[mythtv-users] MythTV digital STB firewire question

[Daniel Kristjansson]

On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 20:50 -0800, MooseTV wrote:
> Pace (TDC775D) STBs.
> 
> A run of "test-mpeg2" generates a mpeg ts file that can be viewed in  
> mythplayer, so firewire out is enabled and generates a valid mpeg2  
> transport stream.  Using the mythsetup firewire DCT-6200 preset  
> results in accurate channel changes for scheduled recordings.   
> However, recordings and liveTV are not working correctly. LiveTV  
> fails after about 10 seconds, with a "socket went unconnected" error  
> in the mythbackend log.  Scheduled recordings generate a zero k file  
> that continue to be "written" to until the recording schedule ends or  
> is canceled.  Using the "other" firewire option in mythsetup doesn't  
> work at all.
> 
> So, with capturable firewire out and working channel changing and  
> scheduling, it seems like this box has could work.  Any suggestions  
> as to next steps (or archive search advice) would be greatly  
> appreciated.

This could probably be made to work. This STB is probably doing
something with the PAT or PMT that MythTV isn't used to. Create
a ticket and provide a small sample of video captured with
test-mpeg2, 15 seconds should do. A "mythbackend -v
channel,record,siparser" of the first 30 seconds of a scheduled
recording would also help.

-- Daniel