[mythtv-users] Comcast CableCard Info

[Steven Adeff]

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Patrick Oglesby <octoberblu3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net> wrote:
>> If I am reading between the lines correctly, are you saying that you
>> managed to complete the whole pairing/activation process under linux
>> without issue? If so, that's great. It eliminates Windows as having
>> been the determining factor for getting it working in my case. The
>> question still remains as to what was the cause of my problem. Was it
>> me changing the IP? Was it because I hadn't upgraded the firmware or
>> hardware image? Was it an issue with my cable company's activation
>> process (maybe they had tried activating it as a 2-device instead) No
>> idea, but it's one less thing to worry about.
>>
>>
>
> Correct, no Windows involved.  I left the IP address alone
> (192.168.200.1) and upgraded the the latest firmware before pairing.
> My hardware image matched the one posted online (4884), so I didn't
> upload that file.
>
> On the CableCARD page, I have the following for CableCARD Authorization:
>
> Validated, validation message is received, authenticated, and the IDs
> match those in the current binding.
>
> I can't remember what is said before that.
>
> - Patrick

do you still need windows to update to the latest firmware? I have no
windows machines so this process is my only concern.



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