[mythtv-users] Firewire problem with Shaw Cable

[Tim Korsrud]

kanetse at gmail.com wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Tim Korsrud <public at korsrud.com> wrote:
>   
>> The DCT-6200 has always had zero length recordings on certain channels.
>>  While the pace box was better at recording all of the channels.  Nothing I
>> seem to do now with retstarting mythtv or the cable box seems to get the
>> pace box working again.  I am pretty sure it did not say disabled in the
>> pace diagnostics page, but I can't remember for sure, as it has been a while
>> since I looked at it.
>>
>>     
>
> Gee, now I wish I had invested in Pace equipment rather than Motorola.
>
> I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but rebooting the whole
> machine has sometimes fixed firewire issues for me in the past.
>
> Also, I assume you've tried the firewire primer script as well?  I've
> got my set-up rerunning that firewire priming script every half-hour
> when it's not recording.
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I have restarted the myth box several times.  Once the pace was working, 
it seemed to work reliably.  I really wish I could remember if it said 
disabled in the pace diagnostic page when it was working.

I have tried running the firewire_tester program manually, but I can't 
get the pace to work again.  However the DCT-6200 is working.  I am 
using a priming script to do the channel changes to ensure that it is 
working after each channel test.

Tim