[mythtv-users] Recording Using Guide on Sat Box without IR Blaster Installed

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/07/2008 01:41 PM, Jeff Clark wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:52 PM, scott wrote:
>   
>> I have just set up my subscription to Schedules Direct and have ordered an
>> IR Blaster and some other goodies to finish up my Myth plan.  Take note
>> that I've been using various Myth releases for at least two years already
>> so I'm used to how things are set up.  Up till now I've been managing all
>> recordings manually.  My current release is SVN Version 0.21.20071211-1
>> 15258.  I am using a Bell Expressvu Satellite 3100 Box (like DirecTV).
>> For now I wanted to just use the scheduler in Myth to assist with
>> recording at the right time and capturing show info.  I am manually
>> programming the satellite box to auto-tune to the correct channel at the
>> times associated with my recordings.  I've set up the tuner card in
>> mythtv-setup to the channel 4 preset that I require (coax input).  I am
>> able to watch live TV.  For some reason the recordings set up using the
>> guide fail.  When I look in the channel editor it is populated with my
>> proper list that is in Schedules Direct.  Does myth require something to
>> be in the field that is used by the IR Blaster to change the channels?  I
>> have left this blank for now.
> Yes, you'll have to add something in the "external channel change script"
> line depending on how you set your blaster up.
>
> I have no idea what that should actually be 


If you don't yet have an IR transmitter: /bin/true

Mike