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

[bnm81002]

No, drivers haven't changed. See if you can determine if the drivers did not get installed, or if the usb.map file didn't get edited with the backported driver entries. Mount the drive in a PC or use a serial cable to examine the files.



how can I do that with my serial cable please? thanks

[luder]

http://www.dellanave.com/projects/tivo/tivocable.jpg
Note this is only if your using db9 serial to tivo

[cr33p]

No, drivers haven't changed. See if you can determine if the drivers did not get installed, or if the usb.map file didn't get edited with the backported driver entries. Mount the drive in a PC or use a serial cable to examine the files.

Well I rezippered the drive again with my new version since the old one apparently either was damaged or labeled incorrectly. And voila im in bizzness
Kudos once again to a kick arse script :)

thanks everyone

[LanceMac]

Thanks Gunny, I feel really stupid! I was entering 192 just because I had absolutly no idea what to enter! I don't believe there is any reference in the Zipper instructions to the sevice number prefix. I'm a newbie to the world of Tivo hacking.

On the plus side of things I did replace my old 40GB drive with a 160GB drive and everything seems to be working great.

Lance

[cr33p]

So today i found a great deal on a HR10-250 , With the zipper is it possible to MRV ? I think I read before the answer was yes, but I just want to be sure. What functions will be the same and which would be different running the zipper vs my sd d*tivo

Thanks

[Da Goon]

So today i found a great deal on a HR10-250 , With the zipper is it possible to MRV ? I think I read before the answer was yes, but I just want to be sure. What functions will be the same and which would be different running the zipper vs my sd d*tivo

Thanks

MRV will never be available for HR10s. You can grab mfs_ftp and MovieLoader from DDB for "pseudo-MRV".

[bnm81002]

http://www.dellanave.com/projects/tivo/tivocable.jpg
Note this is only if your using db9 serial to tivo


my post was for rbautch's post in examing the files to see if the drivers were loaded properly, how do I check that with my serial cable

[Da Goon]

my post was for rbautch's post in examing the files to see if the drivers were loaded properly, how do I check that with my serial cable

Type "lsmod" to see which drivers are loaded.

[cr33p]

MRV will never be available for HR10s. You can grab mfs_ftp and MovieLoader from DDB for "pseudo-MRV".
Ok , kool, thanks.

[dageekkid]

Hey... WTF....

I did follow the guide as I explained it before, but I just checked it and the DTivo is still encrypting the shows...????

[dageekkid]

I reformatted the drive and rezippered again but still have this problem, can someone help me please? thank you :o :( :confused:

To take care of this I HIGHLY sugest using a supported USB 1.1 version first...
This should let you connect without an issue... now at this point you can run the tweak... running the tweak will install it from the drive, after the reboot, re run the tweak this will uninstall the tweak and download the latest one that fixes the USB issue... :)

[Captain 80s]

Did some searching and found some posts where this is discussed, but coudn't really find the answer:

Zippered a unit a couple weeks ago, but had my router go bad, so I couldn't telnet in and run the enhancment scripts. I have recorded a couple things since then.

If I run the enhancment script now, will my programs still be watchable? They do not need to be MRV'd or anything else.

Thanks in advance.
Mike.

[Lord Vader]

The shows will be watchable on your TIVO, but won't be if you download them and they're encrypted. Ciphercheck, of course, will verify for you which shows are encrypted.

[martini76]

that's a similar problem with my Philips unit, I tried both 2.9 and 3.0 versions of Zipper and can't get a bash prompt to install the "enhancement scripts" I've been using the Airlink ASOHOUSB adapters w/o any problems before, my other Philips unit(wife's) is working fine when I zippered it(dunno which zipper version though) just my Philips unit, I can't get a bash prompt :(

I had very similar problems with my TRENDnet TU2-ET100/RCA 80. I managed to figure out how to get it to work via a bunch of different posts on this wonderful forum and my serial cable. I may have some redundant/not needed steps, but I'm a tivo hacking/linux newbie, plus after starting over so many times, I didn't want to figure out what wasn't needed.

1. Started with a freshly zippered drive, but hadn't run the tweaks yet
2. let the tivo do the initial boot/reboot
3. edited hacks/usbmap_script.sh to add my network device:

/device ax8817x/a\
product 07b8 420a Hawking UF200/TRENDnet TU2-ET100

4. executed tweak.sh & rebooted
5. in the etc/rc.d/rc.sysint.author file, I added the following so the needed usb driver would be loaded:

insmod /lib/modules/ax8817x.o

6. rebooted; during the reboot, the light finally came on on my router showing that there was something connected :)
7. entered command for the network address:

tivosh /hacks/network.tcl 192.168.1.40 192.168.1.1

8. rebooted again

Thanks to all who developed all of these hacks/scripts/helpful forum posts! :D

[rbautch]

3. edited hacks/usbmap_script.sh to add my network device:

/device ax8817x/a\
product 07b8 420a Hawking UF200/TRENDnet TU2-ET100

This entry is in the stock usb.map file, so it's not necessary to add it to get it working. If anyone having problems with an adapter that requires backported drivers can give me any more specific information, I'd be happy to look into it. Before you pull the drive from your tivo:

1. If the backported drivers were installed in /lib/modules. If the dates on all the files are the same, that means they weren't installed.

2. If /etc/hotplug/usb.map was edited to include the following entries:

product 13b1 0018 Linksys USB200MV2
product 0b95 7720 Airlink ASOHOUSB
product 0b95 1780 Airlink AGIGAUSB
product 1737 0039 Linksys usb1000
product 2001 3c05 DUB-E100, revision B1
product 07d1 3c05 DUB-E100, revision B1 alternate vendor code

[CrashHD]

I found a new use for the zipper. I used it to upgrade to 6.xa, without having to pull the drive.

I telneted into my R10 after it finally got the 6.1a slices over the sat.

mkdir /tivo
mkdir /cdrom

ftp the entire contents of my zipper cd into /cdrom (except bootpage!!) Watch the case when doing this. zipper_isomaker (for me at least) always changes filenames to all uppercase. When booting from a cd, the zipper has tolerated the case difference, but in this case, from an ext2 folder, it is a showstopper.

edit /tvbin/installSw.itcl to remove the reboot command and exit an insert command

/tvbin/installSw.itcl <slice upgrade version>

installSw.itcl installs the new version on the alternate partition, flips the bootpage, and exits.

to make the zipper work with the tivo's bootpage program, I had to change the line:
root="`/cdrom/bootpage -b /dev/$location | cut -c17-20`" to
root="`/bootpage -b /dev/$location | cut -c14`"

I only did this to the first instance of the zipper script calling bootpage (the rest don't matter, as bootpage only needs to be read to determine which partition to mount. parameters such as upgradesofware=false were not removed by installSw.itcl)

call /cdrom/zipper.sh (must use zipper.sh, not zipper)

from there, zipper.sh runs on the tivo just the same as before with a tivo disk in a pc. I get a few errors for the /cdrom/bootpage entries later on that I didn't bother to remove, but they caused no harm.

I thought this method beat:
1) The same upgrade method done manually
2) $20 slicer
3) Letting installSw.itcl run it's course unmodified, pull drive, rezipper.

thoughts?

[ttodd1]

Then there is this:

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4883960&&#post4883960

[rbautch]

Very interesting, but I'm not sure it's much more convenient than a manual slice upgrade. It does save you having to manually copy your kernel, and from copying the enhancement script and rbautch_files.tgz archive. If you want to play with it further, I can make the Zippers bootpage call intelligent enough to run with any version of bootpage. I can also compile a version that will work on a tivo instead of PC.

[jaywtivo]

Hi - I'm running the Zipper now - I used the Weakness LBA because I already have it.

The script is dying trying to copy over the vmlinux.px.gz because its not there - can you help?

(error: Hacked kernel not found on Zipper CD. Aborting...)

[CrashHD]

jaywtivo- I don't think the weaknees cd has the kernel you need. You'll need to get the proper kernel, and killhdinitrd that kernel, or get the ptvupgrade disk for $5 ($5 to be damn certain you got the right kernel...priceless)

re: in tivo rezipper.

It worked for me at least. I had several to upgrade. I cheated the first time, just let installSw nuke my hacks, pulled the drive, and rezippered. (this was the big one...had to be extra careful).
The next one, I took the reboot out of installSw and just read from zipper.sh like it was my cheatsheet. That got me thinking, since all I did was enter command from zipper.sh manually, why not just run the zipper.sh directly.

Ironically enough, I got this "automatic (mostly) method" to work on the last tivo I had to update, so I won't need to update/rezipper any more, unless I do it as a method of "starting again from scratch" on my test tivo.

[sk33t3r]

Sweet!!!!

[jaywtivo]

jaywtivo- I don't think the weaknees cd has the kernel you need. You'll need to get the proper kernel, and killhdinitrd that kernel, or get the ptvupgrade disk for $5 ($5 to be damn certain you got the right kernel...priceless)



should I bother if I don't have a USB adapter? Will a standard LinkSys Wireless usb adapter work in it?

[rn9q]

Hello,
I'd like to change out my existing drive in my HR10-250 with two 750 GB drives, keep my existing shows, and then run zipper on them. How can I do these steps? Apologies in advance if I am posting in the wrong forum but I'd like to use zipper but would like to increase capacity and keep my currently recorded shows as well.

Thanks in advance.

[ForrestB]

should I bother if I don't have a USB adapter? Will a standard LinkSys Wireless usb adapter work in it?

Here's a list of the Zipper supported USB adapters Zipper adapters (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4473297&&#post4473297) If it's not on the list, it won't work

[jaywtivo]

Here's a list of the Zipper supported USB adapters Zipper adapters (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=4473297&&#post4473297) If it's not on the list, it won't work

thank you! I was just coming out here to post that I found the Wiki and the list!

[rbautch]

Hello,
I'd like to change out my existing drive in my HR10-250 with two 750 GB drives, keep my existing shows, and then run zipper on them. How can I do these steps? Apologies in advance if I am posting in the wrong forum but I'd like to use zipper but would like to increase capacity and keep my currently recorded shows as well.

Thanks in advance.I suggest using Instantcake to apply an image to both drives, then fire up the tivo to make sure everything works okay. Then run the Zipper on the master drive.

[traig]

This entry is in the stock usb.map file, so it's not necessary to add it to get it working. If anyone having problems with an adapter that requires backported drivers can give me any more specific information, I'd be happy to look into it. Before you pull the drive from your tivo:

1. If the backported drivers were installed in /lib/modules. If the dates on all the files are the same, that means they weren't installed.

I zippered my drive with the zipper current as of April 3. After my first attempt, my DUB-E100 adapter didn't work. I went back and re-zippered, and when the zipper binary was done running I mounted the hda4 partition to have a look. The modules were properly installed in /lib/modules. My problem was with the usb.map (see below).


2. If /etc/hotplug/usb.map was edited to include the following entries:

product 13b1 0018 Linksys USB200MV2
product 0b95 7720 Airlink ASOHOUSB
product 0b95 1780 Airlink AGIGAUSB
product 1737 0039 Linksys usb1000
product 2001 3c05 DUB-E100, revision B1
product 07d1 3c05 DUB-E100, revision B1 alternate vendor code

This is where the installer failed. The usb.map and usb.map.orig in /etc/hotplug were identical. My Tivo is an RCA DVR40, so I looked at the zipper.sh script and followed it line by line. Based on the fact that my service number is 321, the /hacks/usbmap_script.sh file should have had entries that were labelled to go into the "device ax8817x" section of the usb.map, but they weren't, they were all labelled to go into "device usbnet".

This is where the installer made the mistake, because when the sed command ran to update the usb.map, it didn't find a "usbnet" section in there, and therefore the sed didn't make any changes to the usb.map. What I did to make it work was to manually edit the usbmap_script.sh file with vi and replace all the instances of "usbnet" with "ax8817x". I then ran the sed command from the zipper.sh and the usb.map was properly updated. ( I also could have simply edited the usb.map to add those entries by hand. )

I'm not sure if the zipper binary installer is simply a compiled version of the zipper.sh script, because looking at the script, it should have worked properly, but the creation of the usbmap_script.sh is where it broke down. I think the usbmapheader1 and usbmapheader2 variables were incorrectly set to usbnet.

[rbautch]

I zippered my drive with the zipper current as of April 3. After my first attempt, my DUB-E100 adapter didn't work. I went back and re-zippered, and when the zipper binary was done running I mounted the hda4 partition to have a look. The modules were properly installed in /lib/modules. My problem was with the usb.map (see below).Thanks for providing such detailed feedback. You are absolutely correct - the Zipper was not correctly identifying your tivo based on the service prefix you entered, and consequently edited your usb.map file as if it was a different generation tivo. I fixed it, and uploaded version 3.1 just now. Please try it out if you can. FYI, the original shell script and the compiled version diverged several versions ago.

edit: The website and version history will still say version 3.0 for awhile until I update them, but the link will download ver 3.1.

[sk33t3r]

Is there any command to see what version of zipper is installed on a tivo?

[cr33p]

The zipper_isomaker.bat is looking for an Instantcake ISO file, not a bak file. What you want to do is make a "FAKE" Instantcake.iso file. What you want to do is with your burning software create a folder structure so that you have a copy of your bakup file called 000001 (no extension just 000001) in a directory off the CD root called "_IMAGES" (/_IMAGES/000001) and make an ISO file called "instantcake" (instantcake.iso). You can now put that in the zipper_tools directory as mentioned in "Step 2 - Create the zipper CD" of the zipper instructions. This should fool the zipper into thinking you have an instantcake image and burn that file to your zipper CD.

Ok so I tried exactly what you said but for some reason the isomaker skips adding the image.

Checking for required tivo tools and files...
Extracting Tivo image from your Instantcake iso...
Adding files to your PTVupgrade boot disk...
Created zipper_universal_CD.iso WITHOUT Tivo image.


What gives??

[sk33t3r]

Thats because you have a 000001 image already in the zipper_tools directory.

[cr33p]

Thats because you have a 000001 image already in the zipper_tools directory.

Okay so now Im really friggin confused. My file is an *.bak, i turned it into a 000001.iso file. The path to the iso was built on the example /_images/000001.iso. I dropped that in the zipper_tools dir and now I get that error. The instructions tell you to have the image in the directory, why is that whats causing my problem if thats supposed to be how it works?
Forgive me if its blatenly obvious

[sk33t3r]

If you read the directions on the zipper site (http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html) or in the zipper_tools directory you will see eactly what you need to do.

BUT
Up above it says name your *.bak to instantcake.iso and that iso goes in the zipper_tools directory, JW was telling you to make a images folder with your backup image named *.bak. When zipper isomaker runs it will ignore the images directory and extract/create a 00001 file in the zipper_tools directory. You have to have a instantcake*.iso file or you get the message your getting..

Here is the part of the batch file that does this.

Instantcake iso & GOTO ADD_FILES
echo Extracting Tivo image from your Instantcake iso...
copy instantcake*.iso .. 1>nul
ren instantcake*.iso temp2.iso 2>nul
move temp2.iso .. 2>nul
cd ..
miso temp2.iso -py -f .images -x zipper_tools\ 000001 1>nul
:: IF ERRORLEVEL 1 echo COULD NOT EXTRACT THE IMAGE FROM YOUR INSTANTCAKE ISO & echo CREATING ZIPPER_UNIVERSAL_CD.iso WITHOUT THE IMAGE

[JWThiers]

Okay so now Im really friggin confused. My file is an *.bak, i turned it into a 000001.iso file. The path to the iso was built on the example /_images/000001.iso. I dropped that in the zipper_tools dir and now I get that error. The instructions tell you to have the image in the directory, why is that whats causing my problem if thats supposed to be how it works?
Forgive me if its blatenly obvious
What did you use to make the imstantcake.iso Image?

[cr33p]

Ok, see thats how this all started, last year when I made a disk the instructions on the page told how to just rename the .bak file, I dont see those instructions anywhere anymore. Then i tried JW fix and that wasnt working although I do appreciate the help. But it appears to have worked now. Thanks

[cr33p]

What did you use to make the imstantcake.iso Image?
Roxio, and nero, I tried them both

[sk33t3r]

WOOHOO I dont know ho wmany times I redid my image

[cr33p]

Is there a particular reason when I go to load the zipper with a new image to my existing 40 gig hdd that it tells me the target size is too small. I mean besides the obvious fact that it wants more room, is this due to info on the image telling it how large the parrtitions should be ? Will formatting the drive prior help?

Thanks

[JWThiers]

Is there a particular reason when I go to load the zipper with a new image to my existing 40 gig hdd that it tells me the target size is too small. I mean besides the obvious fact that it wants more room, is this due to info on the image telling it how large the parrtitions should be ? Will formatting the drive prior help?

Thanks
Every NEW HD has bad sectors on it and the number and how much room they take up varies from drive to drive. So you can have 2 new drives from the same manufacturer and even the same lot will be different sizes even if the both say 40 GB on the label. One might actually be 39.999 GB another might actually be 40.001 GB. A HD image is file (.iso file) is a "snapshot" of every byte of the drive, even if it is empty. The image might be from a 40.000 GB drive (actual size). the image can't be restored to a smaller drive. it has to be the same size or larger. So it will fit on a 40.000 GB drive or larger, you have a 39.999 GB drive, it just won't fit.

Thats why it is generally recommended to get at least the next size larger drive. Or you can look for a "minimal install iso", they can be put on a smaller than usual drive.

PS, once you expand an image to take up the larger drive you have you can't make a backup of this larger drive and expand that further. Only 1 expansion works.

[cr33p]

Thats what i had assumed as well, thanks for confirming it for me JW :)

[dswallow]

Every NEW HD has bad sectors on it and the number and how much room they take up varies from drive to drive. So you can have 2 new drives from the same manufacturer and even the same lot will be different sizes even if the both say 40 GB on the label. One might actually be 39.999 GB another might actually be 40.001 GB. A HD image is file (.iso file) is a "snapshot" of every byte of the drive, even if it is empty. The image might be from a 40.000 GB drive (actual size). the image can't be restored to a smaller drive. it has to be the same size or larger. So it will fit on a 40.000 GB drive or larger, you have a 39.999 GB drive, it just won't fit.

Thats why it is generally recommended to get at least the next size larger drive. Or you can look for a "minimal install iso", they can be put on a smaller than usual drive.

PS, once you expand an image to take up the larger drive you have you can't make a backup of this larger drive and expand that further. Only 1 expansion works.
That's not quite true. Every drive has a certain number of reserved sectors that will be reassigned to replace the bad sectors on a drive. To the outside world, and any program making or restoring ISO files, they'll never know this is going on. The drive hides it. Drives do vary by manufacturer; each may have slightly different total number of available sectors even though each calls it a 40GB drive. But it has nothing to do with there being bad sectors; it's simply the choice of the drive manufacturer to have X sectors usable. It's very rare for a manufacturer to change the geometry of a drive within the same model. Usually the model will change because the geometry change was because of some significant hardware change, too.

[rbautch]

Okay so now Im really friggin confused. My file is an *.bak, i turned it into a 000001.iso file. The path to the iso was built on the example /_images/000001.iso. I dropped that in the zipper_tools dir and now I get that error. The instructions tell you to have the image in the directory, why is that whats causing my problem if thats supposed to be how it works?
Forgive me if its blatenly obviousCan't have a .iso extension. It has to be just 000001.

[cr33p]

Can't have a .iso extension. It has to be just 000001.
yeah sorry that was a typo, it did not have an extension, im not sure what I did , but now I got it to work.

Thanks

[kimsan]

I've added an entry for mfs_ftp in 2007 (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Mfs_ftp_in_2007) as a walkthrough for installing mfs_ftp with all the latest patches I know of.

[bnm81002]

Thanks for providing such detailed feedback. You are absolutely correct - the Zipper was not correctly identifying your tivo based on the service prefix you entered, and consequently edited your usb.map file as if it was a different generation tivo. I fixed it, and uploaded version 3.1 just now. Please try it out if you can. FYI, the original shell script and the compiled version diverged several versions ago.

edit: The website and version history will still say version 3.0 for awhile until I update them, but the link will download ver 3.1.




hey Russ,
zipper version 3.1 doesn't have the "zipper.sh" file in the zipper tools folder, was it suppose to be included in the zipper tools? the other zipper versions had the zipper.sh file included in the zipper tools folder? thanks

[tadc]

Hi all.. long time reader, first time poster, etc.

I have an HR10-250 and an HDVR2.

Since the HR10-250 was new (to me), I didn't care about existing season passes or recordings. I successfully created the Zipper disc and zippered the HR10-250. So far, so good.

Next, I tried to do the HDVR2. Since I was keeping the existing drive, I thought I could keep the existing image, so I just used the same disc I created for the HR10-250 and told the zipper script no when it wanted to overwrite my existing drive. Was this a mistake?

I have finally received my network adapter (a Linksys USB200M), and I hooked it up, rebooted and tried to connect. No luck. Tivo still tivos just fine, but no network action.

So, either my assumption above was wrong, or this adapter doesn't work with my HDVR2, or some other thing I haven't thought of yet.

If I do indeed have to use the "virgin" HDVR2 image downloaded as in the conventional zipper process, is there any way to save my season passes? How about recordings? I know there's a question about that when running the zipper...

Thanks for the help.

[cr33p]

Will fake call on my tivo enable me to skip guided set up wanting to dial out for new dial in numbers? I recently decided like a retard to C&D everything on a newly purchased dvr40, that I currently do not have subbed. So I zippered it and it boots fine, however it now wants to run guided set up and dial out, so I take it to my inlaws where they have a phone line to let it make this call and it errors out on negotiating, is this because the unit is not subbed?

Thanks

[CrashHD]

It errors on negotiating because it's been zippered.
You need to comment out two route commands from /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author, reboot, and dial out. You will need to rerun set_mrv after connecting, and cert-remover.tcl

fakecall should work two. Usually takes two or three reboots, but then it should work.

[cr33p]

It errors on negotiating because it's been zippered.
You need to comment out two route commands from /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author, reboot, and dial out. You will need to rerun set_mrv after connecting, and cert-remover.tcl

fakecall should work two. Usually takes two or three reboots, but then it should work.

So I may be able to solve this problem without dialing out or not?

Thanks

[CrashHD]

Yes, you should be able to get past it without dialing out.

I had this same problem a while back. I zippered a fresh instancake image. Then when I put it in the box, I booted up, went through guided setup and when I got to the part about phone setup, I thought I had a problem. Phone in attempts failed. I didn't understand why, at the time, but I know now it was because of the static routes zipper adds to /etc/tc.d/rc.sysinit.author. Through the course of working on it, I rebooted several times, and it just started working. Fakecall automatically runs on bootup, and there's something about fakecall only changing an mfs value or something during reboot.

If for some reason this does not work, there's always the option fo dialing out on the network. I believe the procedure is to set ,#401 don't forget the comma, it has to be there, and set DEBUG_BOARD=true in one of the rc.sysinit files. A search for DEBUG_BOARD=true will tell you which one. I don't recall of the top of my head. Nor the middle or bottom for that matter, but I've never really understood why people think they need to recall things from the "top" anyway. :D

[cr33p]

Well this morning I tried rezippering my dvr 40 box because of incorrect ip parameters, For some reason on the first try it stopped after I answered yes to the ip params being correct and locked up. I had to reboot the pc, and now when i go to re run the zipper I get an error after it copies the hacked kernel CP input/output error, the drive still boots in the tivo fine, but I can not successfully re zipper the box, Will I need to just re image the drive?

[splicer]

Two zippered DTIVos with 6.2a (had same trouble with 6.2), both reboot when viewing photos. I have used JavaHMO and Tivo Desktop with the same results. I have had better luck if I resize the jpegs first but that is still not 100% and I would like to not have to resize just to view. Anybody else have this trouble, any ideas what to check?

[rbautch]

Well this morning I tried rezippering my dvr 40 box because of incorrect ip parameters, For some reason on the first try it stopped after I answered yes to the ip params being correct and locked up. I had to reboot the pc, and now when i go to re run the zipper I get an error after it copies the hacked kernel CP input/output error, the drive still boots in the tivo fine, but I can not successfully re zipper the box, Will I need to just re image the drive?Seach this thread for input/output error.

[cr33p]

Tried searching to no avail, however the error is when the script tries to set the first_boot flag. Any ideas?

[JWThiers]

Tried searching to no avail, however the error is when the script tries to set the first_boot flag. Any ideas?
If you really need to and are sure that the problem is with the flag, you could try setting/unsetting the flag manually. Its been a while since I looked at the flags but IIRC the flag is just an empty text file with the name first_boot or whatever the flag filename is in whatever directory it is supposed to be.

[rbautch]

Input/output errors are occasionally caused by the burning software you're using to create the zipper CD. Try a different burning software.

[cr33p]

Input/output errors are occasionally caused by the burning software you're using to create the zipper CD. Try a different burning software.


Thanks I will definately be trying that.

[kimsan]

This just happened recently on my HR10-250s. Both are Zippered, one running 6.3c and one sliced to 6.3d. Both have had sc62remove.tcl run and nothing changed.

Has D* changed their showcase delivery method recently? I've seen no mention on the "dark side".

It's really no biggie except for those times we use CC to read dialog. The remote control macro fails if stars and showcases are on.

[justme123]

Is there anything like this available for a standard (none DirecTivo) Series II with the latest software in it?

Thanks....

[tour93]

Hello,
I installed The Zipper with Instantcke two days ago in my DSR708 DTivo.
Everything went well I was even able to connect to the network with a $5 network adaptor from China.
My problem is that now tivo records shows usually on showtime at 4am (I don't subscribe to showtime). And today coming back from work again it was recording a movie on showtime.
What is going on?

Thanks
Alain

[Da Goon]

Is there anything like this available for a standard (none DirecTivo) Series II with the latest software in it?

Thanks....

After looking thru the zipper the other day is seems like it should support a Standalone. (just not "officially" I guess) Otherwise, I don't believe there are any present automated hack solutions for standalones.

[Da Goon]

Hello,
I installed The Zipper with Instantcke two days ago in my DSR708 DTivo.
Everything went well I was even able to connect to the network with a $5 network adaptor from China.
My problem is that now tivo records shows usually on showtime at 4am (I don't subscribe to showtime). And today coming back from work again it was recording a movie on showtime.
What is going on?

Thanks
Alain

Check your settings thru the menus. You probably have Suggestions enabled.

[tour93]

Thanks DaGoon,
I turned it off.

[JWThiers]

Thanks DaGoon,
I turned it off.
Also make sure that you don't have showtime setup as a "Channel You Receive"

[cr33p]

Hello all, , I just recieved my HR10-250 this week and plan on getting it hacked asap, I have a few questions if someone wouldnt mind answering.

1. Unit has 3.1.1.5 currently, will zipper run on it? Would you recommend I upgrade to 6.3x? I have a copy of 6.3c right now.

2. I understand MRV will not work, are there any other things I should be aware of that are different with it vs a SD model ? running zipper?


Thanks

Chris

[rbautch]

Zipper will work, but the enhancement script won't patch your tivoapp unless you are running at least 3.1.5. I suggest hooking up your tivo, forcing a call, and see if it will upgrade to 6.3d, then hack it. Alternatively, you can install your 6.3c image with the Zipper, hack it, and then eventually do a slice upgrade to 6.3d.

[cr33p]

Zipper will work, but the enhancement script won't patch your tivoapp unless you are running at least 3.1.5. I suggest hooking up your tivo, forcing a call, and see if it will upgrade to 6.3d, then hack it. Alternatively, you can install your 6.3c image with the Zipper, hack it, and then eventually do a slice upgrade to 6.3d.

I do not have a phone line, So i think I will take my chances and just image it with instant cake, or better yet I could just use zipper with the image on that disc yeah?

Would it be wise to back up the 3.1 software? Why do some people still run that version ?

[scottwelsh]

I have an R10. Will Zipper allow me to back up saved programs to a new hd even tho the old hdis stuck in the Welcome...Powering up screen?

[rbautch]

I do not have a phone line, So i think I will take my chances and just image it with instant cake, or better yet I could just use zipper with the image on that disc yeah?

Would it be wise to back up the 3.1 software? Why do some people still run that version ?I'm not sure if the instantcake images require you to make an initial phone call or not, but if they do, I believe you can make it over the network. If not, take it to a friends house. I wouldn't worry about backing up 3.1

[rbautch]

I have an R10. Will Zipper allow me to back up saved programs to a new hd even tho the old hdis stuck in the Welcome...Powering up screen?The Zipper does not back up saved programs. However, if your R10 is prom-modded, it's possible that the kernel replacement performed by the zipper will bring your drive back to life. If not, check out a tool called "dd rescue", created by PortlandPaw, I think.

[cr33p]

Hey everyone, I am currently loading a image to a new drive with mfstools, do i need to boot the drive in the tivo before zippering it or can I just reboot with the zipper and go for it?

[CrashHD]

The only reason to do that would be if you wanted to make a phone call before hacking. Other than that, I can't think of any reasons not to install image/-zipper in one shot.

[cr33p]

Well my image is too large to get on to the zipper disc, and the target drive is 40 gigs. Preety small, and from what I have been informed the zipper will enlargen the swap space assuming that it has a larger destination drive.

[cr33p]

Help anyone, I am about to just give up on this stuff, if only I had a larger drive, well I was finally able to create a zipper disc with my larger image, I finally got it to sucessfully load to the drive, I was finally able to get the hacks to copy to the newly imaged drive, and I finally have a bash prompt, man I thought I was scott free. Now when I type "cd /hacks; sh tweak.sh" I get an error

execvp: No such file or directory

Did my zipper disc lie and just say it copied the hacks?

[JWThiers]

Help anyone, I am about to just give up on this stuff, if only I had a larger drive, well I was finally able to create a zipper disc with my larger image, I finally got it to sucessfully load to the drive, I was finally able to get the hacks to copy to the newly imaged drive, and I finally have a bash prompt, man I thought I was scott free. Now when I type "cd /hacks; sh tweak.sh" I get an error

execvp: No such file or directory

Did my zipper disc lie and just say it copied the hacks?
First make sure you didn't use any CAPS in the command sequence. Second If the command was done correctly and you still have problems try
cd /hacks
ls
that is a lower case L. There should be a file called tweak.sh there. then try
sh tweak.sh

[Popvideo]

ok. newbie question. i have previously hacked my HR10 with Zipper. then ran slicer to goto 6.3 and messed up the hacks. i've gotten a serial cable and a USB adapter (i have a Mac laptop) and want to go into the HR10 and see if i can rehack. i've searched this site for the last 2 hours and can't find what i have to do to see my DTivo via the serial cable.

any help for this poor mac addict would be appreciated.

also, i want to hack my other HR10 and want to know if that is possible to do without pulling the drive (meaning via the serial cable). anybody know if that is possible?

thanks for the help,
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[cr33p]

Ok so I finally get the image loaded on to my new drive, finally get the damn zipper to copy successfully, then I finally get my bash prompt, and can find the hacks where they are supposed to be on the drive, I load the tweak script everything is fine it finishes, reboots and now no more telnet or ftp etc etc etc. Did it change some usb drivers? And i even went as far as to change the adapter from my dub e100 to the linksys model. Any ideas???

[JWThiers]

ok. newbie question. i have previously hacked my HR10 with Zipper. then ran slicer to goto 6.3 and messed up the hacks. i've gotten a serial cable and a USB adapter (i have a Mac laptop) and want to go into the HR10 and see if i can rehack. i've searched this site for the last 2 hours and can't find what i have to do to see my DTivo via the serial cable.
Read the wiki (see my sig)
also, i want to hack my other HR10 and want to know if that is possible to do without pulling the drive (meaning via the serial cable). anybody know if that is possible?
Nope, you always need to pull the drive for the initial hack.

[Popvideo]

I was afraid of that. i did go to the wiki and it talked about Hyperterminal (PC) and I have a mac. i've tried to connect using the settings in the geocities page and no joy. I guess the only way to get this to work is to re-Zipper.

Another question, I want to install Zipper over my original drive on a standard def DirecTivo. do i need to buy another instant cake for that dvr or does the Zipper have what i need already?

thanks for the help. this is frustrating when you don't know what you are doing. <grin>

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[ForrestB]

If you're using a Mac, then instead of using Hyperterminal you should be using terminal, which is part of OSX in your Utilities folder. After starting terminal, just type
telnet -K ipaddress[enter]
to get the bash prompt

The HR10-250 uses different Tivo software than the SD DirecTivo's - so you'll either need to buy the corrrect instacake for your SD DirecTivo, or just use MFSTools 2 or MFSTools Live to make a backup image before Zippering. If you're not installing a new hard drive, then you don't need to reimage the Tivo drive - just put the hard drive in your PC and run the Zipper. This is all explained in Step 2 here Zipper (http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html)

[rbautch]

Ok so I finally get the image loaded on to my new drive, finally get the damn zipper to copy successfully, then I finally get my bash prompt, and can find the hacks where they are supposed to be on the drive, I load the tweak script everything is fine it finishes, reboots and now no more telnet or ftp etc etc etc. Did it change some usb drivers? And i even went as far as to change the adapter from my dub e100 to the linksys model. Any ideas???Since the drivers are installed while the drive is still in the pc, the enhancement script skips the installation of the drivers - it looks for a flag file called /zipperusb_flag, and skips the driver installation if it's there. Can you confirm this (i.e. did the script ask you if you wanted to install usb 2.0 drivers? - it shouldn't have). The only other part of the enhancement script that might foul your connection would be the modifications made to the usb.map file. Examine that file and make sure it has an entry for your adapter. If you can't connect, you'll either need a serial cable or you'll need to pull the drive and mount it in your PC.

[BigBearf]

If you're using a Mac, then instead of using Hyperterminal you should be using terminal, which is part of OSX in your Utilities folder. After starting terminal, just type
telnet -K ipaddress[enter]
to get the bash prompt


ForestB,
I use the terminal all the time using the telnet -K "IP address" command via wireless G bridge to HR10 using a FA120 adapter. I have a USB serial cable, null modem adapter and gender changer.

Is it possible to use terminal and the USB serial cable to the HR10 and if so anything specific either hardware or software wise that needs to be addressed. It sure would be easier to use the laptop rather than the ancient Dell to access the HR10 serially.

Thanks,
BigBearf

[cr33p]

Since the drivers are installed while the drive is still in the pc, the enhancement script skips the installation of the drivers - it looks for a flag file called /zipperusb_flag, and skips the driver installation if it's there. Can you confirm this (i.e. did the script ask you if you wanted to install usb 2.0 drivers? - it shouldn't have). The only other part of the enhancement script that might foul your connection would be the modifications made to the usb.map file. Examine that file and make sure it has an entry for your adapter. If you can't connect, you'll either need a serial cable or you'll need to pull the drive and mount it in your PC.

I do not have a serial cable to check what has been changed or altered. Since I have been working at reloading multiple drives to multiple tivos I will most likely just start over. But one thing that is consistently happening to me while zippering is when it copies over the hacks to the drive I recieve a cp error input/output error, and it continues and finishes. I get bash acess but when I load the tweak script i recieve an error about files untarring, I then just ftp them over to the directory and all seems to work just fine, minus the one drive that once it rebooted now lost network connection. I have even tried different drives and different zipper discs, maybe the files are corrupted that are being copied to the zipper disc?

When you clear and delete all, does it basically wipe the drive clean I.E get rid of all hacks etc?? I recieved a new 6.2a image for my dsr, but the person who gave it to me said that it includes hacks, I wasnt aware that you could image a drive and that it would copy hacks etc?? If so couldnt I get one drive set up exactly as I want and then image it for future use?

On a side note. with the new TWP there is no longer the netconfig screen, how do I change the values? I need to alter the DNS to fix the NPL and how slow it is.

Thanks

[grins]

I had a zippered HDVR2 and a zippered SD-DVR80. MRV worked fine. Back when DST changed, I found BTUx9's awesome script to update both of them to 6.2a. It worked like a charm. I hadn't used MRV since that time, til last week.

Now, the two TiVos are aware of each other, but when I select either TiVo from the other's now playing list, I get an error screen. On the HDVR2, it says "Programs cannot be transferred from the dvr80 DVR to the XXXX dvr because the XXXX dvr is not enabled for transfers." where xxxx is the last four chars of the HDVR2 service ID.

The dvr80 says "Programs cannot be transferred from the XXXX DVR to the YYYY DVR because the XXXX DVR does not yet recognize the YYYY DVR." where XXXX is still the last four chars of the HDVR2 SID, and YYYY is the last four chars of the dvr80 SID.

Should I re-zipper? re-run tweak.sh? run set_mrv_name.tcl?

In fact, I look back and find I installed the zipper back in January, 2006. Any reason not to re-zipper? That gets newer versions of the various hacks, yes? Can I just zipper on top of the existing drive/partition?

thanks, y'all, the various TiVo pioneers, especially Gunny, rbautch, BTUx9 and so on :-)

edit to remove commentary directed to another thread

[rbautch]

I had a zippered HDVR2 and a zippered SD-DVR80. MRV worked fine. Back when DST changed, I found BTUx9's awesome script to update both of them to 6.2a. It worked like a charm. I hadn't used MRV since that time, til last week.

Now, the two TiVos are aware of each other, but when I select either TiVo from the other's now playing list, I get an error screen. On the HDVR2, it says "Programs cannot be transferred from the dvr80 DVR to the XXXX dvr because the XXXX dvr is not enabled for transfers." where xxxx is the last four chars of the HDVR2 service ID.

The dvr80 says "Programs cannot be transferred from the XXXX DVR to the YYYY DVR because the XXXX DVR does not yet recognize the YYYY DVR." where XXXX is still the last four chars of the HDVR2 SID, and YYYY is the last four chars of the dvr80 SID.

Should I re-zipper? re-run tweak.sh? run set_mrv_name.tcl?

In fact, I look back and find I installed the zipper back in January, 2006. Any reason not to re-zipper? That gets newer versions of the various hacks, yes? Can I just zipper on top of the existing drive/partition?

thanks, y'all, the various TiVo pioneers, especially Gunny, rbautch, BTUx9 and so on :-)

edit to remove commentary directed to another threadYou need to apply tivoapp patches to enable MRV/HMO.

[grins]

Which will happen if I re-zipper, right? It's not a big deal to pull the drive, and that would update all the hacks, too. Seems like a win-win to me.

to re-zipper, do I just pull the drive, boot from the master zipper CD, mount and /cdrom/zipper? Or do I need to do some kind of uninstall before I zipper?

t

[grins]

oh, and thanks for the super fast response, rbautch!

t

[JWThiers]

Which will happen if I re-zipper, right? It's not a big deal to pull the drive, and that would update all the hacks, too. Seems like a win-win to me.

to re-zipper, do I just pull the drive, boot from the master zipper CD, mount and /cdrom/zipper? Or do I need to do some kind of uninstall before I zipper?

t
make sure you use the newest version of zipper and make sure you have the 6.2a superpatch.

[grins]

check and check, downloaded all the files specified by the zipper instructions, made sure superpatch_62a.tcl was there and ended up on the CD.

unplugged all drives on the PC, added hdvr2's drive as hda, booted up, mounted the cdrom, ran zipper. seemed to work.

booted hdvr2, I got the reboot from firstboot_flag. Next boot, I see rc.sysinit being executed on the log from the serial port console, but I get no shell prompt on the serial port. I telnet in, get a response (since this is a re-zipper, I see the colored machine identifying prompt, like "hdvr2-TiVo#" rather than "bash-2.02#") but the shell is somehow crippled.

typing "sh tweak.sh" from within the hacks directory puts the cursor on a blank line after the command I just typed in, but nothing happens, it just sits there. Eventually I hit ctrl-c and I get a command prompt again.

ls, vi, bash do the same thing. cd, pwd, "for i in *; do echo $i; done", cat work as I expect. is there some support file for busybox that I'm missing?

Trying to get back on line with the full zipper functionality, I'm hoping y'all can help. Thanks!
:-)

t

[Gunnyman]

did you unset crlf before telnetting in?

[grins]

terminal settings on teraterm show it as a vt100 with receive and send as CR.

hitting return on each of the other commands does exactly as I expect, i.e. cd /hacks gives a command prompt immediately below the previous command prompt.

[grins]

more data. sh seems to work! I looked into tweak.sh, and the first thing it does is call tweak_uninstall.sh if the enhancements dir exists.

The dir does exist, so I did sh tweak_uninstall.sh from the hacks dir, and it proceeded to do an uninstall. I then call tweak.sh again, it it does the same thing as before, long pause, nothing happening.

here's my ENV, if that helps

BASH=/bin/bash
BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="2" [1]="02" [2]="0" [3]="1" [4]="release" [5]="i686-pc-linux-gnu")
BASH_VERSION='2.02.0(1)-release'
DEBUG_BOARD=false
DIRSTACK=()
EMERGENCY_REINSTALL=0
EUID=0
GROUPS=()
HDA_ID=Y343WATE
HDB_ID=Unknown
HISTFILE=//.bash_history
HISTFILESIZE=500
HISTSIZE=500
HOME=/
HOSTNAME='(none)'
HOSTTYPE=i686
IFS='
'
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib
MACHTYPE=i686-pc-linux-gnu
MAILCHECK=60
MFS_DEVICE=/dev/hda10
MODEM_DEVICE=/dev/cua1
MODEM_REV=F
MODEM_TYPE=Si2433
OLDPWD=/tvbin
OPTERR=1
OPTIND=1
OSTYPE=linux-gnu
PATH=./:.:/utils:/bin:/sbin:/tvbin:/tivobin:/busybox
PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
PPID=271
PROMVERSION='

TiVo p0 version 1.18'
PS1='\s-\v\$ '
PS2='> '
PS4='+ '
PWD=/hacks
SHELL=/bin/sh
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:hashall:histexpand:monitor:history:int eractive-comments:emacs
SHLVL=3
SwSystem=6.2-01-2
TERM=linux
TIVO_REMOTE=TIVO
TIVO_ROOT=
TV_STD=NTSC
UID=0
_=teg.txt
dsscon=true
i=usbmap_script.sh
root=/dev/hda7
upgradesoftware=false
varpartition=/dev/hda9

[grins]

sh -x tells me it hangs on the clear stmt on line three.

dir, cat, cd, pwd, echo in busybox work, but ls, which, clear do not.

Does the zipper script on the universal cd not overwrite things if they're already there?

Maybe I should pull the drive, remove /busybox, and try zipper again?

t

[rbautch]

more data. sh seems to work! I looked into tweak.sh, and the first thing it does is call tweak_uninstall.sh if the enhancements dir exists.

The dir does exist, so I did sh tweak_uninstall.sh from the hacks dir, and it proceeded to do an uninstall. I then call tweak.sh again, it it does the same thing as before, long pause, nothing happening.

here's my ENV, if that helps

BASH=/bin/bash
BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="2" [1]="02" [2]="0" [3]="1" [4]="release" [5]="i686-pc-linux-gnu")
BASH_VERSION='2.02.0(1)-release'
DEBUG_BOARD=false
DIRSTACK=()
EMERGENCY_REINSTALL=0
EUID=0
GROUPS=()
HDA_ID=Y343WATE
HDB_ID=Unknown
HISTFILE=//.bash_history
HISTFILESIZE=500
HISTSIZE=500
HOME=/
HOSTNAME='(none)'
HOSTTYPE=i686
IFS='
'
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib
MACHTYPE=i686-pc-linux-gnu
MAILCHECK=60
MFS_DEVICE=/dev/hda10
MODEM_DEVICE=/dev/cua1
MODEM_REV=F
MODEM_TYPE=Si2433
OLDPWD=/tvbin
OPTERR=1
OPTIND=1
OSTYPE=linux-gnu
PATH=./:.:/utils:/bin:/sbin:/tvbin:/tivobin:/busybox
PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
PPID=271
PROMVERSION='

TiVo p0 version 1.18'
PS1='\s-\v\$ '
PS2='> '
PS4='+ '
PWD=/hacks
SHELL=/bin/sh
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:hashall:histexpand:monitor:history:int eractive-comments:emacs
SHLVL=3
SwSystem=6.2-01-2
TERM=linux
TIVO_REMOTE=TIVO
TIVO_ROOT=
TV_STD=NTSC
UID=0
_=teg.txt
dsscon=true
i=usbmap_script.sh
root=/dev/hda7
upgradesoftware=false
varpartition=/dev/hda9
Another user had the same problem a few weeks ago, and it turned out to be a corrupted busybox directory caused by copying or deleting the symlinks that point to the busybox binary. Try searching for the thread that has the discussion, but the fix was to mount the drive in your pc, and manually delete the entire busybox directory with rm -rf /tivo/busybox. You can also try running the help switch after the troubled commands, like ./clear --helpIf the help information for another command comes up, then you know it's the busybox symlink problem.

[Popvideo]

ok. i tried to telnet into the tivo and get this error:

"Dads-Computer:~ dad$ telnet -K 192.168.0.237
Trying 192.168.0.237...
telnet: connect to address 192.168.0.237: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host"

also, this isn't the IP address that i assigned to the tivo. it looks like it has had DHCP assign another address. could this be the problem? how can i change this to re-gain access?

thanks,
Popvideo

[grins]

Bingo!

Thanks, rbautch!

both are re-zippered and everything works great.

Now for the HDTiVo!

Thanks again

t

[tall1]

I fubar'd my HDVR2 when I was upgrading to 6.2a. It all occured because I have an Airlink adaptor and I didn't have network access when I re-zippered.

Now I cannot get network access but I can get to bash with a serial cable. I uninstalled tweak and tried reinstalling and of course I get a wget error because I have no network access. I know the FA120 adaptor works because I use it on another tivo. Is there a command that will restore my network access?

[offsprung]

This has gotten really complex since my last visit.
HR10-250 is now possible but any and all usable functions are not discussable in this forum.
Zipper Home no longer has the huge disclaimer about the HR10-250 (even though it claims it to be a Philips). But FAQ mentions the undiscussable still not possible. It also has reference the the original undiscussable feature, so a bit confused why the new undiscussable is not at zipper home, even if we cannot talk about it here.
So now I guess the answer I am looking for is go to that other place (also not discussable) and figure out how to do it totally by hand because I assume they still hate zipper and lazy b@st2rds like myself.

[Lord Vader]

I fubar'd my HDVR2 when I was upgrading to 6.2a. It all occured because I have an Airlink adaptor and I didn't have network access when I re-zippered.

Now I cannot get network access but I can get to bash with a serial cable. I uninstalled tweak and tried reinstalling and of course I get a wget error because I have no network access. I know the FA120 adaptor works because I use it on another tivo. Is there a command that will restore my network access?

Try manually ftp-ing rbautch's files to your TIVO, then rerun tweak.sh. The script will recognize that the files are there and will skip the wget part. You should be good to go from there.

[tall1]

Try manually ftp-ing rbautch's files to your TIVO, then rerun tweak.sh. The script will recognize that the files are there and will skip the wget part. You should be good to go from there.How do you "manually" FTP files via serial? Also, running tweak isn't the problem. I ran tweak already thinking I might get networking back but when I rebooted (it didn't reboot a second time either), there was no network access. So maybe without thinking things through, I uninstalled tweak. My ultimate goal is how do I get networking back?

[Lord Vader]

Oops. I meant transfer the files via serial, which can be done. Depends on which telnet program you're using. I use Tera Term Pro, and I do it via the file--transfer--zmodem send method.

Note: It WILL take some time to upload the file this way, but it is doable.

[tall1]

Oops. I meant transfer the files via serial, which can be done. Depends on which telnet program you're using. I use Tera Term Pro, and I do it via the file--transfer--zmodem send method.

Note: It WILL take some time to upload the file this way, but it is doable.Ok, that worked. I was able to FTP via serial (using tera term) the rbautch's files and run tweak. However, I still can't telnet...no worky. Any ideas? thanks for your help.

[ForrestB]

Temporarily swap the Airlink adaptor for the FA120 adaptor and verify both adapters work on both Tivo's.

[oriveradel]

newbie.. here.. how can I set DHCP instead of providing and ip add.. also has anyone been successful with the linksys USB100M adapter, thanks in advance...

[tall1]

Temporarily swap the Airlink adaptor for the FA120 adaptor and verify both adapters work on both Tivo's.Both adaptors work on my HR-250. Neither one works on the HDVR2. It also appears tweak really doesn't do anything because I answered yes to the question about moving Standby to the main menu and it does not appear there.

One other thing I forgot to mention, I re-zippered and re-tweaked and I still have no networking. I'm thinking I may have to re-image to get this thing to work.

[sk33t3r]

Both adaptors work on my HR-250. Neither one works on the HDVR2. It also appears tweak really doesn't do anything because I answered yes to the question about moving Standby to the main menu and it does not appear there.

One other thing I forgot to mention, I re-zippered and re-tweaked and I still have no networking. I'm thinking I may have to re-image to get this thing to work.

Networking fine here with the lastest zipper new install on a hdv2 and dsr7000 and reinstall hr10-250 and STANDBY is on my main tivo menu on all of them, and im using usb200m v2

One thing the wife and son noticed that the 30 second skip sint working on the new installs I did but it is working on my hr10-250 tweak upgrade.

[rbautch]

One thing the wife and son noticed that the 30 second skip sint working on the new installs I did but it is working on my hr10-250 tweak upgrade.Did you put the latest superpatch on your Zipper disk?

[JWThiers]

newbie.. here.. how can I set DHCP instead of providing and ip add.. also has anyone been successful with the linksys USB100M adapter, thanks in advance...
Unless your router supports "IP Reservations by mac address" AKA "Static DHCP" I would stay clear of DHCP on a hacked DTivo (see this wiki entry (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Tips_and_Tricks#General_Networking_Suggestio ns_for_novice_TiVo_Hackers)). That said, there are a couple of ways. The easiest is to go to the "Net Config" tab in TWP and check DHCP.

[sk33t3r]

Did you put the latest superpatch on your Zipper disk?

Nope. I guess I need to update all that crap and remake my zipper cd

damn details!!! :D


Russ what about this

Superpatch version 1.10a
Based on the original superpatch by Nutkase.

How to apply
Download the latest official release: superpatch-67all-NutKase-1.2.
Download the attached patch diff below.
Run the following commands to apply the diff and run the patch:

Code:
patch -o superpatch-678all-NutKase-1.10a.tcl < superpatch-1.2to1.10a.diff.txt
chmod 755 superpatch-678all-NutKase-1.10a.tcl
./superpatch-678all-NutKase-1.10a.tcl
Changes since 1.8:
Updated with the "Phone and Network settings" patch by Tivo4mevo. This only affects DTivo's with software 6.2 or 6.2a.
Reorganized patch slightly (put all software versions in order, but results in a one-time larger diff)
Added partial support for HD DTivo's running software 6.3 (HMO/HME, no MRV)
Added support for Series 2 and 3 SA Tivo's running software 8.3

Version 1.9 was never released in a final version; version 1.10a includes some minor updates to the comments inside the patch that I had not previously released.

Common Problems
Broken Patch Binaries (or, patch: invalid option -- o)
If you're applying the diff on your Tivo, your installed version of "patch" may not work with the unified diffs used for the superpatch. The latest version of AlphaWolf's AIO TivoTools uses busybox for patch, which doesn't support "-o". If you get an error stating that the "-o" option is unsupported, please download a working version of patch here.
Bad Line Endings (or, Hunk #1 FAILED at 1, etc, etc)
When copying files to your Tivo, please ensure that the UNIX linefeeds are preserved. Either download the files directly to your Tivo, or FTP them in binary mode to avoid problems.
Bad Patch Options (again, Hunk #1 FAILED at 1, etc, etc)
The "-o" option specifies the output file for the newly patched superpatch; the file to be patched is actually specified inside the patch itself. Make sure that you don't set "-o" to the name of the file you're patching!
Tmk Assertion Error: FsAllocateFunction (or, Tmk Fatal Error: Thread tivosh)
Certain environment variables must be set for Tivosh to function. Specifically, make sure your rc.sysinit.author includes:

Code:
export TIVO_ROOT=
export MFS_DEVICE=/dev/hda10

[cr33p]

Hello
I recently zippered my dsr704, and my hr10-250. It now has TWP 2.0, but the NPL is slow because the DNS is not set up properly, the old version of TWP used to have the netconfig module that I used to set the DNS with. How can I set it manually without TWP ? Is it netconfig.tcl? Thanks

Chris

[gworkman]

Trying to re-zipper an HR10-250 on 6.3c. It's hanging when I answer Y to install USB 2.0 drivers. I ran un-install, tweaked without USB 2.0, rebooted, un-installed then tried again, but it still hangs. I allowed it to sit on that option for 5 minutes.

[JWThiers]

Hello
I recently zippered my dsr704, and my hr10-250. It now has TWP 2.0, but the NPL is slow because the DNS is not set up properly, the old version of TWP used to have the netconfig module that I used to set the DNS with. How can I set it manually without TWP ? Is it netconfig.tcl? Thanks

Chris
What do you mean "used to have a netconfig module"?

[cr33p]

What do you mean "used to have a netconfig module"?

Sorry I should have been more specific JW. When my boxes had the older TWP 1.3 I think was the ver, I was able to change the networking properties, IP addy, dns, subnet mask, and it had some wireless setting as well If I recall. The zipper sets DNS to 4.2.2.2 and I believe from reading in the past and from experiance that it is causing my NPL to be slow due to it waiting to time out when looking for other things on the network. I need to set the Dns to 0.0.0.0 so it will time out immediately was the remidy if I am not mistaken. I need to know how I can change the networking properties on the zippered box

Thanks

[oriveradel]

Thanks, JW

I get an ip address and I get to ping it, I am using vista and I installed the telnet client, however; I can't connet using telnet -t vt100 ipaddress, i get message

could not open connection to the host on port 23:connect failed

i have checked firewall an added port 23, I have tried to ftp... but there i don't know what the settings for the connection should be, however; leaving defaults if keeps refusing connection and of course tries also port 23

any ideas?

Appreciated.

[JWThiers]

Sorry I should have been more specific JW. When my boxes had the older TWP 1.3 I think was the ver, I was able to change the networking properties, IP addy, dns, subnet mask, and it had some wireless setting as well If I recall. The zipper sets DNS to 4.2.2.2 and I believe from reading in the past and from experiance that it is causing my NPL to be slow due to it waiting to time out when looking for other things on the network. I need to set the Dns to 0.0.0.0 so it will time out immediately was the remidy if I am not mistaken. I need to know how I can change the networking properties on the zippered box

Thanks
The zipper install of TWP has that same "Net Config" tab, I'm not sure why yours wouldn't. If it doesn't I think you can get it by updating to TWP2.

There are other ways, to change the settings. So I will point you to the wiki (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting&wallenwiki_wiki__session=e3b1fdd3b0917fabb1cc1e9b3707b820). Especially see the part on "Blank Entries in the NPL" and also "Network adapter not working". That should get you going, or at least started in the right direction.

[JWThiers]

Thanks, JW

I get an ip address and I get to ping it, I am using vista and I installed the telnet client, however; I can't connet using telnet -t vt100 ipaddress, i get message

could not open connection to the host on port 23:connect failed

i have checked firewall an added port 23, I have tried to ftp... but there i don't know what the settings for the connection should be, however; leaving defaults if keeps refusing connection and of course tries also port 23

any ideas?

Appreciated.
Sounds like either the telnet client isn't starting or your firewall is blocking. Start, by making the setup as simple as possible by disabling the firewall completely for now (eliminates that as a problem source). Try telneting in, if it works now the problem is a configuartion issue with the firewall. I don't have vista so you are on your own there. If it did not work I would suspect something with telnet. Either the client isn't running on tivo or it is not configured properly on your PC. What telnet software are you using to connect? Make sure on the PC that you are connected to the correct com: port (physical port, not ethernet port) and that you are using the right ethernet port (You said you checked but to be safe check again). If the PC is set right you would need a serial cable or pull the drive and connect on a linux box to check the author file to be sure telnet is starting.

[cr33p]

The zipper install of TWP has that same "Net Config" tab, I'm not sure why yours wouldn't. If it doesn't I think you can get it by updating to TWP2.

There are other ways, to change the settings. So I will point you to the wiki (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting&wallenwiki_wiki__session=e3b1fdd3b0917fabb1cc1e9b3707b820). Especially see the part on "Blank Entries in the NPL" and also "Network adapter not working". That should get you going, or at least started in the right direction.


I must be blind then, I have TWP 2.0 on all three tivos in my house, all recently loaded with zipper 3.1, and i do not see this netconfig tab that I used to see. Where exactly on your twp do you find it?

[Captain 80s]

I must be blind then, I have TWP 2.0 on all three tivos in my house, all recently loaded with zipper 3.1, and i do not see this netconfig tab that I used to see. Where exactly on your twp do you find it?

I am having the same problem.

Recently re-ran tweak on both of my machines and got TWP 2.0.0 in the process.
One machine got the netconfig tab and one did not.
Any ideas how just one got it?

Mike.

[sk33t3r]

I went back to an older version of zipper last nite on my hdvr2 and dsr7000 with TWP 1.3.0, my hr10-250 had no issues so I left it at zipper 3.2 with TWP 2.0

AND FYI

FTP uses TCP ports 20 and 21, telnet port 23 and I use secure shell to conenct to all my Tivo's and linux boxes

[JWThiers]

I must be blind then, I have TWP 2.0 on all three tivos in my house, all recently loaded with zipper 3.1, and i do not see this netconfig tab that I used to see. Where exactly on your twp do you find it?
Its been a while since I did a clean install of zipper or TWP so... it might not be bundled (Not sure one way or the other). Look in the modules directory of TWP for the file "netconfig.itcl". That, I think is the one that does that tab. If it is not there check over at the other site in the files forum the thread is "TivoWebPlus MRV modules" There are 2 files with that name make sure to get the correct 1.

After further reading, I guess that module isn't included by default by TWP2. I upgraded mine via upgrades to TWP not retweaking I guess that module got lost somewhere in the translation.

[cr33p]

Its been a while since I did a clean install of zipper or TWP so... it might not be bundled (Not sure one way or the other). Look in the modules directory of TWP for the file "netconfig.itcl". That, I think is the one that does that tab. If it is not there check over at the other site in the files forum the thread is "TivoWebPlus MRV modules" There are 2 files with that name make sure to get the correct 1.

After further reading, I guess that module isn't included by default by TWP2. I upgraded mine via upgrades to TWP not retweaking I guess that module got lost somewhere in the translation.

Awesome, that worked. Thanks alot :)

[JWThiers]

Glad I could Help.

[sk33t3r]

Well I will stay with 63c on my HR10-250 since I am having no issues, I do have the slices in MFS if needed.

But I decided to try zipper 32 again on my HDVR2 with 62a, upgrade the drive to a 120g from 40g, mfs backed up the 40g and restored it to the 120g, booted up no problem what so ever, aquired sat into in a few minutes.

Removed the drive and put it back in the pc to run zipper 3.2 on, cd is ready with zipper 3.2 superpatch67_1.2 and everything else required.

http://www.jeanandrick.com/tivo/images/zipper32.jpg

So I put the drive back in the hdvr2 boot up, does its thing and then takes for ever to aquire the sat info, after 30 mins it is finally at 100% aquiring sat info, and I now have bash so I can run tweak, until it hit 100% I couldnt get bash via ethernet period. Tweak ran fine and after reboot, the aquiring didnt take long at all. Any IDEARS??? (OCC)

One thing I did notice when trying to run zipper, that once you mount the cdrom (mount /dev/hdX) on /cdrom that if you cd /cdrom and run zipper, it fails, it cant create a tmp because of RW, but you can run zipper from / with ./cdrom/zipper. Am I the only one with this issue.

And NO 30 second skip after all this. GO FIGURE!!!!

[dkdevin]

I sincerely apologize in advance for this question. But, even with my vast searching skills, I cannot find the information I need. Somebody could even just reply with a link or a simple "yes" or "no".

After I zipper my DSR7000, using the network features, can I "move" shows off my tivo and then at a later date (when I have more room) "move' them back to the tivo?

I know drives are cheap, but so am I. :-) I only need a temporary fix for space and this would allow me to do that.

Thanks!

[sk33t3r]

dkdevin, you can use tytool to download them to your pc in mpeg if you set it up correctly or you can stream the video to your poc via tivowebplus. I do not think you can downlaod them and then put them back for viewing

[Avenger]

dkdevin, you can use tytool to download them to your pc in mpeg if you set it up correctly or you can stream the video to your poc via tivowebplus. I do not think you can downlaod them and then put them back for viewing

Actually, you can download them, archive them,and re-upload them later using MFS-FTP. But we're not allowed to discuss that here. Google for mfs-ftp and you'll find that which you seek.

[sk33t3r]

Head over to the other site DDB

[sk33t3r]

Something wierd is going on with this latest zipper. Shouldnt the zipper iso bat create a 00001 image from the instant cake iso? Thats my understanding and thats not happening.

[JWThiers]

Something wierd is going on with this latest zipper. Shouldnt the zipper iso bat create a 00001 image from the instant cake iso? Thats my understanding and thats not happening.
Oh, don't tell me, let me guess.... The answer is power button is in the "On Full Force" (O-F-F) position. I'm positive that is the problem and you can't tell me different. So to fix the problem press the power switch until it is in the "On Normal" (O-N) position.



That was the problem right?

[sk33t3r]

DAMN I didint think of that!!! :D I just redid instant cake ill mess with it later.

[dkdevin]

Actually, you can download them, archive them,and re-upload them later using MFS-FTP. But we're not allowed to discuss that here. Google for mfs-ftp and you'll find that which you seek.

Thanks guys. I knew I had read something a while back. I've been vascillating on doing this and now its time, but I couldn't remember what I read and where, other than there was *something*. I'll search around and sorry for bringing it up in this forum! :-)

[sk33t3r]

Any idea why tivoweb 2 via zipper 3.2 shows successfull phone call,

Phone Call Information
Last Call 01:05am, 6-May-07
Last Call Status Succeeded
Next Call 10:47pm, 12-May-07

but when I go to use the tivo functions such as record, I am prompted to make a test call. WTF. I have never seen this before.


fakecall.tcl is working
HR10-250-TiVo# ./fakecall.tcl
Fakecall ran successfully!

[grins]

Trying to re-zipper an HR10-250 on 6.3c. It's hanging when I answer Y to install USB 2.0 drivers. I ran un-install, tweaked without USB 2.0, rebooted, un-installed then tried again, but it still hangs. I allowed it to sit on that option for 5 minutes.

Just this morning, I was re-tweaking my HDTiVo, too, and I'm getting the same behavior....bueller? bueller?

t

[grins]

In fact, I was re-tweaking the HDTiVo because MRV wasn't working. during the re-tweak, I noticed that it determined the software version correctly, but never patched tivoapp. I checked, and this was because /zipper_flag didn't exist.

I know I zippered, why was /zipper_flag not there?

anyway, I just created the file, and now everything seems to work fine. What could possibly go wrong, right? :D

[rbautch]

In fact, I was re-tweaking the HDTiVo because MRV wasn't working. during the re-tweak, I noticed that it determined the software version correctly, but never patched tivoapp. I checked, and this was because /zipper_flag didn't exist.

I know I zippered, why was /zipper_flag not there?

anyway, I just created the file, and now everything seems to work fine. What could possibly go wrong, right? :DThe zipper_flag gets deleted the first time you run tweak.sh in order to prevent tivoapp patches from getting applied over and over.

[rbautch]

Just this morning, I was re-tweaking my HDTiVo, too, and I'm getting the same behavior....bueller? bueller?

tDoes it hang while the drive is in your tivo, or in the pc?

[Jimmmmbo!]

I have an HR10-250 hacked with zipper 2.8 (released around Feb 5). I suddenly cannot play any of my recordings on the NPL list. As soon as I select the recording in the list, it attempts to go to the screen that lets you select "Play" or "Delete" or etc, and then aborts and goes right back to the NPL list. I'm not sure if this is an issue with a zipper-hacked drive only, but I have seen it before (back in Feb) with another hacked drive.

Has anyone else seen this?

Also, if I attempt to get information on a future recording in the ToDo list, it gives me an Error #32, and then returns me to the main Tivo menu. Very odd.

[grins]

Does it hang while the drive is in your tivo, or in the pc?

This is during the run of tweak.sh, so it is back in the tivo.

tweak.sh succesfully downloaded rbautch_files.tgz, and proceeds normally. As the other dude said, if you say no to usb 2.0 drivers, it works fine, but if you say yes to usb 2.0 drivers, you wait.


Thanks, rbautch!

[sk33t3r]

I didint have any issues with installing the usb 2.0 drivers, and tweak downloaded the latest rbautch file

I just cant record because it says I need to activate my dvr service which os course is activated, the other 3 tivos are fine.

[grins]

sorry skeeter, when I said "the other dude" I was referring to GWorkman, whom I quoted above.

[sk33t3r]

NO Problemo I was just posting that I had no issues with updating the drivers.

[Cure]

Trying to re-zipper an HR10-250 on 6.3c. It's hanging when I answer Y to install USB 2.0 drivers. I ran un-install, tweaked without USB 2.0, rebooted, un-installed then tried again, but it still hangs. I allowed it to sit on that option for 5 minutes.


Try deleting the /lib/modules/backups-orig folder and running tweak.sh again. Worked for me.

[gworkman]

Try deleting the /lib/modules/backups-orig folder and running tweak.sh again. Worked for me.
Worked for me. Thanks!

[stingerxxx]

Hey guys,

I've searched this forum and could not find what i was looking for. I'm sure this has been answered already way back when...but I can't seem to locate a correct thread. I have 2 series 2 DTivo's Zippered , one took a dive in the sat receive side. I can still watch programs i recorded but can't receive signal. I was wondering if i can add the other drive as a second drive without losing the programs. Or if i move all programs over then added it.
If someone could point me in the right direction I'll continue to look in the forum.

[Da Goon]

Hey guys,

I've searched this forum and could not find what i was looking for. I'm sure this has been answered already way back when...but I can't seem to locate a correct thread. I have 2 series 2 DTivo's Zippered , one took a dive in the sat receive side. I can still watch programs i recorded but can't receive signal. I was wondering if i can add the other drive as a second drive without losing the programs. Or if i move all programs over then added it.
If someone could point me in the right direction I'll continue to look in the forum.

You can use mfsadd to add a drive and keep recordings. http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

[vMAC]

In fact, I was re-tweaking the HDTiVo because MRV wasn't working. during the re-tweak, I noticed that it determined the software version correctly, but never patched tivoapp. I checked, and this was because /zipper_flag didn't exist.

I know I zippered, why was /zipper_flag not there?

anyway, I just created the file, and now everything seems to work fine. What could possibly go wrong, right? :D


MRV on a HDTivo? How?

[cr33p]

I recently zippered my hr10-250, loaded up mfs_ftp to use with movie loader and I would like ot add the auto startup to my author file. How exactly can this be done? I know that I can view my author file by typing author at my bash prompt but I do not understand how to edit it.


Thanks

[Da Goon]

I recently zippered my hr10-250, loaded up mfs_ftp to use with movie loader and I would like ot add the auto startup to my author file. How exactly can this be done? I know that I can view my author file by typing author at my bash prompt but I do not understand how to edit it.


Thanks

Google for joe or vi, whichever editor you're using. There's plenty of "how-to's" for such text editors out there. Then add tivosh /path/to/mfs_ftp.tcl to your rc.sysinit.author replacing /path/to with the obvious.

[shstevens]

using version 3.2 (downloaded today) of zipper.

my cdrom is on hda
my tivo drives are on hdc and hdd (hdc is master of course)

already did image install manually (wasn't sure if zipper did -r 4, larger swap or spanned two drives so just did install manually to be sure)

when run script it sees that hdc is the primary tivo drive (after i choose hdc in the first script input choice), but it does the 0x00 0x00 byte verify on hda so it fails. probably just a typo in the code.

just wanted to point it out - went back to 2.7a (last version i had) and it works fine.

thanks,
shawn

[rbautch]

...it does the 0x00 0x00 byte verify on hda so it fails. I'm not sure what this means. Can you elaborate?

[rbautch]

I have an HR10-250 hacked with zipper 2.8 (released around Feb 5). I suddenly cannot play any of my recordings on the NPL list. As soon as I select the recording in the list, it attempts to go to the screen that lets you select "Play" or "Delete" or etc, and then aborts and goes right back to the NPL list. I'm not sure if this is an issue with a zipper-hacked drive only, but I have seen it before (back in Feb) with another hacked drive.

Has anyone else seen this?

Also, if I attempt to get information on a future recording in the ToDo list, it gives me an Error #32, and then returns me to the main Tivo menu. Very odd.This is a known issue with 6.3x software on HR10-250's. The problem happens when you try to create season passes with TWP, which doesn't work yet with 6.3x software. You can bypass the problem temporarily by pressing the play button instead of the select button. To fix it, delete the season pass that you entered with TWP. You may also have to do a clear and delete program data.

[shstevens]

I'm not sure what this means. Can you elaborate?

Right after the point in the beginning when you tell it which hard drive is the Tivo drive (hda, hdb, hdc, hdd) it does a check to see if the drive actually has a valid image. It checks a few signatures on the drive (referenced as 0x00 and 0x00 should equal 0x14 and 0x07 or something like that). i chose hdc and it sees the tivo partitions (it sees hdc4 as a valid root it mentions), but fails the signature check because it is apparently checking hda instead of hdc. not sure if this is a new check or an old check that has a typo on it.

shawn

[Sizzler]

As part of Zippering my tivo I Was thinking about upgrading my wireless network To wireless N with a d-link dir 655 router as a bridge using a tivo approved adapter. Does anyone know if this will be a problem for me, thanks for your help.

Sizzler

[headcase]

using version 3.2 (downloaded today) of zipper.

my cdrom is on hda
my tivo drives are on hdc and hdd (hdc is master of course)

already did image install manually (wasn't sure if zipper did -r 4, larger swap or spanned two drives so just did install manually to be sure)

when run script it sees that hdc is the primary tivo drive (after i choose hdc in the first script input choice), but it does the 0x00 0x00 byte verify on hda so it fails. probably just a typo in the code.

just wanted to point it out - went back to 2.7a (last version i had) and it works fine.

thanks,
shawn

Yeah, I also just ran 3.2 of Zipper, and it croaked when validating the install:

Device "/dev/hda" dpes not appear to be a TiVo drive!
Signature bytes 0x00 0x00 do not match expected byte values 0x14 0x92
Your root filesystem is located on /dev/hdb
Your boot partition is /dev/hdb
Mounting tivo drive...
mount: you must specifiy the filesystem type

Unable to mount your TiVo drive. Please confirm there is a valid image on the drive, and that it is properly connected to your PC.
exiting...


(my CDROM is on hda, and my destination hard drive is on hdb, and I specified that during the install)

[JWThiers]

As part of Zippering my tivo I Was thinking about upgrading my wireless network To wireless N with a d-link dir 655 router as a bridge using a tivo approved adapter. Does anyone know if this will be a problem for me, thanks for your help.

Sizzler
You might want to make sure that the adapter you choose is on The compatible adapter list (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Compatible_Network_Adapaters ). This links to a link but it does eventually take you to a post that shows the adapters that zipper specifically supports.

[rbautch]

Yeah, I also just ran 3.2 of Zipper, and it croaked when validating the install:

Device "/dev/hda" dpes not appear to be a TiVo drive!
Signature bytes 0x00 0x00 do not match expected byte values 0x14 0x92
Your root filesystem is located on /dev/hdb
Your boot partition is /dev/hdb
Mounting tivo drive...
mount: you must specifiy the filesystem type

Unable to mount your TiVo drive. Please confirm there is a valid image on the drive, and that it is properly connected to your PC.
exiting...


(my CDROM is on hda, and my destination hard drive is on hdb, and I specified that during the install)Thanks for the feedback. I think I've pinpointed the error. Just need to test it, and I'll post the fixed version soon.

[sk33t3r]

I went back to version 2.8 and all is well now on all 3 of my dtivo's

[eddyboy95]

I am a noobie, and somewhat technically challenged...but...where can I go to get an idea of the benefits of zippering my Tivos? Lots of stuff here, but I'd like to know what you get from all this effort? Thanks in advance for any reference..Ed

[ForrestB]

What do you get if you Zipper? Multi-Room Vieweing (MRV) - watch any show from any networked Tivo on your LAN, remote Tivo access - program your shows over the internet, use 'other' software to view shows on any of your networked computers and do lots of other things like those desicribed here Enhancement script (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=250680&page=1)

[TheMerk]

Yeah, I also just ran 3.2 of Zipper, and it croaked when validating the install:

Device "/dev/hda" dpes not appear to be a TiVo drive!
Signature bytes 0x00 0x00 do not match expected byte values 0x14 0x92
Your root filesystem is located on /dev/hdb
Your boot partition is /dev/hdb
Mounting tivo drive...
mount: you must specifiy the filesystem type

Unable to mount your TiVo drive. Please confirm there is a valid image on the drive, and that it is properly connected to your PC.
exiting...


(my CDROM is on hda, and my destination hard drive is on hdb, and I specified that during the install)

Same problem here too. cdrom is hdc and tivo drive is hdd.

[Jimmmmbo!]

This is a known issue with 6.3x software on HR10-250's. The problem happens when you try to create season passes with TWP, which doesn't work yet with 6.3x software. You can bypass the problem temporarily by pressing the play button instead of the select button. To fix it, delete the season pass that you entered with TWP. You may also have to do a clear and delete program data.

Thanks! My search skills lacked on this one. Sorry! :(

[rbautch]

Thanks for the feedback. I think I've pinpointed the error. Just need to test it, and I'll post the fixed version soon.This issue has been fixed, and version 3.3 is now posted.

[TheMerk]

This issue has been fixed, and version 3.3 is now posted.

Sweet! Thanks!

[headcase]

So 3.3 validates properly on the PC, but now there seems to be another bug with this version.

When running the script on the TiVo, it consistently hangs when trying to install the USB 2.0 drivers. I've confirmed this with another drive/TiVo using 3.3, so I know it's not unique to my setup. I'm able to complete the script, if I say no to installing the drivers.

For clarity, I'm running 3.3 on my HR10-250, with a clean Instantcake image of 6.3d

[ttodd1]

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=5129791&&#post5129791

[headcase]

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=5129791&&#post5129791

Thanks - that fixed the problem for installing USB 2.0 drivers.

One more problem, which I can't seem to find an answer to: When both of my HR10-250's do their scheduled weekly reboots, the next time I use either TiVo, the video output is scrambled until I cycle my resolution from 1080i to another setting.

Having to cycle the resolution every time is a pain, and the family thinks the boxes are "broken" (even though I know they aren't). Is there a workaround for this?

FYI - Each TiVo is connected to a TV via component.

[JWThiers]

One more problem, which I can't seem to find an answer to: When both of my HR10-250's do their scheduled weekly reboots, the next time I use either TiVo, the video output is scrambled until I cycle my resolution from 1080i to another setting.

Having to cycle the resolution every time is a pain, and the family thinks the boxes are "broken" (even though I know they aren't). Is there a workaround for this?
On a related note, What is the reboot for? IIRC it had something to do with stability issues with TWP. If this is true does TWP2 address those issues and if so is the reboot still needed?

[MisterEd]

I just zippered a "new" HR10-250 I just picked up. On the initial "ZIPPER" it asked if I was going to use a wireless connection. I answered YES for that, NO for WEP and put in the SSID. After rebooting I got no linklight on the WUSB11 V2.6 so I hooked up with a serial cable and ran tweak.sh. Still no link light on the wireless but a wired USB adapter worked fine. It seems wireless wasn't installed. How do I add wireless "after the fact" or do I have to run the full ZIPPER again. Everything works fine wired but no wireless link (power is lit). I answered NO to the USB 2.0 in tweak.sh.

I also uninstalled tweak and reinstalled to be sure of the lastest version which did download.


The following IP parameters are now set in MFS:
IP address is currently set to: 192.168.1.201
Default gateway is currently set to: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask is currently set to: 255.255.255.0
DNS Server is currently set to: 4.2.2.2
DHCP is off
NO WIRELESS PARAMETERS ARE SET IN MFS

Edit: I just had a thought. This HR10-250 has not been activated yet with D*. TV won't be in until Friday. Could this be a reson why wireless is not working? Wired adapter is working fine but I just want to make sure it's all covered. :)

Edit Edit: I tested the wireless adapter on a pc and it works fine.

[rbautch]

On a related note, What is the reboot for? IIRC it had something to do with stability issues with TWP. If this is true does TWP2 address those issues and if so is the reboot still needed?Reboot is needed so fakecall takes effect.

[rbautch]

I just zippered a "new" HR10-250 I just picked up. On the initial "ZIPPER" it asked if I was going to use a wireless connection. I answered YES for that, NO for WEP and put in the SSID. After rebooting I got no linklight on the WUSB11 V2.6 so I hooked up with a serial cable and ran tweak.sh. Still no link light on the wireless but a wired USB adapter worked fine. It seems wireless wasn't installed. How do I add wireless "after the fact" or do I have to run the full ZIPPER again. Everything works fine wired but no wireless link (power is lit). I answered NO to the USB 2.0 in tweak.sh.

I also uninstalled tweak and reinstalled to be sure of the lastest version which did download.


The following IP parameters are now set in MFS:
IP address is currently set to: 192.168.1.201
Default gateway is currently set to: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask is currently set to: 255.255.255.0
DNS Server is currently set to: 4.2.2.2
DHCP is off
NO WIRELESS PARAMETERS ARE SET IN MFS

Edit: I just had a thought. This HR10-250 has not been activated yet with D*. TV won't be in until Friday. Could this be a reson why wireless is not working? Wired adapter is working fine but I just want to make sure it's all covered. :)

Edit Edit: I tested the wireless adapter on a pc and it works fine.Run the /enhancements/setSSIDwep.tcl script, then attach the wireless adapter and reboot.

[chrisb42]

One more problem, which I can't seem to find an answer to: When both of my HR10-250's do their scheduled weekly reboots, the next time I use either TiVo, the video output is scrambled until I cycle my resolution from 1080i to another setting.

I just upgraded to 6.3d last weekend and re-zippered with 3.2, and I'm seeing the same thing, garbled output on the TV until I switch resolutions after a reboot (at least that's what it looks like). It's connected via component as well. Anyone else seeing this? Any ideas?

-Christian

[rbautch]

I never experienced this. Trying using an unhacked image and reboot, then see if the same thing happens.

[zerokooled]

I'm still trying to zipper my philips 708. Anyone know why my zipper just hangs after it restore's the instantcake software image onto my HD?

Just say's

this is a new 200gig drive. Works fine.

[zerokooled]

Has anyone created a video Tutorial yet? That would be a very cool thing.

[headcase]

I never experienced this. Trying using an unhacked image and reboot, then see if the same thing happens.

I can confirm that this never happened with my unhacked units, and yet both zippered units output scrambled video after reboots. Can't be more than a coincidence...

[B Smooth]

I have an interesting problem. I purchased a new hard drive for my HD Tivo. I have zippered before so I am feeling comfortable with my hardwre setup. I purchased the latest image. I can mount the cdrom and launch the zipper. It asks me if I want to install the image and I say yes. After it goes through the process(and confirms my usable diskspace) it tries to continue, but THEN I get the read-only filesystem message. I have tried mount -o remount,rw / and the command does not give me an error but when I relaunch the zipper (and bypass the image) i get the same message. the drive is hdc and because the image seems to load, I am not sure why I get the message. When I mount the cdrom I get a read-only message but I assume this is OK. The drive is setup as a slave.

I have tried searching but couldn't find anything specific to my issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[SethC]

Have one question before I tackle this, if I was to use a fresh instantcake image and zipper it. Would I need to go through guided setup and have a phone line attached so it can make a test call?

I don't have a phone line in the house.

[AWyant]

Has anyone created a video Tutorial yet? That would be a very cool thing.

I second that motion...that would be tremendously helpful to Tivo noobs like me.

[zerokooled]

I successfully zipper my phillips 708 with an instankcake image for a Samsung DSR-40 (or something like that). I wanted to save 20 bucks so I uhhh. downloaded a different one. I assumed the instantcake 6.2a that I got was for all series 2 directivo's. I was wrong. Everything worked i just didn't have any of my programming channels. The interface was really quick too.

Kinda funny. I am now half way through correctly zippering my tivo. I can't wait. This has been alot of fun. Thanks to all that made this happen. You all know.

[rbautch]

I'm still trying to zipper my philips 708. Anyone know why my zipper just hangs after it restore's the instantcake software image onto my HD?

Just say's

this is a new 200gig drive. Works fine.Just reboot your PC and re-run the zipper, but this time say "no" when it asks you if you want to install the image.

[SethC]

Anyone....Please :eek:

Have one question before I tackle this, if I was to use a fresh instantcake image and zipper it. Would I need to go through guided setup and have a phone line attached so it can make a test call?

I don't have a phone line in the house.

[Da Goon]

Zipper installs fakecall which will bypass the phone requirement.

[zerokooled]

Just reboot your PC and re-run the zipper, but this time say "no" when it asks you if you want to install the image.

Thanks. It worked.
About this fakecall thing. I remember seeing something about it during the final part of the zipper. I try to go in and make the call but it never works. Failes on dial tone. Do I need to change the phone settings? or it there a script called fakecall that I have to run in order for my programming to come back.

Im sure this answer is listed multiple times in this thread but for some reason when I search just the thread it never works right.

Thanks again.

[MisterEd]

That actually made it work ... but this is what is happening now: http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=352667

Run the /enhancements/setSSIDwep.tcl script, then attach the wireless adapter and reboot.

[SethC]

I have 2 HR10's the one I bought had 6.3c, if I use that image on my other one which doesn't match the first 3 of the SN# and hack will it work? Will I have to do a clear and delete on it first before I hack it?

Thanks

Zipper installs fakecall which will bypass the phone requirement.

[indi]

I have a "half-hacked" DTivo (Phillips DS708) that I worked on over a year ago. Upgraded hard drive, had to repair some smoked diode on the box...got the Tivo working again, but never got it networked...wired or wireless...my router never saw the Tivo and IP scanners couldn't find it. I was hunting down the spare parts I have scattered around to make a serial cable to try running scripts directly...then life got in the way and I got distracted by other things. The DTivo is working just fine (just get nagged every day for making a call) and now has huge list of programs on it I don't want to loose....but I DO want to get it networked for all the other fun stuff.

I imagine a LOT of the stuff is outdated and have downloaded the new version of the zipper.

I hunted through many forums for hours yesterday without a clear answer:

Is it best to pull the drive and install the new zipper...maybe resolving the networking problem? Will this mess up the recorded content in any way?

OR

Is it best to finish the previous install with a serial cable (I'd still have to make) then FTP in all the new stuff?

Anyone in the Phoenix, AZ area who'd like to be "geek-buddies"? I'm the guy most of my friends call on for this type of stuff (computer repair, software solutions, home automation, etc.) but I've become so busy with things that's its been getting difficult to keep up with new interests like Tivo hacking, home media, etc...and all my geek buds are out of town. Sometimes, just sitting around and chatting about things, tearing things apart and "smoke-testing" some ideas solves long-time annoyances and stimulates wonderful new solutions.

[dkdevin]

Does anybody have a thought on this? I Zippered my DSR7000 a few weeks ago and also put on mfs_ftp. My wife has complained recently that when she is deleting a show, the list goes blank or the Tivo freezes and she has to unplug it to reboot it and then it works.

I have a DSR7000 with 6.2a, Zippered, 120GB, networked. I have it set to reboot every three days or something like that.

Any thoughts? Thank you!

[wkhays]

I just zippered my DirecTivo (DSR7000) and got it running again on a new hard drive (upgraded 40GP to 200GB, yea).

But now I cannot telnet in ... I get the "Could not open connection to the host..."

The first time, I used 192.168.1.101. Then I re-ran the boot CD and changed to a different IP address @ 192.168.1.201 ... Same problem.

I'm using a Bekin F5D5050 USB / eNet converter.

Turned firewall off, but that shouldn't be an issue.

I can ping my router 192.168.1.1

The light on my router does light up with I plug in the Tivo.

I canNOT successfully ping the TiVO @ 192.168.1.201.

I use a DSL modem. My router is in PPPoE mode. Should it be in bridge mode? I don't know much about this ... I just know that there are two ways to set up the router.

DHCP is enabled ... But I don't know how to diable it (frankly, I'm not sure what it is). I am using XP-Pro

Hmmm... What else? Oh, something has been bugging me. In the ZIPPER instructions, it says "If you are running 6.2a software, replace the superpatch with the updated version here" ... So I DELETED the Superpatch-67All-NutCase-1.2.tcl file and ADDED the Superpatch-6.2a.tcl file ... Is this what I was supposed to do? I didn't make any coding changes.

I can't wait to get this done, so any help will be very much appreciated!

-K

[Rick-s]

Does anybody have a thought on this? My wife has complained recently that when she is deleting a show, the list goes blank or the Tivo freezes and she has to unplug it to reboot it and then it works.

Thank you!

I had the same or similar problem with my Samsung 704. When an item was deleted from the list, the tivo would show an empty list. :confused: I would exit the list and a few minutes later when I would go back everything was back (except of course the deleted program). If I deleted another program, the same thing would happen. Just for giggles one time, I just let the blank now playing list be and after what seemed like 1 - 2 minutes, the list came back. :( It seems the Tivo was just taking a very long time to rebuild the list after a program was deleted. I had about 2 screens of programming including several programs in folders. I recently moved a lot of the programs off the Tivo and have deleted down to a little less than one screen worth and everything responds quickly as you would expect.

I don't remember this problem prior to 6.2a.

Has anyone else had this issue? Is it known? Just curious.

Rick

[JWThiers]

I had the same or similar problem with my Samsung 704. When an item was deleted from the list, the tivo would show an empty list. :confused: I would exit the list and a few minutes later when I would go back everything was back (except of course the deleted program). If I deleted another program, the same thing would happen. Just for giggles one time, I just let the blank now playing list be and after what seemed like 1 - 2 minutes, the list came back. :( It seems the Tivo was just taking a very long time to rebuild the list after a program was deleted. I had about 2 screens of programming including several programs in folders. I recently moved a lot of the programs off the Tivo and have deleted down to a little less than one screen worth and everything responds quickly as you would expect.

I don't remember this problem prior to 6.2a.

Has anyone else had this issue? Is it known? Just curious.

Rick
You and dkdevin should check the wiki here. (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Blank_entries_in_the_.22Now_ Playing_List.22)

[ttodd1]

The wiki is your friend:


http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Blank_entries_in_the_.22Now_ Playing_List.22

[JWThiers]

I just zippered my DirecTivo (DSR7000) and got it running again on a new hard drive (upgraded 40GP to 200GB, yea).

But now I cannot telnet in ... I get the "Could not open connection to the host..."

The first time, I used 192.168.1.101. Then I re-ran the boot CD and changed to a different IP address @ 192.168.1.201 ... Same problem.

I'm using a Bekin F5D5050 USB / eNet converter.

Turned firewall off, but that shouldn't be an issue.

I can ping my router 192.168.1.1

The light on my router does light up with I plug in the Tivo.

I canNOT successfully ping the TiVO @ 192.168.1.201.

I use a DSL modem. My router is in PPPoE mode. Should it be in bridge mode? I don't know much about this ... I just know that there are two ways to set up the router.

DHCP is enabled ... But I don't know how to diable it (frankly, I'm not sure what it is). I am using XP-Pro

Hmmm... What else? Oh, something has been bugging me. In the ZIPPER instructions, it says "If you are running 6.2a software, replace the superpatch with the updated version here" ... So I DELETED the Superpatch-67All-NutCase-1.2.tcl file and ADDED the Superpatch-6.2a.tcl file ... Is this what I was supposed to do? I didn't make any coding changes.

I can't wait to get this done, so any help will be very much appreciated!

-K
And if you don't know what DHCP is why did you enable it? :confused:
SIGH

DHCP is Dynamic Host Control Protocol, it automatically assigns you an IP address. If it really is getting an IP assigned by DHCP go to your router and look for a page that says something like Client List or DHCP Client list. One of the IP's used is your TIVO. If you still can't get the IP address you need to use something like Angry IP scanner or use a serial cable to find the IP address. Check the wiki (see my sig) Troubleshooting page.

And yes you did the right thing with superpatch and 6.2a

[wkhays]

Thanks, JW ... But just to be clear: I said that DHCP was enabled. I did not say that I enabled it - I didn't!

I appreciate your lead on the DHCP and your Wiki post looks helpful ... I will look into the DHCP settings and read your Wiki.

The two PC's on the network use dynamic IP addresses. Is it possible to have a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses? From what I have read, the answer is "no" ... And the DHCP on my PC may have changed the IP address of the DTivo ... Right?

And I'm glad to hear that I did the SuperPatch correctly ... Whew!

Thanks again!

-Keith

[ttodd1]

Is it possible to have a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses? From what I have read, the answer is "no" ... -Keith


Yes you can have both just make sure the static addresses are outside your DHCP range. I do this and it works fine.

DHCP is being ran on your router not your pc (although this is possible, but since you said you didn't set it up...). You need to get into your router's setup page a see what the range is. Since it seems that your devices are all going to be using static IPs then I would suggest turning it off.

[JWThiers]

Thanks, JW ... But just to be clear: I said that DHCP was enabled. I did not say that I enabled it - I didn't!

I appreciate your lead on the DHCP and your Wiki post looks helpful ... I will look into the DHCP settings and read your Wiki.

The two PC's on the network use dynamic IP addresses. Is it possible to have a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses? From what I have read, the answer is "no" ... And the DHCP on my PC may have changed the IP address of the DTivo ... Right?

And I'm glad to hear that I did the SuperPatch correctly ... Whew!

Thanks again!

-Keith
The wiki is not mine, rbautch and Gunnyman started it but everyone is free to add to it. It save a bit of time for some of the more common questions. But thanks for the praise anyway. :D

Yes you can have mixed DHCP / Static IP addresses on your home network.

On your router there should be a setting that sets the range of IP's that use DHCP. The terminology used varies from router to router. Just be sure that the addresses that you want to assign statically is not in the range used by DHCP. If DHCP uses .2 - .99 then the first static address is .100.

Just to confuse the issue, IF you are lucky enough to have a router that supports it, SOME routers have a function called either "Static DHCP" or "DHCP Reservations" that will let you make sure that the router assigns the same DHCP IP to specific devices every time the device requests an IP. This is NOT the same thing as a lease time that never expires and if your router does NOT have this specific feature I would NOT recommend DHCP for any hacked DTivo. If you are unsure if your router supports it somewhere on the DHCP server page or DHCP Clientspage of your router if there is a section that says reservations or static DHCP (or something like that) and asks for a MAC address and IP address you probably have that feature and would recommend DHCP only in that instance.

[JWThiers]

Yes you can have both just make sure the static addresses are outside your DHCP range. I do this and it works fine.

DHCP is being ran on your router not your pc (although this is possible, but since you said you didn't set it up...). You need to get into your router's setup page a see what the range is. Since it seems that your devices are all going to be using static IPs then I would suggest turning it off.
I would not turn off DHCP on the router just to take care of a DTivo. You can change what the DHCP range is just make sure that anything that you sure for static for is outside that range. In most of your networking needs DHCP makes your life very easy, its just in some specific instances when static is the best answer. The right tool for the job. A hacked Dtivo's just happens to be an instance where knowing what he IP is and not having it change is important.

[wkhays]

Great feedback JW and Todd ... Thanks! I was frustrated last night, but now I have some new things to learn and look into.

One more functional question ... How does PPV work with a hacked DTivo? As I understand it, the program guide comes in through the satellite signal for DirecTV units and the purpose of the phone call is to deal with PPV. Will PPV still work through my TV? In order for billing to work (I have no explicit desire to steal shows) will I need to order them through the website? Or did I somehow disable my ability to access PPV programming with this hack?

Thanks!

[JWThiers]

Honestly I don't use PPV often, but I have seen it written in this thread that it is a mixed bag (some can some can't) when ordering from the remote. Most people here order from the web, It has an addded benifit that the PPV is available on all of your DTivo's.

[Lord Vader]

Indeed, JW. When one's phone is disconnected, after a period of time the ability to order via remote is disabled. One must order PPV via DirecTV's web site, which is actually more beneficial, because then that PPV movie is viewable on ALL receivers on the account--something to consider if you're like some folks around here who have family members in other locations on their account. (Disclaimer: not me--just referencing what I've read. ;) )

[dkdevin]

You and dkdevin should check the wiki here. (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Blank_entries_in_the_.22Now_ Playing_List.22)

Thank you! I checked the Wiki. The only item I have in my /etc directory is resolv.conf with the two lines:

search localdomain
nameserver 4.2.2.2

I don't have a hosts or nsswitch.conf file. Am I missing something in my setup? Do I need to add something manually? I currently only have one Tivo on my network, but I'm getting ready to update a second tivo, so I will have two Tivos on my network in the near future.

-Dave
DSR7000 120GB 6.2a Zippered
SD-DVR40 40GB 6.2 about to be Zippered

[dkdevin]

I have another question before I zipper my SD-DVR40. I purchased the $5 boot CD for my DSR7000. I see that they all have different numbers on the PTVnet site. If I'm not using instantcake or installing the actual OS, can I use the same boot CD with the zipper that I made for the DSR7000? Or do I need to get the $5 boot CD for the SD-DVR40?

Thanks!

[ttodd1]

I would not turn off DHCP on the router just to take care of a DTivo. You can change what the DHCP range is just make sure that anything that you sure for static for is outside that range. In most of your networking needs DHCP makes your life very easy, its just in some specific instances when static is the best answer. The right tool for the job. A hacked Dtivo's just happens to be an instance where knowing what he IP is and not having it change is important.

I know all that, but I thought I saw that the OP said that his PCs were also static. In that case if EVERYTHING is using static IPs then there really isn't a reason to leave the DCHP "server" running........ :rolleyes:

[wkhays]

Todd / JW / Vader ... You rock!

I found the setup screen and the DHCP IP Pool ran from .2 through .254 (The router itself takes up .1). So I changed the range to .99 and as soon as American Idol finishes recording, I'll reboot the Tivo and should on to the next step!

I was already well aware of static / dynamic IP's but didn't realize that DHCP was the keeper of the dynamic addresses. I'm off now to learn what a DNS server is. I may need to know that one day, too!

Thanks again!

-Keith

[captain_video]

I just Zippered a friend's DSR704 after letting it upgrade naturally to 6.2a via a daily call. I created a new Zipper disc using the latest files and the 6.2a superpatch. Everything seemed to go fine initially but after a while it appeared that my networking functions no longer worked (i.e., no telnet, ftp, or TWP connections). I ran the tweak_uninstall.sh script and then re-zippered the DTivo but my networking functions always seemed to disappear after a while.

I then started to notice that it was taking forever for the DTivo to boot after getting to the sat data download screen, sometimes as long as 30 minutes or more before I got to live TV. I ran the tweak_uninstall sript again but this time I deleted all of the directories, restored the original tivoapp file, and reset as many things back to their default conditions that I could find and deleted any installation files and folders that I was aware of.

The DTivo seemed to boot fine after that but when I reran the Zipper installation I was back to the same old slow boot, and I hadn't even run the enhancements part of the program yet. I'm guessing that there's a lot of crap still left on the DTivo from the previous attempts at installing the scripts that is causing the extremely slow boot times.

Any thoughts about what can be done over and above what I've already tried to get this turkey to boot normally while retaining the hacks? I'd hate to give it back to my friend in this state and deleting the hacks will not make him happy.

[rbautch]

I just Zippered a friend's DSR704 after letting it upgrade naturally to 6.2a via a daily call. I created a new Zipper disc using the latest files and the 6.2a superpatch. Everything seemed to go fine initially but after a while it appeared that my networking functions no longer worked (i.e., no telnet, ftp, or TWP connections). I ran the tweak_uninstall.sh script and then re-zippered the DTivo but my networking functions always seemed to disappear after a while.

I then started to notice that it was taking forever for the DTivo to boot after getting to the sat data download screen, sometimes as long as 30 minutes or more before I got to live TV. I ran the tweak_uninstall sript again but this time I deleted all of the directories, restored the original tivoapp file, and reset as many things back to their default conditions that I could find and deleted any installation files and folders that I was aware of.

The DTivo seemed to boot fine after that but when I reran the Zipper installation I was back to the same old slow boot, and I hadn't even run the enhancements part of the program yet. I'm guessing that there's a lot of crap still left on the DTivo from the previous attempts at installing the scripts that is causing the extremely slow boot times.

Any thoughts about what can be done over and above what I've already tried to get this turkey to boot normally while retaining the hacks? I'd hate to give it back to my friend in this state and deleting the hacks will not make him happy.
Other than the author file, the only other files the Zipper puts on your Tivo are contained in the /hacks and /busybox directories. The enhancement script puts files in the /enhancements directory, but those get deleted when run the uninstall script. It's a fairly clean installation, and I can't think of anything that would slow down the boot process. You might try checking the serial console log to see where it's bogging down.

[rbautch]

I have another question before I zipper my SD-DVR40. I purchased the $5 boot CD for my DSR7000. I see that they all have different numbers on the PTVnet site. If I'm not using instantcake or installing the actual OS, can I use the same boot CD with the zipper that I made for the DSR7000? Or do I need to get the $5 boot CD for the SD-DVR40?

Thanks!You can use the same boot CD.

[Da Goon]

I just Zippered a friend's DSR704...
Captain Video using the Zipper??
(sorry I couldn't resist :D )

[wkhays]

Todd / JW / Vader-

Bad news ... I still can't see my Tivo at 192.168.1.201

AngryIP doesn't see any new active addresses in the 192.168.1.x range when DTivo is plugged in vs. when it is not.

I restarted the DTivo with the eNet plugged in, so I hoped that it would authenticate properly. Should there be a need to re-image the drive just because it tried to log in within the IP Pool range of the DHCP? I can't imagine the router making changes to the configuration files ...

There is a setting on my router that asks me "Gateway acts as DHCP Server (Y/N)" ... Right now, that is set to "Y".

If the network cable is unplugged from the Tivo and then re-attached, does the DTivo need to be re-booted to re-establish the connection?

TIA,
Keith

[JWThiers]

Todd / JW / Vader-

Bad news ... I still can't see my Tivo at 192.168.1.201

AngryIP doesn't see any new active addresses in the 192.168.1.x range when DTivo is plugged in vs. when it is not.

I restarted the DTivo with the eNet plugged in, so I hoped that it would authenticate properly. Should there be a need to re-image the drive just because it tried to log in within the IP Pool range of the DHCP? I can't imagine the router making changes to the configuration files ...

There is a setting on my router that asks me "Gateway acts as DHCP Server (Y/N)" ... Right now, that is set to "Y".

If the network cable is unplugged from the Tivo and then re-attached, does the DTivo need to be re-booted to re-establish the connection?

TIA,
Keith
No need to re image yet.
Do you happen to have a serial cable? If you can get bash via serial it is real helpful. or you could also pull the drive and use a boot cd to gain access to system files. Check the wiki starting here (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Serial_Cable.2C_the_best_pie ce_of_insurance_to_have) and also here. (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Don.27t_have_a_serial_cable_ yet.2C_all_is_not_lost)
Are there any lights on the ethernet adapter? see here. (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Network_adapter_not_working_-_Lights_are_on_but_no_ones_home) That should give you something to try.

[headcase]

Thanks - that fixed the problem for installing USB 2.0 drivers.

One more problem, which I can't seem to find an answer to: When both of my HR10-250's do their scheduled weekly reboots, the next time I use either TiVo, the video output is scrambled until I cycle my resolution from 1080i to another setting.

Having to cycle the resolution every time is a pain, and the family thinks the boxes are "broken" (even though I know they aren't). Is there a workaround for this?

FYI - Each TiVo is connected to a TV via component.

Bump.

I can't believe that no one else is experiencing this problem...

[captain_video]

Quote:
Originally Posted by captain_video
I just Zippered a friend's DSR704...


Captain Video using the Zipper??
(sorry I couldn't resist )
I know, seems a bit ironic, doesn't it? I use it as a tool of convenience since I already know how the hacks are installed manually. Been there, done that more times than I can count. Even an old fart like me deserves to use the short method once in a while. :D Unfortunately, the shortcut ended up being the long way round in this case. :(

Other than the author file, the only other files the Zipper puts on your Tivo are contained in the /hacks and /busybox directories. The enhancement script puts files in the /enhancements directory, but those get deleted when run the uninstall script. It's a fairly clean installation, and I can't think of anything that would slow down the boot process. You might try checking the serial console log to see where it's bogging down.
That's pretty much what I figured but I thought I'd check here to see if anyone else had run into the same problem. I just remembered one thing I did that might be causing my problem but I can't be absolutely sure. Since I was having problems getting the network settings to stick I ran lgkahn's netconfig.tcl script (not to be confused with the network.tcl script included with the Zipper files) manually and designated my router's IP as the DNS address. I just noticed that the Zipper/enhancements script sets this as 4.2.2.2 (or something similar). I'm wondering if this could be causing a conflict with one address setting in mfs and the other in the configuration file. I would tend to think that whatever is set up in mfs would take priority but I don't know for sure.

[JWThiers]

Bump.

I can't believe that no one else is experiencing this problem...
You gave a reply to this that it didn't happen on your unhacked HR10's. Just to clarify that it would NOT happen if you did a reboot not just put them in standby.

[wkhays]

No need to re image yet.
Do you happen to have a serial cable? If you can get bash via serial it is real helpful. or you could also pull the drive and use a boot cd to gain access to system files. Check the wiki starting here (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Serial_Cable.2C_the_best_pie ce_of_insurance_to_have) and also here. (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Don.27t_have_a_serial_cable_ yet.2C_all_is_not_lost)
Are there any lights on the ethernet adapter? see here. (http://www.thewallens.net/Zipperwiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#Network_adapter_not_working_-_Lights_are_on_but_no_ones_home) That should give you something to try.

Thanks ... I just ordered a serial cable and will hopefully be able to make some more progress this weekend. Thanks goodness DTivo gets the program guide from satellite instead of having to have this all worked out!

[JWThiers]

Thanks ... I just ordered a serial cable and will hopefully be able to make some more progress this weekend. Thanks goodness DTivo gets the program guide from satellite instead of having to have this all worked out!
Can't tell you the number of times I pulled the drive and started from scratch before I got a serial cable. They really are a life saver.

Of course If you are in a rush and the recorded content doesn't matter starting from a fresh image isn't that much of a pain once you open the boxes.

[bnm81002]

when I zippered one of my Philips unit(version 2.x before version 3.3) after I installed the enhancement scripts and updated TivoWebPlus to 2.0(070518) I see the "Net Config" tab but when I zippered my other Philips unit using version 3.3 and installed TWP and updated to the same 070518 version of TWP, I don't have the same "Net Config" tab, what can the problem be? thanks

[rbautch]

I know, seems a bit ironic, doesn't it? I use it as a tool of convenience since I already know how the hacks are installed manually. Been there, done that more times than I can count. Even an old fart like me deserves to use the short method once in a while. :D Unfortunately, the shortcut ended up being the long way round in this case. :(


That's pretty much what I figured but I thought I'd check here to see if anyone else had run into the same problem. I just remembered one thing I did that might be causing my problem but I can't be absolutely sure. Since I was having problems getting the network settings to stick I ran lgkahn's netconfig.tcl script (not to be confused with the network.tcl script included with the Zipper files) manually and designated my router's IP as the DNS address. I just noticed that the Zipper/enhancements script sets this as 4.2.2.2 (or something similar). I'm wondering if this could be causing a conflict with one address setting in mfs and the other in the configuration file. I would tend to think that whatever is set up in mfs would take priority but I don't know for sure.What configuration file? Both network.tcl and netconfig.tcl set IP params in MFS, so I don't think that would cause a conflict. Fyi, when the Zipper runs, it appends a line to your author file that runs the network.tcl script the first time you boot.

[rbautch]

when I zippered one of my Philips unit(version 2.x before version 3.3) after I installed the enhancement scripts and updated TivoWebPlus to 2.0(070518) I see the "Net Config" tab but when I zippered my other Philips unit using version 3.3 and installed TWP and updated to the same 070518 version of TWP, I don't have the same "Net Config" tab, what can the problem be? thanksNet config is not included in the latest TWP release.

[captain_video]

What configuration file? Both network.tcl and netconfig.tcl set IP params in MFS, so I don't think that would cause a conflict. Fyi, when the Zipper runs, it appends a line to your author file that runs the network.tcl script the first time you boot.
Yeah, I know it sets the network parameters and then sets a flag so the program knows it doesn't have to run the network setup following the initial reboot. I actually read through most of the scripts to see what's going on. My Linux is really sparse but I can usually muddle through a tcl script and figure out the processes being addressed. I usually comment out the steps in the rc.sysinit.author file regarding the network setup once it's occurred since it's no longer needed.

I don't recall the name of the file right off-hand but it was something that turned up when I ran into the blank Now Playing list issue and ran a search to refresh my memory as to what we used to do to fix it (I think it was in the /etc directory IIRC). I noticed that the file only had two lines of entries in the file with the 4.2.2.2 address set up for DNS. That's what made me think there might be a conflict since everything else is supposed to be configured in mfs. I believe the network.tcl script sets up the DNS server as 4.2.2.2 by default whereas the netconfig.tcl script has you enter an address manually. I used the IP address of my router for this which made me believe there might be a conflict with the two different addresses. I suppose I could simply rerun the netconfig.tcl script and specify 4.2.2.2 as the DNS server and see what happens.

There's no rhyme or reason why the DTivo is taking so long to acquire the sat data based on what's installed with the Zipper script. The drives have a lot of recordings but they're nowhere near full, at least not to the point where they would cause the DTivo to slow to a complete crawl. The crazy part is that when I delete all of the installation files for the Zipper and the enhancements the sucker runs fine.

I plan on deleting everything again and starting over from scratch, only this time I'm going to install everything manually and do a reboot after I install each hack to see if I can pinpoint the script that's making the DTivo go whacky. :confused:

[bnm81002]

Net config is not included in the latest TWP release.



both my Philips units are running TWP version 2.0(070518), while 1 has Net Config and the other doesn't, so how can that be then? thanks

[cr33p]

both my Philips units are running TWP version 2.0(070518), while 1 has Net Config and the other doesn't, so how can that be then? thanks


Had the same problem, one box was an upgraded twp version and the other a full version from the latest zipper. Copy the netconfig.itcl file i think it is called from the modules dir on the box that has it to the other one and it should work fine. Dont forget to restart twp on the box that you copied it over too. Otherwise you could grab the file from the "other site" i cant remember exactly what thread has it though.

[bnm81002]

Had the same problem, one box was an upgraded twp version and the other a full version from the latest zipper. Copy the netconfig.itcl file i think it is called from the modules dir on the box that has it to the other one and it should work fine. Dont forget to restart twp on the box that you copied it over too. Otherwise you could grab the file from the "other site" i cant remember exactly what thread has it though.



much appreciation to you, it worked as you suggested, just wondering why 1 had it and the other didn't, especially since both units have the latest version of TWP too(2.0-070518), very strange, thanks once again

[JWThiers]

much appreciation to you, it worked as you suggested, just wondering why 1 had it and the other didn't, especially since both units have the latest version of TWP too(2.0-070518), very strange, thanks once again
I'm not sure but I think it has to do with the path you took to get the you current config. What versions of zipper you used originally to zipper, if you used the upgrade module in TWP (ever) to upgrade. Its the only thing that would make sense, But thats just a guess.

[captain_video]

The netconfig.tcl file was replaced by the network.tcl file in later versions of the Zipper. They both do the same thing but you only need to input the IP address of your router and the Tivo when setting it up using the network.tcl script. The rest of the settings are input automatically since they're defaults anyway.

[leeclarke]

I have an HR10-250, and am going to put a new drive in it. I know how to take computers apart. I saw in some docs that if you have an image file of the original Tivo drive, you can use that with Zipper to preserve programs and season passes. I need to know:
1) how to get the image file to my hard drive
2) how to insert that in the zippering process.
Thanks very much.

[cr33p]

I have an HR10-250, and am going to put a new drive in it. I know how to take computers apart. I saw in some docs that if you have an image file of the original Tivo drive, you can use that with Zipper to preserve programs and season passes. I need to know:
1) how to get the image file to my hard drive
2) how to insert that in the zippering process.
Thanks very much.

You need to go check out hinsdales guide to upgrading your hd in your tivo go read up at http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/
You could either back up your image from the source hard drive to your windows pc hard drive then use it to copy to your new destination tivo drive. Or you could aquire a new clean image from Dvrupgrade.com, put that image on your zipper install cd and load it to your new destination hard drive. If you have to preserve recordings you can also read up how to in that guide.

Keep reading and Good luck.

[MisterEd]

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

I have an HR10-250, and am going to put a new drive in it. I know how to take computers apart. I saw in some docs that if you have an image file of the original Tivo drive, you can use that with Zipper to preserve programs and season passes. I need to know:
1) how to get the image file to my hard drive
2) how to insert that in the zippering process.
Thanks very much.

[wkhays]

OK ... So I got my bash prompt !!!

But none of the commands seem to work and I don't have a \hacks directory.

I don't know LINUX command lines very well, but am very fluent in DOS ...

Here's a dump of a few commands ... Why doesn't LS work?

bash-2.02# cd/hacks
bash: cd/hacks: No such file or directory
bash-2.02# ls
bash: ls: command not found
bash-2.02#

THANKS IN ADVANCE ... I'M GETTING CLOSER!!

-Keith

[PJO1966]

You need a space between cd and /hacks

[wkhays]

You need a space between cd and /hacks

I tried that, too ... Same error:

bash-2.02# cd \hacks
bash: cd: hacks: No such file or directory
bash-2.02# ls
bash: ls: command not found

Why doesn't ls work?

THANKS .... !!!

[cr33p]

I tried that, too ... Same error:

bash-2.02# cd \hacks
bash: cd: hacks: No such file or directory
bash-2.02# ls
bash: ls: command not found

Why doesn't ls work?

THANKS .... !!!

its cd /hacks not cd \hacks
and as far as why ls is working im not sure.

[wkhays]

Success !!!

Thanks for everyone's help! The third time (of re-doing my drive) was the charm.

I can now run the TivoWebPlus application, so it seems that I have completed my goal.

I did have two spurious reboots while clicking through the screens using IE7 mapped directly to by TiVo, but when using gotmydvr.com, everything seems to work perfectly!

Thanks again ...

-K

[wkhays]

I zippered my DSR7000 with a 200 GB drive (I previously had a 40 GB drive).

When I go into the "information" page on TivoWebPlus, however, it appears that I only have 40 GB. And on the "information" page on the Tivo itself, it says that may capacity is "variable - up to 29 hours".

Did I miss a step required to enable a larger drive? Perhaps the isocake image I used was only for 40GB and the rest of my drive is not formatted?

TIA ...

-Keith

[dm999]

Trying to re-zipper an HR10-250 on 6.3c. It's hanging when I answer Y to install USB 2.0 drivers. I ran un-install, tweaked without USB 2.0, rebooted, un-installed then tried again, but it still hangs. I allowed it to sit on that option for 5 minutes.

I saw the same thing. Looks like the script is waiting for some user input. I ran "ps" and saw the mv cmd running, then hit enter and reran "ps" and it had moved to the next mv cmd. I ended up leaving mine alone for close to 30 mins, but after hitting the enter key a couple of times the script continued on.

[ttodd1]

This has been covered before in this thread:

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-v...1&&#post5129791

[ttodd1]

I zippered my DSR7000 with a 200 GB drive (I previously had a 40 GB drive).

When I go into the "information" page on TivoWebPlus, however, it appears that I only have 40 GB. And on the "information" page on the Tivo itself, it says that may capacity is "variable - up to 29 hours".

Did I miss a step required to enable a larger drive? Perhaps the isocake image I used was only for 40GB and the rest of my drive is not formatted?

TIA ...

-Keith

It sounds like you did not expand it.

[rbautch]

I saw the same thing. Looks like the script is waiting for some user input. I ran "ps" and saw the mv cmd running, then hit enter and reran "ps" and it had moved to the next mv cmd. I ended up leaving mine alone for close to 30 mins, but after hitting the enter key a couple of times the script continued on.Hmm. I ran the script just now, but couldn't duplicate the issue. Here are the lines from the script that comprise the usb driver install:
function install_usb {
echo "1" > /enhancements/usb20_flag
echo "Backing up old driver(s) to /lib/modules/backups-orig, installing new drivers..."
mkdir -p /lib/modules/backups-orig
if cp /enhancements/drivers/drivers$kernel.tgz /lib/modules; then
mv /lib/modules/pegasus.o /lib/modules/backups-orig 2>/dev/null
mv /lib/modules/usbcore.o /lib/modules/backups-orig 2>/dev/null
mv /lib/modules/usb-ohci.o /lib/modules/backups-orig 2>/dev/null
mv /lib/modules/usbnet.o /lib/modules/backups-orig 2>/dev/null
if [ -e /lib/modules/ehci-hcd.o ] || [ -e /platform/lib/modules/ehci-hcd.o ]; then
mv /lib/modules/ehci-hcd.o /lib/modules/backups-orig 2>/dev/null
ehci=yes
fi
tar -zxvf /lib/modules/drivers$kernel.tgz -C /lib/modules 1>/dev/null
sleep 4
if [ "$ehci" != "yes" ]; then
rm /lib/modules/ehci-hcd.o
fi
if [ -f /lib/modules/ax8817x.o ]; then
mv /lib/modules/ax8817x.o /lib/modules/backups-orig 2>/dev/null
ln -s /lib/modules/usbnet.o /lib/modules/ax8817x.o &>/dev/null
fi
else
echo "Couldn't find usb 2.0 drivers. Skipping installation..."
fi
}

You might try running each line one by one to see if you can narrow down the issue.

[wkhays]

It sounds like you did not expand it.

Well ... I've searched around a bit and don't see instructions on how to expand the drive. I followed these instructions step-by-step:

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Any help you can provide will be appreciated!

[bnm81002]

Well ... I've searched around a bit and don't see instructions on how to expand the drive. I followed these instructions step-by-step:

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Any help you can provide will be appreciated!



here you go, just expand the drive first then apply the zipper to it after you expanded it, just follow the instructions in the upgrade guide, good luck,
http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

[dm999]

Hi all,

I just Zipper'ed my 2 HR10-250's using Zipper v3.3. One HR10 I've had for about a year, and just upgraded to a 750GB drive (TIVO1), and the other one I just got off eBay (TIVO2). Both are running v6.3d of the Tivo software.

On TIVO1, I backed up my SPs, but noticed that the backup dir was empty. I ran "sh backup_run.sh" from the TivoWebPlus dir, and I get this:

TIVO1-TiVo# sh backup_run.sh
The backup will be written to /seasonpass_backups/backup
couldn't read file "modules/index.itcl": no such file or directory
while executing
"source "modules/index.itcl""
(file "backup_write_static.tcl" line 80)
mv: /seasonpass_backups/backup: No such file or directory

I checked the /TivoWebPlus/modules, and the indicated file is indeed not there. Any idea where I can get it, or is there something else I should do to get the backup to work.

Unfortunately, it's been about 5 yrs since I've played with Linix. It's coming back, but slowly :eek: :eek: :eek:

[dm999]

Best I could figure was that the symlinks in the backup-originals directory were causing some issues, since when you told others to delete that folder it worked for them. Me, I uninstalled zipper then rebooted. Lost my network connection (Linksys USB200Mv2), so I just put the drive back in my PC and rezippered it. All sees to be fine now.

[dm999]

This probably isn't the right place for this question, but I wasn't sure where else to put it.

I just zippered 2 HR10-250's. The primary reason I did it was for MVR and caller-id. The caller id seems to be working just fine, but I've searched this site for a while, and can't find any steps listed to activate MRV. I don't see any entry at the bottom of the NPL for the other tivo. After zippering them, I wen't through TWP and set the MRV names for each tivo. "speed" from each gives me

TIVO1-TiVo# speed
TCP STREAM TEST to 10.232.1.232
Recv Send Send Utilization Service Demand
Socket Socket Message Elapsed Send Recv Send Recv
Size Size Size Time Throughput local remote local remote
bytes bytes bytes secs. 10^6bits/s % S % S us/KB us/KB

131070 131070 131070 10.10 6.45 78.22 99.40 994.126 1263.345

TIVO2-TiVo# speed
TCP STREAM TEST to 10.232.1.231
Recv Send Send Utilization Service Demand
Socket Socket Message Elapsed Send Recv Send Recv
Size Size Size Time Throughput local remote local remote
bytes bytes bytes secs. 10^6bits/s % S % S us/KB us/KB

131070 131070 131070 10.10 5.49 99.80 77.01 1489.354 1149.16

Also, am I reading these numbers correctly...I'm only getting 5-6 Mbs? The switch is a 10/100, and according to the lights, they should both be connecting at 100Mbs. Any way to figure out why it's running so slow?

Thanks in advance, and your guys ROCK!!!!

[noid370]

Can anybody tell me or point me in the right direction that will explain to me whats the difference between 6.3c and 6.3d?

Also is there anyway to find out what has been changed in the zipper from previous versions up to 3.3? Thanks

[ttodd1]

This probably isn't the right place for this question, but I wasn't sure where else to put it.

I just zippered 2 HR10-250's. The primary reason I did it was for MVR and caller-id.
I believe that the MRV code was not included in the 6.3 software. You can look on DDB for another alternitive.

[Gunnyman]

correct there is no MRV with the HR10-250
check DDB for movieloader.

[rbautch]

Best I could figure was that the symlinks in the backup-originals directory were causing some issues, since when you told others to delete that folder it worked for them. Me, I uninstalled zipper then rebooted. Lost my network connection (Linksys USB200Mv2), so I just put the drive back in my PC and rezippered it. All sees to be fine now.Uninstalling the enhancement script also uninstalls the backported drivers, which explains why you lost your connection. If you ever uninstall again, be sure to reinstall the enhancement script before you reboot, or have a serial cable on hand. Re speeds, 5-6Mb/s is very good. Check out the soapbox derby thread on DDB for more information.

[rbautch]

Can anybody tell me or point me in the right direction that will explain to me whats the difference between 6.3c and 6.3d?

Also is there anyway to find out what has been changed in the zipper from previous versions up to 3.3? ThanksThere is a pdf on the Zipper CD that contains a version history.

[wkhays]

AArrgh!

I replaced my 40GB drive with a zippered 200GB drive, but my TiVo only sees 40GB.

Apparently, I was supposed to know to 'expand' the drive so that the add'l space can be used.

bnm81002 tried to help out with a link to http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php but the DOS utilities to unlock the drive are bombing out.

I don't care if I lose my recordings while I do this. I have TyTooled my recordings.

So from where I am now (zippered and networked drive), is there an mfsadd command or something that I can do to expand the drive?

I am very confused because I don't know LINUX, but I am pretty teachable.

For what it's worth, here is what I am doing / thinking now:

1) Installing my TiVo drive as Primary Master IDE
2) Booting up using my ZIPPER LINUX disk from Secondary Master
3) Seeing in the bootup screen that hda is a 33GB drive and hdc is my CD-ROM
4) Mounting my CD by typing: mount /dev/hdc /cdrom
5) Expanding my TiVo drive by factor of 4 by typing: mfsadd -r 4 /dev/hda

Does the "-r 4" argument really scale the drive up by a factor of 4? I'm pulling my hair out trying to find a decent syntax description that is not written for a LINUX expert.

Anyway, the message I am getting says:
Current estimated standalone size: 33 hours
Nothing to add!

I get the same message when I type mfsadd -x /dev/hda. As I understand it, this command will expand the drive as much as possible ... Is this right???

So ... I've been looking into various programs to 'unlock' the drive. The ones I have found must be put on a DOS boot floppy and run from there. But they don't seem to be working on my Western Digital 200 GB drive. They either say that the drive is not locked or it just bombs out with a divide/0 error.

When I type mfsinfo /dev/hda, I get:
MFS volume set for /dev/hda
The MFS volume set contains 4 partitions
/dev/hda10
MFS Partition Size: 512MiB
/dev/hda11
MFS Partition Size: 1024MiB
/dev/hda12
MFS Partition Size: 0MiB
/dev/hda13
MFS Partition Size: 30192MiB
Total MFS volume size: 31728MiB
Estimated hours in a standalone TiVo: 33
This MFS volume may be expanded 4 more times

Am I on the right track???

THANKS!

-Keith

[ttodd1]

MFSRESTORE

Usage: mfsrestore [options] Adrive [Bdrive]

Options:

-h Display this help message
-i file Input from file, - for stdin
-p Optimize partition layout
-x Expand the backup to fill the drive(s)
-X scale Expand the backup with block size scale
-q Do not display progress
-qq Do not display anything but error messages
-v size Recreate /var as size megabytes (Only if not in backup)
-s size Recreate swap as size megabytes
-l Leave at least 2 partitions free
-b Force no byte swapping on restore
-B Force byte swapping on restore
-z Zero out partitions not backed up

MFSADD

Usage: mfsadd [options] Adrive [Bdrive] [NewApp NewMedia]

Options:

-h Display this help message
-r scale Set scale factor of media block size
-x Create partitions to fill all drives
-X drive Create partitions to fill specific drive
NewApp / NewMedia Existing partitions (Such as /dev/hda13 /dev/hda14) to add to the MFS volume set.

[wkhays]

Thanks, Todd ...

I didn't do the mfsrestore command myself ... I created a new drive from scratch using the ZIPPER scripts and the isocake image.

So mfsadd -x /dev/hda should expand my drive to it's max size.

And mfsadd -r 4 /dev/hda should quadruple the capacity.

Right?

When i do these commands, it says "Nothing to Add!"

[bshelton]

Hello everyone, I am a very new Linux user, but I am a long time computer user. I was trying to zipper a HDVR2 drive. I have downloaded all of the files described in the Zipper instructions but when I attempt to boot using the CD-ROM that I have created I get to the following spot and the process stops.

SMC-ultra.C:No ISAPnP cards found. Trying standard ones....

And it sits there. I do not have any ISA cards in my system and installed Debian GNU/Linux on the drive/system without any problem.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance Bill Shelton