[mythtv] Directv and channel changing problem

Curtis Stanford curtis at stanfordcomputing.com
Wed Mar 5 15:52:13 EST 2003


Do you have the cable connected to the directv receiver low speed data 
port needed to change the channels? Or are you using LIRC?

Robert wrote:
> Ok, I'm up and running but I can't seem to get Myth to change my channels.  I've 
> got Directv and a working perl script for changing channels.  I've put the path 
> to my script (/usr/local/bin/controlsat) in the myth settings for external 
> channel changer but myth still doesn't change the channels.  I originally had my 
> broadcast source as "us-bcast" but myth kept trying to change the tuner (and I 
> need it on channel 3).  Once I set it to "us-cable" it only seems to want to 
> change the channel to 3 using the tuner.  Any suggestions? 
> 
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