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shox
03-21-2003, 04:55 PM
Hi,

I have a Sony SAT-T60 with software version 3.1.0-01-1-011. I have a valid subscription with DirecTV and I keep my phone line connected. I'd like to keep it that way, too :)

My goal is to add a second hard drive to expand the capacity from the existing 35 hours. I have seen a lot of posts on using Extreme images and other things of the sort, but I don't want to do that. All I want to do is get a bash prompt, add a drive, and go on with my life.

My question is this: In the Tivo hacking FAQ, it says that the DirecTivos have an issue that prevents any filesystem changes or the system gets stuck in a reboot loop. The suggestion is to take your existing drive, back it up, and then re-write a 2.0 image, flash the prom, restore a 2.5 image, and then make the change.
My problem with this is that I am now on 3.1. How can I accomplish this process with 3.1? Do I still have to restore the 2.0 image, upgrade prom, and then restore 2.5 (or do I retore my original 3.1 image?) If I restore a 2.5 image, will it confuse Tivo when it dials in that I am all of a sudden downgraded to 2.5? I want to avoid any situations where either the T-60 stops working or the dial-in Tivo service gets confused.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

shox

superzap
03-21-2003, 05:32 PM
To add a 2nd drive all you need to do is bless the new drive and add it.

To get file access without xtreme see this ===> http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21082

shox
03-21-2003, 05:37 PM
What about the filesystem check that sends the device into a reboot loop? I'd like to have filesystem access via a bash shell, and to get that you have to modify a file. It is unclear to me what has to happen prior to editing the local files.

superzap
03-21-2003, 05:57 PM
Go to the other thread in the link above and follow the instructions to flash the prom and kill the initrd. That will give you file access.

Then to get bash, put the A drive back into pc, boot from cd and edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file and add this to the end:
/bin/bash </dev/ttyS3 >& /dev/ttyS3 &