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The vast majority of TiVo upgrade guides require the use of PC, and there are scant resources and programs for the mac, even though OS X is now a BSD based operating system (meaning most basic linux tools work in BSD as well). Over on the TiVo underground, member A@ron asked for help and got little in response. He eventually found software and figured it out, and posted a full guide to TiVo upgrading using a mac as a result.
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Yeah I find it strange as well that there are likely lots of folks on other BSD-based or Linux-based systems messing with their TiVos but there are few if any Mac OS X specific guides out there written so you can hack your TiVo from your PowerBook or Power Mac. Good posting Matt, and a great blog site.
- signed tech savvy TiVo interested reader who happens to be using *nix on Apple hardware.
Posted by: devotion | July 21, 2003 at 11:28 PM
Please note that MacTiVoBlesser does not work with all TiVos. For more information, please visit the official/authorized MacTiVoBlesser web page here: http://www.weaknees.com/mactivo.php
Posted by: Jeff | July 22, 2003 at 05:59 AM
Major progress has been made that now makes it easier than ever to upgrade your tivo using Mac OS X. In fact, I would go as far as saying it' easier to do on a mac than on a PC. For more information you can visit http://www.mactivo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28
Posted by: MacTivo | March 27, 2005 at 11:40 AM
Is this article anywhere? I desperately need help upgrading with a Mac.
TiVo upgrading with a mac
The vast majority of TiVo upgrade guides require the use of PC, and there are scant resources and programs for the mac, even though OS X is now a BSD based operating system (meaning most basic linux tools work in BSD as well). Over on the TiVo underground, member A@ron asked for help and got little in response. He eventually found software and figured it out, and posted a full guide to TiVo upgrading using a mac as a result.
Posted by: steve.nasi | November 29, 2005 at 08:53 AM
For those who are still looking, I've done a write up on my site on how to uprgade your Tivo with an intel based Mac(MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iMac, Mac Pro, etc):
http://www.wingedpower.com/blog/wwong/upgrading-tivo-your-macbook-pro-intel-and-vmware-s-fusion
General site, if the above URL gets broken:
http://www.wingedpower.com
The solution is to use VMware Fusion. It even got picked up by VMware's Team Fusion blog.
Check it out.
Wing.
Posted by: Wing Wong | February 22, 2008 at 10:49 AM
hello, is there a way to upgrade with a second hard-drive? i currently have a series 2 tivo, and it can accomondate a second hard-drive. i want to use the first hard-drive and an additional second hard-drive. thank you.
Posted by: bob smith | February 16, 2009 at 09:03 PM