[mythtv-users] 6200ch 1394 Drivers & such

[brett olah]

> > brett olah wrote:
> >
> > >----- Original Message ----- 
> > >From: "Ian Forde" <ian at duckland.org>
> > >To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 10:12 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] 6200ch 1394 Drivers & such
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 21:26 -0700, brett olah wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I compiled 0.18.1 ... no problems
> > >>>
> > >>>but ...
> > >>>
> > >>>Where/How do I turn it on? I think I've exhausted
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >mythtv-setup/mythfrontend
> > >
> > >
> > >>>setup, did I miss it?
> > >>>
> > >>>     Brett;]
> > >>>
> > >>>depmod:
> > >>>ieee1394: Initialized config rom entry `ip1394'
> > >>>ohci1394: $Rev: 1223 $ Ben Collins <bcollins at debian.org>
> > >>>ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1 (PCI): IRQ=[209]
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >MMIO=[f8025000-f80257ff]
> > >
> > >
> > >>>Max Packet=[2048]
> > >>>ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023]  GUID[0011d80000181b03]
> > >>>ieee1394: Node added: ID:BUS[0-01:1023]  GUID[0014e8fffe19dd19]
> > >>>ieee1394: raw1394: /dev/raw1394 device initialized
> > >>>
> > >>># 1394 Drivers :)
> > >>>raw1394                33325  0
> > >>>dv1394                 24461  0
> > >>>ohci1394               37849  1 dv1394
> > >>>ieee1394              308216  3 raw1394,dv1394,ohci1394
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>configure output:
> > >>>FireWire support yes
> > >>>compiled w/ no Errors only unrelated warnings:
> > >>>vbitext/cc.cpp:119: warning: 'int webtv_check(char*, int)' defined
but
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >not
> > >
> > >
> > >>>used
> > >>>mpeg/mpegstreamdata.h:139: warning: unused parameter 'tspacket'
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>Well, my master backend (the one with the firewire port) has
> > >>libiec61883, libavc1394, librom1394, libraw1394, and libdc1394.  It
goes
> > >>without saying that I have the -devel versions installed too.  I
> > >>compared your lsmod output to mine and they're the same.  So that
looks
> > >>fine on your end.  In mythtv-setup, when you setup a firewire input,
you
> > >>should see the option for internal firewire channel changing in the
same
> > >>place that you normally see it for capture cards - in "Input
> > >>Connections", leave the "External Channel Changing Program" field
> > >>blank...
> > >>
> > >>-I
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >Hmmm yup yup yup ,
> > >I may be dense ... lemme walk through this ...
> > ># mythtv-setup
> > > > Select 4. Input Connectors
> > > > Select SVideo-0 < main (Which is my digital Line Up)
> > >(This is the Dialog where the External Channel Change App Input Box is
> > >[Note: it's blank])
> > >There is however no mention (on this screen) of the word Firewire or
1934
> or
> > >6200
> > >
> > >Initially (using the 6200ch in contrib) I received the following:
> > >     node 1: vendor_id = 0x000011d8 model_id = 0x00000000
> > >     Could not find Motorola DCT-6200 on the 1394 bus.
> > >
> > >I read some docs ... attempted to hack it and add my id's
> > >a tweak on the output and:
> > >     node 1: vendor_id = 0x000011d8 model_id = 0x00000000
> > >     Warning: Your Unit Spec ID (0x0000005e) is unexpected.
> > >     Warning: Your Unit Software Version (0x00000001) is unexpected.
> > >     AV/C Command: 007 = Op1=0x00487C20 Op2=0x00487C20 Op3=0x00487C27
> > >then the channel change fails.
> > >
> > >My box is brand new (just picked it up last week) and clearly the
> CTL_CMD0
> > >(Op1,2&3)
> > >is not a signal that my box is happy with.
> > >
> > >Any way to find out if this 6200's ID's are listed/supported by the
> current
> > >implementation?
> > >
> > >      Brett
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Is MythTV getting the TV signal from a firewire input or from S-vid?  If
> > its s-vid, I dont think you can use the firewire connection to change
> > the channels for that input.  As I understand it (which very possibly
> > could be wrong) you can only change the channel thru firewire if the TV
> > Signal comming to your MythTV box is thru firewire.  Reading the
> > response from Ian, he says "In mythtv-setup, when you setup a *firewire
> > input*, you should see the option for internal firewire channel changing
> > in the same place that you normally see it for capture cards - in "Input
> > Connections", leave the "External Channel Changing Program" field
> > blank..." he says to set up a FireWire INPUT, not s-vid.
> >
> > Tom
> >
>
> Are you sure?
>
> .../mythtv-0.18.1/contrib/6200ch-README
> "6200ch is a small program that Stacey Son (mythdev at son.org)
> wrote to change channels on a Motorola DCT-6200 cable
> box via a 1394 (aka. Firewire) connection."
> # 6200ch <your_favorite_channel_number>
>
> I was under the impression that this functionality was added
> in 0.18.1 as an internal app instead of an external config/shell call.
> He implies that it is not for capture ... just channel.
>
>     Brett
>
>

I think i got it ....
v0.1.18
.../mythtv-0.18.1/contrib/6200ch.c
===begin===
36a37
> #define DCT6200_VENDOR_ID7 0x000014e8
120a122
>             (dir.vendor_id == DCT6200_VENDOR_ID7) ||

===end===
Seems that my box dosn't like the implamentation built in to 0.18.1 or
the other way around. Anyway the 6200ch  works with the above diff.

    Brett