[mythtv-users] Arris / Motorola DCX3200-M and 6200ch

[David Newman]

On 7/3/22 9:43 PM, David Newman wrote:
> Mythbuntu 32 on Ubuntu 22 runs fine, but an old Motorola 3200 set-top 
> box (STB) died and Spectrum replaced it with an Arris DCX3200-M, and now 
> the system doesn't see it via Firewire:
> 
> $ 6200ch -v -v 2
> couldn't set port: Invalid argument
> 
> plugreport's output is empty
> 
> The setup is a Firewire card in the Myth box, with a cable to the STB's 
> Firewire port. There's also a Hauppauge PVR500 box connected.
> 
> Downloading the 6200ch source and recompiling didn't help, even though 
> the source suggests this STB is supported:
> 
> #define DCX3200M_VENDOR_ID1 0x000024a1
> #define DCX3200M_MODEL_ID1  0x0000fa01
> #define DCX3200M_VENDOR_ID2 0x00cc7d37
> #define DCX3200M_MODEL_ID2  0x0000fa05
> 
> This older thread suggests the cable provider (Spectrum in this case) 
> can disable any port, including Firewire.

Sorry, omitted the old thread URL:

http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2015-September/381211.html

> 
> Thanks in advance for clues on enabling the port and/or getting the 
> system to see the new STB.
> 
> dn
> 
> 
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