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

[Steve Adeff]

a DVHS is also an option, as many people use them with HD cable boxes to 
record old-school style ;-)

Steve

On Monday 28 November 2005 19:36, Mark Knecht wrote:
> Your boss may have to tell them that he has a piece of acceptable
> 1394-enabled end-point equipment, such as a 1394 TV. Look up a few of
> the Mitsubishi model numbers and arm him with one of those.
>
> If that doesn't work, THEN get tough with them as per the note from Steve.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
>
> On 11/28/05, Neil <neil-on-mythtv at restricted.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > 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
> >
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