[mythtv-users] Myth, the HD-PVR, and the new beta firmware

[Richard Woelk]

John P Poet wrote:
> For those courageous enough to be using Myth TRUNK and the HD-PVR, I
> am attaching a couple of patches which may be of interest to you.
>
> The first patch does two things.  First, it will cause myth to
> automatically record DD5.1 if it is available (this part is provided
> by Janne Granau) .  Second, it changes to timing of commands to the
> hdpvr driver.  I personally have found that a small delay is necessary
> for the HD-PVR to reliably accept some commands using the new beta
> firmware.
>
> The second patch causes Myth to issue a stop/start encoding sequence
> to the hdpvr driver, if no data is received for an extended period of
> time.  This is effective for recovering from such things as input
> resolution changes, when starting up a new recording.  Note, that this
> does NOT fix resolution changes for live tv.
>
> NOTE:  It is still NOT recommended for anyone to be using Myth TRUNK
> or the HD-PVR in Myth, unless you are able and willing to help track
> down bugs.  If you do not already have the know-how to build Myth from
> scratch, this is not the time to start.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> John
>   

John,  
    Thanks for this patch, I applied it to my trunk SVN 18545 and it 
solved the backend hanging I was having after upgrading to the 5.1 beta 
firmware.
I successfully recorded 3 shows last night without problems, and ac3 
passthrough to my receiver is just awesome.


- Richard