[mythtv-commits] Ticket #8371: Firewire recording doesn't work on Intel Macs

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#8371: Firewire recording doesn't work on Intel Macs
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 Reporter:  Ojas Parekh <mythtv@…>               |       Owner:  danielk
     Type:  defect                               |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor                                |   Milestone:         
Component:  MythTV - Recording                   |     Version:  0.23rc2
 Severity:  medium                               |     Mlocked:  0      
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 From the [http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythTV_on_Mac_OS_X MythTV on OS X
 wiki]:

 "(As of mythtv 0.21-fixes-20090316) There is one important note if trying
 to record via FireWire on an Intel Mac. The MythBackend cannot get a LAM
 lock signal when recording TV via FireWire. The solution is to check the
 "Open with Rosetta" checkbox on the Get Info panel of MythBackend.app. See
 this [http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/352434#352434
 post] for information.

 Because of this, it's important to open MythBackend.app from the Finder
 and not from a Terminal window because it won't open with Rosetta. There
 must be some PPC-specific FireWire code in there."

 I believe I've identified and fixed the issue, but I need help testing.
 With the patch below, I'm able to get a LAM lock on my Intel Mini and
 record successfully but occasionally have errors with certain channels.
 I'd like to know if the latter is related to the above bug, cause by a
 more general firewire (on OS X) bug, or just an issue I have with my
 particular provider and location.  I've also cleaned up some OS X
 firewire-related header includes.

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