No success
I tried both appending and prepending #096,,XXXXXXXXXX to the existing ,#319 that's already in the field, but now it won't use the external modem at all. When I try using the motherboard modem, it just takes the phone offhook instantly and can't dial out because the phone company's "please hang up" message takes over. It wasn't doing that earlier this evening...
The exact formats I tried are:
,#319,#096,,2585360
,#096,,2585360,#319
With both it attempts to use the motherboard modem, which apparently isn't working properly. With the ,#096 present the Tivo won't use the external modem.
I guess I'm screwed.
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I'll give that a try, but I'm not sure that's going to help... This is a Tivo-Tivo, not a DirectTV tivo, and it is finding somebody's modem on the other end of the connection.
I already have the ,#319 code to use the external modem, I'm assuming I can simply append the new setup codes to that field.Leave a comment:
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New drive, guided setup, can't talk to tivo
The hard drive died in my Philips Tivo. I've received the replacement drive I ordered, got it installed, and have started going through GuidedSetup. The unit has asked me for my area code and is now trying to dial out.
This unit has the original motherboard modem, and a replacement weaknees modem I installed a few months ago because I thought the motherboard modem was fried; turns out the problem wasn't the tivo, but the DISH receiver.
So anyway, I have two functional modems on this unit.
Using either modem, the tivo dials out and the modem engages with a modem on the other end (I'm listening in with a handset)... but something isn't working, because my Tivo makes no attempt to actually receive data over the connection, and it evenually gives up and tells me the connection failed.
I haven't gotten far enough through the setup to even try to override the phone number it's using. (And for what it's worth, the easteregg that is supposed to tell me what version OS the unit have--thumbs up, thumbs down, pause, play--doesn't seem to work, perhaps because it's ancient 3.xx)
I've tried this with both modems, with identical results. They dial out, chatter, connect, but Tivo won't talk and hangs up. This Tivo of mine was able to connect just fine with the external modem 3 days ago, just before the drive failed.
What do I do now?
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