Dave wrote: > Do all rev D. MediaMVP's look for mvp.bin? I have not seen that in any > of the documentation on the web. Therefore, I have been assuming that > SageTV might have customized the firmware in this unit.
The file name it requests is specified by the server (DHCP, or apparently as Martin explains, BOOTP). So while the firmware (dongle) loaded by SageTV may be customized (and thus why they chose a different file name), the MVP bootloader and MVP hardware itself are unlikely customized. > ...I borrowed a WIndows laptop, > installed the latest MediaMVP software from the Hauppauge website and > hooked this rev D unit to the computer with a crossover cable. It would > not boot. That seems to be further evidence that this unit has > customized firmware. Perhaps. Or there might have been something else wrong with the setup. > I think if you want to find a permanent solution that avoids running > the SageTV software you'll need to break out a packet sniffer > (Wireshark) running on the machine with SageTV and see what packets > are being exchanged. > > That is beyond my skill level. I might be interested in learning, > however. Is anyone interested in partnering with me to work through > this? I'd recommend first trying a different DHCP server (like Dnsmasq) to rule out that it isn't just a DHCP setup problem. If you're still convinced that SageTV is doing something different, then give Wireshark a spin and post your questions here to get guidance. > Would the knowledge gained be of any value to the mvpmc community? If it is really a SageTV specific issue, and you're the first (that we know of) to try using a SageTV branded MVP in the history of mvpmc, then it probably isn't going to benefit a wide audience. :-) But regardless, we'll still do what we can to help you get it working. > So what's the problem with using SageTV to help bootstrap the MVP? > > I can't have SageTV and MythTV running on the same server at the same > time. I want to run MythTV. Isn't SageTV Windows software? Couldn't you run it on a separate Windows box? Or from a VM running Windows? -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
