[mythtv-users] Firewire capture "stops" working when channel changes?

[William]

Marc Boorshtein wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having a strange issue with firewire capture of HD content.  
> test-mpeg2 captures content without a problem on all of my HD stations 
> (OTA, CNN, Discovery, etc), Myth works OK when I first turn on my HD 
> tuner by hitting "Y" but when I go to change the channel I get an 
> error saying that I can only get a partial lock.  There are no other 
> errors in the logs.  I'm using Mythbuntu 8.10.  Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Marc

I see the same problem occasionally although its become much less 
frequent since the recent patch to stop reseting the box on a stream 
change (Any up-to-date repo should include this patch by now). Now it 
only happens on one channel that has the bad habit of blocking firewire 
on a few shows. Emails to the station manager have gone unanswered so 
they have no desire the fix the issue and I will just have to live with it.

Check to see if its always one show that bombs and force that show to 
record off of another input if you have one.

FYI - My HDhomerun would capture anything but after going thru 2 of them 
in less than a year and the manufacturer not wanting to honor the 
warranty ($20 off the purchase of another is not a warranty) I will not 
buy another or recommend them to anyone hence the firewire capture.