Have you hacked your TiVo? - GoFuckYourself.com

KC · 10-03-2003, 09:45 PM

Just curious if any nerds have hacked their tivo's yet. If so, what did you do to it?

I have a couple series 1's and a new series 2. The Series 2 has a wireless NIC.. so I'm trying to enable telnet so I can get in and break it.

calm · 10-03-2003, 09:54 PM

very geeky

yet so cool at the same time

what sort of thing could you do to a tivo though?

KC · 10-03-2003, 10:04 PM

Tivo runs on linux.. so you can do all kinds of stuff..

Increasing the storage space seems to be a common hack.

People have installed small web servers with little web based apps to control their tivo's with a web browser.

you can install ftp daemons and download tivo'd shows to your PC.

One guy installed a caller ID script so that when people called his house their numbers displayed on his tivo.

I also just saw a little app that can watch ebay auctions with your tivo!

People come up with some pretty ridiculous things, but it's still pretty cool that you can do it.

You could probably even host a gallery (slow gallery) on a tivo if you wanted to. ;)

makefuckingmoney · 10-03-2003, 10:35 PM

kc,

I think the sony replay tv has a cable you can run straight to your computer and upload anything you want..even all your gay porn.

Chris

JDog · 10-03-2003, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by makefuckingmoney
kc,

I think the sony replay tv has a cable you can run straight to your computer and upload anything you want..even all your gay porn.

Chris

Yea, just what I wanna do, upload all my gay porn!

jDoG

cold_ice · 10-03-2003, 11:44 PM

Can you get free TV

Mike AI · 10-04-2003, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KC
Tivo runs on linux.. so you can do all kinds of stuff..

Increasing the storage space seems to be a common hack.

People have installed small web servers with little web based apps to control their tivo's with a web browser.

you can install ftp daemons and download tivo'd shows to your PC.

One guy installed a caller ID script so that when people called his house their numbers displayed on his tivo.

I also just saw a little app that can watch ebay auctions with your tivo!

People come up with some pretty ridiculous things, but it's still pretty cool that you can do it.

You could probably even host a gallery (slow gallery) on a tivo if you wanted to. ;)

Holy shit, Calm is right.... soooooo GEEKY....

Yet so fucking cool....

Most of us are geeks at heart!

makefuckingmoney · 10-04-2003, 01:43 AM

Mike,

Tivo is the shit..

Although us poor folk just use sony replay tv..easier to hack

makefuckingmoney · 10-04-2003, 01:45 AM

kc,

you can buy those already hacked on ebay

aaron · 10-04-2003, 02:01 AM

so is there any sites about this shit?

RedBumper · 10-04-2003, 02:06 AM

What the hell is a tivo?

fsfaz · 10-04-2003, 02:51 AM

I hacked my Series 1 Tivo about 2 years ago and added a 100 Gig HD and a wireless nic card.

Once you install the drive and the nic card, you've already started installing things like Telnet, Shells & FTP. I installed that script that lets you completly control your Tivo remotely and it's pretty cool.

I also added the tool that enables you to start up a server so you can extract all the video & audio and burn it to DVD.

One thing I found while I was snooping around was the logs that Tivo keeps of all your viewing habits. That truly pissed me off. Every fucking button you hit on the remote and channel you watch it logged and sent to them. I ended up setting a cron to delete the logs every few minutes.

The forum that I ended up finding that was most useful for files and support was located at:

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/index.php

It's a fun little hobby.

10-03-2003, 09:45 PM	#1
KC Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 1995 Posts: 2,417	Have you hacked your TiVo? Just curious if any nerds have hacked their tivo's yet. If so, what did you do to it? I have a couple series 1's and a new series 2. The Series 2 has a wireless NIC.. so I'm trying to enable telnet so I can get in and break it. __________________ Jupiter Hosting, Inc. Vice President, Business Development kc (AT) jupiterhosting.com

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10-03-2003, 10:04 PM	#3
KC Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 1995 Posts: 2,417	Tivo runs on linux.. so you can do all kinds of stuff.. Increasing the storage space seems to be a common hack. People have installed small web servers with little web based apps to control their tivo's with a web browser. you can install ftp daemons and download tivo'd shows to your PC. One guy installed a caller ID script so that when people called his house their numbers displayed on his tivo. I also just saw a little app that can watch ebay auctions with your tivo! People come up with some pretty ridiculous things, but it's still pretty cool that you can do it. You could probably even host a gallery (slow gallery) on a tivo if you wanted to. ;) __________________ Jupiter Hosting, Inc. Vice President, Business Development kc (AT) jupiterhosting.com

10-04-2003, 02:06 AM	#11
RedBumper Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Icq: 216037845 Posts: 1,137	What the hell is a tivo? __________________ Quality hosting at Phatservers Have something to sell? Do it on ADULTNETSALES for free! Want to make an extra us$ 100 a month for free? Click here!

10-03-2003, 10:35 PM	#4
makefuckingmoney Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,277	kc, I think the sony replay tv has a cable you can run straight to your computer and upload anything you want..even all your gay porn. Chris

10-03-2003, 11:44 PM	#6
cold_ice Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: cali Posts: 3,027	Can you get free TV

10-04-2003, 01:43 AM	#8
makefuckingmoney Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,277	Mike, Tivo is the shit.. Although us poor folk just use sony replay tv..easier to hack

10-04-2003, 01:45 AM	#9
makefuckingmoney Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,277	kc, you can buy those already hacked on ebay

10-04-2003, 02:01 AM	#10
aaron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 4,452	so is there any sites about this shit?

10-04-2003, 02:51 AM	#12
fsfaz Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hollyweird, CA Posts: 747	I hacked my Series 1 Tivo about 2 years ago and added a 100 Gig HD and a wireless nic card. Once you install the drive and the nic card, you've already started installing things like Telnet, Shells & FTP. I installed that script that lets you completly control your Tivo remotely and it's pretty cool. I also added the tool that enables you to start up a server so you can extract all the video & audio and burn it to DVD. One thing I found while I was snooping around was the logs that Tivo keeps of all your viewing habits. That truly pissed me off. Every fucking button you hit on the remote and channel you watch it logged and sent to them. I ended up setting a cron to delete the logs every few minutes. The forum that I ended up finding that was most useful for files and support was located at: http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/index.php It's a fun little hobby.