[mythtv-users] SA 8300HD and MythTV

[Christopher Moore]

Yes, I'm trying to use firewire, sorry I didn't specifically mention 
that.  As you can see from my original post, it looks like my system 
recognizes that something is connected, but I can't seem to communicate 
with it either via direct point-to-point or through broadcast.  This is 
the first time I'm setting this up, hopefully I'm doing this correct.  I 
tried to follow the manual: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/FireWire

Thanks


On 12/14/2009 02:38 PM, Donald J. Organ IV wrote:
> You can use a firewire connection to get video from the cablebox?? So in essence you dont need a capture card?? just FW and an ir blaster to change the channel??
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Moore"<g8keepr007 at optonline.net>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 2:36:01 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] SA 8300HD and MythTV
>
> 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
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