Need an image? Don't PM me. :)

rcobourn · 03-25-2008, 12:04 PM

If you need to reimage a TiVo for hard drive repair or storage upgrade:

Turn-key solutions are available from a sponsor of this forum, DVRUpgrade

If you want to go the do-it-yourself route, here is your best bet: drop by #tivo on EFnet. Check the topic for instructions, or just ask for what you are looking for. Be patient. If someone has it, they'll respond, eventually.

Please also use this thread to post requests for any images I can't point you to.

The old thread can be read here.

ciper · 03-26-2008, 02:21 AM

I suggest everyone visit the #tivo channel on efnet even if you dont need an image.

rcobourn: Who do we have to thank for that bot? Its quite useful

rcobourn · 03-27-2008, 01:33 PM

Some out of date information removed here to avoid confusion.

n2gadgts · 04-14-2008, 01:14 PM

Went to EFNet and put in #tivo for the chatroom and my name in the nickname and it wouldn't connect. I'm looking for a image to a TCD540040. I bought this unit at a yard sale and would like to get it working.

Da Goon · 04-14-2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tivo_60

Text came up stating that if you're looking for an image file, type "!image". I did that and there it sat for 3 hours. Not such a chatty chat room.

I guess you didn't pay too much attention after typing !image.

Da Goon · 04-14-2008, 04:13 PM

Yeah... at the top next to Status #TiVo.

rcobourn · 04-14-2008, 04:19 PM

More old information removed.

rcobourn · 04-14-2008, 05:00 PM

Here is a perhaps better web client to try: TiVo Chat

Look for your response to !image in a separate tab.

tivoupgrade · 04-15-2008, 01:11 PM

The FTP site and credentials being handed out by that IRC-bot leads to pirated copies of almost every software product I have developed and licensed in the past five years.

Our sponsorship here is supposed to increase awareness, and potential sales of our products, not enable bootlegging.

We cannot afford to sponsor these forums, pay our employees, and keep our families fed when people are doing this sort of thing.

Whoever is doing this, please stop!

Thanks,

Lou

rcobourn · 04-15-2008, 04:57 PM

I'll make sure there is no link to that repository until they clean anything out of there that shouldn't be there.

ciper · 04-15-2008, 05:18 PM

A list of offending files would be useful.

rcobourn · 04-15-2008, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ciper

A list of offending files would be useful.

It looks like they are cleared out now.

discore · 04-27-2008, 04:29 AM

#tivo on Efnet didn't have any useful information in the topic so I sent over an email, thanks!

discore · 04-29-2008, 02:22 AM

Hey finding Tivo images seems to be sort of a hassle. Your primary FTP is offline and the backup (gotdns.org) didn't have a SVR-2000 image.

I had one from like 6 years ago but it was the old Tivo software with no native support for the NIC. So instead of performing the hackery required to get the ancient image working over the network (no landline), I was able to do a "Clear and Reset Everything" on the drive I was replacing and create a brand new image. Thankfully I was only replacing it due to excessive noise; a full crash would have left me with a whole set of annoyances.

Anyway, that's my tale of woe, and in the spirit of helping others out who are in similar situations (do a search for SVR-2000 on these forums and check out how many people have needed images), I have hosted a copy of the Tivo 3.0 software for Sony SVR-2000s at:

http://discore.org/tivo/tivoimage-sv...r-20080428.bak

It has been tested and works fine for me. Made with mfstools v2 if that's important.

Delete my post, ban me, sue me, whatever, just let it be known that the above link is very fast and will work for a very long time so take it if you need it and tell others who need it. I suggest the people who run the FTPs from this thread grab it as well. Stan had one in his old thread apparently but a PM went answered.

Finally, the part of the post that won't get deleted, you can email discore [@] gmail [.] com and I'll send you the link within a couple days or so (no fancy autoreplies unfortunately).

Enjoy and keep it real my fellow oldschool SVR-2000 hackers.

tivoupgrade · 04-29-2008, 10:28 AM

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natepenn · 04-29-2008, 03:33 PM

hmm so if I added a drive to my series 2 and then took that drive away and now the original drive won't work, can I just reinstall the original disk image?

tivoupgrade · 04-29-2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natepenn

hmm so if I added a drive to my series 2 and then took that drive away and now the original drive won't work, can I just reinstall the original disk image?

If you added a drive to your Series2, then the two drives become 'married' meaning that one will not work without the other without additional modifications being made.

So, the answer to your question is 'yes' - you would need to reinstall your original disk image onto the original drive; presumably, you made your backup using MFStools, yes? If so, use the MFStools on this boot CD to restore the image onto the drive of your choice (but first you should run full manufacturer's diagnostics on the target drive to ensure that it is OK).

natepenn · 04-29-2008, 04:11 PM

I made a backup using the MFSTools boot disc, but I don't think it worked. I did download instantcake-tcd540040-std.iso though, can I use that? Noob question: how do I load the disc image onto the original drive exactly?

tivoupgrade · 04-29-2008, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natepenn

I made a backup using the MFSTools boot disc, but I don't think it worked. I did download instantcake-tcd540040-std.iso though, can I use that? Noob question: how do I load the disc image onto the original drive exactly?

Is that what you have, a TCD540 unit? Did you follow the instructions in the README (also attached to your order)?

natepenn · 04-29-2008, 04:40 PM

yes I have a 540040 unit. Not sure which read me files you speak of.

TigerTivo · 04-30-2008, 12:14 AM

Ugh, my wife and I gave her mother my old 40hr but it recently keeled over and I cannot find my small back up

I have a spare 160Gig drive I was going to put in the dead 24004A unit.

I do have an identical 24004A with a massive 500g drive, but I don't know if I can use it as a backup to restore to the 160g drive. Obviously, I just need the OS.

But, if anyone has a lean TCD24004A image they can share, I'd think really nice thoughts about them

classicsat · 04-30-2008, 11:22 AM

Yes, you can use the working 500GB drive to make an image for a smaller drive. Just include the "s" option in the backup part of the operation. I have done it myself before, to an original capacity drive even.

nhl · 05-11-2008, 11:48 AM

Hi. Need an image for a TCD652160 (TiVo HD). Thanks.

vueaskew · 05-25-2008, 08:19 PM

Followed the directions as posted, worked like a charm...thanks!

durst · 05-31-2008, 10:27 PM

OK, what am I doing wrong.

I dropped by #tivo on EFnet and the topic is:
Welcome to the EFnet Tivo chat channel

what is the code for requesting an image there?

I am seeking an HDVR2 6.2a (not 6.2)

Tivo_60 · 06-02-2008, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by durst

OK, what am I doing wrong.

I dropped by #tivo on EFnet and the topic is:
Welcome to the EFnet Tivo chat channel

what is the code for requesting an image there?

I am seeking an HDVR2 6.2a (not 6.2)

the request is : !image

However, from what I can see the image link is down.

durst · 06-02-2008, 05:00 PM

yea, when I try that nothting happens

durst · 06-04-2008, 11:06 PM

HELP!

please. still desparately needing an HDVR2 6.2a image!

FTP doesn't work! I'm at a loss, and I'm broke.

BDProductions · 06-08-2008, 04:11 PM

Had I of known that getting a replacement image would be so hard for a linux device, I would have made my own backup image before buying a tivo to repair a customer's computer (customer's computer had a nearly dead drive)

I can confirm, both FTPs and IRC are not apparently viable..

I tried FTP first.. bad account on the first server and no response from the second...

Next came IRC... real client and web based, both... no !image trigger... I guess there's no DCC transfers there lately?

Having satisfied the requirements I tried the additional email address and still have no response... I am still in the IRC channels as I type this... dead....

I'll post back if there are any changes...

Good luck to everyone else looking for an image... I will next ask some of my geekier friends to make images of their own series 2 units to send...

Still hopeful,
BDP

ForrestB · 06-08-2008, 05:10 PM

You can buy a Tivo image/installer here for $20 http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/instantcake.cfm