Hi, You still have the "clear and delete everything" on the instructions here (http://www.dvrplayground.com/article/... . Which I did, and I don't have a phone line to dial out, yay!
David
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes (Page 2 of 2)
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Release Notes and Additional Support Resources
Please refer to the release notes for your specific version of InstantCake before proceeding with your installation (see below for specifics).
We have designed InstantCake to be as easy-to-use as possible, however we cannot guarantee that it will work on your specific PC, as some older systems have trouble booting from CD, or may not have enough memory to load the InstantCake software properly. PTVupgrade is not responsible for InstantCake not working on your PC, or if you cannot get the software to work properly on your PC. If you are concerned about this possibility, please do not purchase the product.
Release Notes - InstantCake for Series1 Standalone Units
Release notes for this product are now maintained in our knowledgebase.Release Notes - InstantCake for Series1 DirecTV TiVo Units
TiVo Models Supported
Philips DSR6000, DSR6000R, DSR6000R1
Sony SAT-T60
Hughes GXCEBOT, GXCEBOTD
Release notes for this product are now maintained in our knowledgebase.
Release Notes - InstantCake for Series2 Standalone Units
TiVo Models Supported
TiVo TCD130040, TiVo TCD140060, TiVo TCD230040
TiVo TCD240040, TCD24004A, TCD240080, TCD24008A, TCD240140
TiVo TCD240040, TCD24004A, TCD240080, TCD24008A, TCD240140
TiVo TCD540040, TCD540080, TCD540140
TiVo TCD649XXX
Sony SVR3000
HUMAX T800, T2500
Release notes for this product are now maintained in our knowledgebase.
Release Notes - InstantCake for Series2 Standalone Units with DVD players/recorders
TiVo Models Supported
Pioneer DVR-810HS
Pioneer DVR-57H
Humax DRT400 / DRT800
Toshiba SD-H400
Toshiba RS-TX20 / RS-TX60
Release notes for this product are now maintained in our knowledgebase.
Release Notes - InstantCake for Series2 DirecTV TiVo Units
TiVo Models Supported
Standard Definition Units
DirecTV R10
Hughes HDVR2, HDVR3, SD-DVR40, SD-DVR80, SD-DVR120
Philips DSR7000, DSR704, DSR708
RCA DVR39, DVR40, DVR80, DVR120
Samsung SIR-S4040R, SIR-S4080R, SIR-S4120R
High Definition Units
Hughes/DirecTV HR10-250
Important Note for PTVnet DIY CD users: To use InstantCake in conjunction with the PTVnet DIY CD, you MUST boot with the PTVnet DIY CD FIRST.
Release notes for this product are now maintained in our knowledgebase.
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March 20, 2006 10:49 AM
March 20, 2006 10:05 PM
If you receive common error: /dev/hdc: No such device or address
(As per Roy) "disable the SATA controller in the BIOS" should eliminate that error in newer PC's.
Also:
1. New (TiVo) drive = Master 2nd/secondary
CDRom drive = Slave 1st/primary
2. As per Troesler "your computer should have two ide connectors, primary and secondary and you can connect a master and slave to each. The instructions tell you to hook the CD to the primary slave and the drive you want to bake to the secondary master. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON THE SAME CABLE. "
September 27, 2006 1:09 AM
Hello! I currently have a Pioneer DVR-810HS [7.3.1-tak-01-2-225] that I had expanded to a 400GB hard drive. I would like to expand it with a Seagate 750GB drive. I see that the InstantCake disc is version [7.2.0-01-2-275], also that the instructions are vague about drives larger than 500GB. I have upgraded 4 TiVo units, so I'm comfortable, but haven't used the InstantCake product and don't know if that is the best solution of if there is something extra I need to do to support the 750gb drive. I'm sure someone else has done this as the unit and the hard drive have been around for awhile. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thank you for the help!
October 3, 2006 7:53 AM
how long until a new instant cake fro the hr10 250 @ 6.3??
2 DSR7000 Instant Cake, PTV Net, Superpatch For HMO/MRV, Tivo Desktop, and TivoServer.
October 9, 2006 9:25 PM
kelsirose02 said: how long until a new instant cake fro the hr10 250 @ 6.3??Ditto - will there be an update for the HR10-250 to bring it up to v6.3 ?
November 21, 2006 10:18 PM
Have a bad RCA DVR120 drive (WD1200) Bought a WD1600JB drive to replace it. Bought S2DT-62 instantcake, order#38141. got thru to the "restore", but it says my image contains s/w for DVR40. hangs at restoring 140 of 1453. Any ideas? Did I get the wrong s/w download?
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November 22, 2006 9:05 PM
mghoran said: Have a bad RCA DVR120 drive (WD1200) Bought a WD1600JB drive to replace it. Bought S2DT-62 instantcake, order#38141. got thru to the "restore", but it says my image contains s/w for DVR40. hangs at restoring 140 of 1453. Any ideas? Did I get the wrong s/w download?
Please refer to the Official Support (linked above) as this question has been asked/answered there a handful of times (there are a couple of potential solutions to the problem: PC-related, CD-ROM-related, or possibly your CD-media. If you review the thread, you should find what you are looking for...
Thx
For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread
November 27, 2006 7:02 PM
got it... Had a bad secondary IDE ribbon. replaced it and worked like a charm.... The boot cd was fine..
January 14, 2007 7:44 PM
Thanks in advance for your help.
I ran the ISO I downloaded and the install began. The install stopped and I received the following message: MOUNT:/DEV/IS NOT A BLOCK DEVICE/ETC/RC.D/RC.S:/CDROM/.LIVE/BIN/PTVBAKE. NO SUCH FILE OR DIRECTORY/#
Does this mean I have a bad ISO?
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January 14, 2007 8:22 PM
Sounds like a PC configuration issue; please see the first post of this discussion (as well as the links below) to get you on the right track.
For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread
January 16, 2007 12:36 AM
I have a question. I have a Directv Hughes HDVR2. I have recently purchased and successfully installed icake-s2dt-62 and ptvnet-s2dt-62. When I first attempted to boot my tivo with the new hard drive, everything seems to have loaded and work fine, except my USB ports. I have tried numerous different usb-ethernet adapters, and can’t seem to get any of them to work. I had originally said no to the USB question in the install, as my adapters are all USB 1.0. I cant even get a green light to come on my USB adapters. I have tried restarting the tivo and am lost. Any suggestions from anyone.? My ethernet adapter is a Linksys USB100M.
Scott
January 21, 2007 12:59 AM
Has there been any resolution using the Linksys USB100M? I'm having the exact same problem. It seems these devices don't work, but DVRupgrade states that they are supported. I know the USB100M is support and works with the TIVO stand-alone.
January 23, 2007 9:31 AM
No, I even bought a Netgear FA101 which everyone says will work, and same problem. Any suggestions?
February 22, 2007 1:30 AM
downloaded instantcake and set it up per instructions, installed 2 new drives in my pc, booted instantcake and gor the message /dev/hdc: no such device or address Restore failed: unable to open destination device for writing. tpip error opening /dev/hdc: No such device or address
WHAT DOSE THIS MEAN OR AM I SET UP WRONG?
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February 22, 2007 6:24 PM
Please refer to the official discussion thread referenced in the first post of this discussion (also linked below). Thx
For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread
March 6, 2007 8:41 PM
I "cooked" a seagate 750gb db drive for my series 3. Everything looked great on the PC side including the note that the larger drive was recognized. The drive worked when I put it in the Tivo but the system did not show the larger drive. I did a "clear and delete everything" and the TIVO still did not recognize that the drive was larger.
Any suggestions????
August 16, 2007 11:28 PM
Can InstantCake be undone?
Once InstantCake is run successfully on a hard drive, but the hard drive not used afterwards, can the cake be undone so whatever was on the hard drive prior to being baked would be accessible again?
I InstantCaked a hard drive I shouldn't have and would now like to undo it, if at all possible. Please help.
August 21, 2007 9:12 PM
Just did my third Instantcake upgrade with zero problems. Really easy and quite fantastic!
I have changed two SA units with dual drives to single 500 Gb drives, and a DirecTiVo with two drives upgraded also to a single 500 - all went really smoothly and fast, with nary a hitch!
For the first two (the SA units) I ordered the CD. For the latest - the DirecTiVo unit - I downloaded the image and used Nero to make the CD.
I used a Win XP machine, followed the directions, and in about an hour had my DirecTiVo back together and downloading data. The local channels appeared this morning.
Wow. One happy camper!
Ike
Series 2
Series 2
DirectTiVo
HR10-250
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September 25, 2007 9:49 PM
Please note that, although much TiVo upgrade discussion still takes place in the upgrade DVRplayground upgrade forums and there are still lots of insightful DVR discussions left to have here, official technical support for InstantCake is now hosted at the new DVRupgrade Forums site.
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For additional support of InstantCake, refer to the Official InstantCake Support Thread in the forums; if you cannot find the answer you are looking for, you can post your inquiry there.
For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread