install it in your
computer using the Hinsdale or Weaknees guides. Also, having an "Instantcake" CD ($20 from PTVupgrade,
links below) with a fresh software image ready to go is a great insurance policy just in case things go
awry."

A big part of the cryptic responses is to make it a learning experience. If someone asks how to bake a cake from scratch the best way get them to learn is to hand them a cookbook and say look on page 24 and let them read it and figure it out. Then if they have a question about what they read or need to do help them some more. Otherwise you might as well have someone do it for you. PTV Upgrade is in exactly that business. Zipper is more for the Do-it-Yourselfers. You have to work a little for it and learn something.

Sorry for coming down on you but the last part made it sound like you didn't appreciate the help you were getting. A lot of people offer help for free for something that is a hobby and you made it seem like they are being short with you for not spoon feeding you the answer. Try thanks for the help guys, you made me work for it, but I learned something in the process.

Word of advice if you think people are being short with you here, don't post at DDB, they will eat you alive and not think twice about it.

I'll get off my soapbox now

[Dkerr24]

Thanks for the advice, JW. And I did post the step-by-step instructions how to fix the slow NPL in another thread. I like your analogy of baking a cake. My instructions are like reading a cookbook, not a treasure hunt.

I'm sure you can search for it. :)

[MATT1981M]

Well, it's not the drive. I suspected the Tivo might be overheating or something (fan has been unplugged for years), so I unplugged it for a while then plugged it back in. It would quickly show the "powering up" screen, but then it would flick to black with a white, horizontal stripe running up the screen - kind of like a power failure or something. Almost like flipping the power switch. And it would do this 4 or 5 times, then give the powering up screen, only to repeat the process.

I just re-imaged and installed a clean drive and got the same problem, so it must be something with the hardware. Any ideas? Power supply? Fixes? Or time for a new box? (It's a dtvio hdvr2).

BTW - Gunny, I like the new photos :-)

Thanks
my guess is ps... The fan not working is a sure sign of possible overheating and the first to go would the ps... You can get a replacement from weaknees.com

[solsurfer]

my guess is ps... The fan not working is a sure sign of possible overheating and the first to go would the ps... You can get a replacement from weaknees.com

Well the fan not working was my fault - I pulled the plug to keep the noise down. Temp levels were normally well withi guidelines, though. I'll try replacing the power supply to see if that works. Might be a good excuse to upgrade to that HD tivo I've been considering...

If anybody recognizes the symptoms and has a different diagnosis please let me know.

[joeblough]

i noticed over at DDB that there was recently a new push of software from D*. it looks like my dsr6000 has loaded this, because all my old recordings (unencrypted) are now not playable, and my cachecard driver is not loading. the box was originally zippered onto a single 400GB drive with the instantcake dsr6000 image.

questions:

1) shouldnt have zipper prevented a software update from taking place by default? or does fakecall cause it to go ahead and install updates?

2) can i re-apply zipper and still keep all my recordings? if i re-zipper from the CD i built last time, won't it just re-load the old kernel/software and then the box will try to upgrade itself again?

3) if i understand how the tivo works, it has 2 distinct sets of root and user partitions. the new software would have been loaded on the backup partition. if i just go in and edit bootpage to make it boot from the other set of paritions, i'll get my zippered tivo back, right? what will happen if another software update comes down? or will it just try to install the new s/w again and i'lll end up back where i started?

4) at a minimum i should be able to just put the disk in my PC and install the cachecard driver and do the encryption patch, right?

i searched the thread and read about 10 pages back and i dont see anyone discussing this. i would have thought more people would have been hit by this.

thanks for any replies...

[MATT1981M]

i noticed over at DDB that there was recently a new push of software from D*. it looks like my dsr6000 has loaded this, because all my old recordings (unencrypted) are now not playable, and my cachecard driver is not loading. the box was originally zippered onto a single 400GB drive with the instantcake dsr6000 image.

questions:

1) shouldnt have zipper prevented a software update from taking place by default? or does fakecall cause it to go ahead and install updates?

2) can i re-apply zipper and still keep all my recordings? if i re-zipper from the CD i built last time, won't it just re-load the old kernel/software and then the box will try to upgrade itself again?

3) if i understand how the tivo works, it has 2 distinct sets of root and user partitions. the new software would have been loaded on the backup partition. if i just go in and edit bootpage to make it boot from the other set of paritions, i'll get my zippered tivo back, right? what will happen if another software update comes down? or will it just try to install the new s/w again and i'lll end up back where i started?

4) at a minimum i should be able to just put the disk in my PC and install the cachecard driver and do the encryption patch, right?

i searched the thread and read about 10 pages back and i dont see anyone discussing this. i would have thought more people would have been hit by this.

thanks for any replies...
your dsr6000 should be 6.2 sw... try to zipper it as is... say no to the image install... say yes to recordings....then telnet in after it is done and you have booted the dtivo and run the tweak.sh.....

[ForrestB]

The Philips DSR6000 is a Series 1 DTivo and can't be Zippered. It's probably running version 3.x software.

[MATT1981M]

The Philips DSR6000 is a Series 1 DTivo and can't be Zippered. It's probably running version 3.x software.
ahhh thats right... i forgot that the zipper doesnt work on series 1 tivos...

[joeblough]

yeah -- sorry. i recently did an hdtivo with zipper and i got confused...

i manually redid the stuff and my old recordings are still hosed... no idea what's gone wrong.

[SHStormont]

I have a DSR7000 that started off with 1 x 40GB drive. A while back, I added a 200GB drive (followed Hinsdale UPGRADE CONFIGURATION #1), but hadn't updated the kernel so I was only using 137GB.

After installing the Zipper, I now have the new kernel and the TIVO lists:

/dev/hda4 ext2 124M
/dev/hda9 ext2 124M

Is there anyway to now expand so that I can use the extra space (and preserve my recordings)? Or since I already expanded the drive once when I added the 200GB drive, am I now stuck buying a 3rd drive and then following "UPGRADE CONFIGURATION #4" in the Hinsdale guide?

[JWThiers]

Thanks for the advice, JW. And I did post the step-by-step instructions how to fix the slow NPL in another thread. I like your analogy of baking a cake. My instructions are like reading a cookbook, not a treasure hunt.

I'm sure you can search for it. :)
Not a problem, I just linked to it from the wiki. Thanks for the post. :D

[gnut]

Ok, I am a idiot, I will admit. I have looked everywhere to find out what is causing my problem. I had a reboot problem on my second DVR and didnt have the jumper installed! Thanks, but it looks like my TWP is gone so trying to rerun tweak. So i was missing the rbautch_files.tgz and I have them on my mac. FTP'd to my tivo and for some reason it is saying read-only filesystem. I have checked the permissions on the file and everything looks ok. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Tried 2 different FTP programs and the same. Also chmod on the file, to make sure it was rw and still the same. Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Randy

[gnut]

OK, Never Mind, told you I was a idiot, found it, Had to go to the bash and type rw. Found it in one of the post. Sorry to bother you guys. Try to fix my on problems with all the good information here. Again thanks for everything. I love the zipper, well maybe not love but like! :)

[Human123]

The nsswitch.conf file determines what services are used to handle different tasks, including DNS. The default entry for resolving names is hosts: files dnsThis means that to resolve a name, your tivo will look to the /etc/hosts file, and if that fails, it will then try your DNS. If you delete the DNS entry, then it will only use the hosts file, and will never use DNS. This also means that you will not be able to resolve names other than your other tivos, so you won't be able to use wget to download files for the latest enhancement script for example. That should be fine for most folks, since you really have no need to resolve names at all. What causes the slow now playing list is when DNS doesn't work, and it keeps trying to resolve the names of your other tivos until it finally fails. When it does finally fail, that's when your NPL shows up again. IMO, the options are as follows:

1. Set a valid DNS that will resolve names quickly. This requires your router to be connected to the Internet, and will allow you to use wget for downloads. This requires no mods to /etc/hosts or /etc/nsswitch.conf

2. Set a valid DNS, and also add your other tivo IP's to /etc/hosts. This eliminates the need to have your router connected to the Internet, since it will look to the hosts file first before it tries to resolve names with DNS. This will keep NPL from getting slow, but if you want to use wget downloads, you'll need to connect your router to the Internet.

3. Set your DNS to 0.0.0.0 so name resolution requests fail quickly. This will keep your NPL from getting slow, but will prevent wget and other downloads. This also requires no mods to /etc/hosts or /etc/nsswitch.conf

There's a few more combinations that should work fine, but this gives you an idea of what you're trying to achieve...quick failure or quick resolution.


Can anyone give an example of the format?
#1 says to set a valid dns, does it matter if you use your #1 dns or #2?
How do you do this if you do not modify either file? In other words, where do you put the dns info?
Thanks

[JWThiers]

Can anyone give an example of the format?
#1 says to set a valid dns, does it matter if you use your #1 dns or #2?
How do you do this if you do not modify either file? In other words, where do you put the dns info?
Thanks
The information you are quoting looks incomplete, I would check the wiki troubleshooting page (see my sig). It boils down to you will need to edit resolv.conf and maybe hosts as suggested in solution 1 and 2 of the wiki. I would use dns 1, but it shouldn't matter as long as it is a valid dns server.

[rbautch]

Can anyone give an example of the format?
#1 says to set a valid dns, does it matter if you use your #1 dns or #2?
How do you do this if you do not modify either file? In other words, where do you put the dns info?
ThanksYou set DNS in Tivo's MFS. The easiest way to modify it is using Tivowebplus (netconfig module).

[rbautch]

I updated this post (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3628750&&#post3628750) with info on how to determine and enter a valid DNS in the MFS database.

[The Bird]

First Thanks to rbautch, gunnyman, and all who've created this fantastic script.

Here's my issue: Because of vonage I had 2 networks Vonage 192.168.102.0 and Linksys 192.168.15.0. 1 zippered tivo is on Linksys network and the other 2 on the vonage network.

I've since changed all devices to the Linksys network (192.168.15.1) and thought after re-booting the Tivos DHCP would put them all on the same network, but the Tivos on the vonage network still have the static addresses I assigned when I ran the zipper (yesterday).

I can easily connect back to the vonage network and hyper-term to change the network settings, but once in what do I do.

I'm hoping not do pull the drives out again just to change the network settings.

Any suggestions.

[Luv2DrvFst]

Use the Net Config option in TivoWebPlus to change your network settings.

[msommer]

If after changing the network values in netconfig and rebooting, the TIVO's still show the initial network setup from the initial zipper install, try looking at the file" /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author". When I ran the zipper on one of my HDVR2's, no matter what I set the net config to, it always changed back to the inital values I entered during the zipper process.

It turned out that there was a section in the rc.sysinit.author file that should have been removed after the zipper install completed but wasn't.

This is the help I received from RBAUTCH:
Originally Posted by rbautch
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.

[MATT1981M]

Use the Net Config option in TivoWebPlus to change your network settings.
ditto....lol

[TransModeV]

I am getting errors with tivoweb+ after a month of working great. I did not add any new mod or any thing was hoping that you could help me out these are the error message from twp mods.

now showing

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_nowshowing '' ''
no value given for parameter "dst" to "get_tzoffset"
while executing
"get_tzoffset $time"
(procedure "ftime" line 2)
invoked from within
"ftime $seconds "%a""
(procedure "print_nowshowingrow" line 108)
invoked from within
"print_nowshowingrow $chan $rec $nstype $rcount"
("uplevel" body line 4)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"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}"
--cut here--

all the search mod are doing this too. ANY ideas

any help would be great

thanks
TMV :confused:

[MATT1981M]

I am getting errors with tivoweb+ after a month of working great. I did not add any new mod or any thing was hoping that you could help me out these are the error message from twp mods.

now showing

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_nowshowing '' ''
no value given for parameter "dst" to "get_tzoffset"
while executing
"get_tzoffset $time"
(procedure "ftime" line 2)
invoked from within
"ftime $seconds "%a""
(procedure "print_nowshowingrow" line 108)
invoked from within
"print_nowshowingrow $chan $rec $nstype $rcount"
("uplevel" body line 4)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"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}"
--cut here--

all the search mod are doing this too. ANY ideas

any help would be great

thanks
TMV :confused:
at a bash prompt type ps....then look for the line w/ tivowebplus and take note of the # to the far left.... then type kill XXX where XXX is the # to the far left of tivowebplus..... then type ps again and make sure tivowebplus is not showing up anymore.... then type twp and wait.... you will see --caching 732 channels for source of type=6 (DirecTV) and the output will stall for a few seconds or minutes...when you see something like now accepting connections or something like that, then try to use twp....if that doesnt work reboot the dtivo and wait till it is loaded....

[JWThiers]

at a bash prompt type ps....then look for the line w/ tivowebplus and take note of the # to the far left.... then type kill XXX where XXX is the # to the far left of tivowebplus..... then type ps again and make sure tivowebplus is not showing up anymore.... then type twp and wait.... you will see --caching 732 channels for source of type=6 (DirecTV) and the output will stall for a few seconds or minutes...when you see something like now accepting connections or something like that, then try to use twp....if that doesnt work reboot the dtivo and wait till it is loaded....
Have we been having this problem a lot lately or is it me? This looks like something for the wiki.

[The Bird]

Thanks Luv2DrvFst & msommer,

I selected not to install TWP and 'JOE' since I thought I would not use them. :mad:

So what command line to edit the file" /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author" without JOE

Thanks

[JWThiers]

Thanks Luv2DrvFst & msommer,

I selected not to install TWP and 'JOE' since I thought I would not use them. :mad:

So what command line(s) would allow me to either install TWP or JOE
OR simply edit the file" /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author" without JOE

Thanks
it would probably be easiest to ftp the rbautch-files.tgz file from your zipper tools cd to /hacks directory on your tivo then telnet in and

cd /hacks
sh tweak-uninstall.sh
sh tweak.sh

this will uninstall the tweaks then install them again this time install TWP and joe (if that is what you wanted). Another option is to follow the installation instructions from the TWP support page to install TWP, and then install Hackman following the install instructions for it in the readme and us hackman to edit the system files when you need to.

[MATT1981M]

Have we been having this problem a lot lately or is it me? This looks like something for the wiki.
i have been trying to duplicate this w/ my 3 tivos.... so far no luck... i made 2 more serial null modem cables and have hooked them up to 3 old win98 ibm aptiva desktops i got at an auction for 5.00 all together...nobody wanted them and i figured i could go "office space" on 'em and it would be worth the 5.00.... turns out they work beautifully for this purpose... so i imaged them and set them to capture the bash output from the dtivo's....so far only one dtivo has had the issue... and i saw nothing wrong with the output... it hapenned the day after it rebooted... i think sometimes the dtivo doesnt load correctly after the cron safe reboot and this happens....i wish there was a way to schedule twp to kill itself like 2 hrs after the reboot and then to reboot itself after.....is this possible with cron????

[Luv2DrvFst]

i wish there was a way to schedule twp to kill itself like 2 hrs after the reboot and then to reboot itself after.....is this possible with cron????
Sure, you can put a line in the crontab (the file named root) to stop/start TWP whenever you like. Obviously TWP will get killed on a reboot and restarted on boot (via the author file). Maybe you might want to edit your author file so that it doesn't restart TWP on boot and you can start it with cron. Your choice. Cheat off the lines that are in the crontab already that stop and start TWP to get the syntax right. Then just choose whatever times you want to stop it and start it.

[MATT1981M]

Sure, you can put a line in the crontab (the file named root) to stop/start TWP whenever you like. Obviously TWP will get killed on a reboot and restarted on boot (via the author file). Maybe you might want to edit your author file so that it doesn't restart TWP on boot and you can start it with cron. Your choice. Cheat off the lines that are in the crontab already that stop and start TWP to get the syntax right. Then just choose whatever times you want to stop it and start it.
thanks!!!!!

[solsurfer]

Came home from a long weekend to find that my Tivo had been frozen for about 6 hours. I could see a picture of some show stuck on the screen, but tivo wouldn't respond to any commands. Pulled the plug to reboot, and after a few attempts at acquiring the signal, it started up and ran fine for the rest of the night. However, the next day, I woke up to find it frozen again. Went through the same process, and again it was fixed. Ran fine for 2 days, and then this morning it was frozen again, and it would get stuck on the 'acquiring signal' part. Seemed stuck in this state, so I pulled the plug and tried again. Same thing again. Pulled the plug again and now just get the "powering up screen'.

Reading through past post on similar problems seems like it could be a bad drive, or maybe a 'cron reboot'? Or I suspect I corrupted some file by pulling the plug so many times. Any ideas?

And more importantly, what can I do to save the shows on the drive?

Thanks

Just wanted to let future readers know, I was able to determine that it was, in fact, the power supply. Picked up a new one from weaknees for about 50 bucks and that solved the problem right away. My guess is that as the power supply started to fail, it was sending inconsistent voltage, causing the odd behavior.

[Scott D]

Can somebody tell me what the actual command is when the script (sh tweak.sh) tells me.....

Your telnet client is adding extra line feeds, causing this script to fail.

It downloads just fine before that message but it won't go any further than that message above. I tried everything but the right thing. It goes on to tell me to rerun it again using the directions for Windows XP users and not to worry. Well, I'm worried. What does this mean?

What is the right way do do this with Windows XP?

Oh, and I tried puTTy software too. Don't work.

[Gunnyman]

for the probably 263rd time :p unset crlf

[Scott D]

That may be so, but, how this happened, is beyond me.

I used that command from the Windows built in command prompt. Here's what I did and here's what I got.

Typed in this....

telnet <press enter>
unset crlf <press enter>
o <IP address of tivo>

Got bash......

cd /hacks <press enter>
sh tweak.sh <press enter>

Somehow down the line I get a whole bunch of unzip switches command parameters. It used to be able to download but now it's all screwed up.

That's what is happening right now. I am redoing everything from scratch. I just now installed a backup image on the HD (again) and it is in tivo booting up.

Next, I'll run the zipper. Back to tivo for boot up.

Remove drive back to PC and expand drive. It's at 35 hrs.

Reinstall back to tivo. boot it up again. Check recording space. If good, re-run the tweak program as written above.

With all that said, it should work. We'll see.

One possible cause of a problem. My kernel is classified as a zip file by the icon next to it. Yours on the zipper web page is a rar type file. The file size of that file is exactly like yours. When I expand the drive, I get a GSOD. If I don't, it's fine. Should I let it run overnight?

[MATT1981M]

for the probably 263rd time :p unset crlf
i think it was actually the 264th time.... :D

[MATT1981M]

Just wanted to let future readers know, I was able to determine that it was, in fact, the power supply. Picked up a new one from weaknees for about 50 bucks and that solved the problem right away. My guess is that as the power supply started to fail, it was sending inconsistent voltage, causing the odd behavior.
im glad you got it fixed....now plug the fan in and you wont have this problem again!!!! :D.... thanks as well for posting that it was resolved and quoting your orig post so other newbies can see the resolution linked to the problem....

[Scott D]

Ok. Apparently, the TiVowebplus is not working. I can tell you all about the errors it gives me real good.

Here's what doesn't work......

TiVowebplus
installation of tweak.sh
Expanding hard drive to full capacity (320 GB) I only get 120 hrs. If I go beyond that, I get the GSOD.

As it goes for tweak, I have still yet to find out after I run that file just once, all I can do thereafter is perform some stupid unzip program. ls, dos2unix and others all execute that thing. I have no idea what it is supposed to do correctly all the way through. Personally, I'm getting tired of reloading the hard drive from scratch.

I tried rebooting it, running other scripts such as superpatch, but nothing works. I'm not even sure if the kernel is correct. Just to point out so that we have a clear understanding here, running the zipper with the hard drive installed in the PC, it said that the zipper hacked this TiVo successfuly. Shouldn't I be able to use the full capacity now? After I run the expand command. It did say around 300 hrs of recordings are possible.

The only possibility I can think of is that directories like busybox already was in existence before I ran the zipper. Perhaps since it could not create that directory it did not install or load anything into that directory? I don't know. I'm almost inclined to go back and do this hack the manual way. At least I knew what was going on in there. Everything in the zipper is automated. I'm sure it's great and all, but in my situation, I have no idea what it is doing behind the scenes and where the failures are occurring.

[JWThiers]

Ok. Apparently, the TiVowebplus is not working. I can tell you all about the errors it gives me real good.

Here's what doesn't work......

TiVowebplus
installation of tweak.sh
Expanding hard drive to full capacity (320 GB) I only get 120 hrs. If I go beyond that, I get the GSOD.

As it goes for tweak, I have still yet to find out after I run that file just once, all I can do thereafter is perform some stupid unzip program. ls, dos2unix and others all execute that thing. I have no idea what it is supposed to do correctly all the way through. Personally, I'm getting tired of reloading the hard drive from scratch.

I tried rebooting it, running other scripts such as superpatch, but nothing works. I'm not even sure if the kernel is correct. Just to point out so that we have a clear understanding here, running the zipper with the hard drive installed in the PC, it said that the zipper hacked this TiVo successfuly. Shouldn't I be able to use the full capacity now? After I run the expand command. It did say around 300 hrs of recordings are possible.

The only possibility I can think of is that directories like busybox already was in existence before I ran the zipper. Perhaps since it could not create that directory it did not install or load anything into that directory? I don't know. I'm almost inclined to go back and do this hack the manual way. At least I knew what was going on in there. Everything in the zipper is automated. I'm sure it's great and all, but in my situation, I have no idea what it is doing behind the scenes and where the failures are occurring.
You shouldn't have to run dos2unix at all. Since it sounds like you have been installing a fresh image and not keeping any recordings you don't have anything to loose so try from scratch again 1 more time and very carefully follow the instructions on the zipper page. work flow should be:

install new tivo drive in PC
boot from boot cd
insert and mount tools cd
run zipper and install image on drive
unmount tools cd
reboot with boot cd
insert and mount tools cd
run zipper (DO NOT INSTALL IMAGE) (this copies hacks to tivo)
unmount tools cd
install drive in tivo
boot tivo
telnet in and install hacks. use the unset crlf then run tweak.sh, this installs the hacks.
reboot tivo

should be ready to rock at this point.

[MATT1981M]

Ok. Apparently, the TiVowebplus is not working. I can tell you all about the errors it gives me real good.

Here's what doesn't work......

TiVowebplus
installation of tweak.sh
Expanding hard drive to full capacity (320 GB) I only get 120 hrs. If I go beyond that, I get the GSOD.

As it goes for tweak, I have still yet to find out after I run that file just once, all I can do thereafter is perform some stupid unzip program. ls, dos2unix and others all execute that thing. I have no idea what it is supposed to do correctly all the way through. Personally, I'm getting tired of reloading the hard drive from scratch.

I tried rebooting it, running other scripts such as superpatch, but nothing works. I'm not even sure if the kernel is correct. Just to point out so that we have a clear understanding here, running the zipper with the hard drive installed in the PC, it said that the zipper hacked this TiVo successfuly. Shouldn't I be able to use the full capacity now? After I run the expand command. It did say around 300 hrs of recordings are possible.

The only possibility I can think of is that directories like busybox already was in existence before I ran the zipper. Perhaps since it could not create that directory it did not install or load anything into that directory? I don't know. I'm almost inclined to go back and do this hack the manual way. At least I knew what was going on in there. Everything in the zipper is automated. I'm sure it's great and all, but in my situation, I have no idea what it is doing behind the scenes and where the failures are occurring.
did you buy the lba48 boot cd and use the kernel included for the zipper cd.... if not, it is probably the fact that your kernel is not lba48 aware and is not able to use the full capacity of the drive.... this would explain why the tivowebplus installation wont work and why the tweak.sh script wont run... they are found above the 137GB mark

[Scott D]

Yes I did get that disc. It installed the kernel just fine. No problem there. I put that kernel found in s2_kernels/3.1.5/ directory to the tools disc.


Just for kicks and grins, I looked at the file called zipper through a text editor to see what it might say. I was very tired during my last post and didn't think of that until today :p

Everything in the zipper functioned correctly. It's the steps that follow that doesn't work quite as well. It depends how the TiVo feels at that moment. Sometime all I get is the unzip commands. You know. If you ask for help on that program IE pkunzip /? or /h.

Other times it just bugs out by giving me various messeges as to why it can't do it today. CRLF I used the unset command there
Unable to download is another.

I'm going to try once more to run the tweak script and see what happens.


UPDATE......................................

Downloading latest enhancement scripts
error unknown parameter '-O-'

Usage instructions are next

Download failed

Tells me to make sure my TiVo is on the internet (it should be) and a few other things.

Tivo address is........... 192.168.1.101
Router address is....... 192.168.1.1

[The Bird]

it would probably be easiest to ftp the rbautch-files.tgz file from your zipper tools cd to /hacks directory on your tivo then telnet in and

cd /hacks
sh tweak-uninstall.sh
sh tweak.sh

this will uninstall the tweaks then install them again this time install TWP and joe (if that is what you wanted). Another option is to follow the installation instructions from the TWP support page to install TWP, and then install Hackman following the install instructions for it in the readme and us hackman to edit the system files when you need to.
Thanks JWT, uninstall/re-install w/TWP worked (changed IP in netConfig) all was fine until today when it was re-booted and went back to the original IP entered when it was first zippered.

So it looks like I have to pull the hard drive and re-zipper. Should I un-unistall tweak before re-zippering or it does it matter?

[Scott D]

My last resort is to downgrade to version 3.1.1 and let the TiVo upgrade itself to 6.2 and try again. This, I feel, is my best option.

[Luv2DrvFst]

Thanks JWT, uninstall/re-install w/TWP worked (changed IP in netConfig) all was fine until today when it was re-booted and went back to the original IP entered when it was first zippered.

So it looks like I have to pull the hard drive and re-zipper. Should I un-unistall tweak before re-zippering or it does it matter?
No! Don't zipper again. Just edit your author file and comment out the 3 lines in this section:

######### One-time Zipper network setup. May be deleted. ###########
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl 192.168.1.201 192.168.1.1 yes linksys
mount -o remount,ro /
######### End of Zipper network setup. ######################

This code is re-setting your network settings on reboot. Comment this section out by putting a # at the beginning of each line. Then change your IP settings from TWP again, reboot, and you should be all set. You can easily edit the author file by simple typing:

rw (this sets the root file system to read/write)
author (this is a shortcut to editing rc.sysinit.author
(comment out the lines from above)
reboot

[Luv2DrvFst]

My last resort is to downgrade to version 3.1.1 and let the TiVo upgrade itself to 6.2 and try again. This, I feel, is my best option.
Scott, you need a strong shot of optimism. Sounds like you're having DNS problems (though it would be real helpful if you would post exactly the messages and errors you are getting). Have you tried just ftp'ing over the file rbautch-files.tgz and putting it in the same directory as tweak.sh (probably /hacks) and then re-installing the enhancements? You might have to uninstall first if it tells you to, then run tweak.sh.

[JWThiers]

Thanks JWT, uninstall/re-install w/TWP worked (changed IP in netConfig) all was fine until today when it was re-booted and went back to the original IP entered when it was first zippered.

So it looks like I have to pull the hard drive and re-zipper. Should I un-unistall tweak before re-zippering or it does it matter?
Try changing the IP again in TWP and restarting manually to see if it takes first.

[MATT1981M]

Yes I did get that disc. It installed the kernel just fine. No problem there. I put that kernel found in s2_kernels/3.1.5/ directory to the tools disc.


Just for kicks and grins, I looked at the file called zipper through a text editor to see what it might say. I was very tired during my last post and didn't think of that until today :p

Everything in the zipper functioned correctly. It's the steps that follow that doesn't work quite as well. It depends how the TiVo feels at that moment. Sometime all I get is the unzip commands. You know. If you ask for help on that program IE pkunzip /? or /h.

Other times it just bugs out by giving me various messeges as to why it can't do it today. CRLF I used the unset command there
Unable to download is another.

I'm going to try once more to run the tweak script and see what happens.


UPDATE......................................

Downloading latest enhancement scripts
error unknown parameter '-O-'

Usage instructions are next

Download failed

Tells me to make sure my TiVo is on the internet (it should be) and a few other things.

Tivo address is........... 192.168.1.101
Router address is....... 192.168.1.1 you are missing the "rbautch....." file....ftp it to the dtivo in the same folder as the tweak.sh file and then chmod it and run the tweak.sh.... sorry for the crude reply... i am running late for work....check the wiki... it has more info....

[Scott D]

Scott, you need a strong shot of optimism. Sounds like you're having DNS problems (though it would be real helpful if you would post exactly the messages and errors you are getting). Have you tried just ftp'ing over the file rbautch-files.tgz and putting it in the same directory as tweak.sh (probably /hacks) and then re-installing the enhancements? You might have to uninstall first if it tells you to, then run tweak.sh.


Been there, done that. I'm upgrading version 3.1.1 to 6.2.

I got tired of play this worthless losing game.

I'll try it this way and see what happens.

[ronkuba]

I have three Tivo's. Used the zipper on all three. All was well on the first two but the hr10-250 usb doesn't even light up. I'm using a wired network and a linksys usb200.
Is there something extra I have to do on the hdtivo? Any help would be great.

[Gunnyman]

get an FA120
there is a VERY limited number of adapters that work with an HD Tivo.
The Netgear FA120 is one of them.

[ronkuba]

On the linksys usb200 I would think I would at lease get a power light. Is that right? I just don't want to spend the money on a netgear adaptor if ther is some thing wrong with the usb port. Also what are the adaptors that you can use?

[MATT1981M]

On the linksys usb200 I would think I would at lease get a power light. Is that right? I just don't want to spend the money on a netgear adaptor if ther is some thing wrong with the usb port. Also what are the adaptors that you can use?
you HAVE to run the tweak.sh script to get the USB200M to work... the FA120 works with pretty much anything... as has been mentioned many times over, there is limited usb nic support with the HR10-250...

[Scott D]

Well, at least the zipper worked fully and correctly.

The only problem I have is small. I restored my original drive with version 3.1.1 and got back my 35 hrs. I went through the zipper again, after it updated itself, and it ran great. No problems. Even tweak ran great. Rebooted it up, everything is just fine. Works as advertised.

Here's my problem. I want to expand my drive to maximum capacity. I have a 320 GB drive and currently I'm only using 35 hrs of it. Soooooo, I take it out and reinstall it to my PC, boot up the $5.00 disc I got and when I got the prompt, I typed this in....

mfsadd -x /dev/hda

I got a number of 366 hrs of capacity. Great. All I got to do now is reinstall it back into my TiVo and I'm done with mucho recordeing space.

Nope. I get the GSOD. A severe error has occurred. Can you help me with this? Last time this happened, I left it plugged in all night long with no success.


I'm going to try reloadig the kernel manually and see what happens. Well, it's not that. Why does it have to happen to me?????? :mad:

[rbautch]

Well, at least the zipper worked fully and correctly.

The only problem I have is small. I restored my original drive with version 3.1.1 and got back my 35 hrs. I went through the zipper again, after it updated itself, and it ran great. No problems. Even tweak ran great. Rebooted it up, everything is just fine. Works as advertised.

Here's my problem. I want to expand my drive to maximum capacity. I have a 320 GB drive and currently I'm only using 35 hrs of it. Soooooo, I take it out and reinstall it to my PC, boot up the $5.00 disc I got and when I got the prompt, I typed this in....

mfsadd -x /dev/hda

I got a number of 366 hrs of capacity. Great. All I got to do now is reinstall it back into my TiVo and I'm done with mucho recordeing space.

Nope. I get the GSOD. A severe error has occurred. Can you help me with this? Last time this happened, I left it plugged in all night long with no success.


I'm going to try reloadig the kernel manually and see what happens. Well, it's not that. Why does it have to happen to me?????? :mad:
GSOD means a corrupt MFS filesystem, usually caused by a bad image or failed software installation. Put a clean 6.2 image on the tools CD and run the Zipper again. It will install and expand the image to make use of your full hard drive capacity.

[The Bird]

No! Don't zipper again. Just edit your author file and comment out the 3 lines in this section:

######### One-time Zipper network setup. May be deleted. ###########
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl 192.168.1.201 192.168.1.1 yes linksys
mount -o remount,ro /
######### End of Zipper network setup. ######################

This code is re-setting your network settings on reboot. Comment this section out by putting a # at the beginning of each line. Then change your IP settings from TWP again, reboot, and you should be all set. You can easily edit the author file by simple typing:

rw (this sets the root file system to read/write)
author (this is a shortcut to editing rc.sysinit.author
(comment out the lines from above)
reboot
I will try this Monday (the next time I'll have a chance (Mothers Day)) I've done what JWThiers suggested and it works for a while then goes back to the orignal incorrect IP set when it was first zippered. since I was sick of re-setting in TWP, this morning I pulled the drive a re-zippered in the PC and like always everything is fine for awhile, then back to the original IP set when first zippered. At this point I'm ready to buy a new hard drive just to keep me sane, but I will try this first.

After inserting the #'s how do I save the file or do I just re-boot after inserting the #'s

Thank You.

[Scott D]

GSOD means a corrupt MFS filesystem, usually caused by a bad image or failed software installation. Put a clean 6.2 image on the tools CD and run the Zipper again. It will install and expand the image to make use of your full hard drive capacity.


That's an interesting thought. I'll try that tomorrow. I didn't check but I think it still was 35 hrs, but I'll let you know later.

[rbautch]

I will try this Monday (the next time I'll have a chance (Mothers Day)) I've done what JWThiers suggested and it works for a while then goes back to the orignal incorrect IP set when it was first zippered. since I was sick of re-setting in TWP, this morning I pulled the drive a re-zippered in the PC and like always everything is fine for awhile, then back to the original IP set when first zippered. At this point I'm ready to buy a new hard drive just to keep me sane, but I will try this first.

After inserting the #'s how do I save the file or do I just re-boot after inserting the #'s

Thank You.A new hard drive won't help. Have you run the tweak.sh script after you put the drive in your tivo? That could be your problem. I put some code in the tweak.sh file that automatically deletes those lines. The purpose of those lines is to run a tcl script after your drive is installed in your tivo, but using arguments (IP params) that you set while the drive is still in your pc. This script sets up networking on your tivo. This only has to be done once, so that's why they get deleted. If they don't get deleted, reverting to your old IP parameters on a reboot is expected behavior.

[Scott D]

Ok, rbautch, and company. I found my problem but I have a few questions too. Just to let you know, it all works. I knew it would.

I did some searching of the files you needed to create a TiVo tools disc, specifically the zipper file since I knew the problem was in there (or should I say the solution.) :D Anyway, what I found was this....

mfsrestore -s 127 -r 4 -xzpi /cdrom/000001 /dev/hd$location

of which I used....


mfsrestore -s 127 -r 4 -xzpi /mnt/dos/myfilename.bak /dev/hdb

I was using this which gave me headaches....

mfsrestore -s 127 -xzpi /mnt/dos/myfilename.bak /dev/hdb

This came from Hinsdale's site. My question is what is the -r 4 switch all about? I know what the x is in xzpi but what about the zpi part?

I also noticed it added two hdxx partitions. That seemed to make it work right.

I was just wondering!

Hey. It's a great program. I think you did a fantastic job on it. Thanks!!

[ForrestB]

Here's a list of the MFS Tools 2 commands from the readme file
http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/MFSTOOLSREADME.txt

[The Bird]

A new hard drive won't help. Have you run the tweak.sh script after you put the drive in your tivo? That could be your problem. I put some code in the tweak.sh file that automatically deletes those lines. The purpose of those lines is to run a tcl script after your drive is installed in your tivo, but using arguments (IP params) that you set while the drive is still in your pc. This script sets up networking on your tivo. This only has to be done once, so that's why they get deleted. If they don't get deleted, reverting to your old IP parameters on a reboot is expected behavior.

Have you run the tweak.sh script after you put the drive in your tivo? Yes, I thought that was in the instruction and as I recall, I had to because TWP did not work before it was run from the tivo bash.

Here's exactly what happened.
2 TiVo was behind a vonage router at 192.168.102.0 when zippered with 1 TiVo in front at 192.168.15.0

I've since changed this configuration so all would be on the same network 192.168.15.0

Problem: The tivos that were originally behind vonage keep going back to their original IP addresses. I tried numerous times changing the NetConfig in TWP even re-zippering in the PC and it works fine for awhile then, for some reason reverts back its old IP address.

I prefer the tivos to have a static address outside the DHCP scope but I also do not mind if its on DCHP, All help is appreciated, at this point my #1 concern is to never see that old IP address ever ever ever again.

So should I re-zipper in the PC and not run tweak.sh in the Tivo?

Aside from this simple problem (thats close to driving me insane). I love what all you authors made possible. Thank You. Thank You.

[cp1cp2]

I was trying to get TWP to work from outside my local network and changed the port to 8888 in tivoweb.cfg via the Hackman module, forwarded the port in my router etc. and then I couldn't get into TWP anymore at all. So I used JOE to edit the port back to 80, unforwarded the port in my router and I still couldn't get back in.

Then I resorted to re-Zippering (tweak.sh) my tivo to get TWP working again, which it did, and the exact same thing happened. As soon as I cange the port, TWP seems to die and I can't get it back again...even after a reboot.

I can ping and telnet my Tivo without any problems during this whole process.

Any ideas?

cp

[rbautch]

Did you type the port number into your web browser when trying to access TWP?

[rbautch]

Have you run the tweak.sh script after you put the drive in your tivo? Yes, I thought that was in the instruction and as I recall, I had to because TWP did not work before it was run from the tivo bash.

Here's exactly what happened.
2 TiVo was behind a vonage router at 192.168.102.0 when zippered with 1 TiVo in front at 192.168.15.0

I've since changed this configuration so all would be on the same network 192.168.15.0

Problem: The tivos that were originally behind vonage keep going back to their original IP addresses. I tried numerous times changing the NetConfig in TWP even re-zippering in the PC and it works fine for awhile then, for some reason reverts back its old IP address.

I prefer the tivos to have a static address outside the DHCP scope but I also do not mind if its on DCHP, All help is appreciated, at this point my #1 concern is to never see that old IP address ever ever ever again.

So should I re-zipper in the PC and not run tweak.sh in the Tivo?

Aside from this simple problem (thats close to driving me insane). I love what all you authors made possible. Thank You. Thank You.
You need to delete those lines from the author file.

[rbautch]

Ok, rbautch, and company. I found my problem but I have a few questions too. Just to let you know, it all works. I knew it would.

I did some searching of the files you needed to create a TiVo tools disc, specifically the zipper file since I knew the problem was in there (or should I say the solution.) :D Anyway, what I found was this....

mfsrestore -s 127 -r 4 -xzpi /cdrom/000001 /dev/hd$location

of which I used....


mfsrestore -s 127 -r 4 -xzpi /mnt/dos/myfilename.bak /dev/hdb

I was using this which gave me headaches....

mfsrestore -s 127 -xzpi /mnt/dos/myfilename.bak /dev/hdb

This came from Hinsdale's site. My question is what is the -r 4 switch all about? I know what the x is in xzpi but what about the zpi part?

I also noticed it added two hdxx partitions. That seemed to make it work right.

I was just wondering!

Hey. It's a great program. I think you did a fantastic job on it. Thanks!!
Glad you got it working. The -r switch is explained here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3529631&&#post3529631).

[cp1cp2]

Did you type the port number into your web browser when trying to access TWP?

Yes, I tried both the internal IP (192.168.1.105) and the external IP (which I wont post here). In other words, ip.address:Port.

cp

[MATT1981M]

I was trying to get TWP to work from outside my local network and changed the port to 8888 in tivoweb.cfg via the Hackman module, forwarded the port in my router etc. and then I couldn't get into TWP anymore at all. So I used JOE to edit the port back to 80, unforwarded the port in my router and I still couldn't get back in.

Then I resorted to re-Zippering (tweak.sh) my tivo to get TWP working again, which it did, and the exact same thing happened. As soon as I cange the port, TWP seems to die and I can't get it back again...even after a reboot.

I can ping and telnet my Tivo without any problems during this whole process.

Any ideas?

cp
after changing the port on twp, are you doing a full reload on twp... if not do so... also what you must do is set up port forwarding on your router to the tivo ip inorder to get access to the tivo from the outside network.... you can also kill the twp running and then type twp to restart it... once it says "accepting connections" you are ready to try to access....

[JWThiers]

Yes, I tried both the internal IP (192.168.1.105) and the external IP (which I wont post here). In other words, ip.address:Port.

cp
Just to be absolutely clear, for internal access to twp you entered 192.168.1.105:8888?

[cp1cp2]

I did do a full reload. How do I kill and restart it? Do I type TWP from my bash prompt?

Yes, I typed 192.168.1.105:8888 to try and access the Tivo internally.

My router is set to forward that port to my tivo and I have looping enabled.

cp

[Gunnyman]

you can kill and restart TWP
with the command, oddly enough, twprs.

[Luv2DrvFst]

I did do a full reload. How do I kill and restart it? Do I type TWP from my bash prompt?

Yes, I typed 192.168.1.105:8888 to try and access the Tivo internally.

My router is set to forward that port to my tivo and I have looping enabled.

cp
I know it sounds unlikely, but I recall someone once posting that they had to put http://ipaddress:xxxx to get it to work. Worth a try.

[Scott D]

I think I'll try this zipper on my HD TiVo.

But first, what will it do for it? I can't remember where I saw a brief discussion about this unit. Where was it?

I'm just double checking if it is worth the effort or not.

[Gunnyman]

open it up to everything except HMO/MRV

[airjrdn]

Is Tivo Desktop what's required to do the picture stuff after zippering?

[Gunnyman]

either that or javahmo.

[NYHeel]

I think I'm finally going to upgrade from 4.01b to 6.2. It's been awhile since I did 4.01b using the dellanave instructions. I'm going to be using a new drive (my old one seems to be going bad as there have been some spontaneus reboots) so I know I need the image from ptvupgrade. My question is if I can use the boot cd that I used from my 4.01b hack? The download was called LBA48-401DD PTVupgrade LBA48 4.01 with Enhancements. should I just spend the $5 and get the one linked to in the zipper instructions or will this cd suffice? Thanks for the help.

Oh, and one other thing, can I still use the USB200M adapter that I have been using with 4.01b or must I buy the Netgear one? I'm running wired (obviously) on a DVR80.

[rbautch]

I think I'm finally going to upgrade from 4.01b to 6.2. It's been awhile since I did 4.01b using the dellanave instructions. I'm going to be using a new drive (my old one seems to be going bad as there have been some spontaneus reboots) so I know I need the image from ptvupgrade. My question is if I can use the boot cd that I used from my 4.01b hack? The download was called LBA48-401DD PTVupgrade LBA48 4.01 with Enhancements. should I just spend the $5 and get the one linked to in the zipper instructions or will this cd suffice? Thanks for the help. If has the killhdinitrd'd kernels on it that CD would be fine.

[NYHeel]

If has the killhdinitrd'd kernels on it that CD would be fine.

Thanks. It has the folder exactly named S2_KERNE\3_1.5\VMLINUX_ I just want to make it's the right version as I thought I saw something somewhere that said that 6.2 uses a different kernel version than 4.01b.

Also on my added question, I just noticed that the version history pdf file indicates that support has been added for the usb200m is fine. So I assume then it' fine to use?

[6stringbass]

Also on my added question, I just noticed that the version history pdf file indicates that support has been added for the usb200m is fine. So I assume then it' fine to use?
You can use the USB200M if a) it is a version 1 or b) if the Tivo has been Zippered. Version 2 units won't work until the Zipper is completely installed due to driver replacement. You can tell which version by looking at the Model sticker on the adapter.

[JWThiers]

Thanks. It has the folder exactly named S2_KERNE\3_1.5\VMLINUX_ I just want to make it's the right version as I thought I saw something somewhere that said that 6.2 uses a different kernel version than 4.01b.

Also on my added question, I just noticed that the version history pdf file indicates that support has been added for the usb200m is fine. So I assume then it' fine to use?
You will need to run the tweak script before you can use the 200m. If you have a serial cable yoiu can use that to telnet in and run tweak after that the 200m should be fine.

[ronkuba]

get an FA120
there is a VERY limited number of adapters that work with an HD Tivo.
The Netgear FA120 is one of them.
I took your advice and bought a Netgear FA120. Hook it up to my Hr10 and rebooted. Still nothing. So I took apart my tivo and rezippered it. Hooked it back up and still nothing. I did some more reading and found out that the D-Link DUB -e100 should work. I went and got one and did the same steps and still doesn't work. Any help would be great.

[BBQ Chicken]

I got a quick question that i'm not sure on. I Just upgraded my HDVR2 to 6.2 via the phone line, is it now ready to be zippered? Or do i need a virgin image from instantcake or something? I don't care too much about losing my recorded programs so its no big deal either way.

[ronkuba]

It's ok to zipper.

[Luv2DrvFst]

I took your advice and bought a Netgear FA120. Hook it up to my Hr10 and rebooted. Still nothing. So I took apart my tivo and rezippered it. Hooked it back up and still nothing. I did some more reading and found out that the D-Link DUB -e100 should work. I went and got one and did the same steps and still doesn't work. Any help would be great.
When you say nothing, what exactly does that mean? Do you get a power light on the adapter? A link light? How are you trying to connect?

[ronkuba]

No power. No light. I have two other tivo's and everything works on those.

[MATT1981M]

No power. No light. I have two other tivo's and everything works on those.
try a serial null modem cable.... it should do the trick....

[ronkuba]

What will that do.

[MATT1981M]

What will that do.
allow you to run the tweak.sh script via a telnet prompt.... then say yes to the usb 2.0 drivers, you should then be able to use the fa120 or usb200m.... the reason you cant use it now could be either because the drivers were corrupted on the dtivo, or the usb 2.0 ports are bad... this will allow you to test the ports by getting the drivers installed.... you can use this tutorial (http://www.geocities.com/mlm19811999/tivo_serial_bash.html) i created to learn how to use hyperterminal to connect to your dtivo....i have attached a pic that shows you how to create the serial null modem cable.... all you need is some wire...(i used intercom wire because it is a solid wire, and is a small gauge... and since it was a 4 wire bonded together, i only used 3 of the wires and stripped the other off, leaving a nice clean cable...)....then get the following...(a 1/8 inch stereo mini plug (one with screw terminals instead of the solder ones makes it easy)....and a serial db9 female connector (crimp connectors make it easy..)... then assemble according to the pic.... it is really that easy... when you attach the wires to the stereo mini plug, the shortest terminal on the back is TD, the middle one is the RD, and the longest is the GND....it literally takes 5 min to make, and costs about 5-10 to make depending if you spend more to get the screw terminal (solderless) stereo mini plug or the cheap one that you will have to solder the wires to...

[rbautch]

I took your advice and bought a Netgear FA120. Hook it up to my Hr10 and rebooted. Still nothing. So I took apart my tivo and rezippered it. Hooked it back up and still nothing. I did some more reading and found out that the D-Link DUB -e100 should work. I went and got one and did the same steps and still doesn't work. Any help would be great.If the FA-120 doesnt work, neither will the D-Link (unless it's a bad adapter). When you booted the tivo for the first time, did you wait for it to reboot automatically? You could also try the other USB port on the tivo.

[ronkuba]

If the FA-120 doesnt work, neither will the D-Link (unless it's a bad adapter). When you booted the tivo for the first time, did you wait for it to reboot automatically? You could also try the other USB port on the tivo.
That's the thing is it doesn't reboot like the other tivo's did. I have rezippered it about three times and it doesn't reboot. The adaptor works. I tried it on the other tivo's. Why wouldn't reboot after it has been zippered?

[rbautch]

Try manually rebooting, and then see if you can get a connection.

[ronkuba]

Try manually rebooting, and then see if you can get a connection.
Already tried that. Didn't work.

[ForrestB]

Ronkuba,
Are you using the correct Tivo software for the HR10? All the DirecTivo series 2 use version 6.2 software, but the HR10-250 uses the 3.1.5f. Check the Tivo-Zipper web page for more info.

[ronkuba]

Ronkuba,
Are you using the correct Tivo software for the HR10? All the DirecTivo series 2 use version 6.2 software, but the HR10-250 uses the 3.1.5f. Check the Tivo-Zipper web page for more info.
Yes, I'm using 3.1.5f from ptvupgrade.

[econoar]

Need a little help here...

I have a Phillips Tivo2 Directv, 40 gig. I hooked up my tivo hard drive through a usb case I had for an external. It wouldn't show up under my computer until I partitioned it, but that deleted the contents of the tivo drive and now my tivo is stuck on "powering up". I downloaded PTV's boot cd and instantcake naked version for my Tivo. However, I am on a laptop, and have my tivo drive connected via USB. It shows up as drive E. When I run the boot cd, and try to install Zipper, the only drive options are A B C D. What can I do? Any help will be appreciated!

Since I can see my drive via my computer, is there a way to just drag and drop the original files in there instead of going through boot discs?

[Gunnyman]

ugh I hate crossposting but I answered your question where u posed it in the Upgrade center.

[JWThiers]

ugh I hate crossposting but I answered your question where u posed it in the Upgrade center.
He might want you to crosspost at DDB also since he asked there as well.

[BBQ Chicken]

Ran the zipper script, everything worked great. Is there a list somewhere of compatiable wireless USB cards for tivo? I want to zipper my dads tivo and get him set up wirelessly.

Thanks a lot for all the good work.

[Gunnyman]

check the wiki in my sig in the tips section

[ronkuba]

Try manually rebooting, and then see if you can get a connection.
Any other ideas. Would really like to get this working.

[Grover49]

I am completely new to this and I have what is probably going to be one of the stupidest questions of all time but here goes. Can I turn my Direct tv dvr dsr704 into a stand alone tivo recorder "cut direct tv out completely ?

[MATT1981M]

I am completely new to this and I have what is probably going to be one of the stupidest questions of all time but here goes. Can I turn my Direct tv dvr dsr704 into a stand alone tivo recorder "cut direct tv out completely ?
no...

[ronkuba]

Thanks to everyone who tried to help. I got it to work after the fifth time zipping it. Don't know why it wasn't working before but it does now and i'm happy.
Thanks again.

[MATT1981M]

Thanks to everyone who tried to help. I got it to work after the fifth time zipping it. Don't know why it wasn't working before but it does now and i'm happy.
Thanks again.
im glad you got it to work....

[jparry]

I have a stock HR10-250 that I am planning to add an extra HDD and I would also like to hack by running the Zipper.

Is there a preferred order that I should do this? Add the HDD and then zipper or zipper the existing HDD and then add the new one?

With talk of 6.2 coming down the pike for the HR10-250, will I be complicating things if I upgrade before the update is distributed?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

[mosfilm]

Hi,
I installed zipper on my original Series 2 HD without any error messages.
After I turn on TiVO, it hangs with grey screen right after "Welcome" message.

I assume that I have the old SW, which could be incompatible with 3.1.5 kernel.
I’ve got 6.2 Instantcake CD and copied image to the zipper cd. When I ran zipper again, I’ve been prompted to install this image but this time zipper gives me error. Something like "not enough space to install image..." I don’t remember exact err.message

Could you suggest me how can I resolve this problem?

Thanks fo zipper! :up:

[Gunnyman]

if you installed 6.2 on an HDtivo that is where your problem is. You need to get it back to 3.xx

[rbautch]

I have a stock HR10-250 that I am planning to add an extra HDD and I would also like to hack by running the Zipper.

Is there a preferred order that I should do this? Add the HDD and then zipper or zipper the existing HDD and then add the new one?

With talk of 6.2 coming down the pike for the HR10-250, will I be complicating things if I upgrade before the update is distributed?

Thanks in advance for any replies. I probably doesn't matter which is done first, but I prefer to add the drive first and make sure it boots, jumpers are set right, etc. It would be less work to wait for 6.2, and then hack that.

[Scott D]

What exactly takes place and gets changed if you were to run the zipper on an HR10-250? It says that the zipper works for that unit.

I ran the zipper on it and it does nothing else than what it could already do. It's as if nothing was installed.

Was it a waste of time even running the zipper on it?

[BigBearf]

I have zippered 3 HR10-250's and can tell you the benefits. First I was able to expand the drives using Seagate 400 Gig drives with 16meg cache and they run much quieter to me.
Secondly, the USB port is enabled for a wired FA120 adapter which allows TWP and other opportunities that we are not allowed to discuss on this forum. It is not hard to use a Linksys WRT54GS with HyperWrt as a bridge to allow G wireless speed. I am optimistic about a 6.x upgrade for the HR10-250. I hope the upgrade will allow MRV and HMO that I now have on my zippered SD boxes and truly enjoy. So to answer your question I am very glad that I expanded and zippered my HR10s. I hope this helps.
BigBearf

[rbautch]

What exactly takes place and gets changed if you were to run the zipper on an HR10-250? It says that the zipper works for that unit.

I ran the zipper on it and it does nothing else than what it could already do. It's as if nothing was installed.

Was it a waste of time even running the zipper on it?
Enables permanent 30-sec skip, disables show encryption, and enables directory sort and backdoors. Also installs tivowebplus and other hacks just like other tivos. Only HMO and MRV is missing.

[drewbp]

I am in the middle of upgrading a 160gb drive with hack. I am as far as installing the image from the instantcake CD. It has been stuck on 181 of 1453 megabytes for about 45 minutes at 12.47 percent. Does this seem resonable. Should it take this long. Is the length of time based on the drive size. Thanks.

[Scott D]

I used the Linksys model No. USB200M network adapter. I guess it doesn't work, huh.

[Scott D]

I am in the middle of upgrading a 160gb drive with hack. I am as far as installing the image from the instantcake CD. It has been stuck on 181 of 1453 megabytes for about 45 minutes at 12.47 percent. Does this seem resonable. Should it take this long. Is the length of time based on the drive size. Thanks.

That's much too long. Something went wrong. Try again.

[drewbp]

I think I did not put the image on the Zipper tools disk correctly so I am going to burn a full instant cake CD and image the hard drive before running Zipper again.

Thanks.

[rbautch]

I used the Linksys model No. USB200M network adapter. I guess it doesn't work, huh.Depends which version. Search this thread for USB200M.

[rbautch]

I think I did not put the image on the Zipper tools disk correctly so I am going to burn a full instant cake CD and image the hard drive before running Zipper again.

Thanks.If you put the image on the tools disk, then you dont have to use the Instantcake CD to apply the image, because the Zipper will do it for you. If you are usinging the Instantcake CD to apply the image, then you dont need to add the image to the tools CD.

[drewbp]

Instantcaked the hard drive and then installed tools with the Zipper. All seems to have gone well. Now when my 3 year old finishes with the tivo I will install the hard drive.

Thanks for the help

[marcush]

Rbautch or Gunny. I decided to try the zipper after reading through the scripts to see what they were doing and everything worked except for wireless networking. I have to connect this Hughes SD-DVR40 wirelessly because of its location. if I try to load the module from /lib/modules manually these are the errors I get:

insmod /lib/modules/prism2_usb.o
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol p80211netdev_hwremoved
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol p802addr_to_str
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol register_wlandev
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol p80211netdev_rx
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol unregister_wlandev
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol wlan_setup
/lib/modules/prism2_usb.o: unresolved symbol wlan_unsetup

Any ideas the prism2 drivers are not loading? I have also rerun the netconfig.tcl script from my hacks directory and it seems to work because it does not generate any errors so I'm assuming the parameters going into MFS are corect. The MA111 works on my standalone Tivo no problem.

[Gunnyman]

Any idea what version the MA111 is? Only version 1 and 2 will work. Plus It MAY work just fine after you execute the tweak.sh from bash with either a serial cable or a usb/ethernet.

[marcush]

Any idea what version the MA111 is? Only version 1 and 2 will work. Plus It MAY work just fine after you execute the tweak.sh from bash with either a serial cable or a usb/ethernet.

Yeah, it's version 1 of the MA111. Not the incompatible version 2. I thought version 2 was not compatible. I'll run the tweak script to see if that works. That installs the backported usb2 drivers, doesn't it?

[silver-dagger]

I have an old linksys 200M and am getting horrid speeds out of it, around .03 M/S.
Here is what I get:
lsmod:
usbnet 26864 0 (unused)
ax8817x 26864 1
usb-ohci 23888 0 (unused)
usbcore 101936 0 [usbnet ax8817x usb-ohci]

usb2.0.sh:#!/bin/sh
/device ax8817x/a\
product 13b1 0018 Linksys USB200MV2


nothing in author file about usb.

I did install the 2.0 drivers

Anybody have any ideas? I did the sleeper hack a long time ago and updated the usb drivers at that time and was getting 1.03 M/s with them. Desided it was time to see what this 6.2 was like and did a wipe of the drive, PTV image, and zipper.

[marcush]

I ran the tweak.sh script and saw in the output that only part of my ssid was entered in to mfs, so I went back and reran network.tcl and quoted the ssid string. I had to run the uninstall script and and then run the tweak script again. This time is showed the correct ssid for my network as well as the ip, gateway, dns server, and subnet. I installed the backported usb drivers but still no go with wireless. manually loading p80211.o and then prism2_usb.o eliminated the errors I posted above. I gather that I am missing a lot of configurations in between. I'll continue my research.

[rbautch]

I ran the tweak.sh script and saw in the output that only part of my ssid was entered in to mfs, so I went back and reran network.tcl and quoted the ssid string. I had to run the uninstall script and and then run the tweak script again. This time is showed the correct ssid for my network as well as the ip, gateway, dns server, and subnet. I installed the backported usb drivers but still no go with wireless. manually loading p80211.o and then prism2_usb.o eliminated the errors I posted above. I gather that I am missing a lot of configurations in between. I'll continue my research. Try it without the backported drivers. Run the uninstall script (to retore original drivers), then run tweak.sh again, but say "no" to the usb 2.0 driver install.

[rbautch]

I have an old linksys 200M and am getting horrid speeds out of it, around .03 M/S.
Here is what I get:
lsmod:
usbnet 26864 0 (unused)
ax8817x 26864 1
usb-ohci 23888 0 (unused)
usbcore 101936 0 [usbnet ax8817x usb-ohci]

usb2.0.sh:#!/bin/sh
/device ax8817x/a\
product 13b1 0018 Linksys USB200MV2


nothing in author file about usb.

I did install the 2.0 drivers

Anybody have any ideas? I did the sleeper hack a long time ago and updated the usb drivers at that time and was getting 1.03 M/s with them. Desided it was time to see what this 6.2 was like and did a wipe of the drive, PTV image, and zipper.
There shouldn't be anything related to usb drivers in your author file since 6.2 loads them automatically. Try rebooting everything on your network. If still no luck try using stock 6.2 drivers, before upgrading to usb 2.0 drivers again.

[regener8]

Thanks to all that made this possible :)

equipment : hughes sd-dvr40

I was able to use the zipper guide. i recieved error #51 upon bootup, i was able to remove it using : tivosh
/busybox/51killer.tcl

then I rebooted and recieved no signal from Sat 2 and call x722. I went through setup and changed my sattelite to only use signal from Sat 1, now I am recieving call x722.
Question do i need to call for dtv to reset my system ? I have unplugged power for over 15 mins and re-acquired the guide with no luck. Any suggestions ?

[MATT1981M]

Thanks to all that made this possible :)

equipment : hughes sd-dvr40

I was able to use the zipper guide. i recieved error #51 upon bootup, i was able to remove it using : tivosh
/busybox/51killer.tcl

then I rebooted and recieved no signal from Sat 2 and call x722. I went through setup and changed my sattelite to only use signal from Sat 1, now I am recieving call x722.
Question do i need to call for dtv to reset my system ? I have unplugged power for over 15 mins and re-acquired the guide with no luck. Any suggestions ?
do you have more than one dish... if so do a "Auto-Detect" setup.....

[silver-dagger]

There shouldn't be anything related to usb drivers in your author file since 6.2 loads them automatically. Try rebooting everything on your network. If still no luck try using stock 6.2 drivers, before upgrading to usb 2.0 drivers again.

I reverted back to the original drivers. Speed increased to .70 M/s but still nowhere near the 2 or 3 I should be getting with a usb 2.0 and 100 mb connection.

:UPDATE:
OK I got 2.03 M/s with the USB200M v1. I am using the 2.0 drivers in the script but am using the usbnet.o driver instead of the ax8817x.o. Here is what I did to do that:
cp ax8817x.o ax8817x.o.bak
ln -s usbnet.o ax8817x.0

Thanks for the help and the GREAT scripts. I had been on 3.1.1.e (sleeper) for too long. Off to update to the new version of NCID.....

[rbautch]

I reverted back to the original drivers. Speed increased to .70 M/s but still nowhere near the 2 or 3 I should be getting with a usb 2.0 and 100 mb connection.Now upgrade to 2.0 drivers again.

[regener8]

do you have more than one dish... if so do a "Auto-Detect" setup.....

I only have 1 Oval dish...and have 2 dtv recievers connected.

[marcush]

Try it without the backported drivers. Run the uninstall script (to retore original drivers), then run tweak.sh again, but say "no" to the usb 2.0 driver install.

Will do. I'll try it tonight. Thanks.

[mosfilm]

Hi,
I installed zipper on my original Series 2 HD without any error messages.
After I turn on TiVO, it hangs with grey screen right after "Welcome" message.

I assume that I have the old SW, which could be incompatible with 3.1.5 kernel.
I’ve got 6.2 Instantcake CD and copied image to the zipper cd. When I ran zipper again, I’ve been prompted to install this image but this time zipper gives me error. Something like "not enough space to install image..." I don’t remember exact err.message

Could you suggest me how can I resolve this problem?

Thanks fo zipper! :up:

if you installed 6.2 on an HDtivo that is where your problem is. You need to get it back to 3.xx


HD - means hard drive. Sorry for wrong terminology. I have Series 2 Tivo 540040.

I'm still trying to load zipper on my original hard drive and I'm stuck on stage 5.K.

When I connect Tivo to router with USB cable and then boot it up, I didn’t see Tivo connected to network. TV displays grey screen. Looks like it hangs.

Do you have any suggestions how to get it worked?

Thanks in advance

[SteelersFan]

HD - means hard drive. Sorry for wrong terminology. I have Series 2 Tivo 540040.

I'm still trying to load zipper on my original hard drive and I'm stuck on stage 5.K.

When I connect Tivo to router with USB cable and then boot it up, I didn’t see Tivo connected to network. TV displays grey screen. Looks like it hangs.

Do you have any suggestions how to get it worked?

Thanks in advance
Not to flame you, but...
Please, please read the top of the Zipper instructions. It will tell you that your model is not compatible - no worky. :rolleyes:

[Gunnyman]

ZOINKS
:eek:

[SteelersFan]

ZOINKS
:eek:
ROTFLMAO!!! :D

[mosfilm]

Not to flame you, but...
Please, please read the top of the Zipper instructions. It will tell you that your model is not compatible - no worky. :rolleyes:

it says -> Does not work on the R10.

Gunnyman, Is it true that zipper wont work with 540040?

[ForrestB]

The Tivo Zipper is only for Series 2 DirecTivo's and all compatable models are listed at the top of this page http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

[Gunnyman]

it says -> Does not work on the R10.

Gunnyman, Is it true that zipper wont work with 540040?

Do you see the 540040 listed on the top of the page?
Zipper is NOT for standalone Tivos.

[asatyss]

I know I will get flamed for asking such basic questions, but I am a newbie trying to Zipper my Hughes HDVR2 and my Phillips DSR08 and I have tried reading all 5000 posts in this thread but I am not sure it is humanly possible.

Both are still stock (no mods). I have a couple of questions:

1) In the instructions it says K. Connect your Tivo to your network through your router, using a USB-Ethernet adpater, like the Netgear
FA120. You may also use a wireless adapter, like the Netgear MA111.
Does this mean that I no longer need to get a wired adapter? I read early in this thread that you would have to first connect your tivo to your computer before you could do wireless. Did this change?

2) In rounding up all of the "supplies" for the zippering I noticed that I need to specify my tivo model for the InstantCake CD. Since I have 2 models, do I need to buy two Instant Cake CDs?

Thanks for the help.

[rbautch]

I know I will get flamed for asking such basic questions, but I am a newbie trying to Zipper my Hughes HDVR2 and my Phillips DSR08 and I have tried reading all 5000 posts in this thread but I am not sure it is humanly possible.

Both are still stock (no mods). I have a couple of questions:

1) In the instructions it says
Does this mean that I no longer need to get a wired adapter? I read early in this thread that you would have to first connect your tivo to your computer before you could do wireless. Did this change?

2) In rounding up all of the "supplies" for the zippering I noticed that I need to specify my tivo model for the InstantCake CD. Since I have models, do I nee to buy two Instant Cake CDs?

Thanks for the help. No flamers here. It's true you don't need a wired adapter, but make sure the wireless adapter you use is compatible. You connect your tivo DRIVE to your computer to run the Zipper. One instantcake CD will be fine.

[mosfilm]

thanks a lot for help!

sorry fo too many questions but please dont be angry on me for the last one :)

which one from compatible tivos will work with dish network receiver?

[SteelersFan]

thanks a lot for help!

sorry fo too many questions but please dont be angry on me for the last one :)

which one from compatible tivos will work with dish network receiver?
Unfortunately none will work - they are all DirecTv Tivo models. Sorry... :)

[marcush]

Try it without the backported drivers. Run the uninstall script (to retore original drivers), then run tweak.sh again, but say "no" to the usb 2.0 driver install.

I did not get around to running the tweak script again because I went off on a tangent looking into the prism2 drivers on the other forum. I'm curious as to what benefit you believe running the script again will be? I will give it a try though. It won't hurt.

[MATT1981M]

I did not get around to running the tweak script again because I went off on a tangent looking into the prism2 drivers on the other forum. I'm curious as to what benefit you believe running the script again will be? I will give it a try though. It won't hurt.
because when you run the uninstall script, it uninstalls the hacks.... you have to then run the tweak.sh script again to hack it again... just this time say no to the usb2.0 drivers.....

[rbautch]

I did not get around to running the tweak script again because I went off on a tangent looking into the prism2 drivers on the other forum. I'm curious as to what benefit you believe running the script again will be? I will give it a try though. It won't hurt.I have a MA111 and it works fine with the stock prism2 driver that comes with 6.2 You don't need the backported driver. By uninstalling/reinstalling the script, you will restore the stock drivers.

[drewbp]

So I finally got the new drive in. I now have 140 hours of recording. I am getting central time zone programs though in the pacific time zone. I went through the guided set up and put in my zip code and pacific time zone but its still central time zone programs. I used the instantcake image to create my new drive.

Thanks for all your hard work.

Okay so I think I answered my own question. If I call directv and enter the extension 711 it will push the settings to my unit.

[marcush]

I have a MA111 and it works fine with the stock prism2 driver that comes with 6.2 You don't need the backported driver. By uninstalling/reinstalling the script, you will restore the stock drivers.

rbautch, running the tweak uninstall script and then reinstalling without the backported drivers did not work. I had done that once before I was skeptical to begin with. The good part is that the link light comes on and the correct information is in mfs. I have to load p80211.o and prism2_usb.o manually or through rc.sysinit.author but the wlan device never comes up. If I plug in a wired adapter (Belkin F5D5050) I can see eth0 active with the static IP address set by network.tcl. I've included the output of the messages log showing what is happening with the usb ports.

May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xb4000000, IRQ 5

May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: usb-00:0d.0, PCI device 1033:0035
May 25 02:37:48 (none) kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus numbe
r 1
May 25 02:37:48 (none) kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
May 25 02:37:48 (none) kernel: hub.c: 3 ports detected
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xb4001000, IRQ 3

May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: usb-00:0d.1, PCI device 1033:0035
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus numbe
r 2
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: v5.3 Roman Weissgaerber <weissg@vienn
a.at>, David Brownell
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: USB OHCI Host Controller Driver
May 25 02:37:50 (none) kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:0d.1-1, assigned address
2
May 25 02:37:53 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at
port 2190, protocol udp
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at
port 2190, protocol tcp
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name
May 25 02:37:59 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:38:05 (none) last message repeated 2 times
May 25 02:38:05 (none) kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (erro
r=-145)
May 25 02:38:05 (none) kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:0d.1-1, assigned address
3
May 25 02:38:08 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: using driver frame iter
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: ApgLogFrequency( 0 sec )
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: Finished creating ApgDriverFrameIter
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: Using a smartSorter!
May 25 02:38:11 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:38:20 (none) last message repeated 3 times
May 25 02:38:20 (none) kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (erro
r=-145)

[rbautch]

rbautch, running the tweak uninstall script and then reinstalling without the backported drivers did not work. I had done that once before I was skeptical to begin with. The good part is that the link light comes on and the correct information is in mfs. I have to load p80211.o and prism2_usb.o manually or through rc.sysinit.author but the wlan device never comes up. If I plug in a wired adapter (Belkin F5D5050) I can see eth0 active with the static IP address set by network.tcl. I've included the output of the messages log showing what is happening with the usb ports.

May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xb4000000, IRQ 5

May 25 02:37:47 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: usb-00:0d.0, PCI device 1033:0035
May 25 02:37:48 (none) kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus numbe
r 1
May 25 02:37:48 (none) kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
May 25 02:37:48 (none) kernel: hub.c: 3 ports detected
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xb4001000, IRQ 3

May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: usb-00:0d.1, PCI device 1033:0035
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus numbe
r 2
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: v5.3 Roman Weissgaerber <weissg@vienn
a.at>, David Brownell
May 25 02:37:49 (none) kernel: usb_ohci.c: USB OHCI Host Controller Driver
May 25 02:37:50 (none) kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:0d.1-1, assigned address
2
May 25 02:37:53 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at
port 2190, protocol udp
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at
port 2190, protocol tcp
May 25 02:37:56 (none) kernel: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name
May 25 02:37:59 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:38:05 (none) last message repeated 2 times
May 25 02:38:05 (none) kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (erro
r=-145)
May 25 02:38:05 (none) kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:0d.1-1, assigned address
3
May 25 02:38:08 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: using driver frame iter
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: ApgLogFrequency( 0 sec )
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: Finished creating ApgDriverFrameIter
May 25 02:38:09 (none) kernel: Using a smartSorter!
May 25 02:38:11 (none) kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
May 25 02:38:20 (none) last message repeated 3 times
May 25 02:38:20 (none) kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (erro
r=-145)
If the link light is on, then try to ping it. It's possible that the original driver is corrupt or didn't get restored properly. You shouldn't have to load them manually. If you send me your email address, I'll send you a fresh set of 6.2 drivers.

[marcush]

If the link light is on, then try to ping it. It's possible that the original driver is corrupt or didn't get restored properly. You shouldn't have to load them manually. If you send me your email address, I'll send you a fresh set of 6.2 drivers.

I PM'd you. Thanks!

[D'Ecosse]

So what do I do to be able to keep my phone line cocnnected (for CallerID)? The guiude says to keep it off.

You shouldn't have to do anything special to be able to leave your phone line connected, since the script should take care the things required to keep you Tivo from calling the mothership. However, before you leave your phone line connected indefinitely, check the information in the Settings/Phone menu to see when the "next scheduled" call is supposed to be made. The script should update this date every Sunday and Wednesday night to make it at least 6 days out in the future, fooling the Tivo into thinking that it's never time to make the call. I put the line in the instructions about not connecting because there's a chance newbies can screw up the settings that keep the calls from being made. So, as the script runs, make sure you:

1. Say "yes" to the cron installation.
2. Say "no" to only rebooting if shows aren't recording.

Finally, continue to monitor your "next sceduled call" to make sure it's getting reset properly. Only after you have confirmed this works properly should you connect your phone line.

Maybe my brain is just mush after trawling through all this information but I'm not quite getting how the PPV works
Doesn't DTV have to call the modem (or is it vice-versa) to upload the PPV info?
If you have phoneline disconnected obviously it can't communicate, but it sounds like the script just keeps delaying the scheduled call, so the net result is the same :confused:

I had a system a few years back that had the modem fried (unknown to me! - same effect as being unplugged) & the card just kept accumulating PPV's until it said it was full.

[slydog75]

Maybe my brain is just mush after trawling through all this information but I'm not quite getting how the PPV works
Doesn't DTV have to call the modem (or is it vice-versa) to upload the PPV info?
If you have phoneline disconnected obviously it can't communicate, but it sounds like the script just keeps delaying the scheduled call, so the net result is the same :confused:

I had a system a few years back that had the modem fried (unknown to me! - same effect as being unplugged) & the card just kept accumulating PPV's until it said it was full.

The PPV call is a seperate call not affected by fakecall. There may be some issues with the falserouting commands that are also used however. I don't remember what the final results where on the investigation.

[Gunnyman]

a properly hacked tivo can still order ppv via a phone line. :)

[D'Ecosse]

Cool! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/w/super.gif

Thanks for quick response guys.

I guess I'm not understanding difference between "fakecall" and a PPV call?
Maybe not exactly relevant to discussion at hand but the explanation would be appreciated'

By the way, thanks for all the wonderful information! Incredible resource!

[Gunnyman]

fakecall only stops teh calls to tivo inc
the dtv call is separate and can't be faked, forced, or manipulated in any way that I am aware of.

[D'Ecosse]

fakecall only stops teh calls to tivo inc
the dtv call is separate and can't be faked, forced, or manipulated in any way that I am aware of.
Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to get around any manipulation of the DTV PPV system - to the contrary I wanted to ensure that it would work! :D
I missed the fact that there were separate calls to the different parties - so the DTV one is still valid & that is for PPV accounting - any other function?
Then the Tivo one - is that for software validation & ???? (although my understanding is that any code upgrade comes by satellite)
But the hack disables this scheduled call (or actually continuously postpones it)
Bottom line, the PPV is still good & only the Tivo one is prohibited (& the reason for this is to stop it recognizing difference in the code so it won't send down the client code?)
When the scheduler says next call due - is that only the Tivo one then? How often does the PPV call - or is it now instant when the PPV request is made? (again my prior experience was it loaded on the card which was polled periodically, but that may be different now)
Sorry to belabour this somwhat trivial point but I suspect others may be similarly confused (I did search for information on this topic) - just want to have a clear understanding of how it works.
Again, most appreciated.

[Gunnyman]

The DTV call is cryptic and mystical. ;)
I didn't mean to infer you were doing anything shady. All it's for is PPV. The tivo call, on a unit running its most current software, reports aggregate data back to tivo.
Back in the day when people were running 4.01b on their dtivo (which was meant for standalones but worked very well on the dtivo) calling in to Tivo Inc. was thought to be a bad idea because our units weren't authorized to be running that software. The fear of the call in may be unwarranted today, but we still prevent it just in case.
The PPV call is believed to happen once a month, but I have never verified it.
The TiVo call is prevented by constantly setting the flag in software that a call was successful and doesn't have to be made for another week.

[D'Ecosse]

Thanks Gunny - I didn't mean to infer that you were inferring .....http://www.knightshow.com/smilies/hysterical.gif

just a clarification needed on my part - inquiring minds need to know!

I got the picture - a-hacking we will go! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/9/biggthum.gif http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/9/biggthum.gif

[Wilhite]

I've debated how to post my 1K YAMM and finally decided that I would just add to this thread and relate my experiences with the Zipper.

In a nutshell, it's very easy to use and pretty much works as advertised. I ran it on 3 HDVR2 units. One I replaced the drive in and the other two I just ran it on the existing drive. No real problems to speak of at all.

A couple of observations:

Do your homework up front. Read the instructions a couple of times and get the tools that you need. Spend the money for the image if you need it. Knowing what is coming at you and having the tools to do the work makes things incredibly easy.
Be sure you rejumper your drives correctly after taking them out of the DTivo. Yeah, I know it should be obvious, but it didn't sink in for me until the second time that I didn't do it. Duh.
Wireless is nice, but with a native 802.11b adapter, you probably won't get MRV transfer speeds that are much better than "real time viewing" speed. (That might have been obvious to a lot of people, but in my reading I don't remember seeing anything that came out and explicitly said it.) I've found that I can start the transfer and watch in realtime, but can't get much better than that. If you're set on implementing wireless, check out the various recommendations on using 802.11g.
unset crlf - enough said.
As familiar as I am with the Microsoft world, I'm totally lost in the Unix world and that's pretty frustrating. I'm struggling through getting several further hacks implemented on my DTivos because I don't have that basic understanding on what to do in a Unix environment. If you are a Unix idiot as I am, your frustration will continue as you realize that you can extend the hacks to allow extraction and insertion of video. Be prepared to either be frustrated or learn.


And a couple of questions:

I've noticed that there is a ton more information in the System Information section. Are any of the new fields shown there documented anywhere?
What is the "Promo List" that shows up in the Main Menu now?
Are the procedures to switch between wireless and wired adapters documented anywhere? For that matter, is anything special required?


So - in summary - Happy 1K YAMM to me and a huge Thank You to Gunnyman and Rbautch for your efforts in creating and supporting the process. It's really cool to have the enhanced features that are added in for the little bit of effort that I had to expend. If you've been reading through the thread and debating whether to take the effort, I can wholeheartedly recommend doing so.

[Matt L]

Need a little help please. I Zippered my HR10-250 last winter, ran tweak.sh and all was well for awhile. Something happened mid March and it quite making fake calls and I couldn't get my TiVoweb plus to work. I let it slide for awhile.

I decided to correct my problems by uninstalling tweak.sh and reinstalling it. It uninstalls fine (I think...) I get the messages about deleting files and such. At this point much of it is skipped because I can't get it to reinstall. When I cd /hacks and sh tweak.sh I get to the point where it asks me if I want to run the express version. I answer yes. At this point I get the cannot find the start.sh file in enhancements. If I look in the folder I see start-e.sh. From this point I can't continue.

Any suggestions on how to run the tweak script and get my system back to where it was?

[MATT1981M]

Need a little help please. I Zippered my HR10-250 last winter, ran tweak.sh and all was well for awhile. Something happened mid March and it quite making fake calls and I couldn't get my TiVoweb plus to work. I let it slide for awhile.

I decided to correct my problems by uninstalling tweak.sh and reinstalling it. It uninstalls fine (I think...) I get the messages about deleting files and such. At this point much of it is skipped because I can't get it to reinstall. When I cd /hacks and sh tweak.sh I get to the point where it asks me if I want to run the express version. I answer yes. At this point I get the cannot find the start.sh file in enhancements. If I look in the folder I see start-e.sh. From this point I can't continue.

Any suggestions on how to run the tweak script and get my system back to where it was?
i would pull the drive and use your tools cd on it.... make it easy... you can also try to copy the start-e.sh to a new file called start.sh by getting to a bash prompt and enter the following lines

cd /hacks [ENTER]
mv /hacks/start-e.sh /hacks/start.sh [ENTER]
chmod 755 ./start.sh [ENTER]

then try to run tweak.sh....

[MATT1981M]

for those out there who like to mod their tivo's and commonly have to pull the drive to fix their mistakes (i am DEFINATELY one of those people), and for those out there who may not have a CD burner but want to run the zipper on their dtivo anyway (there are those out there who don't... personally i say they need to get with the times but who am i to judge...) you will like this command mount /dev/sda1 /cdrom

this will allow you to dump the contents of the zipper tools cd on the usb flash drive and plug it in your pc once the boot cd has been run and you have a bash prompt... you then can enter that command and the /cdrom directory will be the root flash drive folder. when you enter the sh tweak.sh script, it will reference the usb drive correctly for files to install on the dtivo drive...

i have about 13 or 14 different posts almost ready for the zipper wiki, but i am a perfectionist and want to make sure everything is correct so i am double checking them before i continue posting them. some will be posted directly to the wiki and others will be linked to a separate site (easier to customize the html coding instead of the wiki coding :))

[spydraver]

Well I just got down zippering my dvr40. Wow that was a piece of cake. My question is. I got the unit from a friend and the hard drive was busted so I've zippered a new 200 gig and installed it. Was wondering if I need to activate the dvr service to test it or can I just activate my dtv sub on the unit first and test the dvr feature before I actually start the dvr sub?

[MATT1981M]

Well I just got down zippering my dvr40. Wow that was a piece of cake. My question is. I got the unit from a friend and the hard drive was busted so I've zippered a new 200 gig and installed it. Was wondering if I need to activate the dvr service to test it or can I just activate my dtv sub on the unit first and test the dvr feature before I actually start the dvr sub?
do you already have a dtivo activated????? if so, are you replacing that unit or replacing a standalone receiver.... or if you dont... are you planning on replacing a standalone unit w/ the dtivo....if it is replacing the receiver w/ the dtivo and you have dvr service on your acct... just activate the dtivo and u r ready... you dont need to activate dvr service because you already have it... if you are replacing a receiver and dont have dvr service... have dtv activate and add the service.... if it doesnt work, you can have it removed....

[spydraver]

I am replacing a standard reciever. I currently have an additional Dtivo in the other room that is activated. But as of yet I havent called Dtv up and activated this unit yet.

[MATT1981M]

I am replacing a standard reciever. I currently have an additional Dtivo in the other room that is activated. But as of yet I havent called Dtv up and activated this unit yet.
this will be easy.... call them tell them you want to replace the standalone receiver (i am guessing a D10.... those annoying POS are soo common....) with the dtivo... tell them you want to use your same card...if they say no (to the card) or say that you have to have the name of the person you got the dtivo from... tell them that you have been advised by their cancellation department that this would not be a prob....and get trns to them if they dont do it... the dtv policy is if you are a new dtv customer then you need the name for security purposes... if you are a current customer, than a credit check has been completed and any red flags that would normally pop up (due to fraud) would not be a concern so they wont have to worry about any activation fees being lost due to early cancellation and them having no legal recourse.... as to them saying no to activating the used card... you can activate a card used in one IRD unit in another AS LONG AS IT WAS ON YOUR ACCT.... that is where some dtv csrs get confused.... you CAN swap them because it was already verified... when they activate it, there may be a problem with the card... (i would think this would be VERY rare) but it could happen...

[spydraver]

Heh..ok thanks for advice Matt. I'll give it a shot.

[MATT1981M]

Heh..ok thanks for advice Matt. I'll give it a shot.
let us know what happens!!!

[Scott in CO]

I received one of those $15 Dtivo deals way back when, a DSR7000, and dropped in a 160GB zippered drive. All appeared to work well, but I did not need it immediately so it's been sitting on a shelf.

This week I hooked in up to a TV in our family room, and everything works as it should except this: The Now Playing List takes a long time to display. More accurately, it will pop up the first time you access it, then if you get out and try to immediately get back in, the Now Playing List is empty. The title is there, but no programs are listed. After 20 or 30 seconds the list will eventually populate itself. If I wait a few minutes, the Now Playing List will appear on demand when I select it, but like before if I try to get back into it right away it won't display for up to 30 seconds. There are only four programs recorded on this DTivo, so it's not like it has a lot of data to process to display the NPL. I did of course try a reboot with no success.

Here's an example:
- Press List (or select it from the menu, same behavior)
- The Now Playing List displays.
- Select a program and play it.
- Hit the left arrow to to get back to the NPL
- Now Playing List Screen is displayed, but no programs appear.
- You can move the cursor up and down the blank screen and hear the "bloops"
- After about 30 seconds the program titles will appear.
- If I leave the NPL and try to access it again soon afterwards, it again is empty.
- If I wait a few minutes, the NPL will appear on request, but only the first time, then this starts again.

Any ideas?

[Gunnyman]

look in the wiki in my sig check the troubleshooting section for empty npl solutions

[Scott in CO]

Thanks, Gunny, that was the clue I needed. The bottom line was that the DTivo having Now Playing List problems was not connected to the network, thus it exhibited the delay mentioned in the troubleshooting wiki.

This DTivo is hooked to a Linksys wrt54g router that I have configured as a wireless bridge and access point on the lower level of the house. This week I decided to upgrade the firmware in my two routers from Alchemy to dd-wrt v23, as dd-wrt claims to have better WPA security support. I had not yet upgraded the router to which the DTivo was connected, but after I completed the upgrade and configuration today, I now have a "wired" DTivo connection, an excellent wireless signal on the lower level, and a Now Playing List that works the way it's supposed to.

[Redux]

Any ideas?You can try the ideas in the wiki as suggested.

In my case, getting no results that way, I replaced my router and the problem disappeared. Same brand of router, Lynksys, though different model. I went through the router menus page by page to make sure every setting was the same, but one router worked fine and the other caused the list delay problems.

Unfortunately the router that doesn't work well is my Vonage combo router, which worked for my phone service better than the add-on PAP2 Vonage adapter I now use with a standard, non-voice router. But you need to set priorities in life, and my tivos are more important than my phone service.

[bman12]

I have been reading, absorbing and am almost ready. My goal is to upgrade/zipper 3 s2DTIVOS. I have a Hughes and Philips 40gb and a Philips 80gb all unhacked and never upgraded with 6.2 on them. I have a 160gb and 200gb western digital hard drive and a Maxtor 120 gb. I also long ago bought the kit with brackets, connectors and fan for adding a second drive. My plan is to replace the two 40gb with the larger hard drives and add the 120gb to the 80 gb as a second drive. I have obtained an image and have put together my tools cd with acquired image and my LBA48 Boot CD.
I am a little confused as to where to start with the 2 drive upgrade. Most people seem to just replace the original dreive and save it, as I will be doing on the other two. Please help me out with the beginning steps.
Also at what point in the process and how do I deal with acoustic management?

moved from 160gb limit, lba48, etc.

[ForrestB]

I currently have a zippered 160 GB HDVR2 that's working great with TivoTool, and a 120 GB DSR6000 that's not hacked. I'm thinking about replacing the DSR6000 with another zippered HDVR2 to get MRV. How well does MRV work on a zippered HDVR2? Will I be able to view programs recorded on one Tivo from the other Tivo (without transferring files with a computer)?

[slotman6]

Need some help i attached a screen shot of what i am getting.

Thanks

[SteelersFan]

Search this thread for unset. This has come up lots (and lots) of times. :)

[Willy]

I currently have a zippered 160 GB HDVR2 that's working great with TivoTool, and a 120 GB DSR6000 that's not hacked. I'm thinking about replacing the DSR6000 with another zippered HDVR2 to get MRV. How well does MRV work on a zippered HDVR2? Will I be able to view programs recorded on one Tivo from the other Tivo (without transferring files with a computer)?
MRV works fabulously from one zippered HDVR2 to another zippered one. You don't need a computer...that's the beauty of the Zipper. Good luck.

[ttodd1]

Need some help i attached a screen shot of what i am getting.

Thanks

Search this thread for unset. This has come up lots (and lots) of times. :)


Or better yet check the wiki....

[Gunnyman]

I currently have a zippered 160 GB HDVR2 that's working great with TivoTool, and a 120 GB DSR6000 that's not hacked. I'm thinking about replacing the DSR6000 with another zippered HDVR2 to get MRV. How well does MRV work on a zippered HDVR2? Will I be able to view programs recorded on one Tivo from the other Tivo (without transferring files with a computer)?

MRV from DTiVo to DTivo works very well and is the only reason I hacked in the 1st place. It Truly is the TiVo KILLER APP.

[slotman6]

Got it working thanks all.

[ForrestB]

Thanks for the info. :)

[MATT1981M]

I have been reading, absorbing and am almost ready. My goal is to upgrade/zipper 3 s2DTIVOS. I have a Hughes and Philips 40gb and a Philips 80gb all unhacked and never upgraded with 6.2 on them. I have a 160gb and 200gb western digital hard drive and a Maxtor 120 gb. I also long ago bought the kit with brackets, connectors and fan for adding a second drive. My plan is to replace the two 40gb with the larger hard drives and add the 120gb to the 80 gb as a second drive. I have obtained an image and have put together my tools cd with acquired image and my LBA48 Boot CD.
I am a little confused as to where to start with the 2 drive upgrade. Most people seem to just replace the original dreive and save it, as I will be doing on the other two. Please help me out with the beginning steps.
Also at what point in the process and how do I deal with acoustic management?

moved from 160gb limit, lba48, etc.
i would recommend using different drive instead of the original... but if you are dead set on doing it, use the hinsdale guide..... read thru the upgrade config options and you SHOULD find the one you want... after doing that, follow the zipper steps but say "n" to the image install....

[marct]

OK, I have searched and read for like 3 hours now, but cannot find my solution. I have thre Hughes DVR80's I upgraded one with a new drive, and paid for the right image, etc.

I just got the gumption to upgrade a second (non-zippered) I would like to save the recordings, etc that are present on the drive. So, I run the zipper, say do not image, and save the recordings. At some point it says my machine is an HR10-250 and that it will install the network scripts for that.

I put the drive in, and hook it all up, and get stuck in a Welcome, Powering up... loop. It actually spins the drive down and back up.

I thought I could do this to get thte recordings off, and then I could zipper the new drive I bought, and replace this one.

Any help would be appreciated. P.S. The FA120 doesn't even power up in this process.

[marct]

I read the Wiki, and am assuming this is a kernel issue. If I am trying to upgrade without replacing the image to save the recordings, ...

Am I thinking correctly, that I should be saying 'NO' to replacing the image, or is that independent of saving the recordings?

[Gunnyman]

your tivo is NOT running 6.2
this is why the Zipper thinks your unit is an HR 10-250.
You are going to have to lose your recordings at this point. and get a 6.2 image.

[marct]

Thanks, I have one more to go, is there anyway to save the recordings before I replace the drive on that one?

[Gunnyman]

if it's running 6.2 then you won't lose recordings by saying NO to image install. if it isn't running 6.2 yet you will have to connect it to a phone line, let it dial in, update itself to 6.2 then hack it.

[marct]

Thanks again Gunnyman, you are the King.

[Gunnyman]

I prefer the title "All-Being" thanks :D

[bman12]

i would recommend using different drive instead of the original... but if you are dead set on doing it, use the hinsdale guide..... read thru the upgrade config options and you SHOULD find the one you want... after doing that, follow the zipper steps but say "n" to the image install....

I think I will take the suggestion of using a different drive. One of my images is a 3.1.1b image. I have been told to apply the image but not to expand the drive. Then install the drive into TIVO and update to 6.2 by phone before expanding. I have read the Interactive TIVO Upgrade Instructions and do not know at what place I would do this removal and update. I stand waiting to upgrade/enlarge and Zipper! I have my Tools CD and my LBA48 Boot CD made, drives bought and FA120 ready.

[SteelersFan]

I think I will take the suggestion of using a different drive. One of my images is a 3.1.1b image. I have been told to apply the image but not to expand the drive. Then install the drive into TIVO and update to 6.2 by phone before expanding. I have read the Interactive TIVO Upgrade Instructions and do not know at what place I would do this removal and update. I stand waiting to upgrade/enlarge and Zipper! I have my Tools CD and my LBA48 Boot CD made, drives bought and FA120 ready.
You can enlarge or update to 6.2 first, it doesn't matter. Then Zipper once both are complete and you are sure the new drive works in your box.

[oiler_head]

So I successfully zippered (thanks to rbautch and Steelers_Fan) a SDVR40 with a 250GB WD drive. The only thing now is that I don't recieve channels below 60 (locals in Portland). This happened when I first set this box up after purchasing off Craiglist. That time, I called DTv and they reenabled the channels. Can I do this again even though I don't have a phone line connected? Stanley Cup playoffs are coming up on NBC and I want to record them on this fab havked DTV.

Thanks,

[Gunnyman]

yep call 1800directv and enter extension 722 or even 711 and the card will be re-authorized for your locals.

[oiler_head]

Thanks Gunnyman for the response. I'll try that even though I don't have an error message just "Channel unavailable" or something like that....

Would this problem be unique to this reciever? Since this first attempt at zippering a DTV went OK, I'd like to try with my other receiver. Should I expect to contact DTV again?

[Gunnyman]

almost always you lose locals after a zipper.

[Ran94]

I have an image for my DVR40. Can I use this image on my HDVR2? Or do I have to buy another one?

Thanks

[rbautch]

You can use it.