Too slow with 7.0 software, can I go back?

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?)

Since my series 2 was upgraded to 7.1a-02-2-240 software, the user
interface has become intolerably slow. I've tried Tivo-to-Go and
found it useless for me. I want to go back to the previous, faster
version (Whatever that was..)

Has anyone made this request yet? (The Tivo customer serivce page
won't load tonight).

To reply, please remove one letter from each side of "@"
Spammers are VERMIN. Please kill them all.

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?)

Jack Zwick (jzwick3@mindspring.com) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
> > Since my series 2 was upgraded to 7.1a-02-2-240 software, the user
> > interface has become intolerably slow. I've tried Tivo-to-Go and
> > found it useless for me. I want to go back to the previous, faster
> > version (Whatever that was..)
>
> Certainly possible.
>
> http://www.ptvupgrade.com/products/instantcake/
>
> Will sell you a CD for $19.99 that will take you back to Version 4.

This can work, but it won't preserve recordings or any other settings.
The database format used by 7.x is different from that used by 4.x, so
the whole drive has to be wiped.

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Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?)

In article <xzlte6lajpp2$.2vnntbqmzmhh$.dlg@40tude.net>,
Sensor Man <sensorman@hoho.tz> wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:59:26 GMT, Jack Zwick wrote:
>
> > In article <nbfb611d3v65k7a6aputve6a0e5v5npavc@4ax.com>,
> > Doug Warner <dwarner22@ccharter.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Since my series 2 was upgraded to 7.1a-02-2-240 software, the user
> >> interface has become intolerably slow. I've tried Tivo-to-Go and
> >> found it useless for me. I want to go back to the previous, faster
> >> version (Whatever that was..)
> >>
> >> Has anyone made this request yet? (The Tivo customer serivce page
> >> won't load tonight).
> >>
> >> To reply, please remove one letter from each side of "@"
> >> Spammers are VERMIN. Please kill them all.
> >
> > Certainly possible.
> >
> > http://www.ptvupgrade.com/products/instantcake/
> >
> > Will sell you a CD for $19.99 that will take you back to Version 4.
>
> Yea, but won't Tivo do another online upgrade when your box reports back
> that it has an old version?

There are hacks to stop that.