[mythtv-users] PVR 500-MythTV-Direct TV setup

[Jeff]

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Dewayne Scott
<dewayne.t.scott at gmail.com>wrote:

> I currently have a PVR 500 installed on a Fedora 10 distro. I am using
> MythTV version .21 and I am currently doing a mythtv-setup.
> Capture cards, I have /dev/video0 and /dev/video1. My default Input is
> Tuner 1 on both capture cards.
> Video Source I have SchedulesDirect with my connection information to
> schedules direct.
> Input Connections is where I am stuck.
>
> I have the following:
> /dev/video0 Tuner1
> /dev/video0 S-Video1
> /dev/video0 Composite 1
> /dev/video0 S-Video2
> /dev/video0 Composite 2
> /dev/video1 Tuner 1
> /dev/video1 S-Video 1
> /dev/video1 Composite 1
> /dev/video1 S-Video 2
> /dev/video1 Composite 2
>
> I have the S-Video and both Audio Outs connected on the back of my computer
> to the S-Video and both Audio Outs on the DirecTV DVR(D11 -500 model).
> Should /dev/video0 Tuner1 and /de/video1 Tuner1 be configured. Also when I
> select any of the above my video source only gives me 2 options. None and
> Schedules Direct. Is that correct?
>

Dewayne,

  You are feeding the Hauppauge S-Video, so you only want to connect the
S-Video inputs.

   I'm assuming you setup a lineup at Schedules Direct for your DirectTV
channels, just assign that lineup to the S-Video1 inputs of each video
device.

  You'll need to be able to change channels on the DirectTV STB as well -
Depending on your STB, you may be able to do it via direct serial
connnections, USB<->Serial converters or IR. (note: for the USB/Serial
setup, only usb-serial chips will work, and seem to be hard to find
nowadays.)

  Also, if you get a picture on /dev/video0, but not /dev/video1, chances
are you plugged the 'daughtercard' with the ports on it into the wrong
connector on the PVR-500 (one is for the 2nd inputs on tuner 0, the other is
for the primary inputs of tuner2)  -- if that's the case, just move it over
to the other connector. ;-)

  PS: I don't have DirecTV, but am basically doing exactly the same thing
with Dish Network.

  J-e-f-f-A
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