[mythtv-users] Serial-USB control of Directv H20

Josh TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com
Mon Dec 1 11:57:57 UTC 2008


On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Dave Badia <dbadia at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have an H20 I've been controlling via Serial->USB for 11 months
> straight with no problems at all....
>


> Flaky indeed :)  Yes, at one point (a few years ago), this was working
> reliably with the H20.  A few weeks ago, I got a replacement H20 from
> DirecTV, but when I hooked it up I had the exact same issues as I mentioned
> above.
> I then had other issues with my new H20 (some HD channels would come in
> even though signal strength was good), so a tech came out to my house.  He
> said the only thing he had in his truck was a H23-600, so we hooked that up.
>  The H23-600 has been working just fine for about 5 days now without issue.
>  Same PC, same cable, same everything
> Why the multiple H20s units wouldn't work for more than a few hours still
> remains a mystery
> Thanks for the suggestions
> Dave
>

Hey Dave, I got a H23-600 but can't get anything to work.. just keep getting
timeout errors. What is your cable setup from the H23 to the computer?

Thanks,

Josh
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