[mythtv-users] Firewire behavior changed by cable company ?

[Mike LaPlante]

Jerry Bett wrote:
> I need some opinions from you smart guys.
>
> I have a 6200 on Suddenlink Cable (formerly Cox) connected through the
> firewire port.  This has been, over the last year, a reliable and high
> quality connection.
>
> I retired my 0.20 system on an Intel box and moved the firewire over
> to a Epia via box running svn - trying to reduce the heat being
> generated in my office.   I notice that recording channels below 63
> (the analog channels) has become a problem about 80% of the time.
> After a channel change I get 'no channel lock' on live tv and 'you may
> have to use an external changer' on the logs.
>
>
> Thinking this may be from the SVN  Myth or the Via box I changed back
> to my old 0.20 system.  Same symptoms.  Digital channels work fine but
> the analog channels are unreliable.
>
> My guess is Suddenlink has done a firmware upgrade on the 6200 that's
> causing this.
>
> What's your opinion ?
>
> Barry
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I have never been able to get analog channels off my SA3250HD STB. I use 
some hauppage cards for those channels. But I'm using SVN because in .20 
I couldn't use the firewire at all. So ... I don't have an answer, 
sorry, just chiming in.

Mike