[mythtv-users] New HD HomeRun problem

[R. G. Newbury]

John Freeman wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Justin Kim <justinlkim at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> At 7:39 AM -0800 3/3/09, Bob Sully wrote:
>>>> Hi all -
>>>>
>>>> I am suddenly unable to record from the HD-HR (got a zero-byte recording
>>>> of "24" last night).  I can record or watch Live TV from my other
>> tuners,
>>>> including the QAM input of the pcHD-5500, so, it's not a cableco issue.
>>>>
>>>  This (or something very similar) happened to me recently.  I had no
>>> problems getting a windows PC to record off the HDHR, but no joy on my
>>> Mythbox.  In the end, removing the HDHR tuners from Myth and adding them
>>> back in fixed it for me.  Of course, now I have to redo all of my channel
>>> assignments, but at least the HDHR works now.
>>>
>>> Justin
>> You don't have to drop your sources when you drop your tuner - you
>> shouldn't have to redo any channel assignments.
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> 
> Well I had the same problem last night and I figured Time Warner changed the
> channels around on me again, happened at least 3 times in the last six
> months :(
> A rescan usually does the trick but not this time. So I went ahead and
> deleted the tuners and re-added them then did a rescan. Still nothing...So I
> gave up and went to bed.
> Was working fine on Sunday and I have not made any changes to the system,
> strange. I have not checked the power brick but I'm thinking something else
> is up..

Hmmm....
Try recycling the power on your ROUTER.
Then, make sure that the router has not changed the IP address of the hdhr.
Make sure that everything, including the channel standard is properly 
set on the hdhr....
Most likely reason is that the router changed the IP of the hdhr. If you 
can, reserve the hdhr's IP address by tying it to the MAC, since there 
is no easy way to contact the hdhr under linux if the IP address keeps 
changing.
If you cannot reserve an address, then reduce the allowed DHCP served 
range to ONE address, and let the hdhr have it.
This does mean that you have to use static for everything else.

If you cannot reserve an address, you need a firmware upgrade for your 
router, install dd-wrt if possible, or a new router.

Geoff





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