[mythtv-users] Controlling Navigo 305 (General Instruments DSR401MN)

[Darron Froese]

Howdy all,

I've got MythTV from CVS (from Jan 25) running on Mandrake 9.2 with a 
WinTV-PVR-350. It was great to have it up and running for the Super 
Bowl and Survivor tonight - that was fun.

I've got live tv pausing/rewinding, scheduled recording and the 350's 
Composite Video out working great - thanks to IvanK and the TvOutHowto 
- I have a one main question now:

How do I control my Starchoice satellite box and tell it to change the 
channels?

I've got a serial cable hooked up to it and I've told mythsetup that 
/usr/local/bin/ptune.pl is available - but no dice - nothing seems to 
happen - I have to manually change the channel using our satellite 
remote.

I've heard that the Actisys IR-200L can control it using lirc. Anyone 
know where I can pick up one of those IR broadcasters in the Calgary, 
Canada area?

I've also got an additional satellite receiver on the way - can I 
control both of them with the same IR sender or do I need to get two of 
them?

Thanks for any help.
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darron froese