General Telnet Software Install

General Telnet Software Install

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Getting to the files:

Download the file file you want to install on Tivo via telnet (filename.tar.gz) to your PC.
Extract the file to a convienant location such as your desktop using Winzip. Be sure to follow the instructions in the winzip section to disable CR/LF conversion.
Connect to your tivo using telnet. Refer to the telnet page for detailed instructions.
Create a directory to store the new file on your tivo using the following commands:

Command Prompt and Command	Comments
bash-2.02# pwd	this command will respond with the current directory. The expected response is /var/tmp
bash-2.02# cd ..	this will move up one directory level to the var directory. Note the space between cd and ..
bash-2.02# echo *	this command will list of subdirectories and files inside the var directory
bash-2.02# mkdir hack	this will create a hack directory if it does not already exist
bash-2.02# cd hack	this will make hack the current directory
bash-2.02# pwd	This will show current directory location. The response should be /var/hack if the directory was created properly

Send the file from your PC to your Tivo using the sz (send via z-modem protocol) command. See the telnet usage section for instructions.
Change the attributes of the files in the /var/hack directory to be executable using chmod 755 in a telnet window: chmod 775 *
run the program by typing ./program_name & using telnet
follow the readme file included with the program for further instructions
To have this program run everytime Tivo boots, add the command listed above to the end of the rc.sysinit file. See this section on how to edit the rc.sysinit file

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