[mythtv-users] firewire/comcast/motorolla DHC3200

[Marc MERLIN]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 05:41:31AM -0400, William Munson wrote:
> > If the DCH3200 can't be made to work, is there a recommended IR blaster I
> > can use to just record encrypted channels though svideo out?
> > (right now, I still get Sci-Fi via analog cable, but I'm told it'll go
> > digital soon, at which point I'd be dead in the water)
> 
> I am afraid you have some mis-information. Comcrap will continue to 
> broadcast analog tv via cable after the switchover so your channels are 
> not going to go away. They are likely to want to force you to rent a STB 

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I know all their analog channels aren't going away,
but for Sci-Fi, they don't have Sci-Fi HD at all, which is a total joke. 
People have been complaining about that, though (especially as there are
obviously a lot of Sci-Fi geeks in the silicon valley), and I'm kind of
afraid that when they finally put Sci-Fi HD, it'll be HD and digital only,
taking away the analog version.
Since I won't be able to pick it up with my PVR 350 or my hdhomerun, I'd
better get ready for capturing directly from the cable box.

> As far at the blaster, check the archives and you will find several 
> suppliers of serial port ir blasters that are supported by lirc.

Yeah, I think I'll do that if I can't get it to work with firewire. Thanks.

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 07:23:44AM -0700, Jason wrote:
> I've got a DCH-3200 hooked up via FireWire from Comcast (in 94403).  Channel 
> changes and captures work fine.  I just plugged it in and away it went. 
> Well, there was a bit more work for 0.20.2, but in 0.21 it's pretty simple. 

Cool. I'm 95014 (cupertino), so it ought to work for me too then.
Let me upgrade to 0.21 first and see how it goes.

I guess I can see the port on my myth box, so that's good news already:

kernel: ieee1394: Node changed: 0-00:1023 -> 0-01:1023
kernel: ieee1394: Node resumed: ID:BUS[0-01:1023] GUID[001e46fffe6c0d04]

Host Adapter 0
==============

Node 0 GUID 0x00e0180000aefadb
------------------------------
libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR
libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR

Node 1 GUID 0x001e46fffe6c0d04
------------------------------
oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63
oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=0
        channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=376
iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2

> You won't be able to record encrypted channels, though.  But, I get most of 
> the SD channels unencrypted.  Most of the HD ones are unencrypted, too, but 

Ah, good, so with this, I may be able to get USA-HD, and Sci-Fi HD whenever
comcast switches to it.

Thanks,
Marc
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