Tivo Mini out of the box setup fails to find DVR --SOLVED!!!--

I assume you have tried rebooting the Minis that are having issues? I encountered the same issue over a year ago and rebooting the mini solved it.

 

Have you had the Roamio force a connection to Tivo?

Im assuming you have, but you didnt mention it...

Rebooting the minis cant hurt

Rebooting the Roamio also cant hurt

Rebooting all your networking hardware cant hurt

Setting up minis can be a little quirky, as you've discovered.

 

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This is why tivo says you have to wait 24 hours before service is activated. It can be done a lot quicker then that, just takes several forced connections.

 

I had to force the Host DVR to connected to the TiVo servers. Then my Mini finally saw and connected to the host, but then it would not stream. As it turns out, it takes a day or two for the Mini to truly be added to my account for streaming. 2 days later, the Mini was working fine. Now, that was opposite of the first Mini that started working on day one. But there are others who've posted having to wait a day or 2 for the Mini to function at streaming.

 

I am having the same problem.

Mini was not originally found but after manually connecting the Roamio, the default name of the Mini came up during the setup (which you can change). I get to the next screen and it says the DVR is still not found. I'm assuming activation on TiVo's end still needs to be done even though I see it in my account.

 

After you connect to the Tivo service, be sure to reboot both the Roamio and your router. I setup a Roamio and several minis this weekend and didn't do the reboots. The Minis could see the Roamio but wouldn't connect and complete the setup. It was only after I rebooted the Roamio and router was I able to complete the setup on the Minis.

 

I an into similar a similar experience, but mine continued even after renaming all devices and force connecting repeatedly until all new names were in sync on all devices. Problem appears to be a Belkin switch between the Mini and the core switch. Once the mini was plugged straight into the core, it removed the "No" circle from the Roamio and proceeded. Once setup was complete, returning it to the Belkin has not proven to be a problem, although the Premiere will not work properly with MRV if connected to that switch.

If you're interested, more info is here:
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=524502

 

I have 2 mini that won't connect despite repeatedly forcing connections on the Roamio Plus and the mini's. I always hang at the TIVO DVR NOT FOUND screen.

What do you mean by "new names were in sync on all devices"? Is the name of the Mini supposed to show up somewhere on the Roamio? Where?

I've tried putting everything on a MoCA network and the Roamio sees the Mini in the Network Status info display by its MAC address, but still they don't connect. I tried putting the Mini directly on Ethernet but still no connection.

 

Sometimes you have to wait up to 24 hours even after forcing connections on both the Roamio and Mini in order for the Mini to receive the necessary signal from Tivo that allows it to communicate and find the Roamio. This was the case with one of my Minis that I setup. No amount of forced connections and rebooting would allow it to find the Roamio and complete setup. I just had to wait 24 hours and sure enough, that did the trick. So if forcing connections to Tivo on both the Roamio and Mini and then rebooting the Roamio, Mini, and router don't fix your issue, give it at least 24 hours and that may solve the problem.

 

What in the world could possibly take 24 hours?

 

I don't know but its well documented that in some cases, it just takes 24 hours for the Mini to receive the necessary signal from Tivo that let's it communicate with the Roamio. Most of the time, it happens within minutes but in a few cases here and there, it can take up to 24 hours.

 

No, but the new names of the TiVo's will show up in the Mini setup screen. The purpose of this is to ensure that the config on every device matches what is in the Tivo online database.

I don't use MoCA, so I can't be of much help there. Did you verify that all the devices connected to a single ethernet switch/router? No devices in between the Tivo devices and the single device they all connect to? For this it may be easiest to stack them all and plug then into a singular device. Obviously Tivo recommends the router, although there is no reason a switch would not suffice.

Really poor programming. And the official TiVo statement is not 24, but 72 hours!!

 

Arrrgh, I bought a new Mini on Fri afternoon to go with the new Roamio I just got in the mail.

I activated it with Tivo, and during guided setup it was able to see my Roamio but with the red no circle next to the name.

I forced a call or two on Friday evening, on both boxes and now I am getting a v70 error on the mini. I have rebooting/renaming everything but the v70 error still persists. (Today Sunday, I switched over to Moca, forced a call / reboot on both and still getting a v70 on the mini). I know that the mini is on the network because when I change the name it gets reported on tivo.com and I can ping the ip address its grabbing from my router.

Any ideas, its odd that I no longer see the tivo name with the red no circle, but get a v70 error now. I am at a loss as to what to do next other than wait some more.

 

You need to let it all sit, connected. Don't start changing names because that will just delay it and make it start over. It took at least 48 hours when I added my last Mini to the network after activation on tivo.com.

 

Arghh still no worky.

 

Move the mini to the same switch the tivo is on, or try moca.

 

done and done, currently have escalated the issue within Tivo.

 

How to Architect, then set up the devices on your TIVO network:

SETUP:
1. Get all TIVO's in one room, use a cable splitter and a hub or switch to connect them all up. This part is critical, make sure they are ALL on the same exact splitter and same exact HUB/SWITCH, or your router. If you have too many devices, wait for one to be fully registered, then swap it out for another. Typically, on larger TV's you should have multiple HDMI ports. Use each one for all the attached devices, so you can scroll through your inputs on the TV to go from one TIVO device to the other. This simplifies the entire process hugely!

2. Make sure your primary device (the DVR) is fully functional before you begin. Follow all the setup procedures completely, and make sure you are tuning in all appropriate channels. Also, make certain all the TIVO devices are registered on the TIVO management website, and properly licensed.

3. Rename ALL the devices based on what you wish them to be set up as, and then reboot all of the devices. Once you have done this, go to the website again and see if the names show up under your registration page. If the custom names are all there, then you should be done. However, it may take a bit longer. (see the end of this note)

4. Once all of this is done, you should begin to see devices being added to the system network.

It is not uncommon to have devices not instantly work. The reason for this is simple networking. When you use a normal network, the network keeps a list on the router of all the device names in a look up table. When you reboot, typically you force updates to that table. However, some older routers, or cheaper ones, won't have a fast processor or enough memory for all the devices on your network. As a result, it can take much longer to get that table updated. The possible reason MOCA works faster is that it doesn't talk to the router at all, and there is no "table" to be updated, it is updated by the controlling MOCA device. (I know I probably have that acronym wrong, but you get me.)

One trick you can do is to make sure that there is NOTHING else running or connected to your network when you begin this process. This means no iPhones, no tablets, no computers, nothing. Shut it all down.

When this is done, you can reboot your ROUTER with all the new TIVO devices attached, and what will happen is the router will establish a new table and it will only see the TIVO devices. This should help greatly in speeding the whole process.

Sometimes however, you may see it take longer, so the trick here is to leave each devices connected to the primary network, the main TV, and on that same splitter, until the device becomes active.

Once a device is active, remove it from the main room and move it to your destination room. Reconnect it to the network and give it a few minutes. It should begin working normally almost immediately.

I hope this helps!!!