[mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help

[James Oltman]

Or just go to the AVS forums and search there.  They know WAY to much
about HomeTheater stuff.

On 8/3/05, Gavin Haslett <gavin at nodecaf.net> wrote:
> Be aware also that unless you request it from DirecTV, your serial port may not even be enabled. I had to specify to them that I was planning to use a Tivo and they enabled it for me over the phone.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:   mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org on behalf of David George
> Sent:   Tue 8/2/2005 6:10 PM
> To:     Discussion about mythtv
> Cc:
> Subject:        Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help
> Alex Van Deusen wrote:
> 
> >I have a Sony Bat55 directv box. It is connected via a serial cable to
> >my mythbackend. The ports are enabled in bios.
> >
> >I downloaded the script from tarek "sony.pl". Then put it into
> >/usr/local/sony.pl. In mythtv-setup I set the command to reference
> >that location.
> >
> >I tried to to have myth record and change channels but it did not work.
> >
> >
> What does did not work mean?  Did you get an error?  What happens when
> you try the script from the command line.  Does the serial port in the
> script match the one you have the receiver connected to?  By default the
> script uses /dev/ttyS0.
> 
> >I then logged in as root su, when I did setserial dev/ttyS0 it gave me
> >correct information and listed irq4, dev/ttyS1 is irq3
> >
> >It seems like it is a problem with the user not having access, but I
> >dont know how to troubleshoot.
> >
> >
> Probably not, as you set the devices to 777.  There are so many other
> things it could be like: cable is wired wrong, script is not the right
> one for that receiver, is the script set to the same device you have the
> directv receiver plugged into.  BTW, on some (most?) Linux distros the
> dev entries are created dynamically and the permissions may be reset
> after a reboot.  So don't reboot (this isn't Winblows after all).
> 
> >One note I am sharing IRQ's, I have 5 capture cards in the box, and
> >scsi, agp, etc..
> >
> >
> In this case shouldn't be a problem.
> 
> I have a different receiver (RCA DRD-435) and use a different script
> (rca_control.pl), but this link may help you:
> http://mythhd.info/directv.html
> 
> --
> David
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