This is going to kill me. <br><br>Fellas, thanks for the ideas, but still nothing. <br><br>First I tried Dave's idea of using the dtv control program on a windows laptop. Tried this with all the command sets. New, old, D10-100 etc. Tried both /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1. So this seems to indicate either a failed cable or a failed d10-300 box. (But, it could also be that this program doesn't work with the D10-300? Yes? Or, I guess it could mean the serial port is screwed up on my laptop).
<br><br>Going with the former hypothesis, that the cable might be broken, I dug up my volt ohm meter and checked the cable. It seems to be wired correctly. That is, testing indicates it's wired like so: <br><br><table border="1">
<tbody><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Modular 4P4C adapter wiring</th>
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<th align="center">DE9F</th>
<th align="center">Modular 4P4C</th>
<th align="center">Wire Color</th>
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<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">Black</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">Red</td>
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<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">Yellow</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br><br>Ok, so next hypothesis. Busted receiver. Well, I bought two of these things on ebay with the hope of eventually getting two pvr cards rolling. So, I have another one laying around. Great, right? Another test. Unfortunately, directv doesn't allow you to transfer the access card number to new receivers. They make you buy a new card, $20! I wouldn't mind if I knew this worked b/c I need the card anyways for two pvrs. But, it seems like alot of money if I'm just going to have to go back to the drawing board and buy d10-100s (vice 300s) or some other receiver.
<br><br>But, wait. Maybe I could test the basic operations, e.g. turn-on, turn-off, get channel etc., without actually having access to the satellite data feed. This possibility got me real excited and I jumped out of bed, ran to the basement to try it. Only to realize, that with the d10-300, you need the software upgrade that comes down off the satellite. Ugh.
<br><br>Have you guys had the same experience with Directv? $20 buckets just to change receivers? <br><br>If I have to buy new receivers, which model would you recommend as the most forgiving? <br><br>Again, thanks for all your ideas.
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">George Mari</b> <<a href="mailto:george_mythusers@mari1938.org">george_mythusers@mari1938.org</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;">Blaine Nelson wrote:<br>> As for the serial port check, I don't have a modem lying around. But,
<br>> I do have an old mouse with the old round serial ps2 port and an even<br>> older adpater that goes from the round serial ps2-style port to a<br>> regular serial port. I'm not sure if this counts as a serial device
<br>> but here's what I did. Plug the mouse into the round serial ps2-style<br>> port. Reboot. Mouse worked fine. Plug the mouse into the regular<br>> serial port using the adapter. Reboot. Mouse did not work at all. I
<br>> tried again on the second serial port. Still nothing from the mouse.<br>><br>> Should the mouse have worked in the regular serial port? Xubuntu (the<br>> distro I'm using) picked up on the mouse in the round ps2-style port
<br>> but not the regular port. Can I take this as an indication that the<br>> serial port is screwed up?<br>><br>> And if so, what's next? What steps can I take to see why the mouse<br>> isn't working?
<br>><br>> Thanks everyone for putting up with all this.<br>><br>><br><br>The only other way I can think of to test the port without a modem is<br>another computer. Hook-up two computers via a serial cable. You can
<br>use some sort of terminal program, like minicom, to establish<br>communications between the two computers over the serial port.<br><br>Basically, you just want something you know works on the other end of<br>your serial port, to see if you can get it working.
<br><br>Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with serial mice.<br><br>Have you checked that your serial ports are enabled in your BIOS?<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list
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