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squrl
04-19-2003, 09:44 AM
I used xtreme 2.5 on a 40 gig drive and then tried to do the upgrade to 2.52
The message "unsupported tivo software version 2.0.1.z16 aborting" comes up.
If i put this drive in the dtivo it wont boot.
where am I going wrong
thanks.....
JJBliss
04-19-2003, 09:52 AM
Originally posted by squrl
I used xtreme 2.5 on a 40 gig drive and then tried to do the upgrade to 2.52
The message "unsupported tivo software version 2.0.1.z16 aborting" comes up.
If i put this drive in the dtivo it wont boot.
where am I going wrong
thanks.....

Sounds like you didn't put the drives back in the tivo, and let the process finish, before you tried 2.5.2

Did you do 25Xtreme, then while the drives where connected to the PC immediatley add 2.5.2?
squrl
04-19-2003, 10:25 AM
I put the drive back in the tivo after xtreme to boot it but it wont go past welcome.
Then tried to upgrade immediatly after xtreme.. that didnt work either.
Am between a rock and a hard place now. Cant upgrade and cant boot up. tivo was at 2.5.1 last time it worked. guess maybe the only way out is to try and find a backup from a 2.5.1 tivo ?????
BareMetal
04-20-2003, 12:58 PM
It sounds like your drive is jumpered to be a slave instead of the master. Change the jumper and try booting it again. Then 25xtreme should install and then you can finally upgrade to 252
brothenberg
04-20-2003, 01:45 PM
Originally posted by BareMetal
It sounds like your drive is jumpered to be a slave instead of the master. Change the jumper and try booting it again. Then 25xtreme should install and then you can finally upgrade to 252

IF he's lucky :-)
squrl
04-20-2003, 02:23 PM
My luck doesnt run that way.....
Its jumpered for master,
Nuts to this. Nice as it WAS, think i'll go back to vcr
brothenberg
04-20-2003, 02:25 PM
Originally posted by squrl
My luck doesnt run that way.....
Its jumpered for master,
Nuts to this. Nice as it WAS, think i'll go back to vcr

Keep trying it took me 2days + to get it working ok, and I'm still working on it.
BareMetal
04-20-2003, 02:29 PM
Try putting the drive on cable select and see if that does anything for you. BTW is this a maxtor drive
squrl
04-20-2003, 07:14 PM
Have tried both quantum drive and a maxtor in master, slave and cable select positions. Even tried the other plug on the cable.
I get the feeling it has to do with the data in the prom matching the data on the drive. It doesnt match so it shuts off and trys again. Checked power supply voltages and all are good.