The AltEPG ISO is a CD image you can download and burn that enables a user (with moderate IT skills) to create a new TiVo Series 1 Hard Disk.
This CD is a self booting linux distribution, script driven to automate and simplify the whole process.
A brief description of the benefits of the AltEPG image:
- Zero configuration, will work with a TurboNet or a Cachecard without additional configuration.
- Supports DHCP.
- Pre-configured with many of the useful tools/hacks.
- Var & Hack now individual partitions.
- Self healing repair and restoration of "/var" and "/hack" partitions.
- Extended live tv buffer of 180 mins.
- Without a network card installed, the image will default to dial-up, without any NIC changes.
- With a network card installed, modem usage can be forced by simply adding a pause to the "Dial Prefix".
- Serial PPP (PPPonDSS) connection for daily calls can be configured.
- Enable / Disable Mode Zero via remote control.
- Enable / Disable TV incompatibility (aka the philips teletext bug issue) via remote control.
- Fixes issue with ISPs that use Transparent Proxies.
- Kickstart (remote control) enabled features like Mode Zero.
- Plus a load of other enhancements & fixes.
It is not necessary to re-image your existing Series 1 TiVo to use the AltEPG service. If your existing TiVo disk is functioning satisfactorily and you have no need for the extra tools and utilities the AltEPG image provides, you can find instructions on how to modify your existing image to work with the AltEPG service here.
The AltEPG image is an accumulation of the work of previous teams in Australia & New Zealand, tweaked and modified for the UK AltEPG project by the UK AltEPG Team.
For further information on any software contained here, please visit the project support forum
!! DOWNLOADS ARE PROVIDED TO ENABLE USERS TO REPAIR OR UPDATE THEIR OWN DISCS !!
!! PLEASE DO NOT HOST, RE-DISTRIBUTE OR USE THESE IMAGES FOR COMMERCIAL USE !!
