[mythtv-users] IR Frustration -- Is there an easier way?

[Shawn Asmussen]

Karl Bongers (One of the lirc developers) offers reasonably priced
pre-built homebrew transmitter/receiver units here:

http://www.turbobit.com/product.php



Shawn Asmussen


Scott Nicholson said:
> Okay. I don't think I'm cut out for this homebrew stuff...
>
> I've got my Myth backend working, I think, except for lirc. Which means
> it's
> not working at all because if I can't change channels on my satellite
> boxes,
> it's worthless.
>
> I've got three devices that I want to connect (through two PVR-250s). Two
> of
> them are Dish Network receivers (probably soon to be replaced by Comcast
> digital cable boxes) and one is a USDTV receiver.
>
> As far as the Dish ones go, I don't imagine there will be much problem
> finding remote codes or lirc config files for them, so all I should need
> for
> those is an IR transmitter.
>
> But I've searched high and low for any information on the USDTV remote and
> come up with bupkis.
>
> (USDTV is a HDTV receiver and subscription service that provides several
> channels like Food Network, Disney, HGTV, ESPN, Discovery in addition to
> the
> standard networks via standard broadcast frequencies -- no dish or cable
> required, just an antenna)
>
> This means that I'll have to create my own lirc config, which means I'll
> need an IR receiver in addition to the transmitter.
>
> So I figured I could build one using the diagrams at lirc.org. I got
> everything soldered together, carefully checked and re-checked it, then
> plugged it in. After some initial lirc confusion (I forgot to modprobe
> lirc_serial) I had lirc running without crashing and attempted to test the
> receiver via irw and/or irrecord. I get absolutely nothing.
>
> At this point, I'm at a complete loss as to how to determine if it's a
> hardware or a software issue, and I'm almost ready to throw in the towel
> on
> this whole Myth thing and get a TiVo instead (except my wife would not be
> happy about the several hundred I've spent on hardware for the Myth
> system).
>
> Is there a (fairly inexpensive, extensively tested, easy to configure, and
> readily available) pre-built IR transceiver that I can use instead? Can
> anyone provide any pointers, suggestions, and/or moral support?
>
> Help!
> Scott
>
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Shawn Asmussen