[mythtv-users] diagnosing HDHome Run Prime zero byte recordings

[Stephen P. Villano]

On 10/17/13 10:02 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 1:45 AM, Stephen P. Villano
> <stephen.p.villano at gmail.com> wrote:
> ....
>> Just for curiosity, how can I determine if a channel has any encryption
>> or which option enabled?
> "An" easy way is to use the hdhomerun_config cli and tune
> the vchannel(s), and then look at the vstatus.
>
>  $ hdhomerun_config <ip_address> set /tuner2/vchannel 123
>  $ hdhomerun_config <ip_address> get /tuner2/vstatus
>  vch=123 name=DZABC auth=subscribed cci=unrestricted cgms=n/a
Got what I was looking for.
An example was with Epix, a premium channel I do subscribe to.
$ hdhomerun_config 192.168.0.120 set /tuner2/vchannel 395
$ hdhomerun_config 192.168.0.120 get /tuner2/vstatus
vch=395 name=EPIX SD auth=subscribed cci=unrestricted cgms=n/a

What I suspected. Not restricted, no entry on copy generation.
Unsubscribed channel:
hdhomerun_config 192.168.0.120 set /tuner2/vchannel 400
hdhomerun_config 192.168.0.120 get /tuner2/vstatus
vch=400 name=HBO auth=not-subscribed cci=none cgms=none
If I were designing the spec for the system, cci and cgms would not be
reported for unsubscribed channels. Just for a basic security basis.
But, I've yet to get around to reading the specifications, assuming
they're open and not behind a paywall or NDA agreement.

I'd have to poke around various channels to see if *any* are actually
encrypted and copy flagged. It may be that my regional Verizon hasn't
set up encryption fully.
>
> Obviously that can be a bit time consuming for each channel
> and you have to wait just a after tuning until checking the
> vstatus, and even longer if you have Tuning Adapters, so that
> the status is accurate; there is an API call to wait for settling
> of the status, but nothing in the cli AFAIK.
>
> There are also python bindings available for direct libhdhomerun
> library access if you wanted some additional capabilities.
>
> Gary
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