From 40GB to 120GB in Series2 but no extra recording time?

[EricF]

So the upgrade from a 40GB to a 120GB drive went WAY easier than I expected. I'm pretty tech savvy but Linux may as well be a foreign language so I was pretty nervous. That said, the "new" TiVo powered up, set up and took all the system updates like a champ. The problem is that it's still reporting the "varies, 40 hours recording time" in the system information. Anybody have any idea what gives?

[lafos]

What TiVo model, what process did you use? Some details may help with a diagnosis

[classicsat]

You forgot the x when you restored. You can use mfsadd to fix it

[EricF]

Sorry... it's a TiVo stand alone 540040 unit. I used MFS Tools 2.0 and a 540040 .bak file that I had to get from someone else as the HD on mine died. Like I said, I'm a pretty smart guy but I got nothin' but admiration for you Linux folks! I used "# mfsrestore -i /mnt/dos/tico.bak /dev/hdb.

Can someone please explain what classicat meant? ;^/

[kschauwe]

Should of restored using this comand line:
mfsrestore -xzpi /mnt/dos/tico.bak /dev/hdb

[mick66]

Can someone please explain what classicat meant? ;^/

-x expands the image to fill the drive.

Put the drive back in your pc and expand it with
mfsadd -x /dev/hdb
Personally, I'd do it all over again using the restore command string that kschauwe posted.

[EricF]

Wow! What a GGRREEAATT community this is! Now running up to 135 hours! Thanks to ALL of you for your help!

[ThreeSoFar]

Isn't upgrading easy? Amazes me how Weaknees and the like make a living with this. Well not really, since people are idiots and other people (companies) will take advantage of that.