Any Utility to Mount Tivo Drive Under Windows 2000?

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* Will Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:

> Is there any utility that will allow you to mount a Linux file
> system read-only under Windows 2000? I want to be able to
> make copies of my Tivo videos to a Windows 2000 file system, and
> I don't want to spend time hacking the Tivo box. I prefer to
> take out the drive, make a passive copy of the files, and then
> re-insert the Tivo back into its original operating environment.
>

You cannot do what you ask. The Tivo files are stored in encrypted
format in a database.

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David

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* Will Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:

> What is the easiest way to get the content back to a non
> encrypted binary?

Hack the box

> I guess there are lots of hacks out there
> that modify Tivo boxes and add in http servers, ftp servers, etc.
> I'm not clear on how can those work if the content is encrypted.
>

They dont UNencrypt the content. The hacks turn encryption off for
future recordings.

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David

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On 2005-06-16, SINNER <arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote:
> * Will Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
>
>> What is the easiest way to get the content back to a non
>> encrypted binary?
>
> Hack the box
>
>> I guess there are lots of hacks out there
>> that modify Tivo boxes and add in http servers, ftp servers, etc.
>> I'm not clear on how can those work if the content is encrypted.
>>
>
> They dont UNencrypt the content. The hacks turn encryption off for
> future recordings.

There are ways to unencrypt the content. If you're hacking the box, this
might make sense to do.

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In article <U8-dnWliCZkQdCzfRVn-rQ@giganews.com>,
"Will" <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote:

> What is the best web page to read about this? Is there a
> similar hack for the DirecTV HDTV units?

http://www.weethet.nl/english/tivo [...] whatweneed

http://alt.org/wiki/index.php/TivoHackingLinks

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"Neil Bradley" <nb_no_spam@synthcom.com> wrote in message
news:11b5v541q4tgs95@corp.supernews.com...
> Will wrote:
>> What is the easiest way to get the content back to a non
>> encrypted binary? I guess there are lots of hacks out there
>> that modify Tivo boxes and add in http servers, ftp servers, etc.
>> I'm not clear on how can those work if the content is encrypted.
>
> The easiest way to do it is to add a TurboNet board to your TiVo and
> install the TYTools and download the images over ethernet via TyStudio.
> Works like a champ. The shows aren't just sitting on a hard drive in a
> nice, neat form like you'd expect. It's spread over many files and getting
>
> You're wasting your time trying anything other than the ethernet approach.
>
> -->Neil

Just FYI you only need the TurboNet board for a series 1, if you have a USB
port on the back, you can just go with something like a Netgear FA-120 USB
ethernet dongle.