[mythtv-users] mythtv to tivo ty

[Lee]

>>>After this friday I'm going to have 3 hacked Directv tivo's with out
>>>service.  I'm curious if anyone has ever been successful converting
>>>mythtv recordings to TY files that can be inserted onto the tivo.
>>>
>>>I'm going to start looking into it.  Figured I'd announce it here to
>>>see if anyone else has any interest.
>>>
>>Tivo recordings are just slightly wonky mpeg2 files (at least thats what
>>Tytool seems to generate).
>>However, I'm pretty sure that none of the tools allow video to be put
>>back onto the Tivo, due to the encrypted filing systems used.
>>Just what the Myth recordsings on your Mythbox...
>>
>Well I found patches to mplex that enable it to generate ty files. 
>Seems people are having success with ripped dvds.  the tivo tool
>mfs_ftp allows you to extract and insert ty streams.  I've got mostly
>HD streams, so I'm going to have to down convert the content and give
>it a shot.  RIght now I can't afford frontends for each place I have a
>tivo, so I'm hoping to do this as a stopgap.
>
Cool. Seems things are moving on in Tivoland too. Let us know how you 
get on!