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

[Gunnyman]

nope no galleon for us and I HATE that I got to play with Galleon on my dad's standalone this weekend, that thing is COOL.

[Gunnyman]

so much going on in this Thread Michael.
Can you detail for me when this error occurs,
start befor that
Tell me what image you are using, where you got it, which boot disc etc. lay it all out step by step once more.
Because honestly either something is missing from your explanation, or somehow we are getting wires crossed.
The zipper, as written using either an IN PLACE (unhacked) dtivo image OR the instantcake specific to your DTivo model DOES work.

[sandpj]

It appears that Superpatch v1.1 is capable of enabling MRV on the R10 without eprom mods based on NutKase's notes. Am I understanding correctly?

If so, do you plan to change the R10 restriction noted on the Zipper page?

Thx much...Paul

[DrJohn2005]

I just got into this hobby what software verison should a DSR7000 be at?

[willardcpa]

It appears that Superpatch v1.1 is capable of enabling MRV on the R10 without eprom mods based on NutKase's notes. Am I understanding correctly?

If so, do you plan to change the R10 restriction noted on the Zipper page?

Thx much...PaulPlease furnish some quotes on this. I just spent over an hour "over there" looking for "NutKase's notes" couldn't locate anything that vaguely resembled what you are saying. As recent as Sunday PlainBill was still saying that an eprom mod was necessary. And from what I could ascertain v1.1 has something to do with standalones, not R10s.

[texster]

I'm looking for a clarification for zippering new drives.

I am Upgrading a Hughes sd80 w/ 160gb maxtor quickview
I opted to bake the new drive w/ instantcake 6.2
Using the ptv boot cd w/ zipper tools cd

After baking, do you first have to put the freshly baked drive in the unit, clear and delete etc before you zipper? Instantcake requires a clear and delete immediately, wouldn't that wipe out most of the zipper. Or is there a way to bake and zipper w/out having to clear and delete?

Or, as the install instructions suggest, is it just better (if possible) to place a 6.2 image in the zipper tools CD and avoid baking altogether?

[Gunnyman]

do your instantcake then reboot with the boot disk
then zipper.

[Gunnyman]

It appears that Superpatch v1.1 is capable of enabling MRV on the R10 without eprom mods based on NutKase's notes. Am I understanding correctly?

If so, do you plan to change the R10 restriction noted on the Zipper page?

Thx much...Paul


man people like to read a lot into things
Superpatch now works on 6.1 software ( the r10 runs this) nowhere does NutKase say the R10 doesn't need a PROM Mod.
Once PROM MODDDED, you can run superpatch.
He assumes, that anyone READING his thread and posessing an R10 , realizes this.

[SteelersFan]

I just got into this hobby what software verison should a DSR7000 be at?
6.2 is the latest.

[Nugent]

Starting at 2:30 am every night, I have a series of three or four "TiVo Service Data" recordings lined up in my To Do list. I think these are preventing the regular cron reboot. Ideally, I would like to prevent the service data downloads altogether. If I delete them from the to do list, they just reappear. Any suggestions?

[mercurial]

Well got my third and final SD TiVo zippered up this morning...

/goes off to get that second drive working in his HR10-250 and patiently wait for an HR10-250 version of the Zipper to try...

:D

[summerall]

I would like to use caller ID on my Tivo but before I connect a phone line, where can I look to see the next scheduled call home and last successful call home?

I don't think cron is working on my Tivo. Is it still OK to connect a phone line since the Zipper blocks outgoing calls home?

[Gunnyman]

zipper does NOT block phone calls
you can find last successful and next scheduled in system info.

[willardcpa]

I would like to use caller ID on my Tivo but before I connect a phone line, where can I look to see the next scheduled call home and last successful call home?

I don't think cron is working on my Tivo. Is it still OK to connect a phone line since the Zipper blocks outgoing calls home?If cron is working Fakecall will be run every night at 8:20 Pacific time (hey its my time I'll use it if I want ;) ). This is what will show up in system information.
But the important thing to look at is under setting - phone. This is what tivo apparently uses to determine when it will actually try to call home. The system information data gets updated every day when Fakecall does its thing. But the one in setting - phone only gets reset when the tivo reboots - cron is set up to do this twice a week. It is possible under rbautchs script to tell it to not do a reboot if it is recording something - this is like playing with a handgrenade ;); if your tivo was recording something then the tivo would not reboot - the phone settings would not be reset to make a call out six days plus in the future and the tivo might make a call home (goodbye hacks).
For instance if I look at mine right now, under system information it says the last successful connection was last night at 8:20 and the next scheduled one is next Tuesday at 7:39 (I'm going on recollection as I'm at work, but it is something a little less than a full week). And system information will update both of those by one day everynight at 8:20 when fakecall runs. But if I look under phone settings I see that the last successful call was on Sunday at 8:20 and the next scheduled call is on next Sunday at 7:39. Here is where the plot thickens - because if that is left alone the tivo will actually call home next Sunday at 7:39 - before what had been set up in cron as a weekly reboot on Monday morning at 1:20am (even though system information will change daily and look like the next call is almost a week out). I pointed this out to rbautch and he updated the script several weeks ago so that now it does two reboots a week - a second reboot is Thursday morning at 1:20, thus getting in ahead of the Sunday evening call home. So if I look at my data on say Saturday under system information it will say that the last successful call was Friday night and the next scheduled is next Friday night (cute to look at but don't mean squat). But under setting - phone it will say that the last successful was Wednesday at 8:20 and that the next scheduled is on next Wednesday at 7:39 (the reboot Thursday morning reset these items, and they will be reset next Monday morning well before the next scheduled call home on Wednesday night).
Only after watching this for a week or so (to make sure it is working) would I suggest pluggin in you phone line.

[rbautch]

I just posted version 1.3 of the Zipper on the website. This one prompts you for an IP address while the drive is still in your PC, eliminating the need to check your router for a DHCP-assigned address. It also means that you don't need a wired adapter to implement the settings for a wireless connection. When you boot up a Zippered drive for the first time, a background script will set your network parameters automatically.

[austin61]

I would like to use caller ID on my Tivo but before I connect a phone line, where can I look to see the next scheduled call home and last successful call home?

I don't think cron is working on my Tivo. Is it still OK to connect a phone line since the Zipper blocks outgoing calls home?
For another layer of protection you can run phonereset.tcl. This will put a # sign in front of the phone number, so that even if the unit tries to call Tivo it will not be able to complete the call.

[SteelersFan]

I just posted version 1.3 of the Zipper on the website. This one prompts you for an IP address while the drive is still in your PC, eliminating the need to check your router for a DHCP-assigned address...
Thanks for the new version! Just so I'm clear, do I make up an IP myself based on other addresses in the table? If not, how do I get the IP address?

[rbautch]

You can pick any IP address you want, as long as it's in the same subnet as your router. Just pick an IP address that's close to other devices on your network, and you'll be safe.

[SteelersFan]

That's what I thought, thanks!
Edit: Does this mean that once an IP is assigned during zippering it will always stay the same?

[summerall]

That's what I thought, thanks!
Edit: Does this mean that once an IP is assigned during zippering it will always stay the same?


I had the same question. My router uses DHCP so if I just "pick" an IP address let's say 192.168.1.102 then will that remain my tivo's IP forever? I thought devices randomly get an IP assigned by a router with DHCP, so a reboot of the Tivo it would reassign *maybe* a different IP.

[ttodd1]

No, if you "hard code" an IP address it will stay with the device. Unless you change it of course..

[summerall]

No, if you "hard code" an IP address it will stay with the device. Unless you change it of course..

So when the new Zipper script asks me to enter an IP address do I just leave it blank since I have DHCP?

[DrJohn2005]

6.2 is the latest.

So mine being at 3.1.1c-01-2-101 is not a good thing huh???

[SteelersFan]

So mine being at 3.1.1c-01-2-101 is not a good thing huh???
Yep. You need 6.2 to Zipper.

[rbautch]

So when the new Zipper script asks me to enter an IP address do I just leave it blank since I have DHCP?No, you have to enter an IP address. It will turn DHCP off on your Tivo. You can go in and turn it back on in Tivowebplus if you like.

[gsr]

I had the same question. My router uses DHCP so if I just "pick" an IP address let's say 192.168.1.102 then will that remain my tivo's IP forever? I thought devices randomly get an IP assigned by a router with DHCP, so a reboot of the Tivo it would reassign *maybe* a different IP.

You have to follow a couple of rules:

#1 Don't pick an IP address that's already in use. The router itself get's an IP address (usually something like 192.168.1.1) and other devices on your computer might already be using static IP addresses so keep that in mind. If you end up with 2 devices trying to use the same IP address, strange things will happen and it might be "fun" to track down the problem.

#2 Don't pick an IP address that's in the range of IP addresses that your router uses for DHCP. Your router has no real way of knowing whether addresses in it's DHCP range are in use or not unless it assigned the address. This is sort of a modified rule #1 :).

If the Tivo is configured for a static IP address, it's no longer using DHCP, so the address you assign it is the one it will stick with. If you have a Linksys router, the main configuration page (192.168.1.1 by default, which is the IP address of the router) will show you which IP addresses it's using for DHCP in the "DHCP Address Range:" text box near the bottom of the page. Don't assign your Tivo an address within that range. In my case, the range is 192.168.1.200 to 192.168.1.249. This means that I can assign anything 192.168.1.199 or less (excluding 192.168.1.1) or above 192.168.1.249 (keeping in mind that 255 is the max).

Chances are good that if you're asking these questions, everything in your system is currently using DHCP and your router is using 192.168.1.1, so use anything else and you should be good to go.

Oh, and come up with a way to keep track of what IP address you assign to what device to avoid breaking rule #1 in the future.

[mgmrick]

Rbautch,

Will your tweak.sh (10.28.05) hard code static ipaddress? I see mention of the updated zipper ver 1.3 which will install hard code ip's but I am already hacked. Just want to run your latest tweak. I down loaded the newest zipper but your tweak file is dated 10.28.05

Thanks
Rick

[rbautch]

Rbautch,

Will your tweak.sh (10.28.05) hard code static ipaddress? I see mention of the updated zipper ver 1.3 which will install hard code ip's but I am already hacked. Just want to run your latest tweak. I down loaded the newest zipper but your tweak file is dated 10.28.05

Thanks
RickThe latest Zipper (1.3) uses the latest release of the Enhancement script (version 2.5). Starting with version 2.3 (or so), the Enhancements script checks to see if you have network parameters set in MFS, and if not, prompts you to add them. If you've already run the latest Enhancement script, and want to adjust network settings, run the /enhancements/net-launch.sh script. If you have wireless, then follow up by running /enhancements/setSSIDwep.tcl.

[MrWizard1974]

Great job on the new zipper burnt a new cd and re did my drive and evrthing work perfect....

[Gunnyman]

cant talk about that here
google is your friend

[MrWizard1974]

ok why cant we talk about that here and what's the point in hacking your tivo if thats not the end result????

[Gunnyman]

because the owner of this site DOES NOT ALLOW TALK OF EXTRACTION

[Gunnyman]

lots of other reasons to hack tivo MRV is awesome for example

[gsr]

ok why cant we talk about that here and what's the point in hacking your tivo if thats not the end result????

Read the sticky posts at the top of each forum... For example:

NOTICE: We do not allow for the talk of .tivo file conversion (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=219548)

Whether we like it or not, those are the rules. You have to go elsewhere as has been said ad infinitum in this thread to talk about the other stuff. Keep in mind that what can be discussed here gets you well along the way, gets most of the tricky stuff out of the way, and gives you a lot of useful functionality even if you don't take it any further. Gunny and Russ have put a lot of work into making it easy to hack your Tivo and have done a stellar job. I haven't used the Zipper yet (need some time off from work), but did use Gunny's previous UnGuide which made the process pretty simple. The Zipper looks to be even easier.

[rbautch]

lots of other reasons to hack tivo MRV is awesome for exampleHMO is the other biggie. Plus callerID, Tivowebplus, permanent 30-sec skip, and no need for phone line (eliminates nag message). Getting more out of a device than you're supposed to can be an addictive pastime, and the more you read and experiment, the more you'll appreaciate that. Some may be jaded by the easiness of the Zipper, but I suspect those who have hacked and eperimented probably appreciate it more.

[joshnat]

OK, I used today's version of Zipper and everything went great. Only problem is, the USB ports on my DSR7000 don't seem to be working. I'm using a Netgear WG111 and I get no lights on the adapter, nor do I get a response when I try to telnet to the IP address I set.

I tried rebooting, etc.

Could this be a hardware problem? The adapter works fine on the PC with the drivers installed, but is a no-go on the DTivo. Any way to test the USB ports, other than getting a wired ethernet adapter?

[rbautch]

Wireless g adapters do not work on DirecTivos. Need an 802.11b adapter.

[joshnat]

Got it! I'll look for one tomorrow.

[sandpj]

man people like to read a lot into things
Superpatch now works on 6.1 software ( the r10 runs this) nowhere does NutKase say the R10 doesn't need a PROM Mod.
Once PROM MODDDED, you can run superpatch.
He assumes, that anyone READING his thread and posessing an R10 , realizes this.

Sorry...bad assumption. My bad. it was not obvious to me that a PROM mod was still required. thx for clarifacation.

[austin61]

Got it! I'll look for one tomorrow.
802.11b adapters run very slow. I tried it and was not satisfied with the transfer rate so I ran 100 feet of cable so I could go wireless. The other option that supposed to have sufficient speed is a wired LAN adapter to a wireless G bridge.

[rbautch]

I get MRV transfer rates of 3MB/s with my 802.11b adapter (WUSB11). Enough to start watching MRV transfers immediately without pauses.

[Gunnyman]

rbautch has very good wireless b Karma :D
My wireless b speeds were .7 MB/s with wireless b.

[austin61]

I get MRV transfer rates of 3MB/s with my 802.11b adapter (WUSB11). Enough to start watching MRV transfers immediately without pauses.
That's better than what I was getting.

Now I'm greedy. I not only want to watch without pauses, I want to be able to FF through the first commercial break. I get an hour show in approx 11 minutes.

[tcflint]

I'm glad to hear that...my wireless was about 1.0, I thought it should be higher.

If your running a "G" router and have both B and G adapters running on Tivo, and PC will the G on the PC slow down also?

Second can you run TWP on the wireless DTivo? (Using the browser to communicate) :confused:

[merlincc]

I'm glad to hear that...my wireless was about 1.0, I thought it should be higher.

If your running a "G" router and have both B and G adapters running on Tivo, and PC will the G on the PC slow down also?

Second can you run TWP on the wireless DTivo? (Using the browser to communicate) :confused:

When running both b and g adapters your network will work in b mode. That is why some people have 2 wireless networks. 1 for g only and 1 for everything else.

TWP works on the wireless DTivo through a browser.

[rainman14624]

Gunnyman and Russ, you guys are DA BOMB. Even a Linux newbie like me was able to use the Hinsdale instructions and your Zipper to upgrade to a 250GB HD and apply the hacks through a Netgear FA120 hardwired to a Microsoft MN-500 Wireless B router (DHCP enabled).

Forgive me for my lack of networking experience, but I need some advice. It's impractical for me to run cable from my main computer with a Belkin Wireless B router (DHCP enabled) to the router at the Tivo. The Microsoft router can be set as a wireless bridge. I've set a static IP address in the Tivo when I ran Russ' enhancement scripts. This was done a few days before Gunnyman's last Zipper update.

Do I need to run Russ' wireless script first and then try to configure the routers to connect?
By the way, this stuff is addicting.
Thanks,
Rainman

[rbautch]

Addictive, yes. I'm thinking about hacking my router now. You don't need the wireless script because the connection to your tivo is actually wired. The tivo settings are the same whether you connect all the way to your router with cat-5, or if you use a wireless bridge.

[WhyMe]

This is a stupid question for some, But I want to zipper both of my DSR7000. In order for MRV to work will they both have to be powered up at the same time or can I hack one and the next day the other? Will it find the other tivo on it own? Thanks

[Gunnyman]

1 at a time is just fine

[CopyCat]

OK, I used today's version of Zipper and everything went great. Only problem is, the USB ports on my DSR7000 don't seem to be working. I'm using a Netgear WG111 and I get no lights on the adapter, nor do I get a response when I try to telnet to the IP address I set.

I tried rebooting, etc.

Could this be a hardware problem? The adapter works fine on the PC with the drivers installed, but is a no-go on the DTivo. Any way to test the USB ports, other than getting a wired ethernet adapter?

I had the same problem with a Belkin 802.11B wireless model F5D6050, I could not even ping the fixed IP as the lights never did a thing on the adapter except turn on that it was getting power. I just ordered a wired USB adapter and will report what it does.

[nkogni2]

I've been reading this thread for a couple of days now and finally decided to user the zipper.sh to hack my system. Thanks for all your efforts in putting a complete package together.

I am however having problem with my wireless...I set up an ip address and disabled wep and entered the ssid and provided the router ip but for some reason I cannot see the tivo on my home netwrok. The drive boots fine and I get a power and link on Linksys wusb11.

What could have gone wrong if zipper ran successfully? Appreciate the help.

Cheers,

[Gunnyman]

so you can't ping the tivo's IP or telnet to it?
If I read correctly, you entered the ROUTER IP instead of assigning an IP to the tivo? If that's the case you went backward.
Either use DHCP, or enter an IP address for the TiVo.

[nkogni2]

Thanks for the quick reply. I answered the questions as zipper was running... tivo ip, gateway ip, ssid, ...

Are you implying that I could have entered DHCP instead of a static ip for the tivo?

[Gunnyman]

no not at all unless you are already using it on your network.
I just wanted to be clear that you didn't enter the router's IP address for the TiVo one.

[nkogni2]

i am restoring from back up and try to run the zipper.sh fresh to see if it makes a difference.

cheers,

[nkogni2]

No luck, even after the restore...I am using a WUSB11 version 2.6 which seems to indicate at least on eBay to be tivo compatible, Am I wrong?

[Gunnyman]

I'm unfamiliar with alot of wireless adapters, but if you entered everything correctly and you have link light and power it SHOULD be working.
Rbautch?

[nkogni2]

I am continuing to read this thread and saw a few post few days ago by another poster (NYCGuy) who was trying to connect with the same adapter: well, I cannot get around posting the link but it was post No.: 450

Apparently got it to work afterwards. But if I cannot telnet into mine I will not be able to run the enhancements as was suggested to him.

Cheers,

[rbautch]

You wireless adapter is compatible. Your settings sound fine. The fact that you get a link light is good, which means your tivo is communicating with your router. Can you get in to your router setup to see if you can see the tivo IP on your network? Did you reboot at least once after you put the drive in the tivo? Could a firewall on your PC be blocking access? Are you sure WEP is disabled on your router? Can you ping your Tivo's IP from dos prompt? Do you have a wired adapter you can temporarily connect to check some things out?

[rbautch]

I am continuing to read this thread and saw a few post few days ago by another poster (NYCGuy) who was trying to connect with the same adapter: well, I cannot get around posting the link but it was post No.: 450

Apparently got it to work afterwards. But if I cannot telnet into mine I will not be able to run the enhancements as was suggested to him.

Cheers,The new Zipper runs a modified version of the my script that NYCguy used to set up wireless. The Zipper collect the appropriate IP parameters and appends the author file to run the network scripts when the Tivo first boots.

[nkogni2]

I can see the entire network at the gateway but no tivo. Firewall is disable, and router firewall should be fine with the range of the ip including the one I specified. I telneted after I shutdown firewall, so no luck there either. WEP is disable as my pc is communicating to gateway w/o wep. Could not ping its ip address from dos. I do have a wired adapter but won't be able to hook it up, too far, unless I go through another switch/router in between. I will try that tomorrow.

I did not reboot after the drive was installed and powered up...sounds like it is something I should try.

Cheers,

[nkogni2]

So, I tried the reboot and no change, I will try the wired connection in the am.

Cheers,

[rbautch]

If you're able to connect with the wired adapter, check the contents of a file called /hacks/mfs_network. See if they accurately reflect your desired network settings.

[nkogni2]

Thanks for the heads up, I will try that later.

Meanwhile, I restored the drive and ran zipper once again. All went through fine with the exception of the errors below:

cp: /cdrom/blue.png
cp: /cdrom/skin.tcl

Are these cosmetics or actually make a difference, apparently the two files do not exist on the cd I prepared.

Cheers,

[rbautch]

Those are remnants of a previous test I was doing. They can be igonored. I removed them and re-uploaded to the tools disk file.

[texster]

Addictive, yes. I'm thinking about hacking my router now. You don't need the wireless script because the connection to your tivo is actually wired. The tivo settings are the same whether you connect all the way to your router with cat-5, or if you use a wireless bridge.

Since you bring it up Russ, I have had great success using Sveasoft's 3rd party software for the Linksys wrt54g. The firmware enables the router to go into client mode, so what you have is one big wireless adapter attached via ethernet to your tivo's usb adapter. Maybe you'd call it a wireless bridge.

This "link" shows how easy it is to set up the wrt54g in client mode:

media[DOT]weblogsinc[DOT]com/common/videos/barb/engadget_clientmode.htm

[rbautch]

Thanks for the link. I do indeed have a wrt54g. Maybe I need another one. One thing I was looking to do was "DHCP reservations" so my PC's always get the same IP from DHCP based on their mac address, without having to actually set a static ip.

[alnames]

You can setup Static DHCP by Mac address using Sveasoft firmware on the wrt54g.

[summerall]

You can setup Static DHCP by Mac address using Sveasoft firmware on the wrt54g.

Can this be done with the firmware version that comes with the wrt54g right out of the box?

[Jaerin]

I just Zippered my RCA DVR-80 and everything went smooth until I attempted to telnet too it. I'm using a Dlink DWL-122 adapter which I know works on my sliced 6.2 box upstairs. I get solid power, but only an initial link light then the link goes dark.

Checked my router and it does not see the Tivo at all. Entered a static IP and the correct router gateway address into the zipper script. I don't have a wired USB adapater to try or I would hook up to it that way. Also I know that I have all security turned off in my router. Like I said the wireless adapter works great in my tivo upstairs.

Any ideas?

[texster]

Can this be done with the firmware version that comes with the wrt54g right out of the box?

No. We were discussing Sveasoft, which provides firmware tailored to the wrt54g.

Also, the firmware you do get "right out of the box" is most likely not the latest for that unit - check the linksys website.

[rbautch]

I just Zippered my RCA DVR-80 and everything went smooth until I attempted to telnet too it. I'm using a Dlink DWL-122 adapter which I know works on my sliced 6.2 box upstairs. I get solid power, but only an initial link light then the link goes dark.

Checked my router and it does not see the Tivo at all. Entered a static IP and the correct router gateway address into the zipper script. I don't have a wired USB adapater to try or I would hook up to it that way. Also I know that I have all security turned off in my router. Like I said the wireless adapter works great in my tivo upstairs.

Any ideas?Since you're the second person to report a wireless issue, I wouldn't rule out a bug at this point. I only have one data point, and that's my personal setup. I'll do some more testing and see if anything turns up. In the meantime, try running the Zipper again, but before you unmount and pull the drive out of your tivo, check for the following things:

1. Open the author file with joe /tivo/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author, and confirm that the following lines are at the end of the file:
if [ -e /zipper_flag ]; then
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl $ipaddress $routerip yes $ssid
mount -o remount,ro /
fi

2. Confirm the existance of the /tivo/zipper_flag file.

[Jaerin]

Just confirmed that...both were in existance before booting the tivo for the first time.

Also the zipper_flag is still in existance after booting the tivo a couple of times.

Also the /hacks/mfs_network file does not get created nor did the redirection of the output from this:

if [ -e /zipper_flag ]; then
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl $ipaddress $routerip yes $ssid > /hacks/debug_file
mount -o remount,ro /
fi

So I can't really confirm whether the command was even successful or not. ** Scratch that I had a typo in my modification above. The mfs_network file got created this time and it appeared to be correct, but still no worky

I'm using the InstantCake image to reimage the drive, the kernel from lba CD.

[krickster]

I just Zippered my RCA DVR-80 and am having the same connection problem. I used wired connection to telnet and run the script after using the zipper hack. After rebooting however, I am unable to telnet, wired or wireless. Not able to ping it, either from CMD prompt or from router (DLink DI-614+). This is my first time to hack TiVos, and learning curve is quite steep here, but I have been careful about checking the steps.

At this point, I am not sure how to reset the network settings. I don't want to reset the drive with InstantCake because I have about 50hrs of recordings on there. Any suggestions on what to do after putting the drive in the pc? Can I boot from the PTV Boot CD then edit network settings?

Oh, one more tidbit - after running the script, my router assigned an IP address to the DTiVo unit (identified by the DTiVo's Service Number 321...) in addition to the Linksys USB200M adapter attached to the DTivo, both given the same address, which I had supplied during the installation. Is that how the USB adapters are supposed to work?

Thanks

[rainman14624]

Don't know what I did, but I'm not able to connect to my tivo. I keep getting "Could not connect to the host on port 23. Connection failed."
What am I doing wrong. My Netgear FA120 has both green lights, but I can't even ping the address, which shows up in my MS Broadband Utility window. I'm stuck. DHCP is enabled, WEP disabled and firewalls disabled. Rebooted the tivo to no avail.
Any help would be appreciated

[Gunnyman]

I just Zippered my RCA DVR-80 and am having the same connection problem. I used wired connection to telnet and run the script after using the zipper hack. After rebooting however, I am unable to telnet, wired or wireless. Not able to ping it, either from CMD prompt or from router (DLink DI-614+). This is my first time to hack TiVos, and learning curve is quite steep here, but I have been careful about checking the steps.

At this point, I am not sure how to reset the network settings. I don't want to reset the drive with InstantCake because I have about 50hrs of recordings on there. Any suggestions on what to do after putting the drive in the pc? Can I boot from the PTV Boot CD then edit network settings?

Oh, one more tidbit - after running the script, my router assigned an IP address to the DTiVo unit (identified by the DTiVo's Service Number 321...) in addition to the Linksys USB200M adapter attached to the DTivo, both given the same address, which I had supplied during the installation. Is that how the USB adapters are supposed to work?

Thanks
two different Network adapters SHOULD have 2 different IP's. I don't think a Tivo has a MAC address, the adapters do.
Check your dhcp client list again. Reboot your router then reboot the tivo and see if a new address pops up.

[Gunnyman]

Don't know what I did, but I'm not able to connect to my tivo. I keep getting "Could not connect to the host on port 23. Connection failed."
What am I doing wrong. My Netgear FA120 has both green lights, but I can't even ping the address, which shows up in my MS Broadband Utility window. I'm stuck. DHCP is enabled, WEP disabled and firewalls disabled. Rebooted the tivo to no avail.
Any help would be appreciated
are you still behind a software firewall like the Norton or the one built into XP?

[tcflint]

rbautch, with the your enhancement script aren't you suppose to get a 60 minutes on the pause/buffer instead of 30 minutes? Is there an extra step for that, or did I just dream that one up? :eek:

[Gunnyman]

I don't think Russ snuck the bufferhack in there.

[tcflint]

Can it be done easily from the point of a zippered Dtivo?

[Gunnyman]

yeah
just ftp the bufferhack script over to the tivo and execute it from bash

[tcflint]

I found bufferhack32a.tcl is that the latest, and compatible with 6.2?

[WhyMe]

So if I want to set it up with a DHCP reservation on a wired network, should I run the new zipper or the one from last week?

[Gunnyman]

I found bufferhack32a.tcl is that the latest, and compatible with 6.2?

Bufferhack 4.0a is what you want

[tcflint]

Ok thanks.

So I Telnet chmod +x bufferhack40a.tcl

Then, ./bufferhack40a.tcl and get "bash: ./bufferhack40a.tcl No Such file or directory"

[Gunnyman]

ask over at DDB or create a thread in underground please. you're off topic for this thread

[austin61]

ask over at DDB
Sending him to the wolves!!

[rbautch]

For any having network trouble, the correct sequence of steps is:

1. Boot for the first time
2. Run guided setup (if required).
3. Reboot.
4. Run the enhancement script.
5. Reboot again.

[rainman14624]

Gunnyman:
I ensured ZoneAlarm was shut down and the Microsoft firewall was off. Rebooted Tivo and router. Still get the connection failed message. Lights on the FA120 indicate connection, but I can't telnet in. The address of the tivo shows up on the network list on the Broadband Utility, but won't connect. Should I try a crossover cable hooked straight to my laptop or try another router?
Thanks,
Rainman

[rbautch]

I just Zippered my RCA DVR-80 and am having the same connection problem. I used wired connection to telnet and run the script after using the zipper hack. After rebooting however, I am unable to telnet, wired or wireless. Not able to ping it, either from CMD prompt or from router (DLink DI-614+). This is my first time to hack TiVos, and learning curve is quite steep here, but I have been careful about checking the steps.

At this point, I am not sure how to reset the network settings. I don't want to reset the drive with InstantCake because I have about 50hrs of recordings on there. Any suggestions on what to do after putting the drive in the pc? Can I boot from the PTV Boot CD then edit network settings?

Oh, one more tidbit - after running the script, my router assigned an IP address to the DTiVo unit (identified by the DTiVo's Service Number 321...) in addition to the Linksys USB200M adapter attached to the DTivo, both given the same address, which I had supplied during the installation. Is that how the USB adapters are supposed to work?

Thanks
Pull the drive, mount it, and confirm the things in post 823. While you have it in there, check the contents of /tivo/hacks/mfs_network to see if they accurately reflect your network settings.

[nkogni2]

I went through the zipper again, I confirmed the suff in post 823, and saw zipper_flag created. When I opened it it was empty, there was no content. I also checked /tivo/hacks/mfs_network, there was no such file. I am not expert with Linux so I did:

ls /tivo/hacks and did not see such file. I also typed joe /tivo/zipper_flag and ctrl C out of them w/o changing.

I check the content of /tivo/hacks:

network.tcl*, superpatch-67all-Nutkase-1.1.tcl*, rbautch-files.tgz*, tweak-uninstall.sh*
set_mrv_name_67.tcl* and tweak.sh*

were only contents of that directory.

Cheers,

edit: by the way, I checked the content of rc.sysinit.author and saw at the end it was passing the correct ip and ssid...

[rbautch]

Just confirmed that...both were in existance before booting the tivo for the first time.

Also the zipper_flag is still in existance after booting the tivo a couple of times.

Also the /hacks/mfs_network file does not get created nor did the redirection of the output from this:

if [ -e /zipper_flag ]; then
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl $ipaddress $routerip yes $ssid > /hacks/debug_file
mount -o remount,ro /
fi

So I can't really confirm whether the command was even successful or not. ** Scratch that I had a typo in my modification above. The mfs_network file got created this time and it appeared to be correct, but still no worky

I'm using the InstantCake image to reimage the drive, the kernel from lba CD.
If the /hacks/mfs_network file gets created, and is correct, then this issue is something other than the network settings set by the Zipper. Are you sure you used the correct kernel? What adapter are you using? The zipper flag will not go away until you run the Enhancment script, and then reboot.

[Gunnyman]

Sending him to the wolves!!

I look at more like pushing a baby bird out of the nest :D

[rbautch]

I went through the zipper again, I confirmed the suff in post 823, and saw zipper_flag created. When I opened it it was empty, there was no content. I also checked /tivo/hacks/mfs_network, there was no such file. I am not expert with Linux so I did:

ls /tivo/hacks and did not see such file. I also typed joe /tivo/zipper_flag and ctrl C out of them w/o changing.

I check the content of /tivo/hacks:

network.tcl*, superpatch-67all-Nutkase-1.1.tcl*, rbautch-files.tgz*, tweak-uninstall.sh*
set_mrv_name_67.tcl* and tweak.sh*

were only contents of that directory.

Cheers,

edit: by the way, I checked the content of rc.sysinit.author and saw at the end it was passing the correct ip and ssid...The zipper_flag file is supposed to be empty, so that's ok. Since /hacks does not contain mfs_network, that means the network.tcl script did not run when you rebooted. If the author file has the correct code to run the network.tcl script, then perhaps you did not reboot after first installing the drive in the tivo, which would force the network script to run. Another possiblility is that the code at the end of the author file is incorrect. Please post the exact contents of the last few lines of the author file. I'm looking for the comands I listed in post 823 that run the network script with the appropriate paramters.

[SteelersFan]

Well, with what seems like several people having issues I would like to report complete, 100% success on three units (see sig) I Zippered last night! All with no errors whatsoever. I was amazed (only a little) how easy and quick it was. All units are on wired network and two units (soon to be three) had the original drives hacked. You guys are the greatest! Thanks.

[rbautch]

Glad to hear it! I just tested the latest Zipper on four tivos, two with wireless and two wired. Everyting runs fine, and I can't seem to duplicate any of the connection issues. The key is making sure the /hacks/network.tcl script runs, and consequently creates the /hacks/mfs_network file. Do do this, the end of the author file must contain the command lines to run network.tcl with your ip paramters. Also, your tivo must reboot before the settings in the mfs_network file are actually applied.

[nkogni2]

I resported the last post right after the hack, I had not replaced the drive in tivo and boot. I am going to go do it now. When I do bring the drive back (in case it does not work), which drive do I mount to check for mfs_network and its content?

By the way, mine had the 6.2 version on the drive and I am using 3.1.5 kernel...

Cheers,

[pcosky]

Let me say that the Zipper script has made my life SO much easier. I've been doing IT work for 13 years but Linux isn't in my asenal of things I do....although I am trying learn it.

I Zippered my DSR 708 and bought a D-Link DWL-G132 USB NIC to use with it. The box comes up and I can get to a BASH prompt but I don't get any lights on the USB device. I read somewhere that G adapters are not supported, but I looked on the TIVO site and they indicate that 7.1 will support such devices.

I hate the thought of going backwards in my network and would not hestiate to use a wired adapter if that would be the best way to not have to use an B adapter.

Could anyone help?

[nkogni2]

I just booted the zippered drive and got picture, then I unplugged and booted again and got picture. But cannot ping the ip address from my lap top. I did re-checked the last few lines of code prior to boot as rbautch suggested and the lines are there with correct ip adress and ssid.

How do I mount the tivo drive to check the mfs_netwrok file to see if it got created?

[rainman14624]

Just ran AngryIP and the tivo is not showing up. Correct me if I'm wrong, Russ, but I guess it's time to pull the drive, mount it in the PC, run uninstall script, then re-Zipper.

[Gunnyman]

Let me say that the Zipper script has made my life SO much easier. I've been doing IT work for 13 years but Linux isn't in my asenal of things I do....although I am trying learn it.

I Zippered my DSR 708 and bought a D-Link DWL-G132 USB NIC to use with it. The box comes up and I can get to a BASH prompt but I don't get any lights on the USB device. I read somewhere that G adapters are not supported, but I looked on the TIVO site and they indicate that 7.1 will support such devices.

I hate the thought of going backwards in my network and would not hestiate to use a wired adapter if that would be the best way to not have to use an B adapter.

Could anyone help?
A good workaround to wireless G is a wired adapter such as a netgear F120 plugged into a wireless bridge.

[nkogni2]

I just brought back the drive to pc, mounted the tivo drive and looked at zipper_flag file, still empty. And no mfs_network file under /tivo/hacks directory. Then I check the rc.sysinit.author in /tivo/etc/rc.d and verified the last few lines:

if [ -e /zipper_flag ]; then
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl 192.168.1.70 192.168.254 yes myssid
mount -o remount,ro /
fi

does this mean the flag never gets set to execute the following lines?

Cheers,

[rainman14624]

I think I may have figured out where I screwed up. I set a static IP address when I ran tweaks.sh that was within the DHCP range of the router. Can I use a crossover cable to get into the Tivo and reset the IP address.

[nkogni2]

you could probably edit the rc.sysinit.author file on your pc at the end where it has recorded the ip address.

edit: if you cannot verify the file mfs_netwrok was created it probably makes no difference if you are in ip range or not. Try verifying those files exist before changing parameters.

[rainman14624]

Guys:
I must apologize profusely. I'm a big, ol' dumb*ss. I wrote down the wrong IP address for the Tivo. Works fantastic when you enter the correct address. Sorry for wasting your time.
Thanks,
Rainman

[pcosky]

A good workaround to wireless G is a wired adapter such as a netgear F120 plugged into a wireless bridge.

I'll play with this a little. Just wondering if in anyone's experience if it is driver issue and a problem in Linux or is it Tivo's 6.2 software that I should hold suspect?

If there is one thing I know is networks and I'll pull a cat5 drop if need be.

My wife is so excited about the prospect of MRV that she told me go ahead and buy another Tivo to replace the R10.

[rbautch]

I just brought back the drive to pc, mounted the tivo drive and looked at zipper_flag file, still empty. And no mfs_network file under /tivo/hacks directory. Then I check the rc.sysinit.author in /tivo/etc/rc.d and verified the last few lines:

if [ -e /zipper_flag ]; then
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl 192.168.1.70 192.168.254 yes myssid
mount -o remount,ro /
fi

does this mean the flag never gets set to execute the following lines?

Cheers,Are those really your IP addresses? Looks like you forgot a digit on the second IP address.
The flag file is supposed to be empty. The lines above check to see if the zipper_flag file is present, and then runs the network script if it is. If bad ip address is not you problem, try deleting the two lines that start with "if" and "fi", so the network script will run everytime you boot no matter what.

[nkogni2]

yes, that's typo, it should read 192.168.1.254, i'll try deleting those lines. I am curious...I guess others have got it working w/o setting up a subnet mask net, is it required?

Cheers,

[rbautch]

I just brought back the drive to pc, mounted the tivo drive and looked at zipper_flag file, still empty. And no mfs_network file under /tivo/hacks directory. Then I check the rc.sysinit.author in /tivo/etc/rc.d and verified the last few lines:

if [ -e /zipper_flag ]; then
mount -o remount,rw /
tivosh /hacks/network.tcl 192.168.1.70 192.168.254 yes myssid
mount -o remount,ro /
fi

does this mean the flag never gets set to execute the following lines?

Cheers,Is your real ssid two words or one word?

[nkogni2]

After I edited the file as you suggested, I confirmed that my gateway sees the ip and pinged it with success...

Edit: ssid is one word

Cheers,

[rbautch]

Now that your network params are set, you might want to delete the lines from you author file that run the network script so it doesnt run everytime you boot.

[Gunnyman]

I'll play with this a little. Just wondering if in anyone's experience if it is driver issue and a problem in Linux or is it Tivo's 6.2 software that I should hold suspect?

If there is one thing I know is networks and I'll pull a cat5 drop if need be.

My wife is so excited about the prospect of MRV that she told me go ahead and buy another Tivo to replace the R10.

None of the wireless G adapters have Open Source drivers.
The wireless G adapters that work with 7.2 are closed source thus can't be made to work with 6.x (yet)

[Jaerin]

*sigh* still no go...not sure what's going on here...

Here are the exact steps I am following:

Contents of my tools disc:

Image is from instantcake-dvr40-6.2-01-2-321
Kernel is from ptvlba48-4.01DD
Other scripts are downloaded from the Zipper links


03/24/2005 08:07 AM 284,616,487 000001
12/25/2003 05:27 PM 7,768 bootpage
11/09/2005 08:32 AM 40,912 Installation_Instructions.pdf
11/03/2005 03:48 PM 3,747 network.tcl
10/29/2005 12:32 AM 2,493,841 rbautch-files.tgz
10/23/2005 07:43 PM 489 rc.sysinit.author
05/08/2005 12:19 PM 2,310 set_mrv_name_67.tcl
09/17/2005 12:30 PM 14,326 superpatch-67all-NutKase-1.1.tcl
08/04/2005 03:20 PM 6,103,040 tivotools.tar
10/29/2005 12:16 AM 2,791 tweak-uninstall.sh
10/28/2005 11:16 PM 2,123 tweak.sh
12/31/2004 07:38 AM 1,204,794 VMLINUX_.GZ
11/09/2005 11:43 AM 7,155 zipper.sh


Put the drive into my PC.
Boot up using the ptvlba48-4.01DD boot CD.
Press enter through to the prompt.
Insert Tools CD.
mount /dev/hdc /cdrom
cd /cdrom
sh zipper.sh
When prompted I tell it that my Tivo HD is on hdd
When prompted I tell it to restore the 6.2 image
I reboot my machine
Boot the ptvlba48-4.01DD boot CD again.
Press enter through to the prompt.
Insert Tools CD.
mount /dev/hdc /cdrom
cd /cdrom
sh zipper.sh
Tell it that my Tivo HD is on hdd
Tell it no I don't want to restore
It does it's thing
I enter the Tivo's IP address 192.168.1.2
I enter the Gateway IP address 192.168.1.1
I enter that yes I want wireless
I enter the SSID as solar
It finishes successfully - I unmount everything and shutdown my machine
Put the drive back in the Tivo and boot it up - Tried with and without the wireless adapter plugged in at this point
It boots up eventually giving my a #51
I Ignore that and run through the guided setup
That finishes and I power off my Tivo and reboot it
Tivo comes back up and I can watch TV, but I can't ping or see my Tivo at all

I've checked the mfs_network file and everything looks correct

I don't know what else to do at this point...anything else you would like me to check?

[bengalfreak]

I enter the Tivo's IP address 192.168.1.2



Doesn't the fourth number in an ip address have to have three digits? Like 101 or something?

[rbautch]

Jaerin, replace the zipper file on your tools disk with the one that's attached. Put the drive back in the PC, and run the new zipper script.

[Jaerin]

Well I can try that, but I know that it is running the script on the 2nd boot of the Tivo because the mfs_network file is being created and all the info looks good.

[rbautch]

I missed that fact that mfs_network was indeed created. That means the network settings are in place, and there's no need to run the zipper again. Do you get a link light? Can you see the Tivo's IP in your router setup?

[Jaerin]

I get a solid power light, the link comes on and then goes off. The router cannot see the tivo at all.

I've never thrown a 4.0 setup on this Tivo before so I'm doing that now to see if that works.

Does it matter than the RCA-DVR80 I have is a RID model? At least I think it is since it has a Receiver ID on the back of it.

[Gunnyman]

for the sake of your tests, no
you will just have no picture (or maybe it's sound) on live tv.

[Gunnyman]

the link light going out tells me you have a config issue somewhere though.

[Jaerin]

Can you think of anything I can check to make sure that it's setup correctly? I mean I could just slice it to 6.2 and hack it that way, but I was looking forward to using the Zipper. Also unless I'm doing something fatally wrong I'm sure I won't be the only one having this issue.

[nkogni2]

rbautch,

Just to add to my PM, I checked the root and no zipper_flag, either.

Cheers,

edit: this was checked after the rc.sysinit.author was edited to check for zipper_flag and mfs_netwrok was deleted to see if after reboot mfs_network gets created. And the answer is no, no mfs_netwrok after reboot...but I can telnet into it. I have checked and checked the /hacks directory several times and there is mfs_network. It would be bovious if it were there because it shows up in grey.

[krickster]

I will be pulling my drive and checking for these things, but I won't have access to it until Sunday. I will let you know what I find.

[rbautch]

Can you think of anything I can check to make sure that it's setup correctly? I mean I could just slice it to 6.2 and hack it that way, but I was looking forward to using the Zipper. Also unless I'm doing something fatally wrong I'm sure I won't be the only one having this issue.Did you turn off WEP security on your router?

[Jaerin]

Yep and I just got done installing 4.0 and it connects up just fine with no WEP settings at all.

[pcosky]

None of the wireless G adapters have Open Source drivers.
The wireless G adapters that work with 7.2 are closed source thus can't be made to work with 6.x (yet)

I'll set this adapter aside then and go get a couple wired NICs. Time to pull out the Belden datatwist.....At least I'll have 100/full duplex for my Tivos.

Thanks for the prompt response. Much more polite and succinct than the RTFS you get on other boards.

[Gunnyman]

Can you think of anything I can check to make sure that it's setup correctly? I mean I could just slice it to 6.2 and hack it that way, but I was looking forward to using the Zipper. Also unless I'm doing something fatally wrong I'm sure I won't be the only one having this issue.

truthfully the end result is the same. I'd slice to 6.2 if it was me. Before the zipper, to use wireless you used to HAVE to slice to 6.2 :D

[Gunnyman]

Jaerin, something I just thought of and it drove me NUTS once. check the SSID on the router and make sure it isn't all caps or something.

[Jaerin]

Nope not all caps and I changed it during my zipper testing to see if that made any difference.

[Gunnyman]

Has ANYONE besides Rbautch (he has good wireless karma) been able to get wireless working without connecting a wired adapter 1st?
I'm no longer wireless so I can't blow away my MRV Tivo to run the new zipper to test it.

[nkogni2]

I did today with wusb11 version 2.6...many thanks to rbautch for helping me get it done.

[summerall]

Two quick quesitons:

1) Can I use a series 1 hard drive in a series 2 tivo? Of course I will be zippering it. Brand is a Quantum Fireball lct 40 gig. Seems to be a little thicker than the stock series 2 drive.

2) How do I find the MAC address of my Directivo? I'm thinking of setting up my router so that it assigns DHCP clients based on MAC address.

[webcrawlr]

1.) Not 100% sure but I'd bet it's just and IDE drive so yes.

2.) The mac will be printed on the back of the USB network card.

[aliciab]

Thanks for the work put into this & the ongoing support. I found both the Zipper and the thread very useful. As well as all the stuff you guys have contributed to the forum generally - what I know about unix would fit into a thimble, but there was sufficient info for me to figure out what I needed.

The Zipper got stuck on my Philips DirecTV Series 2, not sure quite why, but here are a few relevant details.

1) I already had 6.2 on my system so I wasn't putting a new image on my drive. I followed instructions exactly, including the use of the $5 boot CD, but the Zipper script returned errors when it tried to mount my TiVo drive and copy files to it. The mount command caused a response along the lines of "need to specify filesystem type" so I figured even though I had the recommended kernel, it wasn't recognizing the TiVo filesystem on my TiVo drive. Using the same boot CD for my kernel, I went through the steps in "the original 'Unguide'" hoping I could figure out where the Zipper was getting stuck (so to speak). My TiVo disk mounted up just fine so I went ahead and followed the 'unguide' method, then ran just the networking portion of the zipper script to get that part up & running.

2) Since I hadn't put a new image on my drive it didn't go right into Guided Setup after I reinstalled the drive. I didn't get a response when I pinged the TiVo after putting the drive back in and starting it up, so I was thinking either I had the wrong wireless adapter, or that there was something in the Guided Setup that I was missing by merely powering up. But my Philips DirectTivo doesn't have a "Run Guided Setup" option under the system reset menu. Fortunately, before I got desparate enough to resort to "Clear and Delete" to force my TiVo into Guided Setup, I tried just restarting the system again. I was then able to telnet in and get the bash prompt (yay!). So, am I correct that there's nothing about the guided setup that's essential to this upgrade? If so you might edit the Zipper instructions to make that clear so newbies like me don't get our knickers in a wad when it doesn't happen... :)

3) When I ran the tweak script, it all worked fine except it couldn't find the superpatch file. Turns out the file specified in the script I ran was "superpatch-67all-NutKase-1.1.tcl" whereas it appeared on my disk as "superpatch-67all-nutkase-1.tcl"

In any event, though my drive didn't 'zip' smoothly I kinda enjoyed figuring out how to get past these hiccups. And I sure appreciate all the hard work you guys did to put these tools together and answer support questions for everybody!

[jaxgent]

I cannot pull up my Tivoweb plus by browsing into it. I can ping and telnet into it.

If I reboot the box, then I can pull it up, however if I attempt to come later in the day via the browser, I get "Connection Refused" message

It looks like Tivoweb is dying. My ip lease is renewed every 12 hours.

Hacked via InstantCake 6.2, PTVnet, The ZIpper.

Everything else works fine. Any ideas?

Thanks
jaxgent

[Gunnyman]

so Jax, after tivoweb croaks on you you can still telnet or no?
If so try to restart tivoweb with twprs. I've seen this flakey behavior with tivoweb plus on one of my units. I have no idea why but sometimes I have to restart it.

[rbautch]

the Zipper script returned errors when it tried to mount my TiVo drive and copy files to it. It must have had trouble determining your active filesystem partition, since it mounts the tivo drive exactly like the unguide. Do you recall if it accurately reported this when it said "Your root filesystem is located on /dev/hdxy"?

Since I hadn't put a new image on my drive it didn't go right into Guided Setup after I reinstalled the drive.As you discovered, the guided setup is only for new images. I'll fix the instructions to clarify this.

don't get our knickers in a wad...This is an entirely underutilized phrase. I'm going to start using it more often. ;)

When I ran the tweak script, it all worked fine except it couldn't find the superpatch file. Turns out the file specified in the script I ran was "superpatch-67all-NutKase-1.1.tcl" whereas it appeared on my disk as "superpatch-67all-nutkase-1.tcl" Strange, I wonder if your burning software truncated the fllename. Maybe I'll use a wildcard to make sure it gets picked up.

Glad to see we have another data point for a successful wireless installation, without needing a wired adapter first.

[Gunnyman]

me too
knickers in a wad RULES!

[nkogni2]

Gunnyman,

Now that I have the wireless working, I tried setting the wep through tivowebplus, and apparently, the netconfig does not support it yet. How do we go about setting it manually. I tried running setSSIDwep.tcl and errors and script aborted.

Cheers,

[rbautch]

Gunnyman,

Now that I have the wireless working, I tried setting the wep through tivowebplus, and apparently, the netconfig does not support it yet. How do we go about setting it manually. I tried running setSSIDwep.tcl and errors and script aborted.

Cheers,Can't set wep in TWP. Did you run it with the following command?tivosh setSSIDwep.tcl
What error did you get?

[nkogni2]

I ran it with "sh", just ran it with tivosh and set it successfully. Need a reboot to get completed.

Cheers,

[jaxgent]

so Jax, after tivoweb croaks on you you can still telnet or no?
If so try to restart tivoweb with twprs. I've seen this flakey behavior with tivoweb plus on one of my units. I have no idea why but sometimes I have to restart it.

I can telnet in to my box after tivoweb dies, (I think that whats happening)
I got a message confirmation that it was restarting after I typed in twprs, however I still got a connection refused after a minute wait via the browser.

jaxgent

[SonnyZ1]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for making it easier to upgrade the TiVo. I ran the zipper today and have gotten back to having TV again. Problem is I can't find the TiVo on my home network. Other strange thing, when rebooting the TiVo, I did not see the new and improved splash screen. My DTiVo is showing that I now have 176 hrs of recording time, but phone only, no network. I have read through this forum several times, but haven't found out what I need. Can someone help.
Thanks
Samsung SIR-4040R
The Zipper download as of Wednesday.
DirecTV

[rbautch]

You don't get the improved splash screen until you run the enhancemnt script, which you can't run until you telnet in through your network. Download a fresh copy of the tools disk and try again. Since you ran the Zipper just as it was moving from ver 1.2 to 1.3, you may have followed the instructions for ver 1.3 after burning a 1.2 tools disk.

[Gunnyman]

I can telnet in to my box after tivoweb dies, (I think that whats happening)
I got a message confirmation that it was restarting after I typed in twprs, however I still got a connection refused after a minute wait via the browser.

jaxgent
wait a good 2-4 minutes.
TWP is a slow loading sucker

[baritony]

Wow! incredible help here. You guys rock! :up:
Anyway, followed the instructions and I just zippered my Philips DSR7000.

Couple things. 1st, wanted to point out to people, I have used Nero burning ROM for years, love it. BUT, it just would NOT burn the Tools CD as it needed to be. I used another burning prg, RecordNow DX and everything went great. Seems that Nero just wouldn't leave files in their correct form, case, etc. So, just an FYI for others. Using Nero can be difficult.

Everything was great! Ran the enhancements via telnet, and all is good...sort of.

I still get message error #51. I have rebooted and rebooted. No luck. So I think I know why I may have my problem but was wondering if someone could verify... I have NOT yet transferred an access card to my DirecTivo. I can watch the preview channel(200). Is this why I am still getting error #51?

[rbautch]

Wow! incredible help here. You guys rock! :up:
Anyway, followed the instructions and I just zippered my Philips DSR7000.

Couple things. 1st, wanted to point out to people, I have used Nero burning ROM for years, love it. BUT, it just would NOT burn the Tools CD as it needed to be. I used another burning prg, RecordNow DX and everything went great. Seems that Nero just wouldn't leave files in their correct form, case, etc. So, just an FYI for others. Using Nero can be difficult.

Everything was great! Ran the enhancements via telnet, and all is good...sort of.

I still get message error #51. I have rebooted and rebooted. No luck. So I think I know why I may have my problem but was wondering if someone could verify... I have NOT yet transferred an access card to my DirecTivo. I can watch the preview channel(200). Is this why I am still getting error #51?
Did you have the Zipper install a new image for you or did you install it first yourself? Anyway, to get rid of error 51, run:tivosh /busybox/51killer.tcl
...and then reboot.

[baritony]

Thanks for the response. I DID have Zipper install the image.

Update,I did get DirecTv to move an access card from one old receiver to this new (to me) DirecTivo and the picture(images) are fine.

Ok, I will run 51killer.tcl and reboot and post the outcome

Thx again!

[baritony]

Woo hoo!
Thank you! All is FANTASTIC! Everything works as it should(and then some)!!

Now I am so addicted to this stuff!

Kudos to all!

[WhyMe]

Just got mine up and running, I see it installed NCID but what about elseed or do I need to start it. I dont have a modem in the PC for NCID.. Thanks

You guys do Rock!!!

[rbautch]

NCID has nothing to do with elseed. The script installs NCID only. You don't need anything running on a PC. Just reboot and connect a phone line. Check out the NCID website if you need more info.

[WhyMe]

I thought NCID had to be hooked up to a modem in your pc to work? Thanks Michael

[WhyMe]

Under Now Playing it says A hardware problem has been detected, You will not be able to recored programs untill it is fixed. Please restart......What do I do?

[rbautch]

See post 898. Edit: Did you reboot after running the enhancement script?

[SteelersFan]

Hey guys, I just noticed that there was an update today. What is the difference between the latest and the one you posted on 11/9? I did 3 units on Thursday with the 11/9 version but still have one more to do. Thanks.

[SonnyZ1]

You don't get the improved splash screen until you run the enhancemnt script, which you can't run until you telnet in through your network. Download a fresh copy of the tools disk and try again. Since you ran the Zipper just as it was moving from ver 1.2 to 1.3, you may have followed the instructions for ver 1.3 after burning a 1.2 tools disk.

Thanks for your help. The DTV is up, running and hacked. I can't wait to play around with it to see what this Tivoid (thats TiVo on Steroids) can do. Thanks again. :up: :up: :up:

[rbautch]

Hey guys, I just noticed that there was an update today. What is the difference between the latest and the one you posted on 11/9? I did 3 units on Thursday with the 11/9 version but still have one more to do. Thanks. Nothing substatial. I just tried to make setting up wireless a little more foolproof. Before, I appended the author file to first check for the existance of the zipper_flag file, and then run the network script if it was found. Since the zipper_flag file gets deleted the first time you run the enhancment script, this would ensure that the network script ran only once, which was my intent. This worked fine for me on all my tivos, but at least two users reported that the network script would not run unless they removed the if/then statement that checked for the zipper_flag in the author file. So, version 1.3.1 has the check for the zipper_flag removed in order to guarantee that the network script runs on the first boot. It would also run on every future reboot (which is bad), so I adjusted the enancement script to edit the author file on the fly to remove the commands that run the network script. Since the enhancement script does not run until the network parameters are already set up, everything works out peachy. This concludes our look into the bowels of the Zipper. :p

[WhyMe]

Do I need to run a command to get NCID working on tivo? Thanks Michael

[Gunnyman]

it should be started by the author file if you specified to install it wen ehnhancement script was run

[WhyMe]

I did install in zipper, is there something I can check to see if it working. I get no on screen display. Thanks

[clambert11]

First off, a big thank you to Gunnyman and rbautch. You guy have done an excellent job at simplifying the whole hacking process. Job well done!

I do have a couple questions though...

This was my first attempt at hacking a TiVo. It seemed seamless. Can I safely apply the hacks on units with 6.2 software with shows saved on the drive? The unit I hacked didn't have any shows on it and I backup everything before to a new drive of the same size before starting. By the time I was done, I felt confident that I could do this safely with drives with saved shows. Is this a fair assessment?

Will this block future software upgrades?

I may have more questions one I get all the units working together, but that's it for now.

Honestly, I know squat about TiVo's. I'm actually a ReplayTV user. This was my first experience with them and it was a very painless process for the most part. Any problem I had couldn't be solved with a little searching. ;)

Great job fellas!

-- Craig

[mightyb]

Gunny and Rbautch...GREAT WORK pulling all this together in a very useful format!! I've actually made it through all 900+ posts in this thread!!

My wife and I just welcomed our first child to the world a month ago, so my life is getting pretty much back to normal enough to hack away. And actually, the wife is has given me 100% sign off for the project...once she understood the benefits of MRV!!!! And that "hack" in this sense isn't a bad thing!! ;-)
It's amazing how much more you appreciate your TiVo's AFTER you become a parent..... (ha...and hence why i'm posting this at 2am!!!!)

I've been following Gunnyman's attempts since the original "4.x+ RID" thread....when he was the noob!!! I've been wanting to do it since then as well, but was a bit scared to get in there and just get it done. I have a SD-DVR40 (BR) and a RCA-DVR80 (LR).

Anyway, I was curious about any chance of backing up the current drives and running the zipper from os x??? I did see somewhere that there was a MFS Tools build for OS X. I would love to be able to utilize a couple of external FW enclosures and terminal to get everything done. Gunny, I know you are a mac man...is it even possible???

I haven't had the PC running for years since I got my PB! It would probably take me longer to get that out and running (win98) than it would actually to zipper the two drives!

Thanks!

Bri

[SteelersFan]

Nothing substatial. I just tried to make setting up wireless a little more foolproof. Before, I appended the author file to first check for the existance of the zipper_flag file, and then run the network script if it was found. Since the zipper_flag file gets deleted the first time you run the enhancment script, this would ensure that the network script ran only once, which was my intent. This worked fine for me on all my tivos, but at least two users reported that the network script would not run unless they removed the if/then statement that checked for the zipper_flag in the author file. So, version 1.3.1 has the check for the zipper_flag removed in order to guarantee that the network script runs on the first boot. It would also run on every future reboot (which is bad), so I adjusted the enancement script to edit the author file on the fly to remove the commands that run the network script. Since the enhancement script does not run until the network parameters are already set up, everything works out peachy. This concludes our look into the bowels of the Zipper. :p
Thanks for explanation. Since I've safely done 3 units with the 11/9 version and since I'm not running wireless, I think I'll use the same version on my last unit. :up:

[Gunnyman]

First off, a big thank you to Gunnyman and rbautch. You guy have done an excellent job at simplifying the whole hacking process. Job well done!

I do have a couple questions though...

This was my first attempt at hacking a TiVo. It seemed seamless. Can I safely apply the hacks on units with 6.2 software with shows saved on the drive? The unit I hacked didn't have any shows on it and I backup everything before to a new drive of the same size before starting. By the time I was done, I felt confident that I could do this safely with drives with saved shows. Is this a fair assessment?

Will this block future software upgrades?

I may have more questions one I get all the units working together, but that's it for now.

Honestly, I know squat about TiVo's. I'm actually a ReplayTV user. This was my first experience with them and it was a very painless process for the most part. Any problem I had couldn't be solved with a little searching. ;)

Great job fellas!

-- Craig
The zipper WILL block future upgrades
You certainly can apply the Zipper to an in place drive, but be aware you won't be able to MRV shows you have already recorded just ones recorded since zippering. NOTE this is an assumption because I know you can't do that thing we aren't allowed to talk about with those pre-zippered shows.

[Gunnyman]

Gunny and Rbautch...GREAT WORK pulling all this together in a very useful format!! I've actually made it through all 900+ posts in this thread!!

My wife and I just welcomed our first child to the world a month ago, so my life is getting pretty much back to normal enough to hack away. And actually, the wife is has given me 100% sign off for the project...once she understood the benefits of MRV!!!! And that "hack" in this sense isn't a bad thing!! ;-)
It's amazing how much more you appreciate your TiVo's AFTER you become a parent..... (ha...and hence why i'm posting this at 2am!!!!)

I've been following Gunnyman's attempts since the original "4.x+ RID" thread....when he was the noob!!! I've been wanting to do it since then as well, but was a bit scared to get in there and just get it done. I have a SD-DVR40 (BR) and a RCA-DVR80 (LR).

Anyway, I was curious about any chance of backing up the current drives and running the zipper from os x??? I did see somewhere that there was a MFS Tools build for OS X. I would love to be able to utilize a couple of external FW enclosures and terminal to get everything done. Gunny, I know you are a mac man...is it even possible???

I haven't had the PC running for years since I got my PB! It would probably take me longer to get that out and running (win98) than it would actually to zipper the two drives!

Thanks!

Bri

The zipper and all its awesomeness won't run easily from OS X. There are ways to totally hack a drive using OSX if you really want to though. Check tivotool.com for details.
It's honestly easier to dig out that PC if you can. I've only recently become a Mac man and I have never attempted to use the MFS tools for OS X.

[Gunnyman]

I did install in zipper, is there something I can check to see if it working. I get no on screen display. Thanks
umm call yourself :p

[WhyMe]

is there something in the script that can be check for the caller id?

[ttodd1]

The zipper WILL block future upgrades
You certainly can apply the Zipper to an in place drive, but be aware you won't be able to MRV shows you have already recorded just ones recorded since zippering. NOTE this is an assumption because I know you can't do that thing we aren't allowed to talk about with those pre-zippered shows.

You can MRV shows that were recorded before hacking.

[Gunnyman]

wow learn something new every day thanks ttodd

[rbautch]

Thanks for explanation. Since I've safely done 3 units with the 11/9 version and since I'm not running wireless, I think I'll use the same version on my last unit. :up:If anything, keep an eye on the enhancments thread. Future Zipper versions may make it easier to hack, or add support for more types of tivos. Future Enhancement scripts will add more features, and other things might make it worthwhile to upgrade. To upgrade the enhancements script is easy, and does not require you to pull the drive and run the Zipper all over agan. You simply FTP the new script to your Tivo, run the uninstall script on the old one, and then run the new one.

[Gunnyman]

is there something in the script that can be check for the caller id?
I totally don't understand this question.
Want to see if it's running?

[rbautch]

Gunny and Rbautch...GREAT WORK pulling all this together in a very useful format!! I've actually made it through all 900+ posts in this thread!!
Wow! Nice to see someone doing their homework, rather than firing off questions that have been asked before.

My wife and I just welcomed our first child to the world a month ago..Sounds like it's time for another tivo!

[WhyMe]

Yes I would like to know if its is running. Thanks

[Gunnyman]

from bash
do a ps
and look for it in the list
or like I said earlier call yourself :p

[bengalfreak]

Gunny, does the zipper automatically turn off encryption and if so, how hard is it to turn back on? I want all of my existing shows to be able to be MRV'd with a newly zippered drive.

[Gunnyman]

well according to ttodd encryption doesn't effect MRV.
Superpatch turns it off.
Turning back on would be as simple as restoring an unmodified tivoapp.

[babston]

I have completed the steps and ran the enhancments.... I am not able to get any local channels. Did I miss something or does it just take sometime for them to work?

[Gunnyman]

they will come back in ~ 24 hrs or you can call 1800 directv and enter extension 722 to get your card reauthorized in 5 mins.

[trplblacksnake]

this was by far one of the easiest things I have ever done. I love this my wife was surprised how fast I got both tivos unhooked hacked and turned back on. Hey goonyman is it worth getting the usb 2.0 hardware for connecting to the network or is the usb 1.1 ok to use. The main thing Ill be doing is watching shows from one tivo to the other.

[owlhooter]

from bash
do a ps
and look for it in the list
or like I said earlier call yourself :p

I would assume he is having the same problem I am having on my HDVR2's, I installed the script and I can see it running, but no Caller ID display. I try running NCID in debug mode and I just see the *RING* with no caller ID info on it. I've pretty much given up on getting caller ID to work on my 2 units.

[Gunnyman]

this was by far one of the easiest things I have ever done. I love this my wife was surprised how fast I got both tivos unhooked hacked and turned back on. Hey goonyman is it worth getting the usb 2.0 hardware for connecting to the network or is the usb 1.1 ok to use. The main thing Ill be doing is watching shows from one tivo to the other.
usb 1.1 is 11 mb/s barely fast enough

[rbautch]

I would assume he is having the same problem I am having on my HDVR2's, I installed the script and I can see it running, but no Caller ID display. I try running NCID in debug mode and I just see the *RING* with no caller ID info on it. I've pretty much given up on getting caller ID to work on my 2 units.First thing to test is the on-screen display. From bash, try: echo "NCID-test" | /var/hack/bin/out2osd...and see if it displays.

[trplblacksnake]

Im looking at the tweak for service pack 2 users. According to step 6 after applying the tweak I then uninstall it correct.

[Gunnyman]

no
those instructions are there if you ever WANT to uninstall it.

[trplblacksnake]

Im going to get my 2 usb 2.0 network adapters right now and then I will start the actual process. I pulled the drives last night and put the files on now the actual hacking starts.

[Dirac]

I have completed the steps and ran the enhancments.... I am not able to get any local channels. Did I miss something or does it just take sometime for them to work?

You can call 1-800-531-5000 and enter "711" when it prompts for a three-digit message. The ANI will recognize your phone number if you call from your registered phone so you don't need to talk to anyone or enter your phone number. You don't need to reauthorize your cards with the 722 extension (I didn't even know that worked but I guess it makes sense). 711 will reauthorize your subscribed channels on all your active cards. For a while there I was using it every other day. :D

Or, you can wait 24 hours and they should return. I have had them return in less than an hour but I think that was just good timing.

[WhyMe]

First thing to test is the on-screen display. From bash, try: echo "NCID-test" | /var/hack/bin/out2osd...and see if it displays.


You do get a on screen display with that command.

[Dan Collins]

I would assume he is having the same problem I am having on my HDVR2's, I installed the script and I can see it running, but no Caller ID display. I try running NCID in debug mode and I just see the *RING* with no caller ID info on it. I've pretty much given up on getting caller ID to work on my 2 units.
You DO subscribe to caller-id service from your phone company, right?

[Dan Collins]

You do get a on screen display with that command.
If you mean YOU saw "NCID Test" on screen, that's good, that means that the out2osd program is working, and you problem is indeed in NCID.

First, as I just pointed out to another poster, you must subscribe to caller ID service from your phone company. Do any "regular" caller ID displays on your telephones work?

Assuming that Caller ID is active and working on your phone lines, did you edit any of the configuartion files (ncid.conf, ncidd.conf and ncidd.alias)?

Do you see any Caller ID entries in the log (ncid.log)?

[Gunnyman]

You DO subscribe to caller-id service from your phone company, right?
As always Dan's here with the RIGHT question :D

[texster]

After five days of zipper bliss, I screwed the pooch - after creating a new subdirectory /var / hack, placing a certain server file in it, I lost networking - usb is powered, but no link (using fa 120).

I have been monkeying with hyperterminal and a serial cable to see if I can get bash prompt. No joy as of yet. But assuming I can get in - can I remove the offending files and or rerun the zipper files. Or does this sort of thing require pulling the drive and starting over w/ide?

[mightyb]

Wow! Nice to see someone doing their homework, rather than firing off questions that have been asked before.

Sounds like it's time for another tivo!


HA! Once I get the MRV running on our current two, there will be no stopping a 3rd!!! :-D

[Gunnyman]

After five days of zipper bliss, I screwed the pooch - after creating a new subdirectory /var / hack, placing a certain server file in it, I lost networking - usb is powered, but no link (using fa 120).

I have been monkeying with hyperterminal and a serial cable to see if I can get bash prompt. No joy as of yet. But assuming I can get in - can I remove the offending files and or rerun the zipper files. Or does this sort of thing require pulling the drive and starting over w/ide?
that depends on what happened. You can try to just rezipper with the HD in your PC if you can't get serial bash, without a re-image and see if just recreating the authorfile fixes things. If not, its re-image time.

[owlhooter]

As always Dan's here with the RIGHT question :D


Oh you mean you have to subscribe to Caller ID? /sarcasm.. I realize that since I didn't specify before there is no way for you to know that yes I do indeed have caller ID service on the line. And when testing NCID in Debug mode it comes up with this:

RING
CIDINFO: *LINE*-*RING*1*




RING
CIDINFO: *LINE*-*RING*2*




RING
CIDINFO: *LINE*-*RING*3*


CIDINFO: *LINE*-*RING*0*


Then the cidcall.log file shows this text

MSG: Started 11/13/2005 20:06
MSG: Terminated 11/13/2005 20:08



So it appears that NCID isn't picking up the Caller ID information for some reason or another. It's doing the same on both of my HDVR2's. I was just assuming that maybe the modem in it for whatever reason wasn't CID capable.. But could never find anything saying that, and all I could find is that it should work. But after hours of working with it I still have been unable to get it to pick up the CID info, yet all my phones can pick it up fine.

[WhyMe]

I do have caller id on the home phone, what command do I use to look at the ncid.log? Thanks

[rbautch]

NCID questions are beyond the scope of this thread, which should be reserved for asking questions specifically about the Zipper. It's hard enough for new users to read this thread for Zipper support, without diluting it even further. You'll get more exposure to your questions by starting a new thread in the underground forum. Another alternative is, dare I say?, the search button?

[owlhooter]

I agree, don't want to get this thread too off topic. I have tried the search button but to no avail so I'll go ahead and make a new thread for it. I do want to say that you have done a great job with your scripts, I hacked my 2 pre Zipper but used your enhancement script afterwards.

Thanks for all your hard work on these to make things easier for the rest of us..

[trplblacksnake]

Im getting an error while trying to ftp the tweak over to my tivo. Im using filezilla in binary mode. but it comes up as critical transfer error.

[Gunnyman]

snake..
tweak.sh is already on your tivo
telnet to th etivo and run it per instructions.

[kmclaren]

Hey Guys. Thanks for a great process that is the easiest yet.

I have just tried the zipper about 100 times and have had no success getting connected to the Tivo after installing the drive. I'm using a Belkin F5D5050 10/100 USB adapter. All the other processes I have used do not light up the activity lights on this thing, but Zipper does show activity.

However, I cannot Telnet to the machine. After I run zipper using a Cake image the thing pings for about the first minute and then I am unable to ping either. If I sniff the connection, I can see occasional packets coming from the adapter going to port 2190 which appears to be the Tivo broadcast port. However, nothing else works. I also noted that ARP packets come back with a MAC of 00000000 for the IP address of the Tivo. Adding a manual entry in the ARP cache on the PC does not seem to help.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm thinking that the Belkin adapter may not be a good choice for this application. (I did test on a PC and it does work)

If I do buy another adapter, is there on that is known to work well?

Thanks in advance for your help.

- Keith

[clambert11]

I used the same Belkin this weekend when setting up the 3 units I just hacked connected to a Linksys WRT54G.

What I did notice is that for some reason it didn't use the static IP I initially setup within Zipper. It allowed the router to assign a DHCP IP for some strange reason. I telnetted into the dynamic IP and ran rbautch's script. After that I entered the network settings again and it did indeed make it static.

All 3 units did the same thing. It's quite possible I made the same mistake 3 times as well. :) At any rate, I figured it out and was able to get things working.

It doesn't sound like the exact same issue, but you might check it out anyway.

-- Craig

[rbautch]

Hey Guys. Thanks for a great process that is the easiest yet.

I have just tried the zipper about 100 times and have had no success getting connected to the Tivo after installing the drive. I'm using a Belkin F5D5050 10/100 USB adapter. All the other processes I have used do not light up the activity lights on this thing, but Zipper does show activity.

However, I cannot Telnet to the machine. After I run zipper using a Cake image the thing pings for about the first minute and then I am unable to ping either. If I sniff the connection, I can see occasional packets coming from the adapter going to port 2190 which appears to be the Tivo broadcast port. However, nothing else works. I also noted that ARP packets come back with a MAC of 00000000 for the IP address of the Tivo. Adding a manual entry in the ARP cache on the PC does not seem to help.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm thinking that the Belkin adapter may not be a good choice for this application. (I did test on a PC and it does work)

If I do buy another adapter, is there on that is known to work well?

Thanks in advance for your help.

- Keith
Netgear FA-120 is one of the more poplular adapters known to work.

[rbautch]

I used the same Belkin this weekend when setting up the 3 units I just hacked connected to a Linksys WRT54G.

What I did notice is that for some reason it didn't use the static IP I initially setup within Zipper. It allowed the router to assign a DHCP IP for some strange reason. I telnetted into the dynamic IP and ran rbautch's script. After that I entered the network settings again and it did indeed make it static.

All 3 units did the same thing. It's quite possible I made the same mistake 3 times as well. :) At any rate, I figured it out and was able to get things working.

It doesn't sound like the exact same issue, but you might check it out anyway.

-- CraigIf you don't mind, try a test with the latest version 1.3.1 of the Zipper to see if that fixes your issue.

[tivoenthused]

Gunny + RBautch

I was all zippered up for about 2 weeks there. HMO, MRV, etc we're all working beautifully.

Then for some reason, TiVo Server and TiVo Desktop 2.2 wouldn't start up correctly on my PC. I uninstalled and reinstalled the TiVo desktop software (including manually deleting the common files/tivo folder). When I attempted to reinstall TiVo desktop 2.2, I got the "internal error occurred" message during the "deleting backups" portion of the software install. The install delayed and eventually completed, but now I can't even get TiVo desktop or TivoServer to open.... still getting the "internal error occurred". The network is still up (FTP, MRV, and TivoWeb are all still functional).

I tried to revert back to TiVo desktop 1.3, but kept getting error messages about how the TiVo Beacon was unavailable (even though it clearly was functioning in the windows task mgr processes report).

3 questions
- are there any known issues with the Zipper and TiVo's desktop software
- is there another method of publishing photos + music to my TiVos without using TiVo Desktop publisher?
- have any idea where I have gone wrong?

thanks,

JL

[Gunnyman]

1) no I've been using tivodesktop for nearly a year (and the zipper is just an automated method for how my systems are hacked)
2) check out javahmo at javahmo.sourceforge.org
3) any firewall between you and teh tivo?

[adtpete]

Ok, being an FNG to the tivo board, I have a stupid question. My tivo series 2 just started clicking, with the shows slowing and stopping, and on power down reboot, hanging on the tivo restarting screen. Figure the hard drive is dead, and want to replace it rather than hassle with new unit. Just dll the mfstools2.iso. Once I get inside the box, is it really as simple as just rtfi on here? Familiar with pc's and have heard numerous times that hard drive replace/upgrade is simple, but, the oh will beat me if i waste to much time and she can't watch "her" tivo.
Thanks in advance :)

[Gunnyman]

it's simple if you want to just start fresh with a new HD and no shows.
Saving shows on a dying HD is tricky.
Oh and this thread isn't about that.
Please create a new one. Thanks

[trplblacksnake]

Ok Ive got everything up and running after making another trip to Staples and getting a different usb 2.0 adapter. I purchased 2 linksys usb200ms one was a V1 the other a V2. Appearantly the drivers arent the same. I hooked the v2 to my laptop and it wouldnt auto load the drivers either. Note dont get the smaller looking usb200m. Now the only problem Im having is getting mrv to work right. I go into my now playing list and it shows all of my recorded programs If I sort the list it wont show my other tivo but if I dont sort the list (no folders and sorted by date instead of alphabetical) it works just fine. Im trying to get tivoweb plus to work now too. Any guides or how tos for twp.

[Gunnyman]

I have my folders turned on and sorted alphabetically and my mrv tivo shows up in the bottom of the list after suggestions.
for tivowebplus, just put the ip address of your tivo in your browser's address bar.

[rmasonjr]

Hi!
Sorry for jumping in, but I do have a question. I'm about to take the leap and upgrade both my Tivos and use the Zipper. When I went to get InstantCake, the version says 3.1.1e - I'm running 6.2-01-2-151 I'm assuming the 3.1.1e is the kernel version - correct?
Thanks!
Rob

[Gunnyman]

if you are running 6.2 already, you don't need instantcake, you just need the LBA48 Boot CD.

[rmasonjr]

ah - thanks gunny!

[zeuna]

Is there any similar product for a stand alone series 2?

[Gunnyman]

nope (not yet anyway)

[tivoenthused]

1) no I've been using tivodesktop for nearly a year (and the zipper is just an automated method for how my systems are hacked)
2) check out javahmo at javahmo.sourceforge.org
3) any firewall between you and teh tivo?

Gunny,

Thanks for the ideas. I figured it out. The issue had to do with my web filtering service. Now that the filter is off, TivO desktop is up and working again. The key learnings for all of this was your turning me onto Java HMO. What a great service!

Does the Zippered DTivo work with Galleon? Or is that 7.2 machines only?

thx,

JL

[Gunnyman]

sadly Gallon, which is an AWESOME app is Standalone Series 2 only.

[GAM]

I have a HDVR2 and a DSR708 that are both running 6.2. If I make a backup from one, can I restore and run zipper on both from the same backup or do I need to make a backup from each unit?

[krickster]

Well I think I found the first problem with my initial installation -- I didn't reboot after starting tivo up again, before running the tweak script. I didnt have to go through any "guided setup" so I didn't realize I needed to reboot again, before running the script. So I did it correctly on my second box. And I tried to do it again on my first one. I thought it worked - I was able to use MRV last night, but then today it is no longer seen on my network. Both boxes are wired to my router, and I am contemplating replacing it, to see if the problem is it.

But before I pulled the drive again (since I can't telnet to it), I thought I should take a look at the running one to see how everything is supposed to look. Well, I tried using Joe, but it won't work. I get
bash: joe: command not found
I eventually found the program in /etc/rc.d and tried starting it there. But I got the message:
Couldn't open '/tivo-bin/etc/joerc'
This is from my box that is working, on a wired connection.

So now I am wondering if there is something else going on. How can I install joe from telnet? And, more importantly, what is the best way for me to re-zipper my first drive, without replacing its contents? (my linux skills are lacking)

Thanks

[rbautch]

To get joe to work, try typing the following command at bash:
ln -s /.joerc /tivo-bin/etc/joerc
...and then try to start joe again. If that doesn't work, uninstall/reinstall the enhancement script. The uninstall script is in /hacks, just run it with: sh tweak-uninstall.sh

[Gunnyman]

I have a HDVR2 and a DSR708 that are both running 6.2. If I make a backup from one, can I restore and run zipper on both from the same backup or do I need to make a backup from each unit?
Should be fine GAM, both units will report that they are the same model number if you restore the same back up to each. If that bothers you make a back up of each and restore it.

[rbautch]

And, more importantly, what is the best way for me to re-zipper my first drive, without replacing its contents? (my linux skills are lacking)

ThanksTry rebooting first, and then check you router to see if it was assigned an address. Also try telnetting to it with the static IP you set in the Zipper script. If no luck, just start over from scratch and re-Zipper the drive.

[krickster]

I tried the "ln" command but get:ln: cannot create symbolic link '/tivo-bin/etc/joerc' to '/.joerc': No such file or directory

I know this may seem to be off-topic at first, but I am wondering, is the script supposed to make a directory /tivo-bin ? I cannot find it.

[GAM]

Should be fine GAM, both units will report that they are the same model number but if that bothers you make a back up of each and restore it.


Thanks, as part of doing the zipper I will be using larger hard drives. Do I have to do anything to to use all the space (expanding ala Hinsdale) or will it use all the space automatically?

[Gunnyman]

use /busybox instead of /tivo-bin

[Gunnyman]

Thanks, as part of doing the zipper I will be using larger hard drives. Do I have to do anything to to use all the space (expanding ala Hinsdale) or will it use all the space automatically?
were you going to be renaming your backup to be 00000000001 like in the zipper instructions and letting zipper image for you? or were you going to backup/restore on your own?
if the latter, just follow hinsdale's guide then come back to the zipper.

[GAM]

were you going to be renaming your backup to be 00000000001 like in the zipper instructions and letting zipper image for you? or were you going to backup/restore on your own?
if the latter, just follow hinsdale's guide then come back to the zipper.


I already have a backup that I will renam to 00000000001 per the instructions.
What do I do in this case?

[Gunnyman]

just that
the zipper will expand it to fill the drive for you.

[GAM]

just that
the zipper will expand it to fill the drive for you.



Thank you for all your help and all your hard work making our Tivo experience more enjoyable!

[Gunnyman]

no problemmo. just keep in mind you are going "off book" here with your method. It should work fine as long as you have named your back-up properly.

[GAM]

no problemmo. just keep in mind you are going "off book" here with your method. It should work fine as long as you have named your back-up properly.


As far as the name of the backup is concerned, the guide screen shot has it as 000001 and in the previous post you had more zeroes in front. What is the correct name for the 6.2 image?

[Gunnyman]

teh screenshot
I never counted the zeros :p

[GAM]

teh screenshot
I never counted the zeros :p


Thanks again!

[GAM]

As far as the name of the backup is concerned, the guide screen shot has it as 000001 and in the previous post you had more zeroes in front. What is the correct name for the 6.2 image?



Wouldn't it be better to use your own backup though so all your settings, i.e. season passes won't have to be reset?

[SonnyZ1]

Hi Guys,
Great work with the zipper. Even an noob like me can make it work. ;) I have a question and have been searching this site for answers, but I am unable to find them.
My DTivo was zippered this weekend, rebooted, and enhancements installed. Working great and watching TV!! :D I have set the IP address and can start up Tivowebplus. Great!!! I can look at the now showing screen and see some shows that have been recorded since zippering. When I click on the show, it takes me to another screen with additional info on the show. How does one go about watching the show on my computer?
I have installed TiVo Desktop. In the settings screen, it shows my computer (10.0.0.12) and the address for my TiVo (10.0.0.11) but cannot access the DTivo. The error message says no TiVo DVR's available on the network. Have I missed a step? I checked everything I could think off, short of going to the "other" forum.
Any help or guidance is sincerely appreciated. :confused:
DirecTiVo: Samsung SIR-S4040R - w/ Western Digital 200gb HD.
Zipper and enhancements

[kmclaren]

If you don't mind, try a test with the latest version 1.3.1 of the Zipper to see if that fixes your issue.


Ok, I am still unable to telnet in to my Tivo after changing from a Belkin to a Netgear FA120. I'm not sure where I could be going wrong since it seems that this process should be pretty simple.

Since I have no access to the box (serial connection also does not seem to work but not sure it it's my cable or the tivo) my only way to see what's happening is to put the drive back in a PC. This is clearly not optimal.

So, it's there any way I'm not aware of that I can t-shoot this? I can see that the IP I am using (192.168.0.105) is sending out discovery packets on the network, but it's not responding to ping or telnet. Any thoughts?

- Keith

[Gunnyman]

Wouldn't it be better to use your own backup though so all your settings, i.e. season passes won't have to be reset?
our directions for restoring assume a NEW empty tivo image. The beginning of the zipper says you should use hinsdale to back/up and restore to a new drive before zippering anyway.

[Gunnyman]

Ok, I am still unable to telnet in to my Tivo after changing from a Belkin to a Netgear FA120. I'm not sure where I could be going wrong since it seems that this process should be pretty simple.

Since I have no access to the box (serial connection also does not seem to work but not sure it it's my cable or the tivo) my only way to see what's happening is to put the drive back in a PC. This is clearly not optimal.

So, it's there any way I'm not aware of that I can t-shoot this? I can see that the IP I am using (192.168.0.105) is sending out discovery packets on the network, but it's not responding to ping or telnet. Any thoughts?

- Keith
firewall issue?

[Gunnyman]

Hi Guys,
Great work with the zipper. Even an noob like me can make it work. ;) I have a question and have been searching this site for answers, but I am unable to find them.
My DTivo was zippered this weekend, rebooted, and enhancements installed. Working great and watching TV!! :D I have set the IP address and can start up Tivowebplus. Great!!! I can look at the now showing screen and see some shows that have been recorded since zippering. When I click on the show, it takes me to another screen with additional info on the show. How does one go about watching the show on my computer?
I have installed TiVo Desktop. In the settings screen, it shows my computer (10.0.0.12) and the address for my TiVo (10.0.0.11) but cannot access the DTivo. The error message says no TiVo DVR's available on the network. Have I missed a step? I checked everything I could think off, short of going to the "other" forum.
Any help or guidance is sincerely appreciated. :confused:
DirecTiVo: Samsung SIR-S4040R - w/ Western Digital 200gb HD.
Zipper and enhancements

You won't be using tivodesktop to view shows. that's only for standalones.
As for what you need to do next, its head over to ddb and do some reading because we aren't allowed to discuss such thngs here.

[SonnyZ1]

You won't be using tivodesktop to view shows. that's only for standalones.
As for what you need to do next, its head over to ddb and do some reading because we aren't allowed to discuss such thngs here.

Thanks Gunnyman for the tip. I was afraid that would be the answer. I guess that I should be PITF4O5T for that post :)

[Gunnyman]

nah I just won't talk to ya at the gas pump :D

[GAM]

our directions for restoring assume a NEW empty tivo image. The beginning of the zipper says you should use hinsdale to back/up and restore to a new drive before zippering anyway.


Both of my units are running 6.2 and are unhacked, I thought I could make a backup and use for the zipper procedure. Is this not ok? Should I only use the one off Instantcake?

[mikehome]

Will it mess up my hacked Dtivo to hook it up back to the phone line? Was curious if it will undo the enhancement script and Zipper if I do. I heard that DTV is going to unmirror any DVR's that hasn't phoned home in 3o days in the near future

[Gunnyman]

Both of my units are running 6.2 and are unhacked, I thought I could make a backup and use for the zipper procedure. Is this not ok? Should I only use the one off Instantcake?
backing up and restoring is fine just do hinsdale method then use teh zipper

[Gunnyman]

Will it mess up my hacked Dtivo to hook it up back to the phone line? Was curious if it will undo the enhancement script and Zipper if I do. I heard that DTV is going to unmirror any DVR's that hasn't phoned home in 3o days in the near future

I was wondering how long it would take for that rumor to get here.
Honestly I don't think DTV would do that. Churn would be insane.
As for will it mess up your hacked tivo, it shouldn't but the route commands placed in the author file will prevent a call to tivo from getting thru anyway.

[mikesown]

Great work! I envy your coding skills!

As an idea, would something like this scenario work? :

Would it be possible to just plug the DTivo phone plug into a modem, and initiate a connection into tricking the DTivo that it was talking to DirecTV? If so, this would allow for a MORE than seamless installation, as you wouldn't need to even open your tivo, or run any scripts.

Anyway, think this is possible? It would certainly be very cool if it was made!

Mike

[rbautch]

I tried the "ln" command but get:

I know this may seem to be off-topic at first, but I am wondering, is the script supposed to make a directory /tivo-bin ? I cannot find it.Sounds like it never un-tarred the joe archive. Uninstall/reinstall the script, and try again. After the script runs, it should copy a file called .joerc to the root directory. It's invisible, so the only way to see it is with vi.

[bengalfreak]

Great work! I envy your coding skills!

As an idea, would something like this scenario work? :

Would it be possible to just plug the DTivo phone plug into a modem, and initiate a connection into tricking the DTivo that it was talking to DirecTV? If so, this would allow for a MORE than seamless installation, as you wouldn't need to even open your tivo, or run any scripts.

Anyway, think this is possible? It would certainly be very cool if it was made!

Mike


Exactly what would you be trying to make the DTivo do?

[joeblow17]

Guys I have used your zipper which I have to say I love BTW to hack 2 Tivo's with no problems. But my brother has a Tivo he would like hacked and I haven't tried it on his scenario yet. he has a dual drive where he bought a 2nd drive a while back from Weaknees just to add capacity. He has no hacks. Can I use the zipper on a dual drive Tivo? If so do I just pull the original or do they both have to be pulled from the Tivo?

Thanks for any info you can give me..

[SteelersFan]

Guys I have used your zipper which I have to say I love BTW to hack 2 Tivo's with no problems. But my brother has a Tivo he would like hacked and I haven't tried it on his scenario yet. he has a dual drive where he bought a 2nd drive a while back from Weaknees just to add capacity. He has no hacks. Can I use the zipper on a dual drive Tivo? If so do I just pull the original or do they both have to be pulled from the Tivo?

Thanks for any info you can give me..
I have a unit in the exact same condition. Just pull the master drive and Zipper that one. Works perfectly!

[texster]

What is the default password for TWP that installs w/ zipper? Trying to edit Tivoweb.cfg to enable port forwarding to TWP, but Hackman prompts to "Enter password to enable /disable dangerous features...." etc.


EDIT - "password" is the answer to my own question. sorry to post.