[mythtv-users] myblaster and multiple dish STB's

[Ajay Sharma]

So a while ago I was having issues controlling a new box but got it to 
work with a code (thread below, no, I normally don't top post).

My new issue is that I'm trying to control two dish boxes from one 
myblaster.  The problem is that when I test it out:

./myblaster power

it will shut off both receivers.

So after a little playing around I noticed that one receiver will shut 
off with code "1086" and both receivers will shut off with code, "0167".

I can't get that second receiver to respond with any other code then 
"0167".  And I can't get that first receiver to NOT listen to "0167".

So I'm not sure what I'm doing and found a reference for "multidish" 
myth installs:

http://www.mmdsi.com/mythtv/MythTV_DISH_IR_LED_TX_via_Modified_LIRC.html#Note_for_MultiDISH_users

If you scroll down to the bottom of that page, it talks about how to 
change the codeset of your receiver.  Which I was able to do.  But no 
matter which codeset I try (I tried a couple 1, 2, 5, 9) the receivers 
still acts the same:

receiver 1:  responds to 0167
receiver 2:  responds to 0167 and 1086

Is there anyway to modify what code a receiver listens on?  Are there 
any other codes that available to echostar boxes that aren't listed in 
the "MyBlaster Library" files?

If you have multiple dish STB's, how did you set them up?  Did you just 
get lucky and end up with two boxes that listen on different codes?

Thanks,
Ajay

Ajay Sharma wrote:
> Brian Wood wrote:
>> On Wednesday 01 July 2009 00:55:23 Ajay Sharma wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I had an old myblaster and dish box working for several years until dish
>>> told us that we had to upgrade our boxes.  Now I'm stuck with a new box,
>>> Dish 381 (I've heard it's a reworked Dish 811) and my old serial 
>>> MyBlaster.
>>>
>>> Has anyone had any luck with the myblaster perl script in getting it to
>>> control newer dish boxes?  I've ran the "codesearch.pl" script to try
>>> and find the correct code to get the channels to change but it's not
>>> coming up with anything.
>>>
>>> If you've had *any* success with the dish 381, please let me know.  I
>>> don't mind dumping the myblaster stuff and just buying another IR
>>> transmitter.
>>
>> I'm using a MyBlaster to control a DISH VIP722, which I still think of 
>> as "new", using code 775.
>>
>> As you probably know, DISH receivers use the following codes:
>>
>> 0312, 0511, 1005, 0668, 0713, 0775, 0871, 1086, 0167, 0853
> 
> 
> HA!  In an act of desperation, I started plugging in these codes instead 
> of relying on the CodeSearch.pl script and 0167 worked!!  HIZZAH!