January 22, 2005 11:53 AM

Adam,

Here are some answers that should get you on the right track; it doesn't sound like you should have anything to worry about here, things seem quite normal.

1. Looks like hackman may not have started successfully; you might try doing a "full restart" of TiVoWeb from the main menu, or reboot your TiVo (not preferred), but not by unplugging it - you can use the remote to restart your TiVo from the "system reset" menu. Note that Hackman does take some time to start up as it scans your entire system for the presense of other applications, so please give it a few minutes before attempting to connect to TiVoWeb with your browser, the system will be busy for a few minutes starting up TiVoWeb as it loads hackman. The key is patience.

2. That is a TiVo feature -- adding a few minutes to the beginning or ending of a planned recording event to account for differences in the programming source's clock and your clock. Experiment with it...

3. Thats an indication that your TiVo's database is not fully populated with information (yet); that is completely normal if you've just turned on the system and set it up; it can take a day or two for all the information to be downloaded from the satellite and the database populated. Patience is a virtue here - the "problem" will go away.

4. Same issue as number three - all the information isn't there yet.

5 and 6. Same thing... just sit back an wait awhile... ;-)

7. It is a generic FTP server installed on your TiVo. This allows you to transfer additional software to and from your TiVo (video information is not stored on drive partitions accessible by FTP so recorded information is not transferrable through the FTP interface). If you are interested in learning how to use FTP, use "google" to do some basic searching - you'll need an ftp client for your PC. There is no username/password on the TiVo. Be careful when transferring files to/from your TiVo; you could render your TiVo unbootable or not accessible on your network if you modify the wrong files, so do your homework before using this capability. FTP is an "advanced" feature (as is telnet) so do be careful. Also understand that educating you on its use is not something we have the resources to - that is why we are clear that these software components are distributed 'unsupported and without warranty'.

8. It sounds like your kit is installed properly and everything is operating normally. So no - jumpers are fine - don't open your unit again (the more you do that, the more risk you take).

I'd recommend you sit back and let most of these 'problems' sort themselves out as they will over time. Perhaps read some basic pc networking tutorials to learn a bit about FTP and if you are technically inclined you can learn how to install additional tools on your TiVo to do some pretty neat things. Its all about how much time you want to spend learning about these things vs watching TV. Do use this forum as a 'springboard' for more information and also check out www.dealdatabase.com and www.tivocommunity.com as there is much information an resources out there for these advanced capabilities.

Thx,
Lou

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

June 17, 2005 5:47 PM

Problem #6 Now showing error

I've had my system up and running for several weeks now and I still get that long error message instead of my Now Showing guide. Everthing else works like it should. Any ideas?

August 27, 2005 1:55 PM

benjatado said:

I installed the complete ptvnet/instantcake 3.1 last night, along with all the bundled apps on my DirecTV Series2 PhilipsDSR7000
Now, it keeps recording programs at random. It recorded 5 programs (from different channels) over the course of the night, and now it has chosen to record "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" - (not that I would not want to record this movie)__ but unless I installed some sort of ESP software -
I am not sure what is causing it to keep recording programs at random?

If someone could point me in the right direction here, to which of the bundled software apps may be automatically recording...I would greatly appreciate it.

I hate to see what will happen if I leave town?...might come back to find a whole catalog of programming that my Tivo wants me to watch... :eek:

? That is how your TiVo is designed to operate. Change the setting 'record suggestions' in your setup menus; it has nothing to do with your upgrade...

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 31, 2005 8:06 PM

RE: recording suggestion

I found this to be the case on my unit as well. Anytime you put a new a newly baked unit in the tivo it will revert back to the original tivo settings (except for you hacks of course). Mine kept recording the suggestions and I thought something was wrong with it too. I finally figured out how to select it to not record the suggestions and then it dawned on me that I had to do the same thing when I first got my TIVO. It had been so long I forgot. Many others probably have experienced the same thing. If you had upgraded with a new hard drive by backing up you recordings from an old one, you would not have had those changes, because it remembers your previous settings. At least that was my experience.