D'oh! Wasted $13.00... to ebay it goes! Any that anybody would recommend?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeff Hellzen</b> <<a href="mailto:jhellzen@gmail.com">jhellzen@gmail.com
</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On 5/3/06, Brett Swaim <<a href="mailto:kf6zql@gmail.com">kf6zql@gmail.com
</a>> wrote:<br>> Hey all,<br>><br>> Is anyone using the RCA DRD222RD with their mythtv via the home control<br>> port? I just got it, and I want to set it up. Here is the lowdown on my<br>> setup:<br>>
<br>> P4 3.2 ghz<br>> 750 GB hdd<br>> 2 GB ram<br>> PVR-250<br>><br>> I have a working remote, I have tried a few scripts, and one outputs things<br>> like cancel OSD and stuff, but the channel doesn't change when I run
<br>> channel.pl 100<br>><br>> My serial port is com1 in the bios, I was using /dev/ttyS0 but I'm not sure<br>> if that is right. I know a fair amount about linux, but when it comes to<br>> hardware I/O I'm lost. I also have a Actisys ir-200l that I was trying to
<br>> setup but never got working, which is why I got the new box.<br>><br>> I have done a lot of googleing and searching through this forum to find a<br>> nice step by step guide, but I haven't found anything that has worked for
<br>> me. If wanted, I would be more than happy to setup vnc server or give ssh<br>> access if anyone wishes to take a direct peek at what is going on, but I<br>> really want to know how to do this myself.<br>>
<br>> So, what I'm looking for is a way to go from a fresh Knoppmyth install to<br>> having mythtv change the channels on my box. Is there any way to set test<br>> data to the com port or something to make sure that is at least working?
<br>> Like I said before, nothing happens on the box when I run the script<br>><br>> Thank you, Brett<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> mythtv-users mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br>> <a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br>><br>><br>><br><br>Looking at DirecTV's web site, it looks like the 222 does not have a
<br>low speed data port that you need to send it serial commands. The<br>RJ-11 on the back seems to be for an X-10 type home automation<br>product. You need something like the DRD420 (and several others -<br>435, etc.)<br>
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