Hacking the TiVo, 2nd Edition

The second edition of the successful "Hacking the TiVo" (1592001114) provides the latest information for TiVo owners got get the most out of the TiVo. This book discusses how to hack the latest TiVo hardware, including the Sony 4000, Pioneer 57H, and Pioneer 810H (updated Series 2 TiVos running on a new version of the TiVo operating system). These updates require additional techniques in order to expand storage capacity and install utilities into their file systes. Not only appealing to TiVo owners who want to save money, this book also serves owners who want the security of backing up their TiVos themselves, and Linux users who want detailed information about the version of Linux used in TiVos. "Taboo" topics such as video extraction are also covered. more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-08-2007; not very useful; can find most of the info on the internet only for those wanting to open up the tivo; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-05-2006; Not very enlightening; This book by the cover appears to be a very in-depth book when in fact it is meant to be a sort of text book. I have taught for over 4 years and this company was a primary source of text books. Over all their text books are of good...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-11-2005; Excellent Book, Pathetic Editing; As usual for the past 15 years, the editors were asleep at the wheel and completely hosed the vital (to brain-damaged Linux) command line arguments -- at least on page 39 (Chapter 2: Adding a Larger Hard Disk to Your TiVo).If you're...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-10-2005; System information; The current, non-DirecTV system, updated by satellite, is actually 7.1 (as of 9 August 2005). I haven't found that any of the hacking books are especialy useful for Series 2 boxes, especially as the software upgrades.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-11-2005; Excellent Book, Pathetic Editing; As usual for the past 15 years, the editors were asleep at the wheel and completely hosed the vital (to brain-damaged Linux) command line arguments -- at least on page 39 (Chapter 2: Adding a Larger Hard Disk to Your TiVo).If you're...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-08-2007; not very useful; can find most of the info on the internet only for those wanting to open up the tivo; read full review | report as inappropriate