[mythtv-users] Changes to 6200ch.c for new DCH3200 (vendor id 2374)

[Daniel Kristjansson]

On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 04:53 -0400, Ben Giddings wrote:

> It did require one change though.  The DCH3200 has a vendor ID that  
> isn't recognized by 6200ch.  I made a couple of minor changes and now  
> it works, so I'd like to submit a patch for that.  I also verified at  
> the IEEE's website and sure enough, the new ID is registered to  
> Motorola.  Since I don't know how the list treats attachments I'll  
> just do it inline.  If someone wants it as an attachment, just tell me  
> where to send it.

Where was the list on IEEE's website, I'd like to just insert all the
known ones at once...

> One question though.  As I was adding the cable box, I came across the  
> problem of how to make the DCH3200 and Homerun co-exist.  They're both  
> feeding off the same "source", but they're pretty different beasts.   
> The HD Homerun only picks up the unencrypted, digital stations, which  
> are a small subset of the ones listed as "Comcast Digital Cable", but  
> it does pick up a bunch of stations that aren't listed under "Local  
> Broadcast Listings - Antenna", using SchedulesDirect's naming.  Also,  
> Comcast uses "806" for the local fox digital channel number, but the  
> HD Homerun picks it up as 25-1.  What's the best way to get the two to  
> co-exist?  It seems like it would be two listings on SchedulesDirect:  
> "Comcast Digital Cable" and "Comcast Digital Cable Unencrypted", or  
> something along those lines.

In the input connections in mythtv-setup, just put both input
connections in the same input group (second pane of that setup
screen). Then they will not be used at the same time.

-- Daniel