Music and Photos on TiVo?

DevdogAZ · 12-07-2009, 04:15 PM

I've streamed music from my PC to my TiVo many times over the years, and it's always worked flawlessly. Haven't done it for a while, but it's now the Christmas season, and I have a Christmas music folder that's nice to turn on and play this time of year. So yesterday I went to the main menu of my S2 TiVo to select the "Music, Photos and More" option, and it's not there anymore. All I found was "Videos On Demand" which, when I selected it, claimed that my TiVo wasn't connected to the network. I followed the instructions and went into the settings menu to make sure it was connected, and it seemed to be connected just fine. TiVo Desktop is running on my PC.

So what's up? Why is the menu option for Music not even there anymore? What do I need to do in order to get it back?

wmcbrine · 12-07-2009, 04:55 PM

If you're sure you're on the network, try rebooting the TiVo.

But generally this happens when you're not, in fact, on the network.

ajayabb · 12-07-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DevdogAZ

I've streamed music from my PC to my TiVo many times over the years, and it's always worked flawlessly. Haven't done it for a while, but it's now the Christmas season, and I have a Christmas music folder that's nice to turn on and play this time of year. So yesterday I went to the main menu of my S2 TiVo to select the "Music, Photos and More" option, and it's not there anymore. All I found was "Videos On Demand" which, when I selected it, claimed that my TiVo wasn't connected to the network. I followed the instructions and went into the settings menu to make sure it was connected, and it seemed to be connected just fine. TiVo Desktop is running on my PC.

So what's up? Why is the menu option for Music not even there anymore? What do I need to do in order to get it back?

Sometimes a hard reset helps(unplug the tivo and plug it back in)

DevdogAZ · 12-07-2009, 06:16 PM

Thanks, guys. I'll do that tonight when I get home. I wasn't sure if maybe TiVo had discontinued the Music and Photo sharing feature, since the main menu only had an option for "Videos On Demand" where the old "Music, Photos and More" was located. Hopefully it just needs a reboot.

wmcbrine · 12-07-2009, 06:42 PM

It's now called "Music, Photos and Showcases", but it's still there (when the TiVo sees the network).