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05-22-2012, 07:22 PM
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Location: Seattle, WA
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How to clone a failing TiVo drive to another drive
Hi all,
Not long ago my TiVo drive started to fail, so I replaced the 2TB EARX drive with a 2TB EURS drive. I wanted to keep all my programs, season passes, etc, and I wanted to perform limited error recovery at the same time. Some posts here at TiVo Community led me to dd_rescue, which led me to ddrescue, but the details were a bit sparse until I figured it all out.
Long story short, I wrote a concise but fairly detailed article article about how I copied the failing drive to the new drive and performed error recovery. Here's the article link:
http://www.logicsector.com/tivo/how-...with-ddrescue/
I hope it helps in case others face the same problem
Note the replacement drive must be the same size or larger.
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05-23-2012, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: SE Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ShinySteelRobot
Hi all,
Not long ago my TiVo drive started to fail, so I replaced the 2TB EARX drive with a 2TB EURS drive. I wanted to keep all my programs, season passes, etc, and I wanted to perform limited error recovery at the same time. Some posts here at TiVo Community led me to dd_rescue, which led me to ddrescue, but the details were a bit sparse until I figured it all out.
Long story short, I wrote a concise but fairly detailed article article about how I copied the failing drive to the new drive and performed error recovery. Here's the article link:
http://www.logicsector.com/tivo/how-...with-ddrescue/
I hope it helps in case others face the same problem
Note the replacement drive must be the same size or larger. |
I skimmed through it and bookmarked it. Interesting. Thanks.
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05-23-2012, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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I also have a 2TB EARS which is failing (recorded and live TV randomly freeze, random reboots, etc.) and just received a 2TB EURS today. Your timing couldn't be better. I plan to follow your guide. Thanks much!
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05-23-2012, 04:54 PM
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Location: CT
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Can't one just use the jmfs boot disk and do a copy, no add space or expand ? I never tried this but it should work.
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05-25-2012, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: semi-coastal NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lessd
Can't one just use the jmfs boot disk and do a copy, no add space or expand ? I never tried this but it should work.
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I suppose you could, but the MFS Live cd with
dd_rescue
gives you control of various parameters that can increase your chances of success.
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"I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Darth TiVo, 14 February, 2011
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06-20-2012, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: semi-coastal NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ShinySteelRobot
Hi all,
Not long ago my TiVo drive started to fail, so I replaced the 2TB EARX drive with a 2TB EURS drive. I wanted to keep all my programs, season passes, etc, and I wanted to perform limited error recovery at the same time. Some posts here at TiVo Community led me to dd_rescue, which led me to ddrescue, but the details were a bit sparse until I figured it all out.
Long story short, I wrote a concise but fairly detailed article article about how I copied the failing drive to the new drive and performed error recovery. Here's the article link:
http://www.logicsector.com/tivo/how-...with-ddrescue/
I hope it helps in case others face the same problem
Note the replacement drive must be the same size or larger. |
logicsector.com appears to be down. Hope SSR is okay.
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"I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Darth TiVo, 14 February, 2011
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06-22-2012, 09:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Staten Island, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lessd
Can't one just use the jmfs boot disk and do a copy, no add space or expand ? I never tried this but it should work.
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I just did that to rescue my perpetually rebooting 2TB TiVo. Worked like a charm.
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09-16-2012, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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My Series 2 took a drive a few weeks ago. I am going to have to read this guide to see if I can copy off my failed drive.
Otherwise, I have a line on a backup image for my unit.
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09-17-2012, 03:21 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: semi-coastal NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sigocpt
My Series 2 took a drive a few weeks ago. I am going to have to read this guide to see if I can copy off my failed drive.
Otherwise, I have a line on a backup image for my unit.
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If you're going to need to use MFS Live with that image, then the MFS Live cd already has
dd_rescue
on it, which will do the job just fine.
I recommend using the
-v
and
-r
options if going to a target drive with the same LBA number as the source.
If you're using the WinMFS version of the image (ends in .tbk), you should still have a copy of the MFS Live cd on hand for the times when it comes in handy.
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"I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Darth TiVo, 14 February, 2011
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