[mythtv-users] $50 to Make My Serial IR Blaster Work

[Dave Pearson]

Jeff Clark wrote:
> After reading just about everything online, compiling and re-compiling 
> lirc and trying to stay sane, I really just want my IR blaster to 
> work.  It's all that's left in getting my Mythbox ready to use.
>
> So if you can get it working on my machine, I'll pay you.  Seriously.
>
> The only other thing I ask is that it's documented exactly so that I 
> can do it myself afterwards.
>
> I'm not even kidding.  I'll give you a login (there's absolutely 
> nothing on my box besides Knoppmyth right now) and you can just have 
> at it.
>
> The day you deliver the info, I plan on wiping the HD clean, 
> reinstalling Knoppmyth and running your directions.  Just email me 
> when you're done with the instructions on how to get it to work from a 
> clean install and if I can get it to work with your instructions, I'll 
> drop $50 into your PayPal account.
>
> Oh behalf of my girlfriend, my other geek friends and my co-workers -- 
> who are ALL sick of hearing me talk about how I *think I might be 
> close this time!* -- please.  And thank you.
>
> Please send me a message with questions or if you want to try to 
> tackle it.
>
> Jeff
>
> My setup:
> Knoppmyth (latest stable)
> Serial IR blaster (from irblaster.info <http://irblaster.info>) on COM1
> Motorola DCT700 input via coax to a PVR-150 (no blaster/receiver 
> dongle for PVR-150)
>
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Hi Jeff,

I literally got mine working last night after months of on-off trying - 
the secret? I've just upgraded from kubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 and all the 
support for it is built in, I just had to remove an old package that was 
screwing things up (sudo apt-get --purge remove dkms).

I now have myth changing channels on my Sky box and am able to schedule 
recordings just as I can on the Freeview DVB-T cards.

Regards,
Dave.