How combine two tivo directv units?

hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

thanks

On 2007-01-01, Oduibne wrote:
hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

You can save the shows on one, either one, but not both. If you want to
save the Hughes shows, are you ok with blowing away the Phillips shows?

You might be able to get away with taking the Phillips drive out, putting
the Hughes drive in, watching all the shows, and then putting the Phillips
drive back in as the A drive and then adding the Hughes drive as the B
drive.

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Hi Mike,

yes, totally ok with blowing away the shows on the larger hard drive,
think its an 80 gig maxtor in the hughes unit and adding it to the
phillips unit, how do I go about doing that?

jeff

Mike Hunt wrote:
On 2007-01-01, Oduibne wrote:
hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

You can save the shows on one, either one, but not both. If you want to
save the Hughes shows, are you ok with blowing away the Phillips shows?

You might be able to get away with taking the Phillips drive out, putting
the Hughes drive in, watching all the shows, and then putting the Phillips
drive back in as the A drive and then adding the Hughes drive as the B
drive.

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This is my .sig

On 31 Dec 2006 20:58:10 -0800, "Oduibne" wrote:

hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

thanks

You can "hack" each unit, and enable MRV on each, then transfer all
the shows from either one to the other vial a local network. Then
install a larger (or additional) hard drive to the one with all the
shows, retaining all the recorded material.

It will be quite an involved process, but the steps are all detailed
he

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

and he

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

In article , Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
On 31 Dec 2006 20:58:10 -0800, "Oduibne" wrote:

hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

thanks

You can "hack" each unit, and enable MRV on each, then transfer all
the shows from either one to the other vial a local network. Then
install a larger (or additional) hard drive to the one with all the
shows, retaining all the recorded material.

It will be quite an involved process, but the steps are all detailed
he

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

and he

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/


Is there a huge difference between using PTVNET or ZIPPER when it comes to
hacking the DirecTV units?
In other words, is zipper just preferred because it does more for the
beginner , but the end results are the same, a hacked Tivo networkable?

GMAN wrote:
In article , Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
On 31 Dec 2006 20:58:10 -0800, "Oduibne" wrote:

hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

thanks
You can "hack" each unit, and enable MRV on each, then transfer all
the shows from either one to the other vial a local network. Then
install a larger (or additional) hard drive to the one with all the
shows, retaining all the recorded material.

It will be quite an involved process, but the steps are all detailed
he

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

and he

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/


Is there a huge difference between using PTVNET or ZIPPER when it comes to
hacking the DirecTV units?
In other words, is zipper just preferred because it does more for the
beginner , but the end results are the same, a hacked Tivo networkable?

You still need the PTV image, along with the LBA48 Kernal as described
on the zipper page.

Zipper is just a script that automates the various processes that
comprise hacking and enhancing a Dtivo.

See he
http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Harvey

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:34:20 GMT, (GMAN)
wrote:

SNIP

Is there a huge difference between using PTVNET or ZIPPER when it comes to
hacking the DirecTV units?
In other words, is zipper just preferred because it does more for the
beginner , but the end results are the same, a hacked Tivo networkable?

I'm unable to comment on that, as I've only used Zipper. I'm basically
a novice.... just following the steps, not really understanding what
I'm doing. I can say that Zipper works for me.

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

In article , eclipsme wrote:
GMAN wrote:
In article , Charlie Hoffpauir
wrote:
On 31 Dec 2006 20:58:10 -0800, "Oduibne" wrote:

hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

thanks
You can "hack" each unit, and enable MRV on each, then transfer all
the shows from either one to the other vial a local network. Then
install a larger (or additional) hard drive to the one with all the
shows, retaining all the recorded material.

It will be quite an involved process, but the steps are all detailed
he

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

and he

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/


Is there a huge difference between using PTVNET or ZIPPER when it comes to
hacking the DirecTV units?
In other words, is zipper just preferred because it does more for the
beginner , but the end results are the same, a hacked Tivo networkable?

You still need the PTV image, along with the LBA48 Kernal as described
on the zipper page.


I understand that, basically to install on a bare drive one would want the
Instantcake disk.

But for someone like me who already has a large hard drive installed but no
hacks currently on this RCA DVR80, basically PTVNET and Zipper do the same
things correct? Just that zipper has more hacks due to using the
Superpatch4all?


Zipper is just a script that automates the various processes that
comprise hacking and enhancing a Dtivo.

See he
http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Harvey

GMAN wrote:
In article , eclipsme wrote:
GMAN wrote:
In article , Charlie Hoffpauir
wrote:
On 31 Dec 2006 20:58:10 -0800, "Oduibne" wrote:

hi, I have Hughes tivo and a Phillips series 2 tivo. I want to take the
larger hard drive out of the hughes and add it to the Phillips since
I'm having power connector probs w/the Hughes. Can I do this and save
the programs that are saved on the Hughes somehow?

thanks
You can "hack" each unit, and enable MRV on each, then transfer all
the shows from either one to the other vial a local network. Then
install a larger (or additional) hard drive to the one with all the
shows, retaining all the recorded material.

It will be quite an involved process, but the steps are all detailed
he

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

and he

http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Is there a huge difference between using PTVNET or ZIPPER when it comes to
hacking the DirecTV units?
In other words, is zipper just preferred because it does more for the
beginner , but the end results are the same, a hacked Tivo networkable?
You still need the PTV image, along with the LBA48 Kernal as described
on the zipper page.


I understand that, basically to install on a bare drive one would want the
Instantcake disk.

But for someone like me who already has a large hard drive installed but no
hacks currently on this RCA DVR80, basically PTVNET and Zipper do the same
things correct? Just that zipper has more hacks due to using the
Superpatch4all?

You know, I just wrote a long and wordy response that I just trashed.

Bottom line? Yea, I guess I would have to say yes, that is correct. I
think there are nuances, etc, but both will get you to pretty much the
same place.

Good luck,
Harvey


Zipper is just a script that automates the various processes that
comprise hacking and enhancing a Dtivo.

See he
http://www.mastersav.com/tivo_zipper.html

Harvey