[mythtv-users] Can no longer capture firewire

[Mike Perkins]

On 26/12/12 16:05, Gabe Rubin wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Mike Perkins
> <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>wrote:
>
>> On 25/12/12 22:47, Gabe Rubin wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Hi list,
>>>>
>>>> i did an upgrade of my system.  Running F16 and migrated from atrpms to
>>>> rpmfusion.  Everything for the most part is working, but I can no longer
>>>> firewire capture.
>>>>
>>>> I know my firewire connection is still fine, because I can playback from
>>>> a  test-mpeg2 -r 1 > test.mpg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, myth does not capture from firewire anymore.  It does not change
>>>> the channel either.  I am using /usr.bin/6200.ch to change the channel.
>>>> It appears I need to add a "-n 1" flag from the shell to make the change.
>>>> I am unsure how to make myth know to use this flag (I have chosen
>>>> /usr/bin/
>>>> 6200.ch -n 1 as the channel changer script for my firewire capture in
>>>> the
>>>> captureinput table of the database).
>>>>
>>>> I am not even sure where to begin looking and would appreciate any help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I solved this issue.  Had to recompile the channel changer script and now
>>> I
>>> can capture.
>>>
>>>   You recompiled a /script?/ what difference does that make?
>>
>>
> Typo, I recompiled the channel changer program (a c program).  I had
> modified it to start at node 0 and the source starts at node 1.  It seems
> that going back to how it was originally coded fixed the problem for me.
>
Ah. Mince pies and sherry can do that this time of year.

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Mike Perkins