Tivo OS

[illie]

I don't currently have a tivo (i'm waiting for a store to get them in stock), but I am quite familiar with both linux and tcl.

Could somebody make a tar file or something of all of the tivo OS stuff (all the tcl files, screen files, etc.. basically the whole ext2 partitions..) and make it available? I'd like to get a start on looking for likely things to hack.. Don't really care if it is 1.3 or 2.0...

[Vadim]

i'll see what I can do..

[jcborshard]

The compressed backup of my virgin Phillips 212BK01 is about 350 megs. As I type I am running guided setup for the first time. No problem pulling the drive again, but I don't know Linux. If you can give directions, I'll be happy to make a "tar" file for you.

[Vadim]

wow 350 MBs is good. I'm not 100% sure how I can get the whole system tared.

[illie]

Unfortunately, I think this will have to be done by somebody who has a tivonet card in their machine, and somewhere to stick a file (using rsync or one of the other methods mentioned in the tivo hacking FAQ).. or the tar file can be created on a running tivo, and then have the drive put in to a linux box and copied off.. Probably not a task for somebody who isn't familiar with linux...

The appropriate command would probably look something like

tar -czf /tivo.tar.gz /

Which would make a compressed image of all of the unix based stuff from the tivo. It wouldn't include the MFS partitions where the actual video is stored, so it wouldn't be too big..

But i'm not even sure off hand if the tivo includes a copy of tar or not...

[jcborshard]

I agree -- a little much for having to begin with "what's a tar?" Maybe someone with Linux fluency can help.

[sir_lunatic]

Actually you dont need tar.

You can just use gzip as long as you use the drive and/or partition descriptor on stdin


gzip -9c < /dev/hdX > /someplace/foo.gz


short and sweet!!!!


###I forgot the high compression option (9)

[illie]

Now that you've identified the short and sweet way of doing it, any chance you could do it and stick the file somewhere? :)

[sir_lunatic]

Unfortunatley, I am 6000 miles from home and no Tivo with me on this trip.

Another few weeks.



I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.......

I keep telling myself that, but I ain't buying it..............

[sir_lunatic]

Also remember,

In order to use someone else's disk image, it needs to be from the same brand, SA or DirectTivo, possibly even the same model.

You just cant use any backup. It just dont work that way.

Damn it Jim, I am only a doctor.

[illie]

Yeah. I don't want this as a backup. This is just so I can dump the code somewhere and go through it looking at how to hack this thing.. I don't have a tivo yet :( amazon is sold out of the 212's right now.. and I can't find any cheaper...

[sir_lunatic]

Whats their price, $199 ?

Target, Best Buy, Walmart .........the same $199

[aram1s]

Why is everyone here so hung up on gzip? bzip2 does a much better job.

tar xjf /mytarball.tar.bz2 /dev/hdX

if your version if tar is older and does not understand "j" then use "I".

A

[illie]

The KMarts in the area want $359 for a 20 hour, don't carry 14's..
The Circuit City is $199 for a 14, but doesn't have any in stock.
Target doesn't carry them anymore.
Walmart doesn't have any in stock within a 2 hour drive. Found one 3 hours away. A 14 hour for $249.

So I was really hoping to get one from Amazon for 199 and use a promo code to get an extra $20 off or so... sigh