[mythtv-users] DishNetwork + MythTV + USB IR transmitter

[James Armstrong]

>Okay...that's a problem.  So, I look through my stash of misc computer junk I 
>have and I find that I have a Serial IR Blaster for sale (ACTiSYS 
>ACT-IR200L).  I then purchase a USB-to-Serial cable, and plug it in.  The 
>system sees the cable and assigns it ttyS0 (Com1).  I attach the Serial IR 
>Blaster onto the end of the cable...and try to follow the directions...but 
>the system simply will not work with it.  The /var/log/messages file states 
>(including the USB-to-Serial cable) --
>
>----------------------------------------
>Oct 29 12:36:12 MythTV kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using 
>address2
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>support registered for Generic
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: usbcore: registered new driver 
>usbserial_generic
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usbserial
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>Driver core v2.0
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>support registered for FTDI SIO
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>support registered for FTDI 8U232AM Compatible
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>support registered for FTDI FT232BM Compatible
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>support registered for USB-UIRT Infrared Tranceiver
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial 
>support registered for Home-Electronics TIRA-1 IR Transceiver
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: ftdi_sio 1-2:1.0: FTDI FT232BM Compatible 
>converter detected
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: usb 1-2: FTDI FT232BM Compatible converter now 
>attached to ttyUSB0
>  
>
/dev/ttyUSB0 is not the same as ttyS0 you are trying to use.

>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: usbcore: registered new driver ftdi_sio
>Oct 29 12:36:14 MythTV kernel: drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c: v1.4.0:USB FTDI 
>Serial Converters Driver
>----------------------------------------
>
>Okay, now here's a list of modules loaded --
>----------------------------------------
>
>----------------------------------------
>
>The /etc/sysconfig/irda file looks like this --
>----------------------------------------
>
>IRDA=yes
>DEVICE=/dev/ttyS0
>DONGLE=act200l
>DISCOVERY=yes
>
>  
>
Try /dev/ttyUSB0 (See above)

- James