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1 Tivo - Oztivo 1.4 to 1.6.2 software setup - New Zealand
2 Preparing the Hard Disk
3 Before Guided Setup
4 Guided Setup
- 4.1 "Program Source"
- 4.2 "Zip Code" etc
5 Support

Tivo - Oztivo 1.4 to 1.6.2 software setup - New Zealand

There are now NZ customised images available from the nzTiVo images repository. These are menu driven install disks which once booted basically guide you through the imaging process. Information about these images is here.

So you should NOT be installing an ozTivo image unless you have a good reason. However, you might want to look at the ozTivo Image guides as they have a lot of good screenshots and it is really only the NZ specific details that change.

NOTE: This information is created for New Zealand Tivo users setting up their Tivo with OzTivo image 1.4 (latest at time of writing). After this documentation was made, OzTivo image 1.6 was made (06-Nov-2006), but it is reasonably similar to 1.4, so this documentation can still be useful.

However, you may want to check here to ensure no other changes have been made.
Each main section will start with a link to the latest OzTivo page on this issue, however, new pages may be created without our knowledge, so check the link above for complete list.

It is reccommended that at the start of each main section, you also follow the link to the latest appropriate OzTivo page, and work through both pages at the same time. This is the easiest way to keep a base of NZ-specific information and also stay current with the OzTivo changes.

Please print this and read through before starting as you must know certain things before starting (mainly about your network).

Thanks to the Image creators who have put many hours into improving this (if you want to see what it was like look at [the old version] of the install software).

Before You Start

You will need several items:

The iso disk image from OzTivo (~87-95mb download). Release 1.4 was available from Here, but now it up to Release 1.6.2. They are reasonably similar with respect to this documentation, so release 1.6 is reccommended. It is always reccommended that you look at the KnownIssuesCurrentImageRelease page.

The ISO's were named ozTiVo_installer_HDRX12-xxxxxxxx.iso (for Philips) or ozTiVo_installer_SVR2000-xxxxxxxx.iso (for Sony), but now "Phillips" or "Sony" is included in the name. Do not bother with the bigger "multi" ISO file - it contains several US images and the Philips Image alone is fine unless you have a burning desire for one over another. The xxxxxxxx represent the release date of the current release - at present this is 20061106 (06-Nov-2006), but choose latest available. With the 1.4 image you can use a US image with the UK Thomson Tivo.

Write the .iso file to a CD to create a bootable disk.

(To write .iso files using 'Nero'- open Nero, cancel the New Compilation window; File-Open and select the .ico file. click 'Burn"). You can download a free demo version of Nero here.

Mac OSX users can use the program 'Disk Utility' in /Applications/Utilities/ that comes with Tiger.

Torx screwdrivers - size 10 & 15 (for opening the case and installing HDD). Get these from stores such as Dick Smith or Jaycar.

Also it has been suggested that you replace the power cable that came with the Tivo with one better suited to NZ's 250V power supply - better safe than sorry...

A Lan connection or a serial cable. NOTE: using a serial cable is not covered in this documentation - an intro is available at Serial, but it also means you will need to connect the Tivo to the internet with a Modem.

A valid video source into the Tivo (Like me you probably don't have the last two in the same place - so maybe a 5 or 10 metre network cable too).

Preparing the Hard Disk

NOTE: There is a more up-to-date OzTivo guide to preparing the disk here, but it does not go through in such detail, or have pictures.

Note: Hard drive can be used straight from the dealer - does not need to be formatted etc.

Connect the drive to your PC. Ideally this should be the only drive connected - ie removed the PC's drive as you may destroy the contents if you make a mistake.

Ensure you have set your PC's BIOS to boot from the CD first (you get to the bios at bootup, typically by pressing F2 or DEL). Note the original config so you can change this back after. eg

(your bios may of course look different but the concept will be the same).

When this has been done, boot to the OzTivo Boot disk you have created. You should see the following startup screen.

While it is booting, you will seen a number of files names, & configuration info filling the screen, then be greeted with:

Press ENTER and you will be greated with a severe warning - heed this. Ensure your PC's usual hard disk is disconnected - this process could destroy the contents. Press Enter again and you will be at the main menu which looks rather like:

First you need to identify the hard disk you wish to work on. Assuming you followed the warning, there should only be Tivo disks connected to the computer which will make this easy. In this example (as will be common) I have only one drive connected. So I press ENTER on the line: SELECT Set the Tivo disk and can choose the disk from the list (of one in this case)

As noted - if your PC disk is still connected, make sure you choose the right one to work on.

Press ENTER and a confirmation box will appear confirming the drive chosen. Press ENTER and you are back at the Main Menu.

Now it's time to image the drive. Scroll down to: Image Restore the image and press ENTER. You will be asked to select the image you wish to restore (generally there is only one option depending on which ISO file you downloaded).

Press ENTER. You will now be asked what size Swap File you want to create. For drived up to around 270GB, the default swap of 127 megabytes is fine. For larger drived, set the swap file to around half of the hard drive size, but in megabytes, not gigabytes - eg for a 400 Gigabte drive, set the Swap File to 200 megabytes. Swap files larger than 511 megabytes are not possible.

After ENTERing your swap size another warning will appear. Be aware that what you are doing WILL WIPE THE DRIVE of any previous content. If you are happy with that, press ENTER.

In this example I have used a 4GB drive - somewhat smaller than you will be using. The following screen will complete gradually, and you should expect more than the 3 hours I got :-)

Almost there. Pressing ENTER back to the main menu, you will want to set up your network connection. Scroll down to:

Network Perform network configuration and press ENTER

At this point you need to select your network connection type. For most people, it will be either TurboNet or CacheCard depending on the hardware you have. These are all similar to setup - there are a few things you need to know. The following shows the TurboNet setup (this is almost identical to Cachecard).

After pressing ENTER on TurboNet you will be asked if you wish to assign a static IP address. I strongly recommed that you do as it makes finding the Tivo on your network much easier. In this example I have assigned 192.168.1.2 (if you do not want to assign a static IP address, leave this field blank)

Another confirmation screen, press ENTER and you will be asked for the MAC address...

This is only required if you are running multiple Tivo's - press ENTER passed if you only have one, otherwise enter the MAC address of the network card and press ENTER.

If you are using image 1.6.2, you may be asked to enter your Turbonet Timing Value. According to this, "Selecting failsafe is the best option here, but once your tivo is settled and you are happy with it, you can test the other options. They will allow slightly faster transfers, but risk making your TiVo unstable."

Now you need to enter the subnet mask for your network (hope you know this). Generally this is 255.255.255.0 - so either change the default or press ENTER past this.

Next you need to enter the Gateway IP Address - that is the PC/Router providing the internet connection to your network.

(Image for Gateway IP Address was wrong (was a duplicate of subnet mask image) so has been removed)

After entering the Gateway IP address, press ENTER.

Another 'confirmation' style box will tell you the configuration has changed. Press enter again to see a screen similar to the following:

Press ENTER again to be back at the main menu.

There are options for other network configs available. They all offer a straight forward setup process which I will not go into here.

In version 1.6.2, there are also really easy options for setting up your ISP for your modem, for selecting the NZ server emulator from a list and for tweaking palmod if you want to archive DVDs. These are covered briefly here. This means you probably won't have to telnet in and modify these files manually later.

For the initial setup, that's all you need to do in the PC, so select scroll down to

EXIT Exit this program You will see the following screen:

Type: shutdown -h now as prompted, wait while it shuts down, remove the CD as instructed and press ENTER (which will shutdown the computer).

Remember to change your BIOS back to the regular boot sequence...

Before Guided Setup

NOTE: This section is no longer necessary if you are using OzTivo v1.6.2 - you can make these changes easily within the Knoppix installer after you have imaged the disk, so you probably won't have to telnet in and modify these files manually later. The new installer has really easy options for setting up networking or your ISP for your modem, for selecting the NZ server emulator from a list and for tweaking palmod if you want to archive DVDs. These are covered briefly here. However, this section can still be interesting if you want to know how to do it manually, and for extra details specific to NZ

Place the Hard Drive in the Tivo unit, install the TurboNet or CacheCard with ram, (see the following [PDF File] if applicable (pay attention to the bit about removing the rubber foot - it makes it a whole lot easier) and power on unit . You should see an OzTivo logo come up, replaced quickly (ish) with a Silicon Dust screen (for Cachecard users) similar to:

Note, this Writes, Verifies, and Caches the program data - takes quite some time (assuming you have the 512 meg ram loaded on the Cachecard). This time can be significantly reduced by editing your rc.sysinit file and removing the -t option from cachectl

You will eventually get to the Guided Setup... BUT STOP THERE. If you carry on without the next step, expect a screen similar to this:

At this point you need to telnet into the Tivo and make a change. I use Hyperterminal for this (comes with Windows XP)...

Start - All Programs - Accessories - Communications - Hyperterminal

Create a new connection to the Tivo's IP address and connect to it.

See here and here for connecting via LAN. See Serial for connecting via serial.

NOTE: I find you have to establish connection as the TIVO is booting up. Later it will ignore connection attempts.

You will need to make the file system writeable. At the prompt type:

rw And press ENTER. Note - rw must be in lowercase - as are many such commands. At the prompt, type joe /etc/tclient.conf and press ENTER. Note: This is NOT Notepad - You must use specific commands for navigating and editing this file. Press Cntr K H for help. If you absolutely stuff this up, press Cntr C to cancel without saving and start over. You will see the following: Pressing Cntr K H for help brings up a help command list as below. Note - the ^ indicates use of the Cntr key. Using the Cntr B, Cntr F,Cntr P, & Cntr N, to move around, scroll down and find the line: # This is for the server emulator on minnie.
and edit it to say: # This is for the Current NZTivo server emulator.

and edit the line immediately after to match the following:
127::210.48.107.133:8000:::
(be sure to remove any leading #)

NOTE: NOTE: These addresses are correct (as at Aug 2007) - but may be prone to change from time to time (rarely we hope). To check this is the current NZ emulator server address, go here
NOTE: As of March 06, port 80 became the old 'legacy' port, and port 8000 became the 'current' port. If you have a particular reason to, you can use the legacy port with 127::210.48.107.133:80:::
For more information, see Emulator_Migration.
NOTE: The minnie emulator is the one used in Australia. We are replacing it with the NZ emulator, so if you wish you can replace "server emulator on minnie" with "NZ emulator."
NOTE: The above assumes you are using a LAN card - If you are using a dialup modem, you should look at using a Modem in New Zealand.
 You will need to ensure that the lines following "Dennis' Emulator" and "emuProxy2" have a # inserted before the address (this prevents these from working).

Save the file (Cntr KX).

NOTE: in newer versions (e.g. ozTivo 1.6.2), the emulator address is actually read from oztivo.conf so it can be 127.0.0.0 in tclient.conf and will still work. BUT this means you should also joe oztivo.conf for the emulator address too.

NOTE: If you need better modem compatibility with your ISP, see here or here.

Then type ro (and Enter)(again lowercase) to return the file system to Read Only. Now type reboot and ENTER to restart the Tivo unit.

Guided Setup

NOTE: The latest version applicable to OzTivo Image 1.6.2 can be found here. Some screens have changes.
However, it does not contain information specific to NZ, so I would reccommend working through both at the same time.

Back to the TV now, and after rebooting you should be at the Guided Setup screen, and you'll see "TiVo Service Terms"

At this point, I must warn you not to reboot under any circumstances until you finish the Guided Setup. Doing so may corrupt the image and you may have to start all over again. This is even more important should you ever have to rerun Guided Setup as you will most likely lose all of your recordings and settings.
Should you have to reboot and ignore this advice, then go back to the beginning of GS before rebooting - no guarantees this will work.

Press "select" to go to next screen

"Program Source"

(EricWoods has added relevant details from here).

If you have only a single source of video, then you will always choose Cable (in v1.6.2 called "I have one source") as your signal source. This goes regardless if you use the Antenna (i.e. the tuner) input, a Cable box, a Digital STB, a Satellite box or a VCR. </li>

If you have two sources of video, then you will always choose Satellite and Cable (in v1.6.2 called "I have two sources") as your two signal sources. Your first input (usually the Antenna) will become the Cable input, and your second (external) input will become the Satellite input. </li>

So Never choose either "Antenna" or "Satellite and Antenna" during the Guided Setup!! </li>

A Note to Antenna + A/V Users
If you have a FTA (Free To Air) tuner (i.e an Antenna connection), but you also want to be able to record from your TiVo's composite video or S-video input, then you should do a 2-source (i.e. Satellite and Cable) Guided Setup. When you choose your second (i.e. Satellite) input, choose the one labelled ``AV Input. You will later be able to select a Channel 0 satellite channel which is your A/V channel. A Note to VCR Users
If you are setting up a VCR, you are going to have to choose a lineup that allows you to receive FTA stations. You have two options. You can choose your region's Analog FTA (Antenna) lineup: this will give you channel numbers ranging from 2 to 70. Or you can choose your state's Digital FTA lineup: this will give you channel numbers ranging from 1 to 10. Regardless, you will need to set your VCR up so that it matches the channel numbering on the TiVo. Alternatively the TiVo channel numbers can be changed to match your VCR channel numbering by following the instructions here.

"Zip Code" etc

Enter 02113 for Sky Digital or one of the following:
 02112 - New Zealand Free to Air (Cable). (NOTE: Despite what it might look like, this option is for FTA channels received by Antenna input).
 02113 - Sky Digital (Cable)
 02114 - Reserverd Ed / Sky Digital (Satellite)
 02115 - Saturn Analoge (Cable)
 02116 - Saturn Digital (Cable)
NOTE: These are somewhat out of date. Find the latest ones here

"Time Zone" Doesn't matter.. just select the first one (Eastern) and press 'Select'

"Daylight Savings" select 'No' and press 'Select' button

"Area Code" Enter 002 and press 'Select'

"Phone Dialing Options" select 'no : continue' and press 'Select'

"Setup Call" Press select to go past this screen


It will take a while to connect and do it's thing. It will fail at this point if you did not correctly modify the tclient.conf file.

Let it do its thing - it takes some time.

When finished press 'Select'

"Dial In Numbers" choose 'none of the above' and press 'select'

"No local Numbers" choose 'sales and marketing program' and press 'Select'

"Cable box" select yes and press 'select'

"Cable Providers" choose 'Sky Digital Auckland' or the Saturn option if that is what you have and press 'select'

On the screen where it asks about how the box is connected, set to appropriate choice for your environment (either composite a/v in or s-video). Remember the Notes to Antenna and VCR users above. Now select the cable box brand for your system (my Sky box is a Pace unit - I selected that then played around with the IR options). Some people with Motorola Sky units have had trouble getting Tivo to change channels (IR) - Sky may be willing to change your unit to a Pace model if this is the case. If you are using Saturn then you probably have a General Instruments (CFT2200/3300) unit which work well with the General Instruments - 00093 codes. Then let it do it's thing to download and organise the program data. This will take 4 - 8 hours (actually, probably less) - in the mean time you can watch TV, pause rewind etc - just not setup any programs to record. Note that while this is going on it will still be in Maintenance Mode and the video will appear jerky. When all is complete, you must reboot, possibly several times until you no longer get the Maintenance Mode Screen. At this point all should be OK, however, if your time is out of whack with what it should be and the guide data you may have to telnet into the Tivo and at the bash prompt do

settime YYYYMMDDhhmmss
settime -rtc

then reboot

Support

Support for the image can be found on the OzTivo Website and there are excellent forums to be found at [OzTivo] for any questions not answered in this document or on the OzTivo website.

Also, if you are finding that your setup does not exactly follow the steps here, it will be because the OzTivo image has changed since this document was made. So check at the start of each main section for a link to the latest appropriate OzTivo page, and work through both pages at the same time. This is the easiest way to keep a base of NZ-specific information and also stay current with the OzTivo changes.

Created 27 May 2005 by MrGadget Updated in Aug 2007 by Nosignal

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