[mythtv-users] External channel change not passing channel

[Rick]

duck wrote:
> Kevin Plew wrote:
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>> Michael T. Dean wrote:
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>>> On 04/01/2007 04:25 AM, duck wrote:
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>>>> David Watkins wrote:
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>>>>         
>>>>> On 01/04/07, duck <tduckett at tdux.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> For some reason Myth is not passing the channel number to the external
>>>>>> channel changer script.  I have removed all cards from my server except
>>>>>> the pvr-150 and tried several tests and cannot get the external channel
>>>>>> change to work.  If I run the directv.pl script by hand it functions
>>>>>> properly!  I am using the latest mythtv version .0.20 and I even tried
>>>>>> using an older version and it still did not work.  No errors in any of
>>>>>> the log files.  Thank you!!!
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>             
>>>>> you could edit your channel change script to echo the parameter into
>>>>> an file.  Then you would find out:
>>>>>
>>>>> a)  whether myth was actually calling the script.
>>>>> b)  what parameter (if any) myth is passing to it.
>>>>>       
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> I wrote a simple shell script:
>>>>
>>>> channel_changer
>>>> echo $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8  $9 > test
>>>> /capture/directv.pl box_type RCA_OLD setup_channel $1
>>>>
>>>> output in test
>>>> /channel/changer
>>>>
>>>> The channel number is never being passed.
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>>>>         
>>> Chances are your command is not properly configured.  (PATH problem?)  
>>> So, without your providing info on how you've configured it, it's hard 
>>> for us to tell you how to fix the configuration...  ;)
>>>
>>> Mike
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>> I had problems with the "box_type" option.
>>
>> This what I have:
>>
>> External Change Command "/usr/bin/change_channel /dev/ttyUSB0"
>>
>> /usr/bin/change_channel looks like this
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>> if [ "X$1" = "X" ] || [ "X$2" = "X" ]; then
>>        echo "Usage: $0 <port> <channel number>"
>>        echo
>>        exit;
>> fi
>> /usr/local/bin/directv.pl port $1 setup_channel $2 hide
>>
>> I used the latest version of directv.pl from this website: http://www.pdp8.net/directv/directv.shtml
>>
>> Most of this came from the wiki but I played with baudrate and box_type which don't work. Make sure everything is executable by mythtv.
>>
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> Tried running the script and this is the output:
>
> /usr/bin/change_channel <port> <channel number>
>
>
> I tried echoing $1 and $2 to the screen and $1 is /dev/ttyS0 but $2 is empty
>
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Did you check your permissions?  Mythtv might not have permission to use 
/dev/ttyS0.

Rick