Steve Adeff wrote: > On Wednesday 11 January 2006 12:19, N Dugas wrote: > >>Steve Adeff wrote: >> >>>On Tuesday 10 January 2006 22:39, N Dugas wrote: >>> >>>>Steve Adeff wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Monday 09 January 2006 22:03, N Dugas wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>>I've managed to get my Gentoo box (new Myth box in process of being >>>>>>built) to be able to see my DCT-6412. Recently, I recorded a PPV and >>>>>>would like to x-fer it to my PC to offload some PVR content (to make >>>>>>space for my series recordings). Until now, I've been able to play >>>>>>back the content and use test-mpeg2 to record it. With this PPV, I >>>>>>get a 0 length file. For fun, I stoped playback of my PPV recording >>>>>>and changed channel. The file size started increasing. Is there a >>>>>>way for me to tell if my recording is protected and therefore will not >>>>>>play over the firewire port? >>>>>> >>>>>>On the same note, could I record a PPV when I order it with Myth >>>>>>instead of on my 6412? >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks, >>>>>>Norm >>>>> >>>>>Have the channel/recording you want to extract playing, Power off, hit >>>>>select immediately, go to d11 and see what 5C is set to, only 0 will let >>>>>you transfer over firewire to a PC. You might be able to transfer a live >>>>>PPV while a recorded one you can't as well... >>>>> >>>>>You won't be able to take advantage of dual tuner over firewire, as all >>>>>firewire does it output what you send to the TV, so your best off with a >>>>>single tuner HDTV cablebox and no DVR functionality for Myth use. >>>> >>>>I tried the process you mentionned but it only works when I'm using the >>>>tuners. When using the PVR, nothing happens when I press select. I'm >>>>going to assume that I can't transfer it to my linux box and press on >>>>with my myth install. >>>> >>>>One thing I've noticed is the same thing that others have reported... >>>>inconsistent captures using test-mpeg2. Sometimes it works, somtimes >>>>not. Something else to look at but only after I get myth running (most >>>>likely tomorrow night I'll have more time to set it up). >>> >>>so when you play back a recording you get no stream via firewire? sounds >>>like it enabled 5C for recorded shows. >>> >>>as for the inconsistency, does it quit randomly while transfering data or >>>you loose connection randomly between trasnfers? >> >>What I've noticed is that it either works or it doesn't. There's not >>stopping in mid-capture unless I try to play back the PPV in question. >>I've started verifying the oPCR setting and I'll be keeping track of >>them to see when it captures and doesn't capture. >> >>I tried to capture again with the test-mpeg2 from libiec61883 0.1.0 >>tarball and I ran into the same "File size limit exceeded" issue. I'm >>now thinking it's not a filesystem issue but a header file definition >>setting the file size limit to 32 bits. I did some digging around and I >>may need to enable largefile via a CFLAG option. >> >>Norm > > > strange, someone else mentioned more than one version of test-mpeg2, this may > be it too, using different versions... > > So it sounds like your having the same issue with capturing as other DCT > users. As soon as I can get a dev to help me write a test patch for us we may > be able to test a fix for this... > I don't know if this has any bearing but from memory, lspci reports that my firewire card is an Agere FW623 (rev 61). I may be slightly off on the revision number though. I'll have to check tonight. It's a 3 port firewire card. On a reboot, my DCT-6412 always reports on node 1 but if I unplug and replug it, it will show up on node 0 depending on which port I am using on the PC (I'm trying to see if there is any impact on operation with different ports).
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