OT: Hacking your Tivo

[Janina Sajka]

Ah, what great news, Debbe. I had tried to get AFB to investigate this a
couple years ago--but that's beside the point.

Question: Is the hack achievable without sight? What are the required
skills? Good with,

soldering?
wiring?
computer parts installation?
kernel hacking?

PS: Did you put a serial port and Speakup on the Tivo? That had been my
plan of attack.

Debee Norling writes:
> The Tivo (digital video recorder) is Linux-based. I gave my sighted fiance
> one for Christmas, but after he installed a network card and bigger hard
> disk, it's been my job to get all the software hacks working.
> 
> It's really fun, easy and completely accessible. A Tivo lets you watch what
> you want on TV when you want it and it takes care of all the details like
> when a program airs and how long to record.
> 
> As a blind person, I haven't really been in to television, but having access
> to the program guide is very nifty. Being able to control a machine to tape
> good PBS stuff like Nova and Frontline is also quite fun. And to have a home
> appliance that can run Emacs, well that's just 'way cool!
> 
>   From bookshare you can download Tivo Hacks and I have scanned Jeff
> Keegan's Hacking Tivo book. Email me if you want a copy. You can see his
> website at www.keegan.org
> 
> My work email is: norlingdeborah (at) fhda.edu
> My home email is: debee (at) jfcl.com
> 
> --Debee
> (Deborah Norling, Milpitas, California.)
> 
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040

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