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

[Neil]

Thank you very much Steve. This is awesome!!!
For sure my boss will love me!!! 

Steve Adeff writes: 

> Tell them the FCC mandates all HDTV capable cable boxes must have working 
> Firewire output as of April of 2004.
> http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/fcc-requires-firewire-on-all-cable-boxes-015708.php 
> 
> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-225A1.pdf 
> 
> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-238850A1.pdf 
> 
> and he'll call up the FCC Enforcement Bureau
> http://www.fcc.gov/eb/ 
> 
> Steve 
> 
> On Monday 28 November 2005 15:29, Neil 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