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[petestrash]

Booting into XP or XP SP1 will usually corrupt the TiVo drive. I believe later version are ok.

Below I have shown how to find your source ID without TiVoWeb.

This is from my TiVo, after the mls / command look for the line with 'Setup', and make a note of it's FsId (mine is 2274)

[TiVo [p0] ~]# tivosh
% mls /
Directory of / starting at ''

    Name                      Type        FsId      Date  Time   Size
    ----                      ----        ----      ----  ----   ----
    AreaCode                  tyDir       2491  12/11/06 22:11     16
    Component                 tyDir          3  03/27/37 00:12     40
    DataSet                   tyDir       2508  12/11/06 22:27     64
    Database                  tyDir       1615  07/07/08 05:03    144
    Genre                     tyDir       1353  12/11/06 22:11   1920
    GuideIndexV2              tyDir       5886  07/08/08 17:12    372
    GuideIndexV2.temp         tyDir       2271  07/08/08 17:12      4
    Headend                   tyDir       2321  12/11/06 22:11    136
    HeadendPostalCode         tyDir       2322  12/11/06 22:11    224
    HeadendTms                tyDir       2323  12/11/06 22:11    180
    LogoGroup                 tyDir       6238  12/11/06 22:27     52
    MessageItem               tyDir       2302  12/11/06 21:38     48
    Person                    tyDir       6463  12/12/06 02:39     20
    PostalCode                tyDir       2489  12/11/06 22:11     16
    Preference                tyDir       6307  12/12/06 01:06     12
    Recording                 tyDir       1510  12/12/06 03:03    244
    Resource                  tyDir       1513  03/27/37 00:14     72
    Rubbish                   tyDir       2295  07/06/08 05:04    132
    Schedule                  tyDir       2275  07/08/08 05:03   1724
    SeasonPass                tyDir       5906  12/12/06 03:03     32
    Server                    tyDir          5  07/08/08 05:03    268
    Setup                     tyDb        2274  05/19/08 02:06   2924
    ShowcaseIndex             tyDir       6247  07/08/08 17:11    216
    ShowcaseIndex.temp        tyDir       5879  07/08/08 17:11      4
    State                     tyDir       2273  06/20/07 21:30    192
    SwModule                  tyDir       1549  03/27/37 00:16    112
    SwSystem                  tyDir       2270  04/14/05 13:38     40
    Theme                     tyDir       7279  03/21/08 17:18     48
    User                      tyDir       2293  04/14/05 13:39     16
    tmp                       tyDir       5243  07/08/08 20:59      4

%

Then type dumpobj with the number you found before (2274 in my case).

% dumpobj 2274
Setup 2274/10 {
  IndexPath      = /Setup
  Source         = 2274/12
  Version        = 83
}

%

The number next to Setup is your source ID (2274/10 for me).

Then follow the instuctions for loading the codes (note you don't need the tivosh step as you are already in there):

% source yourSTB.tcl
% yourSTB
% exit

[TiVo [p0] ~]# dbsetx yourSOURCEID CableBoxCodeNum 29992
[TiVo [p0] ~]# reboot

Peter.

[NetMedic]

Hi again pete

Thanks for that. I'm now really starting to get familiar with BASH!

I'm having some problems with irSliceCreator though. It keeps freezing when I try to test the captured remote codes. I'm also getting the error "no tivo IR code header" when I test some of the codes using slice creator, via the ir blaster. Although I've managed to capture some codes, I've not yet got a single one to work via the ir blaster. Plus, each time I restart slice creator, I'm having to hunt down and kill IR processes first, or else it freezes with the first command I enter into it. It runs nicely the very first time after the tivo boots but each time I restart the program I'm obliged to clear up the mess it leaves behind when it closes. It seems like work in progress rather than a fully fledged program. It's very fiddly and it will take some time, but I think I will eventually get there. Definitely better than nothing. Well, probably slightly better than nothing!

Thanks for walking me through this, Pete.

Oh, incidentally. I contacted austar and they've stopped supplying the atlas boxes and anyone wanting a new or replacement STB will be stuck with these horrible new "flinders" (=altech) boxes which seem, to me, very cheap and nasty. So I expect not to be the only one needing the IR codes for this box.

Best wishes.

Chris.

[petestrash]

irSliceCreator is very much an alpha program, the person who wrote it lost interest in TiVo and never finished it. It's frustrating to use, but usually works for most remotes.

The code sending to test does not work 100%. It might be worth asking Austar if they can tell you the frequency for the remote to narrow down the options.

No real solutions.

There are even more complex methods of capture if you want to give it a go, here.

Also one person responded to you email to list and said they also used the same box and couldn't find any codes to work.

Peter

[NetMedic]

Hi Pete

thanks for the sympathy vote! I didn't know whether you'd be very happy with my comments about the irslicecreator. On the plus side, it has no problem at all capturing the codes from my remote. Gets them every time. I think it might be best to just capture all the codes and install the data to see if it works. Certainly it's a problem testing individual captured codes before processing.

It's what I would describe as a bit frustrating, but fun, and a challenge. Imagine the esteem in which I will be held if I succeed !

So, I will clear all the captured codes I have and start again from a clean directory, capture all 10 codes then process them and see how I go.

Failing that I will have a go at the "rewrite war and peace" alternative method!

Thanks. I'm enjoying the process and I'm enjoying our discourse.

Chris.

[petestrash]

I think it might be best to just capture all the codes and install the data to see if it works. Certainly it's a problem testing individual captured codes before processing.

That sounds like a good plan of attack.

Peter.

[NetMedic]

I've officially given up on the irslicecreator. It keeps falling over at different stages in the capture.

So I'm going to try alternatives.

Chris

[NetMedic]

Hi there

I think part of my problem with this is that the myworld software is screwing up my ir code capture.

I've tried killing the process e.g. doing a ps auxwf followed by kill (x) were x= the process id of myworldp. I've also tried doing /tvbin/switcherstart -k after booting but the when I do this method, the bash prompt hangs.

Please remember, in all of this, that I've never actually got as far as completing a guided setup.

Any further suggestions?

[petestrash]

Please remember, in all of this, that I've never actually got as far as completing a guided setup.

I don't think that's an issue, but to check just select any box and completed GS. The TiVo doesn't know that the channel change didn't work. You can easily change codes later assuming you have some to try.

Peter.

[NetMedic]

Hi Pete

I completed guided setup and have the tivo working nicely apart from no IR codes.

I contacted austar and they won't send me an atlas box or any other box than the flinders. I've posted a message at "remote central" to see if anyone else has the codes.

Since I completed guided setup I get "connection refused" messages when I try to capture codes usine irslicecreator. I've killed just about every process but I still can't connect to the ir port on the tivo. Do I need to put the tivo into maintenance mode? If so I don't know how to access that.

Before I completed guided setup I captured a heap of codes using clicecreator and processed them to try and make a tcl file. The codes looked good and fairly reproducible. However, I tried tridge's method of manually testing individual codes and when I send them to ttyS0 I get an error message that the code length is not long enough to make the minimal pulse size.

Hence I've uploaded my files for you to look at.

Not sure what to do next.

Help?!

[petestrash]

You don't need maintenance mode to capture codes.

I haven't used tridges method, but have found most ways of testing individual codes to be flaky and rarely work.

I have had much better results just loading the entire tcl

Looking through your files, they seem to be formatted correctly, but obviously don't know if the codes are any good.

Peter.