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i have windows xp

i have a backup image for my directtivo hdvr2 on my pc harddrive

i have a 120gb harddrive..

i have the Mfs Tools Boot Cd..


what do i need to do to restore iimagine on my 120gb harddrive for tivo

i read hinsdale and i am kinda confuse, because i have windows xp.. do i need to take my windows xp hardrive out and put a small hd and install window 98 on it and put the image on that hardrive?

then boot from Mfs Tools Boot Cd and follow step #8 and what i need to do if backup image is on a pc harddrive?

can someone here kinda help me out...

thanks

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You don't need Windows 98 or Windows anything. You do need at the least a disk that Linux can read with your backup on it. That can be on a separate hard drive, a FAT32 partition on your existing disk, or on a CD.

Do you have any FAT32 partitions on your hard drive?

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my windows xp is ntfs on my master hd and slave hd..no fat32 partions

but i do have a 8gb spare hd should i format that into fat32 and replcae that as my slave on my windows xp and pu the backup image on that?

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You should find that you can just follow Hinsdale's instructions. NTFS partitions do mount, but they're read-only, which makes creating a backup a bit tricky.

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Do they really? I wish I had known that a few weeks ago.... I was able to restore from an image on CD, though.

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thanks so much guys

i restore an image for the hdvr2 hughes save on my windows xp harddrive to the new tivo harddrive 120gb

hindale how to:

mfsrestore -s 127 -bzpi /mnt/dos/tivo.bak /dev/hdb (Any Series 2 units - Boot CD or Floppy users command)

i put the new hardrive to master and put it back in my tivo.
my directtivo booted fine...

but i notice it shows it has 35 hours capacity?
how come? i tought 120gb has 105 hours...

did i do the command wrong above?

do i need to clear and delete all after tivo is booted up?

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You didn't include the x switch to expand. You'll now need to run MFSADD.

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Boot up with the mfstools cd and when you get to the # prompt type in

mfsadd -x /dev/hdx

The x is for whatever controller you put it on

a for primary master
b for primary slave
c for secondary master
d for secondary slave

After you hit enter it will only take a few seconds to expand your drive. It also should tell you how many estimated hours it has.

Hit CTRL ALT DEL

Take drive out and put it back in tivo. Boot up and your done.

Hope that helps.

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Thak you so much...


it all worked great....

if this harddrive fails in the future, will i be able to save all my recording on it and put it on a new hd?


if i decide in the future to add a second hd, will i lose what i have recorded already on this hd.?

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Depending on how bad the hard drive is damaged will depend on a good recovery.

You will just use the mfsadd command again but it will look like this.

mfsadd -x /dev/hdx /dev/hdx

The second /dev/hdx will be the second drive you will be adding. The x is what controller you are using.

Example....if you have your tivo drive on the primary slave and the new drive on the secondary master the command line to expand would look like this....

mfsadd -x /dev/hdb /dev/hdc

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thanks

so by adding a 2nd hardrive , i wont lose my recording i have on first hd?


i have 120gb hd in my directtivo now, what the highest size for a 2nd hd i can add to it?

thanks

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You will not lose your recordings if you add a second drive. The mfsadd command line is all you need to do to make the drive usable. You are just basically telling your tivo drive...hey I have a second drive to use. Lets get married. heheh!

160 gig drive is the highest but that takes some work getting past the drive limitation. I would just go with another 120 giggers.

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