Firewire port on Motorola QIP-7216
crazy98
Newbie
I'd like to be able to record from my DVR to my PC, and I'd like to know if the firewire port is enabled on the Motorola QIP-7216. Thanks.
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KenAF
Specialist - Level 2

@crazy98 wrote:
I'd like to be able to record from my DVR to my PC, and I'd like to know if the firewire port is enabled on the Motorola QIP-7216. Thanks.

The Firewire port is enabled.  Provided you know how to use it, you can use it to record from the local SD/HD channels.

You cannot use Firewire to record cable channels (TNT, USA, ESPN, etc) with a PC, because Firewire output on those channels is encrypted.

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crazy98
Newbie
I know how to use it, but I can't get my PC to recoginze the device. No unknown hardware, nothing. Could it be that my cable is bad? I bought a cheap one off ebay.
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KenAF
Specialist - Level 2
What drivers did you install?  Windows does not have the built-in drivers necessary to recognize the device.
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Re: Firewire port on Motorola QIP-7216
crazy98
Newbie
The stb firewire drivers. The updated ones, as well as the original ones from Tim Moore. I also tried using an updated firestb.inf with enteries for the 7216 I found by searching. I'm on a dual boot system, vista and xp, trying under xp.
Message Edited by crazy98 on 07-31-2009 01:54 AM
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