On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Greg</b> <<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">greg12866@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Allan Wilson wrote:<br>> On 11/29/06, *Greg* <<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">greg12866@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">greg12866@gmail.com</a>>><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> Allan Wilson wrote:
<br>> > On 11/29/06, *nik gibson* <<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">nik.gibson@gmail.com</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">nik.gibson@gmail.com</a>><br>> > <mailto:
<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">nik.gibson@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">nik.gibson@gmail.com</a>>>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Is there a sure fire reliable firewire method for the 3250 cable
<br>> > boxes?<br>> ><br>> > Thanks<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Allan<br>> > If there is i haven't found it..I have been trying for several
<br>> weeks to get a 3250hd to work in Mythtv...I am able to do a<br>> firewire capture from the 3250HD and play it in Videolan. I can<br>> change channels while the caputure is going on,so i would say the
<br>> drivers are right and the 3250HD is working properly,but when i<br>> try to capture through Mythtv it will halt my system. I have read<br>> just about every post and article on the net and still no go...I
<br>> am interested also, if anyone has a real reliable system up and<br>> running...<br>> ><br>> Greg<br>> ><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a>><br>><br>><br>> Probably the best place to start is get some info. What is your<br>> settings for that tuner in mythtv-setup? What is the output of
<br>> plugreport before and after you prime the port? What are you using to<br>> prime the box? Jim's firewire script doesn't work to well on 3250's<br>> and he released an updated one for the 3250s that basically adds
<br>> intelligence to the plugctl commands. If you don't have that I can<br>> send you my copy when I get home this afternoon. We probably need to<br>> start with your settings though and go from there.<br>><br>
> Allan<br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> mythtv-users mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br>> <a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br>><br>Thanks Allan,<br> It may well be i am not priming the port...I followed the Jarod
<br>Wilson Guide on setting this up...One thing i did find is i could never<br>get this command to work mknod /etc/udev/devices/raw1394 c 171 0 ,but i<br>just went back and tried it and it worked...That seems strange...<br>
Here is my plugreport:<br>Host Adapter 0<br>==============<br><br>Node 0 GUID 0x0014f87278340000<br>------------------------------<br>oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63<br>oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=0
<br> channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=146<br>iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2<br><br>Node 1 GUID 0x001106664555795d<br>------------------------------<br>libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR<br>libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR
<br>I used this command: plugctl -n 0 oPCR[0].n_p2p_connections=1<br>I got this:<br>Host Adapter 0<br>==============<br><br>Node 0 GUID 0x0014f87278340000<br>------------------------------<br>oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63
<br>oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=1<br> channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=146<br>iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2<br><br>Node 1 GUID 0x001106664555795d<br>------------------------------
<br>libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR<br>libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR<br>My Mythtv setting for the Tuner is:<br>connection type: point to point<br>IEEE-1394 Port 0 Node 0<br>speed- 100 mbps<br><br>Though i am not a complete newbie i do need a lot of hand holding.
<br>Thanks again,<br> Greg<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">
http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>Try this to make sure you can record before you get to Myth:<br><br>If you go in to the libiec61883-1.0.0 directory and can run<br>test-mpeg2 -r 0 > /tmp/test.mpg
<br>And then play the file with<br>mplayer /tmp/test.mpg<br><br>If that works then Myth should get it. I have the speed set at 200 mbps and you can use the other sa32** cable box in mythtv-setup for more consistent channel changes. Make sure test-mpeg2 works change your settings in mythtv-setup and then run the frontend from a command window. Go to live tv and pick your hidef tuner and post the output from the frontend if it doesn't play. You have to make sure you are on a 5c channel which you can verify before Myth by using the test-mpeg2 command. If you are having problems with getting test-mpeg2 working then I will send you the program that Jim Westfall worked up that makes it work for me. I won't be home to get that for a couple more hours. Let me know what you find out.
<br><br>Allan<br>