r/Tivo

My Bolt Vox had its HDMI-out taken out in a recent electrical storm. As is usual with my luck, that's the one and only failure that Weakknees can't or won't repair. I know that the HDD is still good because the TiVo mini and cTiVo can both see the unit on the network. I bought another Bolt Vox on eBay. Both TiVos have lifetime service and I'll be getting the transfer authorization from the seller of the replacement. Should I be able to just transfer the HDD from my current (partially toasty) unit to the replacement?

When I bought my Bolt+, I unplugged my Series 3 to save wear on the hard drives. There's a lot of shows on the S3 I wanted to view later. Now I'm trying to get it running again. It's connecting to the TiVo service, but it won't download any new program data. My understanding is that the data format changed in the interim, and I need a SW update to restore compatibility.

In my troubleshooting, I chose an option ("Run Initial Setup again" or similar) and now the S3 boots straight to the setup screen. No main menu.

I've tried the Kickstart codes 51 and 52 without success. They don't appear to do anything. Is there a technique, including removing the drives from the S3, to update my software to the most recent?

Many thanks. I'm out of ideas at this point.

Update: I emailed TiVo Support. Their stock answer, which I can't follow because I can't get to the main menu, showed they didn't read my request in any detail. Too bad. Looks like I have an Xfinity DVR in my future. Ugh.

I have a tivo bolt and recently replaced the hard drive. The tivo and card were working about a two weeks ago. The issue seems that the data field has changed with the new hard drive installed. I'm getting these values Con: NO, EBCP: Yes, Val: V. I hope an Xfinty tech can hel.

My husband said he saw an ad for Tivo on Comcast. It was a lot like those ads for Sling where a guy says he wants to do something regular cable won’t do, and weird characters like mermaids say, “Sling can do that!”

Anyone else see this?

I'm the few lucky ones that was able to buy the tivo edge OTA with lifetime and cut the cord. It was a nightmare at first but it paid for itself after 2 years. 10 years later, and after many attempts from getting the best signal, i prepared myself to record the World Cup.

I have 2 and had no problem setting up the living room one. Clicked on "Create a OnePass" and presto, im recording all of the games on Telemundo. I did notice i recorded a second channel and had to modify my Onepass to just one channel. But for some reason, the second one i have at my mom's house was not recording all the games.

I followed common problem solving attempts:

1. Reconnect to Tivo service to update the schedule.

2. Modified to record all and changed it to "Until I delete" setting.

3. Delete and recreate the Onepass.

4. Deleted as many shows as i was willing to delete to make enough room for at

least 5 games.

5. Moved the Onepass to priority, the one position, so it prioritizes the record.

6. Disconnected and reconnected the Tivo from the outlet to reset it.

I was getting close to factory resetting the unit when i noticed that the living room Tivo gave me the options to change from All channels to the Telemundo channel, while the one at mom's house only had All channels.

Suspecious, i checked the "To Do List" and recording the game should have been listed and it wasn't. I grew curious and decided to check the channel settings to make sure i was getting a signal and during the "Antenna Signal Strength" i was not able to to change to the Telemundo channel to test it. I was like, what the h3ll. I was able to change to that channel in the Guide and change the channel manually to that channel but i couldn't choose Telemundo during the "Antenna Signal Strength"?

So went to Channel List and found that the channel wasn't part of the channel list. Which made no sense. Why would i be able to see it in the guide and change the channel to it when the top of the menu says they wouldn't appear if its not selected?

I added it and when i went back to re-"Create a OnePass" and then it worked. The warning for "these shows will be cut" popped up and when i checked the guide and to do list for the recordings, it finally showed, will record.

Recap:

If you "Create a Onepass" and it doesn't record the shows, check the Channel List and make sure you have the channel selected or it won't record.

I received a message that TiVo will switch my yearly to a monthly subscription? What is going on?

After TiVo stopped selling boxes/accessories/Lifetime (All-In) Service as of Oct. 1, 2025, they shipped whatever was remaining in their warehouses off to Weaknees. Here's what's remaining for sale In the Weaknees warehouse as of 6/24/26:

NEW TiVo Edge for Cable, 2TB ($500, incl. Lifetime): 34 units

NEW TiVo Edge for Cable, 3/6/10TB ($850/$1000/$1250, incl. Lifetime): 11 units

REFURB TiVo Edge for Antenna, 500GB ($250, Needs $14.99/mo service): 14 units

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NEW TiVo Bolt for Antenna OR Cable, .5/2TB, 4 tuner ($300/$500, Needs $14.99/mo service): 219 units

REFURB TiVo Bolt for Cable, 1TB, 6 tuner ($400, incl. Lifetime): 6 units

REFURB TiVo Bolt for Antenna OR Cable, WHITE, .5/1/3/10TB, 4 tuner ($600/$650/$850/$1200, incl. Lifetime): 7 units

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REFURB TiVo Roamio for Antenna, 1/2/6TB, 4 tuner ($500/$650/$875, incl. Lifetime): 4 units

REFURB TiVo Roamio Pro/Plus for Cable, 1/3/10TB, 6 tuner ($500/$600/$950, incl. Lifetime): 9 units

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REFURB TiVo Premier for Antenna and/or Cable, .5/1/2/4/6TB, 2 tuner ($400/$450/$500/$575/$700, incl. Lifetime): 13 units

REFURB TiVo Premier for Cable, 1/2/4/6TB, 4 tuner ($300/$400/$475/$600, incl. Lifetime): 9 units

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NEW TiVo Mini LUX 4K ($250, incl. Lifetime): 63 units

NEW TiVo Mini LUX 4K 3-pack ($700, incl. Lifetime): 48 units

REFURB TiVo Mini A93 ($130, incl. Lifetime): 3,425 units

REFURB TiVo Mini A92 ($120, incl. Lifetime): 3,447 units

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NEW TiVo LUX Remote ($60): 614 units