[mythtv-users] External tuner

[Bob]

Per Jørgensen wrote:
> Hey group.
>
> I have a Inetbox 300s ( Clon of  Dreambox 500S) which I'm planning to 
> integrate into My MythTV setup which is a under the stairs solution.
>
> I'm in doubt of how/what I'll should write the "change channel" script 
> for MythTv.
> I have written the script that holds most of the changing process using 
> wget to use the webinterface on the Inetbox.
>
> But since I have connected to Inetbox to the RGB tuner on my PVR500 - 
> but there you define your external channel change commands. But how do 
> MythTV tell a external tuner with well 50channels howto use the rigth 
> commands for up and down.
>
> Since I need to do it like this for use the webinterface:
> # Commands for changing the channels:
> # Up
> if [ "$1" = "up" ]; then
>         cd /scripts/garbage
>         wget http://$DREAMBOX/cgi-bin/rc?105 &
>
> # Down
> elif [ "$1" = "down" ]; then
>         cd /scripts/garbage
>         wget http://$DREAMBOX/cgi-bin/rc?106 &
>
> # Menu EXIT
> elif [ "$1" = "down" ]; then
>         cd /scripts/garbage
>         wget http://$DREAMBOX/cgi-bin/rc?1 &
>
> This means that - a command like this:
> ./ch_chan.sh up
> gives the signal to the Inetbox to change only 1 channel up.
> So do I need to write all. how do I do this better.
>
> Thanks
>
> Per
>
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>   
You need a script that can accept a channel number and set the box to 
the desired channel number.

./ch_chan.sh 50

I do not know the capability of your device.  If you cannot set a 
channel directly maybe you can use the channel-up 50 times or something.

I hope this helps answer your question.