[mythtv-users] Backend - Input connections - DirecTV receiver serial control

[Steve Dorsey]

Hello

   I'm trying to get my RCA DRD435RH DirecTV receiver to change  
channels via the serial cable from my MythTV box. I have a "rca.pl"  
file loaded into the /usr/local/bin/changechannel directory on the  
box. I then went to the mythtv-setup program, and I placed "/usr/ 
local/bin/changechannel" in the "external channel change command"  
field under "Input Connections".

   I have a serial to RJ-11 cable that I bought from Snapstream (it  
worked when I was using BeyondTV). It is attached to my only serial  
port on the PC, and the low-speed-data connector on the DirecTV  
receiver.

   When I try to change channels using the remote or the keyboard,  
nothing happens.

Any ideas here?

Thanks,

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