[mythtv-users] DirecTV "Low Speed Data" Port w/MythTV

[ray cielencki]

At 02:36 06/04/2004, you wrote:
>I have MythTV completely setup and able to run on Debian Unstable. I 
>recently signed up for DirecTV and activated the equipment last Monday. On 
>the back of my receiver, there are two RJ11-style ports; one labeled "low 
>speed data" and the other labeled "phone".
>
>I did a little research and found a Windows utility 
>(http://www.dtvcontrol.com/) to change the channels via the "low speed 
>data" port. They also list a series of serial-to-RJ11 cables that you can 
>either make or purchase. Seeing how MythTV isn't available yet for 
>Windows, I am in need of a Linux solution for changing the channels using 
>the command line. Does anyone know of such a program? The model receiver I 
>own is a RCA DRD435RH. I am also aware of the mythtv-setup screen in which 
>you can specify an extermal program to change channels...
>
>- Brian

based on this (<http://www.dar.net/~andy/tivo/rca_dss_serial.html>) 
information, it probably wouldn't be too hard to write a command line 
utility for linux.

cheers,
/rayc