[mythtv-users] DirecTV "Low Speed Data" Port w/MythTV
ray cielencki
mythtv at rayslinky.com
Fri Jun 4 04:04:43 EDT 2004
At 02:36 06/04/2004, you wrote:
>I have MythTV completely setup and able to run on Debian Unstable. I
>recently signed up for DirecTV and activated the equipment last Monday. On
>the back of my receiver, there are two RJ11-style ports; one labeled "low
>speed data" and the other labeled "phone".
>
>I did a little research and found a Windows utility
>(http://www.dtvcontrol.com/) to change the channels via the "low speed
>data" port. They also list a series of serial-to-RJ11 cables that you can
>either make or purchase. Seeing how MythTV isn't available yet for
>Windows, I am in need of a Linux solution for changing the channels using
>the command line. Does anyone know of such a program? The model receiver I
>own is a RCA DRD435RH. I am also aware of the mythtv-setup screen in which
>you can specify an extermal program to change channels...
>
>- Brian
based on this (<http://www.dar.net/~andy/tivo/rca_dss_serial.html>)
information, it probably wouldn't be too hard to write a command line
utility for linux.
cheers,
/rayc
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