[mythtv-users] Missing Serial Port

Calvin Harrigan charriglists at bellsouth.net
Fri Jun 8 20:46:42 UTC 2007


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
> 
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What model motherboard?  A lot of motherboards do have the serial port 
built in but requires a dongle to connect to a header.

Calvin...



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