So I buy the correct USB thingy and now my TiVo is all networked happily so I can remove the 30ft phone cable. I went out and got TiVo Hacks and have been flipping through it for the last two days. I then went and borrowed my friend's USB-to-Serial adaptor so I could hack it and get TiVo Web installed which looked pretty cool and a lot better than paying $99 for the Home Media Option. Tonight I noticed a little note on page 56, "Those of you with Series 2 machines are a little out of luck". Well thanks a fucking lot. You can't do most of the hacks in the book which makes it a $25 waste of money. Don't buy this book unless you have a Series 1 box. I'm pretty pissed off at ORA for not making this more obvious. Bastards.
See pages xv and xvi of the Preface.
(See also the Hacks homepage for an update that just may help. Remember, though, I know nothing.
Re:It's In the Preface, Twice
gav on 2003-09-19T02:43:17
Who reads the preface anyway? It's not obvious enough, especially if you are buying it online. The book really should be called "TiVo Series 1 Hacks", especially as the TiVos sold now are Series 2. I'm sure I'm not going to be the only one caught out by this.
Luckily Bookpool will accept my return, though I'll end up paying shipping both ways. I'm still a bit pissed at ORA, I'd expect better of them.Re:It's In the Preface, Twice
jdavidb on 2003-09-19T04:15:13
I know people don't read the preface when they buy online...
I'll admit O'Reilly may have flubbed up here, but I don't let one mistake condemn them forever. (Although I'm not the one out the cost of shipping * 2.)
Seems like I was aware of the fact that the book applied only to older Tivos. I'm not sure where I picked up that information, especially since I don't own a Tivo and haven't looked into buying the book. It's possible I saw that somewhere on O'Reilly's website, so maybe they didn't technically flub up; maybe they just didn't make it prominent enough.
Re:It's In the Preface, Twice
chromatic on 2003-09-19T16:57:31
Maybe I didn't hint strongly enough.
:) If you can wait a couple of weeks; there's an easy way to hack the Series 2 using just software, not a soldering iron.
