DVRplayground - TiVo Series 1 & 2

Simple question, I hope . .

brucetx69 — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:28:32 GMT

I've had a S2 Tivo for some time, but only want to use it like an old VCR for recording over the air broadcasts. When I bought it the salesman ( who wanted the sale ) said sure, I could do that. Not mentioning that there was a HUGE fee to subscribe to Tivo. . . I don't need to pay $12 a month for a TV Guide. By NOT subscribing my Tivo refuses to work . . . Is there a way to bypass the subscription and just record programs over the air ? Thanks in advance for any help. Bruce

gotomydvr

Cablegod — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:50:07 GMT

Hello everyone, New to the forums. I have a 2.5 Standalone which I did the Prom mod to. I have TivoWebPlus installed and everything works great. My issues is I'm trying to get the gotomydvr to work. I have followed this to a "t" http://www.dvrplayground.com/article/13912/gotomydvr--Administer-Your-Hacked-... but get an error when I type this is. GA_googleFillSlot("DVRPG-IMU-Article"); sh /var/tmp/b_install.sh States, sh: /var/tmp/b_install.sh: Permission denied I have tried to select my Tivo on the gotomydvr site and it states tivo must be disconected. Could someone please tell me what I have done wrong? Also If I have placed this in the wrong area please feel free to move. Thank you

Hughes DVR2

cornfused — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:47:31 GMT

I picked up one of these at a yard sale for like $2. It worked so I hacked it with instacake. Everything worked, but I'm cornfused about how you get it to tune channels to record. Does hacking it turn it into a stand alone or do you still need the tivo service? Cornfused

tivo hard drive replacement

chemicalvamp — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:20:47 GMT

I have a direcTIVO R10 a.k.a. RCA DVR80 Got it off of ebay *WORKS!* yeah right.. when i got it. it booted and loaded tivo but thats all.. "clear and erase all" asked for a parental code i didn't have, so i took the drive out of it partitioned and formatted it, the hard drive seems to be in working order but my instantcake cd wouldnt work in my desktop tower.. keyboard wasnt detected (tried 3 differnt keyboards.. vmlinux mustn't like the tower) took an old 333mhz tower from my basement keyboard was found instacake said it was succesfull but the motherboard didnt have the "missing pin" in the ide socket. so i removed it so my ide cable would work.. the hdd is still way too big for the old bios to detect it.. but instacake seems to find it alright. instacake restores the image and says it was successful but my tivo just reboots after maybe a minute or two.. so i went back to istacake and bought 6.2a and it does the same thing.. now before i break down and buy a hdd from weaknees i want to make sure i didnt miss something. or if i...

Series 3 and TiVo HD Users Now Get Pause Menu Ads

Community Headlines — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:11:49 GMT

Already present on older Series 2 TiVo hardware, Series 3 and HD TiVo owners now get to join in the fun of pause menu ads. Dave Zatz of Zatz Not Funny reports that the newest update to these units introduces the pause menu ads. This way, you can watch more ads while you skip others! Fortunately, TiVoCommunity member bfdtv reports that there is a way to hide the progress bar and avoid the additional ads. Sweet... click through to learn more! [Via Engadget]

Hughes SD dvr40

Pablo — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:02:14 GMT

I am new at this but am reasonably quick to learn. I have inherited a Hughes SD DVR40 unit, without remote and card. Is it possible and cost effective to modify this unit into a standard DVR using Time Warner Cable as the input source. I know I can rent a Scientific Atlanta DVR from TWC for a monthly rate of $9.00. I also realize that the 40gig HD of this unit should probably be upgraded. Does anyone have a cost to upgrade presuming that it could be modified to not require a TIVO registration.

TiVo Desktop 2.7 Has Been Released

Community Headlines — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:45:03 GMT

Dave Zatz of "Zatz Not Funny" tells us that the new version of TiVo Desktop is now out, and contains a number of improvements. Here's some of what's in store for TiVo Desktop users: Specify the number of transferred shows that are kept on your computer Browse previously transferred shows in folders on the TiVo Upgraded codec package for Plus users Head on over to Zatz Not Funny for the full scoop, and happy TiVo-ing!

rs-tx20 Powering up... loop plz help

sgtsquatlow — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:47:25 GMT

Hi, i am having trouble with my Toshiba RS-TX20 Tivo. I have tried to install instant cake on my Western Digital 40GB ata/133 drive using 3 different machines, and everytime i install it into my tivo, the Welcome. Powering up screen loops forever. I've tried doing the manual image as documented on http://www.dvrplayground.com/comment/3781/?type=4&postcount=11 , with appropriate changes of course. I have also tried a different 30gb hdd. I am really at a loss of what to do next. Can anyone please help? Thanks, sgtsquatlow