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

[richardherr]

I have several HDVR2's with single 750GB hard drives, and they are working fine. I have two more HDVR2's that I an trying to upgrade with 1.5TB sata drives with adaptors. I am using one of the adapters on the "approved list". When I run the zipper install it errors out with "Restore failed: error fixing volume list" error. What is the largest drive that anyone has got to work? Is there some changes to the procedure needed for larger drives? I have seen a few posts on using large drives, but not much on how it was done? I understand there is a 1.1TB limit, but will it not use the first 1.1Tb of the drive?

Rich

[Lord Vader]

Admittedly I haven't been around here in a while, so I need a reminder of what this problem might be...

I had an HR10-250 that has been deactivated for a year or so but was still connected to allow me to watch its recordings. Well, one of my friend's HDVR2s died, so I sold him this one. DirecTV was kind enough to activate it on his account, so I got it up and running. I shipped it to him, he connects it, it goes through the Powering Up and "TIVO Unleashed" screen, then comes to a blue screen, nothing more. I'm scratching my head to try and remember what the problem might be or if there's something he's not doing right.

Any suggestions?

[T1V0]

it's in standby

[Lord Vader]

Well, it's not in standby, but I think I now remember what the problem is. I texted him to suggest he change the source setting from 1080i to whatever his TV is, which is most likely 480i.

[rbautch]

Also make sure he's using the correct output port for his TV. If it's not hi-def, then use the S-video, or yellow composite port.

[rbautch]

I have several HDVR2's with single 750GB hard drives, and they are working fine. I have two more HDVR2's that I an trying to upgrade with 1.5TB sata drives with adaptors. I am using one of the adapters on the "approved list". When I run the zipper install it errors out with "Restore failed: error fixing volume list" error. What is the largest drive that anyone has got to work? Is there some changes to the procedure needed for larger drives? I have seen a few posts on using large drives, but not much on how it was done? I understand there is a 1.1TB limit, but will it not use the first 1.1Tb of the drive?

RichI'm not sure what the limit is, but one thing you could try is restore drive image using MFSLive, and then hack it using the Zipper.

[FredThompson]

Revised post:

I've successfully Zippered a boot drive for a DTivo.

I found the documentation does not state that you'll have to restart the entire process if there is a burp after you start tweak.sh. Rbautch's script decompresses itself then deletes the source file. There doesn't appear to be any fallback if something goes wrong.

I've also found mfstools, at least the version on the InstantCake disc, doesn't seem to play well with Zipper. My units are DTivo receivers DSR7000 and HDVR2, the version before RID chips and I chose version 6.2a.

I tried mfsadd after the initial installation and all I get is the "powering up" screen. Things worked just fine with a single boot disc but no go with 2. I'm now trying the last permutation which is build a single drive, boot it in the DTivo, run Rbautch's mods, reboot, shut down, mfsadd, test.

What is the proper method to add a second drive to a Zipper drive?

[rbautch]

Revised post:

I've successfully Zippered a boot drive for a DTivo.

I found the documentation does not state that you'll have to restart the entire process if there is a burp after you start tweak.sh. Rbautch's script decompresses itself then deletes the source file. There doesn't appear to be any fallback if something goes wrong.

I've also found mfstools, at least the version on the InstantCake disc, doesn't seem to play well with Zipper. My units are DTivo receivers DSR7000 and HDVR2, the version before RID chips and I chose version 6.2a.

I tried mfsadd after the initial installation and all I get is the "powering up" screen. Things worked just fine with a single boot disc but no go with 2. I'm now trying the last permutation which is build a single drive, boot it in the DTivo, run Rbautch's mods, reboot, shut down, mfsadd, test.

What is the proper method to add a second drive to a Zipper drive?Don't know what you mean by "restart the process". You can run tweak.sh over and over again as much as you want. I structured the script to be as clean as possible, so each time you run the script, it clears out everything it installed previously. This is especially important for novices. When it finishes, it deletes rbautch_files.tgz to save space, but when you run tweak.sh again, the script automatically downloads the latest version of rbautch_files.tgz and incorporates the latest versions of all script components. This worked very well when the script was in development and I was adding new features regularly. Users would just need to run tweak.sh everytime they wanted to get the latest of everything. As far as mfsadd is concerned, I've never had a problem using it on a Zippered tivo, and Zipper does nothing that inhibits its use. First I'd check the jumpers on the drives, if they look correct, then try setting them both to cable select. If still no luck, hook up a serial cable and post the console output as the unit boots up. You could also try restoring an image to a 2-drive system using mfstools, and then boot it up as a stock tivo. Then pull the primary drive and run the Zipper on it.

[FredThompson]

I meant I had to re-image the hard drive. For some reason, the attempted retrieval of the tgz wouldn't work, with a 404 error. single drive is working just fine. jumpers on both drives are proper or mfsadd couldn't have worked. I'm rebuilding another one this week and will try again to see if this is a hardware-specific issue.

[qwertypo]

So somehow overnight the audio stopped coming from my zippered 4080....

I cranked the volume on it, and I can hear hiss, and the faint sound, but its really faint.

So... before I ebay a replacement model. Should be upgrading to a different unit? Can I easily go HD and still have all the features I love about my zippered tivo??

Please hook me up with some advice!

THANK!!

[PanamaYellow]

I have two series2 DTivos, a Hughes HDVR2 (service# 151-xxx) and an RCA DVR40 (service# 321-xxx).

Both are successfully zippered and are running v6.4a (Not 6.2a as Herself decreed that folders in Now Playing and a Deleted folder are required).

The HDVR2 is working fine, no problems.

The DVR40 has a few issues. A few of the UI features aren’t working.
For example:

1. From Now Playing, neither right-arrow nor ‘select’ show the details of a given show like they should. Instead of opening the show’s details, the UI just sort of flashes a bit and then leaves you right there in Now Playing. The only way to get to a show at all is to press ‘play’ on the remote.

2. When a show is being recorded in ‘Suggestions’, normally you can press ‘clear’ to stop the recording. Now that doesn’t do anything.

Also, the DVR40 has frozen once, requiring me to power cycle it to bring it back.

Elsewhere on the site here, I read that all series2 DTivos can use the same software image. I bought an InstantCake image for the Hughes HDVR2 and then used it for both upgrades. (plugged into the zipper CD iso)

(BTW: I’d have bought a separate copy of InstantCake for the RCA’s zipper iso image but I found that the price had doubled in the week since I’d bought the Hughes image, from $19.99 to $39.99 and I really can’t afford to spend the money for a second copy.)

Could it be that my using a ‘151’ DTivo’s image in the ‘321’ DTivo is be the cause of problems like these?

Thank you,

PanamaYellow

[rbautch]

I have two series2 DTivos, a Hughes HDVR2 (service# 151-xxx) and an RCA DVR40 (service# 321-xxx).

Both are successfully zippered and are running v6.4a (Not 6.2a as Herself decreed that folders in Now Playing and a Deleted folder are required).

The HDVR2 is working fine, no problems.

The DVR40 has a few issues. A few of the UI features aren’t working.
For example:

1. From Now Playing, neither right-arrow nor ‘select’ show the details of a given show like they should. Instead of opening the show’s details, the UI just sort of flashes a bit and then leaves you right there in Now Playing. The only way to get to a show at all is to press ‘play’ on the remote.

2. When a show is being recorded in ‘Suggestions’, normally you can press ‘clear’ to stop the recording. Now that doesn’t do anything.

Also, the DVR40 has frozen once, requiring me to power cycle it to bring it back.

Elsewhere on the site here, I read that all series2 DTivos can use the same software image. I bought an InstantCake image for the Hughes HDVR2 and then used it for both upgrades. (plugged into the zipper CD iso)

(BTW: I’d have bought a separate copy of InstantCake for the RCA’s zipper iso image but I found that the price had doubled in the week since I’d bought the Hughes image, from $19.99 to $39.99 and I really can’t afford to spend the money for a second copy.)

Could it be that my using a ‘151’ DTivo’s image in the ‘321’ DTivo is be the cause of problems like these?

Thank you,

PanamaYellowNot likely. Freezing is sign of a failing hard drive. Run drivemonitor.sh (should be in your /enhancements directory), and post the results.

[PanamaYellow]

Not likely. Freezing is sign of a failing hard drive. Run drivemonitor.sh (should be in your /enhancements directory), and post the results.

Thanks rbautch, for your response.

I ran drivemonitor.sh as you suggested; the drive is clean. (and it's about a month old)
Also, since I posted, I wound up (swallowing hard and) buying a 321-xxx version of the InstantCake image. Built the drive again from the same pre-zipper backup and installed it.

Since then, I've had no issues. The UI works as it should and the TiVo hasn't frozen or behaved badly.

During that time, I've been using Movieloader to pretty much pound the tar out of it, moving shows here and there - all without issue.

I wonder: Has anyone specifically tested the use of an image intended for one service number series2 dtivo on another series number box?

It's a mystery to me, but hopefully few others hit this particular wall.

It's unfortunate that the InstantCake vendor doubled their price just before I needed another copy, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

PanamaYellow

[rbautch]

Fyi, the Zipper website is down temporarily. I hope to have it back up by early next week.

[qwertypo]

Not likely. Freezing is sign of a failing hard drive. Run drivemonitor.sh (should be in your /enhancements directory), and post the results.

My audio began working again... but....
I am having frequent random reboots....
I ran drivemonitor.sh, and passed.

drivemonitor.sh: seq: command not found
No hard drive errors were found in your kernel log.
Your primary drive hda S.M.A.R.T. satus is: PASSED
No secondary drive was detected.
drivemonitor.sh: awk: command not found
drivemonitor.sh: cut: command not found
drivemonitor.sh: [: : integer expression expected
Done!


Should I rezipper?

[Jeff_in_Bklyn]

Hi,

My HD died in my HDVR2, whats the largest HD I can place in it these days?

[bengalfreak]

Hi,

My HD died in my HDVR2, whats the largest HD I can place in it these days?


Pretty sure its still 1TB. You can actually put a bigger hard drive in, but the Tivo OS will only address 1.2TB so anything over that is wasted space.

[T1V0]

Pretty sure its still 1TB. You can actually put a bigger hard drive in, but the Tivo OS will only address 1.2TB so anything over that is wasted space.

the actual size limitation is 2.2TB, imposed by the apple partition map

in theory one could create a S2 dtivo image for use with 2TB drives by creating an mfs image from scratch

[rbautch]

My audio began working again... but....
I am having frequent random reboots....
I ran drivemonitor.sh, and passed.

drivemonitor.sh: seq: command not found
No hard drive errors were found in your kernel log.
Your primary drive hda S.M.A.R.T. satus is: PASSED
No secondary drive was detected.
drivemonitor.sh: awk: command not found
drivemonitor.sh: cut: command not found
drivemonitor.sh: [: : integer expression expected
Done!


Should I rezipper?No, but download the Series 2 tools from my signature, and run drivemonitor again. Also post your kernel and err log after a reboot.

[Jeff_in_Bklyn]

Well I zippered and new drive for my HDVR2 and all was good but the machine died again so assume it is the machine and not the HD.

So anyway I have this drive all setup and it is bigger than the one I have in the livingroom a DSR-708, since these are both S2 machines can I just place the drive in that one so I have more space? or do I have to rezipper so it is fresh?

I guess I will just get a standard DTV box for the bedroom since I don't watch much there anyway.

[z28freak86]

The Zipper worked great with my series 2 TIVO

[lhandelsman]

HI all

I zippered my Phillips DSR7000 a few years back and its worked great for us. Don't have HD in the house yet, but our reg box has been solid with a lot of use. Recently however I turn the tv on and the tivo receiver is frozen. I try to reboot and it usually brings it back up after going through the DTV setup, etc. It's happening almost daily now.

What is the recommended course of action? Should I try to re-do my harddrive or get a new one as that may be the issue.

Any way to save recordings?

Thanks!

Lucas

[qwertypo]

No, but download the Series 2 tools from my signature, and run drivemonitor again. Also post your kernel and err log after a reboot.

Existing busbox utility detected.
Do you want to delete it and replace it with this version? [y/n]:y
install_busybox.sh: tar: command not found
tar command failed.
You must have a valid tar binary on your tivo,
and it must be in your PATH.
Exiting...

I seem to be missing TAR, I have double checked the path, and the busybox.tar is there.... what do I need to install to get TAR?

[rbautch]

cpio -i < busybox.tar is an alternate to tar. Either modify the script to use cpio, or forego the script and perform the steps manually.

[qwertypo]

cpio -i < busybox.tar is an alternate to tar. Either modify the script to use cpio, or forego the script and perform the steps manually.

Rerun of drivemonitor.sh produced:

No hard drive errors were found in your kernel log.
Your primary drive hda S.M.A.R.T. satus is: PASSED
No secondary drive was detected.
Your primary drive (hda) temperature is 44 degrees Celsius.
Number of reallocated sectors on your primary drive (hda) is 73,
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.
Primary drive (hda) passed extended offline self test.
Done!

What do you recommend? is 73 high enough to produce reboots?

[Drewster]

Since upgrading my Zippered HDVR2 from 6.2 to 6.4a (using Slicer), we now get a nag every day to do a daily call... even though the fakecall goes out.

How do I disable the nag?

[markis]

My HR10 running 6.3e has been showing an "Acquiring data" message for the past few days and checking the ToDo list and Guide, I see that I don't have any Guide data past early Friday evening (2 days from now). I rebooted and had DTV do a reset/reactivate, so I'm waiting to see if that will let me get new guide data.

If the Guide data doesn't come in by tomorrow, I think I'll try upgrading to 6.4a.

I have the 6.4a slices. Can I just slice upgrade directly from 6.3e to 6.4a or do I have to find the 6.3f slices and put those in first before 6.4a?


EDIT: To answer my own question, I think I upgraded from 6.3c to 6.3e earlier, so I guess I can skip 6.3f and go directly to 6.4a.

I'd still like to know if anyone else is having similar missing Guide data issues with 6.3e or older software.

[rbautch]

My HR10 running 6.3e has been showing an "Acquiring data" message for the past few days and checking the ToDo list and Guide, I see that I don't have any Guide data past early Friday evening (2 days from now). I rebooted and had DTV do a reset/reactivate, so I'm waiting to see if that will let me get new guide data.

If the Guide data doesn't come in by tomorrow, I think I'll try upgrading to 6.4a.

I have the 6.4a slices. Can I just slice upgrade directly from 6.3e to 6.4a or do I have to find the 6.3f slices and put those in first before 6.4a?


EDIT: To answer my own question, I think I upgraded from 6.3c to 6.3e earlier, so I guess I can skip 6.3f and go directly to 6.4a.

I'd still like to know if anyone else is having similar missing Guide data issues with 6.3e or older software.I run 6.2a with no guide data issues. Try repeating guided setup.

[Drewster]

Any ideas on how to make the "make call now" dialog go away on 6.4?

[unclemoosh]

Any ideas on how to make the "make call now" dialog go away on 6.4?

Are you sure fakecall is successful? Does it run from your rc.sysinit.author and cron? Does it go away on reboot?

[markis]

I run 6.2a with no guide data issues. Try repeating guided setup.
Good to know. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that if my Guide doesn't clear up tomorrow.

[Drewster]

Are you sure fakecall is successful? Does it run from your rc.sysinit.author and cron? Does it go away on reboot?

It's listed in the rc.sysinit.author file, and located in /busybox. It seems to be in the path.

I'm not sure, though, how to check the crontab? crond is running, but I can't find the crontab binary.

Here's it's citation in rc.sysinit.author:
#############################################
# start crond after waiting 30 seconds
sleep 30
/busybox/crond

[unclemoosh]

It's listed in the rc.sysinit.author file, and located in /busybox. It seems to be in the path.

I'm not sure, though, how to check the crontab? crond is running, but I can't find the crontab binary.

Here's it's citation in rc.sysinit.author:
#############################################
# start crond after waiting 30 seconds
sleep 30
/busybox/crond

Since it's Zippered, you should be able to type "root" and it will open it with joe. It is located in /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root.

[Drewster]

Yup, it's in there. I tried invoking it manually and got this:
Running fakecall version 6
Failed to FakeCall, code=(invalid attribute: Complete)

[unclemoosh]

Yup, it's in there. I tried invoking it manually and got this:
Running fakecall version 6
Failed to FakeCall, code=(invalid attribute: Complete)

I guess you might try installing fakecall again.

[qwertypo]

Rerun of drivemonitor.sh produced:

No hard drive errors were found in your kernel log.
Your primary drive hda S.M.A.R.T. satus is: PASSED
No secondary drive was detected.
Your primary drive (hda) temperature is 44 degrees Celsius.
Number of reallocated sectors on your primary drive (hda) is 73,
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.
Primary drive (hda) passed extended offline self test.
Done!

What do you recommend? is 73 high enough to produce reboots?

Any suggestions? Still having daily random reboots - thanks

its actually multiple times a day now....

[rbautch]

Any suggestions? Still having daily random reboots - thanks

its actually multiple times a day now....Since it's not the hard drive you could force a gsod and let the database rebuild. If you don't care about the recordings, you could also reimage.

[qwertypo]

Since it's not the hard drive you could force a gsod and let the database rebuild. If you don't care about the recordings, you could also reimage.

what steps do I take to force a gsod, and will I loose anything?

If I end up reimaging, is there a way to backup the recordings?

thanks

[mikekub]

Im in.... I have 6.4a software on two separate DVR's. I would like to preserver the existing recordings. What do I have to do. I apologize in advance, I know nothing about the process but have been wanting to enable the Tivo enhancements for some time now. I will glad pay for, or donate for any detailed help & software.

[rbautch]

what steps do I take to force a gsod, and will I loose anything?

If I end up reimaging, is there a way to backup the recordings?

thanksSearch for gsod, or "green screen of death". It's not as bad as it sounds. You won't lose recordings, but I think it wipes season passes and thumb data. You can back up recordings by extracting them, or transferring them to another tivo.

[andyho]

I'm having problem with the HDVR2 Directv Tivo. I think the problem started like a week ago when the unit rebooted, and got stuck with "Powering up" screen. I had 6.2 OS /w Zipper Hack Script and it worked for many years until last week. I reinstalled the whole thing from scratch, and after a successful "acquiring information from satellite", it got stuck in "Powering up" screen after a reboot. I've also tried installing v3.0.15 OS /w fakecall and other hack installed(image from many years ago). The image works fine, and I can reboot without a problem until I did a successful "acquiring information from satellite". Everything works fine until the unit is rebooted, and then it get stuck in "Powering up" screen. From that, I think Directv send something down that disable the unit. Anyone else having the same problem? Any help would be appreciated.

[wliu]

I used the net-launch.sh (also tried running the TivoWebPlus’ Net Config) to change my IP and gateway, but after a reboot, my old IP setting came back. How do I save the new IP setting? Thanks.

[rbautch]

I used the net-launch.sh (also tried running the TivoWebPlus’ Net Config) to change my IP and gateway, but after a reboot, my old IP setting came back. How do I save the new IP setting? Thanks.
Try setting IP params in Tivowebplus and see if the same thing happens.

[TheHoleK]

Thank you for all the time you have dedicated to TiVo hacking. I'm wondering if there is a way to use The Zipper with 2 hard drives. I know that Instantcake's installation script gives the option but I haven't seen any information about doing this with The Zipper and your isomaker script.

[TheHoleK]

Here is a full list of adapters from the modified usb.map. These drivers will work will all Zippered 6.2 Tivos

Will the TiVo AG0100 Wireless G USB Network Adapter work?

[rbautch]

Thank you for all the time you have dedicated to TiVo hacking. I'm wondering if there is a way to use The Zipper with 2 hard drives. I know that Instantcake's installation script gives the option but I haven't seen any information about doing this with The Zipper and your isomaker script.Yes. Use the Zipper to hack the main drive, and then mfs tools to add the second drive. Or use Instantcake to restore the image, then run the Zipper on the main drive.

[rbautch]

Will the TiVo AG0100 Wireless G USB Network Adapter work?No.

[TheHoleK]

Thanks a lot for your replies. I've been having difficulty getting the Zipper to work on a more modern PC (nVidia 680i chipset/Intel Core 2 Quad) which seems to be related to the fact that I have a SATA CD-ROM drive. dmesg reports it as /dev/hdk; however, when I try and mount it, I get an error.
I've been able to successfully Zipper and then expand to the second drive using an old computer at work. But it shows why I hate Linux :p

Thank you again for all the hard work and continued support.

[cyntax01]

check your /dev directory... do you have a hdk there? if not, its beyond the boot script,
try cat /proc/partitions to see where you actually have data to load...
the tivo drive will be the one with /dev/hdxX with 1-15ish partitions.
if you're using a USB drive with the MSFLive disc, you'll need to connect the drive to the USB port closest to USB0 port on the mobo (so you'll get /dev/sda, /sdb or something closer) than where you're trying to mount from.

[darrin75]

I have confirmed dsr704 with 6.2 works wireless with Madcatz wireless n

[darrin75]

This needs to added to the zipper. To put network and phone settings back on 6.2 Dtivos

[Rodney]

I have a Directivo, but I no longer have DirecTV. This HR10-250 is full of shows that I would like to extract the recordings and move them to a computer. Would the zipper do the job, or is there something else I should use?

[Drewster]

What serial settings work with a Hughes HDVR2? I've had good luck with 115200/8/n/1, ad XON/XOFF. However, I can *not* get zmodem transfer to work.

From googling around a bit, it seems common to use 9600/8/n/1, but that doesn't seem to work for me.

I've tried PuTTy and SecureCRT. Thanks for any suggestions.

[Drewster]

What serial settings work with a Hughes HDVR2? I've had good luck with 115200/8/n/1, ad XON/XOFF. However, I can *not* get zmodem transfer to work.

From googling around a bit, it seems common to use 9600/8/n/1, but that doesn't seem to work for me.

I've tried PuTTy and SecureCRT. Thanks for any suggestions.

Turns out 115200/8/n/1, *no* handshaking is the ticket.

Also, SecureCRT's zmodem is borked. Good old HyperTerminal worked just fine.

[bigdogtrucker]

does any one have the remote codes for a newly purchased CURTIS lcd hd tv they are not listed in my tv series 2

[Drewster]

My HDV2 with 6.4a seems to have forgotten which drivers to use for the Linksys USB200M v2 adapter. The HDVR was originally zippered with 6.2, and then upgraded to 6.4 via the slicer tool.

Any recommendations for restoring the right drivers? I notice that there's a bunch of things under /platform now. Judging by the datestamps, I'm guessing that's the new 6.4 stuff.

I have the full Zipper package. Which drivers are for the HDVR2?

Thanks,
Andrew

[splicer]

Any way to enable network remote control to use the iphone as a remote on my zippered tivo? It works good on the series 3.

[FredThompson]

Will the Zipper fully work on ALL HR10-250 units?

IIRC, the RID chip brought in OS checksumming which was a problem for loading additional software, including TivoWeb.

I have S1 and S2 SD DTivos. The power supply on one just web caput and the price for the HR10-250 on ebay is about the same as an SD so I've decided to get an HR10-250. I'm aware the receiver ID needs to be verified with DTV as they will only activate fully owned units.

Also, (Yes, I know this is a little lazy. I'll start to hunt for the answer myself) are there updated to the any of the TivoWeb components of the Zipper? tivowebplus-v2.1.b3-091208 appears to by the most recent TivoWeb build. I'm looking for a way to bulk undelete, extended the recording time of a current recording and anything which might be helpful for small format web browsers (smart phone.)

[bsdimp]

Greetings,

I have a minor problems I'd like to track down. I zippered by tivo with an instantcake image 6.4a. It is a DirecTivo model HR10-250.

It is working great, with one issue. I don't know how to solve that issue and thought maybe people here could help.

I setup a bunch of season passes and recored a bunch of shows using the on-screen menus. These were recording great. I was able to look at things via the web, etc. Life was good.

So, I tried to record some shows over the next few days using the web interface. That's when my problems began. I did this at 2:00pm this afternoon. I then went to my Tivo at 3:45pm to watch something, but I couldn't get anything to play right. Every time I selected a show, it would go to the "new" screen and act like it was going to let me start it. Then a second or two later it would return me to the screen I started from.

So let's say I recorded NOVA with a season pass. There was one NOVA, so I was able to select 'Now Playing' on screen, then move to NOVA. I selected this item. Rather than seeing the usual Play, delete, keep, etc screen with a description of NOVA, it returned immediately to the main screen.

Has anybody seen this? How the heck do I track down what caused this (I see nothing in the logs that looks wrong)? This is the second time this has happened (I reimaged the disk Tuesday and it happend on Wednesday after similar chain of events).

At least I've installed mfs_ftp this time, and have been able to snag all the shows that I recorded, so I'll be able to watch them if I have to reimage (main motivation of grabbing it was to watch shows). I've removed scrambling, so I should be good. The last Tivo I had died, and I lost all the shows I'd recorded on it, which made me sad and motivated :)

Can anybody help? Even a little?

Warner

[bsdimp]

Turns out that the version of TivoWebPlus I was trying was 2.1.b2. This version came with zipper, but is not compatible with 6.4a on a HR10-250. With a lot of headache, I discovered that the latest TivoWebPlus from the sourceforge project works (one minor hack is needed to libs/rec.itcl to get it to make the ToDo list page work).

I discovered no way to recover short of reimaging. At least I took a backup of all my shows before I did that...

edited: if you kill the season pass via the web, then things work again, this turns out to be a well known problem with 6.3 software, but the test didn't include 6.4 software that I have. The result: creating a season pass causes problems. The good news is that if I extend the 6.3 work around to 6.4, I can create a season pass for any station I already have a season pass for. I'll see if I have enough kharma to post a patch...

[bsdimp]

Turns out that the version of TivoWebPlus I was trying was 2.1.b2.
...
I'll see if I have enough kharma to post a patch...

OK. I've updated to 2.1.b3 (or the latest source forge cvs version, they differ a little). I've applied the following patch, and season passes no longer bork the TiVo UI. Now, to locate the TivoWebPlus development thread and post it there too..

[wliu]

Does anyone know the new DNS for downloading the latest Enhancement script?

The error I got after running sh tweak.sh

Downloading latest Enhancement script...
Connecting to www.mastersav.com[69.90.236.30]:80
wget: server returned error 404: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]:

[hdog]

This should work now. The site is back up as of Thursday, 4/14/2011
Hope it stays up.



Does anyone know the new DNS for downloading the latest Enhancement script?

The error I got after running sh tweak.sh

Downloading latest Enhancement script...
Connecting to www.mastersav.com[69.90.236.30]:80
wget: server returned error 404: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Download failed. Adjust DNS and try again? [y/n]:

[elroy]

It has been ages since I've messed with my Series 2 DirecTivos (both DSR7000) and I want to start over from scratch but there are now 394 pages to this thread and the WiKi doesn't say a thing about software versions. If memory serves me well, I can't use 6.4a because I would loose the ability to view recording stored on one unit from the other, is that correct?

Also, does anyone have anything they'd like to add/change about the information found at http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html?

Thanks in advance!

[texster]

To watch a program recorded on another unit, you need Multi Room Viewing, or MRV. MRV is possible with 6.2a, but it was stripped out of 6.4

For additional help with the zipper see here:

http://www.dvrpedia.com/Main_Page

[elroy]

Thank's texster

[rpweaver]

I am frustrated. How do I get the Zipper to work with 62small.mfs? Zipper will not extract the image (do I need to rename something?) If I create a drive with 62small restored on it, the Zipper says no kernel was installed. The zipper_tools directory has custom_kernels in it with vmlinux-7.2-Gen04.px, vmlinux-81-Gen04.px, vmlinux-Gen05.px, vmlinux-Gen06.px, vmlinux-TGC01.px. The iso creator does not complain about anything (renamed 62small.iso, created from 62small.mfs by Roxio Easy Media Creator, to instantcake.iso). I don't get the "CREATING ZIPPER_UNIVERSAL_CD.iso WITHOUT THE IMAGE" error. Other threads say the kernel needs to be in another directory. I looked at the text of zipper and don't totally understand what it does but I assume
IF NOT EXIST "instantcake*.iso" GOTO ADD_FILES
:IC_IMAGE_EXTRACT
IF EXIST "000001" echo Found an image in your tools folder. & echo Will not extract a new from your Instantcake iso & GOTO ADD_FILES
echo Extracting Tivo image from your Instantcake iso...
copy instantcake*.iso .. 1>nul
ren instantcake*.iso temp2.iso 2>nul
move temp2.iso .. 2>nul
cd ..
miso temp2.iso -py -f .images -x zipper_tools\ 000001 1>nul
:: IF ERRORLEVEL 1 echo COULD NOT EXTRACT THE IMAGE FROM YOUR INSTANTCAKE ISO & echo CREATING ZIPPER_UNIVERSAL_CD.iso WITHOUT THE IMAGE
del temp2.iso 2>nul
cd zipper_tools
and
IF EXIST instantcake*.iso move instantcake*.iso zipper_tools\ 1>nul
mkdir temp\ 2>nul
miso zipper_universal_CD.iso -py -x temp\ 000001 1>nul
IF EXIST temp\000001 echo Created zipper_universal_CD.iso WITH Tivo image.
IF NOT EXIST temp\000001 echo Created zipper_universal_CD.iso WITHOUT Tivo image.
del temp\000001 2>nul
This is what does it.

The resulting iso is smaller than 62small.mfs, this can't be.
Command prompt says "miso" is not a valid command, what does it do? Is it batch only command?
There is so much stuff out there it almost takes a phd dissertation to find anything.

[rpweaver]

DUH! OK, I'm blind, I see the miso.exe in the zipper. Sorry for that part. The rest still stands. Where do I put the image if it is not instantcake?

[Wil]

DUH! OK, I'm blind, I see the miso.exe in the zipper. Sorry for that part. The rest still stands. Where do I put the image if it is not instantcake?I don't exactly remember but look at the directory layout in the instructions; put it wherever the 000000001 file (however many actual zeros) is supposed to be and rename it 000001 (or whatever number of zeros).

[rpweaver]

OK, this is not working well but I am making s l o w progress inspite of no help being offered here. I copied and renamed one of the kernel files to the directory Zipper expected to find it. Zipper then copied the file and finished (I assume) normally. (No image copied.) I have 6.4a on the drive. When I start the DTIVO, I get gibberish over the serial cable. 9 characters, I think. This is the case no matter what baud rate I pick. I don't have a network adapter yet so I am trying the serial cable. Does this work and does the custom kernel with "6" in the name work with 6.4a or just 6.2? It does not get past the Powering up screen. What do I do for the serial cable. I found a reference about using the serial cable in case the network is having problems but not how to use it with Zipper. WIKI Link is broken from http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html I am using a Hughes DVR80 (S2 dtivo)

[Wil]

I am making s l o w progress inspite of no help being offered here.Image. You have that (I think you said the 6.2 small). Rename it. Put it where it's supposed to be. That's what you asked in the message I responded to with what you call "no help." Sorry. Your problems are apparently deeper and broader than that.

But you jump around. You ask about system image and then you jump to kernel. Baud rate.

Do one thing at a time. Deal with THAT. Learn to understand one problem area at a time. If additional problems still remain after you've learned to understand, deal with those in turn one at a time.

[rpweaver]

Problem is that I do jump around (too many forums to remember where you said what). Background... I have 2 TIVO 1s which I expanded many years ago. I have an RCA DVR40 and an RCA DVR80 which I expanded many years ago. The RCA40 HD died at 6.4a upgrade time. I shelved it and DTV sent me a Hughes R15 to replace it for free. I resurrected the DVR40 and put 3.1.1 back on it with a new HD. Now I want to get 6.4a back. Learning lots of stuff now but much of it is as much as 10 years old and it doesn't all fit together well. What I would like to do is suppress the daily call since it doesn't do anything for me and I don't have a land line where it is installed. MFSLive works well for HD upgrade. I was able to buy a Hughes DVR80 on EBAY but the HD is failing. After many attempts I finally got a working 6.4a copy. That runs on both RCA DVR40 and Hughes DVR80, both with new 500G HDs (now that I know about GSOD and Clear and Delete everything) I tried Zipper with 62small. Not much luck, couldn't get zipper to use the iso but would prefer 6.4a anyway. I tried Zipper with 6.4a preloaded. Zipper wants a kernel that works with 6.4a so I can get fakecall to work. That's all I want. I get gibberish in Hyperterminal with a serial cable from after I put in a kernel I found on the Zipper CD (wrong baud rate). Maybe that is correct but it won't get passed Power Up screen. The current Zipper instructions have become dependent on buying all the CDs instead of backups or hacked kernels.The Zipper instructions on the CD are different from the ones online. Yea, I'm frustrated.

---
Went back to the backup I made. In Hyper terminal, I set the baud rate to 115200. Removed the HD and plugged DTIVO in. Got readable text via the serial line and finally asking "What is Password?" Tried "factory" but "What is Password?" repeated.

Tried editing rc.sysinit to get a BASH prompt - didn't work.

BTW, it says hdd4 doesn't exist when I try to mount it but hdd7 is fine. (This is a backup from a failing HD, would that happen if the bad sectors were on hdd4?) Might that be why Zipper and I are having trouble? Or is it just me. I'll restore rc.sysinit and try Zipper again. Then I'll try another kernel. I hate groping in the dark unless I have company.

-----------

OK, now I'm getting
Boot failure reason=60
from the serial line after applying zipper with a zipper kernel.

Here are the kernels from the zipper files:
Directory of C:\TIVO\zipper\zipper_tools\custom_kernels

09/17/2011 12:27 PM <DIR> .
09/17/2011 12:27 PM <DIR> ..
03/11/2007 08:21 PM 1,446,400 vmlinux-7.2-Gen04.px
03/27/2007 01:36 PM 1,434,112 vmlinux-8.1-Gen04.px
03/27/2007 01:51 PM 1,522,688 vmlinux-Gen05.px
10/23/2007 03:25 PM 1,533,952 vmlinux-Gen06.px
03/27/2007 01:42 PM 1,436,160 vmlinux-TGC01.px
03/27/2007 01:36 PM 1,434,112 vmlinux.px <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<copied and renamed vmlinux-8.1-Gen04.px
6 File(s) 8,807,424 bytes
2 Dir(s) 384,249,389,056 bytes free

I first tried vmlinux-Gen06.px and then vmlinux-8.1-Gen04.px. Both give me the same boot failure error. (renamed to vmlinux.px gzipped and moved to zipper_tools\s2_kernels\3.1.5, where zipper says it can not find a kernel, then create the zipper iso and burn) Any help on what is what? If I need to manually choose one of these, wouldn't it be better to say what they are for, rather than require the user to use trial and error to discover if one or any of these work? Does "custom" == "hacked"? Does the zipper automatically use these and am I using them incorrectly? Wouldn't a readme file help?

"Just got a whole lot easier" doesn't mean "just got easy."

Re-downloaded zipper and will try again in case the zipper I had was too old.

I'm open to ideas. Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree.....

[rpweaver]

OK, I finally got many of the zipper hacks working. I am still not connected to the network but I am working on that. When I get that going, I will expose that "secret" too.

First, if you don't have instant cake, 000001 is the mfs file backup. Rename the file you have to this. You can get small versions of 6.2, 6.2a, and 6.4a. It may take some searching and a few nice folks with bit torrent. Keep trying and you will get there. if your file is too large, the iso maker will not create the iso but you can use another tool if you have one. Sorry, I don't have those details.

Second, the hacked kernel. The ones in Custom kernels are not hacked with killhdinitrd and can not be. There are some links out there for hackable kernels, look around. Beg, You will find them eventually. Get killhdinitrd and run it on your target kernel and put the hacked kernel in the directory that zipper complains about if you don't have one. See the previous post for the path.

After that, you should be able to follow the zipper instructions.

If you have a serial cable, you will get lots of messages from your DTivo when booting but no aparent bash prompt. Just hit Enter and the bash prompt will appear. You can use this in place of a network to complete the Zipper process.

[Wil]

I am still not connected to the network but I am working on that. When I get that going, I will expose that "secret" too.

First, if you don't have instant cake, 000001 is the mfs file backup. Rename the file you have to this.There are no "secrets." Every question you have asked, every difficulty you have had, is dealt with in this thread.

You make it very discouraging to try to help you.

If you were to calm down and adopt a methodical step-by-step approach to the task it might seem painfully slow to you, but you'd get it done in 1/100th of the time.

[Phe0nix]

I have Tivo Web Plus installed as i choose this when i ran the zipper ver 4.6 on
my Phillips DSR7000-17 DirecTivo.

TWP works on my LAN and on gotomydvr.com but i'm unable to access via the internet and i have years ago. I had to reformat the HDD and now started using
it again.

1. I left tivoweb.cfg set to port 80 and set a username and pass.

2. I created an Dynamic DNS Host account with dyndns.com and my hostname is Phe0nix.dyndns.org. I set the service type to "host with ip" using
my pc WAN IP address.

3. In my Linksys router i went to single port forwarding and set my external
port to 1123 and my internal port to match tivoweb.cfg at port 80 as TCP

4.I also went to the DDNS in my router and set the following :

DDNS service type -dyndns.org
username - same as tivoweb.cfg
password - same as tivoweb.cfg
hostname - Phe0nix.dyndns.org
system - dynamic
backup mx - default of disabled
wildcard - default of disabled

internet ip 192.168.2.2 ( reported by router , can't edit )
status - ddnsm.dyn_good ( reported by router, cant' edit )

Security tab - made certain " Filter Internet NAT redirection" was disabled

5. I set my tivo gateway with the zipper during the install
to 192.168.1.1 which is what my router ip address
and i'm able to access my routers config page with this address

6. I went into etc/rc.d and opened file rc.sysinit.author and verified
that there was a command to open TWP on tivo startup and saw
the following code :


# starting Tivowebplus
export HOSTNAME=Steelers
/TivoWebPlus/tivoweb

I am able to connect via LAN and gotomydvr so it must be running. Either way
at a bash prompt i typed /TivoWebPlus/tivoweb console and it ran allot of code
and then gave me the "Accepting Connections" message and i still can't get in
via the internet.




I sent an email to a friend linking to my tivo as http://Phe0nix.dyndns.org:1123 and the page timed out and didn't ask for a password as it should. I read due to looping you might not be able to access it your own network. When i used this tivo years ago i could get in via the web on my network but not now but i do have a new ISP.

Anyone know if i maybe setup the free "Dynamic DNS Host" incorrectly or not.
I fairly sure i have done all i can in the router and that it looks correct ?

[unclemoosh]

1. I left tivoweb.cfg set to port 80 and set a username and pass.


Try changing the port in the tivoweb.cfg file to 1123. I was able to ping your url. Some ISP's screw up things to port 80 because they don't want you hosting a server. Even though you're coming in on 1123, give it a try.

[rpweaver]

There are no "secrets." Every question you have asked, every difficulty you have had, is dealt with in this thread.

You make it very discouraging to try to help you.

If you were to calm down and adopt a methodical step-by-step approach to the task it might seem painfully slow to you, but you'd get it done in 1/100th of the time.

Yep, all 395 pages of it. Without a thread search function, this is very painful, especially if you are dyslexic. Reading quickly is not my strong suit.

Who needs to calm down. I am not yelling, just a little frustrated. If you haven't noticed, I AM taking it step by step by step by step by step .............

I did get the network working by going back to 6.2 and using the 7.2.2-oth-K1 kernel with both wired and wireless. Tivo Web Plus even works. Now I have to get it working on 6.4a and get dhcp working (my current goals but maybe not in that order). Then do it again on the other DTIVOs.

[unclemoosh]

Yep, all 395 pages of it. Without a thread search function, .

Huh???
http://www.unclemoosh.com/images/searchthread.bmp

Look up and to the right :D

[Phe0nix]

Try changing the port in the tivoweb.cfg file to 1123. I was able to ping your url. Some ISP's screw up things to port 80 because they don't want you hosting a server. Even though you're coming in on 1123, give it a try.
Let me know if i did what your asking, here is what i have set now:

External port = 1123 ( unchanged )
Internal port = 1123 ( changed , was port 80 set to match tivoweb.cfg )

And changed the port in tivoweb.cfg from port 80 to 1123.

If i did this right then it didn't work . I noticed sometimes when i use my dyndns address that links to my pc i get a configuration screen that i believe is from my isp.

Login screen (http://www.thepcaddict.com/forumpost/Login.jpg) Main Page (http://www.thepcaddict.com/forumpost/MainPg.jpg) Dynamic DNS (http://www.thepcaddict.com/forumpost/DynamicDns.jpg) Status Page (http://www.thepcaddict.com/forumpost/Status.jpg)


ATTEN : Unclemoosh check your PM

By the way I also tried using DynSite ver 1.12 as i think i remember i used an application
like that before my TiVo's HDD died. If i understand this right , a dynamic dns host at dyndns.org points to my WAN IP address and when that address goes into a browser it
directs the visitor to my TiVo and the router or DynSite then directs that traffic to the correct port there by running TWP. ??

I have DynSite shutdown at the moment and i'm relying on the Linksys router. I use one or the other .

[rpweaver]

Huh???
http://www.unclemoosh.com/images/searchthread.bmp

Look up and to the right :D

Hey, look at that, how did I miss it. Maybe I'm mixing it up with another forum... Maybe I just don't see everything all the time. :o

Just made a 6.4a Zipper CD and am about to try it, Wish me luck.

...

Nope, stuck in a boot loop.

...

Had to remove the network HW to get it to boot. Then ran sh tweak.sh with the serial line. Reconnected the network HW. Seems DHCP is now working (copied dhclient from 6.2). No time to test now, will test later.

[Phe0nix]

We'll I have my TiVo Web Plus running from the WAN side of the modem now , it was already running from the LAN side so that told me my router was setup correctly and that the WAN traffic was stopping at the modem and not being sent to the router. My Linksys status page reported my internet IP address
as a private IP ( 192.168.2.2 ) so any requests coming in even though on the correct port ( that set in tivoweb.cfg ) were ignored as they never made it through the modem.

I went into the Modem's configuration interface by putting in either my http://mydomainname.dyndns.org or by entering my WAN IP address into
the browser and under advanced I clicked on WAN > WAN Setup and
in there i noticed that same IP I saw in the router , the private IP of 192.168.2.2 and that the modem was functioning as a DHCP server and firewall.

On my routers status page my internet IP should have been the same as my
WAN IP but it was not. The DHCP in my modem started assigning IP's from
192.168.2.2 from ... get this an IP client pool of 32 and there is only one ethernet port on the modem so where the other 31 IP's were going to go is and will always be a mystery. Simply disabling the DHCP server will do no good. The modem has it's own IP address,DHCP Server and Firewall and the IP is simply for your ISP to be able to troubleshoot and send any updates to your modem.

If you have this problem you will need to access your modem's configuration page as you would your routers but with your public IP. If you can do this at all then this IS your problem if you have your port forwarded to your TiVo's IP. Go into the diagnostics page in the modem and click the button to release your IP then click the BRIDGE button and the apply and exit . Now your ISP won't be able to access your modem for trouble shooting anymore
because your modem is acting as a pass through and has no IP address anymore and go back into your routers status page and do the same, release your IP and then renew your IP and your private IP will now be a public one.

The modem connects to your wall jack via a phone line and this is called a
ATM and it then passes through the modem to the ethernet port where this signal is converted into a digital signal hence the term BRIGE. The modem now creates a bridge between the internet and your router.. Problem solved. :cool:

:up: I must thank unclemoosh for all the time and effort he has put into helping me. He has went beyond the extra mile. If it were not for him confirming I wasn't experiencing the LOOP your hear about, and attempting to access the TiVo remotely from his end I never would have narrowed it down to the modem and would still be focused on the router. I must also say he has located my routers owners manual and read it made suggestions for tivoweb.cfg and even made edits to his file and sent it to me.
Many thanks for your assistance you kept me troubleshooting and i'm sure i'll get many hours of enjoyment out of my TiVo now. :up:

Update :

Wish i would have found this when i was having so much trouble. After you know
what the problem is information is allot easier to come by I suppose. Here is a
tutorial with pics for my Sprint/Embarq/Centurylink DSL modem (http://www.ehow.com/how_2283354_bridge-centurylink-660-dsl-modem.html).

Here is another article for AT&T modems (http://www.no-ip.com/support/guides/routers/bridging_your_dsl_modem.html).

[Soapm]

I'll try to give you a hand but I used SApper since I have a stand alone Tivo.

First, if you don't have instant cake, 000001 is the mfs file backup. Rename the file you have to this. You can get small versions of 6.2, 6.2a, and 6.4a. It may take some searching and a few nice folks with bit torrent.

If Zipper is like SApper you don't need an image. If you don't include an image it will hack the drive as is.

Second, the hacked kernel. The ones in Custom kernels are not hacked with killhdinitrd and can not be.

Custom kernels are built from scratch and don't need initrd killed. That's the point of the custom kernel. You only kill intrird on stock kernels.

If you have a serial cable, you will get lots of messages from your DTivo when booting but no aparent bash prompt. Just hit Enter and the bash prompt will appear. You can use this in place of a network to complete the Zipper process.

The S2DT had a network adapter installed and SApper added some backport drivers but my network adapter worked after SApper. What kind of adapter do you have?

[Jeff_in_Bklyn]

Has anyone used one of these to replace a failing HD?

http://www.amazon.com/SATA-PATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B002Y2NI4M

I have quite a few SATA drives laying around and this would be much cheaper than getting a new IDE Drive.

This would be used on a HDVR2

[unclemoosh]

Has anyone used one of these to replace a failing HD?

http://www.amazon.com/SATA-PATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B002Y2NI4M

I have quite a few SATA drives laying around and this would be much cheaper than getting a new IDE Drive.

This would be used on a HDVR2

I used ones that look like that on my HDVR2's with success. I bought them on fleaBay for about that or a little less.

[Soapm]

Has anyone used one of these to replace a failing HD?

http://www.amazon.com/SATA-PATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B002Y2NI4M

I have quite a few SATA drives laying around and this would be much cheaper than getting a new IDE Drive.

This would be used on a HDVR2

Can't beat that price. Noting ventured nothing gained when I see a price like that.

[qwertypo]

My G5 Tiger system with TivoTool died... I've upgraded to a system that has Snow Leopard and Tiger... any options for extraction for me? Or do I need to bootcamp and extract in Windows. What are the best windows options?

Thanks for the years of support!

[rbautch]

Has anyone used one of these to replace a failing HD?

http://www.amazon.com/SATA-PATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B002Y2NI4M

I have quite a few SATA drives laying around and this would be much cheaper than getting a new IDE Drive.

This would be used on a HDVR2
Let me know if you are successful with this particular adapter. I've had mixed luck with different brands of adapters. I posted my results somewhere on TCF.

[PanamaYellow]

I have a Series2 hacked using the Zipper. Every day, I get an error message when arriving at 'Now Playing' that says there are SMART error messages in the kernel log file. The details of the supposed error messages have them all occurring on the first day I installed the drive. (it's a new Western Digital 500 GB AV-GP SATA A/V drive)

Testing the drive with smartctl gives no errors, reports a healthy drive.

I attempted to clear the kernel log file by deleting /var/log/kernel and then restarting the DTiVo. Looking at /var/log/kernel in VI shows no such messages.

I'm still seeing the messages.

Is there someplace else that these error messages are written to?

Thank you,

PanamaYellow

[fhertfds]

fhealthy com/]Healthy Forum

[rpweaver]

Huh???
http://www.unclemoosh.com/images/searchthread.bmp

Look up and to the right :D

Just figured out my problem. This only appears if you are logged in. Folks browsing and Googling do not get his option unless or until logged in.

[rpweaver]

Update:
Not all 6.4a images work with the Zipper.The image that worked for me was saved from a failing DVR80. The minimal 6.4a image available on the web doesn't (6.4a-01-2-101-minimal.mfs). When I use that image, networking doesn't work and /enhancements is gone. Plug in the LinkSYS USB200M adaptor results in Kernel Panic. Without Zipper, the lights light up and blink but I don't know anything else without serial access. Frustrating!
The reason I did this is that DVR Service was not active and I had to call in to get it Active. Is there another way? Network connection didn't work either. The hacked 6.4a would not connect, unhacked it does. I switched images to be able to save a copy after every success and not take up too much disk space. Now I can't get a Zippered image to work. Is the minimal 6.4a image broken? Is ther a way to get it to work with Zipper?

[PortlandPaw]

It could be that you're using the wrong image. Not all 6.4a files are created equal. They differ by host machine, i.e. a Hughes image differs from a Philips image differs from a Samsung image. I'm reminded of that now as an admonition that I first saw about ten years ago -- "don't be a moron" was the mantra. Don't try to mix software and machines as it either won't work well or will mess with TiVo's and/or DirecTV's communications with the machine.

Beyond that, I would stick with 6.2a as that version still has HMO and MRV available as a hackable option with the Zipper. The only advantage I saw to 6.4a was the unerase feature, but TivoWebPlus has had that for years.

To be sure of using the correct image, www.dvrupgrade.com is still your best bet. Sorry to see that Lou has doubled his price to $40, though. Still worth it to resurrect an old machine.

[unitron]

Has anyone used one of these to replace a failing HD?

http://www.amazon.com/SATA-PATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B002Y2NI4M

I have quite a few SATA drives laying around and this would be much cheaper than getting a new IDE Drive.

This would be used on a HDVR2

Go here:

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=416883

Read and learn.

It's only 6 pages.

When you finish, go back and read it again.

Not all SATA to IDE adapters are equal.

You have to worry about which chipset you're getting, and if there's any way to set it for Master or Slave or Cable Select.

As for the one you linked to, apparently you didn't read the reviews.

Here's the pertinent one

http://www.amazon.com/review/RI2RT3T2B25OY/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B002Y2NI4M&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=

There's another, different adapter on Amazon that should arrive tomorrow. If it works in a Series 2, I'll post a link on that other thread and back here.

EDIT:

Okay, something was at the back of my mind. Looks like the HDVR2 is a Series 1 Series 2, and can only use a Marvell chipset adapter.

[rpweaver]

Where is Zipper version 4.6? The Zipper_Version_History.pdf file created 6/3/2008 included in the zip file linked from this thread has this
"4.5 Use updated enhancement script."
as the last line. The instructions page starts with this:

The Zipper
TiVo HACK SCRIPT
Version 4.6
Last Updated 7/10/08

The version is different and the date is different. I would like to use the most up-to-date version and see if that solves my problem with 6.4a.

[PortlandPaw]

So let me ask: Is your 6.4 image file from the same brand of machine that you're trying to rebuild?

[rpweaver]

I have a Series2 hacked using the Zipper. Every day, I get an error message when arriving at 'Now Playing' that says there are SMART error messages in the kernel log file. The details of the supposed error messages have them all occurring on the first day I installed the drive. (it's a new Western Digital 500 GB AV-GP SATA A/V drive)

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PanamaYellow

I had the same issue with a RCA DVR40 for a while with WD 500G EIDE hard drive (new). I also have a Hughes DVR80 that did not have the error with the same hard drive model. I rebuilt the drive for the RCA and the SMART error stopped. I never found out what the problem was, however.
Unfortunately, I am having other problems...

[rpweaver]

I thought I figured out my problem. When I ran Zipper, I always answered to include wireless networking. This worked for 6.2 but not for 6.4a. I found a page that said I had to Monte to use wireless with 6.4a. (I can't find that page now, Is there an Index/roadmap somewhere?). It showed how to do a manual monte. I rebuilt the drive with 6.4a and Zipper and answered No to the wireless and everything seemed to be working. I was so positive about it that I created a backup and I did the same for the Hughes DVR80 and called DirecTV to activate it. After some hours later, I found that the RCA DVR40 was frozen, no response to the remote, no response to the serial line (lots of stuff on the HyperTerminal screen) and showing a gray screen on the TV. Later, I found the other DTIVO did the same thing. I have a Linksys USB200M that works until the thing freezes. With 6.2 I had everything working OK.

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After about 3 reboots each, things seem to be working now. One has been on for 15 hours. The other, Fakecall didn't work so I rebooted it again. I will report back in a couple days. I will need to power them off to put them back together before the weekend, otherwise I hope they don't need a reboot in the mean time.

[Dpordy99]

wow this is pretty helpful

[rbautch]

I had the same issue with a RCA DVR40 for a while with WD 500G EIDE hard drive (new). I also have a Hughes DVR80 that did not have the error with the same hard drive model. I rebuilt the drive for the RCA and the SMART error stopped. I never found out what the problem was, however.
Unfortunately, I am having other problems...There is a script I wrote called drivemonitor.sh that is running every day as a cron job. It constantly checks your hard drive for errors and checks your kernel log for error messages that are indicative of a drive failure. When it finds an error, it logs it to the messages screen on your tivo. When you ran the enhancement script, you answered "yes" to this feature. If you don't want it any longer, you can delete the cron job, or turn off the logging feature. Read the drivemonitor thread to learn how to do this. Hint: google drivemonitor.sh.