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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi, I'm trying to get my IR Blaster working, but don't think I'm using the right COM Port. I'm using these instructions: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.lircsetup.com/lirc/blaster/index.php"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.lircsetup.com/lirc/blaster/index.php</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. I'm using the IR Blaster that came with my Hauppauge 150. I also have installed on this computer a Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit External card via USB. I've tried the Hauppauge IR Blaster on COM 1 and 2, neither port makes the led in the Blaster blink, and when I try the change channel script while watching live TV, the TV feed skips for a few seconds and my sound dies (that's why I mentioned the sound card). If I exit live TV and come back in, sound works fine again.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So it seems to me that COM 1 and 2 may have been taken by the External sound card. Is there any way I can tell for sure what COM port and IRQ the Blaster is on, something I can run from the command line? Also, how do I tell what IRQ goes with what COM port?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Does anyone else use the IR Blaster that comes with the 150?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">David Barkman</FONT>
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