[mythtv-users] Controlling a H23-600

[John P Poet]

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Josh <TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com> wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck controlling a H23-600 STB from DirecTV? I've read
> where it should work with the directv.pl in H20 mode but I can't seem to get
> mine working. I've got 2 USB -> Serial adapters, a Null Modem adapter, and a
> null modem cable. I've tried with and without the NM adapter to no avail. I
> get the excessive retrys error. I have 2 other USB -> Serial adapters
> controlling a pair of D10's without a problem so I know how to tweak and use
> the directv.pl script. I'm assuming that the cable setup is the problem, I'm
> hoping that someone can confirm the correct cable setup for me because
> there's nothing out there specific to the H23 STB... other then a August
> post on the list where Jedi simply claims to have a similar setup (only it
> works). http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/344130#344130
>
> Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
>
> Josh

Have you tried rebooting the H23?  Directv units only enable the USB
port if they detect a device hooked up *during boot*.

John
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