Dkerr24
03-22-2006, 05:11 PM
Ok, here's my scenario.
Like a good computer nerd, I backed up the original 40gb image of my RCA DVR40 when I first received my DTivo unit. I then restored that image onto a 120gb drive and have been very pleased with it. I erased the original 40gb drive that came with the unit and have been using it as a file backup device.
However, I have the bug to hack the O/S and try out some of the features that standalone Tivo's have. But here's my problem.
My wife is adamant that I do not wipe the 120gb drive in my desire to hack the Tivo O/S. So, I'm trying to restore my DVR40 image onto a Western Digital 40gb hard drive just like the one that originally came with the unit.
* I have my DVR40 backup image in a FAT32 drive which I connected to Primary Master IDE connection and it is jumpered as a master. The file is in the root directory on that drive and is called "TIVO.BAK". It's around 300mb in size.
* I have my empty 40gb drive connected to the Secondary Slave IDE connection and jumpered as a slave.
* I have my CD-Rom drive connected to the Secondary Master IDE connection and jumpered as a Master.
I used the following command after booting with the LBA 48 boot CD:
mkdir /mnt/dos
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos
mfsrestore -zpi /mnt/dos/tivo.bak /dev/hdd
After running this command I get: Backup target not large enough for entire backup by itself.
I really don't want to buy a larger drive at this point, I merely wanted to get the Tivo running on this 40gb drive so I can hack it and see how I like it before committing to hacking the 120gb drive.
Is there a way to force my backup to restore on a same sized drive? Any help would be appreciated.
Like a good computer nerd, I backed up the original 40gb image of my RCA DVR40 when I first received my DTivo unit. I then restored that image onto a 120gb drive and have been very pleased with it. I erased the original 40gb drive that came with the unit and have been using it as a file backup device.
However, I have the bug to hack the O/S and try out some of the features that standalone Tivo's have. But here's my problem.
My wife is adamant that I do not wipe the 120gb drive in my desire to hack the Tivo O/S. So, I'm trying to restore my DVR40 image onto a Western Digital 40gb hard drive just like the one that originally came with the unit.
* I have my DVR40 backup image in a FAT32 drive which I connected to Primary Master IDE connection and it is jumpered as a master. The file is in the root directory on that drive and is called "TIVO.BAK". It's around 300mb in size.
* I have my empty 40gb drive connected to the Secondary Slave IDE connection and jumpered as a slave.
* I have my CD-Rom drive connected to the Secondary Master IDE connection and jumpered as a Master.
I used the following command after booting with the LBA 48 boot CD:
mkdir /mnt/dos
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos
mfsrestore -zpi /mnt/dos/tivo.bak /dev/hdd
After running this command I get: Backup target not large enough for entire backup by itself.
I really don't want to buy a larger drive at this point, I merely wanted to get the Tivo running on this 40gb drive so I can hack it and see how I like it before committing to hacking the 120gb drive.
Is there a way to force my backup to restore on a same sized drive? Any help would be appreciated.