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Blowing TiVo's Lid
An anonymous reader writes "Taking things apart is just plain fun, but there's also a lot to learn about how to build a foolproof Linux-based appliance. Break out your Torx drivers and take a closer look at TiVo's inner Linux workings. Examining the TiVo system reveals how one company made the transition from desktop operating system to embedded system."
- I owns TiVo box, I want to open it, I make a photo
- Oh, a hard-disk. Let's pull it off and mount it on a regular PC
- See here how I can use bzip2 to make a backup of the drive, BUT BUT! also to restore the backup onto the drive! Shit I'm geeky...
- Ok so now I tinker a bit and I find a bunch of partitions
- I mount the partitions and notice a bunch of init scripts
- I also notice a bunch of custom programs, written in whatever language does the job, but I decide it looks like a big mess
- I insert a phrase saying that I'm not interesting in modifying the thing, just study it. You never know with these lawyers...
- I conclude with vague statements about Linux philosophies
(- Additionally, I post a black-and-white photo of me showing my long hair. That's how geeky I am!)
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Me: Hey Son, bring my toolbox.
Son: What is it this time?
Me: Dont worry. The Tivo box is gonna be alright.
Son: Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Dad is gonna blew something again. This time it is Tivo
Me:I will just open and see.
Wife: (looks at me)
Me: Ok, forget it.
The Matrix clearly not running Linux then...
you're supposed to throw a royal fit when something like that happens.
;)
are you new around here?
I realize you're trying to make a joke (emphasis on trying), but what's funnier is watching some kid with a user id of 650339 ask a guy with a user id of 14388 if he's new...
It's official - even CmdrTaco doesn't read Slashdot!
#DeleteChrome
Ummm.. This happens all the time!
You must be new here.
=)
now where are my dentures...
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