[clue-tech] Old non-intel Linux boxen?

[Mike Staver]

Along those same lines, I have an old series 1 single tuner Tivo - I 
forget which model, but I can check when I get home.  It was my mom's, 
and the modem died on it, probably from a thunderstorm or something.  My 
parents didn't have broadband at the time, so slapping a NIC in there 
didn't do them any good, and the external modem solution didn't sound 
easy to get working.  So, they got a new one and gave me the old one.  I 
have a dual tuner DirecTivo, and I've successfully got a NIC working in 
it and a kernel module or two installed so that I can run telnet, ftp, 
and unscramble features on it so I can download shows to my computer 
from it. So, I know I could help somebody do the same thing to this one 
if somebody wants it.  I know it has a 20 gig HD in it, so that's the 
first thing you'll want to do - get a new drive and backup the image 
from the old drive to it, and start hacking.  I'll give it to the first 
person who asks me for it, but some things to know before you email me:

1) Tivo service costs like $13 a month, and stand alone tivos are damn 
near worthless/annoying without it.  Everytime you change the channel, 
you get a message telling you you're not subscribed or something like that.

2) Getting the thing hacked the first time takes some work - and a 
network card you'll need to purchase from here:

http://www.9thtee.com/turbonet.htm

3) Pulling shows off of it also isn't a one click operation if you plan 
on moving them to DVD. I use an application called TyTools that allows 
you to see what shows you have on it, and then lets you delete or 
download them.  I download mine to my computer, then I edit them quick 
to remove commercials, then I vob-mux them and then burn them to DVD. 
I've gotten pretty fast at doing that, but it's still not as easy and 
clicking a single button and walking away.

So, if anybody is interested in playing with it, it's all yours!

Jeremy Huber wrote:
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> In cleaning out my computer closet, I decided to pitch my collection of
> "Hey, cool, I can run Linux on this..." boxen.  I was going to try
> eBay/Craigslist, but I figured you guys might want first dibs...
> 
> AlphaStation 255 running Compaq/RedHat Linux 7.2 for Alpha
> Alpha XL 300 running Compaq/RedHat Linux 7.2 for Alpha
> Sun Ultra 2 running Aurora Linux 1.0
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> I can go through and power them on to check the drives and memory, if
> you want.
> 
> Make me an offer. :)
> 
> Jeremy
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                                 -Mike Staver
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