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

[rmasonjr]

Be gentle if this is posted somewhere already - I've been trying several search terms with no luck...

I'd like to be able to send custom messages to my zippered tivos to display on the tv screen. Can someone point me in the right direction on how to display my own custom message?

Thanks
Rob

[Da Goon]

I'd like to be able to send custom messages to my zippered tivos to display on the tv screen.

There are a few ways. text2osd is a program native to your box. out2osd is probably installed along with the zipper for caller id.

text2osd --message "Hello world."
echo "Hello world." | out2osd

text2osd --help or out2osd --help will give you more options like font size, color, etc.

[marklyn]

OK. It's possible I've missed something in the searches I've done for my particular problem but I'm now at wit's end and asking for help.

I downloaded zipper script 4.3 and unzipped to folder and followed step 2 of the zipper instructions (see my folder screenshot: zipper_tools folder.jpg)
I created a instantcake_hdvr.iso from my instant cake cd I purchased two years ago for my hdvr2 and put the iso in the zipper_tools folder. I also opened this iso file to verify the directory structure and files were the same as on the CD.
I run the zipper_isomaker.bat and it says extracting tivo image from the instantcake iso file (see isomaker_running.jpg attachment)
When it finishes though it always says it made it without the tivo image (see isomaker completed.jpg)

I also notice that the 000001 image file is left in the zipper_tools folder after this run.

What could I be doing wrong. I've read and re-read, started from scratch, and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

[marklyn]

I went through every line and cut/pasted to a dos window and tried to understand what was happening...

This line here:
miso temp.iso -py -a "zipper_tools\*" 1>nul

I think should have a period after the asterisk, like:
miso temp.iso -py -a "zipper_tools\*." 1>nul

When I did that and followed the rest of the batch commands, I ended up with a
zipper_universal_cd that was 305MB...

I can't test it until I run down to work... all of my home pc's are SATA drives.

[zdude1]

Yes, use the one identified in the instructions.

Thanks. I bought the one in the instructions for $5, and created my zipper cd with it. I took a new drive, used WinMFS to restore my HR10 6.3.e *.tbk file onto it.
Checked it in the HR10, and works fine. Cleared the NP list of the missing recordings, recorded a few 5 minute HD shows from various channels, pulled it back out, and connect to comp.
My cdrom is Pri Mast, and my HR10 250gb drive is Sec Mast.
I boot up the zipper cd, and my BIOS sees the cdrom and the 250gb correctly. First time, everything seemed to go good. I gave it IP of 192.168.1.201, my router is .1.1. But I couldn't telnet into it after it booted back up in HR10. I couldn't even ping it (should I be able to?)

I started again by doing the restore again. Now, as Zipper boots up, I get this:
------------------------
partition check:
hdc:hdc: irq timeout: status=0x50: { DriveReady SeekComplete }
hdc: DMA disabled
ide1: reset: master: error (0x00?)
------------------------
then a little further down I see:
------------------------
I/O error:
unable to read partition tables
------------------------

I think it's time to do another restore and check to see that the drive is still bootable in the HR10. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

[marklyn]

I went through every line and cut/pasted to a dos window and tried to understand what was happening...

This line here:
miso temp.iso -py -a "zipper_tools\*" 1>nul

I think should have a period after the asterisk, like:
miso temp.iso -py -a "zipper_tools\*." 1>nul

When I did that and followed the rest of the batch commands, I ended up with a
zipper_universal_cd that was 305MB...

I can't test it until I run down to work... all of my home pc's are SATA drives.

That apparantly wasn't the problem, exactly... When I added the period more files from the zipper_tools folder were copied but not the superpatch. I'm at a loss at this point.

[zdude1]

I couldn't even ping it (should I be able to?)

I think it's time to do another restore and check to see that the drive is still bootable in the HR10. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

I did the work on a different computer, and had trouble finding the drive when connected as ext USB, and also on a PCI-IDE card. It worked when I had dvd-rom as hda and this HHD as hdb.

I can now telnet into the HR10! And to answer my own q, yes, I can also ping it...

Now I'm working my way thru the script....

[CREWCHIEF318]

RBAUTCH

when will your new zipper come out?
will it include turning off encryption ?

thanks

[rbautch]

I went through every line and cut/pasted to a dos window and tried to understand what was happening...

This line here:
miso temp.iso -py -a "zipper_tools\*" 1>nul

I think should have a period after the asterisk, like:
miso temp.iso -py -a "zipper_tools\*." 1>nul

When I did that and followed the rest of the batch commands, I ended up with a
zipper_universal_cd that was 305MB...

I can't test it until I run down to work... all of my home pc's are SATA drives.That's not your problem. The asterisk copies everything in the folder. The isomaker has a 300MB limit, and if you exceed that some files will not be copied. You can either use a smaller image, or create your iso with a program like ultraiso or winiso.

[choptv]

I have to say sorry if this have been posted somewhere already, but here goes. I zippered my tivo over a year and it has been working great. I've run into a problem. When I zippered the tivo I gave is an IP Address. Now I have a new router and I'm not able to get to the IP address I gave the tivo. example tivo address 192.168.0.x new router starts at 192.168.1.x

Is there a way to change the ip address on the tivo so the new router will connect without zippering it again. (I can still connect with the old router)

Thanks,

[Spydertech]

I have to say sorry if this have been posted somewhere already, but here goes. I zippered my tivo over a year and it has been working great. I've run into a problem. When I zippered the tivo I gave is an IP Address. Now I have a new router and I'm not able to get to the IP address I gave the tivo. example tivo address 192.168.0.x new router starts at 192.168.1.x

Is there a way to change the ip address on the tivo so the new router will connect without zippering it again. (I can still connect with the old router)

Thanks,

You could just re-ip the router. That would be the easiest way.

Other than that you can use a bash cable to get in and change the ip address.

Spydertech

[PortlandPaw]

TivoWebPlus 2.1 has a module to help set the ip address without a lot of fuss.

[bengalfreak]

TivoWebPlus 2.1 has a module to help set the ip address without a lot of fuss.


Nevermind, I missed the part about him still having access to the old router. TivoWebPlus is the easiest way.

[qwertypo]

My tivo is zippered, and has been working great for a couple years now.... but recently I have noticed a few issues. I am running the latest tivowebplus, and hackman.

I can not reprioritize season pass list.... fake call, and the auto reboot no longer function. Trying to backup season past list doesnt work either.

Is there any easy to to repair and install? Or do I need to start over from scratch?

[CREWCHIEF318]

hey all
when i run the enhancement script on my instant cake ptv'd Dtivo I lose networking
i am using a supported usb device. anybody have an idea?

[CREWCHIEF318]

well finally got the zipper to work, YES!
it doesnt seem to install mfs_ftp, hmm thought it did

[CopyCat]

My tivo is zippered, and has been working great for a couple years now.... but recently I have noticed a few issues. I am running the latest tivowebplus, and hackman.

I can not reprioritize season pass list.... fake call, and the auto reboot no longer function. Trying to backup season past list doesnt work either.

Is there any easy to to repair and install? Or do I need to start over from scratch?

From a bash prompt you should be able to type >> sh /hacks/tweak.sh and it will uninstall and then download the latest and install it, just follow the prompts.

Or go download the latest rbautch_files.tgz and FTP into hacks and then run tweak.sh

[zdude1]

I zippered my HR10 drive, and can telnet into it and access it via TWP.

Q1. My TWP window doesn't have the tivo name in the title box, as described in Sect. 4 of this thread http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=250680
It is TWP version v2.1.b2. In fact, the menus aren't even the same as the one shown. Do I have the right version of TWP installed?

Q2. I've serached, and can't find how to change the bash prompt. I changed it during the setup, but TyTools can't successfully connect, so I'd like to change it back to default during my other testing. Any help on this is appreciated. (I can get my NPL of shows in TyTools if I first launch tserver via telnet connection)

Thanks.

[Da Goon]

Q2. I've serached, and can't find how to change the bash prompt. I changed it during the setup, but TyTools can't successfully connect, so I'd like to change it back to default during my other testing. Any help on this is appreciated. (I can get my NPL of shows in TyTools if I first launch tserver via telnet connection)


It's set with the PS1 variable. Probably in /.profile. Comment it out and you get 'bash-2.02#'

[zdude1]

It's set with the PS1 variable. Probably in /.profile. Comment it out and you get 'bash-2.02#'

Thanks.
I'm having a little difficulty bc of the permissions at the root directory. I know this isn't the forum for learning Unix commands:eek:, but web searches only took me so far...I copied it to another directory, changed perms, edited/saved it, and now I can't figure how to replace the original with this edited one. Is there a trick I'm missing?

[Da Goon]

mount -o remount,rw /

[rbautch]

mount -o remount,rw /...or "rw" on a Zippered tivo. Love those aliases.

[zdude1]

...or "rw" on a Zippered tivo. Love those aliases.
Thanks Da Goon and rbautch. Worked like a charm.

rbautch, can you comment on my Q#1 about 5 posts up, re: TWP? I realize that the menu structures can be customized, so I'm not entirely surprised to see differences between the content of the sample menu shown and the way mine looks, but I'm really wondering why I don't see the TiVo device name in the top title bar of the menu box.
Thanks.

[prenger745]

Setup and ran the zipper. Everything seemed to go fine until I go into TWP to set MRV name and I get this response:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action:mrv
path:
env:name dans submit {Name it!}
can't scan path (errNmNameNotFound)

while executing
"mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count"
invoked from within
"transaction {
if {$blen<$count} break
set batch [mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count]
set blen [llength $batch]
if {[lindex [lindex $batch 0] ..."
(procedure "ForeachMfsFile" line 7)
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFile fsid name type /State/Keyring "" {
if { [regexp {^(NAMETABLE|TIVOVID|MRV)} $name] } {
set nuke "$nuke $fsid"
}
}"
(procedure "set_mrv_name_67" line 32)
invoked from within
"set_mrv_name_67 $chan $name"
(procedure "MOD::action_mrv" line 15)
invoked from within
"$cmd $chan $path $env"
--cut here--


Anyone have anyidea how to fix this?

Thanks,
Dan

[rbautch]

Thanks Da Goon and rbautch. Worked like a charm.

rbautch, can you comment on my Q#1 about 5 posts up, re: TWP? I realize that the menu structures can be customized, so I'm not entirely surprised to see differences between the content of the sample menu shown and the way mine looks, but I'm really wondering why I don't see the TiVo device name in the top title bar of the menu box.
Thanks.Post a screen capture of what it looks like, and let us know what version of TWP you're running.

[HellFish]

I zippered my HR10 drive, and can telnet into it and access it via TWP.

Q1. My TWP window doesn't have the tivo name in the title box, as described in Sect. 4 of this thread http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=250680
It is TWP version v2.1.b2. In fact, the menus aren't even the same as the one shown. Do I have the right version of TWP installed?

It sounds like you updated to 2.1.b2, correct? I don't think the zipper comes with this version. When you updated your TWP, you lost the name customization that you are talking about. Follow this link to DVRpedia page that discusses the Rbautch Enhancement Script (http://www.dvrpedia.com/Rbautch_Enhancement_Script), and read section 4, or search for the section of the page with this sentence...
Note - if you update TWP after using this script, the customized name will disappear with the new version. To put the name of your Tivo back into the menus
note: This is how I've been able to keep my Tivo names on the TWP menu, but I use TWP 2.0. I do not know if this works with TWP 2.1, so be sure to back up your stuff, and please let us know if it works.

[jebradl]

From a bash prompt you should be able to type >> sh /hacks/tweak.sh and it will uninstall and then download the latest and install it, just follow the prompts.

Or go download the latest rbautch_files.tgz and FTP into hacks and then run tweak.sh

But, beware, I just did that on my two DTivo's, and one of them upgraded things successfully, the other seems to have booted to a different kernel that no longer has networking enabled. Now I'm going to have to pull the drive, and start over.

[zdude1]

It sounds like you updated to 2.1.b2, correct? I don't think the zipper comes with this version. When you updated your TWP, you lost the name customization that you are talking about. Follow this link to DVRpedia page that discusses the Rbautch Enhancement Script (http://www.dvrpedia.com/Rbautch_Enhancement_Script), and read section 4, or search for the section of the page with this sentence...

note: This is how I've been able to keep my Tivo names on the TWP menu, but I use TWP 2.0. I do not know if this works with TWP 2.1, so be sure to back up your stuff, and please let us know if it works.

rbautch, I won't have access to the HR10 until tonight, but thanks to you and this interesting response from Hellfish...
I didn't (knowingly) update to 2.1.b2; as far as I know, that is the version that the isomaker put on my boot disc. I just zippered a second drive last night using the same zipper boot disc, and it has the same TWP version on it. I created the boot disc as described on the Zipper page, using the image already on the drive. The drive is a 500GB which was upgraded from stock using WinMFS about 4-5 months ago. See post 11275 above from user "prenger745"; he is also referencing 2.1.b2 after just applying the zipper....
Thanks.


At least I can do everything right now with it that I set out to do, so this small TWP issue is just a small nuisance!

[HellFish]

I stand corrected... I just downloaded the zipper, and you're correct -2.1.b2 is in there. I also viewed the "load.tcl" file that comes with the zipper, and could not find the lines that I adjusted to personalize the name that appears in the corner of the TWP screen.

[prenger745]

Hellfish,

Are you getting the same error that I get when trying to put in a name for MRV? (See my post above).

Thanks,
Dan

[jkk]

I'm in the process of Zipper-ing an HR10-250. So far, so good except that the backing up the root partition has taken overnight so far.

Is this normal, or is the system "hung"?

Thanks,

J

[zdude1]

I'm in the process of Zipper-ing an HR10-250. So far, so good except that the backing up the root partition has taken overnight so far.

Is this normal, or is the system "hung"?

Thanks,

J

sounds like it might be hung up; bummer. I've done 2 of my HR10's, and the zipper is pretty quick to run. A few minutes max; nowhere near an hour for it actually executing.

Maybe someone can recommend the best way to bail/kill the process with the least risk. I was keeping my recordings, so this would have been a potential disaster for me, but it worked good.

[prenger745]

Well I am starting to think that the few small issues I have (setting MRV name, creating folders) stems from not have 'write' permission. I have tried 'rootwrite' from the bash prompt but it didn't work. It used to work with PTVnet but now I am 'zippered' Is there a different command I can use?

Thanks,
Dan

[zdude1]

Well I am starting to think that the few small issues I have (setting MRV name, creating folders) stems from not have 'write' permission. I have tried 'rootwrite' from the bash prompt but it didn't work. It used to work with PTVnet but now I am 'zippered' Is there a different command I can use?

Thanks,
Dan

once you're telnet'ed in, try 'rw'.

[prenger745]

Ok I telnet'd in and did 'rw' and I think it gave me permission to write but when I try to set a name for MRV I still get this error: Anyone have any ideas?

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action:mrv
path:
env:name joe submit {Name it!}
can't scan path (errNmNameNotFound)

while executing
"mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count"
invoked from within
"transaction {
if {$blen<$count} break
set batch [mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count]
set blen [llength $batch]
if {[lindex [lindex $batch 0] ..."
(procedure "ForeachMfsFile" line 7)
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFile fsid name type /State/Keyring "" {
if { [regexp {^(NAMETABLE|TIVOVID|MRV)} $name] } {
set nuke "$nuke $fsid"
}
}"
(procedure "set_mrv_name_67" line 32)
invoked from within
"set_mrv_name_67 $chan $name"
(procedure "MOD::action_mrv" line 15)
invoked from within
"$cmd $chan $path $env"
--cut here--

[rbautch]

Try running set_mrv_name_67 outside of Tivowebplus, and see if you get the same error.

[fhobgood]

Hope I am posting this question in the right place.
I have a Directv Hughes SD-DVR40 that I zippered about 2 years ago with Instancake and it works great. I have Tivoserver running on my XP pc and can view/stream movies from my pc to my Directv Tivo. I just bought another Hughes SD-DVR40 in hopes of setting up MRV between rooms and using Tivoserver for it as well. I zippered the new SD-DVR40s drive. Did not use instantcake since I did not need any extra space since I am going to be using it for MRV only. I cannot see the Tivoserver or the other Tivo in the now playing list. I have sniffed the connection with Wireshark and here is what I have noticed.

Working Directv Tivo:
It sends out a Tivo Discovery Beacon broadcast with a source port of 2190. In this Broadcast, it sends its name that I set it to "MasterBedroom". It also sends Tvbus beacons with a source port of 2191.

Nonworking Directv Tivo:
It sends out a Tivo Discovery Beacon broadcast with a source port of 2190. However, it does not broadcast the name I set nor does it send Tvbus beacons.

Tivoserver:
It sends out a Tivo Discovery Beacon broadcast with a source port of 2190.

Both Tivos are listening on ports 2190 and 2191 via the netstat -ln. Anyone have any ideas as to where I can look to see where I went wrong?

[prenger745]

Try running set_mrv_name_67 outside of Tivowebplus, and see if you get the same error.


Ok I tried this (I think) and here is what I got:

dantivo-TiVo# cd /hacks
dantivo-TiVo# ./set_mrv_name_67.tcl danstivo
can't read "db": no such variable
while executing
"dbclose $db"
(file "./set_mrv_name_67.tcl" line 79)
dantivo-TiVo#


Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong or how to fix it? I really don't want to have to re-zipper.

Thanks,
Dan

[jebradl]

I recently used the tweak.sh to "update" the files on my zippered tivos. I went through the uninstall and reinstall with both, and rebooted them. One of them updated fine, the other one lost its networking. I pulled the drive, rezippered it. After the first boot after reinstallation, networking is present. The tweak.sh script was run, but again, after reboot, no networking. I had a larger drive that I'd gotten for the tivo, but never gotten around to installing it, so I zippered the drive (from a boot cd with kernel and instant cake from dvrupgrade.com). After booting, I connected via telnet, ran tweak.sh, rebooted, and again have a dysfunctional machine.

Any clues as to what's happening? And what I need to do to maintain the functions that were installed?

Thanks.

[T1V0]

Any clues as to what's happening? And what I need to do to maintain the functions that were installed?


you need a serial cable to be able to glean anything at this point.

[jebradl]

you need a serial cable to be able to glean anything at this point.

Well, it will be a few days before I get the serial cable. I just ordered one off of ebay. What information am I going to be looking for when I do have the serial cable?

[TivoJD]

Is there a history somewhere that tells what the changes were in each of the zipper versions? I just hacked with zipper 4.3 and see that 4.4 is out as of 5/9/08, wondered what changed.

[SteelersFan]

Is there a history somewhere that tells what the changes were in each of the zipper versions? I just hacked with zipper 4.3 and see that 4.4 is out as of 5/9/08, wondered what changed.

There is a pdf file called "Zipper_Version_History" in the tools folder of the zipper.zip file. It looks like the only thing different is an updated busybox.

[qwertypo]

From a bash prompt you should be able to type >> sh /hacks/tweak.sh and it will uninstall and then download the latest and install it, just follow the prompts.

Or go download the latest rbautch_files.tgz and FTP into hacks and then run tweak.sh

thanks for your help...

Do I need to be concerned about backing up anything or deleting any folders?

[rbautch]

I recently used the tweak.sh to "update" the files on my zippered tivos. I went through the uninstall and reinstall with both, and rebooted them. One of them updated fine, the other one lost its networking. I pulled the drive, rezippered it. After the first boot after reinstallation, networking is present. The tweak.sh script was run, but again, after reboot, no networking. I had a larger drive that I'd gotten for the tivo, but never gotten around to installing it, so I zippered the drive (from a boot cd with kernel and instant cake from dvrupgrade.com). After booting, I connected via telnet, ran tweak.sh, rebooted, and again have a dysfunctional machine.

Any clues as to what's happening? And what I need to do to maintain the functions that were installed?

Thanks.Try running it without installing backported drivers.

[rbautch]

Ok I tried this (I think) and here is what I got:

dantivo-TiVo# cd /hacks
dantivo-TiVo# ./set_mrv_name_67.tcl danstivo
can't read "db": no such variable
while executing
"dbclose $db"
(file "./set_mrv_name_67.tcl" line 79)
dantivo-TiVo#


Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong or how to fix it? I really don't want to have to re-zipper.

Thanks,
Dantry running like this: tivosh set_mrv_name_67.tcl danstivo

[jebradl]

Try running it without installing backported drivers.

I'll try that as soon as I get home. I'm anxious to get the functionality back.

[jebradl]

Try running it without installing backported drivers.

Hallelujah!! That took care of the problem. I'd have sworn that I installed it originally with the backported drivers, but it definitely craps out now if they're used.

After pulling the drive several times through this ordeal, and then waiting through 2 bootup processes with each reinstall (the initial boot, then the reboot after the changes via telnet), one thing that I'd like to see is to have everything installed initially (when installing from a cd). Then after the tivo is booted, 'kill' can be used to kill off the processes that aren't wanted, and the rc.sysinit.author can then be edited so they don't reload with the next boot. A crontab setting to reinstall the old usb drivers and reload them after a period of time can be set. If the backported drivers function as desired, the tivo can be telneted to and the crontab deleted to maintain the backported drivers. You might be able to get by without having to do a reboot. Anyway, just a thought. I hope that I'm not going to be doing any reinstalling anytime in the near future.

[rbautch]

sounds like it might be hung up; bummer. I've done 2 of my HR10's, and the zipper is pretty quick to run. A few minutes max; nowhere near an hour for it actually executing.

Maybe someone can recommend the best way to bail/kill the process with the least risk. I was keeping my recordings, so this would have been a potential disaster for me, but it worked good.
Run "/cdrom/zipper nobackup" to skip the backup.

[prenger745]

try running like this: tivosh set_mrv_name_67.tcl danstivo

Sorry this took so long, was out of town on business. This is what I get when I run it the above way:

dantivo-TiVo# cd /hacks
dantivo-TiVo# tivosh set_mrv_name_67.tcl danstivo
can't read "db": no such variable
while executing
"dbclose $db"
(file "set_mrv_name_67.tcl" line 79)
dantivo-TiVo#


Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Dan

[tflitter]

OK, i'm definately a newbie at this tivo stuff, however I'm pretty good with computers.

I have a Phillips DSR708 model dtv tivo

I walked through all the instructions, bought the image and the boot stuff and was successful in making a boot CD for the TIVO. I put in an Ultra ATA 250 Gb hard drive (seagate) and ran the zipper on it. The first time I did this I entered the wrong service ID, so I re-ran it and it works really nicely (great job).

However I'm still getting my tivo "stuck" on the "Welcome...loading..." screen. I have made sure I have the jumper in cable select (also tried master to make sure) and I have "zipped" the drive twice to make sure I had the right service ID entered AND I also went and specifically found the 3.5.1 kernnel in one of the ISOs and put it into the zipper tools directory and re-burned a zipper CD to use.

Everything looks successful from the zipper standpoint, however the Tivo will not boot -- just stuck on welcome.

Any ideas? Can I use an Ultra ATA drive?

Should it take forever to get past the welcome screen? maybe I'm just not waiting long enough?

Do I need to have the network cable plugged in when booting the first time? I didn't think so, but maybe I do?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[zdude1]

I have an issue with my HR10 (running 6.3f w/ Zipper) rebooting. I know it should reboot twice/week per the enhancement script, but it reboots in the middle of the day, and I notice that the "Last Call" time is just a few minutes (immediately) after the reboot. Attached is a screenshot from TWP.

Any ideas about this? Thanks.
zdude1

[T1V0]

and I notice that the "Last Call" time is just a few minutes (immediately) after the reboot.
fakecall is probably running each time the box boots up, ie from rc.sysinit.author. to diagnose reboots you'll need to poke thru your logs in /var.

[zdude1]

you'll need to poke thru your logs in /var.

Thanks. I'm looking thru /var/log/tvlog. By looking for calculated time of reboot, I did find this, but I didn't see anything obvious in there....notice it goes from May 15 to Jan 2, then corrects itself back to May 15. I guess I need to look in other logs to find more detail about what causes the reboots.

May 15 20:02:04 (none) DbNowShowingBucketList.C[8451]: (645) Dump this=0x5ee734f8 items=82 Nodes=0 pDirM=/Recording/NowShowingByClassic
May 15 20:02:11 (none) Recorder[260]: Checking schedule
Jan 2 00:00:18 (none) TmkInit[54]: Starting program osdwriter
Jan 2 00:00:18 (none) TmkInit[54]: 0.000 seconds: TOTAL for osdwriter
Jan 2 00:00:19 (none) TmkInit[55]: Starting program crypto
Jan 2 00:00:19 (none) TmkInit[55]: 0.000 seconds: TOTAL for crypto
Jan 2 00:00:22 (none) TmkInit[72]: Starting program AtscTunerD
Jan 2 00:00:22 (none) TmkInit[72]: 0.000 seconds: TOTAL for AtscTunerD
Jan 2 00:00:23 (none) TmkInit[76]: Starting program atscapp
Jan 2 00:00:23 (none) TmkInit[76]: 0.000 seconds: TOTAL for atscapp
Jan 2 00:00:24 (none) TmkInit[84]: Starting program settime
Jan 2 00:00:24 (none) TmkInit[84]: 0.000 seconds: TOTAL for settime
May 15 20:04:20 (none) TmkInit[109]: Starting program fancontrol
May 15 20:04:20 (none) TmkInit[109]: 0.000 seconds: TOTAL for fancontrol
May 15 20:04:21 (none) TmkInit[110]: Starting program HpkPlatform

[jar-head]

Thanks to everyone responsible for the zipper...wow what an awesome tool. I just applied the 6.2a Instant Cake image to 2 of my tivos and everything works great...so easy.

I do have a couple questions though.

1) I noticed in the System Information on my tivos that no zip code was set. Can I leave it like this, or is it important to go in and set that somehow?

2) I know 6.2a isn't the latest version, but is it the "best" version to have? What am I missing out on by having an older version and not the latest? Or, is there a DirecTV page somewhere (I couldn't find one) that lists all the different version upgrades and what changes were made?

[ForrestB]

6.2a was issued to fix the change in daylight savings time change. They removed the MRV code from 6.3 - so you can no longer pull shows from one DirecTivo to another without using a computer.

[kimsan]

First and foremost, thanks to Gunny and Russ for making TiVo hacking more accessable and for their awesome support over the ages.

Thanks to the countless others who continue to help out with the support.

I've moved on to a pair of HR/AM-21 setups and am pleased so far and looking forward to the networking features they're adding. Definitely gonna miss the EXTra attrACTIONs that mfs-ftp/tytool/tySuitej and other tools allowed but I'll learn to cope.

If anyone is looking for FA-120 usb ethernet adaptors (I've got 2) or a working HR10-250 carcass with twinbreeze bracket (I have use for the drives), drop me a PM.

Now if you guys would hurry up and crack the HR-21, I'd be a totally happy camper.

[prenger745]

Sorry this took so long, was out of town on business. This is what I get when I run it the above way:

dantivo-TiVo# cd /hacks
dantivo-TiVo# tivosh set_mrv_name_67.tcl danstivo
can't read "db": no such variable
while executing
"dbclose $db"
(file "set_mrv_name_67.tcl" line 79)
dantivo-TiVo#


Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Dan

I am still experiencing the above error when trying to put in a name for the Tivo for MRV. Everything else works fine. Any ideas?

[rbautch]

Thanks to everyone responsible for the zipper...wow what an awesome tool. I just applied the 6.2a Instant Cake image to 2 of my tivos and everything works great...so easy.

I do have a couple questions though.

1) I noticed in the System Information on my tivos that no zip code was set. Can I leave it like this, or is it important to go in and set that somehow?

2) I know 6.2a isn't the latest version, but is it the "best" version to have? What am I missing out on by having an older version and not the latest? Or, is there a DirecTV page somewhere (I couldn't find one) that lists all the different version upgrades and what changes were made?Okay to leave zip code blank.

[rbautch]

I am still experiencing the above error when trying to put in a name for the Tivo for MRV. Everything else works fine. Any ideas?Try downloading the file from DDB and run it again.

[dssgator]

So, I finally got around to pulling the drive from my HDVR2 and making a new drive with zipper. Everything worked fine, my Tivo rebooted and I telneted in, and ran the tweak script. It all worked fantastic, until I did a final reboot. The Tivo booted ok, and I can still telnet in, but the program guide is empty, and I can't tune any channels. Also, navigating the menus is VERY slow from one item to the next.
Does this make sense to anyone? Did I make some newbie mistake?

BTW, thanks to the creators of this entire process... they're saving us all a ton of time, you guys are awesome.

-DSSGator

[ttodd1]

The unit is indexing - give it 24-48 hours and all should be well.... As for the not being able to tune to channels, what exactly do you mean?

[ForrestB]

Go into the Tivo setup screen and make sure your Dish type, number of connected tuners (1 or 2) and your zipcode is correct.

[dssgator]

ttod1- you were right. I just had to wait long enough for the indexing to finish. When I checked on it today, the menu navigation was not slow anymore.

ForrestB- you were also right. I had to go through the dish setup again, and set my zip code, and then I could tune all the channels... except locals!

Luckily I found this:
http://www.dvrplayground.com/article/13683/?textpage=5
which talks about re-enabling locals. I tried dialing the '711', but that got me nowhere. However, when I got to the phone menu where they asked me what I needed, I just said "no local channels". That automated support figured it out, and updated my locals over the satellite. Now everythings working great.
Thanks for the help.

-DSSGator

[durst]

Whats a CHEAP 802.11g wireless adapter that will work with a zippered Tivo?

I see the compatibility list, but most if not all are b not g devices. This list was made like two years ago?

[ForrestB]

Whats a CHEAP 802.11g wireless adapter that will work with a zippered Tivo?

I see the compatibility list, but most if not all are b not g devices. This list was made like two years ago?

There are NO USB 802.11g adapters that are compatible with a Zippered DirecTivo running 6.2 or 6.2A software. I believe software version 6.3.x supports one model - the Tivo brand 802.11g adapter.

[durst]

ah, I see.

Thanks for that.

Also, my HDVR40 is @ version 6.3f and I want to zipper it and of course use 6.2a version so I can do MRV.

I don't want to lose settings/recorded shows, and I want to use the same drive that it is already using (250 gb) What is the best way zipper. I mean can I downgrade the software to 6.2a without re-imaging and losing everything?

sorry if this is mentioned somwhere. This is a beast of a thread!

[prenger745]

Try downloading the file from DDB and run it again.

This didn't work either, so now my question is this...I have yet to zipper my second Tivo..but when I do, do I *NEED* to set an MRV name or can I just use IP addresses? The way I have my network set up, it will be just as easy for me to remember the IP addresses of my TIVOs.

By the way, I downloaded and re-ran the file and when I try to set MRV name in TWP I get this:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action:mrv
path:
env:name hell submit {Name it!}
can't scan path (errNmNameNotFound)

while executing
"mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count"
invoked from within
"transaction {
if {$blen<$count} break
set batch [mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count]
set blen [llength $batch]
if {[lindex [lindex $batch 0] ..."
(procedure "ForeachMfsFile" line 7)
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFile fsid name type /State/Keyring "" {
if { [regexp {^(NAMETABLE|TIVOVID|MRV)} $name] } {
set nuke "$nuke $fsid"
}
}"
(procedure "set_mrv_name_67" line 32)
invoked from within
"set_mrv_name_67 $chan $name"
(procedure "MOD::action_mrv" line 15)
invoked from within
"$cmd $chan $path $env"
--cut here--

[ttodd1]

I don't want to lose settings/recorded shows, and I want to use the same drive that it is already using (250 gb) What is the best way zipper. I mean can I downgrade the software to 6.2a without re-imaging and losing everything?


No

[prenger745]

This didn't work either, so now my question is this...I have yet to zipper my second Tivo..but when I do, do I *NEED* to set an MRV name or can I just use IP addresses? The way I have my network set up, it will be just as easy for me to remember the IP addresses of my TIVOs.

By the way, I downloaded and re-ran the file and when I try to set MRV name in TWP I get this:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action:mrv
path:
env:name hell submit {Name it!}
can't scan path (errNmNameNotFound)

while executing
"mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count"
invoked from within
"transaction {
if {$blen<$count} break
set batch [mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count]
set blen [llength $batch]
if {[lindex [lindex $batch 0] ..."
(procedure "ForeachMfsFile" line 7)
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFile fsid name type /State/Keyring "" {
if { [regexp {^(NAMETABLE|TIVOVID|MRV)} $name] } {
set nuke "$nuke $fsid"
}
}"
(procedure "set_mrv_name_67" line 32)
invoked from within
"set_mrv_name_67 $chan $name"
(procedure "MOD::action_mrv" line 15)
invoked from within
"$cmd $chan $path $env"
--cut here--

So I thought I would try uninstalling the tweak. Went perfect. The re-ran the tweak and I didn't see any errors while running the tweak. But I still get this error when trying to set MRV name. I am trying to watch videos from my computer on my Tivo. I see the DVR: TivoServer in my "Now Playing List". But when I select it it says "Programs cannot be transerred from the Tivo Server DVR to the 4215 DVR because the 4215 DVR is not enabled for transfers"

Is that because I have not been able to set an MRV name?

Thanks,
Dan

[prenger745]

After messing around a lot with not being able to set an MRV name, someone suggested running Superpatch again and then set mrv name.tcl. That did the trick. It almost seems like Superpatch wasn't ran during the tweak script? (is that possible?).

Anyways ran both from Bash and can now Set MRV in TWP!

Perfection!

Thanks Rbautch for the awesome Zipper Program!

Dan

[evil_admin]

Where to begin...

This all started out with the zipper script being unable to download the newest updated version. I tried to ping and trace out and I think it was a DNS related problem. I know very little about linux so I could not troubleshoot the problem. To simplify the everything, I started over. Such a mistake.

Now the NIC leds will not light up and when I attempt to console in through the serial port, all I get is gibberish. I can tell you that me cable is fine, it did work before the zipper patch was run. The tivo does boot and load DTV service but I cannot do anything on the back end to find out what is screwed up.

I am running a Philips DSR704. The drive (new 160GB) was prepped using the proper instantcake and the PTVNET CD. I allowed the HD to boot until DTV video was showing and the NIC (linksys USB200M ver 1) LEDs were lit up then removed the drive and ran the zipper. I have tried this 2 different times, once telling zipper not to install the backported drivers (not really sure what it did and could not find anything in the FAQ on it).

Please help. This one is being a pain. 2 others I hacked nearly 2 years ago are still running fine and having no problems.

[qwertypo]

Re- Zippered.

I guess my version was old enough, I had to manually uninstall, and then copy over a new copy of tweak.sh, then ran that. I also had to type in PATH manually so that wget would run. Fixed all of my problems. But now I have a new one.

I use TivoWebPlus to stream videos in Window Media Player, and now when I select .ASX link, it just says starting, and never connects. Any suggestions?

[CrashHD]

Also, my HDVR40 is @ version 6.3f and I want to zipper it and of course use 6.2a version so I can do MRV.


I've used the slicer to go back to 6.2a from 6.3f. Twice. It is not supposed to work, but it did.

If the alternative is reimage, you have nothing to lose by trying, but $20. Are there any recordings on the disk worth rolling those dice for $20?

[rbautch]

Where to begin...

This all started out with the zipper script being unable to download the newest updated version. I tried to ping and trace out and I think it was a DNS related problem. I know very little about linux so I could not troubleshoot the problem. To simplify the everything, I started over. Such a mistake.

Now the NIC leds will not light up and when I attempt to console in through the serial port, all I get is gibberish. I can tell you that me cable is fine, it did work before the zipper patch was run. The tivo does boot and load DTV service but I cannot do anything on the back end to find out what is screwed up.

I am running a Philips DSR704. The drive (new 160GB) was prepped using the proper instantcake and the PTVNET CD. I allowed the HD to boot until DTV video was showing and the NIC (linksys USB200M ver 1) LEDs were lit up then removed the drive and ran the zipper. I have tried this 2 different times, once telling zipper not to install the backported drivers (not really sure what it did and could not find anything in the FAQ on it).

Please help. This one is being a pain. 2 others I hacked nearly 2 years ago are still running fine and having no problems.PTVnet and the Zipper are 2 mutually exclusive ways of hacking your tivo to enable bash access. Zipper doesn't download the latest version on it's own, you have to manually download it from the zipper website. My suggestion is start over. Skip PTVnet and follow the instructions on the Zipper website to install a new image and hack your tivo.

[evil_admin]

PTVnet and the Zipper are 2 mutually exclusive ways of hacking your tivo to enable bash access. Zipper doesn't download the latest version on it's own, you have to manually download it from the zipper website. My suggestion is start over. Skip PTVnet and follow the instructions on the Zipper website to install a new image and hack your tivo.

I just did exactly that. Started with a newly downloaded image of instant cake, carefully followed the directions on the zipper site and I am getting similar results. The console port gives pure gibberish and is not responsive (after hacking) and the network does not work. I did try another NIC, this time a DLINK D650 and it appeared to work, LED came on after normal boot delay but the IP that was statically assigned could not be pinged. Just for the heck of it I tried to telnet to it but it did not work.

During the zipper script, i noticed that it said something about the serial port, said something like TTY2. I could not find anything in putty to match, thinking that maybe if the encoding method of the data was wrong, it would cause the console port problem.

I noticed that the zipper script does not ask for a subnet mask, does it automatically assign a class C or decide on what to assign based on the static IP?

Thanks again.

[durst]

I've used the slicer to go back to 6.2a from 6.3f. Twice. It is not supposed to work, but it did.

If the alternative is reimage, you have nothing to lose by trying, but $20. Are there any recordings on the disk worth rolling those dice for $20?

No, I was told that I would lose the recordings period. So you are saying that you were able to use the slicer to revert back to 6.2a without losing recordings?

I'm just trying to find an alternative to instacake to go back to 6.2a because I'm unemployed and don't want to spend $20. And I can't find a 6.2a image. Otherwise I would have already re-imaged it.

[CrashHD]

No, I was told that I would lose the recordings period. So you are saying that you were able to use the slicer to revert back to 6.2a without losing recordings? You can try. It worked for me (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=5972472&#post5972472), but it's worth pointing out, that was only a test box, and I only ran it for a few weeks after the rollback, before reimaging to test the next thing I was working on. In the time I ran the unit though, it was flawless.

[ttodd1]

If he has 6.3f and it is a never before hacked box, then 6.2a will not be on it anymore, since 6.3f was a upgrade from 6.3e. If I read your post right you went from 6.2a to 6.3f then back, he would not be.

[durst]

If he has 6.3f and it is a never before hacked box, then 6.2a will not be on it anymore, since 6.3f was a upgrade from 6.3e. If I read your post right you went from 6.2a to 6.3f then back, he would not be.

yea, darn. he's right. Actually its on 6.4a now. So I guess thats out of the question.

Oh well. Still trying to find a 6.2a image if anyone is generous enough to help me out.

Thanks!

[temp357]

Does zipper work with 6.4 for the HR10?

[HellFish]

Oh well. Still trying to find a 6.2a image if anyone is generous enough to help me out.

Thanks to a deal brokered by AllYourBase & tivoupgrade, you can figure out a url to 6.2a slices in this post: 6.3e slices (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=5714707#post5714707). Just change the 6.3e in the "6.3e-0.slices.tgz" url to 6.2a.

[teberly]

I just purchased the TRENDnet TU2-ET100 and it will not work with my zippered DTivo - it works with a wireless USB NIC, but I plug in the Trendnet and nothing.... any ideas?

Here is a list of adapters that is supported by both the Zipper and 6.3a without using the backported drivers.
product 077b 2226 Linksys USB200M
product 07b8 420a Hawking UF200/TRENDnet TU2-ET100
product 0846 1040 NETGEAR FA120
product 0b95 1720 Intellinet/ST Lab USB Ethernet
product 2001 1a00 DLink DUB-E100
Note that the DUB-E100 is the original version, not the "revision B1" commonly sold in stores today. Rev B1 will work when you Zipper your tivo with 3.1.5f, but when you run the slicer, you'd have to copy the drivers over and modify the usb.map file. If you're confident in your abilities, you can search TCF for instructions on how to do that, otherwise stick with a compatible adapter on the list above. Ask the Ebay seller if it's a rev B1 adapter. Also note that the Linksys USB200M has been supplanted in stores by "version 2", which also requires the backported drivers.

[rbautch]

Does zipper work with 6.4 for the HR10?No reason it shouldn't, but I haven't tried it. I updated the enhancement script to work with 6.4.

[Bob_Collins]

No reason it shouldn't, but I haven't tried it. I updated the enhancement script to work with 6.4.

Does the Zipper work with 6.4a for any/all series 2 DTiVo's (Philips DSR708 in particular)?

If it does, will the version of Zipper I just downloaded today, include your updated enhancement script for 6.4a?

[durst]

Thanks to a deal brokered by AllYourBase & tivoupgrade, you can figure out a url to 6.2a slices in this post: 6.3e slices (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=5714707#post5714707). Just change the 6.3e in the "6.3e-0.slices.tgz" url to 6.2a.

Cool thanks. I found it and downloaded the slices.

Now I just need to figure out how to use The Slicer to use it. I've never done that before.


Thanks again!

[rbautch]

Cool thanks. I found it and downloaded the slices.

Now I just need to figure out how to use The Slicer to use it. I've never done that before.


Thanks again!Running the slicer should download and install those slices automatically if it sees you don't have them.

[rbautch]

Does the Zipper work with 6.4a for any/all series 2 DTiVo's (Philips DSR708 in particular)?

If it does, will the version of Zipper I just downloaded today, include your updated enhancement script for 6.4a?It should work, and it does include the updated enhancement script. Please post your experience when you try it.

[temp357]

Am I blind, or has the thread with the rbautch enhancement script disappeared?

[Xtra7973]

Am I blind, or has the thread with the rbautch enhancement script disappeared?

It's still there. You need to go to the bottom of the page and change your display options from "last two weeks" to "last month" or something longer. Or just go here http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=250680

[Bob_Collins]

It should work, and it does include the updated enhancement script. Please post your experience when you try it.

How do I tell it to use the 6.4a superpatch then? I have edited mine and disabled the 30 second skip, I prefer to leave that setting the way it has been working up to now.

[Bob_Collins]

I run the Zipper command, and the first thing it asks for is the first 3 digits of the Service ID. I input those 3 digits, hit <Enter> and the next line is the zipper command stating "Too many arguments", but then it drops down a line and seems to run fine from there. Is this something to be concerned about?

[durst]

Running the slicer should download and install those slices automatically if it sees you don't have them.

Why would the slicer automatically download and install an old version (6.2a) and not the latest software?

[Bob_Collins]

to get a good, clean image to start from (6.4a), BEFORE I begin to zipper, if I am taking the image from one DSR708 to a different DSR708?

If I do the clear & delete everything, do I need to do an initial call then (again, before beginning the zipper install), and create a backup afterwards which can then be restored to either (any) DSR708?

I am still hoping to get answers to my 2 earlier questions also.

Thanks!

[HellFish]

Why would the slicer automatically download and install an old version (6.2a) and not the latest software?

A valid question, and even though rbautch brought it up in this thread, you would probably get the answer (from the creator of the slicer) quicker by posting in:
1: in a new thread here,
2: at dvrupgrade forums,
3: or in a slicer thread here if we already have one.

[temp357]

It's still there. You need to go to the bottom of the page and change your display options from "last two weeks" to "last month" or something longer. Or just go here http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=250680


thanks!

[rbautch]

Why would the slicer automatically download and install an old version (6.2a) and not the latest software?Yes. I've never downgraded software using the slice technique, and others have reported mixed results, so be prepared with a backup.

[William Lander]

I purchased the aforementioned unit at our local Goodwill store, for $10. It was my intention to rip out the hard drive and use it to replace the HD in my son's computer which crapped out.

The unit is in very clean condition and complete with the owners manual, quick start guide and remote. Before canalizing the Tivo, I thought to check it out, just for something to do. The unit after taking ages to boot, worked fine. I watched all the programming that was stored to the hard disc.

My question: I'd like to use this in conjunction with the ZAT-500 HD over the air digital receiver I have. The receiver had A/V outputs, the Tivo has A/V inputs outputs and the TV has a number of A/V inputs.

With all this said, will I be able to use this unit as I did with my VCR, or is it more trouble then its worth and my original plan was what I should stick with?

Lastly, if I connect the Tivo to my computer (USB to USB) can I use it as a "secondary HD"?

Thanks!

[ttodd1]

This should be its own thread as it has nothing to do with what this one is about.

[MessyMarvin22]

After finishing with zippering, I am trying to restore my season passes using TWP and I get the following error...does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
MM

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action:backup_restore_read
path:
env:fname /var/TWP/backups/settings submit Load
can't scan path (errNmNameNotFound)

while executing
"mfs scan $mfsdir -start $name -count $count"
invoked from within
"transaction {
while {$i<$blen} {
foreach {id name type} [lindex $batch $i] break
if {$prelen && $prefix!=[string range $name 0 $prelen]} {return bReak..."
(procedure "ForeachMfsFileTrans" line 1)
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFileTrans fsid name type $seasonpassdir "" 20 {
set sp [db $db openid $fsid]
set fields [dbobj $sp attrs]
set content [construct_record_cont..."
(procedure "take_snapshot_sp" line 8)
invoked from within
"take_snapshot_sp 0 1"
(procedure "take_snapshot_for_restore" line 4)
invoked from within
"take_snapshot_for_restore"
(procedure "load_backup" line 18)
invoked from within
"load_backup $chan $fname"
(procedure "MOD::action_backup_restore_read" line 10)
invoked from within
"$cmd $chan $path $env"
--cut here--

[MessyMarvin22]

Is there a way to upload a more up-to-date channel logo file? The ones loaded with the zipper are somewhat out-of-date?

Thanks,
MM

[randyr505]

I am trying to have my zipper setup so that I don't have to boot to the cdrom. I had this setup with the old zipper before it was compiled. It doesn't work anymore with the new version. The main problems I see are the dd's don't work well since it doesn't fully support the device name I am using. If I recall correctly when I put in sdg (instead of hda) it works for some of the stuff but then when it dd's the root partition it fails. I was able to link some device names, i.e. ln -s /dev/sdg /dev/hda... and it worked somewhat but still haven't found the magically setup.

If I put in hda (linked to sdg and sdg1,sdg2, etc) it sits at Backing up your root filesystem to alternate partition..." until I Ctrl-C, then I get this:
42089873+0 records in
42089872+0 records out
21550014464 bytes (22 GB) copied, 1909.65 seconds, 11.3 MB/s
which obviously isn't correct.

When I run it again everything seems to work until I get to bootpage (bootpage not found). I have bootpage in my path (PATH=$PATH:.) and in an alias. I have /cdrom linked to my zipper_tools directory so /cdrom/bootpage is there. I don't know why it can't find it. Everything else seems to work.

zipper: line 358: bootpage: command not found
Your bootpage parameters have been set to:

Copying BusyBox...
...

After completing the zipper script I didn't see any more errors. I ran the following commands since bootpage wasnt' found. Is this all that I need?
bootpage -P "root=/dev/hda7 dsscon=true console=2,115200 upgradesoftware=false" -C /dev/hda
bootpage -B 6 /dev/hda
bootpage -A 3 /dev/hda
They all succeeded without error.

I have 6 Dtivos and 3 of them have died (bad drives) in the last 3 weeks so I want to setup the zipper to be simple without all of the reboots and making cd's for each version. I can then just overwrite the zipper with the new version, etc. I then plan on mfsbackup so I will have a backup I can start with if/when my drives go bad.

Better yet, how can I uncompile the zipper bash script and edit it to work for my setup? Why was it changed to a compiled script? I assume for support reasons. I can see people editing the script and then asking why it doesn't work.

Thanks for the great work with the zipper. I love it!

[choptv]

I've searched for anyone having this problem but I can't find any. So please forgive me if this question has been answered already.

I'm having trouble connecting to my tivo via my network. I'm using an usb to ethernet adapter and it worked great about a month ago. I've checked everything I know to check and still a no go. Is there a way to check the USB ports on the Tivo to see if they have gone bad? Or does anyone know a way to fix this problem? can a bash cable do the same thing the ethernet cable was doing?

thanks,

[classicsat]

You can try another ethernet adapter. If you have bash, it can say if it makes a connection.

You can also set up an always on serial ppp connection, and it will do everything and ethernet connection can, except transfer content.

[iguy]

I just ran the the tweak_uninstall.sh on a Phillips DirecTivo that was working fine with the 2.0 Beta Zipper (don't ask.. was feeling pretty stupid) and then ran the tweak.sh again and it downloaded the latest enhancements.tgz automatically. After I did this, answered the questions and rebooted the system, it has been incredibly unstable. It reboots after about every 15mins give or take. Any thoughts on why? I commented out the entire crontab and that didn't help with the crashes and am trying to narrow down to the root cause.

What should I try changing disabling now?

This is the error I found in /var/log/tverr before the system reboots.


Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) TmkAssertionFailure[287]: (Audit, line 31 ())
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Tmk Fatal Error: Thread HandleDataChanged <287> strayed!
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: bt -t /tvbin/tivoapp
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2aaa8000 /lib/ld.so.1
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2ab04000 /lib/libutil.so.1
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2ab48000 /lib/libdl.so.2
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2ab8c000 /lib/libpthread.so.0
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2abe8000 /lib/libm.so.6
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2acb0000 /lib/libc.so.6
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: 0x010bfa44 0x010824bc 0x010820bc 0x00c678fc 0x00c63f2c 0x00c4128c 0x00c
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: 0x00c40394 0x00c6db4c 0x00c6d460 0x00c6d2b0 0x01243720 0x013ac51c 0x013
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]:
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Tmk Fatal Error: Thread HandleDataChanged <287>: assertion failure
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Tmk Fatal Error: Thread died due to signal -2
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Invoking rule 834: rebooting system
Jul 4 03:48:13 (none) Stack[188]: Pop() stack underflow, err = 0xffff

[grins]

I re-zippered my hdvr2 running 6.2a, cause I thought something was wrong with it.

No errors during the zippering, however, at boot time, I get this from the serial port:

...
Found hpk front panel model 1
/lib/modules/usbcore.o: error reading ELF header /lib/modules/usbcore.o: No space left on device
/lib/modules/usb-ohci.o: error reading ELF header /lib/modules/usb-ohci.o: No space left on device
PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at port 2190, protocol udp
...

df says

Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/hda7 126911 48672 71686 40% /
/dev/hda9 126911 3350 117008 3% /var


Should I try FTPing the drivers over to the tivo? Which ones should I transfer, 2.4.20_Series2?

[T1V0]

...
Found hpk front panel model 1
/lib/modules/usbcore.o: error reading ELF header /lib/modules/usbcore.o: No space left on device
/lib/modules/usb-ohci.o: error reading ELF header /lib/modules/usb-ohci.o: No space left on device
PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at port 2190, protocol udp
...

the drivers are probably corrupted somehow.
Which ones should I transfer, 2.4.20_Series2?

yep. you may need to do it over bash. hyperterminal has a transfer/send function you can use.

[grins]

the drivers are probably corrupted somehow.


Thanks, T1VO, that did it! Happy fourth, y'all :-)

[Matt L]

Got a couple of problems. I've zippered any number of units in the past without a problem, but my 2 HR10-250s are giving me headaches. One is running 6.4a, the other 6.3c. I'd like to force the unit with 6.3c to update, the case is still open so it's no big deal to pull the drive and rezipper, but I can't seem to find any directions to do it without the slicer, is there a way?

Anyway to my issues. I ran zipper, and got TiVo desktop 2.3 running and on the 6.3c unit I can see my pictures and music. However on the 6.4a unit I see nothing, no options on the main screen. Also even though during zippering I tell it I do not want Showcases and Stars, and it properly seems to delete them during the process, I still have them on the screen. Weird. I used superpatch67, is there a version that would work better?

I want to run Movieloader with these two units so I can transfer recordings from one to the other, but I don't see anything on the 6.3c unit that would indicate it's connecting to the server. Any suggestions?


BTW, I did uninstall and reinstall zipper from the bash. It connected to the sever after several attempts so I think I have the latest version.

[unclemoosh]

I used superpatch67, is there a version that would work better?

I want to run Movieloader with these two units so I can transfer recordings from one to the other,

I don't know if we can talk about that on this forum. But you need to patch tivoapp to enable HMO/HME. Search the other forum.

[rbautch]

I just ran the the tweak_uninstall.sh on a Phillips DirecTivo that was working fine with the 2.0 Beta Zipper (don't ask.. was feeling pretty stupid) and then ran the tweak.sh again and it downloaded the latest enhancements.tgz automatically. After I did this, answered the questions and rebooted the system, it has been incredibly unstable. It reboots after about every 15mins give or take. Any thoughts on why? I commented out the entire crontab and that didn't help with the crashes and am trying to narrow down to the root cause.

What should I try changing disabling now?

This is the error I found in /var/log/tverr before the system reboots.


Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) TmkAssertionFailure[287]: (Audit, line 31 ())
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Tmk Fatal Error: Thread HandleDataChanged <287> strayed!
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: bt -t /tvbin/tivoapp
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2aaa8000 /lib/ld.so.1
Jul 4 03:44:49 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2ab04000 /lib/libutil.so.1
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2ab48000 /lib/libdl.so.2
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2ab8c000 /lib/libpthread.so.0
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2abe8000 /lib/libm.so.6
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: read 0x2acb0000 /lib/libc.so.6
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: 0x010bfa44 0x010824bc 0x010820bc 0x00c678fc 0x00c63f2c 0x00c4128c 0x00c
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: 0x00c40394 0x00c6db4c 0x00c6d460 0x00c6d2b0 0x01243720 0x013ac51c 0x013
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]:
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Tmk Fatal Error: Thread HandleDataChanged <287>: assertion failure
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Tmk Fatal Error: Thread died due to signal -2
Jul 4 03:44:50 (none) HandleDataChanged[287]: Invoking rule 834: rebooting system
Jul 4 03:48:13 (none) Stack[188]: Pop() stack underflow, err = 0xffff
This is symptomatic of a corruption in MFS. Try doing a "Clear Program Information and To Do List". Ah, the benefits of serial output.

[mclevenger]

OK. I finally decided to go with the zipper install. I followed the instructions to create the Zipper iso. Every time, I get "created the zipper_universal_CD.iso WITHOUT Tivo image".

I have zippered my DVR39 and it makes ISO perfectly with an instantcake filename of instantcake-IC2-dvr39-6.2a-01-2-121.iso
I get the "WITHOUT Tivo image" as quoted above when I try to make a zipper ISO for my DVR40 using an instantcake ISO named instantcake-IC2-dvr40-6.2-01-2-321.iso

I have tried renaming the file with several variations. i.e. IC2-dvr39-6.2a-01-2-121.iso, IC.iso and instantcake-IC-dvr39-6.2a-01-2-121.iso

I have used this instantcake to build a drive, I know it is good. I also tried a backup copy of it just to be safe.

Does anyone have any ideas??

[Matt L]

I was playing around with my hr10-250 on 6.4a, apparently few of the enhancements took. I can get a bash prompt, and tivoweb does work, but 30 second skip is not working, none of the HMO stuff is showing up, if I look at my system info it's just the standard display not the verbose one I get on my other zippered DTiVos. I have uninstalled and reinstall from the bash prompt.

Any suggestions?

[rbautch]

I was playing around with my hr10-250 on 6.4a, apparently few of the enhancements took. I can get a bash prompt, and tivoweb does work, but 30 second skip is not working, none of the HMO stuff is showing up, if I look at my system info it's just the standard display not the verbose one I get on my other zippered DTiVos. I have uninstalled and reinstall from the bash prompt.

Any suggestions?Sounds like your tivoapp wasn't patched. Here are some options to fix it in order of increasing difficulty.

1. Run touch /zipper_flagat bash, and then run the enhancement script again.

2. Go to the zipper wiki, find the tivoapp patches, and apply them.

3. Go to DDB and download superpatch. Then apply the 6.4a patch to the superpatch script and run it.

[rbautch]

I have zippered my DVR39 and it makes ISO perfectly with an instantcake filename of instantcake-IC2-dvr39-6.2a-01-2-121.iso
I get the "WITHOUT Tivo image" as quoted above when I try to make a zipper ISO for my DVR40 using an instantcake ISO named instantcake-IC2-dvr40-6.2-01-2-321.iso

I have tried renaming the file with several variations. i.e. IC2-dvr39-6.2a-01-2-121.iso, IC.iso and instantcake-IC-dvr39-6.2a-01-2-121.iso

I have used this instantcake to build a drive, I know it is good. I also tried a backup copy of it just to be safe.

Does anyone have any ideas??This means that the batch script was unable to extract the tivo image from the instantcake iso. The isomaker has a 300MB limit, and if you exceed that it will fail. You can either use a smaller image, or create your iso with a program like ultraiso or winiso. If you don't think that's the problem, then extract the image from the instancake iso (the filename is called 000001), and put it in your tools folder instead of the instantcake iso.

[Matt L]

Sorry, this may be a dumb question, but where is the wiki? If I click on the link from this page: http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html
It brings up a page that says thewallens.net and this domain may be for sale. It does say zipper wiki at the top though.

[mclevenger]

Thanks rbauch. Now I see it. it looks like the miso.exe is from a trial version of magiciso that has a 300mb .iso limit. Thanks for the info.

[Dkerr24]

Sorry, this may be a dumb question, but where is the wiki? If I click on the link from this page: http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html
It brings up a page that says thewallens.net and this domain may be for sale. It does say zipper wiki at the top though.

Try it again... I just tried that link and it worked fine. Either that or you got some spyware that is taking control of certain websites in your browser.

[ttodd1]

Yes THAT link works fine it is the link on that page to the wiki he is talking about. According to this post:
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=357338

it is now here:

http://www.dvrpedia.com/Zipper_-_SApper_-_Enhancement_Script

[Matt L]

Thanks!
Yep, I found it. The link at the bottom of the page work properly, but the link at the top left does not. Someone might want to go in and change the one link and avoid a lot of confusion for people not familiar with things.

[rbautch]

Thanks!
Yep, I found it. The link at the bottom of the page work properly, but the link at the top left does not. Someone might want to go in and change the one link and avoid a lot of confusion for people not familiar with things.Fixed now, thanks.

[sfxc13]

I am trying to mount my tivo using an external drive enclosure connected to my laptop via usb. I cannot figure out for the life of me where it is mounted. I have attached a photo of what appeared when I ran the following command dmesg | grep -i "usb"

If anybody can figure out where the drive is mounted I would really appreciate it.
Thanks

[MungoJerrie]

I am trying to mount my tivo using an external drive enclosure connected to my laptop via usb...If anybody can figure out where the drive is mounted I would really appreciate it.Do this instead:dmesg | grep sd[a-z] And then post the results. Typically it would be something like:mount /dev/sda1 /dos Assuming it was mapped to 'a' and you only had one partition on the drive.

[sfxc13]

Well I tried dmesg | grep sd[a-z] and the results were nothing. Out of curiosity I tried dmesg | grep hd[a-z] and the onlything to show up was my cd drive. So it appears that not only is the boot loader not mounting my usb drive it is also not mounting my internal hard drive.

I am assuming I need another boot loader or to include different drivers. Any ideas or should I start begging friends to open up their desktop computers ...

[MungoJerrie]

Well I tried dmesg | grep sd[a-z] and the results were nothing. Out of curiosity I tried dmesg | grep hd[a-z] and the onlything to show up was my cd drive. So it appears that not only is the boot loader not mounting my usb drive it is also not mounting my internal hard drive.

I am assuming I need another boot loader or to include different drivers. Any ideas or should I start begging friends to open up their desktop computers ...You should use the boot CD from www.mfslive.org - it has very good USB support.

[sfxc13]

I tried the mfslive cd but then was unable to get the cd to mount and got a UTF-8 error. The mfslive did generate much more usb prompts including a few sda entries. However at the very end is said something about usb 2-2 going offline after it kept being reset. I assume I need to re-burn the boot disk with a lower file system. As far as the USB enclosure does it sound like this is working or should I return it and try another one?

BTW thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.

[jameswing]

I'm Using Zipper for HR10-250 & TivoWebPlus 2.1.b2 (TWP). I enabled the link in TWP for streaming to Windows Media Player (WMP). I also registered all the TyShow stuff on my windows client. After starting vserver manually via telnet on the DTivo, I can open WMP and give it a URL like this: "tivo://192.168.10.55/673768" to play a recorded show. But the URLs provided by TWP are more like this: "http://192.168.10.55/%7BFat%20Albert%7D%7BNot%20an%20Episode%7D%7BFX%7D%7B673768% 7D.asx". And those links don't work.

What am I missing? And why do all the posts I've read call the link that TWP generates the "View" link, when mine is a "asx" link. Is theirs newer, or is mine? Am I supposed to be using something other than vserver to service the link?

Thanks,

--jim

[scaredwitless]

I'm Using Zipper for HR10-250 & TivoWebPlus 2.1.b2 (TWP). I enabled the link in TWP for streaming to Windows Media Player (WMP). I also registered all the TyShow stuff on my windows client. After starting vserver manually via telnet on the DTivo, I can open WMP and give it a URL like this: "tivo://192.168.10.55/673768" to play a recorded show. But the URLs provided by TWP are more like this: "http://192.168.10.55/%7BFat%20Albert%7D%7BNot%20an%20Episode%7D%7BFX%7D%7B673768% 7D.asx". And those links don't work.

What am I missing? And why do all the posts I've read call the link that TWP generates the "View" link, when mine is a "asx" link. Is theirs newer, or is mine? Am I supposed to be using something other than vserver to service the link?

Thanks,

--jim

Thanks for posting the questions, Jim, I have been having this exact same problem on my recently zippered Phillips DSR704 and DSR708. The latest version of zipper, on top of an instantcake 6.2a image. I enabled the tyshow link view in tivowebplus, manually started vserver, and am using tyshow-beta-0.17, it was the only version I found that worked on my x64 system. I have been having all the issues you described, but what is truly odd is I notice that occasionally if I click on the asx link in firefox and tell it to open with wmp, although it usually never starts (firefox just says opening connection indefinitely), sometimes if I leave it sitting for hours(i am not exaggerating) it will eventually spring to life and open WMP with the video feed working just f fine.. But only now and then, I have not been able to achieve even this result in some time. Thanks for asking the question, because I was unsure where to ask it and if it was just me missing something obvious. By the way, I too have been a bit baffled why everyone refers to a view link, when mine says ASX.

Thank you anyone that can provide some guidance.

[unclemoosh]

By the way, I too have been a bit baffled why everyone refers to a view link, when mine says ASX.



http://www.unclemoosh.com/images/view.jpg

[scaredwitless]

http://www.unclemoosh.com/images/view.jpg

Thank you for that. Mine looks quite a bit different:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/scaredwitless/tivoasx.jpg

The asx appeared when enabling tyshow links in TWP, but no sign of the view link. Well thanks for confirming I'm not insane. ;)

[unclemoosh]

Thank you for that. Mine looks quite a bit different:

The asx appeared when enabling tyshow links in TWP, but no sign of the view link. Well thanks for confirming I'm not insane. ;)

This probably ought to be in the TWP support thread. What version of TWP are you running?

[scaredwitless]

This probably ought to be in the TWP support thread. What version of TWP are you running?

TivoWebPlus v2.1.b2, installed by the enhancements script. And yes you're right about the TWP thread most likely, I wasn't sure where to post it, so I just tacked on to Jim's post when I saw it. Is the thread you mention, one on this forum? Thanks.

[unclemoosh]

TivoWebPlus v2.1.b2, installed by the enhancements script. And yes you're right about the TWP thread most likely, I wasn't sure where to post it, so I just tacked on to Jim's post when I saw it. Is the thread you mention, one on this forum? Thanks.

The main support thread is at DDB. You should really update to the latest build. It works like a champ. its .b3 dated 080715.

[scaredwitless]

The main support thread is at DDB. You should really update to the latest build. It works like a champ. its .b3 dated 080715.

Thank you so much for your advice. I mistakenly assumed I had the most recent version, I found b3 on sourceforge, updated to it, and though I still only have the ASX link, it seems to behave amazingly now. WMP launches instantly and the video shortly follows. All the gobbledegook Jim observed in the asx link is cleaned up in b3. Thank you very much, you have my immense gratitude, as does everyone who works on these amazing tools/scripts/etc.

edit: and now I found the even newer b3 version you mentioned by following links over at ddb. This version gives a live TV link which shows a view link next to the asx link on each tuner. Still no view links on the NPL, but hey the asx links work great. Now.. to trod off and try to figure out why firefox complains there's no program assigned to the tivo: designation.. I would've thought the reg key that came with tyshow would've registered that one. It works if I give the tivo: url directly to WMP, so probably not too far off. Thanks again, sorry this was the wrong thread.

edit edit: ah and the key to associate tivo: urls to WMP, just found it over on ddb. All set. thanks.

[rnegron57]

Thanks for this way cool hack... :up: I'm ready to hack my TIVO S1R-S4080R and install THE ZIPPER. The TIVO just got disconnected today from DIRECTV to a NEW HD-DVR (not TIVO).

I have a simple question :confused: .. I hope.

Beside the bene's I'll get for adding the DVR to my PC network... the MAIN reason I'm trying to hack the TIVO... is to save a bunch of old B&W movies on my S4080R...

Your instructions reccomend using a fresh HDD. Outside of the normal risks, when dealing with a HDD that already has data on it... what reccomednations do you have? Will running the zipper on this drive format or in any way delete the current image and data on the drive?

[SteelersFan]

... Will running the zipper on this drive format or in any way delete the current image and data on the drive?
Nope. :) Not unless you tell it to install a new image. So to be safe leave any images off of the Zipper CD.

[rnegron57]

Nope. :) Not unless you tell it to install a new image. So to be safe leave any images off of the Zipper CD.
Thanks Steelers Fan!!!

I'm an old hat at PC hacks... 1st time of hacked a TIVO.. though... wish me luck... :eek:

[SteelersFan]

Thanks Steelers Fan!!!

I'm an old hat at PC hacks... 1st time of hacked a TIVO.. though... wish me luck... :eek:
No prob...


... and GOOD LUCK!!! :up:

[Soapm]

Nope. :) Not unless you tell it to install a new image. So to be safe leave any images off of the Zipper CD.

I kept answering that question wrong and would wipe my drive every time. My brain just saw that question backwards... :up:

[bman12]

I have three DTV series 2 TIVOs originally zippered a long time ago. All has been working well except lost ability to open TWP from browser on two of them. I updated TWP via telnet and tar and could only access TWP by browser while in telnet and running tivoweb console. If I closed telnet...no twp. I requested help at "the other" site and was told to edit rc.sysinit with the following:

1) CYA

Code:
cp /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit /etc/rc.sysyinit.orig2) add a statement to start TWP - you are going to have to know where you've installed TWP and use the correct path here!
Example - if you've installed to /var/TWP....


Code:
echo "/var/TWP/tivoweb" >> /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit


which I did using /TivoWebPlus which ismy directory and now TWP starts and is running. However, I realized that maybe I should have edited rc.sysinit.author instead!
Below is both my rc.sysinit and rc.sysinit.author as they are now. What should I do to make sure all my hacks are loading?

IW rc.sysinit.author (Read onl Row 54 Col 1 1:15 Ctrl-K H for help
reboot
fi
fi

#############################################
# starting EndPadPlus
tivosh /enhancements/endpadplus.tcl 0 1 -seq -auto >> /dev/null &

#############################################
# start crond after waiting 30 seconds
sleep 30
/busybox/crond

#############################################
# Check if var got wiped, and if so, rebuild symlinks from /enhancements/varhac
if [ ! -e /var/vardelete_flag ]; then
sh /enhancements/var-symlinks.sh
fi

# Connect to the gotomydvr server:
if [ -f /gotomydvr/etc/rc.gotomydvr ]; then
/gotomydvr/etc/rc.gotomydvr &
fi

as opposed to rc.sysinit which looks like this:


IW rc.sysinit (Read only) Row 109 Col 1 1:20 Ctrl-K H for help
source $ScriptFragmentFile
else
# May be a dangling symlink, directory, or no scripts present
echo "$ScriptFragmentFile cannot be run"
fi
done
}

echo "Starting rc.sysinit"

for SysinitStage in A_PreKickstart \
B_PostKickstart \
C_MediaInitialization \
D_PreMfs \
E_PreApplication \
F_ApplicationLaunch \
G_PostApplication ; do
RunStage $SysinitStage
done

echo "rc.sysinit is complete"

/TivoWebPlus/tivoweb

[rbautch]

These are the lines that the enhancement script adds to your author file to start tivowebplus:

# starting Tivowebplus
/TivoWebPlus/tivoweb


if you don't have these in there, add them

[bman12]

But is it Ok that I also have a line starting tivoweb in the rc.sysinit file as well as the rc.sysinit.author file or should I use joe and delete /Tivowebplus/tivoweb from rc.sysinit and just put it in the author file? Probably a stupid question!
Thanks

[bengalfreak]

Hmm, it seems that I am all of a sudden having a network problem. I have four DTivos, all zippered when the zipper first came out. They are all on software version 6.2a. Everything was working great until today including MRV. Suddenly none of the DTivos are showing up in the others Now Playing List. It is consistent among the four units. However, they are all still accessible by TWP via my desktop computer which is very puzzling to me. I've done some searching, but either I am not using the right keywords, or no one has ever come across this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've rebooted the Tivos and the router and that solved nothing.

[tivoupgrade]

Hmm, it seems that I am all of a sudden having a network problem. I have four DTivos, all zippered when the zipper first came out. They are all on software version 6.2a. Everything was working great until today including MRV. Suddenly none of the DTivos are showing up in the others Now Playing List. It is consistent among the four units. However, they are all still accessible by TWP via my desktop computer which is very puzzling to me. I've done some searching, but either I am not using the right keywords, or no one has ever come across this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've rebooted the Tivos and the router and that solved nothing.

Sounds like a problem with DNS; take a look at this thread (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=278478) as it may shed some light. I think there are a few other threads that address this but this should get you on the right track.

[Matt L]

I have a HD Tivo on software version 6.3e that thends to pop in and out of HMV. It's always available from my computer via TiVo web, but every now and then it can't seem to see the server on my main computer. I've never found a way to solve this.

[MATT1981M]

Thanks for this way cool hack... :up: I'm ready to hack my TIVO S1R-S4080R and install THE ZIPPER. The TIVO just got disconnected today from DIRECTV to a NEW HD-DVR (not TIVO).

I have a simple question :confused: .. I hope.

Beside the bene's I'll get for adding the DVR to my PC network... the MAIN reason I'm trying to hack the TIVO... is to save a bunch of old B&W movies on my S4080R...

Your instructions reccomend using a fresh HDD. Outside of the normal risks, when dealing with a HDD that already has data on it... what reccomednations do you have? Will running the zipper on this drive format or in any way delete the current image and data on the drive?

if you have not hacked it yet, what you can do is do a dd to copy the orig drive to a new, larger one...after doing that, you can expand the image to the full drive size...once you do that, you can then run the zipper on the new drive..that way when it gets fubar'ed you will always have the original drive...

[DeereWright]

Sorry if this has been covered before, but I have searched to no avail. I want to upgrade my HR10-250 to 6.4a from 6.3f. It is already zippered, and running great. The question I have is how do I do the upgrade without losing all my hacks? I have the slices in MFS already, and I know how to do the manual upgrade with the modified installSw.itcl, but how do I avoid losing my hacks and network/telnet access? Is there a step by step somewhere?

Thanks for the help.

[unclemoosh]

Yes, but the easiest way is The Slicer (http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/slicer_nomodel.cfm)

[DeereWright]

Yes, but the easiest way is The Slicer (http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/slicer_nomodel.cfm)

So if I don't want the easiest way, how do I go about it???

[classicsat]

1. edit the installSw.itcl script to not reboot.
2. run the installSw.itcl script

3. copy the kernel from the current running partition to the partition which the new software has been installed.

4. copy hack files and directories over.

5. reboot.

[lilchub101]

Hey guys just have a few questions Before i zip my tivo i have a series 2 dtivo Samsong 4040r now i was wondering if there was a way to do this for free with out paying for intent cake or a boot cd. and whats the risk i plan to use a new hdd i no i will void all warranty but like is dtv going to know or am i ok as long as i stay unplugged from the phone? thanks for all your help like just tell me the risks because its my dads and he wants me to find out so give me the detals so i can show him. also i am shure i no the linux side and i can make this but and all thanks

[MATT1981M]

Hey guys just have a few questions Before i zip my tivo i have a series 2 dtivo Samsong 4040r now i was wondering if there was a way to do this for free with out paying for intent cake or a boot cd. and whats the risk i plan to use a new hdd i no i will void all warranty but like is dtv going to know or am i ok as long as i stay unplugged from the phone? thanks for all your help like just tell me the risks because its my dads and he wants me to find out so give me the detals so i can show him. also i am shure i no the linux side and i can make this but and all thanks

just buy the boot cd... it is only 5.00 and it has what u will need

you will need to dd the old drive to the new (i cant remember where i found the info..it may have been on "the other" site....basically it will create an exact copy of the original drive...), and expand the image if the new drive is bigger

then run the zipper and the normal process..voila one hacked dtivo...

JUST BUY THE CD!!! trust me it is worth the 5.00 it costs...you wont need the instacake image unless your original drive gets fubar'd

when you buy a new hdd, get what you want...dont go cheap...dont buy a 160 now and then try to upgrade to a 500gb later...it doesnt really work that way...you will need to transfer all of the recordings and sp's off of the smaller drive, and then pull the original tivo hdd that you stashed in the closet to start from scratch and then transfer everything back...basically you can only expand an image ONE TIME...so you cant expand to a 160gb from a 40gb and then that same 160gb to a 500gb... the rest is spelled out 4u... i will look thru my info that i used when i first started hacking dtivos to find the site that had all the dd commands and also the comands to add a drive to an existing setup (make a 2 hdd dtivo..) i have it saved somewhere...

[bengalfreak]

Sounds like a problem with DNS; take a look at this thread (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=278478) as it may shed some light. I think there are a few other threads that address this but this should get you on the right track.

Yep it was DNS, sorta. After mucking around with lots of settings with no luck, I realized, when my daughter could not access the internet from her laptop, that my router was fubar'd. And that's why all of the DNS calls were failing. Its a funny thing though, my desktop, which is the computer that i use to horse around with the Tivos, was getting the internet just fine or I would have expected the router much earlier. Who knew? New router, all problems gone. Oh well, I'll never get that Sunday back.

[DeereWright]

1. edit the installSw.itcl script to not reboot.
2. run the installSw.itcl script

3. copy the kernel from the current running partition to the partition which the new software has been installed.

4. copy hack files and directories over.

5. reboot.

Thanks. I know how to do 1. and 2., but 3. and 4. is where I need help. Do I a dd for 3 and 4, and what is the proper syntax?

Or... can someone point me to a thread that covers this already?

[dw17]

Hey everyone:

I added a new HDVR2 to my system, about to Zipper it and get a network adapter.

I have the D-Link DUB-E100 on my first system.

Looking for a second adapter for the second one. I found a "D-Link DUB-E100 A1" which looks different than the one I have.

I only found one reference to the "A1" but I want to make sure this adapter will work with the Zipper and Enhancement Script.

Thanks in Advance.

Doug

[classicsat]

HW version A1 will work fine, that is what I have, in the newer stylw, which is a rectangle box rounder on the sides.

I believe the older ones are styled like a D-link router.

[dw17]

HW version A1 will work fine, that is what I have, in the newer stylw, which is a rectangle box rounder on the sides.

I believe the older ones are styled like a D-link router.

Thank you

I ordered one, will see how it works this week.

dw17

[clm47]

sorry if this has been covered already, but here goes, I followed the directions in great detail, created the zipper disk, loaded to a Samsung HA250JC for a Hughes DVR40. all went extremely well, can telnet to the Tivo unit fine, BUT, here's the problem. I can only get one tuner to come up enabled (always tuner #1). I removed the cables from the dish, examined them, connected 2 where 1 was and 1 where 2 was. Reset, reboot many times nothing. Talked to DirecTv support, nothing. Reinstalled the original WD400 40GB hdd, and I'm back to normal (tuners #1&2 enabled and working). The info screen was giving me tuner #2 not enabled. System test skipped right over tuner #2 because it was labeled "not enabled". Now I noticed I was able to go right to the DVR record function without making a call home. A while ago I cleared my WD400 for other reasons (too many "can't connect" messages) and was forced to bring the Tivo to my neighbors house to dial out (I have Packet 8 VOIP) in order to be able to set the DVR to record. Can that be the issue? With this Zipper disc using cake and the other $5 file, I didn't need to dial out to get to the record menu. I thought I was home free, I'm not sure where to look next for help!

[Da Goon]

repeat guided setup

[clm47]

repeat guided setup

thanks, I'll give that a shot next time I get a chance to swap the disk back!

[keepthewebopen]

Can the appropriate folks fix the zipper download file...as of right now, the Zipper download location:

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper/zipper.zip

gives you a corrupted file (date of file on server preserved via wget download):

1044480 bytes (exactly 1020K) 2008-08-18 00:06 GMT zipper.zip

From Linux, by running 'zip -F zipper.zip' you can see the file is a truncated version of the full zipper.zip file, as it lists several zipper files/directories before stopping.

Thanks!

[rbautch]

I reuploaded the file. Still getting a corrupt file when I download in Firefox, but it works fine in IE. Not sure what's going on there.

[keepthewebopen]

That fixed it for me. A wget of the file gave me this:

12999117 2008-08-24 03:45 GMT zipper.zip with md5sum=ca9955913a1f2b7d862b9b0022e474fc

I'm guessing your FF re-download test is caching the previous corrupt file or something.

Thanks for the quick fix!

[dw17]

Thank you

I ordered one, will see how it works this week.

dw17

The DUB-E100 ver A1 works great. Thanks for the help

[H-bomb]

I see that this thread has been going for a while so I hope that it's still being monitored.

I downloaded the zipper and folowed the instruction, including buying the 6.2a instantcake software (Samsung 4040R) and the LBA48 boot iso. I can boot from the cd but when I hit enter at the prompt to boot: it runs through a series of checks and stops at a message that says:
mc-ultra.c: No ISAPnP cards found, trying standard ones . . .

The systems gets stuck at that point.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[clm47]

repeat guided setup

thanks, that did it!

[Gunnyman]

I see that this thread has been going for a while so I hope that it's still being monitored.

I downloaded the zipper and folowed the instruction, including buying the 6.2a instantcake software (Samsung 4040R) and the LBA48 boot iso. I can boot from the cd but when I hit enter at the prompt to boot: it runs through a series of checks and stops at a message that says:
mc-ultra.c: No ISAPnP cards found, trying standard ones . . .

The systems gets stuck at that point.

Any suggestions?

Thanks


I'm guessing here, but it LOOKS like the boot disc can't find a HD controller on your machine. Is it pretty new, with Serial ATA Hard Drives?
If so, disable them in your bios, this may make booting from CD tough. :(
You can also see if your bios has a initilize first setting, if it does, select IDE.

[TheBigDogz]

Hi, I have a relatively new machine with only ONE IDE channel. Can I hook up my CDROM and and the to-be-zippered hard drive on the same IDE channel? I have read else where that I need to have two IDE channels in order for it to work.

I also have an external USB CDROM, can I boot the zipper CD off of the USB CDROM and hook up the TIVO Hard drive to the IDE and get it zippered that way?

Thank you for your help in advance!

[classicsat]

You can zipper from the same IDE channel.

If your computer supports boot from USB CDROM, you can use that also.

You can also put the TiVo's HDD on a USB IDE adapter, if you have one of those.


For all of those, you need to keep your hda/b and sda/b straight.

[TheBigDogz]

You can zipper from the same IDE channel.

If your computer supports boot from USB CDROM, you can use that also.

You can also put the TiVo's HDD on a USB IDE adapter, if you have one of those.


For all of those, you need to keep your hda/b and sda/b straight.

Thanks, I will give that try

[bengalfreak]

I have had zero luck in the past getting a CD-ROM and hard drive to work on the same IDE channel.

[H-bomb]

I'm guessing here, but it LOOKS like the boot disc can't find a HD controller on your machine. Is it pretty new, with Serial ATA Hard Drives?
If so, disable them in your bios, this may make booting from CD tough. :(
You can also see if your bios has a initilize first setting, if it does, select IDE.

I found out from another thread on this site that the drivers were for the ethernet card (integrated). So I diasbled those in BIOS. But I can't get it to run the zipper script.

I can boot from the CD but my problem is that the PTVupgrade application is set to acces the nsts applicatoin that came with LBA48. So what happens is:

after booting from the cd, getting the PTVupgrade LBA48 Support Utility Disc Version 4.04DD screen, and hitting enter again, I'm brought to PTVupgrade /#
I can mount the CDROM by entering CDROM but the application then looks for the nsts utility. Since I followed the Zipper instructons thsi utility is not there and so it returns the message:
/cdrom/nsts/*.nsts no such file or directory
Is there a way to mount the disc from here without it attempting to look for this utility? Then I can run the zipper.

Thanks

[NovaFIOS]

question, I have an original samsung sir4040 directivo collecting dust from my old dtv days. I now have fios with Tivo HD. Was wondering if I could hack the old directivo just to move programs to for mrv? I see there are some patches and stuff you could do. I dont mind cracking open the directivo since its old and collecting dust, but I would be hesitant to do anything on my tivo HD since, one it was expensive, and 2 I dont want to break it. (wife would kill me)

[classicsat]

Answered elsewhere.

[scaredwitless]

I found out from another thread on this site that the drivers were for the ethernet card (integrated). So I diasbled those in BIOS. But I can't get it to run the zipper script.

I can boot from the CD but my problem is that the PTVupgrade application is set to acces the nsts applicatoin that came with LBA48. So what happens is:

after booting from the cd, getting the PTVupgrade LBA48 Support Utility Disc Version 4.04DD screen, and hitting enter again, I'm brought to PTVupgrade /#
I can mount the CDROM by entering CDROM but the application then looks for the nsts utility. Since I followed the Zipper instructons thsi utility is not there and so it returns the message:
/cdrom/nsts/*.nsts no such file or directory
Is there a way to mount the disc from here without it attempting to look for this utility? Then I can run the zipper.

Thanks

From step 3 in the zipper instructions:

C. Mount the CD by typing: mount /dev/hdX /cdrom (where X is the location of your CD drive, most likely c or d).

[smartwatermelon]

Hi folks,

My two DTiVos have been Zippered for quite a while now with no problems. I recently switched from Windows to Mac and now I am having difficulty telnetting to the units; in Mac OS Terminal I am getting locally echoed characters and control codes, and can't find how to turn that off. Example:

GJETOST:~ smartwatermelon$ telnet 192.168.15.74
Trying 192.168.15.74...
Connected to 192.168.15.74.
Escape character is '^]'.
GuestRoom-TiVo# ppwwdd^M
/var/tmp
GuestRoom-TiVo#

Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!

[ForrestB]

In OSX terminal, you should start the session with telnet -K xx.xx.xx.xx

[smartwatermelon]

In OSX terminal, you should start the session with telnet -K xx.xx.xx.xx

That worked, thanks! Interestingly, the manpage for telnet says -K "Specifies no automatic login to the remote system." I wouldn't have guessed this would affect local echo!

[ForrestB]

Glad it's working for you. I can't take credit - it's a Gunnyism ;)

[turgo]

so how do i get this marvelous script

[unclemoosh]

so how do i get this marvelous script

See link in first post.

[zdude1]

Is it ok to ask about S2_Unscramble and its affect with the Zipper?

edit: Nevermind, I see that it appears not to be an acceptable discussion topic :(

[zdude1]

Well, anyways, my HR10 is messed up and won't reboot properly right now, so I'm trying to get in via serial cable. I've connected to it and the console shows:

Output enabled
Service number is 3570000xxxxxxxxx
What is password?

Did zipper set a default password that I don't remember?
Thanks.

[ossrocks]

Hey rbautch, long time fan of your work with the script. I recently had a problem where one of my Hughes SD-DVR40 kept pausing funny (fractions of a second while watching a show, driving me nuts). It inspired me to pull a spare DVR40 out of the closet I had in case a disaster happened.

Now I have:

2 SD-DVR40's with much bigger drive's in them that I Zippered this past weekend using the 6.2 instantcake. Work awesome with the ASOHOUSB, and the re-zippering of the hosed Tivo seems to have resolved the pausing issues making me wonder if the drive was badly fragmented.

I've tried to search this thread for a 6.4a answer but the conclusion is unclear to me. So now I'm thinking of Zippering the Tivo in the living room which is an RCA DVR40. It was never Zippered, just put a bigger drive in it years ago. Its running 6.4a.

I don't think that the Instantcake image I bought for the Hughs would work on the RCA. I'm tempted to use the same boot disk and say no to using the image and Zipper the 6.4a drive as-is so I can keep the existing season passes and all of my daughter's Diego/Dora stuff. bad plan?

Is the superpatch-6.2a.tcl incompatible?

Is this an acceptable thing to do? If I toast this drive downstairs can I use the same instantcake image on that chasis and just make it identical to the other two I've successfully converted this week?

Thanks! (And you might want to add this to the Wiki)

edit: Yikes. I don't want to lose MRV. I think I'm sticking with 6.2a. Anyone know if the Hughes image will work on the RCA? I guess I could move a drive over there to find out :)

[HellFish]

zdude, I never had to use the serial cable (knock on wood), but the search option is your friend:

Password after Zipper Install (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=379768) | Serial Bash (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=292922)

It looks like you're hitting enter too early.

[tcom]

I have a Hughes SD-DVR40 (service number 351). I am running Zipper 4.6 under Ubuntu 8.04 (need the latest kernel to recognize my motherboard).

Zipper doesn't seem to recognize my service number:

Please enter the first 3 digits of your service number: 351
cut: fields and positions are numbered from 1
Try `cut --help' for more information.
Unknown service number. Exiting


but it recognizes other service numbers

Please enter the first 3 digits of your service number: 357
cut: fields and positions are numbered from 1
Try `cut --help' for more information.
Are you using 6.3x software? [y/n]:


Welcome any suggestions, thanks.

[rbautch]

Looks like the cut command is failing for you. This is how the Zipper parses the service number:echo -n "Please enter the first 3 digits of your service number: "
read service
if [ ! $(echo $service | grep '^[0-9]\{3\}$') ]; then
echo "Invalid service number. Exiting..."
exit 1
fi
digit1=`echo $service | cut -c0-1`
digit2=`echo $service | cut -c2-2`
digit3=`echo $service | cut -c3-3`
Later on it does the following check for 351 tivos:elif [ "$digit1" == 3 -a "$digit3" == 1 ]; then
export type=dtivo
export usbmapheader1='/device ax8817x/a\'
export usbmapheader2='/device ax8817x/a\'
export usbmapheader3='/device pegasus/a\'
kernel_loc=3.1.5
export driver=2.4.20_Series2
If it fails this test, then it gives the error that you got. Not sure why cut is failing, but may be due to the version of cut that you have on your Linux distro. If you're able to write a little shell script to test the output of cut on your machine, then maybe we can work this out. Otherwise, boot from the lba48 CD where we know that version of cut will work.

[tcom]

Ah, that's exactly it, thank you for the insight. The GNU version of cut under ubuntu requires a syntax of "cut -c1-1" to extract the first character from the service number string.

This would be a trivial change to zipper to get it to work for me, but while I see the editable sapper.sh script, I don't see an editable zipper script, only a zipper binary. Is zipper source not available for modification?

Unfortunately I can't use the lba48 boot because that kernel won't recognize my Gigabyte motherboard's ide devices - I must boot using a more recent kernel.

[zdude1]

but the search option is your friend:

It looks like you're hitting enter too early.

Sorry, I should have stated initially that my comcast HSI has been down for a couple days, and I'm limping along using my verizon cellphone tethered, which moves along like a herd of turtles, at avg of 11kbs, if I'm lucky. Any extra page loads take a long time, but I have some threads bookmarked, so I can get to those much faster.

I appreciate your help, and agree that I am hitting it too early, and thus landing myself in the PROM menu which doesn't help me at all.

Clarified on edit:
A question for the zipper gurus (rbautch and others):
I zippered my drive in the past, and had saved recordings then, used it for several months and have more recordings on it, and then this week tried some tricks with it, ftp'ing some files to run at boot, and now my tivo won't get past the initial gray "Welcome. Powering up..." screen. I think the cause is a botched rc.initsys file which I ftp'd without ensuring the transfer was in a binary mode. It was AUTO, so I don't know what is sitting there trying to run while booting, thus my guess as the reason for the no boot condition.

QUESTION: Can I pull the drive and safely re-run the zipper, again choosing to keep my recordings? Or should I just try to mount the drive and copy a good rc.sysinit file to it and try that first?

Thanks.

[classicsat]

I'd try copying a good rc.sysinit first.

It could be you edited the file in a Windows editor, which adds a CR, which Linux balks at.
Being it is plaintext, it should transfer anyhow. Make sure the permissions are set to executable.

[zdude1]

Good point, the rc.sysinit file is not the real culprit, but it was modified to load lernels and run modules which were mucked up in the ftp transfer. The rc.sysinit was modified on the HR10 via telnet, so that file should be fine. In that process, I just renamed the original file to save it for later. So I be able to go back in with the drive connected to PC/linux, and change the file back so that it doesn't call the mucked up kernels/modules.

I just want to get back to where the thing boots, because I'm pretty sure I know how I messed it up, then I will re-do it.
Thanks for the tips.

[zdude1]

This isn't a good sign. I installed the drive as hdb, with cdrom on hda.
I boot using the zipper boot disk (ptvupgrade iso), and fdisk shows no partition table existing on the drive. Obviously, something trashed the MBR. Maybe it trashed other stuff as well.

In my research, I see there are some tricks to attempt to recover the mbr. Does anyone have any experience doing this on a HR10 drive? What Linux boot cd is best to use, etc? I have recordings on there that I REALLY would try almost anything to recover.
Thanks.

[tcom]

Successfully installed zipper. Drive booted up then rebooted itself as supposed to. Inspection of drive shows firstboot_flag removed so presumably first boot was successful.

However, I can't get access via ethernet or serial. I have a Linksys USB200M v2.1 which when plugged in flashes lights then goes completely dark. From reading the board I understand this adapter needs the backported drivers which may require running tweak.sh before they are completely installed (however I did inspect usb.map and noticed addition of driver was successful).

So now I'm down to the serial connection to try to get my Tivo working but can't connect. I tried both minicom and cutecom. Purchased and tried both a $10 dumb USB-USB serial cable and a $40 "file sharing" USB-USB cable at 115200 8N1 on both of the Tivo's USB ports, but nothing is working to get me a bash shell. Any thoughts?

Since I can mount the drive no problem I was thinking maybe I could go in and add the commands to completely install the USB drivers to rc.sysinit.author but I don't know what those commands would be.

[classicsat]

You don't get serial from the USB ports. You need to connect the Serial Control port (the lower 1/8" jack on the rear of the TiVo) to a serial port on your computer (you can use a USB Serial adapter if you have to, on the computer).

[tcom]

Well there was my problem right there! Doh. Thanks. Grabbed my serial cable from my series 1 hacking days and got bash straight away.

After running the tweak.sh script, Tivo is activated and happy, however no change in Linksys USB200M v2.1 catatonia. Removing it induces the Tivo to dump an "unlinking" message to the terminal, so the Tivo can see the usb device, but just can't use it.

I'm assuming this latest zipper installs the latest backport drivers. If anyone else has encountered Linksys USB200M v2.1 problems or success would welcome any suggestions.

[zdude1]

I boot using the zipper boot disk (ptvupgrade iso), and fdisk shows no partition table existing on the drive. Obviously, something trashed the MBR.

Well, it appears that I needed to use pdisk -l /dev/hdb and mfsinfo /dev/hdb in order to see the partitions. Once I had that, I was able to mount the hdb7 partition and get my original rc.sysinit restored. Now it boots up fine again.

Thanks for the help and tips.

[inahaz]

Well there was my problem right there! Doh. Thanks. Grabbed my serial cable from my series 1 hacking days and got bash straight away.

After running the tweak.sh script, Tivo is activated and happy, however no change in Linksys USB200M v2.1 catatonia. Removing it induces the Tivo to dump an "unlinking" message to the terminal, so the Tivo can see the usb device, but just can't use it.

I'm assuming this latest zipper installs the latest backport drivers. If anyone else has encountered Linksys USB200M v2.1 problems or success would welcome any suggestions.

I believe I have the same issue as you. I'm using the USB200M on a 10-250. I haven't tried the serial cable method yet. All three green lights are illuminated on the USB200M though (constant).

Via Norton Antivirus I can view the network and I can see the box, so it is there. But Norton reports it as being "offline". It has an IP address that is different from what I set as a static IP during the Zipper load.

No success on attempting to telnet in on either IP address (what I set during the zipper load nor what Norton says the IP address is).

Hopefully this adds some more data points for you. I'll let you know if I have any success in tinkering around. (Going out of town for awhile though, so won't have time for a few weeks.)

[TubaMan-Z]

The Context
I now have more DVRs than TVs. One of those DVRs is an RCA DVR40 with the original drive. I have 2 other SD DVRs (see my signature) that I successfully Zipper'd some time ago. I decided to deactivate (from a DirecTV point of view) the DVR40 and put it into media server mode, just until I have watched and deleted all the currently saved content. (thus saving the monthly mirroring fee)

The Story
After I had determined that such a media server mode was possible (by searching this and other forums) and being somewhat laz...er...time constrained, I decided to download the PTVnet CD to upgrade the DVR40. Mistake #1 - I did not read close enough to realize that the PTVnet CD doesn't include MRV - the entire reason for the upgrade. After successfully (apparently - ended with no errors) upgrading the DVR40 (note: original drive), I tried to telnet to it - no luck. This caused me to dig further and realize "No MRV". (Note: I did not check the ethernet adapter for power-on light at this point.) So back to this forum I came and built a new Zipper install CD (my previous version was comprised of the Zipper tools CD and the LBA48 boot CD). I applied this over the PTVnet installation and all went apparently well - installation succeeded with no errors. I assigned a wired IP address of 192.168.1.140. My DNS server is setup to only give out addresses through 192.168.1.109. I installed the drive back into the DVR40, connected all cables (including ethernet adapter - Netgear FAP120) and powered on. It went through the expected reboot during boot-up. When all was done, the light on the ethernet adapter (known to work correctly as it was 10 minutes earlier connected to a Zippered, MRV-working DVR) was not on. Having already read the help on the Zipper wiki, I powered off, switched to the other USB port, and powered back on. Still no power to the USB port. I next tried re-Zippering, power-off/power-on, trying both USB ports, with the adapter plugged in before powering on - still no power to the USB ports.

The Question
So....what else can I try? I did select to "Install backported USB drivers" when I ran the Zipper - both times. Maybe I should try selecting no to that? The problem is not in the ethernet adapter or the line to the router - I can swap back to the other Zippered box that normally goes in that location and MRV works fine. It is clear (to me at least) that the USB ports are not getting any power. I've searched this forum and found some hits from foxmid and steelerfan a couple of years back, but I never saw a resolution of that. Suggestions appreciated.

Thanks.

[Gunnyman]

/lazy
does the latest version of the zipper work with 6.4a software?
/lazy

[rbautch]

/lazy
does the latest version of the zipper work with 6.4a software?
/lazyNot sure. You could be the guinea pig and report back. :)

[Gunnyman]

well upgrading with slices and copying over the killhdinitrd kernel resulted in a reboot loop because the mfs database never got created, the unit went from now powering up to just a few minutes more, then back again. I never see the upgrading software screen, which is where the mfs database gets created and yada yada.
I'm SKEERED :p

[tivoupgrade]

Not sure. You could be the guinea pig and report back. :)

I just ran it on a 6.4a system configured with an up and coming release of PTVnet.

It appeared to work fine except for one thing...

I chose 's' to configure it with a static IP address and the unit had been previously configured to DHCP with PTVnet.

The scripts did not remove or rename any of the DVRupgrade init flags (/init/ptv_flags) so the DHCP settings overrode the static ip configuration (I checked and the values in MFS have been updated correctly).

I simply went in and renamed the DHCP_ON flag to DHCP_OFF (and left everything else intact), rebooted and things worked fine.

Might be worth looking at how you are dealing with the ptv_flags, however...

Lou

[TubaMan-Z]

I'd wonder if this might be my problem (previously configured with PTVnet and DHCP) except....would that show up as the USB ports not being powered up?

[tivoupgrade]

I'd wonder if this might be my problem (previously configured with PTVnet and DHCP) except....would that show up as the USB ports not being powered up?

I don't think so, that sounds very different. In my situation, the system still came up with DHCP, until I renamed the DHCP flag to DHCP_OFF and rebooted, and then it came up with the static IP settings. At no point did I lose network connectivity, however...

[Bluewookie]

Has anyone ever encountered an error message about the SMART feature not being enabled on their drive?

I zippered an almost new Seagate (7200.10) 320 GB drive, and the first time I booted the SD-DVR40 with this drive I had an error message about SMART capabilities not being enabled, and a warning about drive failure.

I know the drive is good, because I ran Spinrite (level 4) on before applying the zipper.

When I rebooted the receiver, I could no longer find the error message.

Any suggestions?

[rbautch]

Has anyone ever encountered an error message about the SMART feature not being enabled on their drive?

I zippered an almost new Seagate (7200.10) 320 GB drive, and the first time I booted the SD-DVR40 with this drive I had an error message about SMART capabilities not being enabled, and a warning about drive failure.

I know the drive is good, because I ran Spinrite (level 4) on before applying the zipper.

When I rebooted the receiver, I could no longer find the error message.

Any suggestions?I created a tool called drivemonitor.sh, which runs SMART tests on your drive, and looks through your logs for errors indicative of a drive failure. This tool runs as part of the enhancement script, but you can run it on your own to see what errors come up. It's located in /enhancements/drivemonitor.sh The enhancement script also sets up a cron job to run drivemonitor.sh regularly, and it will post errors to a log as well as to the Tivo UI as a message.

[dw17]

Has anyone ever encountered an error message about the SMART feature not being enabled on their drive?

I zippered an almost new Seagate (7200.10) 320 GB drive, and the first time I booted the SD-DVR40 with this drive I had an error message about SMART capabilities not being enabled, and a warning about drive failure.

I know the drive is good, because I ran Spinrite (level 4) on before applying the zipper.

When I rebooted the receiver, I could no longer find the error message.

Any suggestions?

Gunny...I think the question is a bit different.

I was getting the same error. I think (cannot completely recall) running smartctl with a switch to turn on SMART.

I found it in the enhancements directory.

I think the syntax is:

smartctl --smart=on --offlineauto=on --saveauto=on /dev/hda

or type smartctl -h for the help page.

dw17

[Bluewookie]

Here is some more info regarding the SMART error I got.

This was the message I found in the log folder. I'm pretty sure this drive (Seagate 7200.10 320 GB IDE) supports SMART, but I'm not sure how to enable in a linux system.

Thu Sep 18 23:49:33 UTC 2008
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Failed S.M.A.R.T. test on primary drive hda. Details Below
smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it.


Here are the initial results from executing drivemonitor.sh

jim-tivo-TiVo# drivemonitor.sh
Found the following line in your kernel log that may indicate a failing drive:
435:Sep 18 23:49:33 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 437:Sep 18 23:49:34 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 439:Sep 18 23:49:35 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 441:Sep 18 23:49:36 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 443:Sep 18 23:49:37 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 445:Sep 18 23:49:37 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 447:Sep 18 23:49:38 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
436:Sep 18 23:49:33 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 438:Sep 18 23:49:34 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 440:Sep 18 23:49:35 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 442:Sep 18 23:49:36 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 444:Sep 18 23:49:37 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 446:Sep 18 23:49:37 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 448:Sep 18 23:49:38 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
Your primary drive hda S.M.A.R.T. satus is: FAILED
No secondary drive was detected.
Your primary drive (hda) temperature is degrees Celsius.
.//drivemonitor.sh: [: : integer expression expected
Number of reallocated sectors on your primary drive (hda) is ,
.//drivemonitor.sh: [: -: integer expression expected
which is not yet in excess of the threshold set by your drive manufacturer.
If the number of reallocated sectors continues to increase, your drive may fail.
Results of extended self test for primary drive (hda) are not yet available.
Run drivemonitor.sh again after two hours for results.
Commencing extended offline self test for hda now.
***
Found a crontab named "root" in /var/spool/cron/crontabs
Would you like to append it to run drivemonitor.sh every night? [y/n]: jim-tivo-TiVo# drivemonitor.sh

[sk33t3r]

Rbautch, any word if zipper works on 6.4 on a sd dtv unit? Or on a HR10-250 with 6.4?

[Song0330]

Hello everyone, first-time modder here and I'm having an issue getting the USB ports enabled on my HR 10-150 for my Linksys USB200M. I've tried zippering several times, but the lights on my adapter do not come on at all. When asked about installing backported drivers, I answer yes and get these error messages:

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

A similar issue was reported on page 268 of this thread and the fix was to report my service number as "357" which I've been doing, but I'm still getting this message. Any help?

Hardware: DirecTv HR 10-250, Linksys USB200M, a WD 500GB IDE HD
Software: latest version of Instantcake (3.1.5f), latest version of Zipper (4.5?), Supermatch and set_mrv_name skipped as it's not required for the 10-250


Edit: Forget the above. I've decided to try with 6.3f. I'm entirely new to this and was confused about the version numbers...I didn't realize 3.1.5 was the TiVo version number (thought it was the version number for the Instantcake application itself), especially when it jumps upto 6.3. I've downloaded Instantcake 6.3f and will try again and post results.

[Matt L]

I zippered my Hr10-250 6.4a a few months ago and have had issues, see my post back a page or so. Networking is fine, but 30 sec. skip is missing, and can't get HMO ( or what ever) to work, it works fine on my other HR10-250 with 6.3 software. Haven't bothered to redo it as outlined in the response to my post, one of these days...

Try it and post your results...

[jbeck22]

Strange question, but...

I have an older drive that I used back in the day to install the Sleeper ISO hacks on that I'm no longer using. Can I run Zipper on this drive and not have to download / pay for the InstantCake image or will the image from Sleeper be way to old to do much of anything with?

Thanks in advance!!

[rbautch]

Strange question, but...

I have an older drive that I used back in the day to install the Sleeper ISO hacks on that I'm no longer using. Can I run Zipper on this drive and not have to download / pay for the InstantCake image or will the image from Sleeper be way to old to do much of anything with?

Thanks in advance!!I wouldn't advise running the Zipper on a Sleepred drive. The easiest way to go is IC, but if you want to save $20 I suggest booting the drive as is with sleeper on it, change the bootpage parameter to allow it to upgrade the software, and then see if you can get it to take a manual upgrade to 6.4. Then pull the drive and run the Zipper on it.

[rbautch]

Rbautch, any word if zipper works on 6.4 on a sd dtv unit? Or on a HR10-250 with 6.4?Not yet.

[Bluewookie]

Gunny...I think the question is a bit different.

I was getting the same error. I think (cannot completely recall) running smartctl with a switch to turn on SMART.

I found it in the enhancements directory.

I think the syntax is:

smartctl --smart=on --offlineauto=on --saveauto=on /dev/hda

or type smartctl -h for the help page.

dw17

Sorry if this is a "dumb" question, but is the command I highlighted in red a one time thing, or do I need to update a configuration file somewhere to turn this on every time the system boots?

I executed that with the following (positive) results:
jim-tivo-TiVo# smartctl --smart=on --offlineauto=on --saveauto=on /dev/hda
smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

=== START OF ENABLE/DISABLE COMMANDS SECTION ===
SMART Enabled.
SMART Attribute Autosave Enabled.
SMART Automatic Offline Testing Enabled every four hours.

jim-tivo-TiVo# drivemonitor.sh
Found the following line in your kernel log that may indicate a failing drive:
215:Sep 22 18:41:47 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 217:Sep 22 18:41:48 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 219:Sep 22 18:41:48 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 221:Sep 22 18:41:49 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 223:Sep 22 18:41:49 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 225:Sep 22 18:41:50 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 227:Sep 22 18:41:50 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 229:Sep 22 18:43:18 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 231:Sep 22 18:43:19 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 233:Sep 22 18:43:19 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 235:Sep 22 18:43:20 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 237:Sep 22 18:43:20 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 239:Sep 22 18:43:20 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } 241:Sep 22 18:43:21 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
216:Sep 22 18:41:47 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 218:Sep 22 18:41:48 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 220:Sep 22 18:41:48 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 222:Sep 22 18:41:49 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 224:Sep 22 18:41:49 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 226:Sep 22 18:41:50 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 228:Sep 22 18:41:50 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 230:Sep 22 18:43:18 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 232:Sep 22 18:43:19 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 234:Sep 22 18:43:19 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 236:Sep 22 18:43:20 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 238:Sep 22 18:43:20 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 240:Sep 22 18:43:20 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } 242:Sep 22 18:43:21 (none) kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
Your primary drive hda S.M.A.R.T. satus is: PASSED
No secondary drive was detected.
Your primary drive (hda) temperature is 38 degrees Celsius.
Number of reallocated sectors on your primary drive (hda) is 0. That's good.
Results of extended self test for primary drive (hda) are not yet available.
Run drivemonitor.sh again after two hours for results.
Commencing extended offline self test for hda now.
Done!
jim-tivo-TiVo#

[rbautch]

I think you only have to do it once. An easy way to test is to reboot your tivo and try running drivemonitor.sh again.

[Bluewookie]

I think you only have to do it once. An easy way to test is to reboot your tivo and try running drivemonitor.sh again.

That did indeed work. Thanks.

[Montalvo]

I've got a DirecTV Series 2 TiVo, Hughes HDVR2, and need to replace the HD and do an upgrade using Zipper. With great help from this forum, I replaced the hard drive three years ago (40Gb to 120 Gb) and now that drive is showing signs of failing (freezing, pixelation). I was going to do the upgrade back in February, 2007 and bought everything I needed but never got around to it. Now that the drive is failing, I have no choice. Here are some questions I have:

1. I bought an Instantcake CD and the "LBA48 Boot CD iso" back then (2/07) and need to know whether subsequent s/w upgrades to my unit by DirecTV have made these obsolete. Should I buy new ones just to be safe?

2. The instructions give an alternate superpatch if running 6.2a software. I'm running 6.4a s/w so should I then use that alternate superpatch?

3. And finally, are the Zipper instructions found at http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html current and updated?

Thanks for any answers and other suggestions you can offer.

[TubaMan-Z]

Lacking further suggestions on how to proceed I have downloaded the InstantCake 6.2a and rebuilt the Zipper iso. I'll give this a try (probably tomorrow morning) and report back.

[pmoore603]

Couple questions... I've been trying to search for answers, but haven't had much luck.

I have a S2 140 SA TiVo. The hard drive died, so I purchased a 320GB drive and plopped InstantCake on it. I then, once it was up and running, pulled the drive and fired up SApper for it.

1.) The SApper utility asks if I am using 7.x software... is that the software version that is listed in TiVo's System Information?

2.) If so, my TiVo has v9.3-01-2-140 for a s/w version. Given this, what should I select for an answer to that question?

3.) For a non-SApper'ed TiVo... does it use drivers in the kernel?

4.) I have a TiVo wireless adapter that worked fine pre-HD crash. Should this adapter work post-SApper on the 9.3 software release?

[ttodd1]

Couple questions... I've been trying to search for answers, but haven't had much luck.

I have a S2 140 SA TiVo. The hard drive died, so I purchased a 320GB drive and plopped InstantCake on it. I then, once it was up and running, pulled the drive and fired up SApper for it.

1.) The SApper utility asks if I am using 7.x software... is that the software version that is listed in TiVo's System Information?

2.) If so, my TiVo has v9.3-01-2-140 for a s/w version. Given this, what should I select for an answer to that question?

3.) For a non-SApper'ed TiVo... does it use drivers in the kernel?

4.) I have a TiVo wireless adapter that worked fine pre-HD crash. Should this adapter work post-SApper on the 9.3 software release?

Perhaps this would be better answered in the SApper thread since this one is for DT Tivos not SAs.

[pmoore603]

:o Doh! Heading there now, thanks.

[sk33t3r]

Not yet.


Well Im ready to test it out as is my wife and parents on my dsr7000 and hdvr2 and see if it we get.

[TubaMan-Z]

Lacking further suggestions on how to proceed I have downloaded the InstantCake 6.2a and rebuilt the Zipper iso. I'll give this a try (probably tomorrow morning) and report back.

It looks like I've come to the end of the road with this DVR. Even with using an InstantCake ISO to put a new image on the box I was unable to get the USB ports to work. And since the whole point of this exercise was to enable the box to serve solely as a media server of its existing recordings, and InstantCake wipes those out, I no longer have a need to pursue this. This box will be deactivated from DirecTV and likely sold.

Thanks to Gunnyman and Russ for their great tools which worked so easily and well on my other two DirecTiVos.

[unclemoosh]

It looks like I've come to the end of the road with this DVR. Even with using an InstantCake ISO to put a new image on the box I was unable to get the USB ports to work.

Do you have a power supply you can swap to rule that out?

[tivoupgrade]

I wouldn't recommend that, even though a bad power supply is more likely than USB ports being damaged/defective, it does not sound likely in this scenario.

I'd recommend just using IC to image the drive and then connect your USB Ethernet adapter to see if you get power and a link light. That will rule out human error.

It is also possible that you are not using a combatible adapter, so trying a different one might rule that out, as well (I am on a mobile device and did not see your previous posts where the type of USB Ethernet adapter is mentioned).

Lou

[bengalfreak]

His recordings that he wanted to access are gone. There is no longer any reason for him to proceed.

[sk33t3r]

rbautch I did a slice upgrade to 6.4a and then ran tweak to get the latest and greatest and it went fine, telnet is up, TWP, ftp. I am going to downgrade the twp to 2.0, I had to path superpatch to 1.14 to get perm 30 second skip

Running rbautch Hacked Tivo Enhancements...

Checking your telnet settings. Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y

Do you want to run the "express" version (for advanced users)? [y/n]: y


Tivo software version is: 6.4a-01-2-101
Your software version was compiled on Linux kernel: 2.4.20
Your Tivo model's code name is: provo
Your Tivo is a Series 2 non-RID DTivo...HDVR2, DSR7000, or DVR39

[gworkman]

His recordings that he wanted to access are gone. There is no longer any reason for him to proceed.

Could just grab a hard drive laying around, zipper it and see if it works. This will keep the programs on the old HD and allow for more troubleshooting.

[bengalfreak]

Could just grab a hard drive laying around, zipper it and see if it works. This will keep the programs on the old HD and allow for more troubleshooting.

You're not following his journey. He wanted to use his DTivo as a media server to serve the programs already stored there to another Tivo. Once he ran (past tense - its already done) Instant Cake on that hard drive, his recordings are gone. He no longer has reason to Zipper anything.

[rbautch]

rbautch I did a slice upgrade to 6.4a and then ran tweak to get the latest and greatest and it went fine, telnet is up, TWP, ftp. I am going to downgrade the twp to 2.0, I had to path superpatch to 1.14 to get perm 30 second skip
Thanks for the feedback. Why go back to TWP 2.0? Hitchhiker's SP fixer?

[sk33t3r]

Thanks for the feedback. Why go back to TWP 2.0? Hitchhiker's SP fixer?

Hitchhikers gdchecker ddint work on on this dsr7000, but when i ran it on my sons hdvr2 and then sliced it all appears to be well according to my son.

[Hichhiker]

Hitchhikers gdchecker ddint work on on this dsr7000, but when i ran it on my sons hdvr2 and then sliced it all appears to be well according to my son.

What was the issue?

[jbeck22]

I just installed Zipper using the 6.2a image from instantcake. Everything is working properly, except one thing...all channels below 100 are missing. Did I do something wrong or did I just forget a step somewhere?

Thanks!

--Nevermind...I figured it out.

[tivoupgrade]

I just installed Zipper using the 6.2a image from instantcake. Everything is working properly, except one thing...all channels below 100 are missing. Did I do something wrong or did I just forget a step somewhere?

Thanks!

--Nevermind...I figured it out.

So just to clarify for those who may not know what happened here... this is not related to the zipper, but is related to the use of InstantCake or preparing any hard drive with a new image.

Local channels (channels under 100) take some time to come in because in different areas of the country, different local channels are received from the satellites. If left alone, it can take up to 24 hours for your unit to start receiving them automatically.

Alternatively, you can either call DIRECTV, or log into their web site, and have your services "refreshed" - this will tell the satellites to 'zap' your system and your locals will start coming in right away...

Lou

[sk33t3r]

What was the issue?

The season passes wouldnt record.

[jbeck22]

is FTP automatically installed with Zipper? If so where is it so that I can start / stop it? I'm having a little difficulty getting FTP access to my tivo after installing Zipper. I can get the console to say that I'm connected, but then it times out and kicks me out.
Thanks!

[rbautch]

is FTP automatically installed with Zipper? If so where is it so that I can start / stop it? I'm having a little difficulty getting FTP access to my tivo after installing Zipper. I can get the console to say that I'm connected, but then it times out and kicks me out.
Thanks!Yes, it's in /busybox/tivoftpd. Make sure you're not running a VPN client when you're trying to connect.

[jbeck22]

Yes, it's in /busybox/tivoftpd. Make sure you're not running a VPN client when you're trying to connect.

thanks.

I got it to work using SmartFTP without any problems. I was originally trying to use FireFTP (a firefox plugin)...wierd. Thanks though!

[lloydjs]

I have a series2 directivo 6.2a hacked with ptvnet and instantcake. Next, I want to use Java HMO to play music & photos on my TV but my tivo does not have the "music & photos" option. I understand this missing option can be added using "superpatch" but I did not install zipper. I didn't find out about zipper until after I hacked the unit with ptvnet. Is there an easy way I can just add the superpatch without having to go through all of the zipper steps? Other than the missing "music & photos" option, I am quiet happy with my hacked tivo.

[Da Goon]

find superpatch (google) and execute it on your hacked tivo. All the zipper does is automate that process without telling the user what is being done. Superpatch is just a tcl script.

[tivoupgrade]

I have a series2 directivo 6.2a hacked with ptvnet and instantcake. Next, I want to use Java HMO to play music & photos on my TV but my tivo does not have the "music & photos" option. I understand this missing option can be added using "superpatch" but I did not install zipper. I didn't find out about zipper until after I hacked the unit with ptvnet. Is there an easy way I can just add the superpatch without having to go through all of the zipper steps? Other than the missing "music & photos" option, I am quiet happy with my hacked tivo.

Check out this article:

Enabling MRV and HMO on a DirecTiVo with PTVnet (http://www.dvrupgrade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9)

Lou

[lloydjs]

Check out this article:

Enabling MRV and HMO on a DirecTiVo with PTVnet (http://www.dvrupgrade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9)

Lou

I installed the superpatch as suggested and now have "music & photos" in DIRECTIVO CENTRAL. Installing the patch was a snap. Tonight, I will try to install Java HMO to use the music & photos option.

Thank you!

[joeblow17]

I am sure most of you heard, but if not TIVO and DireCTV are back in bed together and have started working on a new HD box to be delivered in 2009 mid year. My only problem is the new agreement allows them to continue to make their lousy HD DVR which I cannot stand.

Anyway it made me think of the great folks here on the zipper support board, and here is the link:

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/09/03/hd.directv.tivo.in.works/

[sk33t3r]

Im having some issues with streaming shows from TWPv2.1.b2, HDVR2 with 6.2a and the latest zipper install, the show is listed in the NPL, I can see the show in TWP but it wont do anything. Any ideas, I havent tried tserver yet.

[bupkes]

Phillips DSR 704 running a zipper'd two drive set just blew the power supply. I'm ready to upgrade to HD gear but I'd like to recover the unscrambled recordings from the existing drives.

I've seen instructions to use MFS and extract show by show via commandline and drives hooked up to PC. Is there any way to get the drive set to boot so that I can use tserver and pc-based tools without MFS?

[Drewster]

Checking in on the current state of things...

What's the latest OS that can run on an HDVR2? And, can one Zipper it? (Mine is frozen at version 6.2)


Thanks!

[unclemoosh]

Checking in on the current state of things...

What's the latest OS that can run on an HDVR2? And, can one Zipper it? (Mine is frozen at version 6.2)


Thanks!

6.4a and yes

[dishdudes]

Been running 5 DirecTivos for about 2-3 years no problem. Had a couple drives go back and rezippered some new ones. All seemed to go well but got one that is missing the "dir" command. LS works fine tho. MRV/TWP/Telnet etc is working, just no "dir" command. All other have it, any ideas? Should I just not care?

Thanks,
Chuck

[Da Goon]

echo "alias dir='ls'" >> /.profile