[mythtv-users] DCT-6200 w/ FireWire -- Looking for Input..

Todd Tidwell artist at wildstar.net
Thu Mar 31 18:06:17 UTC 2005


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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Big Wave Dave
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DCT-6200 w/ FireWire -- Looking for Input..

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:27:23 -0800, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 26 March 2005 14:17, Big Wave Dave wrote:
> > Hello all..
> >
> > I just picked up a DCT6200/2005 from Comcast.  I have seen that there
> > is a channel changing script, which works over firewire.  I have also
> > seen that you can capture over the firewire, directly into MythTV.
> >
> > -I am looking for "gotchas" or tips.
> 
> One gotcha that got me: I think my cable co. pushed down a firmware update
at
> some point that caused my box to power-cycle. Upon coming back up, it had
a
> different FireWire bus node, and thus Myth couldn't find it anymore.
Missed
> last week's 24 and CSI:Miami because of it... :-\
> 
> Aside from that, its been rock-solid.

When running "./test-mpeg2 -r 1 > testing.ts" it captures 0 bytes
UNLESS it is on an actual HD chanel.  Does this mean I can only
capture HD channels over firewire?  Or is this utility only useful in
testing HD capture?

Thanks,
Dave 
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Well,

Try hitting control-c and then trying it again and again and see if you get
input from the other channels.  The DCT-6200s seem to go one or two
ways....some of them have to use "Broadcast" connections which seems to mean
that test-mpeg2 only works every 4th or 5th time.

I'm in the bay area as well and I'm getting 2-80 and 702-722.

-Todd





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