[mythtv-users] Dual HDPVR and Motorola STB question.

[Gerald Brandt]

> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 12:23:38PM -0600, Gerald Brandt wrote:
> > > > You also need to make sure your firewire channel change scripts
> > > > access
> > > > the correct STB.  IME, the firewire port numbers could change
> > > > so
> > > > you
> > > > need to use the GUID to correctly identify the STB.
> > > > 
> > > > Attached is the script I used to use.  It was symlinked as
> > > > stbchan0
> > > > and stbchan1 for the two STBs I had.  N.B. the script has extra
> > > > logic
> > > > to background itself and periodically issue extra commands over
> > > > firewire.  That was to defeat the Time Warner STB's desire to
> > > > automatically switch away from SDV channels after some period
> > > > of
> > > > perceived inactivity.
> > > 
> > > How do I get the units GUID?
> > 
> > It's in the plugreport output.
> > 
> > David
> > --
> > David Engel
> > david at istwok.net
> 
> I don't seem to have anything called plugreport.  Am I missing
> something simple?
> 
> Gerald

apt-get install libiec61883-dev

gets it for me.

Gerald