Success ! And thanks to All

[barrygordon]

I finally got around to installing my DSR6000 with the 25xtreme image. I did the straight 25xtreme build with 2 100G maxtor drives on the secondary IDE controller. Zero problems after I got the right BIOS from award and the right cable.

The Directv is reporting 185 hours. I have paid subscriptions for both DirectV and Tivo, so I did not do the "touch" thing.

The entire theater is controlled by a PC which issues all IR in response to commands from a ProntoPro remote. The biggest battle I had was getting the SA Tivo and the Directv units to accept and keep the remote unit codes of 1 and 2 (standard is 0, which causes the system to work with any remote code whatsoever (0-9)) so I could use two different remote unit codes from the PC, one for each unit with no interference. It appears to be working as it should be.

The PC has a test and setup mode with a small terminal emulator written in VB (the whole system is written in VB) which deals with the Directv serial port. The bash prompt was there on the first shot. All I had to do to see it was hit enter and have that sent to the DirecTV. It accepts Linux commands, all I tried was "ls" which listed some stuff so now I have to learn Linux.

Thanks to everyone on the board.

For the newbies: It really does work and it works just as advertised. Just run 25xtreme to your drives and put them back. If you are not trying to beat the $$$ and have paid subscriptions there does not appear to be any problem with the phone line connected.

Once again thanks to ALL.

My field of expertise is IR. I have all of the codes for the tivo remotes including Guide and display and can supply them for several IR emitting/learning devices (e.g. Pronto, ProntoPro, ADI leopard, Nirvis Slinke) if you need them drop me a PM

[Gomer]

Cool!!

Me too. I've got a standalone 212 that I hacked with another hard drive over 2 years ago when they first came out!!

I just got a 6000 today and have already used 25xtreme on a fresh 80gb Maxtor and it worked like a CHARM!!! The serial cable and bash prompt all work well to.

AND I DID THIS ALL WITHOUT ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ;-) --- just reading.

NOW I have a question: I kept the 40gb drive in its "virgin" state just in case. I may want to add the 40gb back as the B drive, or preferrably pick up another 80+gb drive. What is the procedure to add a B drive without messing up my 25xtreme install? Is it as simple as blessing the drive and installing it? (that's how it works on a SA Tivo).

Thanks.

[mvette]

barry,

Where did you find Award Bios update? I could not find one that was free a few months back. I would like the link if you have the time thanks.

Enjoy the Tivo

Mike

[barrygordon]

I searched the web and found the award site. It was not free. The bios on the machine was not flashable. They send me a new chip and tools and instructions. cost $90. I needed it anyways so i bought it. Solved all problems

[mvette]

Thats what I found.. I remember updating that bios before but that was a few years back. I guess for it to see 100 gig you need the chip.

Thanks for the reply.

Mike

[barrygordon]

It solved the problem for me.