Downloads and drivers

Mfstools LBA48 CD

E.g. In Nero, choose recorder -> Burn Image then select the downloaded iso image.
The image will create you a Linux bootable CD.

Don't forget to run copykern after restoring an image (necessary if your drive is larger than 137GB)

% copykern

and then choose option '1' (yes, even for UK Thomson Tivos)
then confirm by pressing 'y' when prompted.

Network driver CD

Boot the PC from this CD, with tivo drive on secondary master

% nic_install/nic_install cachecard

or

% nic_install/nic_install turbonet

If cachecard drivers are installed, you'll see this silicondust/cachecard logo when the tivo first boots up:

Diskutil for unlocking Quantum/maxtor drives