I am successfully using firewire and the 6200ch script to change channels.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Johnny Walker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnnyjboss@gmail.com">johnnyjboss@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Larry K <<a href="mailto:lunchtimelarry@gmail.com">lunchtimelarry@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Kenneth Emerson<br>
> <<a href="mailto:kenneth.emerson@gmail.com">kenneth.emerson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Larry K <<a href="mailto:lunchtimelarry@gmail.com">lunchtimelarry@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Since Comcast hosed pretty much all my unencrypted QAM (except the<br>
>>> networks, of course), I just picked up an HD-PVR, another STB, and have been<br>
>>> reading through all the materials I can find.<br>
>>> On this wiki -> <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_HD-PVR" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_HD-PVR</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> Larry:<br>
>><br>
>> A lot depends on what STB Comcast gave you.<br>
><br>
> I have the Motorola DCX3200 HD box. It comes with an IR remote.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>I have this box too and I record using HD-PVR but I channel change<br>
using 6200c over firewire.<br>
<br>
It's your MythTv install and therefore your decision.<br>
<br>
-JohnnyJ<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
>><br>
>> People on this list seem to have had good luck using firewire to change<br>
>> channels on STB's (as do I). If your STB has a firewire port AND it is<br>
>> enabled I'd suggest you look at 6200ch which AFAIK is included in the mythtv<br>
>> packages (<a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_External_Channel_Changer" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_External_Channel_Changer</a>)<br>
>> or try mythchanger (<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/majoridiot" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/majoridiot</a>). Personally I use<br>
>> mythchanger because it produced better debug for me to understand what was<br>
>> going on when I was attempting to record over the firewire. I since gave up<br>
>> that goal and purchased an HDPVR, as you did.<br>
><br>
> I guess my question is, given my STB, should I pursue channel changing with<br>
> the HD-PVR builtin IR blaster, since my STB can respond to IR commands, or<br>
> should I go with a channel changing script, which I assume requires a<br>
> firewire connection? It's not clear to me if the myth - HD-PVR USB<br>
> connection is just to receive content, or if that is bi-directional and can<br>
> support commands to the HD-PVR as well. For instance, the HDHR I have uses<br>
> the Ethernet connection bidirectionally, both to receive channel change<br>
> commands, and to dump content back on the wire for myth to pick up.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> If you cannot get the firewire to work (BTW, if it has a firewire port but<br>
>> is not enabled, I'd try complaining to Comcast first) you'd have to go the<br>
>> way of an IR blaster. There has been a lot of discussion on this list on<br>
>> getting the HD-PVR blaster to work. You'll need to search the list. But<br>
>> firewire is the way to go if possible. Very reliable and easy. My entry<br>
>> for the script is:<br>
>> mythchanger -c and mythtv fills in the channel.<br>
>><br>
>> Good luck.<br>
>><br>
>> -- Ken E.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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