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July 19, 2005 12:44 AM

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PTCartman

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First, I'd like to apologize for starting a new thread, but I did search these forums and found no similar issue.

The closest was the thread "Hanging when skipping fwd or back," but after reading the entire thread (ouch :rolleyes: ) I don't think it relates to my issue.

My problem is that since installing the PTVUpgrade in my Series 1 Sony SAT-T60 I have twice had the system completely stop responding to controls. Completely. The remote doesn't work, the front panel controls don't work and, of course, it won't respond to telnet or FTP or TiVoWeb.

The system will, however, continue playback of the recording I was watching. At the end of the playback, it's locked. The only way to proceed at that point is to unplug the unit and wait 20 minutes for the reboot.

The only hacks I have installed are the PTVUpgrade itself, TiVoNet, CacheCard and TivoWeb.

Any ideas?

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July 19, 2005 4:43 PM

Anything's possible.

I've only had my PTVUpgrade installed for 2 weeks and I don't know whether TiVo has installed any new versions on my machine.

Do I check that in the system info?

What if it turns out to be the case, what then?

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July 19, 2005 7:18 PM

Thanks. I'll check and post my findings.

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July 20, 2005 11:04 AM

I checked my software version and it appears to be: 3.1.0c2-01-1-011

Not sure what that means. Still looking for ideas.

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September 12, 2005 5:24 PM

TiVo lockups

I, too, am having the exact same problem with a SAT-T60 Series 1 TiVo. My software version is 3.1.0c2-01-1-011. I purchased the unit on ebay from someone who did the install himself. He got the DIY kit with a new harddrive, the cachecard, and 512MB RAM. The unit was working fine for a few days and now it is locking up about twice a day. When it locks up shows stop recording and eventually it will reboot itself. The only difference from the other poster is that I can use telnet and ftp to get in, nothing else seems to work.

Please help!

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September 12, 2005 6:58 PM

Most common cause of a problem like this is a defective hard drive. Could also be a loose cable, loose networking card, or a network that is not properly secured (if you've got lots of open ports on your router, port scans from outside your network can cause your TiVo to freeze).

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

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December 30, 2006 2:01 PM

I am having what sounds like the same problem on my Philips Series 1 Standalone.  The symptoms are exactly as described in PTCartman's initial post.

Last week I installed a PTVupgrade 250 MB Samsung drive with CacheCard.  I have been using TivoWeb with one port open to the external internet (changed from the default port 80 both in Tivoweb.config and the router's virtual server).  There are no other open ports.

Since I would like to access my TiVo during an extended trip, the only workaround I can think of is to install a remote control relay to unplug and restart the TiVo when it becomes unresponsive.

 If someone can suggest a better solution, I would be grateful..

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December 30, 2006 3:16 PM

I'd recommend you look into gotomydvr; its more secure, doesn't require any router configuration at all, and currently, its FREE.

You can read more about it here, participate in a much more detailed discussion of it here, or just sign up for it here and follow the client installation instructions on the help page.

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

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