local channel satellite

[Oggie]

i have a Hughes SD-DVR80 and in my local channel market the local channel satellite is at like 76 degrees. My triple LNB dish obviously will not pick up this satellite so I need to get another dish and point it at the 76 degrees satellite. My question is does anyone know what kind of multiplexer I need in order to combine my three lnb's and the fourth local channel lbn into one cable line to go to my receiver?

[captain_video]

You'll need one something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

[Oggie]

Any chance you know if the Hughes SD-DVR80 works with this new satellite. I was told it has to have APG

[PlainBill]

Yes, it does. Just make sure you're at software version 3.1.1e.

PlainBill

[BeagleBoy]

Just call customer service, and ask for locals. When I did this, they installed the second dish, and provided the new multiswitch at no charge. Just agreed to stay a subscriber for a year (actually six months in my case, since I was still within a current year's contract).

-Jim

[Oggie]

Yes, it does. Just make sure you're at software version 3.1.1e.

PlainBill

What if I am using 4.01? Will this not work or do I have to go back to 3.1.1e!

[BeagleBoy]

What if I am using 4.01? Will this not work or do I have to go back to 3.1.1e!

You won't get the local channels without 3.1.1d/e. "d" added a kludgey auto-detect system for configuring the extra satellite.

-Jim

[Oggie]

Here is my problem I would like to use 4.01 software but still get locals. Can I add usb network support and music and photos but I guess I have to use 3.1.1e. Does anyone know of a way to either get 4.01 to get locals or to get 3.1.1e to get all the hacks? Thanks

[PlainBill]

Here is my problem I would like to use 4.01 software but still get locals. Can I add usb network support and music and photos but I guess I have to use 3.1.1e. Does anyone know of a way to either get 4.01 to get locals or to get 3.1.1e to get all the hacks? Thanks

Operating on the theory that there are no st*pid questions: You have four options:
1. Swap your DirecTiVo for a Stand Alone unit AND a DirecTV receiver with APG
2. Move to an area where the locals are on either the 101 or 119 'birds',
3. Wait until DirecTV launches more spot beam satellites (at which time your locals will move to 101/119)
4. Learn enough MIPS programming to decipher the differences between 3.1.1c and 3.1.1e; then transfer those changes to 4.0.1b.

PlainBill

[Oggie]

Can I take a 3.1.1e kernel and DD it to my active 4.01 kernel partition.
Would this keep my hacks on the 4.01 but give me the 3.1.1e setups?

[PlainBill]

Can I take a 3.1.1e kernel and DD it to my active 4.01 kernel partition.
Would this keep my hacks on the 4.01 but give me the 3.1.1e setups?

No, but it WILL give you a non-working DirecTiVo.

Actually, I believe you have one additional option - get an R10 (DirecTV brand DirecTiVo). I briefly looked at 'Now Showing' on my sons, and it seems to have folders.

PlainBill

[Oggie]

I went to the 3.1.1e software with 3.1.1c killhdinitrd kernel I downloaded usb-2.4.20 and did cp -R /tivo/cdrom/usb-2.4.20/* /tivo
I got all the folders under the tivo directory.

created rc.author
#! /bin/bash
#install usb and ethernet drivers
insmod /lib/modules/usbcore.o
insmod /lib/modules/usb-ohci.o
insmod /lib/modules/usbnet.o
sleep 10

#configure ethernet
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.150 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0
sleep 100

#enable telnet
tnlited 23 /bin/bash -login &

#enable ftp
/var/hack/tivoftpd.mips

# start network ping script to keep it alive
/bin/net_alive &


It did not work. I'm I missing something?

[PlainBill]

I went to the 3.1.1e software with 3.1.1c killhdinitrd kernel

Good move.

I downloaded usb-2.4.20 and did cp -R /tivo/cdrom/usb-2.4.20/* /tivo
I got all the folders under the tivo directory.

Several bad moves here. 3.1.1x uses a 2.4.4 series kernel. It is incompatible with 2.4.20 usb drivers. Also, you should have copied only the three drivers to the /lib/modules directory.

created rc.author
#! /bin/bash
#install usb and ethernet drivers
insmod /lib/modules/usbcore.o
insmod /lib/modules/usb-ohci.o
insmod /lib/modules/usbnet.o
sleep 10

#configure ethernet
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.150 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0
sleep 100

#enable telnet
tnlited 23 /bin/bash -login &

#enable ftp
/var/hack/tivoftpd.mips

# start network ping script to keep it alive
/bin/net_alive &


It did not work. I'm I missing something?

Whooo Boy!!!

I don't see where you downloaded and installed AlphaWolf's Series 2 Utilities.
I don't see where you exported environment variables in rc.sysinit.author.

Hacking a TiVo isn't rocket science. However, rudimentary knowledge of Linux is required - or at least the ability to read a bunch of posts and follow them.

I suggest reading Ironman's guide on hacking the HR10-250. Study what each step does. Always remember his guide is for a different model, but the only significant differences are the software version (3.1.1e vrs 3.1.5e) and 3.1.5e already has usb drivrs loaded; for your SD-DVR80 you must provide the usb drivers for a 2.4.4 level kernel. Also, make a serial cable!!! If you can get serial bash working, the rest of it will be a piece of cake.

PlainBill

[Oggie]

I went to the 3.1.1e software with 3.1.1c killhdinitrd kernel I downloaded usb-2.4.20 and did cp -R /tivo/cdrom/usb-2.4.20/* /tivo
I got all the folders under the tivo directory.

I then
mkdir /tivo/busybox
cd /tivo/busybox
tar -xvf /tivo/cdrom/tivotools.tar

then
used usbobj2.4.27-20050104.tar.bz2
I copied usbcore.0 usb-dummy.0 and usbnet.0 to the lib/modules


created rc.author
#! /bin/bash
#install usb and ethernet drivers
insmod /lib/modules/usbcore.o
insmod /lib/modules/usb-ohci.o
insmod /lib/modules/usbnet.o
sleep 10

#configure ethernet
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.150 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0
sleep 100

I used an ip adress I am assigning to the tivo then after broadcast I used my home network gateway number then my submask

#enable telnet
tnlited 23 /bin/bash -login &

#enable ftp
/var/hack/tivoftpd.mips

# start network ping script to keep it alive
/bin/net_alive &


It did not work. I'm I missing something?

What am I atill missing?

[PlainBill]

What am I atill missing?

Look here.

PlainBill