I needed to re-enable service updates on my SA2 TiVo tonight and I’d forgotten how to toggle it after having disabled them when I first hacked my TiVo, and had a tough time finding the information so I figure I’ll post it to my blog so I’ll be able to find it again.
The key command is bootpage – use “bootpage -p /dev/hda” to see the current settings. Then, use “bootpage -P "..." /dev/hda” to change them. Specifically, change “upgradesoftware=false” to “upgradesoftware=true” or vice versa.








November 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Unfortunately, I'm a geek and the kind of things I want to buy aren't readily available in brick-and-mortar shops. ...
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I'm an old fashioned type of lady, you might not like my advice too much, but in these financially strapped ...
November 21st, 2009 at 10:53 am
Steve: Good question ... I've never phoned in an order with Amazon.com ... can you even do that?
November 21st, 2009 at 7:19 am
I hate to go back to the 80s here, but can you phone in an order with multiple credit cards?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
xy: If you tell me what distribution and version you're interested in, I can try building x86_64 binaries.