[mythtv-users] cidbcast

Mike stuff at dustsmoke.com
Wed Jun 28 00:41:47 UTC 2006


Skip Patterson wrote:
> Sorry if this may seem slightly OT but it is in regards to 
> Mythnotify.  Long time myth user, first time posting so be gentle.
>
> I'm running fedora core 4 (Mythdora) with pvr 250 and a 150 and using 
> an external Usr 56.6 k v.90 courier modem.  The modem is setup on 
> /dev/ttyS0 and I know the system can see it, the permissions are 
> correct (666) and if I run minicom I am able to communicate with the 
> modem and since I do subscribe to CallerId when I phone it does show 
> up in minicom however when I try running cidbcast I get an error 
> initializing the modem. Here is the output with verbose mode, any help 
> would be appreciated.
>
> [root at myth23 cidbcast]# ./cidbcast --verbose --device=/dev/ttyS0 
> --file cidbcast.xml --init="AT S7=45 S0=0 L0 V1 X4 &c1 E0 Q0 #CID=1"
> Verbose mode enabled
> raw_message (460):
> <telephone-event type="callerID" TTY="%cid_port%">
>   <time stamp="%cid_time_stamp%" zone="%cid_time_zone%" 
> daylight-savings="%cid_daylight_saving%" second="%cid_time_second%" 
> minute="%cid_time_minute%" hour="%cid_time_hour%" day="%cid_time_day%" 
> month="%cid_time_month%" year="%cid_time_year%">%cid_time_string%</time>
>   <ring-type>%cid_ring_type%</ring-type>
>   <from>
>     <name>%cid_name%</name>
>     <number>%cid_number%</number>
>   </from>
> </telephone-event>
> Send AT
> Send AT
> Send AT
> error init modem
> Error initializing modem /dev/ttyS0 - exiting
>
>
> From other posts I've seen it looks like others see the init string go 
> out on the 3rd Send AT but mine does not seem to.  While the Send AT 
> commands are going there is activity on the modem led's.
>
>
> thank you,
> Ben
>

Does this work?

./cidbcast --verbose --device=/dev/ttyS0 --file cidbcast.xml --init="AT 
#CID=1"

-Mike


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