Re: NOW Doh.. Killed Tivo WAS Tivo / Linux command

["Allan Smith" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ISTR that Linux doesn't need/use the BIOS to access the hard disk
which is why you can use large disks in old machines. I would try
setting the BIOS to NONE and then booting the MFS CD.  I could be
talking total B***x though!
Cheers
Allan


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David" <david.paterson@b...> wrote:
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Lee" <mailinglists@v...>
wrote:
> > When you say it get stuck, how? Does it just sit there?
> >
> > If so, you prob. haven't adjusted the master/slave jumper on the
> drive, IIRC
> > the Tivo drive is set to cable select, if you have another drive
on
> the
> > cable set to master, it'll get lost in the detect...
> >
> > HOWEVER, DO NOT JUST BOOT YOUR PC WITH THE TIVO DRIVE
> CONNECTED !!!!!
> >
> > If you're running Win2k/XP and it boots, it'll find your Tivo
drive
> and
> > "fix" the partition table to Microsoft's spec, which
will break
it -
>  the
> > Tivo won't boot again. You need to boot with PC from a Tivo Boot
CD
> like
> > MFSTools.
> >
> > Sorry, if I'm pointing out the obvious, but better safe than
> sorry....
> >
> > Lee
>
> Hi Lee, I think my problem is different from Paul Smith's.
>
> I've checked the master/slave settings (and tried it in both modes)
> but when the BIOS is doing its disk checks, and it goes
through "auto-
> detecting master 1, slave 1, master 2 etc." sequence, it stops on
the
> Tivo disk, whatever I've attached it as, and just won't go any
> further.
>
> If I drop into the BIOS at boot (pressing DEL) I can change the
disk
> type to LBA, Normal, Auto or Large, but none of them work.
>
> I've also tried hooking up the original Tivo disk, which has been
> stored away in case of emergencies, and the PC won't detect it
either!
>
> This is on my old Win98 system, which was used to do the upgrades,
> and with the MFStools CD in the drive.  It boots to MFStools OK
> without the Tivo disk attached.
>
> I've never run across this kind of problem before, so I'm a bit
> mystified by it.
>
> David P.