[mythtv-users] MyBlaster Serial and MythBlaster Serial

[Greg]

On 12/19/2012 08:28 PM, sudanmas at gmail.com wrote:
> My Cabco, Eastlink Cable, is terminating its analogue cable service as
> of next year.  The stock DC box they provide is a Motorola DCX700.  I've
> connected the DC box to my Haupauge 250 capture card, plugged the IR
> Receiver cable that came with the 250 into the IR IN port of the
> DCX700.  I've placed a serial IR blaster connected to COM1 of my Myth
> box, directly in front of the DC's IR cable receiver.
>
> I've been following the instructions MyTHTV.ORG Wiki Page - section 5
> which doesn't rely on LIRC (I don't need to use the H'page remote from
> here on out)
>
> The Serial IR Blaster's LED lights up when I execute either of the two
> SourceForge serial IR Blaster perl scripts, so I know the IR blaster
> does work. I've also checked the DCX700's diag menu and it detected that
> the IR receiver is attached. But so far no luck getting the mythbox's IR
> Blaster to have an effect on the DC Box.
>
> I'm running M'Buntu 10.04 LTS
>
> Any advice on how to make this thing work?  Ideally I'd love to hear
> from any Myth users who subscribe to Eastlink's DC service, but any
> advice at all would be really appreciated.
>
> Drop me a line to sudanmas at gmail dot com or the mailing list.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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What script are you using with the MyBlaster? Have you ever had it 
working? I have one and it takes me less than 2 minutes to get it to 
work... I am using the MyBlaster.pl script written by William Munson.... 
If you need it I will e-mail it to you..