[mythtv] surely off topic

[Josh Siegel]

There is a program on the tivo development disks that "unlock" the harddisk.
I don't remember the name but this is a common problem in tivo land

   -josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Tone'ster" <tonyp at dsrts.com>
To: <mythtv-dev at snowman.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:10 PM
Subject: [mythtv] surely off topic


>
> hi,
>
> i've been lurking ... and preparing to build a system
>
> got a pvr-250.
>
> had some other parts laying around.
>
> so ... i'm trying to get some things going.
>
> i have hit a roadblock in an unexpected place.
>
> i have an old TiVO (Sony) that starting having video problems.
>
> it's been sitting on a shelf for a while.
>
> i thought i would re-purpose the drive that is in it for Myth.
>
> it is a quantum fireball lct 15.
>
> the problem is, my PC won't see that drive as being any larger than ~9GB.
>
> i have done a fair bit of poking around on the net about this.
>
> a) other people have apparently tried as i have to do this, and met with a
> similar issue.
>
> b) i was unable to actually find a response to any of the queries i found
that
> seemed promising, other than the standard BIOS/LBA/translation issues.
>
> i don't think that is the issue here as i have another big drive in the
> machine.
>
> perchance, has anyone on the list seen any info on this ?
>
> i have seen some fleeting commentary on the net as it relates to TiVO HD's
as
> being "locked" ... ?
>
> tia,
> Tony
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