Linux Help Needed - Unraid FireWire Tuning

[jpwegas]

Originally Posted by smdl

Thanks, wnjj. I should have mentioned last night that I had tried that after doing some more research. Unfortunately, I'm still experiencing the same problem. Maybe I'm not doing something right, so perhaps you can take a look at the ls -l output for that directory and let me know?

drwxrwxr-x 1 sagetv users 41 Apr 23 2016 doc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3378 Mar 3 07:22 gentuner
-rwxrwxr-x 1 sagetv users 3374 Mar 2 03:58 gentuner.PANELCTL
drwxrwxr-x 1 sagetv users 113 Mar 3 05:52 samples

I thought that maybe the issue was that the file was owned and available to root, but as I am logged in as root, I wouldn't think that should be a problem (I also tried it with sudo). However, that doesn't seem to be the case as the same thing happens when I try it with gentuner.PANELCTL.

Will keep thinking on this.

Shaun

Those permissions are correct and it is ok that it is owned by 'root'. Those permissions mean: user 'root' can read/write/execute, users in group 'root' can only read/execute, everyone else can only read/execute.

The default PATH variable (where to look for executables) does not by default contain the current directory. So you can either:

When in the /opt/sagetv/server/ directory:
./gentuner TUNE FW_dcx3200_3 005

Or use the full path:
/opt/sage/server/gentuner TUNE FW_dcx3200_3 005

When you are tuning from within Sage itself, the plugin will always assume the program is at the full path of /opt/sagetv/server/gentuner.


--John

[wnjj]

Try running ./gentuner instead. You probably don't have '.' in your current $PATH variable.

[smdl]

Thanks, guys. I didn't think that path would be an issue when executing from within the same directory. Sorry for the rookie mistake.

Well, that got me a step closer, but it looks like I'm missing something:

# ./gentuner TUNE FW_dcx3200_3 005
Can't locate Getopt/Std.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Getopt::Std module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.22.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22 /usr/share/perl/5.22 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base .) at ./gentuner line 41.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./gentuner line 41.

Will have a look at this later tonight as WAF would be very poor if I abandoned my wife to entertain our guests.

Getting close, and I really appreciate the help.

Shaun

[jpwegas]

Originally Posted by smdl

Thanks, guys. I didn't think that path would be an issue when executing from within the same directory. Sorry for the rookie mistake.

By default it's not included for security reasons. You can add it to PATH if that makes things easier - but I would suggest NOT doing that for the root user.

Originally Posted by smdl

Well, that got me a step closer, but it looks like I'm missing something:

# ./gentuner TUNE FW_dcx3200_3 005
Can't locate Getopt/Std.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Getopt::Std module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.22.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22 /usr/share/perl/5.22 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base .) at ./gentuner line 41.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./gentuner line 41.

Will have a look at this later tonight as WAF would be very poor if I abandoned my wife to entertain our guests.

Getting close, and I really appreciate the help.

Shaun

Looks like the Perl module Getopt::Std isn't installed. In Ubuntu 16.x that module is part of the perl-modules-5.22 package. That's odd because perl (which is installed) requires that module on Ubuntu 16.

Try this in the container:

apt-get install perl-modules-5.22


--John

[smdl]

Originally Posted by jpwegas

By default it's not included for security reasons. You can add it to PATH if that makes things easier - but I would suggest NOT doing that for the root user.



Looks like the Perl module Getopt::Std isn't installed. In Ubuntu 16.x that module is part of the perl-modules-5.22 package. That's odd because perl (which is installed) requires that module on Ubuntu 16.

Try this in the container:

apt-get install perl-modules-5.22


--John

That definitely helped, thanks, but I ran into another issue. Had to run out the door this morning, so will update when I get home tonight.

Cheers,
Shaun

[wayner]

Sorry as I am coming to this thread late and I haven't read it too closely, but I didn't need gentuner at all. Once I was using the DVB edition of unRAID which has the FireWire drivers enabled, the FireWire was available directly in the source setup tuners for SageTV for unRAID. I am using SA3250HD or SA4250HD boxes.

[smdl]

Originally Posted by wayner

Sorry as I am coming to this thread late and I haven't read it too closely, but I didn't need gentuner at all. Once I was using the DVB edition of unRAID which has the FireWire drivers enabled, the FireWire was available directly in the source setup tuners for SageTV for unRAID. I am using SA3250HD or SA4250HD boxes.

Thanks, Wayner. Yes, I followed your how-to thread to get through the initial configuration. Unfortunately, I am not using SA STBs, and the current Firewire Tuner plugin in SageTV doesn't quite work properly with Motorola boxes (I have DCX3200s). There also doesn't seem to be much information relating to how that setup works or can be configured, so I am attempting to work through implementing the Generic Tuner Plugin instead (with a great deal of excellent help from the community!). Interesting times, as I am a Linux neophyte.

The good news is that the panelctl tuning application seems to work perfectly when used from the command line, and I think I now have a properly-configured gentuner script to connect the plugin to panelctl. Unfortunately, we have run into a number of missing components in the Docker container that have delayed success. Once we determine all of what is missing, I'm hoping that we can try to get these included in a future build of the SageTV docker image.

All that said, if you happen to know anything about how the Firewire Tuner Plugin works, I'd be interested in hearing it. I'm sure that only a small change is needed to make it work for the Motorola STBs.

Cheers,
Shaun

[smdl]

Originally Posted by jpwegas

By default it's not included for security reasons. You can add it to PATH if that makes things easier - but I would suggest NOT doing that for the root user.



Looks like the Perl module Getopt::Std isn't installed. In Ubuntu 16.x that module is part of the perl-modules-5.22 package. That's odd because perl (which is installed) requires that module on Ubuntu 16.

Try this in the container:

apt-get install perl-modules-5.22


--John

Thanks, John.

Okay, that allowed a bit of additional progress, and then:

# ./gentuner TUNE FW_dcx3200_3 005
System call failed: /usr/local/bin/panelctl -g 0xfe47e18a 005

I checked in /usr/bin, and panelctl is present there:

# pwd
/usr/bin
# find -name panelctl
./panelctl

Not sure why this failed, unfortunately. Would appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks,
Shaun

[c5davey]

Hey Shaun,

I have good news. I tackled this problem over a year ago when no one had a solution. I have been happily using firewire tuning for over a year now with Motorola STBs. I replaced the SA STBs code with Motorola code from both 6200ch.c and panelctl.c sources. Until your post, it appeared that no one else besides myself used Motorola STBs so I never got around to posting this. This is a drop in replacement for the FirewireTuner.so library file. Follow the 3 steps below:

1. Copy the file FirewireTuner-Motorola.so to /opt/sagetv/server/irtunerplugins/ inside the container.
2. Copy the file sagetv-user-script.sh to /opt/sagetv/server/ inside the container. If you already have a startup script, you will have to merge the scripts together. See Stuckless' thread about the startup script: https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63592
3. Restart SageTV.

The startup script will copy the Motorola version of the library over the default version in case a new version of SageTV overwrites it.

I have no knowledge of Java but maybe someone with some knowledge can add a configuration option to select the type/brand of STB in the future.

I have attached the two files in a zip file.

It's been over a year so if I missed anything or if you have any issues, let me know!

Enjoy

[jpwegas]

c5davey,
Thanks for the update! Glad you could make Shaun's life easier!

Could you post your code changes as well? I'm not sure whether they could be included in the main Sage repo or not (or as you mentioned maybe even merged into a single plugin with some UI additions), but it would be great if the changes are available in case someone wanted to tackle that.

Thanks again!

--John

[smdl]

Originally Posted by c5davey

Hey Shaun,

I have good news. I tackled this problem over a year ago when no one had a solution. I have been happily using firewire tuning for over a year now with Motorola STBs. I replaced the SA STBs code with Motorola code from both 6200ch.c and panelctl.c sources. Until your post, it appeared that no one else besides myself used Motorola STBs so I never got around to posting this. This is a drop in replacement for the FirewireTuner.so library file. Follow the 3 steps below:

1. Copy the file FirewireTuner-Motorola.so to /opt/sagetv/server/irtunerplugins/ inside the container.
2. Copy the file sagetv-user-script.sh to /opt/sagetv/server/ inside the container. If you already have a startup script, you will have to merge the scripts together. See Stuckless' thread about the startup script: https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63592
3. Restart SageTV.

The startup script will copy the Motorola version of the library over the default version in case a new version of SageTV overwrites it.

I have no knowledge of Java but maybe someone with some knowledge can add a configuration option to select the type/brand of STB in the future.

I have attached the two files in a zip file.

It's been over a year so if I missed anything or if you have any issues, let me know!

Enjoy

Wow, fantastic! Thanks very much for this!

I'll give this a try tomorrow night, and will report back.

Cheers,
Shaun

[smdl]

Well, I couldn't wait, so I applied the changes and ran a test. It worked flawlessly, so sincere thanks to C5davey for the solution. You made it so simple for novices like me.

Also, I'd like to express my huge appreciation for all those who were willing to help me reduce the amount of fumbling around I was doing in Linux, with special mention going to John (jpwegas) for all his help and patience. I really can't thank you all enough for helping to get me started.

Now, I have a bunch of testing to do, and then I will update Wayner's thread with the details as I know there were a couple of people there who were seeing the same Motorola-related issue.

Cheers,
Shaun

[graywolf]

Originally Posted by smdl

Thanks, John.

Okay, that allowed a bit of additional progress, and then:

# ./gentuner TUNE FW_dcx3200_3 005
System call failed: /usr/local/bin/panelctl -g 0xfe47e18a 005

I checked in /usr/bin, and panelctl is present there:

# pwd
/usr/bin
# find -name panelctl
./panelctl

Not sure why this failed, unfortunately. Would appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks,
Shaun

Just FYI
2 different directories
The pgm was looking in /usr/local/bin
You were checking /usr/bin

[smdl]

Originally Posted by graywolf

Just FYI
2 different directories
The pgm was looking in /usr/local/bin
You were checking /usr/bin

That's true!

Thanks,
Shaun

[GBGB]

Originally Posted by c5davey

Hey Shaun,

I have good news. I tackled this problem over a year ago when no one had a solution. I have been happily using firewire tuning for over a year now with Motorola STBs. I replaced the SA STBs code with Motorola code from both 6200ch.c and panelctl.c sources. Until your post, it appeared that no one else besides myself used Motorola STBs so I never got around to posting this. This is a drop in replacement for the FirewireTuner.so library file. Follow the 3 steps below:

1. Copy the file FirewireTuner-Motorola.so to /opt/sagetv/server/irtunerplugins/ inside the container.
2. Copy the file sagetv-user-script.sh to /opt/sagetv/server/ inside the container. If you already have a startup script, you will have to merge the scripts together. See Stuckless' thread about the startup script: https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63592
3. Restart SageTV.

The startup script will copy the Motorola version of the library over the default version in case a new version of SageTV overwrites it.

I have no knowledge of Java but maybe someone with some knowledge can add a configuration option to select the type/brand of STB in the future.

I have attached the two files in a zip file.

It's been over a year so if I missed anything or if you have any issues, let me know!

Enjoy

Thanks this is great... I finally have my DXC3200's HDPVR's and Firewire tuning all running in a Docker. SageTV is still alive!

[Striker:WG]

Originally Posted by c5davey

Hey Shaun,

I have good news. I tackled this problem over a year ago when no one had a solution. I have been happily using firewire tuning for over a year now with Motorola STBs. I replaced the SA STBs code with Motorola code from both 6200ch.c and panelctl.c sources. Until your post, it appeared that no one else besides myself used Motorola STBs so I never got around to posting this. This is a drop in replacement for the FirewireTuner.so library file. Follow the 3 steps below:

1. Copy the file FirewireTuner-Motorola.so to /opt/sagetv/server/irtunerplugins/ inside the container.
2. Copy the file sagetv-user-script.sh to /opt/sagetv/server/ inside the container. If you already have a startup script, you will have to merge the scripts together. See Stuckless' thread about the startup script: https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63592
3. Restart SageTV.

The startup script will copy the Motorola version of the library over the default version in case a new version of SageTV overwrites it.

I have no knowledge of Java but maybe someone with some knowledge can add a configuration option to select the type/brand of STB in the future.

I have attached the two files in a zip file.

It's been over a year so if I missed anything or if you have any issues, let me know!

Enjoy

Is it possible to pass the -p parameter along with the channel change command to ensure the STB is powered on?

I know when I did FireWire tuning in Windows there were a few text files and registry entries invovled and there was some opportunity to control the command being sent. With this Linux setup i'm unsure how it all works and if there is any opportunity to do so.

Thanks everyone!