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Should I plug in the phone

Discussion in 'DirecTV TiVo Powered PVRs & Receivers' started by tbo, Jul 25, 2007.

  1. Jul 25, 2007 #1 of 18
    tbo

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    Hi.

    I just replaced my hard drive with the one that originally came with my Hughes unit as the other one died i guess. (Geez, is this thing slow).

    Anyway, The new/old drive has software version 3.1.1b on it.

    Should I plug in the phone or is that going to cause problems?
    Or, do they update the software through the satellite?

    I just dred the day when everything goes kapooey and i'll have to seek another alternative so I can have 30 sec. skip....

    Thanks
    Tim
     
  2. Jul 25, 2007 #2 of 18
    supasta

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    Yup.
     
  3. Jul 25, 2007 #3 of 18
    JimSpence

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    However, the phone line is needed for the download to be activated.
     
  4. Jul 25, 2007 #4 of 18
    tbo

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    well, um, is letting them "upgrade" the software a good or bad thing???

    And, is it a good or bad thing to plug into the phone line?
     
  5. Jul 25, 2007 #5 of 18
    rminsk

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    Nope. The software data stream is not currently on the satellites, it will download the software over the phone.
     
  6. Jul 25, 2007 #6 of 18
    supasta

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    AFAIK that is not the case, but I could be wrong...
     
  7. Jul 25, 2007 #7 of 18
    Dkerr24

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    The last time I upgraded a new drive to 6.2, it downloaded over the phone connection. Took about 2.5 hours to download.
     
  8. Jul 25, 2007 #8 of 18
    wolflord11

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    You do not need to hook your unit up to the phone. For initial setup you must, but after that it is not needed. You will get the nag messages, which you just delete.

    As for updates. Directv updates come over the Sat. You need to have the phone line connected to activate the Software download.

    But Directv/Tivo updates come over the phone.
     
  9. Jul 25, 2007 #9 of 18
    dtremain

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    When they are first put up. Afterward, they come through the phone line, from what I understand.
     
  10. Jul 25, 2007 #10 of 18
    rminsk

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    Not quite. The updates initially come over the satellite and are cached to the hard drive. When the DirecTiVo calls home it checks to see what software it is suppose to be running in a database. If it is not running the correct version it will try to update. It first looks in the cache for the correct version of the software and if it can not find it there it will download it over the phone. Since 6.2 has not been on the satellites for a long time the update will come over the phone.
     
  11. Jul 26, 2007 #11 of 18
    tbo

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    sorry i'm not up to date with all the day to day scuttlebut with Tivo software. I'm just wondering if I should plug the damn phone line in or NOT.
    I mean does "upgrading" screw anything up???
     
  12. Jul 26, 2007 #12 of 18
    j123

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    If I recall correctly, when new software is installed, it is installed on a different partition. If that part of the hard drive is bad you could have a problem. How much was your original drive used? If it doesn't have a lot of time on it you should be OK. I would make a backup of the drive first then try the upgrade. That way you can still restore the backup to a new drive if you have a problem.
     
  13. Jul 27, 2007 #13 of 18
    Stanley Rohner

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    Do whatever you damn well want to.

    We tried to answer your question nicely and you decided to say stuff like - ...wondering if I should plug the damn phone line in or NOT.
     
  14. Jul 27, 2007 #14 of 18
    tbo

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    Sorry if i offended, Stanley.
     
  15. Jul 27, 2007 #15 of 18
    wolflord11

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    Well you may as well plug the phone in. New Software updates are not going to screw anything up unless you have hacked the unit. Then you could lose your hacks.

    But 3.1.1b is the latest version for Directv/Tivo units and they have not released an update for a long time. Doubt they will release one.
     
  16. Jul 27, 2007 #16 of 18
    JimSpence

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    My series 1 DirecTV TiVos (T60 and DSR6000) are at software version 3.5b.
     
  17. Jul 27, 2007 #17 of 18
    biker

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    Same here.
     
  18. Jul 28, 2007 #18 of 18
    wolflord11

    wolflord11 Lord of Darkness

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    Sorry you are right. 3.5b is the latest version of the Software. I just saw the 3. xxx and did not really take any notice.

    Even still, you may as well just plug the phone line in, get the updates and be done.
     

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