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DirecTiVo upgrade problem
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Posted by: GreenCenter

I am on Satellite, equipment is RCA DVR40.
Goal was replacing 40G with a 120G; later add back the 40G with extra fan.

I never got an image backup!:mad: I was using the MFS Tools 2.0 Manual I printed out to make a backup. (Now I see the Hinsdale manual is correct with 'mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos' and I was trying 'mount /dev/hda /mnt/dos')

I never booted the TiVo disk under Windows 2K or XP. The first thing I did was stack my Windows HD's out of the way and work with the TiVo, spare HD's and CD-ROM.

I tried 3 different boot CDs. MFS Tools 2, Sleepers TiVo scripts and TBDv2r6i (has TiVoMad and BlessTiVo.

The first spare drive I tried was a WD 120G. This drive was still locked since it came out of a dead UltimateTV box. (Seems UTV have a problem with tuners going bad, could only receive on one Sat input).
I tried the MFS cd. The BIOS showed all 3 and sized correctly. I tried 10a- Replacing single TiVo drive with larger drive and I tried 10e Adding a new drive to single TiVo. MFS always complained about a size problem and failed. I booted WD Data Lifeguard Tools floppy and it told me the 120G is locked! On to next drive HD.

Day 2, I next tried the MFS cd using a Maxtor 120G. It was formatted in NTFS. After MFS 10a and 10e failed, I used the 120 solo, floppy booted W98, Fdisk and formatted. I tried MFS 10a and 10e again. No Joy!

I found Sleepers TiVo scripts cd. The Error message here is ~boot~

Day 3, Exhausted I placed the 40G back into TiVo. It has welcome screen, Almost screen then blue-- then repeats welcome... Its Gone and all I intended to do was copy to a larger drive.

I read that BlessTiVo has a boot fix. Command "BlessTiVo /dev/hdb bpage" goes without error on 40G. Still will not boot in TiVo box. I have not tried MFS or Sleepers but I assume the boot issue will error again. But I will test this on day 4!

*10a = mfsbackup -aqo - /dev/hdc | mfsrestore -xpi - /dev/hda (120G is Pri Master, 40G is Sec Master)
*10e = mfsadd -x /dev/hdc /dev/hdb (40G is Sec Master, 120G is Pri Slave)

I now have the Feb 19 2004 Hinsdale Manual and will start reading.
Anyone with an idea to get my TiVo back? Upgraded or not

Posted by: weaknees

I think your image is bad on the boot drive - especially after the BlessTiVo command. You need to find a new image and restore from that, or buy a replacement drive from a company like us or the others here on the board.

Michael

Posted by: Robert S

Getting to 'almost there' with the original drive is a bit worrying. That screen is displayed by Linux, ruling out the obvious issues - jumpers, cables, corrupted boot block, etc.

It could be corruption in the MFS partitions, in which case triggering a GSOD with diagnostic mode might help.

Otherwise it indicates a failure in the modem or power supply, which would be bad.

Does it still get to 'almost there' or has BlessTiVo trashed it completely.

Posted by: GreenCenter

'almost there' message has dissapeared after the BlessTiVo bpage command.

I know I have a series 2 box. I never looked at what software version I was running. Can I assume version 4?
Feb, 21 2004