[mythtv-users] Last Ditch Attempt - HD DirecTV and MythTV

[mythtv at hundekeandroyal.com]

Dan Morphis wrote:

> mythtv at hundekeandroyal.com wrote:
> 
> Did you try recording in raw mode?  (I know this method doesn't always 
> work right, I experienced this first hand with the General Instrument 
> STB, which is in reality a repackaged Motorola DCT-1000)

> 
> If you've tried that, does the STB your using have any sort of control 
> port on it?  IE a db9, or a IR port?  I'm unfamiliar with DirectTV, as 
> it costs a grand to get setup with DirectTV up here.
> 
> -dan

Dan (et al),

Over a grand to get set up?  Yowza, I'll never complain about my bill again!

First off, the stb does have a RS232 port, and that's the preferred 
method for my setup.  I've tried most of the channel scripts out there, 
Bill's "channel.pl", the "RCA.pl", the "sony.pl" and even the 
"joypad.pl". None seem to work.

I have tried recording in raw mode (I'm assuming that's "irrecord -f"). 
  I had the same results, not all the keys could be read.

In searching through the net, I came across a post over in the AVS 
forums concerning this stb (Samsung SIR-TS360) and the RS232 port. 
Someone had picked apart the software (Crestron software) that the 
engineers at Samsung use, presumably with MS boxes, to talk to the stb. 
  He was able to get some codes and he listed them as follows:

<snip>

Com port setting need to be: none 8 1 none 5760
Off 2A6474764A0D0A
On 2A647476490D0A
5 2A647476350D0A
0 2A647476300D0A
9 2A647476390D0A
Enter 2A647476480D0A
1 2A647476310D0A
2 2A647476320D0A
3 2A647476330D0A
4 2A647476340D0A
6 2A647476360D0A
7 2A647476370D0A
8 2A647476380D0A
ch+ 2A6474763E0D0A
ch- 2A6474763D0D0A

</snip>

I'm assuming the "5760" is missing a zero...?

I figured, armed with this, I should be able to hack up Bill's script, 
or someone's script, to get the two boxes to talk.  Perhaps someone can 
confirm that these codes look like what I would need.  FWIW, Word of 
warning, I'm a dunce when it comes to hex codes and perl.  Any 
suggestions would be *HUGELY* appreciated.

Thanks again,

Geoff