RoyGBiv
04-17-2007, 06:14 PM
I know there is a forum for InstantCake at *************, but I really don't want to register at another forum, and I know someone here will be able to help me.
My hard drive died, and I put in a new hard drive today using InstantCake. Everything went extremely smoothly. When I first went to settings it thought my TiVo was in Chicago due to a Chicago zip code from InstantCake. I dutifully went into "Repeat guided setup." I changed the zip code to mine here in RI. I also then set up a secondary local area as Boston, as I also get their locals OTA. Then I did a channel scan.
The problem is that the TiVo still thinks I'm in Chicago. In the channel list it has all the Chicago locals. It is clear they are due to the call letters. Further compounding the problem is that it won't let me remove any channels it has identified. Removing the check mark next to the channel to mark it not a channel I receive does nothing. When I am watching TV hitting the up or down channel button, the TiVo cycles through everyone of these stations. If I go into System Information it lists the correct local zip code.
I have gone through Guided setup several times. I have checked and unchecked the stations several times. I have rebooted several times. I changed the dial in number to a local number, and then forced a dial-in. The interesting thing here is that that phone call lasted about 10 minutes, and afterwards it said it was "loading data" for about 10 minutes also. This never happened to me before, but nothing changed.
Is there any way to get the TiVo to reset to a town other than Chicago? I think as a last resort I would do a clear and delete everything, but the next three nights there are programs I need to record (or my SO won't be happy), and I really don't know how long a clean and delete would take.
TIA
SMK
My hard drive died, and I put in a new hard drive today using InstantCake. Everything went extremely smoothly. When I first went to settings it thought my TiVo was in Chicago due to a Chicago zip code from InstantCake. I dutifully went into "Repeat guided setup." I changed the zip code to mine here in RI. I also then set up a secondary local area as Boston, as I also get their locals OTA. Then I did a channel scan.
The problem is that the TiVo still thinks I'm in Chicago. In the channel list it has all the Chicago locals. It is clear they are due to the call letters. Further compounding the problem is that it won't let me remove any channels it has identified. Removing the check mark next to the channel to mark it not a channel I receive does nothing. When I am watching TV hitting the up or down channel button, the TiVo cycles through everyone of these stations. If I go into System Information it lists the correct local zip code.
I have gone through Guided setup several times. I have checked and unchecked the stations several times. I have rebooted several times. I changed the dial in number to a local number, and then forced a dial-in. The interesting thing here is that that phone call lasted about 10 minutes, and afterwards it said it was "loading data" for about 10 minutes also. This never happened to me before, but nothing changed.
Is there any way to get the TiVo to reset to a town other than Chicago? I think as a last resort I would do a clear and delete everything, but the next three nights there are programs I need to record (or my SO won't be happy), and I really don't know how long a clean and delete would take.
TIA
SMK