[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r11269 by jwestfall

[Jim Westfall]

John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote [09.22.06]:
> On 9/22/06, mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org <mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org> wrote:
> >       Author: jwestfall
> >         Date: 2006-09-23 02:20:20 +0000 (Sat, 23 Sep 2006)
> > New Revision: 11269
> >    Changeset: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/11269
> >
> > Modified:
> >
> >    trunk/mythtv/contrib/firewire_tester-README
> >    trunk/mythtv/contrib/firewire_tester.c
> >
> > Log:
> >
> > add -R option to reset the firewire bus
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> I have not tried the new -R feature yet (nor looked at the code).
> Will this option *only* reset the bus if it fails to read any packets?
> 
> While I need to reset the bus to get communication started, I am leery
> of doing so if it not actually needed.  It would be great just to be
> able to add "firewire_tester -R -p -n 0" to my mythbackend startup
> script.
> 

I actually added cause you mentioned you had to use it, figured it 
wouldnt hurt to have it.

Its a seperate action.  If I recall your script right you would need to do

firewire_tester -p -n 0
firewire_tester -R
firewire_tester -p -n 0

I am calling raw1394_reset_bus(handle, RAW1394_LONG_RESET).

jim