[mythtv-users] HDHomerun Prime CCI Scanner

[Karl Newman]

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Chuck Peters <cp at ccil.org> wrote:
> Our local cable system Metrocast appears to have all encrypted channels
> set with CCI copyonce, but I haven't checked all of the channels.  I
> would like to obtain a list of all the channels and the CCI flag for
> channels we are subscribed to.  Any suggestions?
>
> Ron Frazier pointed me to a script Eric Bernhart posted [1] here, but I
> don't think it works anymore.
>
> If I am reading the script correctly it relies on hdhomerun_config and
> the output has changed.
>
> Another mythtv thread [2] shows:
> mike$ hdhomerun_config 201131C8 set /tuner0/vchannel 181
> mike$ hdhomerun_config 201131C8 get /tuner0/vstatus
> vch=181 name=Food Network HD auth=subscribed cci=unrestricted cgms=n/a
>
> The current version of hdhomerun_config shows the following:
> cp at io:/tmp$ hdhomerun_config <mac> set /tuner0/vchannel 37
> cp at io:/tmp$ hdhomerun_config <mac> get /tuner0/status
> ch=qam:147000000 lock=qam256 ss=97 snq=77 seq=100 bps=38810720 pps=0
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck
>
> 1. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/491400?search_string=hdhomerun%20cci%20scan;#491400
> 2. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/510029

Caveat: I don't own and have never used a HDHomeRun, Prime or
otherwise. But I am planning to get one eventually and have been
reading about them. So take this with a small grain of salt.