[mythtv-users] Anyone using MythTV with Cox Contour?

[DryHeat122 .]

Thanks for the comeback.  I've been wondering if you could grab the HDMI
from the newer Contour box with with HDPVR2.  It will capture HDMI but I
don't know if it's easily controlled with Myth.  Do you (or does anyone
else) know?

Also are you controlling the Contour box with an IR blaster, or can you
change channels with firewire, like you can the SA boxes they'r changing
from?

On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 11:49 AM Bob <mythtv at cox.net> wrote:

> On 4/10/19 8:28 AM, DryHeat122 wrote:
> > Hi. I am currently using MythTV with a Cox (Phoenix) SA 4240HDC
> > receiver.  Now Cox is asking me to upgrade to their Contour boxes for
> > free (right).  I'm wondering if these can be used with MythTV.  Has
> > anyone tried to do it?
>
> I am also in the Phoenix market and have transitioned to Contour. What
> you need to do is tell them you need "Countour I" (as in Roman number
> one). The "Contour I" has component output that I use with my HD-PVR.
>
> The other issue you will have is making sure the cable box is
> powered-up. I used a trick on the old 4240HDC that is not available with
> the new Cisco box. As best as I can tell, here are your options:
>
> 1. Leave the box powered-up all the time and disable the automatic
> "power down" feature.  I am trying to be more "green" and wanted to
> avoid this, though I have friends that use this technique.
>
> 2. I "patched" the 6200ch code to recognize my box. You can run "6200ch
> -q" to determine if the box is powered on or off and you'll get a string
> like "Power is off" or "Power is on". I use this in my channel changer
> script to power on the box if necessary. This assumes you only have one
> cable box connected to your system via firewire.
>
> Here's a wiki entry for the 6200ch: https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/6200ch
>
> Here's roughly what I had to do to "patch" 6200ch.c:
>
> #define MOT_UNKNOWN_VENDOR_ID22 0x0068ee96
> #define MOT_UNKNOWN_MODEL_ID01 0x00001286
>
> You'll see a huge "if" statement where these values are checked, you'll
> want to add the definitions above to that statement.
>
> Bob
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