On 12/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">nik gibson</b> <<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">nik.gibson@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;">
Could someone send me the updated firewire priming script for the<br>3250s that basically adds intelligence to the plugctl commands? I<br>need a way to make my 3250 reliable, I keep getting bad recordings.<br><br>Thanks!
<br><br>On 11/30/06, Greg <<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">greg12866@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> 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, *Greg* <<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">
greg12866@gmail.com</a><br>> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">greg12866@gmail.com</a>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:greg12866@gmail.com">greg12866@gmail.com</a><br>> > <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>>><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><br>> > <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<br>> > 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<br>> > 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
<br>> > 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<br>> > read
<br>> > > just about every post and article on the net and still no<br>> > go...I<br>> > > am interested also, if anyone has a real reliable system up and<br>> > > running...
<br>> > > ><br>> > > Greg<br>> > > ><br>> > ><br>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>
> > > ><br>> > > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > > mythtv-users mailing list<br>> > > > <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
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</a><br>> > > ><br>> > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > mythtv-users mailing list<br>> > > <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>><br>> > <mailto: <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a> <mailto:
<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>> > > < <a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">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<br>> > 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>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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</a><br>> > ><br>> > Thanks Allan,<br>> > It may well be i am not priming the port...I followed the<br>> > Jarod<br>> > Wilson Guide on setting this up...One thing i did find is i could
<br>> > never<br>> > get this command to work mknod /etc/udev/devices/raw1394 c 171 0<br>> > ,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
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<br>> ><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<br>> > mbps and you can use the other sa32** cable box in mythtv-setup for
<br>> > more consistent channel changes. Make sure test-mpeg2 works change<br>> > your settings in mythtv-setup and then run the frontend from a command<br>> > window. Go to live tv and pick your hidef tuner and post the output
<br>> > from the frontend if it doesn't play. You have to make sure you are on<br>> > a 5c channel which you can verify before Myth by using the test-mpeg2<br>> > command. If you are having problems with getting test-mpeg2 working
<br>> > then I will send you the program that Jim Westfall worked up that<br>> > makes it work for me. I won't be home to get that for a couple more<br>> > hours. Let me know what you find out.<br>> >
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> ><br>> Well thanks Allan, It seems to be working...I will try it for a few days<br>> and see what crops up...<br>> Again thanks for your help....<br>> Greg<br>> _______________________________________________
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http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>I'll send them to you off list when I get home in about 4 hours. If someone smarter than me decides we want to include this with the distribution just let me know. I am just now getting my system back up and fairly stable and I am going to try and work on getting two boxes going at once which has some problems now.
<br><br>Allan<br>