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

[technojunkie]

Thanks.

No free lunch!

[ttodd1]

Is an R10 considered a series 2?

Can it be hacked using anything yet?

Thanks

Actually it is a 2.5, and it can be hacked right after you get a PROM mod done.

[bnm81002]

MRV name is for MRV not for TWP. You can change the TWP name by editing httpd-tt.itcl and change the name or version variables to say whatever you want.



thanks for the replay, so if I may ask, how do I edit that file, please?

[rbautch]

I used zipper on my HR-10-250 DirecTivo and now my Wireless Netgear MA111 and my Netgear FA120 will not allow me to connect to run the Enhancements or the Slicer. These two adapters work in my 2 other Zipper'd Tivos's just fine. I'm not getting any lights on either of these two adapter in the HD 250. I wonder if the USB ports stopped working after I applied the Instant Cake Image during running the Zipper.

Please help....not sure what to do.Did you get any errors? Try running the zipper again.

[willardcpa]

thanks for the replay, so if I may ask, how do I edit that file, please? Go back to post #7496 in this thread. Someday I'm gonna figure out how to link to old posts other than writing down and retyping the hyperlink. :o

[SteelersFan]

...Someday I'm gonna figure out how to link to old posts other than writing down and retyping the hyperlink. :o
Right click on the post number you want to link to and copy shortcut, then paste it in your new post. :up:

[rbautch]

I just uploaded version 2.3 of the Zipper, which includes the following changes:

1. Replaces Alphawolf's all-in-one utilities with my distribution of BusyBox (see here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4526585#post4526585)). This means users no longer have to download any tools to put on the Zipper disk.

2. Modified the zipper_isomaker.bat file to extract the image from an Instantcake iso so users don't have to. This means you can just drop an Instancake iso in the zipper_tools folder instead of using the 000001 image file. An image named 000001 will still work.

[bnm81002]

Go back to post #7496 in this thread. Someday I'm gonna figure out how to link to old posts other than writing down and retyping the hyperlink. :o



after figuring out how to edit that file (used WordPad) I finally got it named the way that I like it, a big thanks for your help :up: :up: :up:

[stringmun]

Did you get any errors? Try running the zipper again.

Yea I got an error about USBMap,

Error 1. USB.MAP Location could not be determined.
Error 2 Skipping USB.MAP Mods for backported drivers

I've reran the Zipper about 5 times now and I selected to reimage the drive twice ie apply the instant cake image.

but other than these two errors all else appears fine.

[SteelersFan]

It should. I think anyone can edit it, so I nominate you! :p
Well, I took a shot at it but in the end I just added links to your two posts that contain the lists. I will defer the editing of the lists in the Wiki to someone (like matt1981m) more familiar with the subject. :o

[tward_biteme1]

What are the standard transfer rates for MRV on a Wireless connection?

1 hour for 10 minutes seems really slow...... It took 3 hours to transfer a 30 minute show from on DTivo to another...

[Lord Vader]

That sounds like a USB1.1 speed. I'm currently doing around .75 megs/sec when I use that Ty-you-know-what proggy. ;)

[ForrestB]

Using a 802.11g wireless ethernet bridge, I can MRV a 1 hour show in about 10 minutes between by two zippered SD Tivo's.

[cheddarspaz2]

A little short of success on my SD-40 with 250 gig. Burned the ISO with correct settings, but saw an "error" during installation using the ISO disc. I scrolled back to see the specifics, but it was no longer listed. With the most recent updated 6.2 sofware on the Tivo HD and the $5.00 "DD" disc, I went through the boot-up into the second boot and have tv, but no serial bash and no network. I noticed a couple errors via serial on Hyperterminal on the laptop.
First was "FakeCall for Version 6.2-01-2-351 is not supported.c.sysinit"
Second "Insmod: /lib/modules/usbcore.o" No such file or directory"
I thought there was another usb error but wasn't diplayed at scroll back. I hope this helps "fine-tune" things a little with possible problems with others. Let me know your thoughts....

[cr33p]

Help Anyone !!!
I just re ran the zipper script on my dsr704 to change some settings, i uninstalled the previous version, deleted the unpatched app it was asking about to save room, then went to re install like normal and i get stuck when its trying to download the latest enhancement script from mastersav.com. The error I recieve is

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

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

And it keeps going round and round

1. Is there a way to run the script without the download IE. like the original install?

Thanks

[tjolsonmcse]

I've gone through the posts over the last few weeks, and thought I'd be all set. I got a "fresh" image from Instant Cake. And added the image (000001) to their $5 ptvlba disk and the zipper, superpatch and MRV.

The zipper ran fine and I installed the new drive into the Tivo (HR10-250). The first boot went fine and it alerted me that it was booting again to set the network settings. However, the next boot sits at the boot window, the record light goes red, and then the device reboots. It just does this over and over.

So I assume I need to try to recopy the image onto the new drive, but I want to confirm I have the right image file. I downloaded the "special image 1.2" from instant cake. I hope that's the right image to have? Did I get the incorrect one for the 10-250?

ICAKE-S2DT-HD InstantCake for Series2 HDTV DirecTiVo Units (3.1.5f)
VERSION: SLICABLE

Can someone confirm that the correct image size is 168,583,168 bytes?

I can not find anywhere in the IC forums if the image sizes are listed. :( Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! :)

[rbautch]

I've gone through the posts over the last few weeks, and thought I'd be all set. I got a "fresh" image from Instant Cake. And added the image (000001) to their $5 ptvlba disk and the zipper, superpatch and MRV.

The zipper ran fine and I installed the new drive into the Tivo (HR10-250). The first boot went fine and it alerted me that it was booting again to set the network settings. However, the next boot sits at the boot window, the record light goes red, and then the device reboots. It just does this over and over.

So I assume I need to try to recopy the image onto the new drive, but I want to confirm I have the right image file. I downloaded the "special image 1.2" from instant cake. I hope that's the right image to have? Did I get the incorrect one for the 10-250?

ICAKE-S2DT-HD InstantCake for Series2 HDTV DirecTiVo Units (3.1.5f)
VERSION: SLICABLE

Can someone confirm that the correct image size is 168,583,168 bytes?

I can not find anywhere in the IC forums if the image sizes are listed. :(
The instantcake iso itself should be 172,418 KB - it's now shown on the Zipper instructions. If the same thing happens again, run Instantcake sans Zipper and see if it boots.

[Yog-Sothoth]

FYI, I wrote an article on the Zipper here (http://tivo.hobby-site.org/article/13683/).

[rbautch]

Yea I got an error about USBMap,

Error 1. USB.MAP Location could not be determined.
Error 2 Skipping USB.MAP Mods for backported drivers

I've reran the Zipper about 5 times now and I selected to reimage the drive twice ie apply the instant cake image.

but other than these two errors all else appears fine.Sounds like you entered the wrong service number. You should have entered 357. The Zipper only looks for a usb.map file if your tivo is not an hr10-250. This would also explain why your network connection doesnt come up.

[rbautch]

FYI, I wrote an article on the Zipper here (http://tivo.hobby-site.org/article/13683/).Nice job! Love the zipper graphic.

[rbautch]

Help Anyone !!!
I just re ran the zipper script on my dsr704 to change some settings, i uninstalled the previous version, deleted the unpatched app it was asking about to save room, then went to re install like normal and i get stuck when its trying to download the latest enhancement script from mastersav.com. The error I recieve is

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

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

And it keeps going round and round

1. Is there a way to run the script without the download IE. like the original install?

Thanks
Yes. Extract the rbautch_files.tgz archive from the zipper download, and FTP it to your tivo in the same directory as tweak.sh. Then tweak.sh will recognize it's there, and will skip the download.

[rbautch]

Second "Insmod: /lib/modules/usbcore.o" No such file or directory"
This is not good. As long as you have a serial cable, tap the enter key a few times to get a serial bash prompt. Then navigate to /lib/modules, and make sure usbcore.o is there. If not, run the zipper again, but before you take the drive out of your pc, navigate to /lib/modules, and make sure usbcore.o is there. Use a different terminal emulator (like tera term) and capture your entire serial console ouput. What boot disk are you using?

[tjolsonmcse]

The instantcake iso itself should be 172,418 KB - it's now shown on the Zipper instructions. If the same thing happens again, run Instantcake sans Zipper and see if it boots.

Thanks rbautch! I'm going to try your new Zipper tonight. My IC ISO is the size you've indicated in your post.

I tried to be brief in my first post, but I should have added I tried the instantcake cd alone. Unfortunately I cannot move around the pri and sec IDE to match the exact setup IC requires (not much flexibility in their process). Trying to use an old system to make the new drive.

[cr33p]

Yes. Extract the rbautch_files.tgz archive from the zipper download, and FTP it to your tivo in the same directory as tweak.sh. Then tweak.sh will recognize it's there, and will skip the download.


Thanks Again :)

[Da Goon]

Unfortunately I cannot move around the pri and sec IDE to match the exact setup IC requires (not much flexibility in their process).

If you have an IC cd, you can extract the tivo image from it and use the free mfstools boot disk from weaknees to copy it to your drive. Look in your IC cd in the images folder and theres the file "000001" required by the zipper. Rename it backup.bak and burn it to a cd. Check the weaknees interactive upgrade info here : http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php for restoring a backup. IIRC the command should be : mount /dev/hdX /mnt
then : mfsrestore -s 127 -r 4 -xzpi /mnt/backup.bak /dev/hdZ
hdX being the location of your cdrom drive and hdZ being the target tivo drive
This way you won't have to move around the IDE cables. Tried this a while back and it worked fine. Hope this helps

[stringmun]

Sounds like you entered the wrong service number. You should have entered 357. The Zipper only looks for a usb.map file if your tivo is not an hr10-250. This would also explain why your network connection doesnt come up.

The 357 service number did the trick to get my Netgear FA120 working great, and I was up and running and applied the rest of the Zipper enhancements. Then suddenly after applying "The Slicer" to upgrade to 6.3-01-2-357 suddenly my Netgear adapter stopped working :-( Now I'm back to no network again. I'm attempting to make a serial cable with a male db9 end and 1/8 inch stereo plug while using Cat5 as my cable. But how do I restore my Netgear FA120?

Help..stuck again

Thx

[tward_biteme1]

That sounds like a USB1.1 speed. I'm currently doing around .75 megs/sec when I use that Ty-you-know-what proggy. ;)

Both DTivos have DWL-122's in them.... Transferring from one to the other took 3 hours for a 30 minute program.....

[tward_biteme1]

Using a 802.11g wireless ethernet bridge, I can MRV a 1 hour show in about 10 minutes between by two zippered SD Tivo's.

What type of adapters do you have in the Tivos, are these DTivos or Tivos?

[addicted4life]

The 357 service number did the trick to get my Netgear FA120 working great, and I was up and running and applied the rest of the Zipper enhancements. Then suddenly after applying "The Slicer" to upgrade to 6.3-01-2-357 suddenly my Netgear adapter stopped working :-( Now I'm back to no network again. I'm attempting to make a serial cable with a male db9 end and 1/8 inch stereo plug while using Cat5 as my cable. But how do I restore my Netgear FA120?

Help..stuck again

Thx


Rerun the zipper again, then look for 6.3a slice, not just 6.3 I never could get the6.3a slice to show up after initial install of zipper, tried it 10 times. Of course the instructions have changed in the last few days so maybe they will show up now. Last week I had to ftp the add63 file over to my tivo and run it to get the 6.3a slices the following morning.
I have installed the 6.3a ( about 6 times ) but have since rerun zipper and stayed with 3.1f for now. tytools does't like 6.3a if you're interested in that kind of stuff. and with the audio issues I read about I figure I'll play with 3.1f and wait for 6.3b....hopefully.

Of course this is just my opinion (for all you bashers out there)

[cheddarspaz2]

rbautch,

thank you for your attention to my problem.
I'm using the PTV enhanced boot-disc, USB200M and supposedly all necessary files after burning ISO image. Noiticing errors during the script running, I found that the CD may not have burned properly and burned a new one. Still no serial bash, no activity on USB200M and noticing "no such directory" via serial on laptop during tivo boot-up. I will remount the Tivo drive into the pc and look for /modules.

[cheddarspaz2]

Things seem to get better each time I run the Zipper.
Now, after a manual restart of the Tivo, I have activity on the USB200M.

It also appears I have a bash propt via serial, but it's asking for a password, and the Tivo is waiting for it, before booting..... I've seem it in the forums but due to my excitement, I can't remember it... anyone know the password?

[Finnstang]

Things seem to get better each time I run the Zipper.
Now, after a manual restart of the Tivo, I have activity on the USB200M.

It also appears I have a bash propt via serial, but it's asking for a password, and the Tivo is waiting for it, before booting..... I've seem it in the forums but due to my excitement, I can't remember it... anyone know the password?
Don't hit the enter key so soon. Wait for it to boot and then hit enter to get the bash prompt.

[cheddarspaz2]

What's odd is, I didn't hit any keys. And prior to this; didn't have a bash prompt. Even if I unplug the USB200M from the usb port and reboot the tivo, it stops there and won't pass the "what is the password" prompt via serial bash....

does this odd stuff only happen to me? Like someone drive 10 under the limit in front of you....

[cheddarspaz2]

She's up and running.
Ran the Zipper once more to change network settings and the rest fell into place. It would appear that the only errors with the Zipper, were my errors.

In one word guys, Un- ******* Believeable ! Thank you, for all your efforts and support.
I will continue to read, learn and help in this hobby thanks to the efforts of all here.

[ForrestB]

What type of adapters do you have in the Tivos, are these DTivos or Tivos?

Both are zippered SD DirecTivo's connected to NetGear FA120 USB to Ethernet adapters. One is connected thru a 100 Mbit hub and a Airport Express (802.11g) and the other is connected thru a Zyxel P330W 802.11g router/bridge. I'm using the USB drivers installed by the Zipper from 6 months ago.

[cheddarspaz2]

I just Zippered the D-tivo (HNS SD-40) With 250gig HD. But I'm not getting the serial bash prompt again. I'm also using the Zyxel P330W (I have 2, nice little cheap wifi-routers) and for now the USB200M wired adapter.

I also have a HR10-250, HD-tivo with a 300gig upgrade which will get zippered soon.
Now, I have to read about decrypting, transferring and burning....

[cr33p]

I just Zippered the D-tivo (HNS SD-40) With 250gig HD. But I'm not getting the serial bash prompt again. I'm also using the Zyxel P330W (I have 2, nice little cheap wifi-routers) and for now the USB200M wired adapter.

I also have a HR10-250, HD-tivo with a 300gig upgrade which will get zippered soon.
Now, I have to read about decrypting, transferring and burning....

cheddarspaz2, You are using two routers to communicate with each other? How did you configure that set up ? I am trying to find a cost effective method for setting up my two d tivos wirelessly, the damn bridges are almost 90 bux a pop.

[Da Goon]

cheddarspaz2, You are using two routers to communicate with each other? How did you configure that set up ? I am trying to find a cost effective method for setting up my two d tivos wirelessly, the damn bridges are almost 90 bux a pop.

Check out the Zyxel P330W mentioned previously. They can be found cheap (~$30 or so) and they can be configured to communicate with each other very simply by setting one to AP mode and the other to client mode. They work as a wireless bridge right out of the box with compatible wired adapters.

[cheddarspaz2]

Sorry about the confusion. Since they were cheap, I bought two, and have a 3rd made by "ViewSonic" another cheap but very nice router. I use one with Broadband, and the others I experiment with. Use as print server aside from the normal network... just extras.

[cheddarspaz2]

I also saw these Zyxel routers in a weekly sale ad for $9.00 after rebate at CompUsa.

[cr33p]

Nice, sounds like this 90 dollar buffalo bridge is going back :) Ill scoop up two of these and have my problem solved

[cr33p]

Check out the Zyxel P330W mentioned previously. They can be found cheap (~$30 or so) and they can be configured to communicate with each other very simply by setting one to AP mode and the other to client mode. They work as a wireless bridge right out of the box with compatible wired adapters.

So is it possible to use two of these routers working in bridge mode connecting to my home networks Wireless router?

[tjolsonmcse]

rbautch and others,

Thank you very much.

Using rbautch's new Zipper and burning a new CD seems to have done the trick. And I've been able to run the tweaks shell script to do the rest of the tweaks. Now I'm a kid in a candy store. Thanks again for everyone's efforts.

[tward_biteme1]

That sounds like a USB1.1 speed. I'm currently doing around .75 megs/sec when I use that Ty-you-know-what proggy. ;)

Yeah, the DWL-122 is USB 1.1..... Which Wireless USB 2.0 adapters will work?
Is that were the slow down would be?

[SteelersFan]

Yeah, the DWL-122 is USB 1.1..... Which Wireless USB 2.0 adapters will work?
Is that were the slow down would be?
There's a link to the list from the Zipper site.

[tward_biteme1]

There's a link to the list from the Zipper site.

I know about the list, Guess I should have said, which ones on the list are USB 2.0?

[rbautch]

In one word guys, Un- ******* Believeable ! Thank you, for all your efforts and support. I will continue to read, learn and help in this hobby thanks to the efforts of all here.The F-word should never be sensored when used in a positive context like this. :p You're welcome.

[tward_biteme1]

Noticed that my Season Pass Backups didn't run, ran it manually and this is what I get:

"The backup will be written to /seasonpass_backups/backup
couldn't read file "util.itcl": no such file or directory
while executing
"source "util.itcl""
(file "backup_write_static.tcl" line 77)
mv: /seasonpass_backups/backup: No such file or directory"

What did I do wrong here?

[rbautch]

Noticed that my Season Pass Backups didn't run, ran it manually and this is what I get:

"The backup will be written to /seasonpass_backups/backup
couldn't read file "util.itcl": no such file or directory
while executing
"source "util.itcl""
(file "backup_write_static.tcl" line 77)
mv: /seasonpass_backups/backup: No such file or directory"

What did I do wrong here?Looks like the TWP developers moved util.itcl to the /libs directory starting with version 1.3. Try this version of backup_write_static.tcl.

[willardcpa]

The F-word should never be sensored.... :eek:
"Sensored"?? Hmmmmm, spelling error, or Freudian slip???? :cool:

[willardcpa]

Looks like the TWP developers moved util.itcl to the /libs directory starting with version 1.3. Try this version of backup_write_static.tcl.Reason #47 that I am just an old fogey - a sit back and wait till the dust settles man. ;)
Just as an example, I burnt three new hard drives with zippered images on them yesterday. Did I just apply an old 6.2 on em and zipper from there, no I used one of my old Zippered backup images and then went to work on my customizations that I have done since I zippered the old image many moons ago. Figured that I was going to have to make all kinds of changes to it and I would need to do it to a new zipper version anyway - so I may as well do it to an environment that I was used to.
Changes I had to make:
Set up tivocid client on the new box.
Go into out2osd and change the lines on the CID display.
Change the header in TWP.
Change the bash prompt in .profile.
Enter my DNS server.
Set up buffer hack for two hours.
51killer.tcl
Change computer Host file.
Call DTV and enter extension 721 since this was a new box and old card.

And just to prove I am an old fogey I used my old pentium 533mhz box to do it - since it had all of the tivo hacks on drive D for Filezilla. The only time I touched my 3ghz 'puter during the whole process was to unplug the ethernet cable from it and plug it into the new DTivo box so I could telnet, etc. to it. :p :D
One purpose of this enumeration was to provide me with a checklist when I dive into the second box tomorrow. I got two of those $35 each boxes with no HD or remotes six or seven months ago that Weaknees was peddling, and last week picked up a couple of the $90 300GB maxtors that Frys had.
Thanks again to Russ and Gunny. ;)

[cheddarspaz2]

Regarding my Previous Post; about the serial bash prompt not being there. I do have a telnet bash prompt and have FTP'd a test folder to the tivo, but still no serial bash. Is only one of them functional at a time, or is it my zipper install?

Also. Had the HMO running, looking at photos on the tv, from a network pc; and the screen went black while the tivo re-booted. Now, I can't access those files via that ip. Any ideas, suggestions??

[tward_biteme1]

I didn't realize wireless would be so slow..... 3 hours for a 30 minute show is bad...

Man didn't want to have to run wires, but I guess that is the only thing that can be done!

What is the best speed you can get via wireless and DTivos (without bridges, seems too complicated...)???

[Gunnyman]

wireless you are pretty much stuck with the theoretical max of 11mbit.
Wired to wireless G bridges (not that tough) I can transfer 1 hr show via MRV in just over 10 minutes.

[tward_biteme1]

That would be great speed compared to what I am doing now....

Currently I have a DWL-122 in both DTivos and a DI-624 Wireless Router on my Computer, what else would be needed to do a bridge?

[ForrestB]

What is the best speed you can get via wireless and DTivos (without bridges, seems too complicated...)???

Hmm, it's not that difficult to configure a wireless bridge. Plug it into the ethernet port on your computer, launch your favorite web browser and configure the wireless bridge. Once your PC is communicating with your wireless network, unplug the ethernet cable and power cable to the wireless bridge and reattach it to your Tivo - it just works.

[Lord Vader]

What is the best speed you can get via wireless and DTivos (without bridges, seems too complicated...)???

There is NOTHING complicated about wireless bridges, trust me. I gave my Netgear XE102s to my brother and picked up a couple XE103s. They're Netgear's newest ones. You take them out of the box, plug an ethernet cord into them, and plug them into a wall outlet. That's it, you're done.

I have wireless capability, but my laptop often sits in its docking station, connected via the Netgear bridges. I get 9 megs down and 724kbps up on my Internet with them.

[bnm81002]

have a problem with my telnet, I have a "stop-bash#" prompt in telnet instead of "my name-TiVo#" prompt in telnet, what can I do to solve this? thanks

[willardcpa]

have a problem with my telnet, I have a "stop-bash#" prompt in telnet instead of "my name-TiVo#" prompt in telnet, what can I do to solve this? thanks
I told you about this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4417376&&#post4417376) post a few days ago, did you use it?

[stringmun]

I have a HR10-250 and the strangest thing happens to me. I run the Zipper Version 2.3 (Latest) on my Tivo hard drive, I even see on the screen where it says its changing my bootpage setting to root=/dev/hda4 dsscon=true console=1,115200, but after I boot up with the hard drive in my Tivo and run the command bootpage -p it reverts back to root=/dev/hda4 dsscon=true console=1,9600. My settings keep getting changed back to 9,600 even after running the Zipper and Tweak.sh. I have even selected to reimage the hard drive with 3.1.5f so I dont know what keeps changing the settings back to 9600. I thought the Zipper modified the bootpage to 115200......I cant see what I'm doing wrong here. It's almost like the instant cake image is trying to perform the 6.2 upgrade from the slices in the image after I put the drive in my tivo....I even get the DVR Upgrade boot screen, I should be getting the Tivo custom boot screen that the tweak.sh installs. Is anyone else having this problem?

Then if I apply the 6.2 upgrade using the slicer I lose network connection 100% and telnet serial connections acts like its a corrupt connection....does weird stuff like weird characters, locks up, wont print on screen what I type ....etc
The image I'm using is
InstantCake for Series2 HDTV DirecTiVo Units (3.1.5f) Special Edition 1.2

[Finnstang]

I told you about this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4417376&&#post4417376) post a few days ago, did you use it?
That is for TWP name not bash customization. I the bash prompt is setup in /.profile at the bottom-ish.

[Finnstang]

I have a HR10-250 and the strangest thing happens to me. I run the Zipper Version 2.3 (Latest) on my Tivo hard drive, I even see on the screen where it says its changing my bootpage setting to root=/dev/hda4 dsscon=true console=1,115200, but after I boot up with the hard drive in my Tivo and run the command bootpage -p it reverts back to root=/dev/hda4 dsscon=true console=1,9600. My settings keep getting changed back to 9,600 even after running the Zipper and Tweak.sh. I have even selected to reimage the hard drive with 3.1.5f so I dont know what keeps changing the settings back to 9600. I thought the Zipper modified the bootpage to 115200......I cant see what I'm doing wrong here. It's almost like the instant cake image is trying to perform the 6.2 upgrade from the slices in the image after I put the drive in my tivo....I even get the DVR Upgrade boot screen, I should be getting the Tivo custom boot screen that the tweak.sh installs. Is anyone else having this problem?

Then if I apply the 6.2 upgrade using the slicer I lose network connection 100% and telnet serial connections acts like its a corrupt connection....does weird stuff like weird characters, locks up, wont print on screen what I type ....etc
The image I'm using is
InstantCake for Series2 HDTV DirecTiVo Units (3.1.5f) Special Edition 1.2


Does the baud rate actually matter? The partition is remaining the same. You keep saying 6.2 slices, but I assume you mean 6.3?

[rbautch]

I have a HR10-250 and the strangest thing happens to me. I run the Zipper Version 2.3 (Latest) on my Tivo hard drive, I even see on the screen where it says its changing my bootpage setting to root=/dev/hda4 dsscon=true console=1,115200, but after I boot up with the hard drive in my Tivo and run the command bootpage -p it reverts back to root=/dev/hda4 dsscon=true console=1,9600. My settings keep getting changed back to 9,600 even after running the Zipper and Tweak.sh. I have even selected to reimage the hard drive with 3.1.5f so I dont know what keeps changing the settings back to 9600. I thought the Zipper modified the bootpage to 115200......I cant see what I'm doing wrong here. It's almost like the instant cake image is trying to perform the 6.2 upgrade from the slices in the image after I put the drive in my tivo....I even get the DVR Upgrade boot screen, I should be getting the Tivo custom boot screen that the tweak.sh installs. Is anyone else having this problem?

Then if I apply the 6.2 upgrade using the slicer I lose network connection 100% and telnet serial connections acts like its a corrupt connection....does weird stuff like weird characters, locks up, wont print on screen what I type ....etc
The image I'm using is
InstantCake for Series2 HDTV DirecTiVo Units (3.1.5f) Special Edition 1.2
What adapter are you using?

[restino]

Actually it is a 2.5, and it can be hacked right after you get a PROM mod done.

anybody know the site where i can find more info about doing the prom mod?

and would the zipper then work on the R10 after i do the prom mod?

thanks

[stringmun]

Does the baud rate actually matter? The partition is remaining the same. You keep saying 6.2 slices, but I assume you mean 6.3?

Im sorry ....6.3 is the correct version. Im not sure if the baud rate is really a big deal ....I think because I'm having issues which I assume is the baud rate of 9600, however it may not be what is causing my problems. The same serial cable I use on my other Tivo's I'm having issues typing in commands where no text shows up or when I try to run something from the bash prompt it locks up and I have to reboot the tivo. Ive played around with all kind of settings in hyperterminal, even used Teraterm and still get the same issues. I have even tried to transfer a file via hyperterminal and it times out no matter what setting I use. So I assume that its the baud rate. Maybe its the serial port driver....I'm not sure.

[stringmun]

What adapter are you using?


I'm using a Netgear FA120

[willardcpa]

That is for TWP name not bash customization. I the bash prompt is setup in /.profile at the bottom-ish.Damn, that's what I get for staying up and posting late at night after having medical tests run all day?? :( :o

[SteelersFan]

anybody know the site where i can find more info about doing the prom mod?

and would the zipper then work on the R10 after i do the prom mod?

thanks
Start reading here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4349209&&#post4349209) for about 10-15 posts and read this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4327007&&#post4327007). :up:

[willardcpa]

have a problem with my telnet, I have a "stop-bash#" prompt in telnet instead of "my name-TiVo#" prompt in telnet, what can I do to solve this? thanksSorry about my earlier misreading and reply. Try this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3409755&&#post3409755) instead. It's Russ's bash prompt line. :o

Although when I used it the bash ended up being "garbage", I found that I had to eliminate two \ s in the line, that was the first \ and the last \. I wouldn't recommend doing this until you see if the one linked to works OK. But if it doesn't you might try eliminating the two \s. The bash still worked, it just had part of the modification to .profile line in it.

[bnm81002]

Sorry about my earlier misreading and reply. Try this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3409755&&#post3409755) instead. It's Russ's bash prompt line. :o

Although when I used it the bash ended up being "garbage", I found that I had to eliminate two \ s in the line, that was the first \ and the last \. I wouldn't recommend doing this until you see if the one linked to works OK. But if it doesn't you might try eliminating the two \s. The bash still worked, it just had part of the modification to .profile line in it.



hey no offense taken, that's why there is a forum here so people like yourself and others, can help people like me that have trouble/problems with Tivo hacking, I decided to just rezipper the drive again but with the new 2.3 version of zipper, thanks for your help anyway

PS-I edited TWP to my liking after reading that link that you referred me too, thanks again :)

[Rhughes]

Getting ready to Zipper a DSR708. The TiVo already has a 320GB drive and a good image. I left the image out of the Zipper CD. I plan to Zip this drive.

Regarding the TiVo IP address. Do I just pick one that is not being used by my router for other equipment? I plan to use a D-Link DWL 120+ adapter.

[sk33t3r]

Getting ready to Zipper a DSR708. The TiVo already has a 320GB drive and a good image. I left the image out of the Zipper CD. I plan to Zip this drive.

Regarding the TiVo IP address. Do I just pick one that is not being used by my router for other equipment? I plan to use a D-Link DWL 120+ adapter.


Make sure you pick a IP out of the DHCH range. If you havent alreau configured your router to start DHCP at a specific IP then you will need to do so.

[Gunnyman]

pick one in the same subnet as your router but otherwise, yes just pick an available ip address.

[stringmun]

I have the HD10-250 Zippered

How do I change my bootpage options
from this:
root=/dev/hda4 brev=0x100A dsscon=true console=2,9600
to this:
root=/dev/hda4 brev=0x100A dsscon=true console=1,115200


For some reason I keep getting this at bootup via serial connection. Something keeps reseting my bootpage at every boot.
HDTIVO-TiVo# resetting boot parameters; must reboot to take effect...
root=/dev/hda4 brev=0x100A dsscon=true console=2,9600

[rbautch]

FYI, there was a flaw in version 2.3 that caused serial bash not to work. It's fixed in version 2.3a with is now uploaded. If you already hacked with v2.3, add the following line to your author file to get serial bash: /bin/bash </dev/ttyS2&> /dev/ttyS2&

[tward_biteme1]

Looks like the TWP developers moved util.itcl to the /libs directory starting with version 1.3. Try this version of backup_write_static.tcl.

You probably already knew this, but I finally had the time to put it in and run it last night and it works just fine now...

Thanks for all the work on the enhancements, makes life hacking the DTivo much easier!

[bnm81002]

is there a way to disable the 30 second skip code from being used? I like pressing the advance button to get to the end of a recording rather than 30 second increments

[SteelersFan]

is there a way to disable the 30 second skip code from being used? I like pressing the advance button to get to the end of a recording rather than 30 second increments
Try this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=321038&highlight=skip) thread. :up:

[Finnstang]

If you press fast forward, then hit the skip to tick, you can jump through one tick at a time.

[tward_biteme1]

I read this:

Blank entries in the "Now Playing List"
This is occurs when DNS doesn't work. Your Tivo is trying to resolve the names of any other Tivo(s) (for HMO/MRV). Once it finally fails, your Now Playing List is properly displayed.
Resolution:
The /etc/nsswitch.conf file determines what services are used to handle different tasks, including DNS. The default entry for resolving names is:
hosts: files dns
This 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 /etc/hosts file, and will never use DNS. However, this also means that you will not be able to resolve names other than your other Tivo(s), 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. Your options:
(Preferred) 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, only /etc/resolv.conf.
Set a valid DNS, and also add your other tivo IP addresses 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 the Now Playing List from getting slow, but if you want to use wget downloads, you'll need to connect your router to the Internet.
Set your DNS to 0.0.0.0 so DNS requests fail quickly within /etc/resolv.conf. This will keep your NPL from being 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.
This was comprised from a couple of postings from rbautch, dnemec123, and dealjake.


I am not connected to the Internet (always) as I still can only get dial-up. So I put everything in the hosts files but it still happens..... I didn't think I had to reboot for the settings to take effect....

Sometimes the now playing list takes a minute or so to show..... Thought putting the IP's and Names in the hosts file would fix it...

[Neoistheone2000]

sinse there are over eight thousand responses on this thread you understand if i ask this (and if it was already asked im sorry i usualy look through threads but hear is my question)

i had my directivo zippered and running befor now i desided to upgread the hard drive and start anew my problem is now i cant telnet my tivo (something about port 23 blocked) i added the port to my windows firewall but no go i think its on the tivo or something i did everything exzactly like i did before i just cant get telnet to work i can how ever bring up the bash command when using a serial cable (what is a good terminal program i had a good one but i upgreaded to win xp x64 and lost it) but if anyone can help me il greatly apreaceat it

thank you

[Finnstang]

I read this:

Blank entries in the "Now Playing List"
This is occurs when DNS doesn't work. Your Tivo is trying to resolve the names of any other Tivo(s) (for HMO/MRV). Once it finally fails, your Now Playing List is properly displayed.
Resolution:
The /etc/nsswitch.conf file determines what services are used to handle different tasks, including DNS. The default entry for resolving names is:
hosts: files dns
This 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 /etc/hosts file, and will never use DNS. However, this also means that you will not be able to resolve names other than your other Tivo(s), 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. Your options:
(Preferred) 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, only /etc/resolv.conf.
Set a valid DNS, and also add your other tivo IP addresses 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 the Now Playing List from getting slow, but if you want to use wget downloads, you'll need to connect your router to the Internet.
Set your DNS to 0.0.0.0 so DNS requests fail quickly within /etc/resolv.conf. This will keep your NPL from being 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.
This was comprised from a couple of postings from rbautch, dnemec123, and dealjake.


I am not connected to the Internet (always) as I still can only get dial-up. So I put everything in the hosts files but it still happens..... I didn't think I had to reboot for the settings to take effect....

Sometimes the now playing list takes a minute or so to show..... Thought putting the IP's and Names in the hosts file would fix it...


Did you try the bolded part?

[bnm81002]

unzip the archive you downloaded for twp
change the TivoWebPlus folder name to not contain caps. ftp that folder to your tivo overwriting the old one. restart twp




I quit TWP then did as you wrote here Gunny but as I FTP the 1.3.1 TWP files over to my Tivo, my unit goes into a reboot, it has happened on both my units with zipper version 2.3 on both units, then TWP doesn't start up and I have to uninstall then install the enhancement scripts in order to get TWP 1.3.0, what can I do to update it to TWP 1.3.1? I tried to do it through the TWP screen but I get the error message "extract.sh: Could not locate the TivoWebPlus directory"
some help please

[jporter12]

I've been searching all over all afternoon trying to figure out what I need to do to fix my networking. I had it working fine, bu tdue to some changes on my network, the settings are all different now, and I didn't get enough changed in the TiVo for it to work. All I need to do is reset my network settings, to use dchp, enter the router ip, etc..

I'm sitting here connect with a serial cable, got all the status messages as it booted, got to where it was done booting, but now no bash prompt.

I pulled the drive, and tried to re-run the zipper, but that didn't work out, do I need to remount as rw? I guess I'm just noobing it here! LOL

Anyway, what's the easiest thing to do from here?

I have a DSR-7000 with a 300 GB drive in it. Zippered (or was it just the enhancement script??? any way to tell?)

[tward_biteme1]

Did you try the bolded part?

No, I didn't because I figured it would look at the hosts file and find it and not even bother with DNS..

I just changed it, does it require a reboot?

[jporter12]

I think I have it. The Zipper would not finish, said that the hacked kernel didn't exist. Well, I manually copied the stuff over to where it needed to be (/hacks and /busybox) and re-ran tweak.sh. I may need to mess with the networking stuff as I did when I originally zippered, but I should be ok now, just need to find my old posts!

[hgrising]

Hello.

I have been searching this thread for answers to why I have been unable to enhance my tivo for the past two days with no avail. Hopefully someone here can help.

I followed directions to burn the zipper cd image which I then used to zipper my tivo drive. Once I placed the drive back in the Tivo, I used telnet to connect and this is the message I received:

Running rbautch Hacked Tivo Enhancements...

gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
unable to untar files archive. Could be a failed download.
Adjusting your dns settings. Please run tweak.sh again. Exiting...
Bash-2.02#

There was no message on tv during this. So, this didn't work so I started from scratch again and re-imaged and the rezippered my drive. I noticed this message while the drive was being zippered:

copying hacks to tivo drive
cp: Read error: Input/output error
/cdrom/zipper.sh: etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author: No such file or directory

Copying hacked kernel to tivo drive...

There is, I am sure, some hint there of what may be happening here. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it greatly.

Thanks.

[rbautch]

The zipper error doesn't have anything to do with your problem unpacking the tar file, and has since been fixed. Try deleting rbautch_files.tgz from /hacks, and run tweak.sh again. This will download a fresh copy of the archive.

[hgrising]

Ok, so I used the tweak uninstall and then ran tweak.sh again. The tivo attempted to download the latest Enhancement script and then

failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]:

i typed "y" and then

Make sure your tivo is connected to the internet, and your network settings are correct. Exiting...
rm: /enhancements: No such file or directory
bash-2.02# y
bash: y: command not found
bash-2.02#
bash-2.02#

what next? Thank you for your patience and help.

[pohlmacs]

Hi rbautch, gunnyman

First, want to thank you very much for the zipper script and the work that you have put into it. We had quite the weekend learning about how all this worked and debugging it a little.

We tried using the zipper script as is on a fresh 6.3a image on my HR10-250, with an Airlink ASOHOUSB, 400GB Seagate, and the PTVupgrade $5 iso. We encountered a few problems in the script that prevented the networking from being setup.

Here is what we saw and fixed to get it to work again on a fresh image (not-hacked):

1) The serial bash statement is not added for HR10-250. It appears that else statement is not reached and/or the command is redirecting to etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author which does not exist and should actually be /tivo/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author.

We found this when trying to serial link into with our laptop in hyperterminal, and had to set the bootpage from 115200 down to 9600 baud which then worked because our cable quality was not great.

For easier understanding, we reformatted the command as:
"/bin/bash < /dev/ttyS2 &> /dev/ttyS2 &"
(for people new to this: redirect the serial port input into bash, redirect all output including errors to the serial port, and background the process)

2) We see that the new kernel is not being used in copy kernel. We added a prompt to ask if we wanted to copy the new kernel. Not sure if we are using the new kernel yet because it is still reporting 2.4.20 (Feb 14 06)

3) The zipper.sh script is missing the quotes around the "y" for if $wireless when checking to modify the usb map for backported drivers. This prevented the usb map script from being created and entering the ASOHOUSB entry we needed to get the Airlink adapter to work.

4) mfsnetwork is not being set to yes in the second elseif which is preventing network.tcl from being added to the author file for firstboot. Once we added that yes to the second elseif, networking finally worked.

5) The clear command at the end of the script masks an error message that is being generated by the second else-if in relation to the resolv.conf file. Upon further inspection, the file is not created because our fresh image already has a symbolic link from /tivo/etc to the other partition that isnt mounted in this script (not sure which one). So, when it tried to write to that file, it can't because the link is pointing to a file that doesn't exist and can't be written to.

6) It appears that there may be an issue with the new soft-linking of the hacks in /var/hacks to the enhancements directory. When tivowebplus is loading on restart, we see that it cannot write to some directory, as I am getting errors trying to change themes as well. Could it be that the new directory is not set rw? Because, by default, the /var directory has rw and don't need to mount -o...,rw to write to that. We don't want to enable rw explicitly for security... so I think I may need to move stuff back to var for TWP.

We made changes for 1-4 and recreated the iso, restored the fresh image, and ran the zipper script and it worked and finally got to ping the TiVo.

Now, a very tired, but :) owner of a hacked HR10-250 v6.3a. The new features in TWP are nice... just hope it doesn't crash and lock up my tivo anymore. (By the way, this whole re-hack was triggered by a failing Linksys USB200M v1... I really dislike the loose connector design)

Craig
Tempe, AZ

[ttodd1]

Make sure your tivo is connected to the internet, and your network settings are correct.


Have you?

[hgrising]

Have you?

Well, the ASOHOUSB adapter has both green lights lit and is connected to the router. I would think that this means that it can connect to the internet if other computers on the network can as well. If I can connect to the tivo from my computer through telnet, I assume that this tells me that the ip address settings are correct. I am not sure how else to find out whether I am connected to the internet through the tivo.

[ttodd1]

What network settings did you give the tivo? DHCP or static IP?

[hgrising]

What network settings did you give the tivo? DHCP or static IP?

static ip of: 192.168.1.104 for my tivo and 192.168.1.64 belongs to the 2wire dsl modem.

Update: ok, so I read up on ftp'ing and just ftp'd the rbautch_files.tgz and now it's working perfectly. Thank you all much and have a nice day.

[kimbray]

OK. Here is my situation. I have run the Zipper software for my 10-250 and everything is good on the install. I have mated two drives together and now have 80 hours of HD recording capabilities. Here is my issue. To get USB support for USB200M v2, I have to run the enhanced scripts per the Zipper documentation. However, to run this script, I have to be connected to the Tivo via a USB connection (or serial which is not my perfered method). During the install of Zipper it asked me for network perameters but it said during install that the 10-250 was not support. This was right after entering the service locator code of 357. Do I need to connect serial to envoke the enhanced scripts? Or is there something I am doing wrong. Thanks for your help.

[rbautch]

2) We see that the new kernel is not being used in copy kernel. We added a prompt to ask if we wanted to copy the new kernel. Not sure if we are using the new kernel yet because it is still reporting 2.4.20 (Feb 14 06) The kernel that is copied is the 3.1.5 kernel from PTVupgrade lba48 cd that you started with, not the kernel that's in the zipper download. That one is a custom kernel that has not had killhdinitrd applied, and is used for R10 support.

3) The zipper.sh script is missing the quotes around the "y" for if $wireless when checking to modify the usb map for backported drivers. This prevented the usb map script from being created and entering the ASOHOUSB entry we needed to get the Airlink adapter to work. Quotes are not necessary unless it's a multiword value. Try it for yourself by entering the following at bash: wireless=y; if [ "$wireless" = y ]; then echo; echo "works without quotes"; else echo "no worky"; fiThe reason usb.map was not edited is because the Zipper thinks your tivo is running 3.1.5f software, which contains no usb.map (see below).

4) mfsnetwork is not being set to yes in the second elseif which is preventing network.tcl from being added to the author file for firstboot. Once we added that yes to the second elseif, networking finally worked. That's because the Zipper does not yet support 6.3a software. It recognized your service number as that belonging to a HR10-250, and proceeded as if you were running 3.1.5f. An easier way to handle this is to enter a service number prefix of 101, as I described here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4414817&&#post4414817).

5) The clear command at the end of the script masks an error message that is being generated by the second else-if in relation to the resolv.conf file. Upon further inspection, the file is not created because our fresh image already has a symbolic link from /tivo/etc to the other partition that isnt mounted in this script (not sure which one). So, when it tried to write to that file, it can't because the link is pointing to a file that doesn't exist and can't be written to. Again because you're using the Zipper on tivo software it wasn't meant to work with. Using a 101 prefix would have fixed this too.

6) It appears that there may be an issue with the new soft-linking of the hacks in /var/hacks to the enhancements directory. When tivowebplus is loading on restart, we see that it cannot write to some directory, as I am getting errors trying to change themes as well. Could it be that the new directory is not set rw? Because, by default, the /var directory has rw and don't need to mount -o...,rw to write to that. We don't want to enable rw explicitly for security... so I think I may need to move stuff back to var for TWP. The newest version of TWP does indeed try to write files which fails on a read-only filesystem. IMO putting it in /var is bad idea, because /var occasionally gets wiped. A better solution is to mount the filesystem read-write before starting TWP and then change back to ro after it loads. The next version of my enhancement script will have this change incorporated.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate your observations, but I don't want confuse the masses into thinking they have to correct anything before they run the zipper. On the website, I posted instructions for zippering an HR10-250 using a procedure that I thought would be easiest for most newbies. Other users like you who know what's going on can use the 101 prefix, and easily deal with the symlinks, etc.

[pohlmacs]

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate your observations, but I don't want confuse the masses into thinking they have to correct anything before they run the zipper. On the website, I posted instructions for zippering an HR10-250 using a procedure that I thought would be easiest for most newbies. Other users like you who know what's going on can use the 101 prefix, and easily deal with the symlinks, etc.

That's good info, I guess obviously there is an issue when you are doing the right thing by answer the question "357" but do not get the expected results... sure caused a lot of headache for us from what should otherwise is a great way to script the hack that you've done. Maybe some mod can me made to the script to handle this honest case. Judging from some of the seemingly related network posts on getting zipper to work on HR10-250 on 6.3a, this may be the case and many may not realize it may be the same issue.

Thanks for the info... hope to hear back on TWP forum about getting the Web Remote back... it is the feature that I use the most and actually quite frustrating to do all of this upgrading and now realize it only works with 3.1.5f right now (from what I can tell). Doh!

Craig

[dpoteat]

This will be my 1st TiVo upgrade attempt. Newbie at this but I've always built my own computers (18 years). I know DOS - Linux similar, and I've popped open my TiVo to replace a noisy fan. I've read the newbie guides, hindsdale, weaknees and a hundred forums. I am too cheap to buy Instantcake.

I want to use weaknees to transfer my current 40 gig to an 80 I got for $10 (did I mention I'm cheap?) keeping the original disk as a backup. I then want to use Zipper after that - I did buy the $5 LBA ISO and made a proper zipper disk only without the Instantcake ISO.

My question is this okay? Do I need to reinsert the new drive in the Tivo in between Weakness and Zipper installations.

I have a $12 Linksys WUSB11 on the way too. Any forewarnings would be greatly appreciated.

[willardcpa]

Since this is your first run through. I would recommend putting it back in the box after the Weaknees copy operation, just to make sure that it works at that stage. Then pull it and run the zipper. Otherwise if it doesn't work you will be wondering which step was messed up.

[vMAC]

No wireless "G" adapters are compatible with Directivos.

Right now I'm running a Tivo G adaptor on my HR10-250 seems to be working perfectly for me!

[TerpEE93]

I'm pretty new to this whole Tivo thing, but I'm a pretty good Linux hack. Last weekend, I Zippered my HR10-250. Had it running 3.1.5f...networking was working great with the USB200M (v.2)...made my daily call over the network and downloaded the 6.3a slices. I *thought* bootpage was set so that the box wouldn't upgrade on its own, but today I came home and my USB NIC was down. Fearing the worst, I checked my system settings and found my DTivo was running 6.3a. Aargh!

So my question is this... Can I simply use bootpage to roll back to 3.1.5f until my 6.3 compatible NIC arrives, and then do a slice upgrade to 6.3a to preserve my hacks? Or do I need to start from scratch and zipper the drive again?

Thanks in advance for your help.


Terp

[Finnstang]

The only way to go back to 3.1.5 is to restore a 3.1.5 image to the drive. The upgrade make irreversible changes to MFS.

[TerpEE93]

The only way to go back to 3.1.5 is to restore a 3.1.5 image to the drive. The upgrade make irreversible changes to MFS.

So was I wrong to assume that the default behavior of the Zipper was to disable automatic upgrades? I thought I read that was the case. If not, I should probably know that before I repeat the process and end up in exactly the same place...

[rbautch]

So was I wrong to assume that the default behavior of the Zipper was to disable automatic upgrades? I thought I read that was the case. If not, I should probably know that before I repeat the process and end up in exactly the same place...It does disable automatic upgrades by setting the bootpage parameter upgradesoftware=false. When you boot your tivo next, use the bootpage command to confirm the proper bootpage parameters. The Zipper will also echo the bootpage parameters as it runs.

[Rhughes]

Can the Zipper be reversed if desired? Or does it modify memory on the motherboard?

[tward_biteme1]

wireless you are pretty much stuck with the theoretical max of 11mbit.
Wired to wireless G bridges (not that tough) I can transfer 1 hr show via MRV in just over 10 minutes.

Got a Wireless G Bridge setup and I can now transfer a 30 minute show in 10 minutes instead of 3 hours.... That will work for me!

[willardcpa]

Can the Zipper be reversed if desired? Or does it modify memory on the motherboard?
I'm pretty sure that the zipper doesn't do anything to the motherboard. Just the HD. So if you put another HD in the box without the zipper, or re-image your HD to a zipperless image you can "reverse" the zipper.

[Rhughes]

I'm pretty sure that the zipper doesn't do anything to the motherboard. Just the HD. So if you put another HD in the box without the zipper, or re-image your HD to a zipperless image you can "reverse" the zipper.Thanks. Not sure I would ever want to do that, but maybe if I sold the box some day.

[JWThiers]

Can the Zipper be reversed if desired? Or does it modify memory on the motherboard?
Yes it can be reversed, go to the /hacks directory and run tweak_unistall.sh

that will get rid of all of the enhancements. You will still have the hacked kernal and superpatch. or if you want to go back to a virgin image you could always reinstall your backup image or use instantcake.

[JWThiers]

I was having a problem with my tivo and had to uninstall the tweaks and reinstall them. The new enhancement script downloaded fine and reinstalled no problems. Now I can't get hackman to run. I suspect that this is because the new script installed the 1.4 beta which is not compatible with hackman. Could someone confirm this please?

If so Whats the easiest way to downgrade back to 1.3 without having to get all the further enhanced modules for TWP that are included in zipper?

[rbautch]

I was having a problem with my tivo and had to uninstall the tweaks and reinstall them. The new enhancement script downloaded fine and reinstalled no problems. Now I can't get hackman to run. I suspect that this is because the new script installed the 1.4 beta which is not compatible with hackman. Could someone confirm this please?

If so Whats the easiest way to downgrade back to 1.3 without having to get all the further enhanced modules for TWP that are included in zipper?Zipper installs 1.3.0.

[robn77]

I just zippered my HR10-250 and did not upgrade it to 6.3a to avoid the audio issues with OTA and everything seemed to work fine except I was not able to have tweak.sh download the enhancements file.

I can telnet and FTP into this TiVo from my home network but I cannot seem to get outside to the internet. I have two other TiVo's that can get outside just fine.

What can I look at to troubleshoot. Path names to files would be appreciated as I can navigate around UNIX but I am not as familiar with administration and where config files are located.

So because I am able to telnet and FTP, I was able to get the enhancements file out there for tweak.sh to run, but I would like to fix the network issue.

Thanks!

[JWThiers]

Zipper installs 1.3.0.
Thanks,

[Darin]

I got my HR10-250 back up, installing zipper along with the weaknees image. I bought an Airlink AGIGAUSB network adapter, but it just won't talk to the TiVo. I've tested the adapter with the same usb cable, same network cable, connected to the same port on the router (carried a laptop to where the TiVo is, and plugged the adapter in to it), and the adapter works fine. But with the TiVo, no lights, no connection. I know zipper at least installed, because it's reporting successful calls (which haven't been possible since I switched to VoIP two years ago). And I know I entered the IP addresses (tivo and router) correct during the zipper install - I looked at them carefully when it asked me to double-check them. I've tried the adapter on both usb ports. Is there anything else I can try? Anything I may have overlooked? :(

[JWThiers]

I just zippered my HR10-250 and did not upgrade it to 6.3a to avoid the audio issues with OTA and everything seemed to work fine except I was not able to have tweak.sh download the enhancements file.

I can telnet and FTP into this TiVo from my home network but I cannot seem to get outside to the internet. I have two other TiVo's that can get outside just fine.

What can I look at to troubleshoot. Path names to files would be appreciated as I can navigate around UNIX but I am not as familiar with administration and where config files are located.

So because I am able to telnet and FTP, I was able to get the enhancements file out there for tweak.sh to run, but I would like to fix the network issue.

Thanks!
Sounds like a DNS issue, make sure you have a valod DNS address set.

[rbautch]

I got my HR10-250 back up, installing zipper along with the weaknees image. I bought an Airlink AGIGAUSB network adapter, but it just won't talk to the TiVo. I've tested the adapter with the same usb cable, same network cable, connected to the same port on the router (carried a laptop to where the TiVo is, and plugged the adapter in to it), and the adapter works fine. But with the TiVo, no lights, no connection. I know zipper at least installed, because it's reporting successful calls (which haven't been possible since I switched to VoIP two years ago). And I know I entered the IP addresses (tivo and router) correct during the zipper install - I looked at them carefully when it asked me to double-check them. I've tried the adapter on both usb ports. Is there anything else I can try? Anything I may have overlooked? :(What tivo software are you using? If 3.1.5f, then the zipper installs Jamie's backported drivers to connect to that adapter. If 6.3a/b, there's more you have to do. Also try the troubleshooting tips on the zipper wiki.

[Darin]

Yes, it's 3.1.5f... the $20 weaknees image. I did check the wiki... that's where I got the suggestion to try the other usb port. I've done everything on there that doesn't require pulling the drive again (checking the IP address): the adapter is on the list (even listed as the "preferred" wired adapter), a firewall shouldn't prevent the lights from coming on, there is no other device using that IP, I rebooted every time I switched back and forth between the two usb ports, and I didn't use an IP inside my DHCP range to start with (I generally don't use my DHCP range for static addresses).

I assume I'll have to pull the drive again and manually check files? I have extremely limited linux knowledge. :(

[TerpEE93]

Sounds like a DNS issue, make sure you have a valod DNS address set.


Could be DNS...could also be a default gateway issue. Make sure you have a valid default route installed. At the bash prompt, type the command "/sbin/route" and see what comes back. You should have a line that looks something like this:

Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
default 192.168.x.x 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

Replace 192.168.x.x with whatever your default gateway is. It should match the value reported by the working Tivos and your PC, if it's on the same network. (I assume it is.) If the gateway is wrong, or if you have no default route installed, you will have to edit the rc.sysinit.author file in the /etc/rc.d directory.

Look for the line that sets up your networking. It will begin with "ifconfig eth0...". Just below that line should be one that reads "route add default gw 192.168.x.x", where 192.168.x.x is the IP address of your default gateway. Make sure it's there and accurate. If you make changes, you should reboot the Tivo make sure you get the changes. If everything looks OK, then you probably have a DNS problem.

[robn77]

Could be DNS...could also be a default gateway issue. Make sure you have a valid default route installed. At the bash prompt, type the command "/sbin/route" and see what comes back. You should have a line that looks something like this:

Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
default 192.168.x.x 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

Replace 192.168.x.x with whatever your default gateway is. It should match the value reported by the working Tivos and your PC, if it's on the same network. (I assume it is.) If the gateway is wrong, or if you have no default route installed, you will have to edit the rc.sysinit.author file in the /etc/rc.d directory.

Look for the line that sets up your networking. It will begin with "ifconfig eth0...". Just below that line should be one that reads "route add default gw 192.168.x.x", where 192.168.x.x is the IP address of your default gateway. Make sure it's there and accurate. If you make changes, you should reboot the Tivo make sure you get the changes. If everything looks OK, then you probably have a DNS problem.

Here is the /sbin/route output and it looks correct:

Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
204.176.49.2 localhost.local 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 lo
192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
204.176.49.0 localhost.local 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 lo
default 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

So it looks like there is a DNS issue. How do I fix that?

I have two other hacked TiVo's that can get out to the internet just fine but they are not HR10-250's

Thanks!

[robn77]

I just zippered my HR10-250 and was noticing that I could not run the speed commands because netperf was not in the busybox.tar file that zipper.zip downloads.

I have it in my other two TiVo's that I previously zippered. Can I just tar up the busybox directory and ftp it over to my HR10-250?

Thanks.

[rbautch]

I just zippered my HR10-250 and was noticing that I could not run the speed commands because netperf was not in the busybox.tar file that zipper.zip downloads.

I have it in my other two TiVo's that I previously zippered. Can I just tar up the busybox directory and ftp it over to my HR10-250?

Thanks.netperf is no longer in busbox because I am no longer using Alphawolf's all in on utilities, in favor of my own. I've always included netperf that was compiled by Jamie in the /enhancments directory, but I realize now that path is hard coded to /busybox. The easiest fix is to move netperf from /enhancements to /busybox. I'll fix it in the next release of the enhancement script.

[robn77]

netperf is no longer in busbox because I am no longer using Alphawolf's all in on utilities, in favor of my own. I've always included netperf that was compiled by Jamie in the /enhancments directory, but I realize now that path is hard coded to /busybox. The easiest fix is to move netperf from /enhancements to /busybox. I'll fix it in the next release of the enhancement script.


Do you know of any other executables that might fall into that category?

And also, could this be one reason my DNS is messed up on this TiVo and not my others? I cannot get to the internet from this TiVo.

Thanks!

[rbautch]

Do you know of any other executables that might fall into that category?

And also, could this be one reason my DNS is messed up on this TiVo and not my others? I cannot get to the internet from this TiVo.

Thanks!Shouldn't affect anything else, including DNS. Check your author file to make sure your default gateway is set properly. Also check the /etc/hosts file to see if a DNS address is there - the Zipper inserts 4.2.2.2 by default. You might also try your actual DNS server or your router IP there. Finally, check /etc/resolv.conf to see if this entry is in there: nameserver 4.2.2.2. Again, you can try an alternate DNS there.

reference (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3628750#post3628750)

[JWThiers]

Shouldn't affect anything else, including DNS. Check your author file to make sure your default gateway is set properly. Also check the /etc/hosts file to see if a DNS address is there - the Zipper inserts 4.2.2.2 by default. You might also try your actual DNS server or your router IP there. Finally, check /etc/resolv.conf to see if this entry is in there: nameserver 4.2.2.2. Again, you can try an alternate DNS there.

reference (resolv.conf)
bad link?

[jmandss]

Hey Guys,
I'm new and have been reading a ton and trying my best not to post, because I'm sure every question that I have is listed here somewhere. I've hit a problem that I just can't figure out. I used chubb's step-by-step guide for running MFS_FTP and everything is working fine. I'm able to download .tmf files from my tivo, but can't figure out what to do with them at this point. I've read Chubb's directions using tmf2ty, TyShow and Tytools, but just can't figure it out. Is there a post somewhere that will give me a step by step on what to do with .tmf file when I have it on my PC, or can one of you guys tell me.
Thanks in advance,
JMan

[ttodd1]

Hey Guys,
I'm new and have been reading a ton and trying my best not to post, because I'm sure every question that I have is listed here somewhere. I've hit a problem that I just can't figure out. I used chubb's step-by-step guide for running MFS_FTP and everything is working fine. I'm able to download .tmf files from my tivo, but can't figure out what to do with them at this point. I've read Chubb's directions using tmf2ty, TyShow and Tytools, but just can't figure it out. Is there a post somewhere that will give me a step by step on what to do with .tmf file when I have it on my PC, or can one of you guys tell me.
Thanks in advance,
JMan

This really should be in a thread of its own, but then again extraction is not a topic to be discussed here.

[jmandss]

Thanks ttodd1,

Any help in pointing me to the right place.
Thanks,
JMan

[ForrestB]

Search for a deal on a database

[sk33t3r]

So for a hr10-250 is this the route to go????

Note: If you have an HR10-250 Tivo that was recently upgraded to 6.3(a)
software, DO NOT attempt to run the Zipper on it. Instead, download the 3.1.5f
image from PTVupgrade here, and let The Zipper install it as described below.
Since PTVupgrade's 3.1.5f image already has 6.3a slices loaded on it, you can
run The Slicer to upgrade your hacked installation to 6.3a. Copy The Slicer to the
zipper_tools directory on your PC, and The Zipper will copy it to your Tivo for
you.

[ttodd1]

These posts have some more info:

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4551001&&#post4551001
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4553332&&#post4553332
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4414817&&#post4414817

[robn77]

I'm still getting the daily nag messages after zippering my HR10-250 the other day.

Where can I look to see if it is running daily?

Thanks!

[Finnstang]

/var/log/cronlog-main

[tsunami]

After a year on the sidelines I jumped back in. My Zippered TiVO has been working great. I decided to put in a bigger hard drive so here I am again.
I went to the Zipper instruction page and made a new Zipper disk. Printed up the instructions and burned a disk.
Put it in the PC and the first prompt doesn't jibe with the instructions. It says it will ask where my hard drive is, instead it ask what my service number is.
I looked on the back of my TiVO and entered the number. It didn't work.
Any ideas?
It is a Samsung DVR40.

[robn77]

After a year on the sidelines I jumped back in. My Zippered TiVO has been working great. I decided to put in a bigger hard drive so here I am again.
I went to the Zipper instruction page and made a new Zipper disk. Printed up the instructions and burned a disk.
Put it in the PC and the first prompt doesn't jibe with the instructions. It says it will ask where my hard drive is, instead it ask what my service number is.
I looked on the back of my TiVO and entered the number. It didn't work.
Any ideas?
It is a Samsung DVR40.

It just wants the first three digits. What digits did you enter?

[robn77]

/var/log/cronlog-main

I'm wondering if this is the same as my netperf issue earlier.

I have two fakecall.tcl files. One in /busybox and one in /enhancements. The one in /enhancements does not have these lines:

#############################################
exec touch /var/log/cronlog-main
set fakelog [open /var/log/cronlog-main a]
set timenow [clock format [clock seconds] -format "%a %b %d %I:%M:%S %Z %Y"]
puts $fakelog "$timenow Fakecall was run successfully, run verified"
close $fakelog
exec sh /enhancements/fakecall.osd

My author file just calls fakecall.tcl without a path so which one get's called?

Thanks!

[tsunami]

It just wants the first three digits. What digits did you enter?

351 just like it is on the back. Didn't work.
I did get it to work by using 381 from my Living Room TiVO.

Mike

[Finnstang]

I'm wondering if this is the same as my netperf issue earlier.

I have two fakecall.tcl files. One in /busybox and one in /enhancements. The one in /enhancements does not have these lines:

#############################################
exec touch /var/log/cronlog-main
set fakelog [open /var/log/cronlog-main a]
set timenow [clock format [clock seconds] -format "%a %b %d %I:%M:%S %Z %Y"]
puts $fakelog "$timenow Fakecall was run successfully, run verified"
close $fakelog
exec sh /enhancements/fakecall.osd

My author file just calls fakecall.tcl without a path so which one get's called?

Thanks!
The author file will just run fakecall at boot. The one it will run will depend on the order of the things in the PATH statement. Usually, busybox is before enhancements, so it will run from busybox. In the crond file, it is run from busybox. The crond file is what runs it everynight at 11:20 ET or whatever.

[robn77]

The author file will just run fakecall at boot. The one it will run will depend on the order of the things in the PATH statement. Usually, busybox is before enhancements, so it will run from busybox. In the crond file, it is run from busybox. The crond file is what runs it everynight at 11:20 ET or whatever.

That makes sense and /busybox is before /enhancements in my path statement.

The log file shows that fakecall has run each day this week but each day I seem to get another nag message.

Anywhere else I can look to verify that it is really running?

Thanks!

[Finnstang]

What software version are you running? 6.3a or 3.1.5? You can check in the system info screen to what the last successful call and next scheduled call dates are. I believe it is listed in there correctly, but incorrectly in the Settings->Phone Setup screen. Also, make sure that the TiVo is rebooting regularly since the call in dates don't take effect until a reboot. The reboot is handled through cron also and should be listed in that same log file. You can also look at TWP and look at the info screen to see the current up time to know how long it has been since a reboot.

[rbautch]

351 just like it is on the back. Didn't work.
I did get it to work by using 381 from my Living Room TiVO.

MikeI just tried 351, and it seems to work. What error did you get exactly?

[robn77]

What software version are you running? 6.3a or 3.1.5? You can check in the system info screen to what the last successful call and next scheduled call dates are. I believe it is listed in there correctly, but incorrectly in the Settings->Phone Setup screen. Also, make sure that the TiVo is rebooting regularly since the call in dates don't take effect until a reboot. The reboot is handled through cron also and should be listed in that same log file. You can also look at TWP and look at the info screen to see the current up time to know how long it has been since a reboot.

downfgraded to 3.1.5 until they fix the audio issues with 6.3.

The system info screen still says that the last call is Jan 1. and I have rebooted several times this week.

[dayvo]

robn77 -

If you used Zipper 2.3, the version of fakecall.tcl installed does not work with 3.1.5f. In rbautch's enhancement script thread, he posted a new version of fakecall.tcl that works for me. I think he updated the Zipper to 2.3a to include the fix.

[rbautch]

I'm wondering if this is the same as my netperf issue earlier.

I have two fakecall.tcl files. One in /busybox and one in /enhancements. The one in /enhancements does not have these lines:

#############################################
exec touch /var/log/cronlog-main
set fakelog [open /var/log/cronlog-main a]
set timenow [clock format [clock seconds] -format "%a %b %d %I:%M:%S %Z %Y"]
puts $fakelog "$timenow Fakecall was run successfully, run verified"
close $fakelog
exec sh /enhancements/fakecall.osd

My author file just calls fakecall.tcl without a path so which one get's called?

Thanks!I see the problem here. I updated fakecall and included it in /enhancments, but it only gets "installed" if you don't already have a copy of fakecall in busybox. Later in the script, I append fakecall to to write to a log file so that fakecall runs can be verified.

edit: I take it back. The new fakecall should get installed regardless of whethere there is an existing one there or not. I'll update the script to remove the 'extra' copy to eliminate confusion.

[robn77]

I see the problem here. I updated fakecall and included it in /enhancments, but it only gets "installed" if you don't already have a copy of fakecall in busybox. Later in the script, I append fakecall to to write to a log file so that fakecall runs can be verified. The simple fix is to edit the author file to hard code the path of fakecall from "fakecall.tcl" to "/enhancements/fakecall.tcl". This will preven the logs from being written, but at least you'll be using a more current version of fakecall. I'll fix the way this is handled in the next version of the enhancement script (done, but have to test).

Both versions of fakecall are the same except for the lines that write out to cronlog-main. I ran both and the settings never updated.

I pulled a fakecall.tcl from one of my other TiVo's (Non HD) and ran it. I had to change the location of cronlog-main but otherwise, after re-booting, the sys info says that the call has been made.

[rbautch]

dayvo was right - see here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4539742&highlight=fakecall#post4539742). Once again, my elaborate system documentation has broken down. :p

[JWThiers]

Nooooooooooooooo! LA LA LA LA it can't be so. My world comes to an end if Rbautch makes mistakes.

[Fletch Lives]

If anyone sees flaw in this please let me know.

I configured the zipper CD exactly as described. I have tried every combination of PTVupgrade, instant cake 6.2, and Zipper CD in building an image. I pass through all the steps without issue and I just can't telnet to the drive. It powers up, goes to the screen where it starts to received guide data and then resets and goes though rest of set up process. At no time do I EVER have lights on the USB200M. I have read tons of stuff and made sure all the flags were set right on the PTVupgrade. I set the static IP and know I have my router IP correct and SSID name correct. I tried it wirelessly with a DWL-G122 as well but no dice there either.

Here is what I am not sure about - if I can't telnet in and don't have lights on my adapter, does that mean that even if I can run the enhancement script I won't have network fix?

I have spent about 14 hours on this today and reconfigured 2 different drives about 6 times each.

[Yog-Sothoth]

made sure all the flags were set right on the PTVupgrade

PTVnet does not support the USB200M version 2.

You said you made a Zipper CD; the Zipper supports the version 2 on first boot.

[vMAC]

If anyone sees flaw in this please let me know.

I configured the zipper CD exactly as described. I have tried every combination of PTVupgrade, instant cake 6.2, and Zipper CD in building an image. I pass through all the steps without issue and I just can't telnet to the drive. It powers up, goes to the screen where it starts to received guide data and then resets and goes though rest of set up process. At no time do I EVER have lights on the USB200M. I have read tons of stuff and made sure all the flags were set right on the PTVupgrade. I set the static IP and know I have my router IP correct and SSID name correct. I tried it wirelessly with a DWL-G122 as well but no dice there either.

Here is what I am not sure about - if I can't telnet in and don't have lights on my adapter, does that mean that even if I can run the enhancement script I won't have network fix?

I have spent about 14 hours on this today and reconfigured 2 different drives about 6 times each.

Sounds like you need to buy a serial cable, pull the logs and maybe someone here will be able to help you.

[Gunnyman]

using ptv net in combination with zipper is asking for trouble. Pick one.

[Yog-Sothoth]

Fletch, did you click on the Zipper Article link I posted earlier? Hint: It's also in my signature. I listed everything you need to download; notice that PTVnet is not listed. I wrote the article after I completed the entire process myself. I coordinated it with rbautch (including the cheesy picture :p), so I'm fairly certain all of the information there is accurate.

[rbautch]

FYI, I posted a new version of the Zipper and Enhancement Script yesterday. A few extra features included, and everything plays well with PTVnet now. So, if you hack with PTVnet, you can install the Enhancement Script right over it.

[JWThiers]

Earlier this week I installed the latest enhancement script and all seemed well. Even did a couple of manual reboots to make sure that the network settings took. Anyway, after the last twice weekly reboot One of my Dtivos disappeared from my NPL. tried a manual reboot still nothing. I figure the network settings are borked so I use a serial cable to go in and set them manually.I CD to /hacks and run network.tcl and I get an error that it wont run because filesystem is read only and the rw command in the script doesn't work. I then discover that all the aliases (rw, ro, author, etc.) don't work anymore. it appears to me that the author file is not being run on boot. I've tried everything I can think of including serial transferring the rbautch_files over to hacks and doing a tweak_uninstall and retweaking with no success. yes I was able to figure out how to get the filesystem into rw mode.

Any ideas?

[GAM]

How do I add additional units to the speed check?

[JWThiers]

How do I add additional units to the speed check?
edit the "/.profile" file. Use the line that begin alias speed as an example of the proper syntax.

eg

alias speed3=...

[Da Goon]

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[GAM]

Got it, Thanks!

[xlthim]

If anyone sees flaw in this please let me know.

I configured the zipper CD exactly as described. I have tried every combination of PTVupgrade, instant cake 6.2, and Zipper CD in building an image. I pass through all the steps without issue and I just can't telnet to the drive. It powers up, goes to the screen where it starts to received guide data and then resets and goes though rest of set up process. At no time do I EVER have lights on the USB200M. I have read tons of stuff and made sure all the flags were set right on the PTVupgrade. I set the static IP and know I have my router IP correct and SSID name correct. I tried it wirelessly with a DWL-G122 as well but no dice there either.

Here is what I am not sure about - if I can't telnet in and don't have lights on my adapter, does that mean that even if I can run the enhancement script I won't have network fix?

I have spent about 14 hours on this today and reconfigured 2 different drives about 6 times each.

====================================
I finally got the the zipper stuff installed on my TIVO HD (HDVR-2 DirecTV, 6.2 s/w) after a couple of things that didn't match the instructions...booted up DirecTV (saw re-boot). After seeing picture, inserted USB200M, saw lights, tried to ftp - NO CONNECTION! D/L TyTool for windows interface - still no connection. removed USB200M, inserted DWL-122, saw lights, no connection. I tested both USB nics on my laptop - works fine. configured zone alarm firewall on 'puter for specific address I told TIVO I was going to use. configured DHCP on DI-524 router for static IP. NO CONNECTION.... :mad:
What's the next step???? :confused:

tks
xlthim

[Lord Vader]

I just wish there was a way I can figure out how to get the Caller ID to work again. It died on my HR10-250 only a few weeks after I hacked the box. Then when I installed the newest version of the ehancement script yesterday, it still wouldn't work. No greater feature has ever been as problematic to me than Caller ID. On every one of my Series 2 DTIVOs, and my one Series 1 DTIVO, Caller ID went kaput, never to return.

[mlburns]

why does not anyone make an image with all hacks ready to load to the hr10 6.3a?

[mlburns]

can we just not use someones backup and re apply it to ours?

[ForrestB]

Copyright infringement, distributing software without a license, etc

[JWThiers]

I had the same problem after trying the new tweak.sh script on one of my tivos last night. I connect via serial, ran tweak_uninstall and rebooted. Then, ran netconfig before running tweak, redid my .author file to remove anything that wasn't completely necessary, and rebooted one more time. Ran tweak via serial the next time and all is well.
edit: tried this on a second tivo. apparently the new enhancement script, unlike prev versions, doesn't like to be installed after the tweak_uninstall is run unless a reboot is done in between.
If I don't want (or at least don't mind reinstalling) the few additional hacks I did in addition to zipper, after doing a tweak_uninstall and reboot, could I just delete the author and the .profile files and reboot, then run tweak via serial? I am pretty sure that tweak installs both of them anyway.

[rbautch]

If I don't want (or at least don't mind reinstalling) the few additional hacks I did in addition to zipper, after doing a tweak_uninstall and reboot, could I just delete the author and the .profile files and reboot, then run tweak via serial? I am pretty sure that tweak installs both of them anyway.
Deleting your author file would cause you to lose your telnet connection and your serial connection. The script creates a backup copy of author and profile, so you could restore those instead of deleting them. You would also have to delete or rename the existing enhancements directory for the script to run.

[JWThiers]

Glad I didn't do that then.

[Fletch Lives]

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I finally got the the zipper stuff installed on my TIVO HD (HDVR-2 DirecTV, 6.2 s/w) after a couple of things that didn't match the instructions...booted up DirecTV (saw re-boot). After seeing picture, inserted USB200M, saw lights, tried to ftp - NO CONNECTION! D/L TyTool for windows interface - still no connection. removed USB200M, inserted DWL-122, saw lights, no connection. I tested both USB nics on my laptop - works fine. configured zone alarm firewall on 'puter for specific address I told TIVO I was going to use. configured DHCP on DI-524 router for static IP. NO CONNECTION.... :mad:
What's the next step???? :confused:

tks
xlthim


Several things in total turned out to be my problem. The one thing I can point to is that I was not able to assign an IP address that worked. I have a WRT54G router with DHCP enabled and assigned the address next in line to be given. May want to try that.

[JWThiers]

Any Ideas about why you would loose the network settings and loose the aliases set in the profile?

[JWThiers]

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I finally got the the zipper stuff installed on my TIVO HD (HDVR-2 DirecTV, 6.2 s/w) after a couple of things that didn't match the instructions...booted up DirecTV (saw re-boot). After seeing picture, inserted USB200M, saw lights, tried to ftp - NO CONNECTION! D/L TyTool for windows interface - still no connection. removed USB200M, inserted DWL-122, saw lights, no connection. I tested both USB nics on my laptop - works fine. configured zone alarm firewall on 'puter for specific address I told TIVO I was going to use. configured DHCP on DI-524 router for static IP. NO CONNECTION.... :mad:
What's the next step???? :confused:

tks
xlthim
A serial cable is invaluable in troubleshooting network problems. You can then verify that the IP you assigned is actually being assigned and/or change it. After you changed you router to static IP's did you try rebooting the tivo. You could also try setting the range that the router uses for DHCP not to use the range you are using for static. i.e. I have DHCP being used for IP's 2 - 99 (the router is 1) and my first tivo is 100, my wireless bridges count down from 254. Are you sure you used the same subnet? Get angry ip scanner to see what is being used on your network. If the power light is on but not the connect light it usually means that either it didn't get an IP assigned or it isn't in the same subnet. either way you either need a serial cable to fix the problem or pull the drive and start over.

[Lord Vader]

Any Ideas about why you would loose the network settings and loose the aliases set in the profile?

Maybe because they were too tight to begin with? :p

[JWThiers]

Any Ideas about why you would loose the network settings and loose the aliases set in the profile?
Maybe because they were too tight to begin with? :p
OK make that lose

[Lord Vader]

:D :D :D

[Rhughes]

A serial cable is invaluable in troubleshooting network problems. You can then verify that the IP you assigned is actually being assigned and/or change it. Could you expand on that a little? Are you talking about a Universal Serial Bus? Or an actual RS232 serial cable? My DSR708 doesn't have an RS232 port. The Zipper instructions talk about using a USB-Ethernet adapter, and an Ethernet cable to connect to the router. Is that what you meant? Some of us are easily confused. :)

[Lord Vader]

Look on the back of your TIVO. It should have a small female opening above which is the word "serial." Into this connects the male end of a null modem serial cable. The other end is a female DB9 serial connector. If you don't know how to make such a cable, 9th Tee has them for $7.95. Go here to get one:

http://9thtee.com/tivo-dt2.htm

Scroll down a little more than halfway to order one.

[JWThiers]

It provides a way to access your tivo when you loose network connectivity for some reason. And that will save you a bunch of hassle of pulling the drive from your tivo and either starting from scratch or booting into linux and accessing the drive that way.

[Rhughes]

Look on the back of your TIVO. It should have a small female opening above which is the word "serial." Into this connects the male end of a null modem serial cable. The other end is a female DB9 serial connector. If you don't know how to make such a cable, 9th Tee has them for $7.95. Go here to get one:

http://9thtee.com/tivo-dt2.htm

Scroll down a little more than halfway to order one.Interesting. Not ever having owned a stand-alone TiVo, I didn't know such a thing existed. I knew about the mini-jack serial port on the back, but assumed it was another of those things meant for the future that would never come. Like the Low Speed Data port on the back of my Sony A3 receiver. Thanks for clarifying that. I will need more than 10', so guess I will have to get out the soldering iron. Anyone have the schematic?

[xlthim]

A serial cable is invaluable in troubleshooting network problems. You can then verify that the IP you assigned is actually being assigned and/or change it. After you changed you router to static IP's did you try rebooting the tivo. You could also try setting the range that the router uses for DHCP not to use the range you are using for static. i.e. I have DHCP being used for IP's 2 - 99 (the router is 1) and my first tivo is 100, my wireless bridges count down from 254. Are you sure you used the same subnet? Get angry ip scanner to see what is being used on your network. If the power light is on but not the connect light it usually means that either it didn't get an IP assigned or it isn't in the same subnet. either way you either need a serial cable to fix the problem or pull the drive and start over.

(For DirecTIVO series 2 HVDR 2)
When I had the TIVO HD in my puter running zipper, it asked for an IP address. I put 192.168.0.230 (this is where I knew I wanted it). Did this make the IP static in the TIVO? What about my USB200M? My DHCP is assigning it 230. I did add 230 to my Zone Alarm so my puter will see the TIVO.
By serial, are you talking cat5? My puter and TIVO are right about 2 feet apart so I have no desire for wireless. When zipper was asking about SSID, should I have said "NO" and the USB200M will still work?
My desires: wired network using USB200M (which has been tested and works), DHCP assigning 192.168.0.230 as IP to telnet to TIVO.
What is the diff between PTV and zipper? :confused:

[xlthim]

New question --- I also have an 80gb Hughes R5000 series DirecTIVO running 6.1 software...Is networking it completely out of the question??? xlthim

[dayvo]

Several things in total turned out to be my problem. The one thing I can point to is that I was not able to assign an IP address that worked. I have a WRT54G router with DHCP enabled and assigned the address next in line to be given. May want to try that.

I have the same router, but would suggest that you instead pick a static I.P. address for the Tivo that is bellow the first number assigned by the router. The Linksys by default starts at 192.168.1.100 for DHCP. I chose 192.168.1.50 for the Tivo when applying the Zipper. Otherwise, sometime down the road when addresses expire or the router gets reset, it might assign your Tivo's address to another device.

[ttodd1]

New question --- I also have an 80gb Hughes R5000 series DirecTIVO running 6.1 software...Is networking it completely out of the question??? xlthim


Running 6.1 I would guess is a R10 and the answer would be not without doing a PROM mod first.

[Lord Vader]

It provides a way to access your tivo when you loose network connectivity for some reason.

Is that worse than tightening network connectivity? :D :D

[JWThiers]

Is that worse than tightening network connectivity? :D :D
I figue out how to spell lose eventually :eek: :up:

[JWThiers]

(For DirecTIVO series 2 HVDR 2)
When I had the TIVO HD in my puter running zipper, it asked for an IP address. I put 192.168.0.230 (this is where I knew I wanted it). Did this make the IP static in the TIVO? What about my USB200M? My DHCP is assigning it 230. I did add 230 to my Zone Alarm so my puter will see the TIVO.

The Tivo and the USB200M are the same thing in this case. What it appears to me is you are assigning a static ip in the range that your router uses for DHCP. Sometimes this can cause a problem even if they are the same number.


By serial, are you talking cat5? My puter and TIVO are right about 2 feet apart so I have no desire for wireless. When zipper was asking about SSID, should I have said "NO" and the USB200M will still work?

Serial is the 1/8" female connector on the back of the tivo. It can be connected via a cable with a 1/8" male stereo mini jack on one end and a female db-9 (I think) connector on the other end. They can be found at PTVUpgrade, weaknees, tivo for a few bucks or you can make your own (search for building a serial cable on this forum). You are correct that answering no to wireless would have worked but it really does not matter in your case because this should work also.


My desires: wired network using USB200M (which has been tested and works), DHCP assigning 192.168.0.230 as IP to telnet to TIVO.
What is the diff between PTV and zipper? :confused:

I would stay away from DHCP, because when the router loses power ( I speeled lose right this time :D ) or when the address expires you may get a different IP assigned to your tivo (your router hands them out in order in the order that it receives the request) and then you have to look for you tivo's IP.

PTV (hacked version whatever its called) and Zipper are similar in function. they both hack your tivo to add networking functions to Dtivo's and then install some added goodies TivoWebPlus for example. The main differences IMHO is that PTV has specific support and people are paid to help. Zipper you get free support, on this site but in the end if you fubar it, it is your problem not ours. But with a few exceptions people have been able to get there systems up and running even with the lack of professional support. Oh and BTW if you use PTV's solution don't zipper it also, it can cause problems. you just need the enhancement script that Rbautch has (NOT ZIPPER).

[Lowcarb]

There is a great thread by plainbill on deal data base on how to unsleeper (monte) a DTivo. I suggest checking it out.

Yes indeed. Thanks.
Oh, BTW, success with that last unit. Save me the work of mfs_ftp'ing 120G of shows back onto it.

[ronack]

Hey I purchased a 300gb drive and can only fromat a little over half as FAT32. Once I zipper this can I use a tool like partition magic to make it the full 300gb or am I missing something. If I remember right I can't use NTFS is that correct? Any other ways to get the full 300gb?

I searched but just haven't found the right thread addressing this.

[dayvo]

You don't have to format the drive before using the Zipper. I think Tivo's use a different drive format altogether from NTFS or FAT32. The Zipper will take care of it.

[xlthim]

OK...removed 192.168.0.230 from DHCP, hooked up 200M, rebooted TIVO, got 3 lights steady, can't ping from router. reset router, no ping from router.
I know computers and networks...seems to me like the TIVO is just another (Linux based) computer on my network. The part of zipper setting up an IP make the TIVO tell the 200M what IP to associate with the 200M's MAC - this aint working!
NEXT...how do I program the TIVO to come up asking the DHCP for an IP address??? :confused:
Since I got the 3 steady lights on the 200M, that means the USB port was enabled by zipper, right?
What happens if I put the TIVO HD back in my puter and run zipper again?

tks

[xlthim]

Hey I purchased a 300gb drive and can only fromat a little over half as FAT32. Once I zipper this can I use a tool like partition magic to make it the full 300gb or am I missing something. If I remember right I can't use NTFS is that correct? Any other ways to get the full 300gb?

I searched but just haven't found the right thread addressing this.

TIVO is Linux based, doesn't understand NTFS or FAT(anything).
I trashed a spare 98SE drive learning to play with zipper. After formatting, I checked it out with Partition Commander and the whole drive formatted(2 small partitions for UNIX and then the 1 big one. I don't remeber what size drive I was playing with though.
I would use your partition magic to wipe the drive clean, then use zipper to "build" the drive. Look at it with partition magic after you're done to verify what happened.

[xlthim]

re-ran zipper on TIVO drive. Said no to wireless, put in 192.168.0.230 to IP.
Booted and saw 2 steady lights and the 3rd flickered. tested ping - YES!

GOT TELNET!!!
Now if I can just figure out what to do with it now.

thanks guys.

[bnm81002]

It provides a way to access your tivo when you loose network connectivity for some reason. And that will save you a bunch of hassle of pulling the drive from your tivo and either starting from scratch or booting into linux and accessing the drive that way.




ok I have a serial cable, I connect from the DTivo unit to my PC, now how do I use the cable to troubleshoot problems? thanks

[Lord Vader]

You'll need to get a bash prompt. Which telnet program are you using? I prefer Tera Term Pro, which is very easy to use.

[bnm81002]

You'll need to get a bash prompt. Which telnet program are you using? I prefer Tera Term Pro, which is very easy to use.



is this referring to my question? if so, I am just using the Windows XP one

[lhandelsman]

Hi all,

In the process of hacking my DSR7000 I am getting from weaknees. Newbie to tivo but excited about the possibilities.

My situation: Just subscribed to DirecTV 3 months ago after being on cable (and using their DVR). I got DirecTV's DVR system which is lovely, but I want to use tivo now after years of envy listening to the blip-blip-blip when fast forwarding. Anyway, I haven't even started the hacking yet, but I had a couple questions (that are probably in here somewhere). My goal is to replace my DirecTV DVR with my new tivo box and get all the cool functionality: MRV, HMO, TWP, blip-blip-blip, etc.

My questions:

1. Do I need to tell DTV I have a new tivo box?
1a. Will it cost me extra?

2. Do I need to subscribe to TiVo?
2a. If not, am I getting free service?

3. How does the web scheduling work? It's not through TiVo, correct?

4. Do I need to update the Zipper when updates are made?

Thanks for helping this newb out. I hope not to have any questions when I start the hacking process since the directions seem easy to follow and well maintained. I am fairly confident in my linux abilities. I am a little uneasy about the networking, as I have a linksys wireless g router so I bought an Airlink ASOHOUSB adapter and am going to connect that to a wireless g bridge. The networking seems like the step everyone has trouble with so I am expecting some hiccups. I guess, in writing this, I have a couple more networking questions:

5. I will set a static IP for the USB adapter (.50) and bridge (.60, the bridge has an IP, correct?) below the starting IP that my router uses for DHCP. Sound correct? Then I would telnet to the USB adapter, correct?


Thanks you guys.

Lucas

[willardcpa]

Interesting. Not ever having owned a stand-alone TiVo, I didn't know such a thing existed. I knew about the mini-jack serial port on the back, but assumed it was another of those things meant for the future that would never come. Like the Low Speed Data port on the back of my Sony A3 receiver. Thanks for clarifying that. I will need more than 10', so guess I will have to get out the soldering iron. Anyone have the schematic?If you had owned a stand alone Tivo you may have figured out that it would have used the cable in question to plug into the "Low Speed Data" port on your Sony A3 and changed channels on it - instead of using the IR blaster. ;)

[JWThiers]

ok I have a serial cable, I connect from the DTivo unit to my PC, now how do I use the cable to troubleshoot problems? thanks
For instructions on how to connect via serial using hyperterminal see the wiki (link in sig). As far as the troubleshooting goes whats the problem?

[rbautch]

Do I need to update the Zipper when updates are made?Updating is as easy as running the tweak.sh script. No need to re-Zipper or remove your hard drive.
I am a little uneasy about the networking, as I have a linksys wireless g router so I bought an Airlink ASOHOUSB adapter and am going to connect that to a wireless g bridge. The networking seems like the step everyone has trouble with so I am expecting some hiccups. I guess, in writing this, I have a couple more networking questions:

5. I will set a static IP for the USB adapter (.50) and bridge (.60, the bridge has an IP, correct?) below the starting IP that my router uses for DHCP. Sound correct? Then I would telnet to the USB adapter, correct?This should work fine. When you run the Zipper, make sure you answer "no", when it asks you if you're using a wireless adapter. You set a static IP for the tivo, not the adapter. I also suggest getting your bridge working before you start hacking.

[mlburns]

my network connectivity to the tivo stops working when i upgrade to 6.3a any sugestions?

[xlthim]

I now have .ty files on my computer......NOW WHAT???

I have tried several programs to convert .ty to .mpg, none work.
I thought I saw somewhere DirecTIVO .ty files are different and won't just convert.
Will someone who has DirecTV tell me how to make these files into mpg files???

I've tried TyConverter, TyStudio....
The icon for my .ty files are Windows Media Player icons, and when I go into the folder where these files are, explorer crashes (I have XP).

[xlthim]

Hi all,

5. I will set a static IP for the USB adapter (.50) and bridge (.60, the bridge has an IP, correct?) below the starting IP that my router uses for DHCP. Sound correct? Then I would telnet to the USB adapter, correct?

Lucas

just went through this...
when zippering, set tivo to x.x.x.50 (according to your post), set router to x.x.x.60, say yes to wireless (you'll need SSID), make sure DHCP does NOT assign IP to your x.x.x.50 as your TIVO will come up static (my first problem).
Once you are telnet'd move the server file to var/hack/ and start server with telnet (other ways didnt work for me), launch TyToll10r4.

[Finnstang]

just went through this...
when zippering, set tivo to x.x.x.50 (according to your post), set router to x.x.x.60, say yes to wireless (you'll need SSID), make sure DHCP does NOT assign IP to your x.x.x.50 as your TIVO will come up static (my first problem).
Once you are telnet'd move the server file to var/hack/ and start server with telnet (other ways didnt work for me), launch TyToll10r4.

First of all, your instructions are incorrect...he does not need to say yes to wireless he will be using a wired connection. Second, what does the bolded part have to do with his question at all?

I now have .ty files on my computer......NOW WHAT???

I have tried several programs to convert .ty to .mpg, none work.
I thought I saw somewhere DirecTIVO .ty files are different and won't just convert.
Will someone who has DirecTV tell me how to make these files into mpg files???

I've tried TyConverter, TyStudio....
The icon for my .ty files are Windows Media Player icons, and when I go into the folder where these files are, explorer crashes (I have XP).

Talk of extraction is not allowed here. You should go to DDB and read about what you want to do. I will tell you though that it sounds like your files are still encrypted.

[lhandelsman]

Thank you, Finn. That response threw me for a loop. I was pretty sure it was inaccurate, but didn't want to presume. Plus, like you said, what does server instructions have to do with it at all?

Thanks to the others who responded. So do the usb adapter and bridge get their own ip's? Do I care what they are (leave them as DHCP)? If I assign the ip of the tivo as static, that should take of everything, telnet, ping, TWP, etc. Correct?

And yes, I will set up the bridge, thanks for the tip, rbautch.

Can anyone answer my service questions as well? I don't need to subscribe to tivo, correct, that is taken care of through DTV, right? It's all legit, I am assuming, I am just using a tivo instead of their crappy dvr.

I figured out the answer to the web scheduler, don't worry about that.

[Finnstang]

Thank you, Finn. That response threw me for a loop. I was pretty sure it was inaccurate, but didn't want to presume. Plus, like you said, what does server instructions have to do with it at all?

Thanks to the others who responded. So do the usb adapter and bridge get their own ip's? Do I care what they are (leave them as DHCP)? If I assign the ip of the tivo as static, that should take of everything, telnet, ping, TWP, etc. Correct?

And yes, I will set up the bridge, thanks for the tip, rbautch.

Can anyone answer my service questions as well? I don't need to subscribe to tivo, correct, that is taken care of through DTV, right? It's all legit, I am assuming, I am just using a tivo instead of their crappy dvr.

I figured out the answer to the web scheduler, don't worry about that.
As long as you are getting the DVR service through DirecTV, then you are fine service wise. You will pay an additional mirroring fee for that box unless you deactivate a receiver as well.

[rbautch]

when zippering, set tivo to x.x.x.50 (according to your post), set router to x.x.x.60, say yes to wireless (you'll need SSID),This is incorrect. Saying yes to wireless sets the SSID in MFS, which is not required since the tivo thinks it's connected to a WIRED connection.

[ronack]

You don't have to format the drive before using the Zipper. I think Tivo's use a different drive format altogether from NTFS or FAT32. The Zipper will take care of it.I'll try again, I keep getting a message that says it can't continue because the media is read only or something like that. That was two days ago and I've slept since then.

Ron

[JWThiers]

my network connectivity to the tivo stops working when i upgrade to 6.3a any sugestions?
Try the upgrading to 6.3 thread Here (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=315245)

[JWThiers]

I'll try again, I keep getting a message that says it can't continue because the media is read only or something like that. That was two days ago and I've slept since then.

Ron
Sounds like you were trying to apply zipper to your CDROM insteadd of your HD.

[JWThiers]

So do the usb adapter and bridge get their own ip's? Do I care what they are (leave them as DHCP)? If I assign the ip of the tivo as static, that should take of everything, telnet, ping, TWP, etc. Correct?
IIRC on my Belkin Bridge/Router when I switched it to bridge mode the bridge got a static number (yours may be different), but that is used only to access the bridge settings. The Tivo/usb adapter get a separate number. IMHO it is best to assign static numbers to your tivo, because if the address changes you have to find it again to access it. Even if you set your router to give addresses that never expire, when your router gets reset (Power goes out or you do it manually) everything gets an address reassigned, and they are assigned in the order that things on your network ask for them (usually the next time they log into the network). So if everything on your network doesn't start in the exact same order they get different addresses.

This is really about organization of your network so all of this is personal opinion and whatever works for you is great. It is also why some of the more common problems occur (Slow NPL, problems with network setup). Network setup issues (or issues caused by them) are by far the most common issue. Anyway I have my network setup with 1 router 2 bridges (Tivos in Family Room and Bedroom), DHCP is used in the range of 192.168.2.2 thru .99, (that gives me 98 deices that can connect DHCP more than enough for home). Static addresses are used starting at .100 and going up (max is .254) I plan on keeping my tivos at between 100 and 109 (I only have 3 right now). Other items that may need static addresses (network printers for example) will have their own ranges. Bridges I have at .254 and .253 and plan on assigning the in decreasing order.

Like I said, this works for me. for your question it does not matter how the IP is obtained as long as you can find it so you can use TWP, FTP, Telnet etc.

There has to be a way to assign a name like "main" so that you can just type in "main" in the address bar of your web browser and the main units TWP page is displayed. Unfortunately as much as I know about networking I can get into a lot of trouble especially using linux.

[kimsan]

Updating is as easy as running the tweak.sh script. No need to re-Zipper or remove your hard drive.

Russ, (or anyone knowledgeable)

I'm currently at running 3.1.5.f Zippered2.0 on both HR10-20 units. Should I simply
telnet in and run tweak.sh to get current?

Just wanted to check if I needed to ftp over the latest /busybox, rbautch_files, and tweak.sh first.

My goal is to then slice to 6.3a and patch accordingly.

NOT uninstalling and re-Zippering (with 2.4) would save a ton of time and effort.

tia for any replies.

[kimsan]

There has to be a way to assign a name like "main" so that you can just type in "main" in the address bar of your web browser and the main units TWP page is displayed. Unfortunately as much as I know about networking I can get into a lot of trouble especially using linux.

Same way as Windows. Edit the host file to associate "main" with "192.168.x.x".

I don't know my linux well enough to tell you where it is, though.

[willardcpa]

Same way as Windows. Edit the host file to associate "main" with "192.168.x.x".

I don't know my linux well enough to tell you where it is, though.
You don't need to know linux. You are working with the PC in this case, so editing the computers host file does it. I've got this set up for several Dtivos on my network. As a side benefit it also works with telnet, I just type "telnet livingroom" and bang the livingrooms bash prompt shows up.

[JWThiers]

You don't need to know linux. You are working with the PC in this case, so editing the computers host file does it. I've got this set up for several Dtivos on my network. As a side benefit it also works with telnet, I just type "telnet livingroom" and bang the livingrooms bash prompt shows up.
But what happens if yiu use DHCP? Does the IP get updated?

[kimsan]

You don't need to know linux. You are working with the PC in this case, so editing the computers host file does it. I've got this set up for several Dtivos on my network. As a side benefit it also works with telnet, I just type "telnet livingroom" and bang the livingrooms bash prompt shows up.

Silly me...I took it to mean he was referring to a linux box. For Windows XP the host file lives in windows\system32\drivers\etc

I have mine set for tivo1 and tivo2 as livingroom and bedroom are too cumbersome to type :)

[kimsan]

But what happens if yiu use DHCP? Does the IP get updated?

Nope hosts is just a static text file. *You* assign the friendly name to the IP.

Mine looks like this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.101 TiVo1
192.168.1.102 Tivo2

[JWThiers]

Nope hosts is just a static text file. *You* assign the friendly name to the IP.

Mine looks like this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.101 TiVo1
192.168.1.102 Tivo2
Thanks that does help some.

[lhandelsman]

Just got my dsr7000, gonna give it a shot tonight. I'll let you know the results. Thanks for all the input.

[jeremybb]

Here's my situation, I tried a number of searches but didn't find anything.

Zippered a new drive and after a couple problems, got the tivo running. Unfortunately vendor had sent me the wrong wireless adaptor so I just ran the DirecTivo for a week or so without running the enhancement script. Yesterday I received the correct adaptor, plugged it in, and it was working immediately (thanks to all involved in the zipper and related tools! It really works great.). Was able to telnet in and ran the enhancement.

I did make a mistake during the y/n part of the enhancement and accidentally hit ctrl-C at the showcases question. So I ran it again, agreeing to remove the old enhancement at that question at the beginning. This time the enhancement downloaded an update which I didn't notice the first time? But anyway it seemed OK. I can post the log if anything thinks it would help.

Now all shows that were recorded before the enhancing fail to play, but shows recorded afterward are fine. The old shows immediately go to the delete/don't delete question you get at the end of a recording, and if you say don't delete it goes to a screen I've never seen which says something like "Error playing recording" and explains that there was a signal problem which affected the recording (which is wrong since I know those shows were fine).

I'm guessing this has something to do with disabling encryption. If it is hard or impossible to recover those old shows it's no big deal, but 1) if it's easy I'd like to get them back, 2) if this is a bug thought you should know, 3) on the off chance that someone reads all 8 million posts in this thread before zippering, they can potentially avoid this mistake.

[rbautch]

Can't get those shows back easily. The Zipper expects you to run the Enhancement Script right away, and if you don't, the shows you record in the meantime are toast.

[lhandelsman]

Man I am so friggin pissed at DTV. I got the tivo zippered just fine, got telnet on first try. I am on the phone with DTV to activate my new card and box and they are telling me they don't activate tivo's on new accounts. What the F??? I talked to someone there 2 days ago about this and they said they had no problem with it. I am on hold waiting for a "supervisor". Anyone have this experience and have any suggestions? I spent a lot of money on this, they better help me out.

[lhandelsman]

The supervisor took care of it and I am activated. Phew. Damn rep having a bad day, probably. I will run the tweak scripts now and when I am up and running I will list my results and setup for anyone who wants to see it. So far, SUPER easy and straightforward.

[lhandelsman]

Ok, last post for a while. Script finished and I am up and running. Couldn't have been easier. The only hiccup was my winxp telnet session wouldn't work so I had to use putty, but that's no biggie.

My setup:

Phillips DSR7000
HD-Western Digital 250gb ATA100 IDE
ASOHOUSB Airlink USB adapter to...
DLink DWL-G820 Gaming/Bridge Adapter pre-configured before zippering to connect to Linksys WRT54G wireless router with WPA security. Bridge IP set to DHCP.

Ran everything according to Zipper instructions and Zipper article by Yog-Sothoth.

No problems at all, adapter came right up at boot was able to bash right in!

Thanks guys for all the help, this is gonna be fun.

[lhandelsman]

Not seeing any channel logos though. I will poke around...

[JWThiers]

When so the weekly reboots occur in zippered dtivo's?

[SteelersFan]

When so the weekly reboots occur in zippered dtivo's?
Wednesday and Sunday late at night (Thurs, Monday early morning).

[jeremybb]

Can't get those shows back easily. The Zipper expects you to run the Enhancement Script right away, and if you don't, the shows you record in the meantime are toast.

OK, thanks for the reply. As long as I haven't done anything bad I can swallow losing those shows.

Thanks again to you and everyone else who makes this so easy and then comes andholds our hands through the process.

[Smeaagol]

Is there any way on earth to make a TIVO Series 2 to work without activation? It has never been activated. Its brand new and I dont feel like subscribing it so can somebody help me? Smeaagol....

[Gunnyman]

no

[JWThiers]

Wednesday and Sunday late at night (Thurs, Monday early morning).
Thanks, Thats what I thought.

[SteelersFan]

Thanks, Thats what I thought.
BTW, you can check and edit cron by typing root at bash. (JW, you probably know this already, just thought I would add this for everyones info).
Also, here's what a cron job should look like and what each entry is for:
* * * * * command to be executed
- - - - -
| | | | |
| | | | +----- day of week (1 - 7) (monday = 1)
| | | +------- month (1 - 12)
| | +--------- day of month (1 - 31)
| +----------- hour (0 - 23)
+------------- min (0 - 59)

[JWThiers]

BTW, you can check and edit cron by typing root at bash. (JW, you probably know this already, just thought I would add this for everyones info).
Also, here's what a cron job should look like and what each entry is for:
* * * * * command to be executed
- - - - -
| | | | |
| | | | +----- day of week (1 - 7) (monday = 1)
| | | +------- month (1 - 12)
| | +--------- day of month (1 - 31)
| +----------- hour (0 - 23)
+------------- min (0 - 59)
Actually I wasn't sure how to parse the cron commands (its been a while since I've used it). I assume that the time is GMT since I know the reboot is VERY early and the cron has it as 25 9 * * 1,4 meaning 9:25 am on Mon & Thurs if so that would be 4:25 Eastern (GMT-5)

[JWThiers]

BTW Anyone know which version of NCID comes on zipper?

[Finnstang]

Actually I wasn't sure how to parse the cron commands (its been a while since I've used it). I assume that the time is GMT since I know the reboot is VERY early and the cron has it as 25 9 * * 1,4 meaning 9:25 am on Mon & Thurs if so that would be 4:25 Eastern (GMT-5)
Yep...times are in GMT.

[ttodd1]

Is there any way on earth to make a TIVO Series 2 to work without activation? It has never been activated. Its brand new and I dont feel like subscribing it so can somebody help me? Smeaagol....

That is considered theft of service and you will not find anyone here to help you with that.

[JWThiers]

Rbautch
I just had an idea (I know ya'll can smell the smoke). Can you get a list of the tweaks that zipper installs, that includes the version number that zipper installs and where they are installed (especially if different than what the documentation says). That way those of use noobs that are starting to get a little more adventurous and want to upgrade individual hacks can determine if they have the latest version. Should be included both on the wiki and in the zipper documentation.

[sk33t3r]

Hows this sound, I took my original drive from my hr10-250 and made an image of it, after 3 or 4 days of being installed it still would not upgrade to 6.3a so I could get a virgin image. I dotn think it mattters any how. So now that I have a 3.1.5f image save, I think I am ready to run ptv and zipper on that original drive. Does this rational sound correct? If this works out then I was going to rmake a image of my newly upgraded drive so I can put it on my current drives in my tivo.

[JWThiers]

Hows this sound, I took my original drive from my hr10-250 and made an image of it, after 3 or 4 days of being installed it still would not upgrade to 6.3a so I could get a virgin image. I dotn think it mattters any how. So now that I have a 3.1.5f image save, I think I am ready to run ptv and zipper on that original drive. Does this rational sound correct? If this works out then I was going to rmake a image of my newly upgraded drive so I can put it on my current drives in my tivo.
Since you already have an image you could run ptv OR zipper. Running both may cause problems. Both products in basic terms do the same thing. They install a hacked kernel, enable telnet, FTP, install Super patch (I think PTV does this?), Installs TWP, Installs common hacks (NCID, Conflict resolution, various utils). It is this last step (Installing common hacks) that may be different. Best bet is to pick one and then look for the hacks that you want/need that is not install and install it yourself.

[sk33t3r]

Thanks JW now that I went back and read the zipper web site I see that. Well time to get another usb200 and run this first thing in the morning.

[TK2006]

I'm about to crack my Hughes SD-DVR80 open and replace the current drive with a new Seagate 300GB drive. I have downloaded all the software I need and created my boot disk according to the Zipper instructions.

I've noticed some notes saying if I have Windows XP I shouldn't connect a Tivo drive b/c it will cause boot problems. Does this only pertain if I'm going to re-use the original hard drive?

Thanks for any info.
-Tom

[stuge123]

okay, here i go...

I have just zippered a HDVR2, and I can not say enough GREAT things about how easy it was. Now I want to be able to MRV with it and my 2 unhacked SA series 2 TiVos. I know that they have to be hacked for them to communicate with my sweet HDVR2 so my question is:

"Is there any setup routine like the zipper for SA tivos?"

I have search through about 45% of these 275 pages and just decide to risk the flames and ask the question. Thank you in advance for any and all help.

[ForrestB]

TK2006,
If you're going to use Instacake with the Zipper to put a new image on the new hard drive, then just leave the Windows XP hard drive disconnected when you run the Zipper.

[coachO]

I have 3.5 and it is zippered, been that way for about 6 months with no problems. I searched and can not find the anwer to my question.

I think I need to run Clear and delete on my HR10=250 zippered, will it work properly? I seem to remember something about not running clear and delete?

Thanks in advance.

[ttodd1]

"Is there any setup routine like the zipper for SA tivos?"


nope

[TK2006]

Thanks ForestB. I'll give it a whirl this weekend and report back. Hopefully everything will go smoothly.

[TK2006]

I've got a Linksys wireless-G router (WRT54G) and need to purchase a wireless USB network adapter for my about-to-be zippered SD-DVR80 DirecTivo. Can anyone recommend a USB adapter that will work with this setup? I've been searching these posts all day and have come across some information but it is very cryptic for this newbie.

Thanks!!
-Tom

[Rhughes]

I've got a Linksys wireless-G router (WRT54G) and need to purchase a wireless USB network adapter for my about-to-be zippered SD-DVR80 DirecTivo. Can anyone recommend a USB adapter that will work with this setup? I've been searching these posts all day and have come across some information but it is very cryptic for this newbie.

Thanks!!
-TomThe list is in the Zipper instructions at the top of this thread.
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4473297&&#post4473297

[TK2006]

All I see when I follow this link is the following:

device pegasus
product 0411 0001 Melco LUA-TX
product 0411 0005 Melco LUA-TX
product 0411 0009 Melco LUA2-TX
product 045e 007a Microsoft MN-110
product 049f 8511 Compaq iPAQ Networking 10/100
product 04bb 0904 IO Data USB ET/TX
product 04bb 0913 IO Data USB ET/TX-S
product 0846 1020 NETGEAR FA101
product 0506 4601 3Com 3C460B
product 050d 0121 Belkin F5D5050
product 056e 200c Laneed LD-USB/TX
product 056e 4002 Laneed LD-USB/TX
product 056e 400b Laneed LD-USB/TX
product 056e abc1 Laneed LD-USB/T
product 05cc 3000 Elsa Micolink USB2Ethernet
product 066b 200c Linksys USB10TX
product 066b 2202 Linksys USB10TX
product 066b 2203 Linksys USB100TX
product 066b 2204 Linksys USB100TX
product 066b 2206 Linksys USB
product 066b 400b Linksys USB100TX
product 067c 1001 SpeedStream USB
product 0707 0200 SMC 202 USB
product 07a6 0986 ADMtek AN986
product 07a6 8511 ADMtek ADM8511
product 07aa 0004 Correga FEther USB-TX
product 07b8 110c D-Link 110c
product 07b8 200c D-Link 200c
product 07b8 4002 D-Link DU-E100
product 07b8 4004 D-Link 4004
product 07b8 4007 D-Link 4007
product 07b8 400b D-Link 400b
product 07b8 400c D-Link 400c
product 07b8 4102 D-Link 4102
product 07b8 4104 D-Link 4104
product 07b8 abc1 D-Link DU-E10
product 07c9 b100 Allied Telesyn Int. AT-USB100
product 083a 1046 Accton USB 10/100
product 083a 5046 SpeedStream USB 10/100
product 08d1 0003 smartBridges smartNIC 2 PnP
product 08dd 0986 Billionton USB-100
product 08dd 0987 Billionton USBLP-100
product 08dd 0988 Billionton USBEL-100
product 08dd 8511 Billionton USBE-100
product 0951 000a Kingston KNU101TX
product 0e66 400c Hawking UF100
product 15e8 9100 SOHOware NUB100
product 2001 200c D-Link DSB-650TX
product 2001 4001 D-Link DSB-650TX
product 2001 4002 D-Link DSB-650TX
product 2001 4003 D-Link DSB-650TX-PNA
product 2001 400b D-Link DSB-650TX
product 2001 4102 D-Link DSB-650TX
product 2001 abc1 D-Link DSB-650

device rtl8150
product 0bda 8150 RTL8150 device
product 0411 0012 Melco RTL8150 device

device ax8817x
product 13b1 0018 Linksys USB200MV2
product 0b95 7720 Airlink ASOHOUSB
product 0b95 1780 Airlink AGIGAUSB
product 077b 2226 Linksys USB200M
product 07b8 420a Hawking UF200/TRENDnet TU2-ET100
product 0846 1040 NETGEAR FA120
product 2001 1a00 D-Link DUB-E100
product 2001 3c05 DUB-E100, revision B1
product 07d1 3c05 DUB-E100, revision B1 alternate vendor code

[wireless network]

device prism2_usb firmware prism2
product 0411 0016 Melco WLI-USB-S11
product 045e 006e Microsoft MN-510
product 049f 0033 Compaq/Intel PRO/Wireless
product 066b 2212 Linksys WUSB11 v2.5
product 066b 2213 Linksys WUSB12
product 067c 1022 Siemens SpeedStream 1022
product 0846 4110 Netgear MA111
product 08de 7a01 Prism device
product 09aa 3642 D-Link DWL-120 rev D
product 0b3b 1601 Hawking WU250
product 0baf 00eb US Robotics 1120
product 0d8e 7a01 Prism device
product 1668 0408 Actiontec Prism2.5 Adapter
product 1668 0421 Actiontec Prism2.5 Adapter
product 1915 2236 Linksys WUSB11 v3.0
product 2001 3700 D-Link DWL-122
product 2001 3702 D-Link DWL-120 rev F
product 413c 8100 Dell TrueMobile 1180
product 8086 1111 Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B

device vnetusba firmware atmel503a
product 03eb 7603 Atmel AT76C503A-i3861 Adapter
product 03eb 7604 Atmel AT76C503A-i3863 Adapter
product 03eb 7605 Atmel AT76C503A-RFMD Adapter
product 050d 0050 Belkin F5D6050 ver 2000
product 05dd ff31 Addtron AWU-120
product 077b 2219 Linksys WUSB11 v2.6
product 0864 4100 NETGEAR MA101
product 0864 4102 NETGEAR MA101 rev B
product 0d5c a002 SMC2662W V.2 / Belkin F5D6050
product 1915 2233 Linksys WUSB11 v2.8
product 2001 3200 D-Link DWL-120 rev E

Does that mean I can use any of these listed 95 devices? This is what I'm talking about by "cryptic"

[lhandelsman]

I have the same router as you. I used the Airlink ASOHOUSB wired adapter to a wireless g bridge. Worked like a charm. I listed my setup above.

It's my understanding that the S2 DirecTiVo's don't support wireless g. I know the router supports both b and g, but I have mine on g only, and g is faster anyway.

Make sure you configure the bridge before you start the zipper process. Should be set to DHCP, then set your tivo ip statically during the zipper process.

[ttodd1]

Does that mean I can use any of these listed 95 devices? This is what I'm talking about by "cryptic"

Yes and I don't think it was "cryptic". The models are listed in there as well and it saved alot of retyping. :)

[TK2006]

Thanks for the info. That makes more sense. I'll give all this a good try over the weekend and report back.

Thanks to everyone for all the help.

[alsander]

Hi, I have a Series 2 Dtivo that I Zippered about a year ago. It has been working great. I hadn't been telneting into the system much lately and the last time I did I was playing around with Hackman settings. Once I rebooted I lost web, telnet, and ftp access, but I still can ping it. I hooked up my serial connection and tried to get a bash# prompt but the session stops responding after it displays
"....sending Done event"
"....sending Done event"
I have searched the site for "lost telnet" and other terms and can't seem to find anything that matches my problem. I seem to remember seeing something about problems when Hackman rewrites the .author file, but haven't been able to find anything on this either. Do I need to pull my drive, connect it to a pc booted with Linux, and replace the .author file with a backup version? and where would it be located?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, I really don't want to lose my recordings.

[crxrocks]

Hi, I have a Series 2 Dtivo that I Zippered about a year ago. It has been working great. I hadn't been telneting into the system much lately and the last time I did I was playing around with Hackman settings. Once I rebooted I lost web, telnet, and ftp access, but I still can ping it. I hooked up my serial connection and tried to get a bash# prompt but the session stops responding after it displays
"....sending Done event"
"....sending Done event"
I have searched the site for "lost telnet" and other terms and can't seem to find anything that matches my problem. I seem to remember seeing something about problems when Hackman rewrites the .author file, but haven't been able to find anything on this either. Do I need to pull my drive, connect it to a pc booted with Linux, and replace the .author file with a backup version? and where would it be located?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, I really don't want to lose my recordings.

I had this happen to me as well and never was able to get into it, even w/ a serial cable. I wound up just rezippering the drive - problem solved. You can keep your recordings just don't say YES to the option to re-image the drive.

Chris

[dlmcmurr]

Hi, I have a Series 2 Dtivo that I Zippered about a year ago. It has been working great. I hadn't been telneting into the system much lately and the last time I did I was playing around with Hackman settings. Once I rebooted I lost web, telnet, and ftp access, but I still can ping it. I hooked up my serial connection and tried to get a bash# prompt but the session stops responding after it displays
"....sending Done event"
"....sending Done event"
I have searched the site for "lost telnet" and other terms and can't seem to find anything that matches my problem. I seem to remember seeing something about problems when Hackman rewrites the .author file, but haven't been able to find anything on this either. Do I need to pull my drive, connect it to a pc booted with Linux, and replace the .author file with a backup version? and where would it be located?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, I really don't want to lose my recordings.
I went down the same learning path myself. I put the drive back into the PC, booted from CD, and copied the backup. Look in etc/rc.d for a backup file. Look at posting 6913 on 8/15/06 in this thread and see a couple of followups by gunny. Portland Paw warns us about making changes, but I've had trouble figuring out exactly how to use hackman to make those changes correctly.

Dave