[mythtv-users] Changing channels with Serial Port???

[David George]

On 10/29/2004 3:39 AM, Justin Tan wrote:

>Hi, 
>
>  I am trying to setup MythTV with DirecTv.  I have the DB9-RJ6 cable
>hooked to the low speed data port of my satellite reciever.  I need to
>know how to activate the serial port.
>
>I am a TOTAL NOOB at linux, so please be help me out as best you can. 
>
>I think I setup everything correctly in mythTV.  Cuz when I try to
>change channels, the backend says:
>"/dev/cua0 unable to open device" 
>something like that
>
>Initially I didn't have any cua* in /dev/, so I found some info on the
>web to do "mknod" (i have no idea what that does).  But I think that
>made a cua*, but not a real serial port.  Can someone start me off
>from ground zero on getting serial ports to work?
>  
>
I'm not using Gentoo, but check to see if you have /dev/ttyS* devices.  
For example /dev/ttyS0 (make sure you use upper-case S).  If so, modify 
your channel changer script to use /dev/ttyS0 instead of /dev/cua0.

>I am running a clean install of Gentoo linux.   I went off a Stage 3 tarball.  
>
>Do I need to build serial port drivers into the kernel?  If so which
>ones and how?
>  
>
They should already be there.

--
David