[mythtv-users] SA 8300HD and MythTV

[Christopher Moore]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had this box working under linux + mythTV 
0.22.  I've been at it for a few hours and haven't been able to even 
pass the firewire_tester.  I've called up my cable company and they said 
that they enable all ports on their boxes.

I'm running Fedora 12:   Kernel: 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64

libraw1394-2.0.4-1.fc12.x86_64
libraw1394-2.0.4-1.fc12.i686
libraw1394-devel-2.0.4-1.fc12.x86_64
libiec61883-utils-1.2.0-3.fc12.x86_64
libiec61883-1.2.0-3.fc12.i686
libiec61883-devel-1.2.0-3.fc12.x86_64
libiec61883-1.2.0-3.fc12.x86_64

/var/log/messages:
Dec 14 14:18:08 uberbeast kernel: firewire_core: phy config: card 0, new 
root=ffc1, gap_count=5
Dec 14 14:18:08 uberbeast kernel: firewire_core: skipped bus 
generations, destroying all nodes
Dec 14 14:18:08 uberbeast kernel: firewire_core: giving up on config rom 
for node id ffc0
Dec 14 14:18:08 uberbeast kernel: firewire_core: rediscovered device fw0
Dec 14 14:18:08 uberbeast kernel: firewire_core: created device fw1: 
GUID 00223a0573920000, S400


sudo plugreport
Host Adapter 0
==============

Node 0 GUID 0x004c4c2c0000241d
------------------------------
libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR
libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR

Node 1 GUID 0x00223a0573920000 <=== this matches
------------------------------
oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63
oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=1
         channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=146
iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2


ll /dev/fw*
crw-rw---- 1 root disk  249, 0 2009-12-14 10:31 /dev/fw0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 249, 1 2009-12-14 14:18 /dev/fw1
...  I'm in the "video" group, so is mythtv (when I get to that part)


plugctl -n 1 "oPCR[0].n_p2p_connections=1"

sudo ./firewire_tester -p -n 1 -v

raw1394: Allocating handle, port 0.
Action: Test P2P connection 1 times, node 1, channel 1
P2P: Testing...P2P: Creating, node 1, channel 0
Failed
P2P: Disconnecting.
raw1394: Releasing handle.


plugctl -n 1 "oPCR[0].channel=63"

plugctl -n 1 "oPCR[0].bcast_connection=0"



sudo ./firewire_tester -B -n 1 -v
raw1394: Allocating handle, port 0.
Action: Attempt to fix broadcast connection 1 times, node 1
Broadcast: Creating, node 1, channel 62
Broadcast: Testing...Failed
Broadcast: Disconnecting.
P2P: Testing...P2P: Creating, node 1, channel 0
Failed

Everything fails :(

I've tried both firewire ports on the back of the STB.  I've also tried 
turning the STB off for ~30 seconds, letting it boot and plugging it 
back in.

Anyone have any ideas?  Part of me thinks the ports are really disabled, 
even though the Cablevision Rep told me they were all on.

Thanks

Christopher