[mythtv-users] Firewire and 5c

[Jerry Rubinow]

On 4/10/07, Chris Funk <cfunk30myth at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 4/10/07, Michael Eldridge <meldridge at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > I checked the Interface/Port Status for HBO and it's the same as IFC.
> > IFC I can get over Firewire. HBO, I can't.
> >
> > Here's pics of the diagnostics menu for IFC (ch 503).
> >
> > http://meldridge.com/ifc.html
> >
> > HBO-W (ch 551) is exactly the same. 5C is off for both channels. Not
> > sure what's going on. Ideas?
> >
> >
> > Thanks Michael,
> >
> > Do you not get them because you don't subscribe, or just can't get them
> > over firewire?
> > My last thought on it is maybe it is signal strength? I have the backend
> > and
> > slave backend hooked up after it is split a couple times. Gonna try
> > hooking
> > it up direct without the splitters tonight and see if that helps.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
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> Yep, screen shots look the same as mine.  I took Steve's advice and
> upgraded one of my slave backends (actually made it a master) to SVN.
> (atrpms bleeding)   Had exactly the same results as with .20.154.  When I
> would try and tune channel 550. (digital hbo) it would say signal 100% and
> then Partial Lock.  it would then kick me out gracefully to the "couldn't
> get a lock screen"  I tried bumping up the time to get a lock, that didn't
> seem to help. Also tried using test-mpeg2 about 20 or 30 times never getting
> any results.
>
> Not sure if there is anything left to try, but i'm open to suggestions.


Been a number of months since I had Comcast, but IIRC, the screen with the
important info was the Channel Status one (or if not that, one of the other
lower-numbered ones).  There was a line that said either ENC or 0x43,
depending on whether the channel would be readable thru firewire.

-Jerry
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