[mythtv-users] Verizon Fiosw/ Ceton Infinitv 6 eth issues?

[Marc Tousignant]

I think you hit the nail on the head, though in the UI they were only listed
once, when I looked in the SQL database I found 12 entries, 2 for each. One
set was cardid 1-6 and the other was 7 to 12. 1 and 7 were both 0, etc.

Thanks. Now I just have one more issue, as I am running in to an issue
migrating to a new, larger, drive. But I'll post a new thread on that.

 

Marc

 

From: mythtv-users <mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org> On Behalf Of Peter
Bennett
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 10:56 AM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Verizon Fiosw/ Ceton Infinitv 6 eth issues?

 

 

On 10/14/19 12:39 AM, Marc Tousignant wrote:

Looking for anyone who is using a ceton Infinitv 6 ETH with Verizon FIOS
Cable Card. 

 

I just had them perform an install yesterday, switching me from Comcast
Xfinity over to Verizon Fios.

My setup has been pretty solid for years, running the Ceton 6 ETH tuner with
a Comcast CableCard. Able to record multiple channels at a time without
issues.

However, now that I have switched to Verizon and their CableCard, multiple
captures are having issues.

I'm seeing multiple issues:

Issue 1: If there are 2 back to back recordings on the same channel that are
setup with a 2 min buffer (starts early/ends late), the second one
prematurely ends the first one. They are recording on different tuners, so
there should not be any conflict.

Issue 2: If I have an hour long recording starting at 9pm, and a 30 min
recording starting on another channel at 9:30, when the 30 min recording
starts. The hour long one stops. They are also on different tuners. So no
conflict should happen.

Interestingly, the myth backend reports that it is still recording the file,
even though I no longer see it saving to the disk. So the issue is in either
the Verizon CableCard, or the Ceton Infinitv 6 ETH. But, because Ceton took
down their site, I cannot check if I have the latest firmware for the
device.





I suspect your tuners are set up wrongly. In mythtv-setup, Capture Cards,
there should be 6 entries set up. Each tuner should have a different tuner
number, from 0 to 5. If you have more than one tuner set up with the same
tuner number, I would expect the symptom you are seeing.

If that does not solve it - some more suggestions - 

One problem these devices have is running out of memory over time. I use a
script to reboot the device once a week. Have you tried rebooting the ceton?

The other thing to do is look at the ceton log. Use http://[ip address],
click the Log link at the top. Bear in mind the dates and times in the log
are not correct, they reset to Jan 1 when the ceton is booted up. You should
see a bunch of messages every time a recording starts. You should see them
recording on different tuners.

Peter

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