linux can't read my tivo hard drive

[svenn]

replace_initrd.x86.tar and null-linuxrc.img.gz are both in the tarball.

root@debian:/hack# ls -l
total 4356
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

[lrhorer]

Download the enclosed tarball to your /hack directory and type

tar -xzvf hack.gz
ls -l

Once more, copy and paste to this thread.

[svenn]

root@debian:/hack# ls -l
total 4396
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(2).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(3).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(4).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(5).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(6).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:02 hack(7).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:02 hack(8).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack.gz
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2728 Sep 30 23:51 hack_tivo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2276 Sep 30 23:52 hack_tivoapp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

[lrhorer]

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

OK, type
tar -xzvf replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
gunzip tivohacks64.tar.gz
chmod 755 tivo_hack*
ls -l
unzip -v tivopart-20040530.zip

then copy and paste again.

[lrhorer]

root@debian:/hack# ls -l
total 4396
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(2).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(3).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(4).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(5).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(6).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:02 hack(7).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:02 hack(8).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack.gz
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2728 Sep 30 23:51 hack_tivo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2276 Sep 30 23:52 hack_tivoapp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

<chuckle>
OK, you managed to get 9 copies of hack.gz on the drive.
Let's get rid of them:

rm "hack("*

be sure to include the "

[svenn]

i think i messed up one of the downloads. there is no "replace_initrd.x86.tar" when i expand the "replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz", that one doesn't show up.

[svenn]

rm "hack("* done

[svenn]

new copy/paste

root@debian:/hack# ls -l
total 4396
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(2).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(3).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(4).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(5).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack(6).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:02 hack(7).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:02 hack(8).gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack.gz
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2728 Sep 30 23:51 hack_tivo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2276 Sep 30 23:52 hack_tivoapp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

[svenn]

obviously, my copy/paste method (control + c & control + V) is causing this

[svenn]

CORRECTED COPY / PASTE

root@debian:/hack# ls -l
total 4368
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack.gz
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2728 Sep 30 23:51 hack_tivo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2276 Sep 30 23:52 hack_tivoapp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

[lrhorer]

No worries.

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1821 Oct 1 00:01 hack.gz
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2728 Sep 30 23:51 hack_tivo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root steve 2276 Sep 30 23:52 hack_tivoapp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12128 Sep 30 23:49 replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3514304 Sep 30 23:48 tivohacks64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925556 Sep 30 23:50 tivopart-20040530.zip

Hmm. The command

tar -xvzf replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz

should have decompressed the file. Try it again, and make sure there are no errors. Report back if there are, and copy and paste again if not.

[svenn]

this is result of decompressing (there were no errors) :

root@debian:/hack# tar -xvzf replace_initrd.x86.tar.gz
replace_initrd.c
replace_initrd.x86
null-linuxrc.img.gz
busybox.replace_initrd.x86
busybox.replace_initrd.c
replace_initrd.mips
README.replace_initrd

[lrhorer]

obviously, my copy/paste method (control + c & control + V) is causing this

Oh, hey, it just occurred to me. Don't use <Ctrl>v or <Ctrl>c in the terminal window. To paste there it has to either be the middle button or a chord click of the left and right button together.

[lrhorer]

OK, good. Now do

gunzip tivohacks64.tar.gz
ls -l

paste back the results.

[svenn]

you originally told me follow link in tagline (S3 Hacking Scripts) to post 36 - but there was nothing in that post. I found the download links for replace_initrd.x86xxxxx in post 39, that took me to NillaZilla's 2 downloads. I chose the non-mips one.