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

["Lee" <mailinglists@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, you're right there. The old PC I did my first Tivo upgrade on wouldn't
understand the concept of a 120GB drive, so I set them all to [none], apart
from the CD and booted it with MFS tools... worked like a champ...

Lee
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Smith [mailto:yahoo@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 September 2004 18:59
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: NOW Doh.. Killed Tivo WAS Tivo / Linux command


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


> 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.


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