Problem with Cachecard Ethernet

[stevelup]

Hi

My TiVo keeps losing network connectivity via the Cachecard.

On the previous occasion it lasted about three weeks, this time it hasn't even lasted one day.

The symptoms are:-

Daily Call Fails
TiVo not pingable.

The resolution is to restart the recorder. A hard reboot is not necessary - rebooting via the TiVo menu is enough to make it work.

Has anyone got any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve

[Mike B]

Do you have a serial connection to the TiVo? If so, next time connectivity is lost get a bash prompt up via serial and run "ifconfig -a". It should confirm the IP address and netmask under either eth0 or eth1. Also, you could try pinging the default gateway and see if it responds, and showing the routing table ("route.tivo")

As an aside, I'd be interested to see the contents of your network script. You can view that by doing "cat /etc/rc.d/rc.net".

[stevelup]

Hi

I don't have easy serial access to the machine (I've not got a PC in the house with a serial port any more!)

Here's my network startup script:-

#
#!/bin/sh
#

if /sbin/insmod -f /lib/modules/turbonet2.o macaddr=00:0B:AD:63:0D:2E ; then
export DYNAMIC_NET_DEV=eth0
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.222 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
/sbin/route.tivo add default gw 192.168.2.1 netmask 0.0.0.0
fi

[LJ]

Maybe have a look in the kernel log once it fails - clear, enter, clear, thumbs up if I remember correctly, then scroll right with the arrow key to the kernel log and Page Down.

[stevelup]

Thanks - I'll give that a go.

Regards,

Steve

[johala_reewi]

Have you got up to date cachecard driver software installed? Usually worth a shot if all else fails.

http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=9c0cbda870958b4517f492a889ba6cb7

[6022tivo]

Is it loose, I had to remove the Peg from the foot to get the card to sit right.

[stevelup]

Have you got up to date cachecard driver software installed?Yep - latest version! Thanks, Steve

[stevelup]

Is it loose, I had to remove the Peg from the foot to get the card to sit right.I too had to remove the foot and replace it after fitting the card. I'm positive it's correctly seated. The inside of the machine is filthy though - I'm considering removing the TiVo mainboard and giving both sides of the edge connector a proper clean.