Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire and DCT-6200

[Todd Greene]

For what its worth, I use the DCT-6200 and Firewire reliably.  However, I can't give you my system specifics, since my root partition of my HD crashed yesterday, and I can't boot the system.  However, it took a while to get it to work right, and each system reboot (which thankfully wasn't often) required a manual process.  I was using the firewire port built-in to the Foxconn motherboard. (1) Run plugreport: .  Each time I rebooted, the DCT would show up either in node 0 or node 1 (often changing per reboot).  So, for each reboot, I would have to re-run mythtvsetup and change the DCT-6200 node if it had changed.  There seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to why it keeps changing nodes on reboots. (2) Get test-mpeg2 to work:  On each reboot, I would need to run "test-mpeg2 -r [NODE#]"  mutiple times (This step is KEY!!) until I get some output.  You'll know when you get output, its basically a stream of binary junk to stdout.  If you don't see output after 1 second, press ctrl-c and try again.  With 10 tries, you'll get it to work. (3) Now start mythbackend, and it should work "reliably" until the next reboot.   Hope this is helpful.  Once I rebuilt my machine with a new HD, I'll be happy to answer specific config questions... -- Todd Big Wave Dave wrote: Was this using  Myth from src?... or running the lastest RPMs posted on ATrpms? I'm running the latest "stable" (non-bleeding) RPMs, and have the same problems as Curtis. My FireWire card: Kouwell Model KW-1582V - (aka BTC 1394 PCI Card) http://www.kouwell.com.tw/pr-m3.htm#1582v If I recall correctly, it was listed in linux1394.org compatibility list at the time I bought it. Thanks, Dave Since it will likely be asked: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]# rpm -qa | grep myth mythweb-0.18-67.at mythbrowser-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythtv-theme-purplegalaxy-0.20031214-3.at myththemes-0.18-104.at mythtv-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at mythweather-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythtv-theme-MythCenter-0.17-1.at mythtv-theme-photo-4-6.at mythtv-suite-0.18.1-55.at mythtv-themes-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at mythtv-backend-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at mythtv-setup-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at mythgame-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythtv-theme-isthmus-0.20040804-1.at mythtv-theme-visor-0.16.2-5.at mythmusic-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythnews-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythmkmovie-1.1.4-4.rhfc3.at mythtv-theme-MediaCenter-0.17-4.at mythtv-theme-abstract-0.20040910-2.at mythtv-frontend-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at mythphone-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythplugins-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythtv-theme-sleek-0.35-2.at libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at mythvideo-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythgallery-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at mythdvd-0.18.1-112.rhfc3.at Dave   _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

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