Upgrading Tivo HD software version to 9.4x?

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The Cablevision guy came in today to install digital cable and Optimum Online. However he had a problem installing the multi-stream Cablecard. He called in, and they told him that the card won't work because the Tivo HD's software version was 8.1x out of the box, and the Cablecard needs 9.4x. So he says wait for it to upgrade to that, then call them again. Currently my Tivo has no Cablecard, so I can't view HD channels and some other stuff, although standard def works fine.

The Tivo setup told me that it upgrades automatically, but my Software Version has currently been 9.2a-01-2-652 for hours now. It seems to be stuck at that.

So how can I force an upgrade to 9.4x?

 

Yeah, going to Connect to Tivo service worked It never said pending restart or told me to restart, but on the advice of this thread I did so. Prior to the restart the version was still 9.2x. However after the restart it did a service update, and it became 9.4x.

I'm really liking the interface changes too - especially the ability to see the guide over live TV (something I was very surprised to see Tivo lacked, as standard cable company DVRs have that), and also the ability to advance days using "-" minus (don't know what it's called), as advancing days was another feature I was extremely surprised Tivo lacked. So this version change was a really substantial user interface upgrade.