TiVo fixed

The hard drive from WeaKnees arrived on Friday and the install went without incident. . . . → Read More: TiVo fixed

TiVo Crash

Our TiVo Series 3 bit the dust.

The signs were there — a couple of days before the fateful day, we had noticed that it was sounding louder than before, the ominous sound of a hard drive on its way out. And then a couple of days later, it rebooted spontaneously and gets stuck in the “Powering . . . → Read More: TiVo Crash

TiVo HME SDK for Python

Just stumbled up on this (via TiVoBlog who in turn found it via TiVo Lovers) and will have to give it a try sometime:

From TiVo HME SDK for Python:

An implementation of TiVo’s HME (Home Media Extensions) protocol for Python, as a module (hme.py), a simple server (hmeserver.py), and examples (mostly ported from TiVo’s Java HME SDK). . . . → Read More: TiVo HME SDK for Python

CableCARD problems again

Once again, we’re not getting some of our channels. Yesterday we couldn’t get Bravo; tonight we get Bravo, but not Comedy Central.

We’ve had problems like this before and it usually requires calling Comcast and giving them a bunch of numbers for our CableCARDs and having them give them an electronic kick in the pants.

I’ll call Comcast . . . → Read More: CableCARD problems again

Galleon: A media server for TiVo

Finally got a chance a few nights ago to try out a recent version of Galleon, a media server type app that you run on a Windows, Linux, or Mac and then expose various “applications” to a TiVo Series 2 or 3. I had heard about a new alpha version (with preliminary HD support) on TiVoBlog.com . . . → Read More: Galleon: A media server for TiVo

Amazon Unbox so far a no-go on my TiVo Series 3

I just registered for Amazon Unbox and I read in several places that the TiVo Series 3 is supported.

However, after linking my Amazon account with my TiVo account, only my Philips Series 1 DVR showed up.

So I went to TiVo Online | DVR Preferences and I saw that Enable Video Downloads is checked for my Series . . . → Read More: Amazon Unbox so far a no-go on my TiVo Series 3

WDS on the WRT54g

Up until today my wireless network infrastructure at home consisted of a single Linksys WRT54g (running the Sveasoft Alchemy firmware) and a Linksys WAP54g. The WRT54g was and is connected to our DSL modem and is our gateway to the Internet at 192.168.1.1 on the LAN. It has one wired client, provides 802.11g, and is configured . . . → Read More: WDS on the WRT54g