tivos not recognizing the full size of my upgraded hard drive

[preacher]

hey guys. i got a hughes hdvr2 tivo, and i wanted to upgrade to a 200 from my 80. i bought an upgrade cd a while ago and upgraded from a 40 to 80 no prob. but as time goes on i wanted to upgrade the 80 to a 250, but when i check the specs in the tivo info page on the 250 after i did it , it says up to 120 hiours.. any ideas?


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[stevel]

The Linux CD you booted from did not have LBA48 support, so you maxed out at 137GB. At this point you may have to start over with a fresh image and expand that.

[preacher]

is there a new/different boot cd i can use ? i used mfstools2... and would i have to use a new image ?or can i still use my predone image?

[labbie48]

get the free lba48 DVRupgrade CD at dvrupgrade.c**. That should be all you need. You can still use your current image.

[preacher]

ok, i have it, are there any extra switches i use or steps i should take? or just do the same as b4 with the instructions n switches i have? also a little off topic but i think my image i use has tivo software 3 (image is about 2 years old) and has like the no phone so it dosent call for updates and it has a lifetime sub, if im reading right there useing ver 6? is there a diff? should i upgrade? whats the benefits of the new over the old? and will it effect anythinkg if i dont upgrade????????

[preacher]

this waiting fer replys are just brutal ... :(

[marlboroman]

The LBA48 should allow full use of the drive without additional switches (so same instructions you followed before). You probably would want to upgrade from 3.x to 6.2 for some of the added features such as HMO/MRV. The version numbers are misleading as 6.x is actually one upgrade from 3.x on the directivo series. The 4.x and 5.x were for standalones. It's not that difficult to perform the upgrade. It's up to you to decide whether or not those features are worth it to you. As for staying on version 3.x, if it ain't broke, why fix? If you like the way the product is now, there's no harm in keeping older software. Just realize there might be old bugs (slow menus, system hangs, etc.) and you may not have the latest and greatest (folders, HMO/MRV, new bugs, system hangs for new reasons, etc.).

[preacher]

if i did upgrade the software, would my current mods like no phone and other mods still work?kuz the menus are a bit slow :( but other then that , its the best thing since sliced bread :D

[preacher]

anyone???????????????????????

[PlainBill]

You will have to rehack. Upgrading from 3.1.1x to 6.2 was discussed extensively over a year ago. Start here. (http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42325)

PlainBill