Tivo-PPP (over serial) for Windows 9x

The first thing is make sure you've installed windows dialup-server ( Control Panel ->Add/Remove programs -> Windows Setup -> Communications -> Dial-Up Server). And install your null modem driver (Win2K Users see Intro notes) ( Control Panel -> Modems -> Add -> Don't detect -> Have disk -> generic Null Modem [and select correct comm port]). Sorry for the lack of directions here, but detailed directions, would be twice as long as actually setting up the ppp connection, and I am assuming basic computer knowledge along with some windows experience. Ok now what we need to do is:

Set the modem settings

Setup the Dial-Up Server

Connect the TiVo

Setup

Go to control panel, Modems

select Generic Null Modem (if other modems are installed)

set speed to 115200          ( right )

go to the connection tab

set Data Bits:    8                (bottom left)

set Parity:   None                (bottom left)

set Stop Bits:   1                  (bottom left)

click Advanced button         (bottom left)

unselect Use flow control   (bottom right)

select Append to log

Click OK OK OK

note: you might want to remember were the view log button is

          it will be the first place we go if this doesn't work

Go to the Dial-up Server configuration page, in explorer, dialup networking under the connections menu.

1) Select the Generic Null Modem tab

2) Click "Allow caller access"

3) It should prompt you for a password, if not hit the change password button

4) Set the password to tivo as done in TiVo's pap-secrets file

DirecTivo users, steps 5 -10 do not apply to you as you cannot set the boot params, select Allow caller access and test out your work

5) Hit apply, then select No caller access and apply again

6) Setup your Terminal program as before

    this is why we can't run the dialup server yet, it will lock out the comm port

7) Turn on your TiVo and enter the diagnostic menu

8) Type X for the extended menu

9) Type P for boot parameters you'll see something like:

    root=/dev/hda7

10) Type: root=/dev/hda7 shondss=false and enter

      note: if the original root specified hda4 instead of hda7 your new entry should reflect this.

11) Type B to continue booting

12) Exit out of your terminal program, again if you don't the dial-up Server will not be able to open the comm port

13) Change your dial-up Server to "allow caller access" and hit apply

14) Within 30 to 60 seconds you should see TiVo connect

you may notice these captures are a bit different form the others, its just because I use user level access control
so don't worry about it, the only thing important in these is the Status:

Go to control panel, Modems
select Generic Null Modem (if other modems are installed)
set speed to 115200 ( right )
go to the connection tab
set Data Bits: 8 (bottom left)
set Parity: None (bottom left)
set Stop Bits: 1 (bottom left)
click Advanced button (bottom left)
unselect Use flow control (bottom right)
select Append to log
Click OK OK OK

note: you might want to remember were the view log button is
it will be the first place we go if this doesn't work

1) Select the Generic Null Modem tab
2) Click "Allow caller access"
3) It should prompt you for a password, if not hit the change password button
4) Set the password to tivo as done in TiVo's pap-secrets file

DirecTivo users, steps 5 -10 do not apply to you as you cannot set the boot params, select Allow caller access and test out your work

5) Hit apply, then select No caller access and apply again
6) Setup your Terminal program as before
this is why we can't run the dialup server yet, it will lock out the comm port
7) Turn on your TiVo and enter the diagnostic menu
8) Type X for the extended menu
9) Type P for boot parameters you'll see something like:
root=/dev/hda7
10) Type: root=/dev/hda7 shondss=false and enter
note: if the original root specified hda4 instead of hda7 your new entry should reflect this.


11) Type B to continue booting
12) Exit out of your terminal program, again if you don't the dial-up Server will not be able to open the comm port
13) Change your dial-up Server to "allow caller access" and hit apply
14) Within 30 to 60 seconds you should see TiVo connect



you may notice these captures are a bit different form the others, its just because I use user level access control so don't worry about it, the only thing important in these is the Status:

PPP on Windows