[mythtv-users] Script to keep DCT-6xxx boxes alive

[Tom Greer]

On 7/7/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Am I correct in that the script is not set up to run firewire_tester
> as many times as is needed to stabilize the connection? occasionally
> I've had to run it multiple times before it works. I may add some
> extra code to make sure it repeats running until the connection is
> fixed.
>
> now just to figure out how to have Myth run it after it changes
> channels but before it attempts to begin recording... (though in
> really it would be best if it just did this on its own in the
> backend...)

Steve,

The script executes firewire_tester using the -B parameter which
attempts to fix/stabilize a broadcast connection.  If you like, you
can add the -r parameter followed by the number times to repeat this
action (e.g -r 5 will cause it to repeat everything 5 times).

I have a cron job that runs this script once every 30 minutes.  That
seems to keep the boxes from going to sleep.

What version of myth are you running?  There have been some recent
improvements in the backend that have greatly improved firewire
reliability by incorporating some of firewire_tester type logic.

Tom