[mythtv-users] how to control 2 STB boxes

[Wayne Thomas]

> When I manuals issue the commands
>
>  $ irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
>  $ irsend SEND_ONCE name button
>
> I get no errors but nothing happens.  I've tried the SEND_START to
> continuous send but still see nothing.
>

Sorry if you didn't literally mean what you wrote, but did you
actually issue the command:

$ irsend SEND_ONCE name button

If you did that is your problem.  You need to replace 'name' with the
name of your remote and 'button' with the name of a button (as defined
in your lircd.conf file)?  For instance if your remote is named 'STB1'
and the button you want to send is 'CH+' you would need to send the
command:

$ irsend SEND_ONCE STB1 CH+

I'm sure this is probably what you actually did, my apologies for
stating the obvious.

When you issue the command do you have the IR emitter directly over
the IR receiver of the STB?  The emitters have a very limited range so
don't expect them to work across the same distance the remote itself
does.  I wouldn't expect it to work reliably much beyond foot or so.