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Blowing TiVo's Lid

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

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."

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  1. Summary of the article by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    - 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!)

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  2. Conversation in my home by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. Re:didn't i read this 2.5 weeks ago?!? by MacJedi · · Score: 5, Funny
    sheesh, you kids!

    now where are my dentures...

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