[mythtv] DirectTv, etc.
Ray
mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 18:15:16 -0700
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 07:37:07PM -0500, tarek Lubani wrote:
> Well, it all depends what you consider "directv support", in my opinion..
>
> 1) I have LIRC, which serves to control my receiver.. Many people,
> especially those using sony / RCA use some serial cable thingi..
Just to add to this, since I'm using this setup:
1a. Connect your RCA or compatable receiver to your pc with a serial cable.
1b. Add a line like "str ExternalChannelCommand=/usr/local/bin/changechannel" to
your settings.txt
1c. Put your channel changer utility in usr/local/bin and call it
changechannel (or whatever you want). If you don't have such a utility
check the archives, I think I posted where I got mine from a while back.
>
> 2) There are some outstanding issues.. because there aren't that many
> people using directv and myth, I think it may be a while longer before
> they're sorted out.. These issues include some channel change problems
> (using the menu to change channels).. Not much you can do about those
> except for maybe patch them if you have the knowhow once you recognize
> them..
What do you mean?
> 3) This has NOTHING to do with mythtv, but absolutely the worst thing about
> using directv with MythTV is that zap2it's channel guide system has *no*
> ability to get pay per view movie information.. I have been trying to
> figure out how to appropriately query www.directv.com 's site for PPV
> information.. This is, as I understand, totally a zap2it.com / xmltv
> issue.. but it still hurts me deeply..
I'm going to take a shot dealing with tonight so if you have any
ideas/comments about parsing the directv listings please post or email me
(use ray@sonictech.net address rather than maillists@...).
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Ray