xtreme upgrade (v3.1.0 and v2.5.2) now available

[superzap]

For more info on using xPlusz ===> http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=79110#post79110

If you have previously used any of the locals scripts like mvchannels or the xPlusz #60 command, you should first, before using this upgrade, do a mvchannels reset or xPlusz command #61. Read the current thread for more info and this ===> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21100

Thanks to Dennis (dsboyce8624) for a new download site, we are releasing an upgrade for v25xtreme.
xtreme upgrade - V3.1.0 or V2.5.2 upgrade with xPlusz
by superzap, AlphaWolf and the dealdatabase.com regulars

This will upgrade your v2.5 DTiVo to v2.5.2 or
upgrade your v2.5 or v2.5.2 DTiVo to v3.1.0
works on all series 1 DirecTiVos, Sony, Phillips, Hughes

Before doing this upgrade you must understand the advantages and disadvantages. v3.1.0 is new and not all hacks are working, P4 required. v2.5.2 is a little more stable than v2.5 Any special hacks will be lost and need to be re-installed. Most of the popular hacks are included. Recorded programs, season passes and most other settings will be retained. For more info read the forumsfiles distributed: xupgrade.zip (contains xupgrade.iso and README)packages included: xPlusz v3.10 tivo command set (ls, joe, find, tivoftpd, etc.) noscramble, turbonet support tivoweb v1.9.4 final (includes whatson v1.11 and MfsStream)README attached.

READ THIS BEFORE UPGRADING TO v3.1.0: There is a bug in the tivo os v3.1.0 that shows up in the EventSwitcher. If you want to run any TCL scripts like noppv, mvchannels, tivotitle, etc., on a schedule, the v3.1.0 EventSwitcher will die in a couple of days and the TCL scripts won't run until you reboot.

Since xPlusz is written in TCL it will be affected and will quit working when this problem occurs. A reboot is the only known remedy and rebooting on a schedule should prevent this. The next release of xPlusz will include an option to automatically do reboots on a schedule.

v2.5 and v2.5.2 does not have this problem. I doubt that tivo has any plans to fix this and unfortunately v3.1.0 is probably the last upgrade that there will be for series 1 dtivos.
http://www.pitoudistro.com/pd/xtreme.html

http://www.tivostuff.com/

[dsboyce8624]

Anybody having links to good how to's or knowing of files left off of the downloads section, use the link on the home page to email that info to the webmaster so they can get it updated.

Dennis

[botcher]

Thanks for the new release! Just a few minor questions for those of us looking to rape a virgin T60 .....

I have a virgin T60 that I want to upgrade the hard drive and Xtreme at the same time, hopefully eliminating the need to move the drive between the PC and DTIVO more than once. My plan is to take the original drive and store it in the closet as a backup. What is the best way to go about it?

Can I do the following?

1. Place new virgin 120G drive into PC
2. Boot off Xtreme ISO, install Xtreme25 onto the drive.
3. While drive is still in PC, insert upgrade ISO CD (per above post), and install 3.1 upgrade with "-p" option to flash the T60 when it boots the first time
4. Place 120G drive in T60 and power up the unit

???



Or will the original Xtreme's first boot/flash process conflict with the flash option of the 3.1 upgrade? If there is no conflict, do I need to use the "-p" option during the upgrade process (#3 above) or not?



Thanks for the new release!


Botcher

[dsboyce8624]

You should check what's on it first. If it's 2.5x just use the new one. If you need to use 25Xtreme, you need to reboot to get it all installed and setup. Then you can use the serial to upload the new one and do it without putting the drive in the PC.

Dennis

[botcher]

In reference to my above post, there will be nothing on the drive as it will be brand new. So I guess I still need to flash the DTIVO box via the 2.5 initial startup BEFORE doing the upgrade, correct?

[dsboyce8624]

DOH!


Yep.


Dennis

[superzap]

There's no need to install v25xtreme or flash the prom before using the xupgrade. Just follow the installation instructions method A or B and use the -p option to flash the prom.

I used xupgrade on a brand new T60 (v2.5 from factory) right out of the box.

[dsboyce8624]

He's starting with a blank drive.

Dennis

[captain_video]

I added the tivostuff site to the downloads section in the How Tos sticky. I guess I should delete the duplicate links posted in the How Tos for files listed at tivostuff. Nice job Dennis!

[dsboyce8624]

Just trying to make it easy to find stuff. I don't mind reading to find info, but sometimes there can be 4 versions of a file in the same thread.

Dennis

[superzap]

Originally posted by dsboyce8624
He's starting with a blank drive.

Dennis
Ok, sorry I read "virgin T60" but it looks like maybe it's a virgin T60 and the HD is being replaced with a new unused HD.

[superzap]

Originally posted by superzap
Ok, sorry I read "virgin T60" but it looks like maybe it's a virgin T60 and the HD is being replaced with a new unused HD.

To clarify for botcher, you'll need to add a couple of steps:

1. Place new virgin 120G drive into PC
2. Boot off Xtreme ISO, install Xtreme25 onto the drive.
3. Choose to run dtivomad to use all of the 120G HD.
4. Put HD back in dtivo and let boot untill you see the acquiring sat info screen.
5. Put drive back into PC, insert upgrade ISO CD (per above post), and install 3.1 upgrade (-p option is not necessary but won't hurt).
6. Place 120G drive in T60 and power up the unit

[jrogers]

Originally posted by superzap
To clarify for botcher, you'll need to add a couple of steps:

1. Place new virgin 120G drive into PC
2. Boot off Xtreme ISO, install Xtreme25 onto the drive.
3. Choose to run dtivomad to use all of the 120G HD.
4. Put HD back in dtivo and let boot untill you see the acquiring sat info screen.

This makes sense if someone hasn't flashed their prom yet, but if I've already flashed my prom on a previous update, can I take a blank drive, install xupgrade 3.1, then put that into my DTivo and start fresh? I'm thinking of setting my current drives off to the side and taking my time.

Thanks, hope this isn't a dumb question.

-jrogers

[T_RJ]

This is an upgrade to an existing TiVo OS. It is not a full blown OS.
There needs to be an OS allready on the drive for it to upgrade.

[superzap]

Like they say, the only dumb questions are the ones not asked. :)

You need dtivo software on the HD before xupgrade will work. You could just clone your HD using mfstool or dd. Or install v25xtreme on the new HD if you don't care about the recorded shows.

[Ellipse]

I have a few friends here that want to modify their S1 DTiVos with all the upgrades listed here. I am too busy to do them by hand for them. I would use this tool, but I want to know the answer to these questions first....

* Can I install this without putting 25Xtreme on their system first?(this is NOT a new HDD, just their original HDD)
* Can I safely remove the piece that allows that allows the system to continue without phone calls home? (I know...I am wierd like that)

Are both of these things possible?

Also, does it come with a free football phone? Are you going to send the swimsuit people over? ...oh wait...wrong questions...

Ellipse

[Crank]

What if you are putting a virgin 120GB drive as master and the original DTiVo 40GB drive (Not-xtreme'd) as slave. Can you use this upgrade?

Thanks!

[dsboyce8624]

Yes but you must first do the 2 drive Xtreme install and reboot. Then do this upgrade.

Dennis

[superzap]

Originally posted by Ellipse
* Can I install this without putting 25Xtreme on their system first?(this is NOT a new HDD, just their original HDD)Yes, if v2.5 or v2.5.2 is already installed
* Can I safely remove the piece that allows that allows the system to continue without phone calls home? (I know...I am wierd like that)You don't have to remove anything. If you don't activate the xPlusz NOPHONE option, everthing else should work ok providing you have a subbed P4.

Are you just wanting this for file access or? If you connect a phone line, the tivo service will try to upgrade the software. You could put in a dialing prefix like 9 so that outgoing calls will fail, but then after 31 days of not making a successful call you will get daily nag messages. The subbed P4 with tivo service activated will keep the recording feature going. My answers are directed toward doing a v3.1.0 upgrade, the v2.5.2 os works mostly like v2.5.

[shawn]

Why would most of us want to do this upgrade if it forces a P4 card? My P4 don't get as many channels as Hu card

[RUBiK]

Originally posted by shawn
Why would most of us want to do this upgrade if it forces a P4 card? My P4 don't get as many channels as Hu card If that applies to you, it's one of the tradeoffs you'll have to consider. Or, just read some more and figure out how to do the mod to lift that restriction. Just don't talk about it on this forum as it's against the rules and you'll anger the management.

[superzap]

That's one reason you also have the option to go with v2.5.2 and get all the same hacks preloaded.

[dasatelliteguy]

Why do I get this error when trying to run the upgrade to v252:

ERROR: GZ/utils extract failed: cpio: v252.tar: No such file or directory

I have a T60 with 25Xtreme and the Kraven upgrade. I have remounted my drive rw and I have transferred the two rquired files over. I have also done a chmod +x on upgrd252.tcl.

What is wrong here? I'm stumped... :(

Thanks for the help.

[RUBiK]

dasatelliteguy »

Make sure BOTH the upgrd252.tcl and v252.tar files are in /var/hack and that you "cd /var/hack" before you run "./upgrd252.tcl" as the README says.

If you don't run the upgrd252.tcl script from /var/hack and/or if the v252.tar file isn't in /var/hack, it will give that error.

[Astrogoth]

Did the upgrade to 2.5.2. Worked like a charm on my DSR. Very smooth. Thank you all very much indeed.

Small observations: In the readme you didn't mention any defaults for the xPlusz settings. Maybe in future releases you could provide a few typical settings? Also, it's likely there but I couldn't find where it says the big yellow pause button is the "," key.


I'm happy. If this fixes my weekly reboot I'll be in heaven.

[Astrogoth]

Oh yes, I'd be in Nirvana if somebody could PM me how to get all the locals in my spotbeam. I have ExtremeHU too. Thanks!!

[SynAck]

Any trick to getting xPlusz up and running? None of the codes seem to work for me. The only additional thing that I did after the upgrade was to run the airnet install CD to get my wireless card working again. Now, my wireless is working just fine, but I can't seem to get xPlusz running so that I can turn on the ftp and telnet. Isn't it supposed to be running by default? Any trick to this?

[superzap]

Originally posted by Astrogoth

Small observations: In the readme you didn't mention any defaults for the xPlusz settings. Maybe in future releases you could provide a few typical settings? Also, it's likely there but I couldn't find where it says the big yellow pause button is the "," key.

From the readme:

xPlusz v3.10 will be installed with either of the upgrades. Most all of the features are turned off by default. Use the commands to activate the features you want.
A new command, named xp can be used to activate functions from bash. The xp command just gives another way, instead of the call waiting prefix, to run xPlusz commands.The pause key is explained right on the screen when you're entering the call waiting prefix. Standard tivo procedure.

[superzap]

Originally posted by SynAck
Any trick to getting xPlusz up and running? None of the codes seem to work for me. The only additional thing that I did after the upgrade was to run the airnet install CD to get my wireless card working again. Now, my wireless is working just fine, but I can't seem to get xPlusz running so that I can turn on the ftp and telnet. Isn't it supposed to be running by default? Any trick to this?
The airnet install must have broke something. Try getting the xplusz310.zip and reinstalling. If you still have problems, I need to see:
the display from the "ps x" command
3 files from /etc/rc.d/
rc.sysinit rc.remote-login rc.net

[dasatelliteguy]

Make sure BOTH the upgrd252.tcl and v252.tar files are in /var/hack and that you "cd /var/hack" before you run "./upgrd252.tcl" as the README says.

They are both in that directory and of course I cd to /var/hack prior to running the upgrade script. Any other ideas?

Thanks.

[superzap]

Did you use winimage or other iso utility to extract the files? Or burn the image and copy?

Enter this command:
ls -la /var/hack
and copy the output to a post here.

Make sure the v252.tar file is named exactly like that, all lower case alpha.

[ScubaBudy]

Is there a faster site to get these files from, I am only getting 2.07 kb/sec

thanks

[Yazhol]

One quick question about the upgrade SuperZap... I notice that it replaced the boot299.btl file. Did it replace it with one that includes the nozkt hack?

[superzap]

LOL. Nice try, Yazhol.
Each version of the dtivo os has a different version of boot299.btl. So if you installed v2.5.2 over v2.5 you will see a slightly different boot299.btl and a bunch of other file differences also.

[Yazhol]

I wasn't "trying" anything, just asking a question since I alread had replaced the btl file.

[dracoo]

Did the 2.5.2 upgrade over tera term. All went smoot but I have lost Bash. Any Ideas?

[Yazhol]

After the upgrade it's not 9600 baud to get bash, it's 115200.

[superzap]

serial bash needs the speed set to 115200.

[mrblack51]

Originally posted by Yazhol
I wasn't "trying" anything, just asking a question since I alread had replaced the btl file.

whenever the tivo software gets upgraded, the new software is put on the unused system partition. because of that, any old hacks need to be re-applied. tivolater applies some hacks for you, but any special files you replaces (such as a btl file) will need to be replaced after the upgrade. as was stated, the btls are different for each software version we have seen so far

[dracoo]

Thank you for the Quick Reply.....that fixed my problem =}

[dizman]

I am trying to download this now.
Does this upgrade the prom on the tivo?
If I did a 'dd' on my 2.5.0 drive to a new drive and applied the 3.1 on the new drive would I be able to go back to the 2.5 drive?
Or is the Prom updated to not allow me to go backwards?

Thanks for all your hard work on this upgrade!

[superzap]

No prom update is done if your prom was previously flashed with the hacked prom image as is done with v25xtreme. And the hacked prom flash is only done if you request it and it needs to be done. So you can clone your drive to a new drive, install the upgrade and then if you don't like the upgrade you can use your original drive.

[spacehead]

Im having a problem with my t-60 I did the mod and everything seemed to go ok but now its hanging at the acquireing satellite info goes to 100 percent and just hangs.

T-60
25xtreem
kraven upgrades

[superzap]

What exactly did you install?

see this thread for a discussion of similar problem ===> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21100

[davel]

I'm a little confused.

I currently have extreme 2.5 running with kravens update. If I upgrade to the 3.1 version of extreme, will I still need the tier for the PVR functionality or will my extreme image carry me through without the tier because of the prom flash that happened with extreme 2.5?

Also, I was wondering if someone could package just the files needed for the upgrade for those of us going over bash. Hopefully that will be a lot smaller than the 50 meg iso.

[superzap]

If you upgrade to v3.1 you will need the tivo tier to record. That has nothing to do with the tivo prom.

Get the readme form my 1st post and you'll see the the files transferred to the tivo are extracted from the iso and are about 14MB.

[JimBliss]

Lots of post on deal have been about local channels. If you're not hacking DTV you don't need these. What's the big deal about wanting to use an HU card? I respect the rules, just don't see the point? Why is hacking DTV cool sometimes and other times not? It's not like asking for a 3M, Act, or a bin. Why can't we talk about using an HU card on 3.1? It's hacking the TiVo software not the card. I always thought hacking the TiVo software was the point of this Forum? I understand not hacking DTV (cards)!

[spacehead]

Superzap thanks for the info that sounds like it might be it can someone point me to the link for mvchannels 1.36 i did a search and cant find an active link thanks

[SR712]

The TiVo files you speak of, are directly tied into the authorization process of DirecTv's Access Card. If hacking these becomes rampant and largely public, then the powers that be will be forced to do something about, ruining the existing possibilities for all... Not to mention this board being shut down by some aggressive lawyers. There are plenty of other forums where this type of thing is welcomed. Do it there, that's all. The owners of this forum have decided on what is permissible here, lets respect them and move on.

[superzap]

Try running xPlusz command #61, that should do a mvchannels reset. If you've never done an xPlusz command before, just enter #61 into the call waiting prefix from the phone dialing options menu, press select once, and wait a few minutes while it runs until you see Succeeded. Or you could enter xp "#61" from bash.

[rono]

i am one of those paranoid people that locked their tsop. unfortunately i did not put a switch.

will i need to unlock it in order to install ver 3.1?

[superzap]

No. The same prom image is what you need.

[AlphaWolf]

Originally posted by JimBliss
It's not like asking for a 3M, Act, or a bin. Why can't we talk about using an HU card on 3.1? It's hacking the TiVo software not the card. I always thought hacking the TiVo software was the point of this Forum? I understand not hacking DTV (cards)!

This hack in no way benefits your use of the tivo dvr, it only benefits how you access directv. Think of this as a rule of thumb: if you can't do it to a standalone tivo unit, its a directv hack.

Directv hacking should be brought elsewhere than here, such as dsschat.

[daveinfla]

Is there a list of benifits that the 2.5.2 and 3.1 software give you posted somewhere? What other then "more stable" does 2.5.2 give you, i.e. features. Same question for 3.1?

In the previous post dsschat was mentioned, can someone point me to a good server/channel for dsschat?

The only thing I've done to my unit is run xtreme25 on it, do I need to manually upgrade my prom or does the upgrade to it?

One last question for clairfication. It's mentioned that the upgrade de-activate current hacks, does this mean it overwites all the files (boot files) that ran the previous mods? The reason I ask is I want to know if there are any files I need to manually remove old mods from?

Thanks,

Dave

[mrblack51]

Originally posted by daveinfla
Is there a list of benifits that the 2.5.2 and 3.1 software give you posted somewhere? What other then "more stable" does 2.5.2 give you, i.e. features. Same question for 3.1?

nothing really new in 2.5.2 over 2.5, other than stability. a few minor internal changes, but nothing to write home about.
3.1 has faster menus better stability. it also has unofficial broadband support, so you can easily use your tivonet or turbonet.



The only thing I've done to my unit is run xtreme25 on it, do I need to manually upgrade my prom or does the upgrade to it?

dont worry about your prom



One last question for clairfication. It's mentioned that the upgrade de-activate current hacks, does this mean it overwites all the files (boot files) that ran the previous mods? The reason I ask is I want to know if there are any files I need to manually remove old mods from?
Dave
the files are not overwritten. there are two system partitions, hda4 and hda7. if your system was on hda4, then it will install the new system on hda7, leaving the old one untouched. you dont need to do anything to your current setup to upgrade...though i would suggest turning off multiple locals if you have that turned on.

[daveinfla]

Does the data on the old partition eventually get overwritten? If not, aren't you loosing disk space for recording?

Define "Multiple locals"? Do you mean selectlocals or MVChannels?
Why? Does this get set with the new software?

Thanks,

Dave

[Shalafi]

What is the difference between this upgrade and Kraven's upgrade? Is the relationship something like xtreme252 a base OS and kraven an add-in package?

Does the xtreme 2.5.2 upgrade work concurrently with the originally kraven upgrade?

Does the xtreme 3.1 work with kraven's new upgrade?

If not, could anyone explain to the advantage of one over the other?

Thanks

[AlphaWolf]

Something dev'ers should be weary of in the 3.1 software, the eventswitcher likes to just randomly die all the time, can't realy figure out why. It's impossible to start it up again without rebooting the tivo. This makes any 'event' calls in tivosh very unusable.

It's been like this since the early beta way back in may, so I don't think tivo has any intentions of fixing it. Just only use event calls as a last resort.

[HQS]

Hey all...


Finally downloaded SuperZap's xupgrade for my DSR6000.
Everything went well I guess with both the TCL and TAR files getting loaded into the VAR/Hack directory zmodem.
I couldn't figure out how to switch the baud rate from 9600 to 115200 without losing my bash prompt. The files were uploaded at 9600 which took like 4hrs for the V252.tar file

Current issue I am having is when I goto run the ./upgrd252.tcl I get an error message of Permission Denied.

Anyone know what might be the problem and how I can fix it.


HQS

[superzap]

You need to make executable:
chmod +x upgrd252.tcl

[superzap]

http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21087

If you do either the v2.5.2 or v3.1.0 xupgrade you don't need and should not apply the KRavEN original v25xtreme upgrade.

[superzap]

Originally posted by daveinfla
Does the data on the old partition eventually get overwritten? If not, aren't you loosing disk space for recording?

Define "Multiple locals"? Do you mean selectlocals or MVChannels?
Why? Does this get set with the new software?

Thanks,

Dave The old partition is used again when another tivo os upgrade comes along. It can't be used for recording, the recordings are stored only in the mfs partition. There are 10 or more partitions used by the tivo os.

Multiple locals are what you stated and do not get set with this software upgrade unless you specifically do something to add locals.

[HQS]

Hello SuperZap...

Thanx alot for the information. I thought that I may have to do chmod to make it executable.
Anyways,I proceeded on the install but in extracting the files, my V252.tar file is all in CAPS. When running the program it looks for lower case letter's of the file. Can I just re-type the file in lower case without causing any issues?.
I didn't think case sensitivity would be an issue.

Any Ideas?

HQS..

[ScubaBudy]

I have a t-60 Xtremed then put KRAVENS update on it, all was working meaning the telnet and the FTP over my lan. I just did the 252 update and now I can not telnet or ftp into it please help!

It does grab a ip from the dhcp server but I still can't get in

[superzap]

Yes, linux is case sensitive on file names and most everything else. If your tar file is in all caps just rename it with the mv command:
mv V252.tar v252.tar
or
mv V252.TAR v252.tar

[HQS]

Awesome!...

Worked flawlessly!. The extracting and upgrade to the hard drive seemed to work great!

Last message is that the upgrade is complete and attempting to re-boot.
Is this the end of the upgrade?. I am safe to disconnect the serial cable and hook it up to my Sat Dish?. Or do I need to wait for the re-boot process before I shut down my terminal?


HQS

[superzap]

As stated in the readme, nothing is activated by default after the xupgrade is done. Refer to the readme for activating the functions with xPlusz commands. For example, run #43,1 for telnet, #45,1 for tivoweb, #46,1 for tivoftpd, etc. Reboot if you change these types of options that need to be started at boot-up.

Here's some of the functions explained:
NOPHONE - allows your TiVo sub to continue to remain active without a phone connection (also controls the logs).
ADDLOCALS will allow you to add multiple sets of locals (mvchannels).
T30SS will automatically set 30 seconds skip feature on each reboot.
NOPPV will reset the PPV indicator on PPV channels at daily call.
FIXDEMO will reset demo mode periodically (default every 3 mins).
EBD will automatically enable backdoors on each reboot.
CALLERID will display caller-id on screen (phone line required).
The batch save feature will allow you to save multiple programs to VCR.
TIVOTITLE will change the title of shows adding the description.
TEMPMON will monitor the TiVo's temperature and issue an alert on the screen if the temperature exceeds a threshold you specify.
NOSDD will help you further opt out of TiVo's automatic software downloads and changes to your DirecTiVo unit. It is designed to prevent any type of software download/update whatsoever, including (no way around this) the showcases and tivolution magazine.
Others are (they should have obvious meaning):
TELNET READONLY TIVOWEB TIVOFTPD NOSCRAMBLE SMBFS NFS

[dizman]

Have yout aken down the website? When enter tivostuff.com, I get promted to signin to the website.

[superzap]

Wait for the reboot, the install is not finished until you see the acquiring sat info screen.

[JimBliss]

Originally posted by AlphaWolf
This hack in no way benefits your use of the tivo dvr, it only benefits how you access directv. Think of this as a rule of thumb: if you can't do it to a standalone tivo unit, its a directv hack.

Directv hacking should be brought elsewhere than here, such as dsschat.

No disrespect I want to follow the rules and everything because I love this forum and a lot of your posts have been helpful to me but... What use are the local scripts on a standalone? I've never really messed around with the PPV scripts but what use are these on a standalone? Maybe the PPV script would, but still I don't see what use the locals would have. Maybe I'm wrong but I've always looked at it this way. If it has something to do with hacking the card it self, don't talk about it. If it's the TiVo software go for it, everything goes. Just seems like splitting hairs.

[HQS]

Superzap..


The receiver is still hooked up to my PC via the serial cable.
Next step is to disconnect from the puter and hook up to Sat dish and TV..right?. If not, things are hangin big time here on my puter.


HQS

[superzap]

If you saw the aquiring sat info screen then it's time to hook back up to sat dish.

[quantum_3]

help! :)

went to (http://tivostuff.com/) and it is now asking for a username/password.
any ideas???
thx!
q

[dsboyce8624]

Looking into it.

Dennis

[JimBliss]

Originally posted by quantum_3
help! :)

went to (http://tivostuff.com/) and it is now asking for a username/password.
any ideas???
thx!
q


Same problem here, but it worked like 3 or 4 hours ago.

[jasch]

You're lucky... I can even get the site to display, I get a 'UNKNOWN HOST TIVOSTUFF.COM'

[jasch]

Furthermore I get NO ADDRESS (A) RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TIVOSTUFF.COM.

Maybe an IP address would help?

[JimBliss]

Originally posted by jasch
Furthermore I get NO ADDRESS (A) RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TIVOSTUFF.COM.

Maybe an IP address would help?


Well I tried but when I went to connect it wouldn't. I pinged it and got an unknown host. Guess just give it time:(

[HQS]

Works Great !...Thanx alot for your hardwork and patience!.

Now I just need to learn some of these xp commands and I will be laughing.

Thanx again.... u the BOMB!



HQS

[jasch]

Give the fact that the distro site is down? Can somebody share it with me? (FTP/EMAIL/anything). PM me, I have a very fast connection and I can d/l in a couple of minutes.

THanks!

[AlphaWolf]

Originally posted by JimBliss
What use are the local scripts on a standalone? I've never really messed around with the PPV scripts but what use are these on a standalone?

Both of these scripts alone only alter the way the tivo functions, its still up to your access card to determine whether or not you can view the channels or events that these scripts change.

[superzap]

If you have an ftp server I can upload. PM me.

[Yazhol]

Originally posted by superzap
CALLERID will display caller-id on screen (phone line required).


Question about this feature... With having to have a phone line plugged in to use this feature if you put garbage numbers in the Dial Prefix like say ##8675309 it would in effect keep the tivo from dialing out over the phone line for updates correct? Or is there an error in my thinking?

[superzap]

I think it works that way but haven't tried. Do a search for elseed.

[Yazhol]

Thanks SZ!

[dsboyce8624]

My hoster decided to kill me. So I have setup on another hoster with more support for this type of site. It will be a day or so until it's all back up.

Dennis

[JimBliss]

Originally posted by AlphaWolf
Both of these scripts alone only alter the way the tivo functions, its still up to your access card to determine whether or not you can view the channels or events that these scripts change.

That is what I'm saying! If you hack your 3.1 software (your TiVo HD) to work with HU cards it still takes your access card to determine whether or not you can view the channels or events that these scripts change or in this case patch same difference. That's why I don't understand how this has to do with DirecTV hacking. DirecTV hacking is the card! TiVo hacking is the HD. The rules have always went this way before. Making a 3.1 run on an HU card should be okay, as long as you don?t talk about hacking Access cards. Again no disrespect to you or anyone else. Sorry I just don't understand.

[HQS]

Boy I am glad that I was ablw to obtain the xupgrade file for my DSR6000.

Just alittle quick step-by-step which I took to update my DSR6000 from 2.5.1 to 2.5.2 with SuperZap's update.

1) Hook serial cable up to TIVO unit.
2) Obtained Bash Prompt using TeraTermPro.
3) cd / ( For Root Directory)
4) cd /var/hack
5) zmodem the files to current hack directory.
6) Files V252.TAR & UPGRD252.TCL where in Caps. Need to change to lower case.
7) Files changed from Upper Case to Lower Case by typing this..... mv V252.TAR v252.tar & mv UPGRD252.TCL upgrd252.tcl
8)chmod +x upgrd252.tcl to make file executable.
9) ./upgrd252.tcl
10) After message of 2.5.2 successfully installed... unplug and connect to dish.
11) Enjoy all new "features" along with Xplusz

Kewl...



HQS

[Astrogoth]

JimBliss I'm with you. I want to have several locals at the same time. To get this I believe I need to do some hacking of both my HD and my card. I could do these if I knew what to do! I understand why we can't go into card alterations here. But like you I don't understand why we can't discuss unrelated issues.

Perhaps I have an idea. If we make FAQ's for these touchy subjects and host them off this server might that not cover it?
Then when a newbe asks about the seven deadly's we just direct him to the correct FAQ file. This plan would of course require a large number of experts to pool their wisdom and keep these FAQ's up to date. Otherwuse the newbe's would ignore them. Also these files would have to be clearly written, step by step. The How-To's we have now are for DTivos only and not related.
Telling people to go to another site to talk about DTivos is not a good idea. The other sites know a lot about cards but nothing about Tivos. This is the site for that. It's the card-Tivio interface that's the problem. Let's not let paranoia get going.

[AlphaWolf]

Originally posted by JimBliss
That is what I'm saying! If you hack your 3.1 software (your TiVo HD) to work with HU cards it still takes your access card to determine whether or not you can view the channels or events that these scripts change or in this case patch same difference. That's why I don't understand how this has to do with DirecTV hacking. DirecTV hacking is the card! TiVo hacking is the HD. The rules have always went this way before. Making a 3.1 run on an HU card should be okay, as long as you don?t talk about hacking Access cards. Again no disrespect to you or anyone else. Sorry I just don't understand.

The cam ID check is an access card security measure. Normal receivers have this check. Thats like saying if you apply a nozkt mod to a tivo, its not helping you hack directv any. You are removing a security measure which is designed with only one purpose in mind.

The sti5505 only controls everything relating to decoding the signal coming from directv. Modifying the respective oslink boot script in any way serves no purpose other than to hack directv.


Originally posted by Astrogoth

Perhaps I have an idea. If we make FAQ's for these touchy subjects and host them off this server might that not cover it?


Sounds reasonable to keep directv off of dd's backs, but remember that even linking to "dangerous" information is a violation of the DMCA, you just have to improvise a loophole.

[Marksmanaz]

Super,
If I use WS_FTP to transer the files to /var/hack over my Turbonet should I send them as Binary or ASII or does it matter?

Thanks,
Marksman

[JimBliss]

If you are copying files, it'd be bin I believe. I've never used anything else to transfer files via FTP.

[superzap]

Use binary

[tzone]

How about some of you guys that have these upgrade files toss them into your Kazaa folder (or whatever P2P software you use) and let's start distributing them that way until the tivostuff.com site comes back up???

-tzone

[dizman]

Great Idea tzone. I would love to get this up and working today, but without a download it makes it rather hard. Can someone post this on KAZA. I don't have a FTP server set-up. believe me I have tried, my router won't forward the ports correctly.

[dsboyce8624]

The site should be up sometime today, except for the 25Xtreme files which are huge.

Dennis

[Marksmanaz]

Super,
is it normal for the UPGRD310 to take along time to reboot? IT got to aquiring... 90% and is crawling 91,92,93 taking 5-10 minutes each percent.


Marksman

[Yazhol]

Originally posted by Marksmanaz
Super,
is it normal for the UPGRD310 to take along time to reboot? IT got to aquiring... 90% and is crawling 91,92,93 taking 5-10 minutes each percent.


Marksman

I ran into the same problem... Here's more info on it and the fix.

http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21100

[ricochetts]

i can`t connect to the server it aask for username and password
can anyone PM with this imfo please...
thanks.

[Mav2000]

I've read on this forum that mvchannels 1.36 doesn't work properly on 2.52 as in in won't download the guide data on new channels. What about existing channels that were acquired using 1.35? :(

[Yazhol]

Originally posted by ricochetts
i can`t connect to the server it aask for username and password
can anyone PM with this imfo please...
thanks.


Hit Enter

[rpongett]

I still can't get into tivostuff.com

[DarkWing]

That's because the dns info has to propagate throughout the internet. Should be ok by tomorrow.

Patience grasshopper :)

[superzap]

The file is now on http://www.pitoudistro.com/pd/xtreme.html. There's a link on the bottom of that page for ftp login as well as a http link.
šž

[tzone]

OK. I got the 'xupgrade.zip' file and have put it in my Kazaa folder to share. I've got a T1, so some of you guys should be able to get it this way also. Just search for the above file name.

Just trying to help out with the bandwidth requirements a bit...

-tzone

[StanSimmons]

If you are using IE, this link will get you to a mirror site.

ftp://tivo:later@ftp.twinbrothers.com

If you prefer a more traditional ftp client...

Site: ftp.twinbrothers.com
User: tivo
Password: later

This site is limited to 10 users at a time to prevent bandwidth issues. Please don't beat the server to death! :)

[tweaky]

SuperZap,

You say that the Xupgrade supports turbonet. Does that mean if I have installed it, it will work with it? Or does it mean that IF I had a dhcp server all would be good?

The problem is, I don't have a DHCP server (xover cable direct to pc). Do I just need to comment out the DHCP stuff in rc.net and add the static info?

Thanks

[spacehead]

downloaded the file
used blindwrite to burn iso
loaded harddrive in computer
booted from cd
get to boot prompt hit enter
get to tdb login hit enter
get to/# prompt type upgrd252.sh
get sh: upgrd252.sh : command not found
/#

can someone help with this thanks

[superzap]

Could be a bad burn. Try re-burning or use installation method B.

[superzap]

I believe you have to make the rc.net mods, but I'm not sure, I use a dhcp router. Which did you install v2.5.2 or v3.1.0?

[spacehead]

superzap I have redownloaded the image and burned to cd
same thing. I cant use method b because i have a raid setup and i dont have enough power cables for boot cd 2 harddrives in computer and 2 harddrives for tivo is there something else i could do i dont understand why the boot cd isnt working thanks for the help

I did notice this at the end of the boot

tdb login:

mount:block device /dev/hdb is write-protected, mounting read-only

mount: No medium found

[superzap]

It looks like the cdrom is not getting mounted correctly. If you have 2 cdroms, remove one. Or remove all the ide cable connections except for the cdrom and tivo hd.
Do a
mount
command to display what's mounted. Search the forum for "cdrom mount". There have been a few similar problems with v25xtreme. Here's one ===> http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12299

[madlad]

Any one know where I can get the v2.5.2 upgrade. I have 25Xtreme loaded now, but would like to go to v2.5.2 not 3.1.

Also how do I clear the logs and how often should I do that. I a newby to this.

Thanks

[superzap]

Get xupgrade.zip, it contains both the v2.5.2 and v3.1.0 upgrades. Choose the v2.5.2 installation, see the readme.

Turn on the NOPHONE xPlusz option to have xPlusz automatically clear the logs.

[tweaky]

SuperZap,

I installed version 2.5.2. I will make the following changes to rc.net (from kravens upgrade to make a static IP; these changes would apply to Kravens rc.remote-login):

ifconfig net0 192.168.1.220 netmask 255.255.255.0
route.tivonet delete default 2> /dev/null
route.tivonet add default gw 192.168.1.1 netmask 0.0.0.0 dev net0

madlad,

Xupgrade contains both 2.5.2 upgrade and 3.1. You pick what you want to install.

[okonkwo]

The upgrade to 2.52 went fine...now I can't watch my old recording. Please help.


Pete

[superzap]

What happens when you try to play the shows? Were you running noscramble? Did you have KRavEN's original v2.5 upgrade installed?

If you were running noscramble before, you need to turn it on again. Noscramble is not activated by default with this upgrade.

To activate noscramble immediately, run the #54,1 xPlusz command. You can do this in a couple of ways. Enter #54,1 in the Call Waiting Prefix from the Phone Options menu. Or enter
xp "#54,1"
from bash.

If you want noscramble activated automatically every time your unit reboots, run command #47,1. You can display which xPlusz options are currently activated by running #0#12.

[okonkwo]

Thank you very much...I wasn't even aware that I had noscramble turn on. I did try the Kraven upgrade one..I uninstall it but it seems like noscramble stayed on.

Thanks for your help.

[quantum_3]

help..menus freeze because i had disabled interstitiles using alphawolfs script. i want to put them back to norm but dont know how???tried using the backup that came with the script but it didnt work and now i have clr menus that hang. this is what fixed it in version 2.51 at the end of rc.sysinit :

# this code fixes the menu freeze caused from killing the menu BGs. It needs to be replaced by a better method.
sleep 60
# start menu
/hack/SendKey tivo
sleep 120
# enable backdoors
/hack/SendKey 4 select right select up select down right right select up left select 2 select 5 thumbsup
# disable interstitials and exit the menu, must have this one or else menus will freeze
/hack/SendKey 4 select enter enter 9 1 enter enter 9 livetv
# enable 30 second skip
/hack/SendKey select play select 3 0 select
# disable overshoot correction
/hack/SendKey clear enter clear 5
# return to previous channel
/hack/SendKey enter enter

but now it isnt working. i have been playing with this for 4 hours now and am still clueless. plz help.
q

[superzap]

I would not put all that stuff back into rc.sysinit. And whatever you put in there make sure that the bash startup is last.

You probably lost the SendKey command you had in /hack. All those old hacks are left on the alternate old root partition.

xPlusz comes with a SendKey.
Try adding this:
/hack/bin/xPlusz/SendKeyWaitsz.tcl 4 select enter enter 9 1 enter enter 9 livetv

If you want to enable backdoors use the EBD xPlusz option. If you want to enable the 30 sec skip use the xPlusz T30SS option.

[quantum_3]

thanks SuperZap i will try that, do you know if there is a mvchannels for 3.1 yet? i love your prog but i like to have my channels in order of city like :
atlanta 2-8
nashville 9-15
birmingham 16-22

etc....and i need my own channels.dat file to do that...unless you know a better way?
thx again,
q

[superzap]

xPlusz will build the channels.dat and run mvchannels for you, see command #60 and #67. The current problem with mvchannels when used with v3.1, is that to my knowledge, no one has figured out how to get the guide data for the added channels.

[quantum_3]

ok SuperZap,
I upgraded to 3.1 hoping to leave the problem of the "clr backround behind" but it came with me. i opened up the new ,fresh, rc.sysinit and placed that one line at the end you gave me right before the bash call.... it didnt work..i stiil have clr menus and they still hang. any way to get the old menus back maybe??
still clueless,
q

[spacehead]

Hey superzap I just wanted to say thanks you were right unpluged second cdrom and it started like a charm

Thank you
Spacehead

[quantum_3]

heres a thought for ya......could it not be working because the backdoor codes are different for 3.1? so the rights and lefts and ups are all wrong?
thx for the help!!
q

[Yazhol]

Well once I got past my small problems, user error apparently, upgrading to 2.5.2 I must say it's a nice upgrade. Thanks for all your hard work SuperZap, well done!

I do have one question... In my trying to get an HU going with 3.1 I noticed that your aquiring satellite data screen in 3.1 is customized with a png file. Is there a way to do this with 2.5.2? I can't find a file named aquiringsat.png on my current 2.5.2 install to replace.

[superzap]

No I don't have the same splash screen for v2.5.2. It's stored in the mfs database. It came courtesy of AlphaWolf.

[Yazhol]

Originally posted by superzap
No I don't have the same splash screen for v2.5.2. It's stored in the mfs database. It came courtesy of AlphaWolf.


Any idea where I would find the pre-existing 2.5.2 sceen on my setup now or where I could place my own file to take the place of the generic one? I've done some searching on my tivo HD via telnet and can't find that png anywhere on it now and can't find a cs22 that is that screen either. It's not a major deal, just thought it would be cool if I could customize my DTivo. :)

[jrogers]

Originally posted by quantum_3
thanks SuperZap i will try that, do you know if there is a mvchannels for 3.1 yet? i love your prog but i like to have my channels in order of city like :
atlanta 2-8
nashville 9-15
birmingham 16-22

etc....and i need my own channels.dat file to do that...unless you know a better way?
thx again,
q

As far as mvchannels goes, my Tivo thinks that I live in San Fransisco after a full reload. I'm now running 3.1, but I live in the Boston area, so adding Boston Channels leaves me with the lack of program data for my own home area. How can I change my Tivo to think that it's home location is Boston, and not San Fran?

Also, in the mvchannels file channels.dat, can you delete the standard channels from the list so that it doesn't take as long to run through the mvchannels script every time? I mean channel like PPV and ESPN, etc.

I'm mostly concerned with getting my tivo back to knowing where home is, and then I want to add additional locals afterward.

Thanks
jrogers

[BubbleLamp]

Originally posted by jrogers
As far as mvchannels goes, my Tivo thinks that I live in San Fransisco after a full reload. I'm now running 3.1, but I live in the Boston area, so adding Boston Channels leaves me with the lack of program data for my own home area. How can I change my Tivo to think that it's home location is Boston, and not San Fran?

Also, in the mvchannels file channels.dat, can you delete the standard channels from the list so that it doesn't take as long to run through the mvchannels script every time? I mean channel like PPV and ESPN, etc.

I'm mostly concerned with getting my tivo back to knowing where home is, and then I want to add additional locals afterward.

Thanks
jrogers


Your Tivo thinks it's in SF because your "card" tells it so. Fix your "card", and it will regain its composure.

[jrogers]

Originally posted by BubbleLamp
Your Tivo thinks it's in SF because your "card" tells it so. Fix your "card", and it will regain its composure.

No, with my subbed P4 which I have no capability of changing, it has been a San Fran tivo ever since I rebuilt it. I use a virgin 2.0 image from the server, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I've tried mvlocals, and I can add the Boston channels and watch them, but I can't get guide information or get rid of the San Fran channels. I'm not interested in running multilocals, just getting mine to work.

Any ideas?

thanks

btw, I have an HU card that is only boston as well, and it works tuning in boston channels, but my tivo still thinks that home is san fran.

[superzap]

If you have a subbed P4 call directv and tell them your locals aren't working and they should fix. It's on the card like BubbleLamp said. I wouldn't try any locals scripts like mvchannels in your case.

[jrogers]

superzap,

I'm hesitant to call Dave, as I do have the means to verify that I'm on the proper locals with an HU card. My locals work, it's just the default locals are whacked out. Is the selectlocals.tcl better than the mvchannels? will it make any difference? I don't think it's anything a daily call can fix, because my box makes successful daily calls. I'll let it sit, I suppose, but it's pretty weird, and my situation seems to be one that is unique.

I appreciate the help, might just have to rebuild again. Do you think it could be the 2.0 virgin t60 image that I used from the net?

Thanks

[BubbleLamp]

Originally posted by jrogers
superzap,

I'm hesitant to call Dave, as I do have the means to verify that I'm on the proper locals with an HU card. My locals work, it's just the default locals are whacked out. Is the selectlocals.tcl better than the mvchannels? will it make any difference? I don't think it's anything a daily call can fix, because my box makes successful daily calls. I'll let it sit, I suppose, but it's pretty weird, and my situation seems to be one that is unique.

I appreciate the help, might just have to rebuild again. Do you think it could be the 2.0 virgin t60 image that I used from the net?

Thanks

Did you set the correct zip code on the receiver? I don't think it really matters, I believe it just uses that info to tell you where to point the dish. Sure sounds like a card issue to me. The fact that you can verify correct locals with an HU tends to reinforce that. So you either aren't paying for locals on your subbed P4, or you never told Dave you moved to Boston from SF!;)

[Marksmanaz]

Super,
Thanks for all your help got 310 up now, not hanging. Now that I'm up xPlusz doesn't seem to work right. When I enter a command in the call waiting it comes back and says "terminating: 2 or more running". I did have xPlusz installed before the upgrade.

Thanks,
Marksman

[Marksmanaz]

I get the same response from the command line:

enter xPlusz command #21,1

TmkLogger: <134>Jan 20 08:19:14 tcl[400]: Tcl created pool of 1458176 bytes
Mon Jan 20 03 08:19:15 xPlusz exiting (terminating: 2 or more running), rc=1

[CRD2002]

xpluz where is the list with the commands to run on the new 2.52 upgrade?

[Marksmanaz]

I deleted the /hack/bin/xplusz directory and reinstalled xplusz 301 and it works now. Just need to set my Turbonet static IP and I'm done. Thanks to SuperZap and all for the help. Good work guys!


Thanks,

Marksman

[Iced]

I've successfully upgraded from Xtreme 2.5 to Xtreme 3.1. Excellent work guys. This is an extremely nice upgrade and does exactly what it says it does in the Readme. I haven't had to bother anyone with more than a minor question.

Only issue I had was with DHCP but I've had the issue since 2.5 and seems to be on my end (Click Here (http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15091) if you want to read the thread). Instead, I use a static IP address by making a small modification to the /etc/rc.net file. This is the new /etc/rc.net (with changes in boldface):

--- BEGIN: /etc/rc.net ---

#!/bin/bash
# Copyright (c) 2001-2002 TiVo Inc.
#

if [ "$DEBUG_BOARD" != true -o "$dhcp" == true ]; then
if detectDynamicNet; then
# mkdir -p /var/state/dhcp
# /sbin/dhclient -q "$DYNAMIC_NET_DEV" 2>/dev/null &
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.200 up
fi
fi

/etc/rc.d/rc.remote-login &

---- END: /etc/rc.net ----




Congratulations and glad to see there is still alot of quality work out there!

[superzap]

Thanks for the kind remarks and thanks for sharing your technique for a static ip. I've had a few questions on that and now we have a solution that works.

[CRD2002]

superzap where is the list with the commands to run on the new 2.52 upgrade?

[CRD2002]

never mind superzap I found it

[CRD2002]

superzap I have version 2.18 installed now and want to do the 2.52 upgrade just run it or do I have to do something to 2.18 before running the upgrade?
Will the same things be active in the upgrade or do I have to do them again?

[tweaky]

Per his instructions,

It will upgrade Xplusz to version 3.1 and certain items are on by default. You will need to verify if the functions you want on are those.

[superzap]

If you've added any local channels with command #60, run command #61 before doing the upgrade. And your xPlusz settings should carry over automatically to the upgrade.

[tweaky]

Originally posted by Iced
Instead, I use a static IP address by making a small modification to the /etc/rc.net file. This is the new /etc/rc.net:

--- BEGIN: /etc/rc.net ---

#!/bin/bash
# Copyright (c) 2001-2002 TiVo Inc.
#

if [ "$DEBUG_BOARD" != true -o "$dhcp" == true ]; then
if detectDynamicNet; then
# mkdir -p /var/state/dhcp
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.200 up
# /sbin/dhclient -q "$DYNAMIC_NET_DEV" 2>/dev/null &
fi
fi

/etc/rc.d/rc.remote-login &

---- END: /etc/rc.net ----



You can comment out the mkdir -p /var/state/dhcp as it is not required.
I would also change your eth0 to net0 as this will prevent your tivo from trying to call home over the internet (if connected)

[Iced]

[DELETED]

[superzap]

changing eth0 to net0 shouldn't be necessary with v3.1 since it will not use the ethernet connection to phone home unless you enter ,#401 into the Dial Prefix.

[CRD2002]

superzap the upgrade went fine, I did the nophone command #21,1 but when I do the daily call it says called failed line unavailable, am I missing something?

[tweaky]

I was refering to version 2.5.2.. Sorry.... Somewhere I missed the fact that you where on 3.1.

Just a heads up that in version 2.5.2, DYNAMIC_NET_DEV=net0 in version 3.1 DYNAMIC_NET_DVE=eth0

I had a slight head in ass syndrome on the other ones and tried to edit the post before you saw it... Ohh well, I guess I will just keep my mouth shut for a while..

[superzap]

That's normal. See this ===> http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21180

[Astrogoth]

Well folks I got the guide to populate for several other locals in my spotbeam by changing the guide byte and letting it stay that way overnight. In the AM I still had my normal locals guide info along with the new stuff. Take your time!

[jrogers]

Good news on the multilocals... hopefully my single locals will come up.

about the multiple locals, how can I find out which locals I'm capable of picking up with my particular area. I'm in Boston, and I am just curious of what other locals are available. I'm happy having one, but curious.

and I'm being patient on my local channels guide info.

Thanks,
jrogers

[Astrogoth]

The spotbeam map: http://www.scottandmichelle.net/scott/dtv.html

[botcher]

Superzap,

The Sony T60_Xtreme252 image that is now located on tivostuff and/or the mirror sites... Does this image "flash" the prom, or is it the same 252 image that was posted back in November on the pitroudist site, and was discussed here in great detail, which required flashing the prom first?


Thanks
Botcher

[superzap]

I think is the same image as at pitoudistro.com

[quantum_3]

quote from Astrogoth:
"Well folks I got the guide to populate for several other locals in my spotbeam by changing the guide byte and letting it stay that way overnight. In the AM I still had my normal locals guide info along with the new stuff. Take your time!"

hey Astrogoth are you running 2.52 or 3.1?
thx,
q


also 2nd question for anyone running the 2.52 upgrade and then tried using tivonet....let me get this straight (as i am slow in the head at times) after you upgrade from xtreme 2.5 to the 2.52 update with xplusz you DON'T have to install any thing else to get tivonet working..just turn it on in xplusz and you are done. the drivers are already loaded in the update correct?? i am using a static IP addy but i can use the fix from the earier post on this thread as a work around for that right?? please let me know because i have spent the last 4 hours trying to put a driver in from the FAQ sticky and i am getting a knot on my pointed little head from hitting a brick wall.
thanks for the patience with me guys,
q

[Astrogoth]

Hey Mr Q-3. I just upgraded to 2.5.2. No problems with the upgrade. My only ongoing issue is with the locals. I want to have several, my DSR6000 has other ideas. Talks continue. So far I can get the guide info for most but not all the places I want. And, if that's not odd enough I can only watch one at a time, depending on the cards locals byte. Not what I had in mind.

[quantum_3]

thats not good...let me know how it goes....so far all of my spotbeam locals are "to be announced" and i put bhm local byte on it 7 hours ago. if it stays this way i will have to go back to 2.51..now that would really stink.

[spacehead]

Hey superzap quick question before I upgraded I had 106 hrs estimated recording time now I have 69 hrs recording time so is this update that big 2.5.2 or do I have some junk left on the hard drive. I have done a clear and delete everything reset on the tivo and same thing should I reformat the harddrives, Original 40 quantum fireball and new 80 maxtor, and could you help with the command to reformat

Thanks
Spacehead

[superzap]

Your space problem has nothing to do with this upgrade.

Go back and start over and install v25xtreme. Make the 80GB drive the A drive and the 40GB the B drive. Make sure you put both the drives in the pc when you run v25xtreme and answer "y" to the question "Would you like to run DirecTivoMad now". When finished put the drives in the dtivo and let it boot. Then check the amount of space it reports. After you're satisfied it's correct, do the upgrade.

[its_me]

Superzap,

I did a fresh install of 2.5 then upgraded to 3.1 using xupgrade.
turned on NOPHONE #21,1 - I noticed in system info it shows as Account in good standing. I saw in another post of your you came up with a new way of working on 3.1- so my question is - is this normal for 3.1 ?

thanks

and thanks for all your time and effort you put into this hobby.

its_me

[superzap]

I'm not sure I understand your question. Account in good standing for v3.1 means you're subbed and can use the pvr functions. It's either on or off, there's no more lifetime subs starting with v3.1.

[its_me]

Originally posted by superzap
I'm not sure I understand your question. Account in good standing for v3.1 means you're subbed and can use the pvr functions. It's either on or off, there's no more lifetime subs starting with v3.1.

Superzap,

I'm sorry that is what I was trying to ask.

Thanks again

Its_me

[lardnar]

Superzap-

Great 2.5.2 upgrade -and it was working perfectly until I encountered an error in trying to utilize the edit function in TivoWeb. After a reboot, neither TivoWeb nor Nophone function and when I attempt to input the correct call waiting numbers for those programs, a message stating "terminated: two or more programs running" appears. I've tried a couple of subsequent reboots but same result. Not all the hacks have disappeared as Tivonet and ftp still work but I'm not sure whether I need to reinstall or if there is an easier workaround? Thanks.

[superzap]

Have you tried the commands more that once and always get that message? That should only happen if you're entering commands rapidly. Take a look at /var/hack/xPlusz/xPlusz.log for errors. And do a
ps x
command to see if xPlusz.tcl is active.

[lardnar]

Superzap

I've tried the nophone and TivoWeb commands several times and the terminating language arises each time. The xPlusz logs don't list any errors but they don't list any activity in the last two reboots either. The ps x command lists the following

174 ? SW 0:01 tivosh /hack/bin/xPlusz/xPlusz.tcl
178 ? R 0:00 tivosh /hack/bin/xPlusz/xPluszDvr.tcl
and
198 ? S 0:00 /hack/bin/xPlusz/cron

among numerous other commands.

[Marksmanaz]

lardnar,
I had the same problem. I deleted the /hack/bin/xPlusz directory and reinstalled xPlusz 310.


rm -r /hack/bin/xPlusz

Download xPlusz310 here: http://www.tivostuff.com

Transfer setup and xPsz.tar.gz to /var/hack

chmod +x setup

./setup

Choose no for upgrade. (it detects the former xPlusz310 install).
Choose mods desired.
reboot and good to go.


I'm glad I could contribute for once. :)


Marksman

[lardnar]

Thanks Marksmanaz - that did the trick. Not sure if this was a TivoWeb issue or not but i don't think I'll try editing or scheduling in TivoWeb again. Thanks again.

[Astrogoth]

I hope all of you rebooted your DTivos after you have keyed in your xPlusz commands. Things worked much better when I remembered that my DSR6000 was a computer and needed a fresh start.

[Marksmanaz]

TivoWeb is working fine for me except Mfsstreams. I can download any of the recordings but I can't edit or delete.

[memike]

Trying to update, getting error....

Enter device............

mounting hdd7...
mounting hdd9....

unsupported TiVo software version 2.0, aborting....

cleaning up....


What is this error mean??? I do not have version 2.0 It is 2.5, xtreme'd, etc. Why is it telling me this??? Tried the same on brand new out of box 100gb bought few days ago, loaded 25xtreme, mad (to expand), then tried this 2.5.2 update and same thing, "unsupported TiVo....." Put the new drive in TiVo and keeps rebooting to powing up screen. Searched power related problems, seems I'm not the only one with this mess.... Have tried every suggestion about 50 of them... with no luck. I am completely convinced that their is NO WAY to buy a brand new hard drive and load 25xtreme and just have it work. I have tried EVERYTHING. Have been on it now for about 300-350 hours total now.... and just giving up. Maybe I'll use the new hard drive in my computer.

[superzap]

After you load v25xtreme on your hard drive are you putting it into the dtivo and letting it boot at least 1 time? You have to do this before attempting the xupgrade.

FYI: v25xtreme is really v2.0 pending restart to install v2.5. You have to let it boot once to get the v2.5 tivo os to install. Then you can install the xupgrade.

[memike]

Originally posted by superzap
After you load v25xtreme on your hard drive are you putting it into the dtivo and letting it boot at least 1 time? You have to do this before attempting the xupgrade.

FYI: v25xtreme is really v2.0 pending restart to install v2.5. You have to let it boot once to get the v2.5 tivo os to install. Then you can install the xupgrade.


Okay... makes sense... Answers that question... Now I have to find a way to get my new HD with a fresh upgrade to boot up past "powering up" screen and I'll be able to update....

Thanks for the reply...

[T_RJ]

You need to double check your jumper setting on your drive.
If it is set to cable select try setting it to master.
If it is set to master try using cable select.
You might have to experiment with the jumper settings.

[dogbreath]

I have tried several times to upgrade to 3.1, but everytime I get the "severe error has occurred" screen. After it finally fixes itself, xplusz does not work. Has anyone had this problem? Any recommendations.

dogbreath

[JimBliss]

When I was running a HU card I paid $250 for a lifetime sub for TiVo. DirecTV did send me a P4 card, and I have been using it for about 2 months maybe more. I pay monthly for Total Choice Premier w/Locals. It hasn't had a phone line plugged into it for over a year. At least one it can call out on. Does my P4 card have the tier needed for my DirecTiVo to record? From my understanding it should since I paid for the lifetime sub, and I pay monthly for Total Choice Premier and this package includes it without paying extra. So I know I "should" have it. I don't want to upgrade and then not be able to record anything. I guess I could call DirecTV and they should be able to fix that. Does anyone know? Has anyone upgraded to 3.1 in a situation like mine?

[jerob]

since i have upgraded to 2.5.2 i cant get my locals guide to come back, they show (to be announced) and thats after 2 days. anyone have any suggestions? i also cleared my program data & to do list with no success bringing them back. thanks

[superzap]

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11576

[quantum_3]

hey superzap,
it looks like the den pulled the guide do you have a copy of it?

[superzap]

It's still there at the den, search for "Bytes Revealed"

[TomW]

I recently upgraded to 2.5.2 using SuperZaps upgrade (Great Work!)
Using xPlusz, I activated mvchannels and set up my locals that I receive in my spot beam. For the past year I have been using 900s.tcl with out any problems, but mvchannels doesn't seem to work as well. With mvchannels, all channels for Portland that I previously received with 900s.tcl just report "to be announced" when using mvchannels. I decided to throw in the towel and go back to 900s.tcl but now I don't know how to get rid of or disable mvchannels. It is not an option in xPlusz so some help here would be appreciated!

[Astrogoth]

Try #20,0

That turns off the Addlocs module.

I had the same problems with it myself. I gave up and went back to my stock locals. Others have said that they have several locals at once. I couldn't get that to work. Oh well.

[CRD2002]

superzap I have a question if I take a brand new tivo never hacked and load the xpluz 2.52 upgrade and flash the prom this will be the same as loading xtreme first right?
I will have the same results without having to load xtreme like bash and all the hacks of xpulz 3.10 am I correct on this assumption?or do I still have to load xtreme?

[superzap]

Yes that will work providing the brand new dtivo comes with v2.5 from the factory which the recent new ones do. I tested with a new T60 right out of the box. You don't need to load v25xtreme.

[TomW]

I tried #20,0 and shut off addlocs (thanks Astrogoth!). That seemed to shut down mvchannels. I loaded a copy of 900s.tcl ver 1.1 from my archives, chmod +x'ed it, but it refuses to run under 2.5.2.
I tried the version in the /var/hack directory of 2.5.2 and that one doesn't seem to run either. Does anybody know how to make this program run on 2.5.2????

[CRD2002]

thanks superzap
so if it doesn't have 2.5 then I do have run xtreme to make it 2.5

[superzap]

Correct

[daveinfla]

Superzap,

I've read the readme several times and I'm still stumped on a few things....

How often does noppv need to run? If once a day in fine how do you specify once a day? #3 says background or recycled, which I assume you'd specify a time, but then there is #23,?N? which states "boot-up, daily, or recycled" but the options are on or off? I don't get it. Which command do you use and I would think backgroud would be preferred?

I finally figured out mvchannels but does it need to be run from time to time or does turning on addlocs take care of that?

When I ran xp "#44,1" to make the root partition readonly I received the following message "noppv bypassed, not daily call", what does it mean?

What are the #53 and #54 commands used for, I used #46 and it seemed to do the trick.

What is NOSDD?

What does FIXDEMO do? What is demo mode?

In the past I've used tytool and it's server side MFSSTREAM
program. What does #42 do, turn on MFSSTREAM to be used with Tivoweb? If so, is it wise to keep it running all the time or does it eat up processor time?

Which leads me to my last question, how do you set priorities on the hacks to low in order to keep the overhead down?

Thanks,

Dave

[Astrogoth]

And will the answers to these and other related questions ever end up in the upgrade README?

[superzap]

First of all, remember that xPlusz is a collection of hacks, most of which were not developed by me, so I'm certainly not an expert on any of them. The info is in the forums and you will need to search for it.
Here's some info from my previous post:

As stated in the readme, nothing is activated by default after the xupgrade is done. Refer to the readme for activating the functions with xPlusz commands. For example, run #43,1 for telnet, #45,1 for tivoweb, #46,1 for tivoftpd, etc. Reboot if you change these types of options that need to be started at boot-up.

Here's some of the functions explained:
NOPHONE - allows your TiVo sub to continue to remain active without a phone connection (also controls the logs).
ADDLOCS will allow you to add multiple sets of locals (mvchannels).
T30SS will automatically set 30 seconds skip feature on each reboot.
NOPPV will reset the PPV indicator on PPV channels at daily call.
FIXDEMO will reset demo mode periodically (default every 3 mins).
EBD will automatically enable backdoors on each reboot.
CALLERID will display caller-id on screen (phone line required).
The batch save feature will allow you to save multiple programs to VCR.
TIVOTITLE will change the title of shows adding the description.
TEMPMON will monitor the TiVo's temperature and issue an alert on the screen if the temperature exceeds a threshold you specify.
NOSDD will help you further opt out of TiVo's automatic software downloads and changes to your DirecTiVo unit. It is designed to prevent any type of software download/update whatsoever, including (no way around this) the showcases and tivolution magazine.
Others are (they should have obvious meaning):
TELNET READONLY TIVOWEB TIVOFTPD NOSCRAMBLE SMBFS NFS

[superzap]

Now to your questions:

Originally posted by daveinfla

How often does noppv need to run? If once a day in fine how do you specify once a day? #3 says background or recycled, which I assume you'd specify a time, but then there is #23,?N? which states "boot-up, daily, or recycled" but the options are on or off? I don't get it. Which command do you use and I would think backgroud would be preferred?#23,1 turns on the basic NOPPV feature. It will run daily and at boot-up if that's all you do.
What happens with noppv is that the ppv resets it does are set back by the tivo software after awhile. Running it daily is usually not frequent enough.
Try running noppv recycled on a timer by entering command #3,3600
The 3600 is 1 hour in seconds.
Or run every 2 hours #3,7200 for a little less overhead.
To stop it from running on a timer, use #3,0

I finally figured out mvchannels but does it need to be run from time to time or does turning on addlocs take care of that?Again, using the #20,1 command just enables the basic ADDLOCS function and you will need to further customize for your particular locals. The #60 and #67 are mainly used for customizing locals and are explained in the README.

When I ran xp "#44,1" to make the root partition readonly I received the following message "noppv bypassed, not daily call", what does it mean?Doesn't mean much to you, it's a debugging message, a variety of which you will see when you run xPlusz commands using the xp bash command. It means to me, you have NOPPV activated and ran a xp command and it isn't the daily call or boot-up, so noppv is not going to run during that particular execution of xPlusz.

What are the #53 and #54 commands used for, I used #46 and it seemed to do the trick.
#46,1 is used to activate noscramble at boot-up.
#54,0 turns off noscramble without rebooting and #54,1 turns on noscramble without rebooting.
#53,0 or #53,1 selects the noscramble module to be loaded. Search the extraction forum to determine which is best for you ===> http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19918&perpage=15&pagenumber=3

What is NOSDD?
See the above post and search the forum.

What does FIXDEMO do? What is demo mode?
Demo mode is what merchants use to demonstrate the tivo's ui to it's customers. I believe it is activated by something on the access card and sometimes a hacker's card might cause their tivo to go into the undesirable demo mode. FIXDEMO is a temporary fix that can be used until the real problem is fixed on the access card. If you're not getting demo mode, don't use this.

In the past I've used tytool and it's server side MFSSTREAM program. What does #42 do, turn on MFSSTREAM to be used with Tivoweb? If so, is it wise to keep it running all the time or does it eat up processor time?
Yes #42,1 turns on MfsStream v.98, don't thinks it eats up a lot of resources, see this ===> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20901

Which leads me to my last question, how do you set priorities on the hacks to low in order to keep the overhead down?
All of the long running TCL hacks that have been included in xPlusz use the "setpri fifo 1" statement to reduce the execution priorty and hopefully will cause a minimal impact on the normal tivo processes.

[daveinfla]

Your second post is the exact detail I was looking for, thanks!
BTW I love Plusz!

I couple points I need clarification on.

If you use #3, 7200 to setup NOPPV to run every 2 hours do you first have to active it with #23,1 or is that redudant?

Your explaination of the debug error makes perfect since, thanks!

Doesn't #47 and #54 do the same thing?

As for #53...#53,1 would only be used if I had programs on my DTIVO that were previously recorded scrambled? Other wise I'd just use #53,0?

You the man!

Thanks!

[superzap]

Originally posted by daveinfla
If you use #3, 7200 to setup NOPPV to run every 2 hours do you first have to active it with #23,1 or is that redudant?If you use both, it's not redundant and you need #23,1 to start noppv back up recycled at boot-up.
Doesn't #47 and #54 do the same thing?No, #47,1 causes noscramble to be loaded at boot-up, #47,0 won't load noscramble at boot-up. #54 is used to dynamically unload or reload noscramble.

As for #53...#53,1 would only be used if I had programs on my DTIVO that were previously recorded scrambled? Other wise I'd just use #53,0?#53 just gives you an option to select 1 of 2 flavors of the noscramble module. Most just use the default. This is an advanced subject of extraction and you need to study that subject before you can decide ===> http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19918

[gjb13]

how long should it take to run upgrd252.tcl?

I got this...

Upgrade v2.5.2 started
This process is now going to install the v2.5.2 software on
drive /dev/hda7 (strongly recommend you backup first).
Do you want to continue (y/n)?
y


extracting files...

loading slices...
GZbin-6338385-1.slice.gz
Unzipping GZbin-6338385-1.slice.gz
dbload GZbin-6338385-1.slice...


... and have been waiting for 30 mins. Is this normal? If not (and I'm thinkin not), what do I do next?

TIA

[jerob]

superzap is there something different between 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 that would make the locals stay at (to be announced)? i was at 2.5.1 and had no problems getting guide for locals, i changed nothing but upgraded to 2.5.2 and now cant get the guide for locals. i was using xplusz 3.1 with 2.5.1 and it should be the same with 2.5.2 ! i dont understand whats going on i hope you can give me some insight. thanks

[superzap]

Never seen anything like that before. Did it finally complete? Something monopolizing the mfs database or a hardware glitch is about the only reasons I can think of.

[quantum_3]

jerob im in the same boat as you man.

Superzap,
is there a way to manually edit the channels.dat file for xplusz and keep xplusz from overwriting it?
thanks!
q_3

[gjb13]

I finally just re-booted.

Came back up OK as 2.5.

There is a v252 directory in /var/hack that has a few gz(s) and tar(s).

Should I start over?

[jerob]

i just tried to run 2.5.2 again and got this error below

error: unsupported tivo s/w version 2.5.2-01-1-011

is this normal?

[superzap]

I suppose you should try to start over. The other thing you could have is corrupt files. Delete the files in /var/hack/x252 before restarting. You might want to consider re-downloading the file.

[gjb13]

I deleted all the files in /var/hack/v252 and restarted.

Looks pretty much like the first time so I'll download a new copy and try again.

Thanks superzap !!

(You'll be hearing from me)

[superzap]

There could be an issue with v2.5.2 and guide data. I thought it worked the last time I tested, but with so many having problems I have to re-test. Maybe something has now changed in the guide data or other sat stream data. I know there's a problem with the v3.1.0 tivo os and getting guide data but thought v2.5.2 worked like v2.5.

If you want to use mvchannels, use either the regular procedure by executing mvchannels.tcl from bash or use xPlusz. Don't try to mix both.

[superzap]

You can't install v2.5.2 on top of v2.5.2, that's why you're getting that error.

[jerob]

is there a way of reinstalling 2.5.1 without starting over and not loosing recorded programs?

(im not asking for much am i) lol thanks

[largecranium]

I installed the upgrade and annoyed my girlfriend by staring at the Phone setup page for an hour while entering strange code and occasionally restarting. Everything seemed to run smoothly on my DSR6000....except airnet.

My assumption is that this install negated my airnet install. Is that right?

I've only seen one post on this that said things went wrong installing airnet AFTER the upgrade.

Does anyone have a quick process to get it back and running with a static IP?

Thanks for the great upgrade. Fun so far....

LC

[TheDude83]

First of all I have a T60 with 25xtreme + kraven's original upgrade.

Well I decided to go ahead and do the upgrade to v2.5.2. I followed the directions exactly as stated in the readme I extracted the 2 files from the ISO with WinImage and did the upgrade from bash. Everything went through perfectly with no errors, but I came to the problem many others have spoke of; the tivo just hangs while it attempts to acquire guide info after the reboot (slowly goes from 90% to 100% and then just stays at 100% forever). After reading this whole thread and being pointed to this thread -> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21100
I decided to go ahead and take the time to clear the Program Data and To Do list from the system reset menu (after trying to go through the guided setup again and hanging). This takes a VERY long time (more then an hour). After doing this the system did acquire guide info and went to live TV. I was very happy to be rid of the problem (even though I lost all season passes and need to set them all up again) and started looking into enabling options in xPlusz (I've never used this before). Well after setting everything up to start (no scramble, telent, tivoweb, etc...) I rebooted. and when it came back up it is now stuck at trying to acquire guide info again.
Well I'm at a loss here... I'm currently clearing the Program Data and To Do list AGAIN. I hope it fixes the problem, but it looks like this is just going to keep coming back and I have no idea why.

Does anyone have any Ideas? I've never user mvchannels before and I know others have talked about that being a problem. I didn't think it could have been a problem unless xPlusz started it up right away (I didn't enable it and I've never used it). I do use selectlocals. Could this be causing a problem? Some guys on IRC said it was only mvchannels that was the problem but I wasn't sure. I would hate to have to re-xtreme the drives. I have over 100 hours of great stuff on the tivo right now.

While writing this the tivo went back to live TV after clearing the Program Data and To Do list. How can I keep this from happening again? I was reading the readme and saw an option at the bottom to "uninstall - restore original files and delete xPlusz files. #99673542" What exactly dos this do? Take it back to 2.5.1 or just delete xPlusz and leave the tivo at 2.5.2?

Thanks for any information and your hard work! :)

TheDude

[Gill]

Is there any workaround for installing the 2.5.2 upgrade over an existing 2.5.2 (virgin) install? Or am I going to have to go restore an old 2.5 from backup? I haven't tried the "forbidden hack" so I don't think I want to go with 3.1.

Thanks,
Gill

[superzap]

Selectlocals and mvchannels and other scripts that add locals use the same basic technique. So the problem you have is not related specifically to mvchannels. Clear the guide data and you should be ok in the future, that worked for others.

[superzap]

If you're already at v2.5.2 you can just install the original KRavEN upgrade and xPlusz and other hacks that you want and bypass this upgrade. Otherwise you'll need to wipe out everything and start with v25xtreme or a v2.5 image.

[Gill]

Thanks for the quick reply superzap. I guess I was just looking for an easy way to install most of the necessary hacks without losing data, or having to take the drives out. Guess I could try 3.1 and see what happens. :)

Keep up the good work!
Gill

[daveinfla]

Superzap,

As you may remember I upgraded to 2.5.2 with xplusz the other night and all has been well until last night.

I had to powerdown do to a power outage, tivo is on a UPS but it was an extended outage os I shut it down.

Well this evening I couldn't telnet or ping my tivo, so I rebooted.

Telnet and tivoftpd came backup but tivoweb didn't. I retyped xp "#45,1" and it comfirmed the command was already active. I manually started it and it worked.

I tried an xp "#45,0" rebooted, then an xp "#45,1" and rebooted. NO LUCK.

The only think I did between the install and tonight was enabling MFSSTREAM via the xp "#42,1" command. I turned it off before trying the above commands.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dave

[daveinfla]

Superzap,

Found the problem. Enabling #44,1 READONLY disables tivoweb, any idea why? I noticed the following error in the tvdebuglog log file which lead me to it:

Sat Jan 25 03 00:40:18 executing sdelaysz.tcl 600 tmonsz.sh 43200 noppvsz.tcl xPlusz_noppv in background
couldn't write file "/hack/bin/xPlusz/noppv.log": read-only file system
while executing
"exec $xPlusz::BIN_DIR/sdelaysz.tcl 600 $xPlusz::BIN_DIR/tmonsz.sh $val $xPlusz::BIN_DIR/noppvsz.tcl xPlusz_noppv >>& $xPlusz::BIN_DIR/noppv.log &"
(procedure "noppv" line 22)
invoked from within
"noppv "BG""
(file "/hack/bin/xPlusz/xPlusz.tcl" line 3500)

I'm also having a problem getting MFSSTREAM to work. I enabled it and tryed to download a file thru tivoweb but it creates a 0 byte file?

I also noticed the following processes running, are they part of MFSSTREAM, I didn't notice them before turning it on:

183 ? S 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
186 ? S 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
187 ? S 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
188 ? S 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4


Thanks,

Dave

[mtntrx]

daveinfla:

I had the same problem.
I could not get mfsstream to work from tivoweb after doing the Xupgread 2.5.2. All I'd get is a 0 byte file when I clicked on the showname in the MFS Stream page.

I saw that the file /tivoweb-tcl/modules/mfsstream.cfg contained:

path=/var/hack/tivoweb-tcl

but, mfs_stream is in /tivoweb-tcl

so, changing that line to: path=/tivoweb-tcl
seemed to fix things and now I can download ty streams from the tivoweb.

I don't know if I screwed something up during my upgrade and caused this problem myself, but this change seemed to fix it.

I think I also updated files in the tivoweb-tcl/modules from mfsstreamweb98b

The files were:
mfsstream.cfg mfsstream.cfg.alt mfsstream.itcl

Hope that helps...

Superzap, did we do something wrong?
By the way: you the man!

[superzap]

You found a xPlusz problem when using NOPPV and READONLY. A work-around is to not use both at the same time. A fix is to change xPlusz.tcl line 557 (procedure "noppv" line 22) at the end from:
$xPlusz::BIN_DIR/noppv.log &
to
$xPlusz::VAR_DIR/noppv.log &

I'll fix this with the next release of xPlusz.

[superzap]

Good work, you found the MfsStream problem.

To recap, the fix is to edit /tivoweb-tcl/modules/mfsstream.cfg and change line 8 to the path that contains mfs_stream.
or just creating the directory /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl might also fix the problem.

[largecranium]

A little background since there are weaving threads...

I have a DSR6000/159 hours 25extremed, Kraven upgraded (before I knew of xupgrade), xupgraded to 2.5.2. I also have airnet.

Between the KRavEN update and xupgrade airnet worked allowing me FTP and telnet access.

I put in the 2.5.2 upgrade and xPlusz and everything went smoothly except that airnet stopped working, so I popped the drive and reinstalled the drivers. Now I can Ping that static IP but Telnet and FTP refuse connection (I turned them on using the remote commands before reinstalling airnet) AND now xPlusz no longer works.

I feel like if I reinstall xPlusz airnet might stop working again....

unless anyone has a better idea, I might hope that it was the 2.5.2 upgrade that killed airnet and if I reinstall ONLY the xPlusZ they might all play together so I can go and try and break it all again with tivoweb...

thoughts?

[BubbleLamp]

Originally posted by largecranium
A little background since there are weaving threads...

I have a DSR6000/159 hours 25extremed, Kraven upgraded (before I knew of xupgrade), xupgraded to 2.5.2. I also have airnet.

Between the KRavEN update and xupgrade airnet worked allowing me FTP and telnet access.

I put in the 2.5.2 upgrade and xPlusz and everything went smoothly except that airnet stopped working, so I popped the drive and reinstalled the drivers. Now I can Ping that static IP but Telnet and FTP refuse connection (I turned them on using the remote commands before reinstalling airnet) AND now xPlusz no longer works.

I feel like if I reinstall xPlusz airnet might stop working again....

unless anyone has a better idea, I might hope that it was the 2.5.2 upgrade that killed airnet and if I reinstall ONLY the xPlusZ they might all play together so I can go and try and break it all again with tivoweb...

thoughts?

The problem is where and when the NIC drivers are loaded. Kraven's files expect the driver to be loaded way before the end of rc.sysinit, from one of his other rc files. I don't know where XPlusz needs to find them, nor where 2.5.2 update puts things.

When you reload them using the normal NIC installer, they get placed at the end of rc.sysinit, which gives you a working IP stack, but that's it.

Sorry, I don't use either of these updates, so not sure where to point you. Basically you need to see where the regular drivers are installed, make adjustments to the driver being loaded for your airnet card, and things should work again.

[daveinfla]

Superzap, mtntrx,

Fixed the RO NOPPV problem, but still can't get mfsstream to work.

Replaced path as stated, but it still doesn't work.

Please clairify mfsstreamweb98b statement. Can't seem to locate it. What version does xPlusx install?

Edited /tivoweb-tcl/modules/mfsstream.cfg

Changed:
path=/var/hack/tivoweb-tcl
to
path=/tivoweb-tcl

Also tried path=/tivoweb-tcl/modules because all the mfsstream files appeared to be in the modules directory.

Any ideas?

[dasatelliteguy]

Exact same thing as I did Daveinfla. I'm in your boat... :(

[VCD_Junky!]

I have the same mfsstream problem. My system is a Hughes and I went from clean drives to 25xtreme to xupgrade. So all is fresh on my system with no alterations other than the default installs. I too cannot find my mfs_stream file location. Hope someone knows what's going on... thnx.

[VCD_Junky!]

Also, on my box why I try to record a show using TivoWeb, I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_record '' 'set "quality" "100";set "kal" "2";set "startearly" "0";set "endlate" "0";set "objectid" "17472/59";set "conflictslist" "";set "Record" "Record";'
can't read "objectid": no such variable
while executing
"string index $objectid 0"
(procedure "::action_record" line 2)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any thoughts? thnx.

[superzap]

Fix for tivoweb ===> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=79985#post79985

[VCD_Junky!]

The files fixed my TivoWeb recording problems, but MfsStream is still not functioning. When I click on the listings, I get a "This page cannot be displayed" error page, any thoughts?? thnx.

(My path still references /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl which didn't exist, so I made that direcstory, and still no go)

...and by the way, thanks for the quick reply above :)

[superzap]

http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=80987#post80987

[superzap]

I'm getting the same error. I haven't used MfsStream before and just followed the install instructions when I added it to xPlusz and xupgrade. My apologies for not testing it. The only thing that is different as mentioned above by mtntrx, is that the directory is not /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl as mentioned in the install instructions. It is installed in /tivoweb-tcl with v1.9.4 tivoweb. I don't think installing tivoweb in the var partition is a good idea since var can be rebuilt by the tivo os. I'll look into it as time permits and maybe someone will come up with a fix in the meantime.

EDIT UPDATE: It seems to be working now. All I did is create the /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl directory, activate MFSSTREAM (#42,1) and reboot. I didn't change mfsstream.cfg at all. Give that a try and let us know.

Like I said it seems to work, at least no "page not found". But when I click on save for the download I get 0 bytes transferred?

[VCD_Junky!]

I am now at the same place, downloading 0 byte ty files...

[superzap]

I guess others are having same problem ===> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20901

The suspect is the httpd server. I even tried the latest version 0.98b without success. Anybody having success?

[boboli]

Originally posted by superzap
I guess others are having same problem ===> http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20901

The suspect is the httpd server. I even tried the latest version 0.98b without success. Anybody having success?

I can report the same problem. :( Tried to transfer a ty file and got 0 bytes.
I thought it might be the noscramble_mbm vs noscramble.o. I had mbm loaded, but since I don't have any recordings that are scrambled, I went ahead and rebooted with noscramble.o active instead of noscramble_mbm. I will make a small recording, try to transfer it and let everyone know.
B

[boboli]

Well, I can't report success :( The part recorded with noscramble.o produced the same results. 0 bytes transferred.
I also tried to activate TyTool5, but I am guessing there are some compatibility issues with TyTool and 3.1.
That's my 2 cents worth.
B

[VCD_Junky!]

I was able to fix the mfsstream problem with the following steps (some may not be necessary, but it worked for me)
1. Download MfsStreamWeb98b (http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=77818)
2. Copy mfs_stream and tyhttpd to /tivoweb-tcl (overwriting if/when prompted); then chmod 755 tyhttpd mfs_stream
3. Copy the contents of the modules folder to /tivoweb-tcl/modules (overwriting if/when prompted)
4. Edit the file /tivoweb-tcl/modules/mfsstream.cfg to have the path point to /tivoweb-tcl
5. Reboot and download ty streams.

[superzap]

Step 5 does nothing, echo doesn't start anything. If you edit rc.sysinit as supplied with xupgrade be very careful as you could lose bash.

It is working for me now. I think the problem is that mfs_stream needs to be in /tivoweb-tcl and not in /tivoweb-tcl/modules. The readme isn't clear on that. If you're having the problem try copying mfs_stream from /tivoweb-tcl/modules to /tivoweb-tcl.

[VCD_Junky!]

Post edited... thnx.

[hom3l3ss]

Originally posted by superzap
Step 5 does nothing, echo doesn't start anything. If you edit rc.sysinit as supplied with xupgrade be very careful as you could lose bash.

It is working for me now. I think the problem is that mfs_stream needs to be in /tivoweb-tcl and not in /tivoweb-tcl/modules. The readme isn't clear on that. If you're having the problem try copying mfs_stream from /tivoweb-tcl/modules to /tivoweb-tcl.
superzap I did what you said here but still, when I tried to download it still gives me 0kb.?

[VCD_Junky!]

hom3l3ss, did you try the steps above?

[hom3l3ss]

Originally posted by VCD_Junky!
hom3l3ss, did you try the steps above?
no not yet, cuz I don't want to touch the rc.sysinit file but i'll probably try, after that steps that you did were you able to download those ty streams VCD_junky?

[VCD_Junky!]

Evidently you don't have to edit the rc.sysinit file. I had, but I had an echo command before my line which I guess negated the line. But yes, after those steps, I was able to download without a problem..

[hom3l3ss]

Originally posted by VCD_Junky!
Evidently you don't have to edit the rc.sysinit file. I had, but I had an echo command before my line which I guess negated the line. But yes, after those steps, I was able to download without a problem..
thanks VCD_junky got it figured out, just need to point the mfsstream.cfg on the right directory, it's working like a charm now

[VCD_Junky!]

Just wondering if anyone else experiences a problem when they go to User Interface -> Channel Guide -> All ?

I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_channellist '/1' ''
invalid attribute: oIndex
while executing
"dbobj $station get ${varname}oIndex"
("uplevel" body line 8)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
for {set count $i} {$count < $maxchannelcount} {incr count} {
binary scan [string range $channeltabledata [expr $count*8..."
(procedure "::action_channellist" line 34)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any thoughts?

[daveinfla]

Worked like a champ.

Superzap,

You might want to look at the install, I don't believe the mfs_steam file was even on my system for some reason, just the .itcl, .cfg, and .alt files.

Thanks all

[quantum_3]

hey superzap,

thanks for all of your help..i have upgrded to 3.1 and edited the rc.net like it shows here:

etc/rc.d# joe rc.net
Couldn't load termcap entry. Using ansi default
Processing '/hack/etc/joerc'...done
IW rc.net Row 1 Col 1 11:49 Ctrl-K H for help
#!/bin/bash
# Copyright (c) 2001-2002 TiVo Inc.
#

if [ "$DEBUG_BOARD" != true -o "$dhcp" == true ]; then
if detectDynamicNet; then
# mkdir -p /var/state/dhcp
# /sbin/dhclient -q "$DYNAMIC_NET_DEV" 2>/dev/null &
/sbin/ifconfig net0 192.168.1.105 up
fi
fi

/etc/rc.d/rc.remote-login &** Joe's Own Editor v2.8 ** Copyright (C) 1995 Joseph H. Allen **
(Modified)2
#!/bin/bash21

# Copyright (c) 2001-2002 TiVo Inc.3

and this is what command #12 says:
xp
enter xPlusz command #12

TmkLogger: <134>Jan 27 23:47:26 tcl[653]: Tcl created pool of 1458176 bytes
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:28 xPlusz v3.10 started, entry code='#12'
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:28 processing command '#12'
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 VERSION 3.10
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 ADDLOCS NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 NOPHONE ACTIVE at boot-up logsNull 0
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 Mon Jan 27 03 17:00
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 T30SS ACTIVE Mon Jan 27 03 17:00
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 NOPPV ACTIVE Mon Jan 27 03 17:12
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 Fixed 408 showings
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 FIXDEMO NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 TIVOTITLE ACTIVE 01,31
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 Mon Jan 27 03 17:31
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 TEMPMON NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 EBD ACTIVE Mon Jan 27 03 17:00
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 CRON ACTIVE 0
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 NOSDD NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 CALLERID ACTIVE 360
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 Mon Jan 27 03 17:00
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 FREEPAGES NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:29 MFSSTREAM NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 TELNET ACTIVE 167 ? SW 0:00 tnlited
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 READONLY NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 TIVOWEB NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 TIVOFTPD ACTIVE 171 ? SW 0:00 /tivo-b
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 NOSCRAMBL ACTIVE noscramble
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 noscramble 1136 0
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 SMBFS NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 NFS NOT ACTIVE
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 DST OBSERVED
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30
Mon Jan 27 03 17:47:30 xPlusz exiting, rc=0

i am trying to get a static IP to work but i dont see my NIC when i do an IFCONFIG but all the green lights are on the tivo and the back of the PC. any ideas anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
thanks!!!!

Q_3

[superzap]

Try changing the
/sbin/ifconfig net0 192.168.1.105 up
to
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.105 up

[quantum_3]

ok now we are getting closer this is IFCONFIG:
ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 coll:0

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:18:B0:F6:76
inet addr:192.168.0.105 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 coll:0
Interrupt:29 Base address:0x300

still cant ping though......now what?:)


ps..i renamed the dchclient in /sbin to dchclient.bak as well

[superzap]

Not sure since I don't use a static ip. You might want to start a new thread and maybe someone like BubbleLamp could help.

[jerob]

after upgrading to xtreme 3.1 i did a (touch /etc/SubTest) and then made a daily call which said it succeded but when i check system information it shows account in good standing and not lifetime sub, is this normal for 3.1 ? thanks

[superzap]

That's normal for v3.1.0. There's no more lifetime sub. You don't need SubTest anymore. Turn on NOPHONE xPlusz option instead.

[VCD_Junky!]

Sorry to re-post, but did anyone try to go to User Interface -> Channel Guide -> All ?

I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_channellist '/1' ''
invalid attribute: oIndex
while executing
"dbobj $station get ${varname}oIndex"
("uplevel" body line 8)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
for {set count $i} {$count < $maxchannelcount} {incr count} {
binary scan [string range $channeltabledata [expr $count*8..."
(procedure "::action_channellist" line 34)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Any thoughts?

[hom3l3ss]

anybody else here having problems with manual recording?, after i upgraded to xupgrade 2.5.2, when i do a manual recording and start to play the show my t-60 keeps on rebooting? any ideas regarding this?

[madlad]

I ran the setup and all went well. I got the NOPPV working and went to setup the

NOPHONE #21,?N? activate/deactivate NOPHONE,
?N?= 0 off or 1 on.

I entered this command from the bash prompt #21,?1? pressed enter. After that I lost my bash prompt I just have a #. When it tries to make the daily call it fails no phone line.

I done CD / and then CD /var/hack, and have this on my screen

#var/hack

Next I entered the touch /ect/SubTest

Still can't dial out. How can I get my bash prompt back?

Thanks,
:confused:

[superzap]

Turn on NOPHONE from bash like this:
xp "#21,1"
or enter
#21,1
in the call waiting prefix

You don't need SubTest, doesn't do anything with this upgrade.

After making a Daily Call, if you see Failed at the last call status from the Phone Connection screen, just go back one menu and forward again to the Phone Connection menu and you should see it changed to Succeeded. What's important is that you see Lifetime Service (for v2.5.2) or Account in Good Standing (for v3.1.0) in Account Status on the System Info screen and you can record.