[mythtv-users] Firewire in Fedora 8

[Tim Fenn]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:21:46 -0400 Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Tim Fenn wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:09:15 -0400 Harry Devine
> > <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >

<SNIP>

> >> when I run plugreport, I
> >> get:
> >>
> >> [root at HJDMyth ~]# plugreport
> >> Host Adapter 0
> >> ==============
> >>
> >> Node 0 GUID 0x00159afffe163f4a
> >> ------------------------------
> >> oMPR n_plugs=1, data_rate=2, bcast_channel=63
> >> oPCR[0] online=1, bcast_connection=0, n_p2p_connections=0
> >>         channel=0, data_rate=2, overhead_id=0, payload=376
> >> iMPR n_plugs=0, data_rate=2
> >>
> >> Node 1 GUID 0x0000d100801965fc
> >> ------------------------------
> >> libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR
> >> libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR
> >>
> >> Host Adapter 1
> >> ==============
> >>
> >> Node 0 GUID 0x0011d80000757c73
> >> ------------------------------
> >> libiec61883 error: error reading oMPR
> >> libiec61883 error: error reading iMPR
> >>
> >>
> >> I know that I have the cable plugged in, as I never removed it
> >> when I reinstalled my box.  Should I unplug it from the STB and
> >> plug it back in?  Also, I see that my kernel version is
> >> 2.6.24.4-64.fc8, which is a little newer.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Everything there looks fine to me.  Your STB is on node 0 of adaptor
> > 0.  Try out some test captures and see if all works well:
> >
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/FireWire#Test-mpeg2
> >   
> When I try this, I get:
> [root at HJDMyth ~]# test-mpeg2 -r 1 > test.mpg
> libiec61883 warning: No plugs exist on either node; using default 
> broadcast channel 63.
> Starting to receive
> 
> I have to Ctrl+C it to stop and end up with a 0 length file.
> 

You need to use the proper node based on your plugreport output:

# test-mpeg2 -r 0 > test.mpg

> I then tried to compile firewire_tester.c in the contrib directory
> but get errors, mainly due to:
> [root at HJDMyth contrib]# gcc -Wall -o firewire_tester
> firewire_tester.c -liec61883 -lraw1394
> firewire_tester.c:14:32: error: libraw1394/raw1394.h: No such file or 
> directory
> firewire_tester.c:15:34: error: libiec61883/iec61883.h: No such file
> or directory
> 

follow the instructions in the wiki link I provided - you need the
-devel packages installed to compile it:

# yum install libraw1394-devel libiec61883-devel

HTH,
Tim

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