HR10-250 extracted video pixalates audio skips

[Skippye]

I have a hacked HR10-250 and can extract unscramble video to my pc using tytool 10. When I play the multiplexed video on my pc it plays fine for 30 seconds pixalates for a second and the audio also distorts for a second over and over. I notice that when tytool downloads the video the screen shows missing packets that are filled in and an attempt to correct. How can I get the video and audio to run smoothly? At the present time the video is practically useless.

Thank you.

[jt1134]

Don't use tytool for muxing. Use tytompg or TySuite J.

[Skippye]

Thank you very much as tytompg immediately corrected the problem and my ty videos now convert to mpg without a flaw.

I could not find instructions on how to install or run TySuite J to compare results. I know that it consists of many separate programs. Any help is appreciated.

Which program do you recommend to edit out commercials without complexity???

[dburckh]

The installation instructions for TySuiteJ are in the \help folder. Specifically see readme.htm.

VideoRedo is the easiest to use thing I have seen for removing commercials.

[Skippye]

Everything seems to be working great and my vcr will soon be in the garbage but how do I upload a ty file to the tivo and can the ty file be uploaded to any hacked tivo?

Thank you!

[jt1134]

Everything seems to be working great and my vcr will soon be in the garbage but how do I upload a ty file to the tivo

mfs_ftp is about your only option for insertion on an hdtivo.

[Skippye]

Thank you for the response but I need a bit more instruction. Some of the mfs-ftp threads date back to 2003 so I do not want to screw up my present set up. Is there a tutorial?

[Skippye]

I ftp'd into the tivo but could not find the folder which holds the recorded programs? Should I not be able to simply take a ty file recording off my pc and drop it into that folder for viewing on the tivo??

I am trying to learn.

[jt1134]

Should I not be able to simply take a ty file recording off my pc and drop it into that folder for viewing on the tivo??

No, no, no. You need to install and run mfs_ftp so that you can get ftp access to MFS, and not your root filesystem. Look in the newbie forum, there was a thread there a while back simply titled mfs_ftp that gave full instructions to install it. Look thru the last few pages of the main mfs_ftp thread for the latest patches.

Once you get it up and running, I'd recommend to make a tarball of your mfs_ftp directory and put it away somewhere for safekeeping, and an easy reinstall if you ever need it.

[Skippye]

I found the thread at: http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21915
installation:

installation:

shutdown any previous version of mfs_ftp running in the tivo

unzip the mfs_ftp.tar.zip to mfs_ftp.tar on your pc

open mfs_ftp.tar & extract readme.txt - READ IT!

transfer mfs_ftp.tar to /var in the tivo

backup the old mfs_ftp dir: "mv /var/mfs_ftp /var/mfs_ftp.bak"

from the "/var " prompt unpack with

"tar -xvf mfs_ftp.tar" or "cpio -i -H tar -d -F mfs_ftp.tar"

start from bash "/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl" or load from a startup script

I followed the instructions except I do not understand the upack the file from the var prompt. I opened the file but when I attempt to open the program from the bash prompt it cannot find it???

[jt1134]

This is the thread I was referring to for installation info : http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52353&highlight=mfs_ftp
Check the thread you linked for the actual files. Some of the original install info in regards to patches is outdated, check the main mfs_ftp thread for the newest patches.

[Skippye]

Mass confusion regarding install and operation of mfs_ftp. There are so many different instructions I can not make sense of it all. I just want to be able to upload ty or mpg video back into my HR10-250 or some other tivo. The instructions lack just enough detail to screw up this new member.

[nova1]

Give this one here (http://www.dvrpedia.com/MFS_FTP) a try .

[Skippye]

Nova1
I took your suggestion and tried the link. I installed everything as directed however I hit the wall on the last item namely to patch "./patch < mfs_ftp-20070717b-ya-pasv-fix.patch" it cannot find the file or directory even though it is present?? Also I tried to start over by deleting the entire mfs_ftp directory however it will not delete and simply reappears?? What a pain.

[Skippye]

I finally got mfs_ftp installed as per the instructions. I started it running at the bash prompt and the cache folder of mfs_ftp as viewed with smartftp shows a list of .xml and .pts files with no captions. I am able to download to my pc but do no have a clue what to do with them. In other words I have installed the mfs_ftp but do not know how to operate it. Should I be in smartftp or at the bash prompt. Help

[jt1134]

You need to ftp to port 3105. The default ftp is port is 21, so if you're actually looking in the mfs_ftp folder you created, you're connecting to the wrong port. You can download the videos as .tmf, .ty, or .ty+. If you want to convert .ty or .tmf files to mpg's, I'd recommend using tytompg.