Part of hacking a TiVo involves editing text files. The default editor include with a TiVo, vi, is daunting for most users, to say the least. There is a much simpler solution - nano. The following assumes your TiVo has already been hacked to enable networking features, using a method such as PTVnet or the Zipper.

Download the nano binary for Series 2 units here: http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showpos... .

In a telnet session, mkdir -p /usr/local (this creates a new directory). You may need to type "rw" or "rootwrite" prior to the mkdir line to make your TiVo read/write.

FTP the nano-1.3.7-2.tgz file to the /usr/local directory you created.

In telnet again, cd /usr/local

gzip -dc < nano-1.3.7-2.tgz | tar xf -

Paste the following into telnet:

TERM=xterm
TERMINFO=/usr/local/terminfo
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/lib:/lib/modules:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

You can now use nano to edit text files on your TiVo. Example: nano test.txt . Use this file as a sample to test the functions of nano.

CONTROL-O will save the file.
CONTROL-X will exit nano.

In order to make nano "stick" and be able to use it each time you log in to your TiVo, do the following:

In telnet, cd /

nano .profile

Paste the same four lines you used earlier into the new profile text file.

CONTROL-O to save the file.

CONTROL-X to exit.