[mythtv-users] Missing Serial Port

David George david at thegeorges.us
Fri Jun 8 20:37:08 UTC 2007


On 06/08/2007 04:33 PM, Kevin Embree wrote:
> I have been slowly assembling a mythtv system over the past few 
> months. I've got almost everything set, except I don't have any serial 
> port on the super-duper new motherboard to control the cable box. I 
> have only 2 PCI slots and 1 is taken by my first Video capture card. 
> I'd rather not put a PCI->serial card in as I won't be able to add a 
> second Video Capture card, as I would like to do. I bought a PCIexprss 
> Serial card but the it doesn't support the latest Kernel. I was 
> wondering what options I might have.
>
> Thanks for your time
USB attached serial ports work very well.  If you are only looking for a 
port or two the pl2303 cables work well.  If you need more than a couple 
of ports you may be interested in the Digi Edgeports ( 
http://www.digi.com/products/usb/edgeport.jsp ).

-- 
David



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