Need an image? PM me for a ftp site.

[apar01]

Hello,

My Tivo (Series 2, #TCD24004A) just failed on me. I have a 160 GB seagate waiting to be put in, but I couldn't just upgrade using the normal directions because of the dead 40 GB original.

Please send me the link for the TCD24004A image. Can someone be kind enough to go through what I need to do with this image and the new hard drive to make it functional in the Tivo? Thanks so much!!

apar01

[Rallyman]

Thank You Very Much StanSimmons!!!

Less than 3 hours from request to d/l... WOW!!! Thats what I call customer service:D

Rallyman

[lightning1]

Thanks

[djliquidice]

I'm glad someone is finally helping the people who don't have backups.

[Gunnyman]

hey all you people asking for links,
yer not going to get them. Stan CLEARLY says in the 1st message of this thread, PM him. as in Send him a PERSONAL MESSAGE.

[Montaño]

Originally posted by djliquidice
I'm glad someone is finally helping the people who don't have backups.

Stan has been doing it for many years ;)

[Rallyman]

Originally posted by Montaño
Stan has been doing it for many years ;)

Amen Brother!

Rallyman

[fltcaptriker]

I need someone to send me the link as well. Accidently fried something up.

-Matt

[dhammis]

I got an image from Stan the other day that appears to be working great. I now have a 165 hour capacity on my Tivo that I bought used off of Ebay!

Used Series 2 on Ebay = $79 with shipping
Seagate 160 GB HD = $49.99 after rebate

Total cost = $129

Cost of a 140 hour Series 2 unit from Tivo = $399.99

I think I won.

[rstewart06]

Stan is the Man. Thanks so much. After PM I had an image within 3 hours and my Tivo is back up and running. I couldnt be happier. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks

[gavinganes]

Stan et all,

FYI. My buddy and I downloaded the RCA DVR 40 image. It doesn't have any backgrounds. I guess that it's about half the size as the other images might explain this.

Gavin

[wallace]

Stan, is your SAT-T60 3.1.0c2 backup ok?
I installed it on a brand new drive (my old one died) without issue then booted up the TiVo and had an error message saying that there was a hardware problem and no shows could be recorded until it was fixed. All other function of TiVo seem to work in terms of connecting, watching live TV, etc... The message came via the normal message center in the TiVo menus, it did not prevent the unit from booting up. I will try a clear and delete everything just in case while I wait for reply here.

UPDATE: Clear and delete fixed it. I finally found 1 other thread in this forum with this error which indicated that a serial number on hard drive didn't match unit (if using an image from another drive). I was surprised to see this only came up once in all of the forums, so hopefully documenting it in this thread where it will most assuredly come up again will help. Thanks Stan!!

[StanSimmons]

The error #51 means that the serial number in the software doesn't match the serial number in the hardware. Clear and Delete Everything will take care of that problem. This is documented in the paragraph that I send out with every image link.

The T-60 "c2" image has a hack applied that turns on Hughes/Philips remotes... If you need it to work with the Sony remote, PM me back and I'll get you the "b" image that will work with the Sony remote and will upgrade to the current release during normal daily calls.

[wallace]

Originally posted by StanSimmons
The T-60 "c2" image has a hack applied that turns on Hughes/Philips remotes... If you need it to work with the Sony remote, PM me back and I'll get you the "b" image that will work with the Sony remote and will upgrade to the current release during normal daily calls.

That is weird. My Sony remote is working fine with the c2 image. Are you saying it should be operating otherwise and the peanut should work with this?

[StanSimmons]

I guess the guys that run the website replaced the Sony "c2" image and didn't tell me. :D

If anyone wants to run a Philips remote on a Sony, I can point you to a hack that will switch from one to the other... Just PM me.

[Ciqir]

Looking for an SVR-2000 image, can someone PM me with some help? Thanks!

[RickBNelson]

Hello,

My Tivo is stuck every morning at 2am trying to update to version 7... something is preventing it... it is not a hacked system. It says loading new Tivo software, then the TIVO intro, then the menu shows up with no updated software... day after day.

I cloned the hard-drive (keeping my shows) in case it was the drive... same situation.

Can somebody message me with a link to the version 7 image for a Sony SVR3000? If this doesn't exist, perhaps to the 401b image and I can start from scratch and see if will update?

Thank you all in advance...

[Gunnyman]

you can buy images at ptvupgrade.com

[RickBNelson]

TIVO already told me to get a new unit...

I already paid a lot to put in a new hard drive for software update that is free from Tivo...

So, I'm just looking to see if it will work... so if anyone has the 7 image (since my unit in stuck with a bad dload, it appears)

Please let me know if anybody has had this problem.... how they fixed it... and whether anyone has version 7 successfully installed on a SVR3000?

Please let me know... thanks

[angelheart]

Hi StanSimmons,

Can you pm me the link for the image on my tivo below:

tcd240040_40 215,545,409 bytes


Thanks.

:o

[Conklin]

I am just curious what exactly is an image. I have done upgrades on my R10 and
DSR704. I did create a back up like hinsdale says. Is it a tivo.bak type file or
am i totally wrong?


Thanks for any information.

[noryen]

Hi I'm a newbie here... :)

[StanSimmons]

Sigh...

I guess this needs to be posted again:

For those of you who keep asking me (in this thread) to Private Message you; No.

The title of the this thread is "Need an image? PM me for a ftp site." That should be a clue to how this works.

I don't read this thread very often, but PM sends me an email, so I know someone wants an image. You have to PM me, then I'll reply to your PM. I will only reply via PM.

The reason that there is not a direct link to the files is that in current US law, especially in light of the DMCA, it may be illegal to have a backup of copyright material -- even if you own the hardware.

The owner of this board does not want to have to worry about lawyers extorting him, so he has made the very prudent decision to not allow links to such material. If you don't like this situation, send a letter to your congress critter.

I know of one site that has a limited number of images in a private, password protected directory. PM me with your model number if you need an image. This site is fast, but has a limited download budget, so only ask if you REALLY need the image.

I also do not know the details of where most of the images came from, and I have not tested any of the Sony, Toshiba, RCA or TiVo branded images since I do not own any of that equipment.

I do NOT own or operate the ftp site. I have no control over what happens with the site. The site has been sporadicaly updated in the past year. The only images that are on the site are the ones listed in a previous message. ( http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62430&perpage=20&pagenumber=7 ) The list gets updated when the server gets updated.

[StanSimmons]

I am just curious what exactly is an image. I have done upgrades on my R10 and
DSR704. I did create a back up like hinsdale says. Is it a tivo.bak type file or
am i totally wrong?


Thanks for any information.
Yep, the tivo.bak (you can use any name you wish) file created in the Hinsdale instructions is an mfstools backup image. Use the -f 9999 option to be sure you get all of the background files for many of the more recent TiVo models.

[dnastrain]

Hi StanSimmons,

Could you PM me the link for the image a tivo Philips HDR31203?
Thank you much! The original Quantum drive no longer boots cleanly, and I don't have a backup.

-dnastrain

[bnm81002]

Hi StanSimmons,

Could you PM me the link for the image a tivo Philips HDR31203?
Thank you much! The original Quantum drive no longer boots cleanly, and I don't have a backup.

-dnastrain



you need to PM Stan for an image, he doesn't PM you

[dnastrain]

Thank you bnm81002.

I should learn to read. Using a previous post as a template was my first mistake... ;)

-dnastrain

[ruben1499]

new to tivo community. I just wanted to say thank so much to stansimmons for helping everyone out in there time of need. thanks. sent you pm and cant wait to hear back. thanks again

[StanSimmons]

Wouldn't you know it.... I didn't make a backup of my HDVR2 v3.1.1e image and I came home today to a dead drive in my DTiVo. :(

The ftp site only has v3.1.1b on it, so I bought a copy of PTVUpgrades InstantCake to get a new image.... Very Slick CD, thanks Lou!

[BikerBill]

Can I get a PM for a image for a Hughs HDVR2

[no-blue-screen]

You need to PM Stan, he doesn't PM you. Good luck.

[das3000]

I need an image for a series 1 US HDR312.

Can anyone hook me up?

[xunil76]

come ON, people........are you really so lazy that you can't read at least the original post before you post a request for an image? Stan did update that post for a reason, ya know....... :mad: :mad:

or maybe the font just needs to be a little bit bigger so you can see what you're trying to read:

Send StanSimmons a PM, and he will PM you back the info....he does not check this thread often, but a PM sends him an email!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!

can ya read that????

oh yeah, btw Stan....i need an image for my tivo, can ya hook me up?......J/K :D :D

[pegasus]

I wanted to post a public "Thank You" to Stan.

After the original 14 gig drive in my Phillips 112 decided to give up (after nearly 5 years of being married to a 60 gig drive) I was disappointed in myself for not being able to find my ISO image of the original drive.

Not to fear, Stan was able to come to the rescue.

For anyone who upgraded their Tivo back in the 'olden days' and has hesitated to do further upgrades because of how long it used to take with the entire process of marrying drives, etc. your time has come! The new MFS tools that are available and the low cost large hard drives have made the process a breeze compared to early upgrades. I installed the new image on a single 160 GB drive and had the Tivo up and running in about an hour (although it still takes a number of hours for Tivo to fully rebuild all of its settings and info through guided setup process).

Thank you Stan (and all those involved in the new tools and documentation) for making bringing excitement back to our family's Tivo experience.

[dsmturbo]

Stan is the Man..I also thank Stan for all the help me has provided me and all other Tivo users.

[StanSimmons]

Sigh...

I guess this needs to be posted on every page, again:

For those of you who keep asking me (in this thread) to Private Message you; No.

The title of the this thread is "Need an image? PM me for a ftp site." That should be a clue to how this works.

Also, I need to know which image you need. Tell me what make and model TiVo? ie: Philips HDR112, Sony T-60, Hughes HDVR2, etc.

I don't read this thread very often, but PM sends me an email, so I know someone wants an image. You have to PM me, then I'll reply to your PM. I will only reply via PM.

The reason that there is not a direct link to the files is that in current US law, especially in light of the DMCA, it may be illegal to have a backup of copyright material -- even if you own the hardware.

The owner of this board does not want to have to worry about lawyers extorting him, so he has made the very prudent decision to not allow links to such material. If you don't like this situation, send a letter to your congress critter.

I know of one site that has a limited number of images in a private, password protected directory. PM me with your model number if you need an image. This site is fast, but has a limited download budget, so only ask if you REALLY need the image.

I also do not know the details of where most of the images came from, and I have not tested any of the Sony, Toshiba, RCA or TiVo branded images since I do not own any of that equipment.

I do NOT own or operate the ftp site. I have no control over what happens with the site. The site has been sporadicaly updated in the past year. The only images that are on the site are the ones listed in a previous message. ( http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62430&perpage=20&pagenumber=7 ) The list gets updated when the server gets updated.

[akhs]

i realy need an image for my hughes hdvr2

[Ken Edgar]

It has been a couple of years since I did my upgrade and think I might have saved an image, but not sure what to search for. Is it an *.iso file? BTW, I also have a Hughes HDVR2

[gmitch64]

The title of the this thread is "Need an image? PM me for a ftp site." That should be a clue to how this works.

I just want to say thanks.... I had a reply with the info I needed within 4 mins - can't say any better than that....

And, after days of struggling with my (now obviously corrupted backup copies), this one has restored cleanly first time - and now boots fine..

Now off to install an lba48 kernel and run some uber mftp software and recover my old recordings.

Thanks again Stan... much appreciated.

G

[Snafoo]

Hey, I need an image for my <insert brand name here> tivo model# <insert model here>. Can anyone help me out? I have looked everywhere and it doesn't exist on the net. I called tivo support and they.......

Well you get the idea. After reading some of the posts in this thread I wonder how many people actually wait until after 12 noon (PM) to post their requests for an image from poor ole Stan. It's amazing how even the simplest of instructions confuse people.

This is my story.....
I purchased a tivo unit from e-bay at a discount as it doesn't have a HDD. I knew I would need an image file to restore to the newly purchased drive so the search began. After only a few hours of searching I found this forum and this thread. I registered and sent Stan a Personal Message requesting an image file that fit my brand and model of tivo. I didn't check my messages till the next day and there it was. Good ole Stan replied to my Personal Message with not only a link to where the image could be attained but helpful instructions and tips for a successful restore. I have not received my tivo yet but when I do I will be ready with a large HDD ready to go so I should be running in a matter of minutes.

The service that Stan delivers is nothing less than stellar! :up:
Thank you Stan!

[StanSimmons]

A kind soul has donated a Toshiba RS-TX20 image to the image archive. I think it is a v7.1 image.

Toshiba_RS-TX20 891,861,986 bytes

Thanks David.

EDIT: The image is actually v5.4.1

[Ran94]

Stan, thanks for the quick reply and info.

[jpepin]

PM Sent...thanks in advance Stan!! :)

[madams2]

I tried to PM stan but his mailbox is full. Is there another way to make a request?

I don't really need the image but I would like to cover all of my bases before I start anything and regret it later

[jpepin]

If you don't need it, I assume your tivo is operating fine...why not just make your own image from that? let's save stan some work if we can...since he is doing this out of the kindness of his own heart.

[StanSimmons]

I tried to PM stan but his mailbox is full. Is there another way to make a request?

I don't really need the image but I would like to cover all of my bases before I start anything and regret it later
It has been cleaned out now. :o

[madams2]

If you don't need it, I assume your tivo is operating fine...why not just make your own image from that? let's save stan some work if we can...since he is doing this out of the kindness of his own heart.

I only want it incase something goes wrong with my upgrade.

[jpepin]

I understand Madams2. Good luck with the upgrade!

[sparkymaster]

thanks a million...

[madams2]

Thanks Stan, you are the man

[chillimoon]

My TiVo was down for way too long; wish I'd seen this thread earlier. Thanks to Stan, my old SVR-2000 is up and running again.

[dqt9350]

I tried to back th e original tivo drive but accidently overwrote wrong partition. Can you please send me this image

[dqt9350]

Please send me a hughes gxcebotd series 1 image. Thank you.

[Gunnyman]

please read the 1st post and realize you have to send stan a PM to get anywhere.....

[kschauwe]

The mod's need to clean out this thread and sticky it.

[Gunnyman]

yeah sticky it and lock it
good idea

[StanSimmons]

I'll probably be starting a new thread soon. Several kind souls have sent v7 images in... I just have to get them up on the server and links created. This thread has gotten fairly cumbersome. ;)

[azitnay]

The mod's need to clean out this thread and sticky it.

I doubt it'll ever become a sticky, given TiVo's general position on image swapping.

Hell, I'm (pleasantly) surprised it's lasted this long as it has.

Drew

[bguild]

Stan, sent you a PM. Thank you in advance for offering the download location for the TCD240080 image.

Brian

[jor-el]

Thanks to Stan and the others involved. It's too bad it has to be done discreetly, but it gets the job done.

I had tried to upgrade a friend's hdrv2 on size to discover that the 40g original was flagged by SMART as failing. Mfstools failed on a particular section with dma on, managed with it off. But the copy was no good. Tried again with the minimal copy and it worked great for 30 minutes, then failed and no copies after that worked.

But with a clean image, was able to hand him the new 120, and he was good 10 minutes after he got home.

[dravenj]

Hi,

Does any anyone have a 4.0.1b image for a SA S2 240040 system, Stan tried helping me later but we were out of luck. Somehting newer is cool, but I only have a 40GB drive so it will have to fit that. Anyway I want to say thanks to Stan, and thanks to anyone that can help me find a image of 4.0.1b. Please just PM me.

[nicon]

My backup Image for my Sony_SAT-T60_3.1.0c2 install was lost - Any place I can download this?

[mad6c]

The image I downloaded is version 3.1 and my unit had 6.2 before the drive crashed. It's a DirecTV Phillips DSR7000. Will the unit upgrade itself?

BTW thanks Stan.

Mike

[StanSimmons]

The image I downloaded is version 3.1 and my unit had 6.2 before the drive crashed. It's a DirecTV Phillips DSR7000. Will the unit upgrade itself?

BTW thanks Stan.

Mike
Yes, it will upgrade during normal daily calls.

[John95]

what if you are not sure what version you had. I have a DirecTV Phillips DSR7000 also, but I lost my OEM maxtor and cannot retrieve my info, so I don't know what version to D/L.

[boxgrubber]

I have a Philips Series 1 TiVo Digital Video Recorder PTV100 DVR that the hard drive just died on me. I can't even copy the image off of this drive. Can you please hook me up with a good image so I can get this back up and running?

Can someone please PM me with a good Image.....?

[hawkeye1991]

Please, help Thanks


Handle: robluciferlowe at yahoo

[killerdcc]

I just sent Stan a PM. Thanks man.

[no-blue-screen]

People, READ THE TITLE OF THE THREAD! You need to PM StanSimmons, he does not PM you! If you need help with an image you need to send him a PM in order to get a response. Good luck.

[pegwen]

Can you send me an image for a Hughes_SD-DVR40, and any installation instructions that I may need or where to find this information. Thanks.

[azitnay]

I'd repeat no-blue-screen's message above, but it doesn't seem like it'd do much good...

As for installation instructions, try http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/index9.html or http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php.

Drew

[no-blue-screen]

Probably not, but eventually I guess they will figure out what they need to do.

[Tube_Dude]

More kudo's for Stan. He responded in less than an hour on the day before Christmas!!!

[e_phat]

Stan responded to me within 15 minutes on Xmas!!! Wow! that is all I can say.

[walter25]

hi,
i need an image for my tivo tcd240080. also do you know once i restore this image, how do i get the service number for the machine again?
thanks

[azitnay]

Read this thread, and PM StanSimmons for an image.

As for the TSN, look on the back of the unit for 240-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX.

Drew

Edit: And in case I misinterpreted your TSN question, after the restore you'll need to do a Clear & Delete Everything to tie your TSN back to the hard drive.

[rebel38668]

I was wondering if I could burn an image of my original TIVO Hard drive to a DVD. I plugged the hdd into my winxp machine and it does not recognize it. Anyone know of any software that will backup an image? Thanks

[gregmark]

Following a unrecoverable hard drive error, I requested an image for a TCD540080 and StanSimmons dutifully responded with a link to a TCD540040 image. I didn't think twice about using it - same model, just a different size hard drive, right? Anyway, I followed the Hinsdale instructions (Single A to Larger Single A) as best as could be expected and ended up with a continuous reboot problem after the "Almost there" screen. A couple of redos, trying slighlty different options and routes with mfsrestore, tpip, and mfsadd, resulted in the same. The new drive is a 200GB Maxtor Ultra ATA/133.

Before I post this problem to a more sympton-specific thread, is it possible that this failed becuase the image was a 540040 and not a 540080?

Thanks
--gregmark

[HomeUser]

Do you know if the image has a LBA48 aware kernel. Try restoring with out expanding.

[Rob00GT]

I was wondering if I could burn an image of my original TIVO Hard drive to a DVD. I plugged the hdd into my winxp machine and it does not recognize it. Anyone know of any software that will backup an image? Thanks
Now that's funny! Oh wait, you are kidding right? Hope you made a backup!

Can't believe the number of basic questions being asked in this thread that are answered in stickies all over this web site.

[no-blue-screen]

gregmark, where did you download the mfstools? Also, did you download the lba48 version? TCD540040 will work with any TCD540....I have used stan's image so I know it is not a problem with the image. There is either an issue with the hard drive you are expanding to, or you are not using the lba48 boot cd.

[jpepin]

same here..stan's image worked great for me :)

[gregmark]

Thanks HomeUser and no-blue-screen.

I definitely used the "specialized" mfstools iso: ptvlba48-4.01.iso. I have not tried running mfsrestore without the "x" option, so I'll be sure to try that.

Just wanted to make sure that using the TCD540040 image on a chassis that's stamped TCD540080 was kosher. There are stranger gotchas out there than that, after all. But I should probably pursue this in another thread.

--gregmark

[sholleran]

I was wondering if I could burn an image of my original TIVO Hard drive to a DVD. I plugged the hdd into my winxp machine and it does not recognize it. Anyone know of any software that will backup an image? Thanks

Now that's funny! Oh wait, you are kidding right? Hope you made a backup!

Can't believe the number of basic questions being asked in this thread that are answered in stickies all over this web site.

Reb, et al -

If you were not joking, here's the deal, in short. If you boot into WinXP with a Tivo HD attached, when WinXP hits the disk it writes some data to it and attempts to recognize the drive. It won't. And the data it writes clobbers some critical TIVO data, so the drive is no good in your TIVO.

If you had previously made a backup (usually backup.bak) of the TIVO hd to a fat32 hd, you can use that file from WinXP to burn a CD later with the TIVO hd disconnected. There are numerous posts regarding this and warnings in most upgrade instructions. If you didn't make a backup, you might want to PM Stan so you can get one off the ftp site, then burn that to cd. With that and some tools from weaknees or other sites, you should be able to build ANY hd to work in your TIVO.

Hope you WERE joking, but thought someone should lay it out in case you WEREN'T.

[no-blue-screen]

Well, leaving off the -x switch isn't going to work if you are expanding a 40GB disk image to a 200GB drive....so you need the -x switch. Check out the following site which will give you step-by-step instruction on how to properly perform the restore. If you still have the same problem, you need to use the diagnostic utilities from the hard drive mfr to check the drive as it is likely a problem with the drive. If there is nothing wrong with the drive, you may have damaged something inside your tivo like the white ribbon cable. In any event, try this site first and see what you come up with.

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

[though]

i need a PM as well. my hard drive in my 540040 series2 is toast, dead, done. i have a 250gb drifve sitting here that needs an image.

thanks!

[azitnay]

No, you don't -need- a PM, you need to -send- a PM. Reread the top post.

Drew

[mrh091960]

Looking for a image for a Sony SAT-T60
PM me for a ftp site Please!
Thank you,

[Gunnyman]

the people who OBVIOUSLY don't read the TITLE of the thread not to mention the 1st post in the thread seriously crack me up. :D

[ciar]

Could someone please PM me with a site thas an image for a philips 708, thanks C

[tempuser40]

I need an image for a TiVo 240080 (Model # TCD240080). I would prefer the latest software version possible (7.2).

Thank you so very much.

[HomeUser]

the people who OBVIOUSLY don't read the TITLE of the thread not to mention the 1st post in the thread seriously crack me up. Or the last couple of messages :rolleyes:

[bgeddes]

I just successfully replaced/upgraded the hard drive on my Hughes HDVR2 in hopes that the "constant reboot" problem would go away.

It looks like it worked...Yea!
Now I can drop kick that piece of crap R15 replacement!

A special thanks to Stan for his prompt assistance!

[McNose]

Last Thursday sucked- get home from work to see "Welcome. Powering up." on my TV... the horror, a dead TiVo (SAT-T60 with original 40GB drive- I watch and delete).

Aftering getting the link for an image (Stan, I thank you), I spent about 4 hours trying to get the damn thing to load onto the new drive (100GB for $40- CirCity w/rebate). Finally, I got it loaded, after burning it to a CD and loading it from there.

After connecting it to the TV, I got the GSOD. Left the phone plugged in and about an hour later it restarted and worked, kinda.

I had to then do a "clear and delete everything", which took about 45 minutes, and then, viola.

Of course there was yet another issue, no local channels (in the 2,4 range, only in the 380 range). After a call to DTv, I was finally back to zero, after spending almost 9 hours restoring my TiVo.

Not a process I hope to repeat.

I kinda know my way around computer, but those Linux commands were not exactly intuitive. I could never get it to connect to the primary master to find the image. I'm over it, cause last night I got to watch Willow on How I Met Your Mother.

Again, Stan, thanks for your help. Same goes to Hinsdale.

b

[ygoloeht]

I have only begun to receive the image I've needed, and have installation to look forward too with all the 'potential' headaches, but I want to give StanSimmons the largest, public Thank You I can. Thank you very much. As I expressed to you already, I am very, very grateful for your help.

[ZharTheMad]

I got the SD-DVR40_3.1.1b image from Stan (thanks stan!) although when i use mfstools to put it on a drive it says "unsupported image format" or something to that nature... anyone else had problems with this image?

Thanks

[Six]

Phillips HDR212
A drive Quantum Fireball 20 gig - toast
B drive Maxtor Diamond 80 gig - ok

I do not have a backup image to restore and I need one, please PM me.

Plan is to replace Fireball with another Maxtor Diamond 40 gig drive.

Thanks in advance.

[PortlandPaw]

Six, you must be pretty bummed if nobody has sent you probably the most common TiVo image in existence.

I have an idea -- why don't you send a personal message (PM) to StanSimmons (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/private.php?do=newpm&userid=883), tell him that you need an image and specify the image (make and model) that you need, just like you did in your original posting.

I'll bet that works!

[StanSimmons]

There have been a few updates to the images available.

Notably, a v7.2.2 image for the 240xxx and the 130xxx

At the risk of being recursive, here is a link to the image files available:
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62430&perpage=20&pagenumber=7

[bnm81002]

There have been a few updates to the images available.

Notably, a v7.2.2 image for the 240xxx and the 130xxx

At the risk of being recursive, here is a link to the image files available:
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62430&perpage=20&pagenumber=7




Stan,
still none available yet for the Pioneer DVR-810H(7.2.2 image)?

[StanSimmons]

Stan,
still none available yet for the Pioneer DVR-810H(7.2.2 image)?
From the link above:

Pioneer_810_5.2.1a ~850,000,000 bytes

I have a v5.2.1a image for the 810h. If someone will send me a v7 image for the 810, I will be happy to post it.

[jasonmason]

Sent PM

[bigrig]

I kinda know my way around computer, but those Linux commands were not exactly intuitive. I could never get it to connect to the primary master to find the image.
I've had problems moving data between the hard drives if they are on the same IDE channel.

[linde]

thank you, StanSimmons, thank you, thank you. my tivo went from cinder block to functional with your help. very appreciated.

-- steve

[RAIDERSFAN]

Thanks, got everything back and working on my sony sat-t60. :up:

[lmurray]

Looking for a tcd540040 image. PM sent.


**** ALL SET -- thanks Stan ****

thank,
-Lloyd-

[ChuckH]

Hello
I PM'd Stan yesterday for an image and he hasn't responded. The Image I need is for Tivo TCD24004A. If any of you kind souls would point me to the link for it, I'd appreciate it.

Chuckh

[edchapel]

I too have PM'd StanSimmons and he must be (deservedly) enjoying his weekend. My HDD died this week and I am hoping these forums can save another! Can anyone help me out?

Thanks in advance!

*** Stan's the guy! ***

Ed

[dvdapex]

Bought Toshiba TX-20 off of Ebay. Played shows that were already on it fine. Went to update it with my zip code and it's been stuck at "preparing" for over 24 hours (I've pulled the plug and let it sit a couple of times and each time it's been stuck at "preparing" for several hours.).

It's still responding to button presses because it gives me sound effects telling me "no", but I can't do anything with the machine right now.

Hopefully I can redo the HD and all will be fine.

Thanks in advance, Stan.

[ItzNeil]

Bummer. Dead TiVo and F1 this weekend. :eek:

[StanSimmons]

I just answered about 40 PMs.... Sorry for the delay guys. I'm in Vegas and it may take a day or two to answer.

[Neo-bx]

PM sent to Stan. Need an image for series 2 TCD540040. Thanks.

[John Wilson]

I received an image from Stan. When I extracted it, it was extracted to an MFS file, not a BAK as I am used to. Do I just use this MFS file as is or do I need to somehow "change" it to a BAK.

Thanks for your help Stan.

[rpdre1]

use it the same way you would use a .bak, they're the same thing.

[MetroGT]

I've sent a PM... so I read the topic and the last posts :)

[dingoppc]

Sent pm to stan, needed the tcd24004a image.. does anyone know if he has that?

[rpdre1]

Sent pm to stan, needed the tcd24004a image.. does anyone know if he has that?

check your msgs

[batlin]

I sent a note to stan, but if anyone else has a HD10-250 HD Tivo image PLEASE pm me, it is my only d* box so i am without tv till i get one

Thank you!
Kurt

[Hondared]

I have already sent a PM to Stan but I thought I would toss this out anyway's.
I am in need of an image for a HR10-250 also due to a hard drive failure so if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. Thanks

[grivad]

PM sent.

If anyone has an image for an HDR-112 or a solution/suggestion for my problem posted in the "TiVo Upgrade Center" forum (titled "Please help! Fun puzzle! Tricky situation!"), it'd be greatly appreciated!

[TiVo_is_NeTo]

I PM'd him the other day and I am hoping he is OK or not on vacation or something. If my wife asks me one more time when I am going to fix the TiVo I am going to lose it!

[rpdre1]

I PM'd him the other day and I am hoping he is OK or not on vacation or something. If my wife asks me one more time when I am going to fix the TiVo I am going to lose it!


I checked your previous posts and you need a Toshiba SD-H400 image correct?

check your PMs...

[Irlin10]

My tivo software got corrupted I guess (welcome screen loop) so I sent pm to Stan but mean while I’m thinking I will have major problem, after I do clean install my tivo going to try to update it’s software but I don’t have land phone line I got Voip and my provider does not support tivo service calls I got one of the old hues tivo ver 1. Do u guys got any suggestions on how I can update it or I don’t need to do that?

[no-blue-screen]

All,

I have images for most units as well, so you can also PM me and I will do whatever I can to help.

I too have Vonage, and there are ways that you can make the initial setup call with both SA TiVos and D*Tivos.

You can also PM me for that info, or you can do a search.

[StanSimmons]

Sorry for the delay guys.... It has been a crazy month around here. I'll be replying to the pm's this evening.

[dbd]

For the dialup phone number, use ,#401 and it should work via your USB network adapter if your original drive image wasn't too ancient.

[ciper]

Just curious. Why an ftp site link? Wouldnt a torrent be far more efficient?

[jstrangfeld]

Hi Stan, I sent you a couple of PM's not sure if I am doing something wrong. I would really appreciate if you could hook me up with the ftp site.

[wickywicky]

PM'ed Stan, but if anyone can help me and my dead TCD540040, I would appreciate it!

edit: wow look at me, coming out of my lurker closet ;)

[lscline]

I've sent the PMs, but in case anyone else has a pointer to an image for a TCD540080 or a TCD240080 (yes, I have two dead boxes) :( , please let me know; I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

Linda

[ljlmatson]

Ok, I have 2 RCA models - DVR40 and DVR80. I purchased an RCA R10 Unit without hard drive and cannot get the DVR model images to work on the R10. My guess is, some of you will not be surprised by this, but I thought I'd give it a try anyway. Well, where can I get a working R10 image? Don't care too much about hacking it, just want to get it running again.

Thanks!
Lance

[Ripley11417]

Hello. I just sent Stan a PM in hopes that he knew where I could locate an image for a Toshiba RS-TX20. My HDD is as dead as a door nail. If anyone else knows where I can find that image I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

[no-blue-screen]

If Stan doesn't have it, try PTVupgrade.com and see if they have an instant cake cd for it. They cost $20, but ptvupgrade is a forum sponsor.

[jstrangfeld]

Hello. I just sent Stan a PM in hopes that he knew where I could locate an image for a Toshiba RS-TX20. My HDD is as dead as a door nail. If anyone else knows where I can find that image I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

I PM'ed Stan about 10 days ago and have not heard back he must be busy. About a week ago I went into withdrawl from my Tivo so I got myself the instacake for 20 bucks. I had to tinker around a bit with it to make it work. It wants the cdrom to be the primary slave, well my system won't fire up in that config so I plugged it in as the primary master. Plugged the new drive in as the secondary mastery and unplugged the "normal" hd which usually runs the system. Started it up, used advanced config and informed the installation program about the configuration. 30 Minutes later everything was done the new 300 Gbyte HD back in the RS-TX20 put back together and plugged back in.

It had a few spontaneous reboots due to the fact that I was impatient. You want to make sure to read the documentation (who would ever do that!? :-) )which will tell you that you have to go through the guided setup before you do anything further and download the latest version of the Tivo software.

With my new 300 Gbyte drive it reports 396hrs capacity.
I got a great deal for it at circuit city if people are looking: 300 GByte Seagate Barracude ATA100, 7200 rpm for $59.99 after rebates.

Good luck!

[heatforlife]

I need a HR10-250 image... i was impatient and messed up my ptv replacement kit and now i have an unbootable dtivo. Will an image set this back to where i need it to boot? Thank you...

[no-blue-screen]

If you look on the file system of the instantcake cd, you will find the image file with no file extension. It will be a couple hundred megabyte in size and possibly more depending on the unit the image is for. You can copy the image from the cd and use it with your LBA48 boot cd....you don't have to use the instantcake interface.

[mikeg_ms]

I need a HR10-250 image... i was impatient and messed up my ptv replacement kit and now i have an unbootable dtivo. Will an image set this back to where i need it to boot? Thank you...

I'm also looking for a clean hr10-250 image. I pm'd stan a while ago, unfortunately no answer...

[andydumi]

PM sent to Stan for an image for series 2 TCD540040. Thanks.

[uscboy]

Didn't want to wait on a PM reply and then have to learn how to use or bless the
image from the ftp site or whatever you do now, so I was lazy and just bought
the InstantCake CD. While the result is worth $20, it's still frustrating that there
aren't torrents out there for that CD considering what they're distributing in the
first place... but, in the end it's still worth the ease of installation.

Had the default 40GB drive in the Tivo along with a 120GB. 40GB failed (doesn't
spin up anymore) and there was no saving it, so I used Instant Cake on the
120GB and just set it up as a single drive (105 hours) on a Hughes HDVR2
DirecTivo.

Afterwards, got the 'Hardware error' and had to do the Clearing and Deleting
Everything which took 1 hour, 51 minutes.

After that, my local channels weren't working on the Tivo... all the others came in
fine though. DirecTV sent their signal, didn't help. They had to me do the guided
Satellite setup again, didn't help. Then he said he did something with the
programming on the access card on his end and it worked.

I set up the dial up number and tested it and this morning it had finished a
software update and everything's working great.

Thanks for all the information, been lurking on tivocommunity for years, thought
it'd be nice to register and say thanks.

Anyone want to buy a copy of InstantCake for an HDVR2? :) (j/k)

Now to learn more about hacking the box to add a USB wireless network
adapter... it gets old ripping things at realtime through an ADSTech DVD Xpress
box, that's for sure.

[viperepiv]

Looking for a Samsung SIR-S4120R image

Thanks

[no-blue-screen]

Didn't want to wait on a PM reply and then have to learn how to use or bless the
image from the ftp site or whatever you do now, so I was lazy and just bought
the InstantCake CD. While the result is worth $20, it's still frustrating that there
aren't torrents out there for that CD considering what they're distributing in the
first place... but, in the end it's still worth the ease of installation.

Had the default 40GB drive in the Tivo along with a 120GB. 40GB failed (doesn't
spin up anymore) and there was no saving it, so I used Instant Cake on the
120GB and just set it up as a single drive (105 hours) on a Hughes HDVR2
DirecTivo.

Afterwards, got the 'Hardware error' and had to do the Clearing and Deleting
Everything which took 1 hour, 51 minutes.

After that, my local channels weren't working on the Tivo... all the others came in
fine though. DirecTV sent their signal, didn't help. They had to me do the guided
Satellite setup again, didn't help. Then he said he did something with the
programming on the access card on his end and it worked.

I set up the dial up number and tested it and this morning it had finished a
software update and everything's working great.

Thanks for all the information, been lurking on tivocommunity for years, thought
it'd be nice to register and say thanks.

Anyone want to buy a copy of InstantCake for an HDVR2? :) (j/k)

Now to learn more about hacking the box to add a USB wireless network
adapter... it gets old ripping things at realtime through an ADSTech DVD Xpress
box, that's for sure.

You get what you PAY for. If you want someone to do it for you, then you pay, if you want to learn and you are patient, it can be done for free...but don't expect someone to invest the time and effort to make a user-friendly CD like InstantCake and then give it to you for free....time is money...and I should also mention that PTVupgrade supports this forum....which is a big help to all of us.....because bandwidth isn't free either. While some things may seem like they are free, nothing is life is truly free. If you are that busy that you can't spend a couple of hours to learn how to restore an image using mfstools...then you should be able to afford to pay $20 for an InstantCake CD from ptvupgrade.

[uscboy]

You get what you PAY for. If you want someone to do it for you, then you pay, if you want to learn and you are patient, it can be done for free...but don't expect someone to invest the time and effort to make a user-friendly CD like InstantCake and then give it to you for free....time is money...and I should also mention that PTVupgrade supports this forum....which is a big help to all of us.....because bandwidth isn't free either. While some things may seem like they are free, nothing is life is truly free. If you are that busy that you can't spend a couple of hours to learn how to restore an image using mfstools...then you should be able to afford to pay $20 for an InstantCake CD from ptvupgrade.

I've been around IRC, P2P, torrents, etc long enough to know that when
something less than legit is being distributed it's usually done for free. I doubt
Tivo or DirecTV provides the images for use on the InstantCake CDs, so basically
it'd be like me ripping movies or albums to a disc with a script to install them on
your computer... not exactly something I'd charge for if you get what I mean.

And that's all I really meant by it... still say it's worth the money... even though
I'm more than capable enough to get and use a free image. I just find it funny is all. :)

Don't take it as a complaint, it's a nice piece of software that works, that's what
makes it worth it.

[mad6c]

uscboy

I've upgrade two tivos now and both just took time for locals to be viewable. I left it alone for a few hours and they appeared.

[uscboy]

Thanks, that's what I've heard since... if I decide to replace the failed drive and reimage it,
I'll just leave it alone for a couple days first.

[janbo]

Looking for a Toshiba SD-H400 image

Thanks

[mtnagel]

Stan, where are you? I PM'ed you and I see you've been on the board since, but you never responded. I now have the new hard drive, so I'd like to attempt the upgrade, but I need the image.

Thanks!

Oh yeah, if you read this, it's a Hughes HDVR2. Thanks again.

[OBEE1]

I sent a PM to stan, but if someone else has an HD10-250 HD Tivo image PLEASE pm me. TIA

[vertigo235]

I think I have one, I'll look and see if I can find it.

[vertigo235]

I'm actually about to add another drive now, but I wasn't planning on doing a backup, I may be able to do so for you if you like. However my TiVo is hacked now, if you want a hacked image.

[braser]

Hi all, anyone ever experience taking a 80GB drive from a Tivo and find that your BIOS reading it to only have 9-10 MB available? Weird. I've never experienced that. Let me know if you or know anyone who has experienced and what the problem was. Does it need a reformat or a FDISK? I tried to view it through DOS and Windows XP using Partition Magic and it still reads as a 9-10 MB hard drive. All jumpers are off and it is a Maxtor DiamondMax 16 - 80GB hard drive.

[braser]

Oh also need a SVR-2000 image if anyone has it? Thanks, friends.

[no-blue-screen]

:up: Hi all, anyone ever experience taking a 80GB drive from a Tivo and find that your BIOS reading it to only have 9-10 MB available? Weird. I've never experienced that. Let me know if you or know anyone who has experienced and what the problem was. Does it need a reformat or a FDISK? I tried to view it through DOS and Windows XP using Partition Magic and it still reads as a 9-10 MB hard drive. All jumpers are off and it is a Maxtor DiamondMax 16 - 80GB hard drive.

Braser...this is a linux drive....neither winxp, dos or any other flavor of windows will recognize any partitions on it. In Fdisk, you should be able to clear the partition data and start over. If not, the drive is likely hosed. If you are close to baltimore, and want to have a few beers and see how...let me know!

[azitnay]

Hi all, anyone ever experience taking a 80GB drive from a Tivo and find that your BIOS reading it to only have 9-10 MB available? Weird. I've never experienced that. Let me know if you or know anyone who has experienced and what the problem was. Does it need a reformat or a FDISK? I tried to view it through DOS and Windows XP using Partition Magic and it still reads as a 9-10 MB hard drive. All jumpers are off and it is a Maxtor DiamondMax 16 - 80GB hard drive.

I believe your drive is "locked"... I have no first-hand experience with locked drives, but WeaKnees has instructions on how to unlock it:

http://www.weaknees.com/maxtor_powermax.php

Drew

[braser]

Thanks, Drew and no-blue-screen. Appreciate your kind advice. No-blue-screen, I am in Northern California so quite a distance from Baltimore for the beers, but thanks anyway!

Drew, I'll look up the info on the link you sent and no-blue-screen, you're right about the OS, but if this was the case, why is it when I try to mfsrestore an image, it says the drive is too small for the file? Wouldn't others experience that too if they tried to put their linux OS - HD in any PC? Just throwing out ideas here...

Thanks, guys!

Chris

[Tarantulas]

Hello Tivo Community Gang!

I'm trying to help a friend with an issue he is having with his Sony SVR-2000 series 1 Tivo. His unit crashes quite frequently and has several other major problems. As the first step in troubleshooting, I'd like to try and reinstall the Tivo system software.

Since its against the rules to link images on the board, would some kind soul please contact me via private message if an image is available somewhere. I have checked the normal P2P routes and came up dry.

Any assistance would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Ron McAdams

[Tarantulas]

Hmmm... Stan's mailbox is full.. not a good sign.

[TeeVee]

Also need a SVR2000 with latest software if anyone has it

[grassy]

I also tried to PM him. I am looking for a Tivo TCD230040 image if anyone can pm me a link. Thanks

[radarshop]

Looking for a toshiba rs-tx20 image.
Thanks

[gree0276]

Need to reimage a series 2 tivo (TCD240080) that I bought off ebay. Please PM if you have it or any info on how to get it. Tried Stan no luck. Thanks!

[Tarantulas]

We can assume that Sam has fallen in his battle with a DishNet DVR Balrog. Hopefully Stan the White will return and help us.

[slarigan]

Need help!

Require Philips DSR7000 image, Stan's box is full, anyone?

[Fuci]

I too am looking for a Sony SVR-2000 image.

It would be really helpful right about now as the HDD in my TiVo appears to have died.

It's all very sad.

[cowpie2600]

Need an image for 540040

[grassy]

I just saw the 540040, TCD230080 and DSR7000 image on e-mule. Wondering if theTCD230080 image will work for a TCD230040?

[azitnay]

Yep, all 230's are equivalent.

Drew

[grassy]

Ok cool, so it wont mess up my subscription? thanks

[stormdragon]

Could I please get an image for a Tivo 24004A? or the FTP site info?

[braser]

Still a lot of posts on obtaining the SVR-2000 image... Anyone get it from a source? If so, can we share and get a copy, please? Please PM. Thank you in advance.

Chris

[hpgkmc]

Looking for an image for an RCA DVR40. I did try PMing Stan but his box appears to always be full. I currently have ver 6.2.x running on the thing. I'm not sure that its important, but I wanted to stay with that version. I was going to run zipper following the HD replacement. I'm definately a newb at this so any help would be appreciated.

[kkesler]

Thanks!

[111111]

Hello, I messed up my tivo drive trying to do a backup. It was too late when it hit me my drives were backwards. So I have to blank hard drives. All my shows are gone i guess but would like to get at least the unit back working again. Its a S2 phillips dsr-708 direct tv model. Thanks in advance.

can anyone give me an ftp site to dl from?

[idunavailable]

sd-h400 toshiba tivo dead oem maxtor drive.

Please, oh please before my wife goes crazy and she goes nuts please give me an image. Sorry this is only my second post but I promised my wife I would not hack the tivo so I stayed far, far away from this site to my demise. I would research it myself but my wife wants tivo back now and I mean now . I can't convince her myth is a good idea so she must have the tivo back.

Sorry to beg but my wife is the almighty being in my house :D

Thanks all I learned my lesson about not hacking :eek:

edit edit oops I guess I should have read the 1st post. Sorry the wife is going crazy!!! Looking for answers without looking first.

[vjp]

I need an image for a TCD240080, can anyone point me in the right direction? (I know we're supposed to PM Stan but lately everyone seems to be saying his mailbox is full).

[ZeoTiVo]

sd-h400 toshiba tivo dead oem maxtor drive.

Please, oh please before my wife goes crazy and she goes nuts please give me an image. Sorry this is only my second post but I promised my wife I would not hack the tivo so I stayed far, far away from this site to my demise. I would research it myself but my wife wants tivo back now and I mean now . I can't convince her myth is a good idea so she must have the tivo back.

Sorry to beg but my wife is the almighty being in my house :D

Thanks all I learned my lesson about not hacking :eek:

edit edit oops I guess I should have read the 1st post. Sorry the wife is going crazy!!! Looking for answers without looking first.

You can go to the PTVupgrade site and can pay to download an image - I think it is like 20$ but you can download them right away. Just look in the upper right hand corner for their ad.

[lentilwallop]

I call shananagans. Someone remove this thread.

[braser]

Guys, if you feel like sharing your image files, then great, but to some of those guys out there commenting to 'pay upfront the $20 instantcake image to ptvupgrade.com' and ragging on those sharing an image file... be cool, man! No need to make a big deal if some folks want to obtain an image without paying. Heck, this a community forum where we should be helping each other; IT'S GOOD KARMA FOR YOU AND OTHERS TO SHARE -- but try not to let our egos get the best of us and attack those of us asking for images without paying. We have newbies and experts on here so let's all be at peace.

I know Stan's box is full, but ask others who may have the image to share. If you can't get one, THEN go ahead and buy one for $20 if it's urgent; otherwise, be patient.

Just the two cents worth,

Chris

[dodgerskickass]

hey guys
I'm a newbie and I need help with my toshiba sdh-400

I bought it at a pawnshop for $20.00, I took it home and realize that it didn't go beyond the powering on screen so I opened it and noticed it didn't have a hardrive so I looked inside an old pvr from charter cable that my neibor gave me before she moved and notice that it had a

maxtor 160 gb ata/133 hdd (quickview).

now I'm trying to install the drive on to the toshiba
could it be done ?
I have nothing to lose but the $20.00 I spend on the toshiba

I PMed StanSimmons
but he hasn't responded, I don't blame him he probally gets swamped with PM 's from us just asking for things, he deserves a break....

if anybody can help me with an image could you please PM me
Thanks
John
and if I get this project to work I will be looking for a remote control for sale.....

[dodgerskickass]

Hey,
by the way that was my first post
I'm new to forums
but I been reading for the last 6 hr.
thread by thread
and yesterday for about another 6 hrs.
so I feel like I know you all for a while.
cool

[ZeoTiVo]

Guys, if you feel like sharing your image files, then great, but to some of those guys out there commenting to 'pay upfront the $20 instantcake image to ptvupgrade.com' and ragging on those sharing an image file... be cool, man! Chris Don't know if this was aimed ay me since I was not raggin on anyone. I was not in a position to share an image so was just letting the poster know of another option to get something quickly since time seemed to be a big factor, I know my wife would give me no slack if I had brought a TiVo down ;) So share away on images it makes no difference to me.

[juanian]

. . . and if I get this project to work I will be looking for a remote control for sale.....An economical multi-device remote is the PMDVR8 by Philips/Magnavox. You can get it at BestBuy for around $25-30. It supports up to 8 different devices, including TiVos, right out of the box. You can also redefine what nearly any key sends (but it will require an original remote to 'learn' a new code).

[dodgerskickass]

thanks for the info on the remote.............

[dodgerskickass]

I called toshiba for repair and they quoted me $140. includes parts and labor
but I rather wait for an image

[by-tor]

Looking for an SD-H400 image....

[tomers]

If anyone has had any success in locating an SVR-2000 image recently, please PM me. Stan, please come back.

[Droid420]

I need an image for a Pioneer DVR-57H. I tried to PM Stan but his inbox is full. I also tried going to the ptvupgrade site to purchase an InstantCake CD but my model is not listed. If anyone knows where I can get the image, please let me know. I signed up on this forum because I could not find the image anywhere else. Thanks in advance.

[Havinfun]

Howdy fellas,
I tried to PM Stan but his inbox is full. Could any of y'all help me locate an image for my Sony SVR-3000. If you can provide me with any assistance please PM me. I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

[ted striker]

Hi, I need an image for tcd240040_40. Thanks

[linlinlin]

help.I need an image for a HUGHES SD-DVR

[nowakezone]

Hello,
I need an sd-h400 image please.

Thanks

[scott85213]

I need an image for TCD240080 please,

thanks

(i'd pm him, but it says his pm box is full)

[scott85213]

I have a torrent link for the tcd540, if you need it pm me.

[radarshop]

Looking for a toshiba rs-tx20 image.
Thanks

[Buffalo28]

The 40 gig Maxtor drive in my DirecTV (Hughes) HDVR2 system has died. I have a hard drive 120 gig I can put in the unit, I just need the image file.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

[skiaustin]

I understand Stan's mail box is full and no one is able to get images. IF we can locate any images, would people be willing to help share them via Azureus' BitTorrent client? (Java based, it runs on most platforms). It has a distributed database feature built in which would preclude anyone from having to host the tracker long term.

Distributing via P2P could potentially distribute the upload bandwidth among several people and reduce or eliminate the need for an ftp site. It would require some UNselfishness among the users here to continue seeding for as long as possible after their download completes (your download speed is almost always ~ 1-4 times your upload bandwidth so your download completes much sooner then you reach a 1-1 share ratio).


On 8/1/06 I PM'ed Stan for images for the following Series 1 units:

> Sony SVR-2000 & Philips HDR31203 (TiVo Model PTV300) images.


I also asked him some general questions (and mentioned the P2P idea) but I'll not bother you in this thread with them.

Both of my TiVos have the original HD. Neither has been hacked yet.

If someone has either of these images via BitTorrent (or otherwise), I will host/seed them for a while. I'll seed other Series 1 images also if their become available. PLEASE PM me or post here and PM me. I get thread updates but don't watch this forum closely.

-Ski

[karatekid248]

are any samsung images available anywhere?

[roberts925]

In situations where the original Tivo drive is dead, is there a way to get the image directly from CD (such as with Instant Cake) to the new drive? All the instructions (weakness, ptvupgrade) seem to indicate I need an "extra" drive with FAT partition to act as a swamp drive while the image is moved to the new target Tivo drive. Any ideas?

[kwadguy]

Anyone know of a place I could download the Pioneer 810 image? As zillions of others have noted, StanSimmons' PM box is full (and has been for weeks). If anyone knows where I could download this file for free, it would be great. (I don't want to pay somone $20 to download something that isn't really even theirs to legally distribute).

[Grog]

My trusty Series 1 Tivo drive finally gave up on me.
Unfortunately I no longer have the original drive image.
I would appreaciate if anyone can point me out to a Sony SVR-2000 image.
Thanks in advance.

[sliponme]

Hi!
I am looking for the drive image for the
Tivo TDC 540080 even the 540040 would be okay.
Thanking everyone in advance for any helo.

[int]

Hello,

Would it be at all possible for someone to PM me the location of an image (virgin) for my Philips HDR212?

My HD was dying slowly (skipping/pixelating) for about 2 months, and one day just finally gave out. I just bought a 200GB Western Digital drive to replace the Quantum 20GB with. I need an image to place onto the new 200GB, and i'll try to find instructions to do the rest elsewhere.

Thanks so much!

[cfox2006]

Need image for Tivo TCD540080. Do not know what PM is?

[willbhome]

Need image for Tivo TCD540080. Do not know what PM is?Private Message

[nesbitt]

Could someone please direct me to an image compatible with a Tivo TCD 140060 ?

I've had this unit for a few years and the hard drive unexpectedly went out, but I don't have an image to fix it with. Thank you!

[no-blue-screen]

Could someone please direct me to an image compatible with a Tivo TCD 140060 ?

I've had this unit for a few years and the hard drive unexpectedly went out, but I don't have an image to fix it with. Thank you!

Read the post above yours and read the subject of the thread...you need to send a PM to get help.

[kassi1]

well i have tried to pm stan and his pm box is full. i have a corrupted tivo i believe and would like a back-up available before i start this process. Sony SA 3.0 Sony_SVR-2000_3.0_30G TIA

[HeatherA]

Stan's box is full, so I'm wondering if anyone can tell me a.) what image I need for a TCD649080 and b.) where I can find one.

Thanks in advance... I'm trying to prepair for the arrival of my new DT machine next week.

[krellkraver]

Seconding the requests from nowakezone and idunavailable - anyone have information on how to get an image for a Toshiba SD-H400?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks in advance,

krellkraver

[no-blue-screen]

If you can't find Stan, then visit ptvupgrade.com

They are a forum sponsor and you can purchase and download an instant cake CD from them for $20. See the link at the top right corner of the page for more information.

[jbch]

Looking for a 240xxx image at 4.0.1b please. As stated Stan is no where to be found. Please.... Thanks.

[no-blue-screen]

Looking for a 240xxx image at 4.0.1b please. As stated Stan is no where to be found. Please.... Thanks.

If you can't reach Stan, then read my post directly above your last post. If you don't want to wait, visit ptvupgrade and support this forum.

[kw678]

went and got myself in trouble, fryed my maxtor drive with that qunlock thing and need an image...... ccn somebody please pm me a link for an image. i appreciate any help you can give me

thanks a lot

[ipodfreek]

I went ahead and bought it. It was the right thing to do (at least I keep telling myself that). :)

[MungoJerrie]

Anyone have an image for a 540040 - preferably software version 5.X or 6.X? PM me if so...

[y2khardtop]

anybody have an hr10-250 image? The person that started this thread has a full inbox.

[cwbaker]

Need an image for a Directivo DSR6000 Series 1.

Please help if you can. PM me.

[unixb0y]

StanSimmons has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space.

:rolleyes:

[Traian2003]

Looking for the 4.0.1b TCD140060 image. Can someone please PM link?
SS' PM box is full :(

[huma]

Need an image for a Philips HDR 31202 Series 1

[tivomaster1]

I do not mind sharing some images. If you have an FTP or other means for me to easily send it to you, PM me.

[doppler1]

Looking for an image for tcd140060...pm me if you can help.

Thanks!

[mateom199]

Looking for an image/slices for 4.01b for an S2 Tivo. Thanks!

[Cspot]

Looking for 4.01b for an S2 Tivo. Thanks!


same here...downgrading a 7.2 to 4.01..thanks

[JasonNY]

Need image for Hughes_HR10-250. PM me if you can help. Thanks

[rcompart]

I need an image for a TCD649080 TiVo Series2 DT . Please PM if you have this one. Thanks!

[pmanaloto]

Hello all,

Need to recover from a degraded HD in a Tivo Series 2 TCD240080.. Please PM me image download info. Thanks.

Kind Regards,

Paul

[Darin]

I also need an image for an HR10-250 if anyone has one or a pointer.

Thanks!

[raronson]

Howdy,

I have a Series 2 unit with a service number of 130-0000-001E-303B. This is a pre-production unit that was given to me.

I used to work at Tivo back in 2002, but I have never had to upgrade the unit myself.

My primary 40GB HDD died and I need to replace it. I have a 120GB secondary drive which should still be good.

Please let me know where and how to re-image a new drive before my kids drive me crazy asking when Tivo will live again.

Thanks,
rich
510.589.4035

[rbell86]

Help: Need Image for Humax T800. Stan's PM full

[madovic]

The HD in my Hughes SD-DVR40 finally crapped out. I have a drive I would like to install a fresh image on and see if I can revive the unit. Where can I get an image and how do I go about putting it on the HD?

Thanks in advance

[robbclark]

If someone could point me in the direction of a HDVR2 6.2 .bak image, it would be much appreciated. Thanks

[foolama]

I have Toshiba RS-TX20 with 565 as first serial numbers that died...
I wanted to replace the image.

I tried to PM stan but his message box is full.
From what i understand Instantcake does not have s/w for Toshiba RS-TX20
I will really appreciate if anybody can share or point me to download the image from some website.

[russwjohns]

Need an image for a Directivo DSR6000 Series 1.
Please help if you can. PM me. Echoing this plea myself since my Philips also took a dump a couple weeks back.

[olyashok]

Hard drive went bad after 2 years. Need an image for standalone TiVo series 2 DVR. 540040 model.

[slappy19]

If someone could point me in the direction of a HDVR2 6.2 .bak image, it would be much appreciated. Thanks


My hard drive just died... Need the same... and then I have to figure out how to do it!

[TonKerToy]

i need a Phillips hdr112 image, i tried to PM Stan but his box is full and he cant receive any more PM's until it is empty, so if anyone chappens to be speaking with him maybe you could mention to him his mailbox is full, or if anyone else knows where i could get this image please let me know
thanks

[lafos]

I just got an old Philips HDR112, and the hard drive is dead. I mounted it in my "TiVo hard drive upgrade" computer, and Linux does not recognize it as present. I also tried to PM Stan, with the same result as previous posters. I'd like to know if an image is available.

Many thanks!

[wscannell]

Instantcake is the easiest solution to needing an image. Get it from ptvupgrade.com for about $20.

[AbMagFab]

Instantcake is the easiest solution to needing an image. Get it from ptvupgrade.com for about $20.

Where do they offer images? They have hard drive expansions/replacements (for $100's), and a kernel CD image, but no full OS images.

You seem to be posting this on multiple sites, but I think you are misunderstanding the requests.

[AbMagFab]

Anyone have an image for the SQ Dual Tuner - model TCD649080? I just bought two of them from BBuy, and want to upgrade one to a 300GB hard drive before I set it up. And I'd like to avoid messing with the internal HDD (just in case I screw something up), so an image will help me a lot!

PM me or post here.

Thanks!

[TiVoDan]

Anyone have an image for the SQ Dual Tuner - model TCD649080? I just bought two of them from BBuy, and want to upgrade one to a 300GB hard drive before I set it up. And I'd like to avoid messing with the internal HDD (just in case I screw something up), so an image will help me a lot!

PM me or post here.

Thanks!
In your case,you really don't don't need an image, you can make a backup of your original hard disk, without it effecting it at all. Just follow the Hinsdale or Weaknees instructions. And in the worst case scenario, where you you get the drives mixed up and erase your original drive, you can just use the second one, to repair the first.

Believe me, using your own backup is far superior to using a downloaded image, and can save you the headaches I'm going through with the image I downloaded.

[wscannell]

Where do they offer images? They have hard drive expansions/replacements (for $100's), and a kernel CD image, but no full OS images.

Instantcake is a CD image that contains Linux with mfstools. In addition there is a full OS image on the CD. Instantcake automates the process of loading an image onto a hard drive.

Instantcake would work fine for people looking for images for their TiVos. However it is not free. However, it does eliminate the searching for an image. For most people, it will allow them to get a hard drive loaded so the TiVo will start working again.

Instantcake can be found at: http://www.ptvupgrade.com/products/instantcake/
You need to be sure that you correctly specify the model TiVo to get the correct image on your CD image.

[mykewl]

I had just purchased a Tivo Series 1 (Philips HDR 312) from fleabay for $60. It turns out that I did read the fine print which states that it's needs a hard drive however it didn't state that I would need an image. So here is my question: After purchasing this unit, I am told that the series 1 is plagued with problems, does not have USB capability, and requires an internal ethernet addon. So here is my plea: I just want to get this thing working without investing any more money (besides the hard drive that I already have). Could some beautiful person be so kind as to donate me an image for the above type machine so that I can get this thing going and join the Tivo community.
Thanks

[jblackbu01]

PM me if u want the Phillips Series 1 (112/212/312) image.

[Anametrix]

I'm looking for a humax drt400 image if anyone has one? I bought a humax drt400 with no drive and thought I would try here first before buying InstantCake.

Thanks in advance, much appreciated!

[suresh0t29]

My tivo just died :( I hate to pile on, but I need an image for a tcd24004A, I believe. If worst comes to worst, I'll get instantcake, but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[thenamelessone]

Looking for an image for an RCA DVR40. I did try PMing Stan but his box appears to always be full. I currently have ver 6.2.x running on the thing. I'm not sure that its important, but I wanted to stay with that version. I was going to run zipper following the HD replacement. I'm definately a newb at this so any help would be appreciated.

i am also looking for the same and having the same issue with stan's box being full

[radarshop]

I have Toshiba RS-TX20 with 565 as first serial numbers that died...
I wanted to replace the image.

I tried to PM stan but his message box is full.
From what i understand Instantcake does not have s/w for Toshiba RS-TX20
I will really appreciate if anybody can share or point me to download the image from some website.
I am looking for this also. no luck

[Anametrix]

"From what i understand Instantcake does not have s/w for Toshiba RS-TX20
I will really appreciate if anybody can share or point me to download the image from some website."

Actually they do have it, you can find it here...

http://downloads.ptvupgrade.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ICAKE2-S2SA-DVD&Category_Code=

[rx3]

Can anyone please tell me how I can get a 3.15 image for the HR10-250?