Control Tivo from command Prompt

[pghattas]

I am sure it is possible but I just dont know how. Could some tell me how to control my tivo from either a telnet or ftp session. I can not use the web interface to control it.

[mrblack51]

you can use sendkey from a telnet or bash prompt to send remote signals

[pghattas]

I tried but I keep getting an error. Can you tell me how to use it from a command prompt?

[Torg]

SendKey <keys>

e.g. to send a 30-second skip hack

SendKey livetv t t t s s s play s
SendKey 3 0 s livetv

The t is an abrevaition for the TiVo key, the s is for Select. You can use the whole name if you like. The keys are listed in /tvbin/tcl/tv/sendkey.tcl

Of course you need the SendKey script too.

[BubbleLamp]

The problem you'll find with sendkey is that the Tivo often times won't keep up, so some of the commands may get missed.