August 3, 2004 9:43 AM

swl said:

After installing InstantCake, my DSR6000R01 gets stuck on Welcome, powering up. My CD label says DSR6000R01, but when I run InstantCake, the description only says DSR6000. Could you have sent me the wrong CD?

The reason I suspect this is because when I restore my own backed up image onto this same drive, it boots fine (but pauses when I press the Tivo button, which is why I bought InstantCake -- I suspect I'm just missing a file in my MFS filesystem that corresponds to the background for the main Tivo menu).

Software for the DSR6000R01 and DSR6000 is exactly the same. You can use the image on the InstantCake CD manually if you think there is a problem with the script (it lives here: /cdrom/.images/000001), however your problem may be drive/cable related, not with the InstantCake build process.

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

August 3, 2004 11:24 AM

swl said:

Do you think a drive/cable problem is likely given that the drive/cable work with my own image? I know my image has problems, but the hardware seems to be fine. I get identical behavior on two independent drives, a new Maxtor 120GB and the original Quantum 40GB. My image behaves the same on both drives, and your image sticks at the powering up message on both drives.

Anything is possible. What we do know is that the image is good and that the InstantCake CD works in most configurations -- so it is not a software problem, other than the fact that we know that in certain hardware configurations, the software does not work properly. In all likelihood, it has nothing to do with the image (which is why I recommended you make the manual attempt - did you try that?) and has something to do with the PC you are using.

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

August 5, 2004 9:46 PM

tivoupgrade said:

Not sure that it belongs in the FAQ, but perhaps in the iFAQ? (infrequently asked questions...) :-)

...infrequently?

HD from Instantcake cooked HD won't boot

frozen powering up screen (3 users reporting same problem)

Instant Cake upgrade not recognized by TIVO (2 users reporting problem in this thread)

Replacement of drives problem

Can't get by boot up screen

flashing screen " Welcome, powering up"

same problem as sooner1

stuck on power up

Will not boot

Stuck On Power Up

Stuck on Power-up

Possible fix for post-bake boot troubles

No Boot, Please Help

Philips DSR6000R01 Stuck in Welcome, Powering Up (this thread)

14 threads out of 92 (~15%) reporting 17 instances of the same problem. Seems like "Why won't TiVo boot my InstantCaked drive?" should be at the top of your FAQ.

(Oh, and you're welcome, swl.)