[mythtv-users] 3250 Firewire Help

[Allan Wilson]

On 6/25/06, Charles Francis <charles at francis-home.com> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> I was hoping that someone out here has had similar issues that I have.
>
> I am building a new mythtv box and would like to use firewire from my SA
> 3250 cable box from TWC.  I can intermittently get it to perform using
> test-mpeg2.  However, it only works if I set the box to channels that are
> available over the air.  When I try to go into the myth frontend, it
> automatically changes it to channel 48 and I get a blank screen before it
> finally times out.
>
> I am running this on x86_64 with FC5 following the instructions available
> via Wilonet.  I have seen references mentioned about a sa3250 patch and
> perhaps a different guid being detected using plugreport but have not been
> able to find the root document of these discussions.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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I had the same problem. You have to modify your channel change command. Look
for the patch for you external channel changer program. You can search this
mailing list and see where we discussed it before. I don't have time to look
now but let me know if you have problems finding it and I will do diff on
the original and what I have to show you what you need.

Allan
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