TiVo Stream -- replace weekly?

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I was a winner & got my stream on release. Set up in the office & worked well once the IOS software was released.

Last night moved it to the entertainment system & it won't progress past blinking light mode. If I go to settings, I see the stream & it's IP address. Browse from the computer & get "congratulations, you've networked you TiVo" banner. Try "setup your stream" from the iPad app & get "TiVo Stream found, step 1 checking software version, Failed, pls try again". Repeating doesn't help. Retrying in office didn't help.

Reset button also doesn't help -- there is no reset button.

Just my 2 cents. I'd bet hardware is fine -- except for the lack of way to reset to factory settings. Crazy there's no way to reset unit.

Kent

 

Been there. Done that. TiVo sending a replacement (but doesn't know when).

 

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What I find most disturbing is that the box seems to basically work -- ie responds to a web browser -- but that there was no way to try to reset it.

As part of my "project" when I relocated the stream, I moved my internet service from cable to DSL. In doing that the DSL modem also locked up and couldn't be reset -- until I got a special "reset utility" from that tech support. Another example of a box without a simple reset switch. Fix the DSL, reprogram the router for PPPoE, and then the stream is non-reponsive (all of the 20+ other internet devices worked fine -- it's amazing how many wireless boxes there are these days).

Anyway, TiVo isn't anywhere near perfect in software distribution. Seems a hardware reset would be in order. It will be annoying (and expensive) to have to get a box exchanged because of some software flaw.

Kent

 

Thanks for the pointer. I guess the port is opened later in the boot process because I can't connect to it. I appreciate the tip.

BTW, where did you find the reset port #? And I also think VideoRedo is one on the nicest pieces of software I've ever used.

KEnt