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    Remote Control stops working nzTivo 1.5

    I resently re imaged to 1.5 3 weeks ago and have had issues with the remote control failing.

    Like this morning watching the super 14 and fast forwarding all the boring bits, the control stopped being able to control the tivo, the light on the remote still works and it still controls the TV but Tivo fails to get any codes from it. the way out was to reboot. This has happend twice now on 1.5 where as before I never had this issue at all.

    Any idears as to whats going on with the Tivo?
    Philips HDR X12
    120G + Turbonet

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    I had (and rarely still do) similar problems. Does the green light on the Tivo flick to orange at all?

    Mine would just sit there and refuse to respond and even rebooting didn't help it.
    I tried everything from different Tivo remotes to taking the batteries out of remotes from other devices in case it was flooding the IR.

    In the end I found giving it a reboot into Guided Setup mode then reboot again into normal mode would solve the problem, don't know why but it did.

    My IR hasn't locked up for ages now.

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    Next time it happens, try using TWP. If you can't access your TiVo with TWP, then it's what is known as the event bug. This commonly happens when the TiVo get overloaded, usually by a lot remote usage or a lot of mfs manipulation.

    Peter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by petestrash View Post
    Next time it happens, try using TWP. If you can't access your TiVo with TWP, then it's what is known as the event bug. This commonly happens when the TiVo get overloaded, usually by a lot remote usage or a lot of mfs manipulation.

    Peter.
    It sounds like the bug then, as I went to look at the logs via TWP but could not access it so rebooted it via telnet. is there a fix for the event bug?

    Cheers.
    Philips HDR X12
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    In short No. All software based on the US3.0 has the issue. This includes all NZ & OZ Philips images.

    There is a module in the sysadmin area of TWP which attempts to fix the causes before they become a problem, but I cannot say it works for sure.

    Removing system load also helps, so I you want to trade off hacks for a more stable system, stop them from loading at boot.

    Peter.
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    Where do we need to look to see what hacks we have currently kicking in at startup?

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    ps ax will show the loaded programs, and lsmod the modules.

    Peter.
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    Thanks Pete. What file do we need to change to stop things starting up at load?

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    For most programs try the following:

    1. Make the TiVo Read/Write with rw
    2. Then copy /etc/dflt_sysinit.conf to /etc/sysinit.conf
    3. Now make your changes in /etc/sysinit.conf (never edit /etc/dflt_sysinit.conf)
    4. When finished make the sytem read only again with ro
    5. reboot

    Peter.
    Please search this forum and our Website for your TiVo questions before starting a new thread. Thanks!

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    config file

    Quote Originally Posted by petestrash View Post
    For most programs try the following:

    1. Make the TiVo Read/Write with rw
    2. Then copy /etc/dflt_sysinit.conf to /etc/sysinit.conf
    3. Now make your changes in /etc/sysinit.conf (never edit /etc/dflt_sysinit.conf)
    4. When finished make the sytem read only again with ro
    5. reboot
    I have experienced the same things as sadrake.
    I don't seem to have either of those files on my TiVo which is using the nzTiVo v1.5 image (August 2006).
    Instead I edited /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author
    Is that correct?

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