[mythtv-users] Configuring USB->serial converter to control DirecTV set top box

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 27, 2006, at 12:50 PM, jim scott wrote:

> I'm running Myth 0.20 on Fedora Core 5. I am controlling one  
> DirecTV set top box through my serial port using the directv.pl  
> script and the low speed data port. I ordered a USB->Serial  
> converter to try to control a second DirecTV STB . I plugged in the  
> cable and loaded the modules, but I get a TIMEOUT error whenever I  
> try to manipulate the STB.

Did you get one of the "known good" USB->Serial converters listed in  
the wiki? This was my problem when I first tried to get it working.  
No luc until I got one on the list.