Planet Replay

mskitty666

I'm really frustrated. I have searched for answers on how to use these programs so I can copy some shows off a hard drive via pc. Here are the problems.
*RTVExplorer is empty and sees no drives. If I try to do anything I get error 2 then a script error. Nothing happens.
*extract_rtv.exe briefly pops up a command screen that disappears before I can see anything
*When I try using the command prompt window for extract_rtv I get extract_rtv is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

There are no instructions on how to use these programs and I can not get them to work. RTVPatch sees the drive just fine, it also shows in my bios and in windows disk management as unallocated. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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hdonzis · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:46 am Post subject:

If you are attempting to use these with a Replay 5000 series, you might want to download extract_rtv5 instead as it can do more things with the Replay 5000 series...

The problem I had when first using RTVExporer was that it had the path to the extract_rtv5.exe wrong. It had extract_rtv.exe instead of extract_rtv5.exe (missing the '5' in the file name)...

The way you use extract_rtv5.exe is to open a command prompt and CD into the directory where extract_rtv5.exe is located. Then you can execute it and see it working...

Henry
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mskitty666 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

I am using the latest version 65 which has the 5 in it. I will try your suggestions. Thanks.

RTVExplorer still does not work. I get error 2. I copied extractrtv5 into the working folder but no change.

Extractrtv5 now works but it says there are no replaytv disks
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hdonzis · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject:

mskitty666 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject:

Thanks for your help. RTVpatch shows a yellow question mark and says not a replaytv disk. I made a backup of the drive before but I can not select the backup image as a source to copy the system partition back to the drive. I guess in my disgust and anger over the replay acting up I might have done something to the drive that erased it's replay id. What ever. I'm done. It would be nice to use these tools when theres no emergency but I have nothing to work with. My shows are lost and now I'm really cranky. Lesson learned. If you want something done right do it yourself. I just need to build my own dvr.
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hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:01 am Post subject:

hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject:

KenL · Replay junkie Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 159

hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

I also want to post this help that KenL posted on AVSForum (I assume it's the same "KenL"

):

hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject:

KenL · Replay junkie Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 159

KenL · Replay junkie Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 159

hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

mskitty666 · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

Just to clarify, here's what happened I had a 5160 then got two 5504s. When I got the two 5504s, I upgraded them each with Seagate160HDDs and put the original 5504 drive into my 5160 which was starting to give me troubles. The original 5160 drive has been sitting until.... My bedroom 5504 was stuck on please wait and had been locking up etc. Opened it up formatted it reimaged drive and put it back in use. The only important shows were all scifi and scheduled to repeat last friday so I did not attempt recovery. The problem drive is the 40G drive from my living room 5160. I figured I would reformat the original 160 Maxtor drive copy the shows onto it and be up and running. When I pulled the drive out the first thing I did was make a backup of the fully functioning drive. Then I thought I copied everything, but when I put the 160hdd in the replay it didn't have any shows. All of my Categories, settings and channels were intact, but no shows. I also had made backup copies of the original 40 g hdds from the 5504s before upgrading them. Here's what happens when I tried your suggestions to get extractrtv5 working.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe
extract_rtv version 65 built on Oct 16 2006 10:45:04

USAGE: DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <devicename> <options>
-l directory listing
-d show program descriptions (brief)
-dv show program descriptions (verbose)
-da show ALL (incl. deleted) descriptions (brief)
-dd show ALL (incl. deleted) descriptions (verbose)
-dx output descriptions as XML files
-dr show program recording descriptions
-ds show program snapshot descriptions
-dsv show program snapshot descriptions (verbose)
-dsa show ALL (incl. deleted) snapshot descriptions (brief)
-dsd show ALL (incl. deleted) snapshot descriptions (verbose)
-dsx output snapshot descriptions as XML files
All description options force to the 1st partition
-e extract all files
-e filename extract single file or subdirectory
Defaults to the 2nd paritition
-b NNNN set read buffer size (default=128)
-p device file is a partition
-pN use partition N (N=1,2,3,4)
-r cluster# restore unlinked/lost file at this cluster
-s force on the RTV4000 byteswapping
-u look for unlinked (deleted) files
-ur look for and restore unlinked (deleted) files
Defaults to the 2nd paritition
-ud look for and show unlinked program descriptions (brief)
-udv look for and show unlinked program descriptions (verbose)
-uda look for and show ALL unlinked descriptions (brief)
-udd look for and show ALL unlinked descriptions (verbose)
-udx look for and output unlinked descriptions as XML files
-udr look for and show program recording descriptions
-uds look for and show program snapshot descriptions
-udsv look for and show program snapshot descriptions (verbose)
-udsa look for and show ALL snapshot descriptions (brief)
-udsd look for and show ALL snapshot descriptions (verbose)
-udsx look for and output snapshot descriptions as XML files
All description options force to the 1st partition
-v verify drive integrity
-w filename localfile
overwrite filename with localfile
-x force program descriptions output in brief list

If you omit <devicename>, extract_rtv will attempt to
autodetect the ReplayTV device connected to your system.

M disgusted

>extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\5160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv> -
s
The system cannot find the file specified.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\
160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv> -ds
The system cannot find the file specified.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\5
60\2004.10.06.rtv -l
Unable to open drive image file: No such file or directory

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\
160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv> -l
The system cannot find the file specified.

M disgusted

>M:\DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\R
V\5160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv> -ds
The system cannot find the file specified.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\
160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv> <-l>
< was unexpected at this time.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\
160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv> <-ds>
< was unexpected at this time.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <-l>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <-ds>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

M disgusted

>m:\DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <My Documents\Backups\RTV\
504O\2004-10-7.rtv> <-l>
< was unexpected at this time.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <My Documents\Backups\RTV\550
O\2004-10-7.rtv> <-l>
< was unexpected at this time.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe <m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\
160\2007-01-26rtv5160> <-l>
< was unexpected at this time.

M disgusted

>DOWNLOADS\RTV\extract_rtv_65\extract_rtv5.exe m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\5
60\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv -l
Unable to open drive image file: No such file or directory
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mskitty666 · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject:

I did Not put in the emoticons! The forum keep changing it.
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hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject:

When file paths have spaces in them, then you have to put double quotes around the path. In command line descriptions, corner brackets, <>, mean that the information goes here, not that you should type in corner brackets themselves. Square brackets, [], mean that the information is optional. I guess it is just generally known that when a paramter has spaces in it, then it has to be place within double quotes (look at some of the properties of some of your Windows shortcuts and you will see that they are within double quotes). So, it would look something more like:

extract_rtv5 "m:\My Documents\Backups\RTV\160\2007-01-26rtv5160.rtv" -ds (you don't need the .exe on the end of the command name)

By the way, that was why I suggested that you copy the backup image file in the same directory as extract_rtv5.exe. Or, you could copy extract_rtv5.exe in the same directory as your backup image file. That way, you would only have to enter "extract_rtv5 2007-01-rtv5160.rtv -ds"...

I had read your previous posts on your swapping drives awhile back, so I already knew about that...

I guess the question is how you created 160GB drive? If the 40GB drive was giving you problems and you copied it to the 160GB drive, then I would think that you would be copying the problems to the 160GB drive (depending on the problems you were having, like if it was having problems booting, that would usually copy over to the new drive because it is usually due to corruption in the system partition). If you want to copy a whole drive WITH the shows, then you have to click "Copy System Partition" followed by "Copy MPEG Partition", and I always go ahead and copy the photo partition as well. I think after you copy the system partition is sometimes asks you if you want to copy the MPEG partition as well. If not, just click the button. Then you run the Patch and tell it to preserve the MPEG partition...

Normally, if you are having problems with a drive, you have to put a new image on the replacement drive. In this case, copying the shows doesn't help you have them on the Replay because the show information is kept on the system partition and the new image isn't going to have the information about the shows that were on your Replay. That is why the only way you can keep your shows on a Replay is to copy the system partition from the original hard drive, which has all the show information. Unfortunately, when the original system partition is bad, then you have no choice...

Anyway, once you get your 40GB back up and running (following the instructions above to restore the system to the 40GB drive), then you can try again to copy everything to the 160GB drive. Unfortunately, you will have to start over with copying the system partition first because when you brought up the 160GB drive in the 5160 and there were no shows, it already erased all the show information that was copied over the first time. Just start over from the begining and copy the system partition, MPEG partition and photo partition and the patch the drive again (and tell it to preserve the MPEG and photo partitions). Unless, of course, you were using a new image file to put on the 160GB drive, in which case there is no point in copying any of the other partitions to the 160GB drive...

I'm here if you need more help!

Henry
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hdonzis · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject:

mskitty666 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:55 am Post subject:

WooHoo! Success

Thanks for taking the time to explain everything. Finally I can see the shows in my backup image. The 40G drive was working perfectly, but I didn't find out I screwed up copying the shows until after the 160G drive was installed, the cover replaced, and everything was hooked back up. Too much trouble. It seemed easier to just get the missing shows from my backup, and thanks to you, now I probably can. I will test it out later and hopefully no problems.

hdonzis · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:21 am Post subject:

mskitty666 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

Thank you very much for your patience and sharing your expertise. I have successfully imported all the shows to DVArchive. I know this stuff seems simple to you but, in case you hadn't noticed, command prompts aren't exactly my thing. I am taking notes on how to properly use extract_rtv for future reference. Hopefully next time will go much more smothly.
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And mine like to watch ReplayTV.

hdonzis · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: