[mythtv-users] help with motorola dct-3416

[Phil Bridges]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:24 AM, Steve Herber<herber at thing.com> wrote:
> I recently upgraded my mythtv setup from an analog pvr-250 to using a
> Motorola dct-3416 for my input device.  I have it configured in
> broadcast mode at 100Mbps, and everything else at their default values.
> For software I am running a recent gentoo version of mythtv marked
> mythtv-0.21_p20877.0
>
> The problem I have is that I can't always get data from the firewire
> interface.  I see the problem when I select live tv and after
> the screen goes to black it returns to the main menu after a few
> seconds.  Other times I get a warning followed by the message:
>
>        You should have gotten a channel lock by now.  You can continue
>        to wait for a signal, or you can change the channels with Up or
>        Down, change video source (Y), or inputs (c), etc.
>
> Some recordings work great, and the digital quality is noticeable, but
> other recordings are just blank, and in fact the video data file is
> empty.  When the problem occurs I have been restarting by backend and
> that seems to help for a while.
>
> Some questions are, should I be having these problems?  Should I modify
> my configuration?  Should I try to get a different cable box from
> Comcast in the Seattle area?

Are you sure the channels you're trying to view are unencrypted?