[mythtv-users] Re: enabling firewire [a bit of topic]

[Neil]

Hi Steve, 

Thank you very much for the info. Let's take this scenario: My boss calls 
COX and they turned down my boss's request. They won't enable the firewire. 
What should he tell? Is there any document that my boss can mention w/c will 
force the guys to enable it? 

 

Steve Adeff writes: 

> On Monday 28 November 2005 13:19, Neil wrote:
>> I would like to help my boss in California. He told me that he's with cox.
>> He also told me that he tried using the firewire output port and he said,
>> that he can't get it to work. I don't know what software he used. I'm sure
>> that he used Microsoft Windows. Is there a way to change on the set top box
>> to enable firewire transmission? 
>>
>> Thanks, 
>>
>> Neil
> 
> no. 
> 
> and yes. call the cable company and tell them to turn it on, they have to. 
> doesn't mean you'll get any channels over it through the computer though. 
> 
> if he runs windows tell him to search the AVS Forum as a lot of winbloze users 
> are there and there are some good discussions on how to get firewire to work. 
> 
> do you know what box he has? if its a Motorola DCT series tell him to turn the 
> box off and hit the select button on the remote immediately, this will give 
> him the service menu, one of the menu options, d11 maybe(?), shows whether 
> firewire is enabled. another, d11 maybe(?), shows the 5C level of the channel 
> the tuner was on when you turned off the power. 
> 
> Steve