Tivo series 2 lifetime hack

In most cases, you will not modify this. These instructions are also available in the killhdinitrd support thread. Note the bootpage commands may not work with some Linux boot CD's. You will have to issue the commands from a telnet session when we get to that point. TivoTools The TiVo software has very few commands built-in. This where the tivotools file that we downloaded earlier comes in. The first 2 commands create a tivo-bin directory on both boot partitions.

If you were not able to mount partition 7 earlier, don't sweat it. The third and fourth commands will extract the files into the newly created tivo-bin directories. I suppose it is for security reasons or maybe they just don't like us hackers.

Of course, we are going to change that. That should take care of the networking filters on both root partitions. If you receive any errors, don't worry. It just means there is an older software version on that partition that doesn't have the filters in place. If you want to enable DHCP, do not enter the dhclient commands renames the dhclient.

Your router will automatically assign your TiVo an IP address. You'll have to go into your router, though, to see what IP address it assigned your TiVo box in order to access it. Essentially, we are renaming the iptables file and copying a new, hacked one over. Then we make it executable.

Don't sweat it if the hda7 commands do not succeed. If you want to use a dynamically assigned IP address, you'll need to find a dhclient file somewhere and copy it to the sbin folder. Information shamelessly copied from here. We need to create a startup script to run some stuff when the TiVo boots. Copy rc. That is the lazy way. You will probably need to edit my file at some point, and you should know how to edit the file on your TiVo, and what the file does.

This is optional, but helpful This starts up the VI editor. I'm not going to tell you how to use it as there are many, many websites that explain the VI editor in detail.

Do a search. Bash and telnet are already on the TiVo. Tivoftpd and fakecall. If necessary, change the IP address of The gateway address of If you did not rename dhclient earlier, you can delete or comment out these lines. TiVo will attempt to find the files and execute them, but will fail, and just skip down to the next command.

Plug the TiVo back in and cross your fingers. If all goes well, you should be able to telnet to the IP address of the TiVo ex. Congratulations, your TiVo is hacked! The following are some of the most common hacks, depending on what you want to do. While the hard drive is in the TiVo, the 4th and 7th partitions are read only. You will need to issue the following command before you can modify files on those partitions:. The Superpatch takes care of most of these, but not all. May I also recommend the 30 second skip, which is in post 2.

Post 13 explains how to format the command. For example, if you have a DirecTiVo with version 6. The default port number is You will need to download 3 separate archives and extract the files to the same directory, thereby copying over outdated versions. The original author's license restricts someone from redistributing a working archive. For the dates and times to be accurate, you will need tzoffset. You will need to change the number depending on the time zone you are in. The value is the number of seconds between your time zone and GMT time.

For Eastern, the offset is 5 hours difference x 60 x Central is Mountain is Pacific is On this second drive, you'll need a few downloaded files. Here's how to get them You'll need a virgin kernel to apply the killhdinitrd patch. The first post in the link above has information as to which version of the kernel you can use for your particular TiVo, and the second post has information on where you can download them.

Download sites frequently appear and disappear. Also check out the Backup image and slice begging thread or do a Google search. The 7. This CD image will also come in handy for the next section. Download tivotools. Download iptables. Download rc. Copy iptables and rc.

Here is a quick and dirty Linux command line primer For software versions 6. For everything above version 6. Here is what my rc. When you are done, copy the rc. Allows you to do complicated searches for upcoming programs and record them.

This one is highly recommended! Superpatch Does several things including automatically disabling encryption and enabling the home media option.

For DirecTivo version 6. Works with any operating system with the Java Runtime Environment installed. You will need to extract the. There is a fakecall. This version will. Last updated September 8, Custom Search.

Access your TiVo from your web browser. Well that's a bust. It's only 80 GB and that's tiny these days. To make matters worse, it's a Maxtor "Quickview" which is designed for video recording, not paying attention to small errors in the data stream. That's fine for video, but not so hot for computer programs. It might be useful in an older security system. My really old system has a drive three times that size! Next, the PCB. Well, there's not much that is worth unsoldering.

The tuner looks interesting, but I can't think of a use. I'd say that's a bust, too. Oh, a free button battery! The supply provides these approximate currents: 5 volts, 3.

There's a 5 and 12 volt cable for the IDE hard drive and I used the drive's current requirements to calculate the total available power.

That makes it about a 50 watt supply, plenty for all sorts of projects. Because the transformer is small, it measures only. The line cord doesn't have a ground pin, but with such a small capacitance, it really doesn't need one. This supply is more like a beefy 2-prong molded supply! There's a fan, but you will need to reconnect it to power since the motherboard connector is gone.