bufferhack 2.x NOW with corrected playbar

[JJBliss]

See below for bufferhack 2.3b

[JJBliss]

Buffer Hack 2.3b by JJBliss/jeboo/MuscleNerd
(C) 7/30/2004
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The zip should contain 2 files:

bufferhack23b.tcl : tcl script
bufferhack.txt : you're reading it

History and Respect:
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Older versions of bufferhack suffered from an anamoly with the play bar. Buffer settings larger then 45 minutes did not display the Live TV bar properly. The modifications to MFS did not compensate for the unmodified standard 1 hour buffer bar, however, the buffer was indeed increased and worked fine despite the incorrect visual cues.

After about 9 months, jeboo stepped up with the offsets and tivoapp patches that rectified this problem. jeboo found the location of the play bar length and midpoints in all the tivoapp versions at his disposal. bufferhack2.x takes these patches into account, and now adjusts MFS as well as patches tivoapp based on the OS specific version.

As is evident in ALL of my tivo script releases, I don't really code. My scripts are an amalgamation of borrowed code, and ideas used by others. I have been coddled and helped along by some of the great minds in the tivo world. MuscleNerd, mbm, alldeadhomiez, kaustic, jeboo and others. It is due to their insight and knowledge that I can cobble together a script like this.

Now faced with the notion of imbedding tivoapp patches in a new version of bufferhack, I turned to MuscleNerd for assistance. I sent him a beta copy of bufferhack 2.01 for his review and suggestions, and he promptly rewrote it in an hour or so. When I read through it, I learned more then I could have ever known just muddling through by myself. The resulting program is far superior to bufferhack 1.x The script you see today, employing arrays and other advanced tcl programming techniques are obviously not my work, but do incorporate the initial ideas set forth in bufferhack 1.x. This is the ONLY reason my name remains on this release in any way.

In order to fully upgrade bufferhack, I dropped support for the least common Tivo OS version (2.5.1).

2.3a revisions:
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- added 3.0 file part tivoapp patch (known issue from 2.3 - thanks black_widow000)
- added 3.1.0c2 support (thanks cashion)
- added testing of version between 3.1.0b and 3.1.0c2 since tivoapp filesizes are the same

2.3b revisions:
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- Fixed 3.1.0b / 3.1.0c2 investigation portion.

Legal
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##############################################################################
# TERMS OF USE
#
# BUFFERHACK IS PROVIDED AS-IS
# AND DOES NOT CARRY ANY IMPLIED OR EXPLICIT WARRANTY
#
# -BUFFERHACK IS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY.
# -YOU MUST BACKUP YOUR UNIT BEFORE USING THIS SCRIPT
# AS IT MAY DAMAGE YOUR TIVO BEYOND REPAIR.
#
# -SALE OF ANY DRIVE OR WHOLE UNIT MODIFIED WITH THIS SOFTWARE IS PROHIBITED
# -USE OF THIS SOFTWARE FOR PROFIT IS PROHIBITED
# -INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS LISTED ABOVE
# WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW
#
#
###############################################################################


Info:
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This script will reset the buffer on your DTivo to one of three options
You can choose from the standard 30 minute buffer,
increase it to 45 minutes or 1 full hour. You can also customize the buffer with a user defined buffer.

This script has been tested on Series 1 Tivos running 2.5.2, 3.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.0b and 3.1.0c

This script has been tested on Series 2 Tivos running 3.1.0, 3.1.1b, 3.1.1c, 4.0 and 4.01b

All support for 2.5.1 has been pulled from this and all future versions of bufferhack. If your specific version in NOT listed here, use at your own risk. bufferhack2.x has NOT been tested or written for Tivo versions other then those listed above.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RUN BUFFERHACK 1.X YOU MAY USE STILL THIS SCRIPT TO MODIFY THE PLAY BAR. THERE SHOULD BE NO ADVERSE EFFECT. RUN BUFFERHACK 2.x AND RE-CHOOSE YOUR DESIRED SETTINGS.

All credit goes to embeem, Alphawolf, BlackWidow000, bsnelson, kaustic, MuscleNerd, cashion, DarkHelmet,PGM, jeboo and SR712

Greetz to all the dealdatabase guys: mrblack51, KRavEN, alldeadhomiez,
jdiner, rc3105 & Vadim


Install / Running
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Extract the files

send over to the TiVo in your favorite way.

change to the directory that you placed bufferhack23b.tcl in

chmod +x bufferhack23b.tcl

Then ./bufferhack23b.tcl

type reboot

For discussion , see the thread (http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34437) in General Tivo Development Forum