[mythtv] an update on SVN firewire recordings

[Steven Adeff]

On 6/27/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/25/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/25/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> > > On 06/25/2007 05:56 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
> > > > On 6/25/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On 06/25/2007 05:22 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> SVN doesn't allow you to configure an external changer.
> > > >>>
> > > >> External channel change command
> > > >> If specified, this command will be run to change the channel for inputs
> > > >> which have an external tuner device such as a cable box. The first
> > > >> argument will be the channel number.
> > > >>
> > > >> Since, oh, before time began, or so...
> > > > oops, my bad, i was looking in the wrong place (bangs head on desk) =D
> > > >
> > >
> > > There are a lot of areas to check...
> > >
> > > > no way to pass 6200ch the GUID yet though huh?
> > >
> > > Way beyond my knowledge.  I'm clueless about firewire.
> >
> > =) hopefully Jim or Daniel can answer me that. I guess I could pass it
> > the GUID and parse out the node and port from plugreport.
> >
>
> well, preliminarily (is that even a word?) I updated to SVN yesterday
> and did no make the #if fix. So far it looks to have recorded all the
> evenings shows, some of which are 1-2hrs (news and soccer games) with
> some 30minute shows "in the middle" which would normally cause issues.
> I'll keep it running like this and see if the Previously Recorded
> screen shows any failed recordings. I wish MythWeb had a similar page
> so I could check while at work.

hopefully my final note on the topic...
I don't know whats different between now and when I originally tried
and had many issues, but so far I've run the last 3 days with no
failed recordings.

-- 
Steve