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Background Information
tivoftpd is a program written by sorphin of the TivoCommunity Forum. The latest version 0.0.2, includes 2 versions of software:
- tivoftpd.ppc is for Series 1 Tivos (with the PowerPC processor)
- tivoftpd.mips is for Series 2 Tivos (with the MIPS processor)
The post on the TivoCommunity forum containing the 0.0.2 version of software is available here
Installation
If you have installed or will install a TurboNet or AirNet network card, the installation disk will automatically install the Tivo FTP server. All of the current installation disks have the 0.0.1 version of tivoftpd software. If you have telnet up and working but not FTP, your can transfer the file to your Tivo using the sz command in telnet. Click here for more info. The other option is to copy the proper tivoftpd file to your tivo by installing the hard drive in a PC; click here for more info.
- The tivoftpd program should be copied to the /var/hack directory
- The program can be renamed from tivoftpd.ppc or tivoftpd.mips to tivoftpd, but this is not necessary. The program name tivoftpd will be used in these instructions for simplicity.
- In telnet, change to the /var/hack directory by typing cd /var/hack
- Change the permissions on the tivoftpd file so that it is executable by typing the following in telnet:
- Start the FTP server manually by typing:
- Now try connecting to your TiVo’s IP address with an FTP client. You can use the Windows command line client by pressing Start, Run, and then typing:
- ftp 192.168.xxx.xxx [ENTER]
- Make sure you use your TiVo’s actually IP address in the above example. Press ENTER twice when your TiVo’s FTP server responds to log in
- To log out and close the connection, type:
- To have tivoftpd start every time tivo boots, add the following line to the end of the rc.sysinit file:
Congratulations! You’ve installed an FTP server on your TiVo!
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