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Really long service update on resurrected TiVo

Discussion in 'TiVo Series3 HDTV DVRs' started by SnakeEyes, Oct 17, 2020.

  1. Oct 17, 2020 #1 of 6
    SnakeEyes

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    Curiosity has me asking why my TiVo HD that I haven’t used in over 5 years had a long service update tonight when I forced it to connect to TiVo. Took so long I ended up powering it on/off after nearly two hours thinking it was stuck. Anyway, I thought the last update for the HD boxes was in 2011. This TiVo has been used since that update.
     
    Last edited: Oct 17, 2020
  2. Oct 17, 2020 #2 of 6
    V7Goose

    V7Goose OTA ONLY and Loving It!

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    EVERYTHING had to be updated in2017 so that Bad_Rovi could ruin the Guide data.
     
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  3. Oct 17, 2020 #3 of 6
    SnakeEyes

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    Gotcha. Thanks.
     
  4. Jul 11, 2021 #4 of 6
    SteveG

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    Sorry to resurrect an old thread. How long did that service update end up taking? Any negative impact from powering it off/on at the 2 hour mark? Did it continue to prepare the service update after reboot?
    I'm going through the same thing and it has been "Preparing the service update" for 3+ hours.
     
  5. Jul 21, 2021 #5 of 6
    SnakeEyes

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    I ended up just leaving it on overnight and woke up to an updated TiVo
     
  6. Jul 21, 2021 #6 of 6
    SteveG

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    Me too. Not sure how long it took, but it did eventually succeed and work as expected. Thanks for confirming.
     

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