Rescuing my Premiere
My Premiere died last week with a GSOD. I have a ton of 2tb drives lying around, so I attempted to hook up the drive and back it up.. JMFS wouldn't even see it as a tivo disk. I couldn't find anyone...
View ArticleHughes SD-DVR80 reboot loop after second upgrade
A few years ago i upgraded my Hughes SD-DVR80 from an 80GB drive to a 500GB drive using MFSLive with no issues. A few weeks ago i started seeing pixelization and audio issues along with random reboots...
View ArticleSeems like a hard drive issue, but...
MY Series 3 HD TCD648250B is stuck on "welcome, powering up...". I had a WD 300GB drive here that is known to work. I downloaded WINMFS and ran a copy . It took about an hour and said successful, but...
View ArticleToshiba SD-H400
I recently decided to upgrade the hard drive in my aging Toshiba SD-H400. I've imaged a new drive using Instant Cake for my device. No issues there. Previously when using the TiVo I used my TiVo Plus...
View ArticleMFSBACKUP Question
I know how to use mfstools but one question. Will mfsbackup not create a backup.bak bigger than 2 gig? I have a Terabyte Tivo drive with 115gig of recorded shows and such. No matter how I format or...
View ArticlePremiere Boot Loop
So I decided to upgrade my Premiere's hard drive from stock to a 2TB WD20EARX. I used JMFS to copy, then expand, then supersize. I put the new drive in the Premiere and it wouldn't boot. It would go...
View ArticleTivo only showing 21 HD hours after upgrading
I have a Series3 HD TiVo (TCD652160). I have upgraded the original 160GB Hard Drive to a 500GB using 'winmfs' Mfscopy. No problems I verified in the system settings that it stated I had up to 75 HD...
View ArticleAnyone still using the GXCEBOT?
Call me a romantic or Luddite, but I'm still using the good 'ol DirecTV GXCEBOT Series 1 in a spare bedroom. Am I the last one? The power supply finally blew and I've got a new one on the way. :) I...
View Articlewinmfs
I posted this question in the TiVo help forum and it was suggested that I head over to this forum with my question, so I'll give it a try here: I'm trying to make a back-up hard drive for my Toshiba...
View ArticleHi From Nashvegas!
Im a machinist from Nashville, TN (okay, just north of there). Ive been listening to the PoI podcast for a couple of years now and thought Id mosey on over to the boards to see what they were like....
View ArticlePremiere HD upgrade with jmfs failed
I tried to upgrade my Premiere HD from a 1T drive to a 2T drive and didn't quite get it right. I'm hoping for a suggestion here to keep from having to go back to an older hard drive. The version of...
View ArticlePremiere4 with James expanded 2tb drive-add ext drive?
I've looked all around and can't find definitive answer for Premieres If I've upgraded using Jmfs 1.04 my premiere4 int drive to 2tb, can I plug a 1tb external drive in to expand to 3tb total...
View ArticlePremier upgrade failure - Data Error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
I recently purchased a Tivo Premier and a WD20EURS hard drive from Amazon with the intention of upgrading the Tivo hard drive. After considerable research online, I downloaded the...
View ArticlePerforming TiVo Hard-Drive work with a Gigabyte Motherboard PC
I'm the (un)fortunate owner of a PC which has a Gigabyte motherboard (GA-EX58-UD4P to be exact). I need to perform some tasks with the hard drives in both of my TiVos: 1. Series 2 (Toshiba RS-TX20),...
View ArticleSeries 3 hard drive replacement
I have a Series 3 (OLED) that needs a new hard drive. This unit will be used in a basement rec room and not heavily used. Therefore, I just want to get an inexpensive replacement. Another 250GB drive...
View ArticleJMFS 1.04 and WD Expander - Fails
Ok, as you know, I expanded my Premiere 4 to 2tb, works good! I said I would get an expander. WD, certified for tivo. I plugged it in, it went throught its 'adding space' messages, and rebooted. Upon...
View ArticleWhat model tivo is this HDD for?
So I'm getting into Spring Cleaning mode here.. I have a couple spare Tivo HDD pulls in a box in my closet.. I'd like to sell them (not doing me any good) but need to be able to identify them...
View ArticleNew WD20EURS 2TB drive seems "loud"
I purchased a WD20EURS 2TB drive to put in my new (well, refurbed) Premiere. The upgrade went fine, but when I fired things back up, there is a very noticeable "hum" coming from the drive. I know it's...
View ArticleReplacement Premiere coming, what to do next?
I have a replacement Premiere coming due to a loud fan issue. In my current Premiere, I've already installed a WD20EURS 2TB drive. I'll obviously reinstall the original 500GB drive back in the current...
View Articlepossible?
New guy here... i have a very old hughes version directv tivo unit. i want to replace it with a only old philips dvr 7000. before i jump into the replace/contact provider mode, is there any way to...
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