USB Enclosure

[Karpa]

I am having a time getting my computer to recognize my tivo drive to perform updates, etc. Is it possible to use a usb enclosure rather than open the case? I have never heard of anyone doing this, but if it would work it would be much easier, i.e. I can use my laptop rather than the desktop.

Thanks in advance.

Karpa

[Da Goon]

nope

[tedmel]

Speaking of USB enclosures is there any way to run a usb drive in the second USB port of a zippered dtivo and use it to store mp3s and pics to run on the HMO?

[ttodd1]

nope

[TivoCurious]

I am having a time getting my computer to recognize my tivo drive to perform updates, etc. Is it possible to use a usb enclosure rather than open the case? I have never heard of anyone doing this, but if it would work it would be much easier, i.e. I can use my laptop rather than the desktop.

Thanks in advance.

Karpa


I used the $5 ptvupgrade boot cd (but don't know why you couldn't use any of the others) to boot my laptop and mounted my tivo drive using a usb to ide cable (likely the same chipset as many external enclosures.) You would be mounting /dev/sda? instead of /dev/hda? but everything was pretty much the same. I did this to edit a file on the tivo drive rather than copy anything so your milage may vary.

[rbautch]

I used the $5 ptvupgrade boot cd (but don't know why you couldn't use any of the others) to boot my laptop and mounted my tivo drive using a usb to ide cable (likely the same chipset as many external enclosures.) You would be mounting /dev/sda? instead of /dev/hda? but everything was pretty much the same. I did this to edit a file on the tivo drive rather than copy anything so your milage may vary.FYI, the Zipper supports attached usb drives using /dev/sda, etc..