Newbie: Stable Turbonet/ TyTool setup?

[sparkman]

Just got a TurboNet card for my birthday for my Philips Series 1 Tivo (upgraded with two IBM 120GB drives)

Had some questions before I set it up:

1) The 9thtee site points to the Tivo TurboNet software on Silicondust.com which will add static ip, telnet, ftp, etc. I also see software at jsprod.net for adding Telnet. Is one of these preferable? Does one or the other add capabilities the other doesn't offer?

2) Adding TivoWeb: If I'm going to run TyTools, should I avoid this? I don't want to bog down the Tivo. It's sluggish enough with 240MB of storage.

3) To install TyTools, I just need to install tserver_mfs6 and nowshowing.tcl ont he Tivo, set the permissions, and then run TyTool on the PC, right?

Also, TyStudio is an alternative to TyTools, right? Not something I need if I'm using TyTools?

Sorry... I've read the stickies, but my head is spinning. I'm not a Linux guy (although I did plenty of command-lining in my Amiga and DOS days), I haven't Telnetted since the mid-90s, and all thisbash stuff is new to me.

Basically, my goal is to be able to extract programs to burn to DVD for archiving, but I want my Tivo to remain as rock-stable as it is now. So I'd prefer not to add anything that's going to cause any instability.

[GlebC]

Hi,

I went through this whole procedure yesterday, so it's all still fresh in my mind.

I mostly followed this guide

http://www.freeranger.co.uk/TiVo/HowTo.htm

1) I used the silicondust sites discs, and didn't need to install anything else. I did however also install a tivo-bin directory with several useful linux command in it. (just do a search on google for tivo-bin)

2) A number of people, including the author of tytools, has tivoweb autostart on tivo bootup. Providing you don't access tivoweb whilst you are using tytools, you shouldn't have a problem.

3) Both tserver_mfs6 and NowShowing must both be in the same directory, with permisions set to 755 using chmod. I had a lot of problems with the NowShowing file being corrupted after it was transferred to the tivo. This was windows adding an extra control code to the text file. Transfer the files over in binary mode and this should not happen. Once the file is on the tivo, open it up using a text editor and make sure there are no M's at the end of each line.

You must be in the directory the files are in order to run them!

There are 3 versions of the NowShowing in the zip download, the none zipped version worked for me (after discovering the M problem).

3) I have not used TyStudio at all. This is not needed.

Hope this helps.

Glen.

[sparkman]

Thanks, Glen, that's a big help.

Just wanted to clarify, though: which version of the NowShowing script did you use? Snoopy, Cap'n Video, or jdiner?

[sych0]

I followed the guide on jsprod's page. I just installed mine last wed. I was dumb and didnt backup my tivo A drive however. (i tried, but for the life of me i couldnt get it to work.) I didnt have any problems though, using jsprods script, and now everythings fine.

I myself prefer tystudio over tytool (i know, call me crazy) But i like being able to just transfer the stream and encode it to mpeg at once rather than transferring the ty stream then encoding it later. I know i can do that with tytool, but oddly, the few times i did it, i got artifacts (glitches and such) in the video and i didnt get that with tystudio. Even when I avsplit the video, it didnt have the artifacts. Only when i used multiplex mode. Perhaps i'm missing something... Who knows.

[JaZone]

Hello,
I have also recently added TurboNet to my Philips DTiVo DSR6000, and am experiencing difficulties extracting video. I am able to FTP and Telnet into the TiVo, but cannot connect with TyTools. When I try to connect with TyTools, all I get is a message telling me...

"Reading list from the server...
Clear Now Showing List...
Connecting to '192.168.1.102'
Connected...
Getting NowShowing data...
Sorry.. Could not obtain the list."

I have followed the instructions and still no luck...

By the way...
The TiVo is connected to my LAN with a Linksys Router.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[GlebC]

Have you checked to see if the NowShowing.tcl is corrupted?

Load it into a linux text editor using telnet ( i used joe) and check for M's at the end of each line.

Are both files in the same directory tserver and NowShowing?

Have you changed to the directory before starting tserver?

Have you tried the 3 different versions of NowShowing supplied in the download?

Do the files have the correct permissions?

Just some things off the top of my head :D

Glen.