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Offline mgericsTopic starter

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Tivo
« on: October 03, 2005, 02:38:05 PM »
Not sure where to put this, but...

I was given a Tivo unit, no docs, just a remote, bad modem so it can't get the latest updates. Works ok, I can view what the pervious owner had recorded, but can't get it to record even manually - something about not having a current schedule.

Is there a way to use this unit to record without requiring a modem (or any other kind of) connection to get a schedule? Or does this represent a breach of contract? Don't want this to turn into a "You're a naughty get for trying to use a Tivo illegally!" So, if unappropriate, Sorry Wayne go ahead and remove this.

Otherwise, I'll trash (it after yanking out the 30 gig hard driver inside -  I need a hard drive to try out Linux anyway...)
 

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Tivo unit w/ bad modem revisited
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2005, 12:27:17 PM »
@asian1 that didn't answer my question, but thanks anyway.

New direction for this thread, then:
The drive in this Tivo unit is a quantum 30 gig. Thought to myself, hmm, let's drop it into a pc and use it!
 But...it is only recognized as a 9 meg drive! Fdisk and a few other partitioning things only see a 9 meg partition on this big ol' drive!

Tried a few things mentioned in TIVO land, mhd3.exe, forget off hand the others, but they all fail.

IS there a way to low level format/reset or otherwise get his drive usable? (WITHOUT sending it in to the manufacturer-for all that cost and hassle, I'd just buy a new one!)

Seems a shame to toss the drive...