[mythtv-users] Firewire Trial and Error

[Ed O'Brien]

  On Sep 22, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Ed O'Brien wrote: 
 
>> I'm trying to hook up my DCT6200 via firewire. I had it working at   
>> one point, but I can't seem to get it working again since upgrading   
>> my Myth. As you know, getting it working is basically trial and error. 
>> 
>> 
>> This process is tedious and I just can't find a combination that   
>> works. I had it worked with Port 0, Node 0, Broadcast, and 200MBps   
>> at one point, but it doesn't work like that anymore. 
>> 
>> Are there any other techniques, methodologies, or suggestions to   
>> help me figure out the magic combination that'll get this working? 
>> 
 
>The new firewire_tester program in mythtv/contrib works for me. I >run   
>>t with -B to "prime the pump" I guess and it works great from then >on. 
 
>Curtis

Thanks.  Hope do I obtain that file?  (I'm a knoppmyth user, so I don't know the command to pull a file from contrib.

-Ed
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