[mythtv-users] using the channel program to change channels

[Gabe Rubin]

Thanks, this worked.  Just needed the absolute path
(/usr/bin/local/channel) in there.

Now i think I will give an update to the whole mythpackage and see
what .16 has to offer (and hopefully not kill the system!)

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 19:52:24 -0700 (PDT), john salch <jsalch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I put a program, I think the same one, in the /bin
> directory.  You need to do that as root and chmod it
> so that any program can run it.
> 
> the in myth, for the channel change script, you need
> to give the explicit path to the change program:
> 
> /bin/dct-channel.sh <whatever else is here>
> 
> mine looks like the following from within myth:
> 
> /bin/change -n
> 
> --- Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 17:41:53 -0700 (PDT), john salch
> 
> 
> > <jsalch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Gabe,
> > >
> > > You are going to have to give us more details.
> > What
> > > cable box?
> > Motorola dct 2000 series
> >
> > >How are you talking to it, IR or Serial?
> > via serialusing the included dct-channel program in
> > the contrib dir.
> > I can change the channel via the command line useing
> > channel 5 (to
> > change to channel 5 for example), but I can't use it
> > from within myth
> > specifying channel as the external channel changing
> > program.  Is
> > anyone else using this within myth, and if so, can
> > you share what you
> > are doing to use it?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I had my mythbox decommissioned for a while (it
> > is
> > > > using a CVS version
> > > > of .15, it has been a while), and just got it
> > back
> > > > up and running.  In
> > > > the meantime, I have switched from sat to cable,
> > and
> > > > made the
> > > > transitions in the db with no problem.  However,
> > I
> > > > used to use the
> > > > sony.pl script to change the channels, obviously
> > > > this no longer works.
> > > >  I compiled and got the channel program in the
> > > > contrib dir up and
> > > > running, but myth does not seem to want to use
> > it to
> > > > change channels.
> > > > I am able to isse the command "channel 5" at the
> > > > command prompt and
> > > > can change channels that was as user mythtv, so
> > I
> > > > know the program
> > > > works, the mythbox and the receiver can talk to
> > each
> > > > other and mythtv
> > > > has the right perms to do this.  However, when I
> > put
> > > > channel as the
> > > > externalcommand in the database, I am unable to
> > get
> > > > any channel
> > > > change.  I tried "channel -v" (w/o the quotes
> > > > either) to see if I
> > > > could see any useful information, and I don't.
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this
> > is
> > > > the one thing
> > > > holding me back right now.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > Gabe
> > > > >
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