[mythtv-users] Change Chanel Scripts

[Nick Morrott]

On 11/05/07, Gary <gwgrover at windstream.net> wrote:
> I copied a couple of scripts from the URL:
> http://losdos.dyndns.org:8080/public/mythtv-info/MythTV_DISH_IR_LED_TX_via_Modified_LIRC.html
> The two scripts are dish_chan.sh and dish_info.sh.
> dish_chan.sh changes the channel ok when run from a command line and
> also when executed by mythtv.
> dish_info.sh does it's thing ok when dish_chan.sh is run from a command
> line. But when dish_chan.sh is started by mythtv, the "info" display
> failes to show up on the recording.
>
> Anyone have any ideas why?  and what to do about it?
>
> *_HERE ARE THE SCRIPTS:
> _**_
> _*cat /usr/local/bin/dish_chan.sh
> #!/bin/sh
> # SCRIPT 1: change the channel
> #
> # REMOTE_NAME=JVC_RAW
>   REMOTE_NAME=dish
>  for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
>      irsend SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
> #     sleep 0.4  # note this may have to be adjusted up for some models
>      sleep 0.3  # note this may have to be adjusted up for some models
> done
>  irsend SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME select
>  #
>  # asynchronously display the program info screen
>  if [ -s /usr/local/bin/dish_info.sh -a -x /usr/local/bin/dish_info.

.. and where's the rest of the script? The if[] test is broken, so
nothing will happen.

The script will still change channel because this occurs before it
looks for the dish_info.sh script.

Nick
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