6.2 to 6.2a failed & lost network

[modiphier]

Hi,

I used the slicer to upgrade from 6.2 to 6.2a and after a reboot I no longer have network connectivity. Here are the results of the slice upgrade as well as what I get from the serial connection on reboot. Any help or suggestions on getting the unit back online would be appreciated. This is on a hughes dvr 40 that was pvnet and instantcaked and is a 120 gig drive.

Slicer results:
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The Slicer - Version 1.4

WARNING!! We are about to install 6.2a-01-2-351 software on your TiVo
Once you start this process, there is no way to restore your
previous software version without re-imaging. Before you begin,
we suggest you make a backup image of your hard drive, and read
the forums at www.tivocommunity.com and dvrplayground.com that
pertain to The Slicer.

Hit <enter> to continue, or <cntrl-c> to exit:
Great! Here we go...

Your root filesystem partition is hda4
Your kernel partition is hda3
Your alternate root filesystem partition is hda7
Your alternate kernel partition is hda6

6.2a-01-2-351 software slices are correctly loaded and ready to install.
Hit <enter> to continue, or <cntrl-c> to exit:





Checking your system for required utilities...
find is present
wget is present
tar is present
sed is present
cut is present
All required binaries are present. Proceeding...

Editing installSw.itcl

Installing new software. This will take several minutes...

installSw.itcl ran successfully, and set up your new partitions.
Please note the following:
Your new root filesystem partition is 7
Your new kernel partition is 6

Hit <enter> to continue, or <cntrl-c> to exit:
Copying your hacked kernel to the new boot partition...
2048+0 records in
2048+0 records out
kernel copied successfully!


Mounting your new root filesystem /dev/hda7 now...
New filesystem mounted successfully!

Creating dummy iptables...
Copying your existing hacks to the new root partition...

Copying author file...
Copying Tivowebplus from /ptvupgrade/tivowebplus
Copying your ptvupgrade directory
Copying the contents of /var/hack
Copying your init directory from /init
Copying your profile from /.profile
Copying /var/spool
Copying /test.conf
Copying files from /gotomydvr
Copying all files in root non-recursively

IMPORTANT!! Please review the above list of hacks that were
copied to your new root partition. If you have any hacks that
were not copied, you must copy them manually to the
corresponding location in the /install directory before rebooting
Hit <enter> to continue:

6.2a-01-2-351 installation is complete!!

Hit <enter> to reboot your TiVo and start using your new software,
or hit <cntrl-c> to exit and check things out first.



Serial Cable terminal info on reboot:
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Scan /mnt/opt
Scan /mnt/opt/tivo
Scan /mnt/sbin
Scan /mnt/tvbin
Scan /mnt/tvlib
Scan /mnt/tvlib/data
Scan /mnt/tvlib/data/apg
Scan /mnt/tvlib/data/dishpointing
Scan /mnt/tvlib/firmware
Scan /mnt/tvlib/firmware/prism2
Scan /mnt/tvlib/idl
Scan /mnt/tvlib/itcl
Scan /mnt/tvlib/misc
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/P2107-V90
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/P2107-V90/ram
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/P2109-V90
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/P2109-V90/ram
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2433
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2433/C
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2433/C/AT
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2434
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2434/B
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2434/B/AT
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2456
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2456/D
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/patches/Si2456/D/AT
Scan /mnt/tvlib/modem/utils
Scan /mnt/tvlib/tcl
Scan /mnt/tvlib/tcl/apg
Scan /mnt/tvlib/tcl/tv
The filesystem seems to be OK
Scanner main is done
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Trying to move old root to /initrd ... okay
Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed
Starting rc.sysinit
Running boot Stage A_PreKickstart scripts
Scanning for configuration files
Invoking startup scripts for:
platform 'trinity'
implementation 'Series2'
implementer 'TiVo'
Releasing /initrd and clearing ramdisk, if they exist
warning: can't open /var/mtab: No such file or directory
Activating swap partitions
Adding Swap: 130044k swap-space (priority -1)
Loading core system drivers
Parallel modem driver loaded, 1 ports starting at /dev/ttyS1
Loading ircatch
Found rev 'F' Si2433 modem on /dev/cua1
Checking for Kickstart panic signal
Running boot Stage B_PostKickstart scripts
Cleanup /dev/hda9 pass 1
ext2fs_check_if_mount: No such file or directory while determining whether /dev/hda9 is mounted.
/dev/hda9 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced.
Inode 6160, i_blocks wrong 922 (counted=908). Set i_blocks to counted? yes

Inode 6170, i_blocks wrong 6570 (counted=6562). Set i_blocks to counted? yes

Inode 6169, i_blocks wrong 948 (counted=942). Set i_blocks to counted? yes

Inode 6165, i_blocks wrong 268 (counted=264). Set i_blocks to counted? yes

Inode 6146, i_blocks wrong 6356 (counted=6342). Set i_blocks to counted? yes

Fix summary information? yes

/dev/hda9: 681/32768 files (13.5% non-contiguous), 27706/131072 blocks
Cleanup /dev/hda9 pass 2
ext2fs_check_if_mount: No such file or directory while determining whether /dev/hda9 is mounted.
/dev/hda9: clean, 681/32768 files, 27706/131072 blocks
/dev/hda9 is clean after pass 2
Mounting /var
/dev/hda9 on /var type ext2 (rw)
Cleaning up files in /var
Checking space in /var
Mounting initial environment
Starting logging daemons
Found Silicon Labs "Si2433" modem, rev F, skipping modem patch
Scanning for phase1 repair scripts
Running boot Stage C_MediaInitialization scripts
Loading input section drivers
cobra module was successfully installed, LNBPA 0x10 LNBPB 0x16
Loading output section drivers
Splash the screen
Running boot Stage D_PreMfs scripts
Remote control is TIVO
MFS partition on /dev/hda10
Loading Trinity dssapp
Look for debug board
/tvbin/dssappAV: DSS Interface Version 1.24, compiled on Nov 12 2004
Loading irblast
Loading ideturbo
Loading fan
Loading therm
Loading TvBus router
Updating system clock
Time set to: Sun Mar 11 01:52:44 2007
Enabling local route
Setting TCP keepalive parameters
Checking for additional disk
Start fan control
First temperature parameters set:
Terminal temp: 71
Critical temp: 62
Logging temp: 60
Target temp: 50
Lowest fan speed: 7
/tvbin/fancontrol is running in the background.
Starting TvLauncher
PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at port 2191, protocol tcp
Waiting for launcher to start.
Launcher is running.
Scanning for phase2 repair scripts
Running boot Stage E_PreApplication scripts
Checking for database conversions
No upgrade to load
NewSoftware: getting SwSystem name
NewSoftware: SwSystem 6.2-01-2-351 is already active.
Scanning for phase3 repair scripts
Running boot Stage F_ApplicationLaunch scripts
Starting Services.
Microcode version is TiVo!
Found hpk front panel model 1
usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x13b1/0x18) is not claimed by any active driver.
PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at port 2190, protocol udp
PokeFirewallPort: Poking hole through firewall at port 2190, protocol tcp
using driver frame iter
ApgLogFrequency( 0 sec )
Finished creating ApgDriverFrameIter
Using a smartSorter!
Calling ReadStream()s
....started status session
Initialize with 2 live caches
AddInputSection 1
AddInputSection 2
TvMomMediaSwitchSource::DoSetup()
TvMomMediaSwitchSource::DoSetup()
AddInputSection 3
ApgManager Transition from state INIT to BOOT
....sending Booting event
....started status session
Scanning for phase4 repair scripts
Running boot Stage G_PostApplication scripts
rc.sysinit is complete
ApgManager Transition from state BOOT to FAST_LOAD
ApgManager Transition from state FAST_LOAD to FAST_LOAD
ApgManager Transition from state FAST_LOAD to FAST_LOAD
ApgManager Transition from state FAST_LOAD to FAST_LOAD
ApgManager Transition from state FAST_LOAD to FAST_LOAD
ApgManager Transition from state FAST_LOAD to FAST_LOAD
ApgManager Transition from state FAST_LOAD to STEADY_STATE
....sending Done event
....sending Done event




Needless to say I am completly bumming out on this.

[labbie48]

Maybe you should ask for help over at TCF, after all you used pvnet, instantcake and slicer, all of which are their products.

[modiphier]

Hi Labia,
Maybe I should. I didn't think it would matter as we are all in the same game here. I figured I would get my question out and see where I could get help from first. Thanks for nothing though.

I didn't realize there was discrimination in forums but I guess it finds its way into more aspects of life than meets the eye.

peace,

[PlainBill]

Hi Labia,
Maybe I should. I didn't think it would matter as we are all in the same game here. I figured I would get my question out and see where I could get help from first. Thanks for nothing though.

I didn't realize there was discrimination in forums but I guess it finds its way into more aspects of life than meets the eye.

peace,

It's not really discrimination, and we aren't all in the same boat. We don't use Instantcake, PTVnet, and slicer because they are unnecessary. Rather than spend the money on those products, I choose to do something beneficial - like take my wife out to dinner. And as brilliant as most of us are, supporting a product we have never used is beyond MY abilities.

PlainBill

[modiphier]

Hi Bill,

Thanks, I didn't know this forum didn't support the software I mentioned. I have used many hacks from this forum and most of them if not all worked great. I did however initially use the software I mentioned above for my base or starting point. I had no idea there was a "one is better than the other" or "one is cheaper than the other" issue going on. I used dvrupgrade software because when I first searched for dvr upgrades the howto page I found only mentioned dvrupgrade an no other. I am sure the guys over at dvrplayground will help me out and it is a shame you people over here are so limited to that zipper thing. I looked at it and it seemed bogus in comparison to how simple instantcake was. Then again I am just a noob so what do I know.

What I would like to know is where the hell you take your wife to dinner for a lousy $20. It was the best $20 I ever spent.

peace,

PS: I will not ask any other questions in this forum again. I may post back to this one but will never start another thread here.

Later...

[PlainBill]

Instantcake is $20, IIRC, PTVnet and Slicer are also $20 each. For $60 we have a wide range of choices.

PlainBill

[whitepelican]

...you people over here are so limited to that zipper thing.

Chuckle. Guffaw.

[modiphier]

ok, ok so it cost me about 60 bucks and yea i guess you could have dinner at a cheap place but I didn't know there were alternatives at the time.

I at one time ran a forum called nukesupport.com which was for php-nuke and people would post questions regarding postnuke which was the competition. I use to try to help best I could so did all of the users at the site. I guess it is just a bit more cut throat when it comes to dvr hacking. I do understand if you have never used the software it might be hard to help so I guess this forum is not the place for my question but again I was completely unaware. I thought you guys were all well versed dvr hackers and knew it all about all methods of hacking.

I have been wrong before so its no big deal. There a lot of good things I have found here in this forum so I will continue to visit but I will try to keep my instantcake questions to myself. By the way I thought tivocommunity.com was for other hacks and not dvrupgrade stuff. labia sugested I post there but will they help me or not. I have posted to dvrplayground it just doesn't seem to get much traffic so that was why I resorted to this site in the first place.

peace,

[tello4uz]

If your DVR does not install the new software, the DVR will continue to automatically record your Season Pass™ programs and WishList® searches at the correct airtimes without incident



I just modified the manual recordings one hour earlier and thats it..

3 more weeks and my tivo shoud be all set without screw the hacks.

[PlainBill]

ok, ok so it cost me about 60 bucks and yea i guess you could have dinner at a cheap place but I didn't know there were alternatives at the time.

I at one time ran a forum called nukesupport.com which was for php-nuke and people would post questions regarding postnuke which was the competition. I use to try to help best I could so did all of the users at the site. I guess it is just a bit more cut throat when it comes to dvr hacking. I do understand if you have never used the software it might be hard to help so I guess this forum is not the place for my question but again I was completely unaware. I thought you guys were all well versed dvr hackers and knew it all about all methods of hacking.

I have been wrong before so its no big deal. There a lot of good things I have found here in this forum so I will continue to visit but I will try to keep my instantcake questions to myself. By the way I thought tivocommunity.com was for other hacks and not dvrupgrade stuff. labia sugested I post there but will they help me or not. I have posted to dvrplayground it just doesn't seem to get much traffic so that was why I resorted to this site in the first place.

peace,
You STILL don't get it. PTVupgrade isn't the competition; heck they're even a site sponsor. They sell and support a set of products which make it easy for dummies to hack a TiVo. Those products are NEITHER the least expensive NOR the best way to hack a TiVo, but a dummy has to start somewhere.

My only problem is when those dummies can't find the correct support forum, then compound their folly by insisting we must support an expensive, inferior product.

I will make you an offer, though. Send me the $60 to buy the products, I'll use them, then answer your questions. Heck, make it $40, I don't need Instantcake.

PlainBill

[modiphier]

Hi Bill,

I think I am going to start over and use some of the things I found on the Tivo Community forum site. I just got a kick out of the first response to my thread and love to antagonize to get others going. I really could give a shit. I don't have a wife that is ready to chop my head off because she lost her soap oprea shows. I just might loose a few good pornos...and The Unit but I will live.

I'll admit I may be a dummy when it comes to dvr hacking but I am a learnin.

Thanks for setting me straight though.

[singe606]

Hi Bill,

I think I am going to start over and use some of the things I found on the Tivo Community forum site. I just got a kick out of the first response to my thread and love to antagonize to get others going. I really could give a shit. I don't have a wife that is ready to chop my head off because she lost her soap oprea shows. I just might loose a few good pornos...and The Unit but I will live.

I'll admit I may be a dummy when it comes to dvr hacking but I am a learnin.

Thanks for setting me straight though.Nice. Probably spent a few hours on those posts, too... for something he doesn't care about. ;)

There's gotta be some kind of captcha type system to weed out the mentally challenged...

[modiphier]

Mentally challenged huh? Look even you had a few mintues to get in on this. I am all set. I redid the drive with my INSTANT CAKE cd and PTVNET disk and then I ran the patch I found over at TCF to upgrade 6.2 to 6.2a. I have already re-added the bufferhack and the xm record hack and I am now moving on to the TWP 2.0 as well as the new hackman mod. Not bad for a mentally challenged newbie huh.

Later guys I hope you all enjoyed my amusing post.

[labbie48]

Could be a candidate for the "sewer".........

[modiphier]

hehehe. I agree. I actually even tried to delete this thread but it won't let me.

[Simba7]

I'm with PlainBill on this one.

Heck, I hacked my Philips DSR704 without using any of their products. I used free products that can not be mentioned here, unfortunately.

I'm with Bill on this one. There are other alternatives out there. But some companies don't want people to know about them.

This reminds me of Microsoft...

[PlainBill]

I'm with PlainBill on this one.

Heck, I hacked my Philips DSR704 without using any of their products. I used free products that can not be mentioned here, unfortunately.

I'm with Bill on this one. There are other alternatives out there. But some companies don't want people to know about them.

This reminds me of Microsoft...

Comparing the gentlemen who created the 'Z' product (or the gentlemen at PTVUpgrade) to Microsoft is a little like comparing a honeybee to a vulture....

For what it's worth, 'Z' has the same limitation as the PTVupgrade products. It allows a dummy to create a hacked system he is unable to maintain. And given the number of them who come here for support, 'dummy' is an apt description.

PlainBill

[shredhead]

Shit. I thought the title of this thread was what I was looking for since it is exactly my problem (6.2 to 6.2a upgrade worked but now the nic isn't working). I didn't expect to see a big pissing match... I'll see if there's another search hit that helps...

[captain_video]

Quote:
Originally Posted by modiphier View Post
...you people over here are so limited to that zipper thing.
Chuckle. Guffaw.
I think you've got us confused with the Tivo Social Club (a.k.a. Tivo Community Forum). This forum is for the hobbyist that actually likes to hack their own Tivos, not use some automated script to do the work for them. The software you mentioned contains hacks that most of us install manually. Why? Because it's relatively simple to do and we see no reason to pay someone $20 for stuff that's free.

Did I mention that many of the hacks contained in the software you paid for was developed by the rank and file here? The actual scripts used to install them on the PTVNet CD and others were developed by DVRUpgrade, which is why you should be seeking help from them and not us. Had you installed the hacks yourself then we'd be more than happy to help.

Had you actually read the disclaimer that comes with "that zipper thing" you'd have seen that the authors specifically request that it not be mentioned here or you run the risk of being vilified for doing so. You sort of left yourself wide open for that one, Sport.:rolleyes: That software is most definitely not supported or even discussed here.