[mythtv-users] 6200ch.c latest?

[Steven Adeff]

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Scot Kreienkamp <skreien at wcnet.org> wrote:
> Any difference in how you're calling yours?  An IR blaster may be more
> reliable for you rather than updating 6200 constantly.  Other than that, not
> sure I have anything that can help you.  I have never used firewire under
> Linux for any application other than this so I don't know much about it.
>
> ./6200ch -g 001aadfffe32e4f9  -4 1300
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Scot Kreienkamp <skreien at wcnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> >> I already point it to the specific FireWire GUID but it still requires
>> >> me add the vendor and model id information.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Not sure why yours would... mine doesn't.  Might want to check your GUID
>> > again.  Mine returns two GUIDs but only one works, have you tried both?
>> >
>> > About 2 years ago I was updating 6200 with model info about once every
>> > month
>> > when the model number changed after an STB update yet again.  After that
>> > I
>> > found the GUID option and started using that.  I didn't enter the
>> > correct
>> > info into 6200 then, and I haven't updated it since, and mine still
>> > works.
>>
>>
>> Node 0 GUID 0xbc644bfffe284caf
>> ------------------------------
>> oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63
>> oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=0
>>         channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=376
>> iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2
>>
>> Node 1 GUID 0x0000000010000e2b
>> ------------------------------
>> libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR
>> libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR
>>
>> Node 2 GUID 0xd40aa9fffedae2aa
>> ------------------------------
>> oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63
>> oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=0
>>         channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=376
>> iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2
>>
>> I only get one GUID per box, and that is what I use to talk to each
>> separately, and if I don't add that the vendor/model id info to the
>> source it fails to work on every box I've tried it on.
>>
>> --
>> Steve

sorry, this fell off my map and I forgot to revisit.

6200c and stb-command are still the most reliable method I've found
for changing channels and managing these boxes. neither seem to be in
development anymore for some reason. neither is perfect, and until we
added a second firewire card the combination of the two worked great.
But with that second card I've realized 6200c can only see one card.

if I was decent and programming I'd try and combine the two and get
them to work across however many firewire chipsets are on the machine.

-- 
Steve
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