TiVo and VoIP (Was: Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?)

[Travis Roy]

>   I got a question on this.  I've seen claims that Series 2 TiVo's
> cannot be "hacked" to modify/add software.  I've also seen claims that
> they can, if you use a PC to gain access to the hard disks first and
> insert a suitable back door.  Anyone have any trustworthy information
> on the subject?  Most everything I find with Google is either *years*
> out-of-date, incoherent, or both.

I know for a fact you can with a S2 DirecTiVo, but you also have to 
disable the daily call.

I've heard it's harder (or impossible?) with SA TiVos due to the fact 
that the daily call can detect a change. I've heard that there's some 
kind of kernel swapping thing you can do to get around this, but I have 
no first hand experience.

But as far as the S2 DirecTiVo's, again, it's very do-able. It's a great 
option for those wanting to add HMO to their DirecTiVos, something 
DirecTV doesn't offer.