[mythtv-users] Firewire and 5c

Chris Funk cfunk30myth at gmail.com
Wed Apr 11 03:54:53 UTC 2007


On 4/10/07, Jerry Rubinow <jerrymr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/10/07, Chris Funk <cfunk30myth at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/10/07, Michael Eldridge < meldridge at mac.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I checked the Interface/Port Status for HBO and it's the same as IFC.
> > > IFC I can get over Firewire. HBO, I can't.
> > >
> > > Here's pics of the diagnostics menu for IFC (ch 503).
> > >
> > > http://meldridge.com/ifc.html
> > >
> > > HBO-W (ch 551) is exactly the same. 5C is off for both channels. Not
> > > sure what's going on. Ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Michael,
> > >
> > > Do you not get them because you don't subscribe, or just can't get
> > > them
> > > over firewire?
> > > My last thought on it is maybe it is signal strength? I have the
> > > backend and
> > > slave backend hooked up after it is split a couple times. Gonna try
> > > hooking
> > > it up direct without the splitters tonight and see if that helps.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
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> > Yep, screen shots look the same as mine.  I took Steve's advice and
> > upgraded one of my slave backends (actually made it a master) to SVN.
> > (atrpms bleeding)   Had exactly the same results as with .20.154.  When I
> > would try and tune channel 550. (digital hbo) it would say signal 100% and
> > then Partial Lock.  it would then kick me out gracefully to the "couldn't
> > get a lock screen"  I tried bumping up the time to get a lock, that didn't
> > seem to help. Also tried using test-mpeg2 about 20 or 30 times never getting
> > any results.
> >
> > Not sure if there is anything left to try, but i'm open to suggestions.
>
>
> Been a number of months since I had Comcast, but IIRC, the screen with the
> important info was the Channel Status one (or if not that, one of the other
> lower-numbered ones).  There was a line that said either ENC or 0x43,
> depending on whether the channel would be readable thru firewire.
>
> -Jerry
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Maybe they have changed their menu's?  I can't seem to find anything that
says ENC or 0x43. If that is the case, and 5c=no really doesn't mean it
should be sent out over firewire, that would explain a lot.

Thanks,
Chris
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