[mythtv-users] I got my Ceton InfiniTV 4 working in 0.24-fixes (compiled with custom code)

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Tom Bongiorno <two.bits.11 at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Tom Bongiorno <two.bits.11 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Ken Truesdale <kat at tiac.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:54 AM, Tom Bongiorno wrote:
>>>
>>> > Thanks.  I don't have my CableCard yet.  As of a couple hours ago my
>>> local Comcast office (Cherry Hill, NJ) still does not have CableCard self
>>> install kits.  They said to come back Monday.  I was just playing around
>>> with clear-QAM to test as much as possible.
>>>
>>> Tom, I've been playing around with the the Ceton card the same way while
>>> waiting for my Cable Card.  I wasn't smart enough, though, to consider
>>> different units.  Before reading your messages today, I did the debug test
>>> on my Comcast box, got the frequency number, and then went to the Ceton page
>>> and entered it in just as I saw it in the Comast box:  573.  I got nothing.
>>>  Tried a bunch of other numbers and they all didn't lock.  After reading
>>> your message, I gave it another try.  573000 got me a carrier lock but not a
>>> digital lock.  573000000 got me a carrier lock and a digital lock.
>>>
>>> I'd like to be able to tell you which one worked for me, but so far the
>>> answer is none but I'm not sure if it is a tuning problem or a player
>>> problem.  I'm trying mplayer using the command from Ceton's site:
>>>    mplayer /dev/ceton/ctn91xx_mpeg0_0
>>> mplayer says it can't connect to the socket and no such file or
>>> directory.  Similar error using the alternate mplayer command from the Ceton
>>> page.  I haven't explored any other options yet.
>>>
>>> Even though you weren't able to see it remotely so you don't know if you
>>> have it working yet, what command did you try?  Same as what I pasted above?
>>>
>>>
>>> Ken.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Is it also complaining about lirc?  If so, I believe your errors are
>> related to not being able to connect to lirc.  You can add the following
>> line to your /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf file:
>>
>> nolirc=yes
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>
> BTW, I did use the same "mplayer /dev/ceton/ctn91xx_mpeg0_0" after tuning
> tuner 1 on the Ceton webpage.
>
> -Tom
>

Ron,

Have you tried the DRI protocol now with the new firmware update from 7/25?
I know that is your desired method of changing channels.  From what I have
heard, Ceton seems to be very responsive to technical support if we need to
point out a problem.

-Tom
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