GC Date after guide update message?
TiVo: S3 OLED (648250) Since receiving the guide data update message a few days ago. I have noticed that the GC (garbage collection) date has not updated since last Saturday. This can be a big problem...
View ArticleRovi Data and TivoHD?
My TivoHD is still running the "M" firmware, with no update in years. I was expecting an update (hopefully to "N") with the shift to Rovi data. Am I already getting the Rovi guide data with no need for...
View ArticleTivo App issues with S3
Classic tivo app, used for Tivo S3, isn't showing anything in the guide. I don't know if this is temporary, pending changeover to Rovi guide data.
View ArticleProgram Information won't load after Download
Hello, I have a Tivo Series 3 HD that will not load it's information. It completes connection via wireless internet but the program info doesn't load. I'm at a loss as to what to do next. I have...
View ArticleSeries 3 "No Guide"
I own a Series 3 with now no guide (to be Announced), customer service is telling me that 4 days ago a firmware update came down and they accidentlly sent some code that makes some of the Tivo's think...
View Articlepreparing the service update. this may take up to an hour, possibly longer
So my TIVO series 3 was supposed to record the NFL game at 1pm today but it was still doing the "preparing the service update. this may take up to an hour, possibly longer" I have another tivo so I...
View ArticleProblem with 11.0n update and guide data
My TiVo HD has been running great until it got snared in this latest update. My program guide data stopped coming in, so I tried forcing a service connection. After doing this, it says "Pending...
View ArticleNon-lifetime TiVo-HD
Is there a use for non-lifetime TiVo-HDs? Can you still get service for it if you sell it? I have a lifetime TiVo-HD that has died. I think it is the power supply and maybe bad caps. I do not want to...
View ArticleFrequent reboots after 11.0n upgrade
My box (S3 HD OLED) was running fine until I got upgraded from 11.0k to 11.0n two days ago. Since then, it keeps crashing and rebooting when I hit the channel up/down button while watching live TV. Has...
View ArticleService Update - how does it proceed ?
TivoHD, 2TB disk, reboot, now the window is up since 2 hours: "Preparing the service update, this may take an hour, possibly longer" Question: Beside waiting for 24 hours, is there any other thing i...
View ArticleDialup discontinued for programming guide
I have a Series 3 HD and get my TV signal free via a rooftop antenna - no cable TV for me. My Series 3 was using Internet dialup to download the programming guide however TIVO is discontinuing dialup...
View ArticleHelp diagnose non-working TivoHD?
TivoHD (about 8 years old) stopped responding. Green light is on on front, but it doesn't respond to remote commands. No picture output from HDMI. Unplug and replug and green light comes on but no boot...
View ArticleHow to identify MPEG4 channels on Tivo HD?
I'm sure this must have been asked before, but I can't find the answer, so apologies in advance. On a Tivo HD, is there some way to see which channels are MPEG4 vs MPEG2? Thanks
View ArticleSafe shut down procedure?
What's the best way to safely shut down a TivoHD? I don't feel entirely comfortable just pulling the plug, especially with a 4K drive in it (which could be in the middle of a read-modify-write...
View ArticleTCD658000 tbk image
Just a quick thanks to this awesome forum and community and wanted to payback by sharing a disk image that I just created. History: I have a series 3 HD XL (TCD658000) which I hacked many years ago and...
View ArticleCurrent situation for TiVo HD
I understand there have been changes in the TiVo world over the past year or so. I have been out of the TiVo world for about 18 months since we went with DirecTv I am thinking of going back to cable....
View ArticleSeries 3 OLED on Ethernet - No Netflix
...or I forget what it's called on the home screen... but it's where Netflix should be, and Amazon Video was... When I click on it, it's saying video downloading is not available. I don't have any...
View ArticleWhy am I being punished?
So TiVo, first you rewarded my long term (since early 2000) loyalty by neutering my HD and removing the only online features I use. Then you 'updated' it to a very buggy OS. In the great rovi...
View ArticleGuided setup and OTA
It's been a while, but we're still here with our old S3. So a piece of advice to begin with. Never, never, ever run guided setup unless you really, really have to. It's advice that I wish I had...
View ArticleGreen Screen rebooting -- reinstall, or replace HD
Hello, I've used Tivo for many years, but this is my first time posting. I have a lifetime HD Tivo (TCD658000) that went in to a reboot cycle with the green screen (several hours to repair). After a...
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