[mythtv-users] Firewire Trial and Error

[Curtis Stanford]

Hmmm, I don't know. Can you find the firewire_tester command? I use  
SVN and it's in the contrib/ directory under mythtv.

On Sep 23, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Ed O'Brien wrote:

> 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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