[mythtv] surely off topic
d18c7db
d18c7db at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 11 17:40:22 EDT 2003
> i have seen some fleeting commentary on the net as it relates
> to TiVO HD's as being "locked" ... ?
Yup a lot of TiVo drives have custom firmware and they need to be
software "unlocked" after every powerup to get the full capacity. I
don't know of a way to permanently unlock them short of reflashing
their firmware (if the drive supports it).
Go to http://tommee.net/His_Projects/TiVo/tivo.html and read section "6)
Backing up your TiVo". It explains the locking as well as having a link
to an unlock utility.
One thing that may not be crystal clear: once the drive is unlocked, it
stays unlocked until a _power_off_ so you can reboot and it's still
unlocked as long as it hasn't lost power.
A
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