Re: How To Guide

As you have discovered, trying to maintain any sort of documentation
with regards to hacking a Tivo is a neverending process. I put
together a DTivo Hacking FAQ aeons ago that became outdated in short
order but still applies to many of today's hacks in a general way.
Tivo hacking changes with every software update so it would probably
be beneficial to indicate which OS versions the documents pertain
to. If you wanted to update it each time a new OS version is
released then you could simply post a supplement with the changes.
One of the main things that needs to be kept current are the tivoapp
patch locations. Other than that, the guide hasn't really changed
all that much since it was first introduced.

--- In hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivoyahoogroups.com, cgbale <no_reply...> wrote:
&gt;
> Hey all, I've been wondering when to jump in here. I've thought
for a
> long time that there needs to be a better way of maintaining the
> how-to document. It's definitely somewhat outdated. I had an idea
a
>; long time ago for a Wikipedia style site, where anyone can make
>; improvements, and finally had some time to put into it:
> http://www.DRVpedia.com
>
> The initial kernel hack and software upgrade pages are somewhat
based
> on the info in the how-to document. Unfortunately, the initial
kernel
> hack page ( http://www.dvrpedia.com/Hack_the_TiVo_kernel )is one
that
> really needs some improvements, but I haven't gotten back to that
one
&gt; yet. I've been updating pages as I find time to re-test them on my
> HR10s, but I haven't redone a "start from nothing&quot; kernel hack yet.
>;
> Anyway, the site is only useful if people read it and improve it.
I'm
&gt; hoping this will be the case.
&gt;
> No user account creation is required, but if you post an external
link
> within a post, you will be prompted to solve a simple math problem
> (this is to help prevent spam.) The site is hosted on my dime, is
> commercial free, and an is effort to give back to the TiVo hacking
> community; any suggestions or help would be appreciated.
>

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--- In hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivoyahoogroups.com, captain_video2 <no_reply...> wrote:
&gt;
> As you have discovered, trying to maintain any sort of documentation
> with regards to hacking a Tivo is a neverending process. I put
> together a DTivo Hacking FAQ aeons ago that became outdated in short
> order but still applies to many of today's hacks in a general way.
> Tivo hacking changes with every software update so it would probably
> be beneficial to indicate which OS versions the documents pertain
> to. If you wanted to update it each time a new OS version is
> released then you could simply post a supplement with the changes.
> One of the main things that needs to be kept current are the tivoapp
> patch locations. Other than that, the guide hasn't really changed
> all that much since it was first introduced.
>

I have done a pretty descent job of listing the tivoapp patch
locations on this page:
http://www.dvrpedia.com/Modify_TiVoApp_to_disable_encryption_and_add_other_features

It's the most comprehensive list I've seen, but it is far from complete.

I know there are tagging/categorization features in the MediaWiki
software (used to run the site) but I haven't had time to investigate
or implement them yet. It would be nice to show, by tag/category, to
which models each page applies.

If anyone is looking to install the latest multi-patched version of
mfs_ftp, this page goes through all of the details:
http://www.dvrpedia.com/Mfs_ftp

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