[mythtv-users] I can't seem to figure this out...

[Greg]

On 11/18/18 11:38 AM, glen wrote:
> On Sun, 2018-11-18 at 09:52 -0500, Greg wrote:
>> Hi,
>>      I have been running Mythtv for around 15 years. I can usually figure
>> things out on my own,but channel changing has me baffled. I want to use
>> firewire for changing channels.. I have all the right files installed
>> and I can change channels using a terminal out side of Mythtv.. I know
>> its working,by using cat to start a stream from my hdpvr 1212,then open
>> another terminal and send a channel change  6200ch  -g
>> 0xb81619fffe2805bd -4  13. The stb changes the channel, and the stream
>> changes to channel 13. I have tried every command line I have found on
>> the net and no joy..
>>     I don't see anything useful in the logs..
>> Arris DCX3200-M Stb
>> plugreport output:
>> 6200ch -v -v 750
>> starting with node: 1
>> node 1: vendor_id = 0x00b81619 model_id = 0x00002322
>> AV/C Command: Op=0x00487C0D
>> AV/C Command: 750 = Op1=0x00487C27 Op2=0x00487C25 Op3=0x00487C20
>> greg at TVserver:~$ plugreport
>> Host Adapter 0
>> ==============
>> Node 0 GUID 0x0000000000000000
>> ------------------------------
>> libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR
>> libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR
>> Node 1 GUID 0xb81619fffe2805bd
>> ------------------------------
>> 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
>> If anyone has the same setup as I do could you lend a hand?
>> Thanks,Greg
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> i have same box and firewire card. but i use both hdpvr and firewire to record depending on the channel (i am with specturm
> - time warner in cal/usa). you did not say above whether you made a channel change script for the hdpvr. maybe that's whats missing.
> mine looks like this:
> #!/bin/bash
> b=999
> if [ -f /home/mythtv/fire ]
>    then
>      rm /home/mythtv/fire
> fi
> if [ -f /home/mythtv/pvr ]
>    then
>      rm /home/mythtv/pvr
> fi
> touch /home/mythtv/pvr
> if [ "$1" -gt "$b" ]
> then
>     6200ch -g 0x6455b1fffe293e3b -4 "$1"
> else
>     6200ch -g 0x6455b1fffe293e3b "$1"
> fi
> you would not need the top part, i am just placing an empty file to know which was last tuned as i have a 'priming'
> script that sets the box up for firewire recording.and of course every guid is unique to box.
> script name goes into setup under input connections and it must have correct privleges for backend to run it.
>
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Thanks for the script.. I had been using .6200ch with out a script in 
the past.. I did finally get it going,of all things it was as simple as 
leaving off the trailing / at the end of the path..


Thanks again


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