N Dugas wrote: > 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 Oops, make that FW323. I'll include an lspci tonight.
> 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). > > Is there any additional info I can provide that may help with > development of a patch? > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
