[mythtv-users] MyBlaster learnig mode

[Chuck Filson]

On February 6, 2009 06:06:01 pm Brian Wood wrote:
> On Friday 06 February 2009 15:10:35 Chuck Filson wrote:
> > On Friday 06 February Brian Wood wrote:
> > >I love my MyBlaster, no LIRC needed, and it can learn new codes if
> > > necessary, though it already knows most of the common ones.
> >
> > 	I have seen references to this learning capability of the MyBlaster
> > before, but I can not find any information about how it is accomplished.
> >
> > 	Is there a software package available for it, or does anyone have
> > details of how it works ? The only software I have found is the MyBlaster
> > 1.4.1a package which only includes the perl scripts for transmitting
> > signals. Nothing related to learning.
>
> I've never had to use learning mode, the codes are available for anything I
> have encountered.
>
> All I can find in a quick search is a reference to someone having beta code
> for the learning mode.
>
> William Munson, the author of the perl script, used to hang out on this
> list, not sure if he is still here.
>
> William made reference to the site of the "author of the learning mode
> changes" here:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/321138?do=post_view_thre
>aded
>
> Looks like Stealthboy.com (Michael Sherman) was the author, but I don't
> find anything relevant on that site, except he does list Myth as an
> interest.
>
> After all, the product has been discontinued, so I wouldn't be surprised if
> the effort was abandoned.

	I had already explored at stealthboy.com but could find no reference to the 
MyBlaster learning mode there.

	I have a Viewsat box that does not respond to any of the CodeSearch.pl 
attempts.

	I will keep looking.

Chuck Filson