Can't get both Colossus cards changing channel properly

[mvallevand]

Ok, I wasn't sure you goal was to remove a Collossus. If your graphs correctly call the correct firewire connection there shouldn't be an issue with Network recorder, just create a second <NetworkRecorder> block from the WIKI, without the id= etc, and follow the same steps for 1-6 that you took first time. Remember to create another SGraphRecorder session on another port too.

Martin

[mikeh49]

As promised, here are my NR and SGrecorder config files. Plain vanilla. You need to put SGR or a shortcut to it in your startup folder so it starts when the computer does. I don't know how you do a second SGR session; put another port in the config? Let us know how it turns out. BTW, are you using a firewire card with multiple ports? Or does you MB have two ports?

[mvallevand]

You'd need to run a second SGR from another folder.

Martin

[mikeh49]

OK, with a different port, as you noted previously with the executable and the new ini file together but in a different folder than the initial instance. I get it now.

[Karyudo]

Well, that was easy!

First, I made myself two SGR directories -- SGraphRecorderT and SGraphRecorderB -- for 'top' and 'bottom' STBs. I edited the SGraphRecorder.ini files in each directory accordingly: port 6969 and sagechg_top.bat for 'top'; port 7070 and sagechg_bot.bat for 'bottom'. Then I edited NetworkRecorder.xml to point to both ports. (I'd previously edited the file to add a second device, but incorrectly pointed both device config sections to the same port.) Next, I restarted the Recording Service. Finally, using the 'Devices' tab, I added a single channel to each NR instance, so I could check that things were working properly. Checked, and they were!

The whole process took less time than it took me to type this explanation. Although a lot of that is attributable to the fact that I'd already half-assedly done most of the work when I didn't really know what I was doing: I'd written the channel-changing batch files for Colossus channel changes via FireWire, and I'd also made an ill-informed stab at adding a second NR instance.

Last steps will be to get my channel lineups working nicely (I think I'll follow Martin's lead and use separate XML files, rather than a concatenated one) and get both instances of SGR to start with Windows.

Other than that, I think I'm pretty much golden! Thanks, gentlemen!

Forgot to answer the question: I'm using a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 ATX mobo that has two external 1394 ports on the back. No problems so far!

[mikeh49]

Just put a shortcut to each SGR in the Startup folder, at least that works for me.