[mythtv-users] So confused. Firewire to STB - channel change script - mythchanger

[Gabe Rubin]

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Philip Isaacs <showcasefloyd at gmail.com>wrote:

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> > On Mar 22, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> On Mar 22, 2014, at 6:11 AM, Philip Isaacs <showcasefloyd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >> So I'm experimenting with using a Firewire to connect to my STB and
> that seems to be working.
> >>
> >> But now I want to set up the external channel change command script.
> Except there seems to be a lot of different information out there and no
> one posting has the same description.
> >>
> >> So far I've zeroed in on something called mythchanger, but it's not
> part of my Mythbuntu distro and I have no idea what to find it, and how to
> install it.
> >>
> >> What I'm looking for are some simple instructions.
> >>
> >> My STB is a SA/Cisco RNG150N. When I connected to my PC, Myth does see
> it as a Capture Device.
> >>
> >> Any help here would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Floyd
> >
> > I use the 6200 channel changing c program. You have to get the code and
> make file and compile it (which is actually pretty straight forward if you
> have the correct FireWire development packages) and use that to change the
> channel. Unsure if it works with your stb and you may need to modify the
> code to add your device model number and id in there.
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> Okay, so what's the difference between 6200 and mythchanger then.  I was
> under the impression mythchanger was better.
>
> Floyd
> _______________________________________________
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I know nothing about mythchanger.
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