Complete Beginner, How do i set a Tivo up in NZ??

**sillysaddam** · 01-01-2009, 12:19 PM

Hi,

Had a Tivo for a ferw years now but only just getting around to setting it up. I got it off eBay and had a 500GB (i think) hard drive put into it. When i went to plug it in it just says "Please wait a moment.." something about setting up and doesnt move from this screen.

So how do i set it up? Is this where these 'images' for NZ come into the equation?

Much apreciated,
Chris

**petestrash** · 01-01-2009, 02:52 PM

If it is stuck on Please wait a moment, it means that the hard drive is not working correctly. check that one of the cables has not come loose during shipping.

Did you buy this off Australian eBay or US eBay?

Peter.

**sillysaddam** · 01-01-2009, 04:19 PM

Hi,

Thanks. i checked the hard drive and the connections seemed fine. i metered them out and there was a voltage. When i turned it on i could hear the hard drive spinning. When you install the hard drive does it have to be formatted in some way?

**Darren King** · 01-01-2009, 05:02 PM

No, but just like a PC the TiVo does need an operating system, and if it does not have one then the symptoms you describe is what you will see.

This is where imaging the hard disk comes into play as per your comments in the original post.

**petestrash** · 02-01-2009, 01:27 AM

There is/was a fairly comprehensive NZ site for setting up TiVo's www.nztivo.net It also has the NZ specific images.

But this seems to still be down (it has been for a little while now)

Hopefully one of the New Zealanders will pipe in soon and offer you some suggestions.

Peter.

**Wibble** · 02-01-2009, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by petestrash

There is/was a fairly comprehensive NZ site for setting up TiVo's www.nztivo.net

You can still read it using the wayback machine:
http://web.archive.org/web/200712181...dex.php/Topics
http://web.archive.org/web/200712181...ScreenShots1.4

The images: are at
ftp://orac.caffeine.co.nz/install_images/

If you have a Phillips, the image you want is nzTiVo-Philips-Installer-Dec06TWP.iso

You'll also have to update the timezone, see
http://forums.oztivo.net/showthread.php?t=1638

Have fun.

**Skolink** · 02-01-2009, 02:22 PM

I use the oztivo v1.6.2 20080604 images when setting up TiVos for NZ, I had stability issues with the NZ v1.5 images.

I assume you have read the information on preparing the disk etc on www.oztivo.net ?

The two main steps are:
1. put HDD in PC and use Oz/NZtivo boot CD to image the drive and set options.
2. put HDD back into TiVo and run through the "guided setup" to configure your TiVo

Post codes for NZ are here http://forums.oztivo.net/showthread.php?t=912

Should you be visiting Chch I could give you a hand.

**Islander** · 02-01-2009, 03:39 PM

I also use the Oztivo images in my Tivos with no problems. The only warning is that the update option should be avoided as this may mess with the emulator settings.

**sillysaddam** · 03-01-2009, 09:50 AM

Thanks for your help, it seems quite simple. Unfourtunatly my computer does not support IDE hard drives as it has SATA. Is there another way to install the OS onto the hard drive? Or am i up for tracking down an approiate computer?

Thanks