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June 06, 2004
Our old Philips TiVo box (hacked so it has an extra HD in it) is showing every sign of imminent disk meltdown. Playback frequently freezes, requiring a hard boot. Any Tivo or Linux hackers out there who know how to get the TiVo software to do some disk maintenance, blocking bad sectors, etc.? Thanks! Posted
by D. Weinberger at June 6, 2004 12:04 PM
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I suggest visiting http://www.tivocommunity.com
The best and brighest Tivo people are there.
FWIW, I don't think there is maint you can do on a Tivo. The only thing I've seen recommended is delete all the programs and start fresh. Sounds kinda hinky to me...
Your best bet might be replacing the old drive(s) completely and moving the data onto a new drive. I replaced the 30 GB original with a new 120 GB and everything moved over intact. -> http://www.cruftbox.com/cruft/docs/tivoupgrade.html
Good luck.
Posted by: Michael | June 6, 2004 03:55 PM
Michael, thanks for the link to your photo fest.
So, any advice on how to clone a disk? I already have two in the box. At the very least, I'd like to get the Tivo app onto a new drive so it can phone home. At the best, I'd like to preserve the programs I've saved.
Posted by: David Weinberger | June 6, 2004 05:23 PM
david,
saw dyan yyesterdah. fiasco. dropped my wallet, with tizet, in the gtruk. got toe the door, NO TIZ! fortunaltely, they were able to find me via computer and reissue. missed first four songes. see set list on dyl.com. phew. started right at 8 w/o warmup band. wahts up w that? losuy achoustics. but it was dyaln!
Posted by: bw | June 6, 2004 08:44 PM
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Posted by: Chris | June 8, 2004 05:00 PM