[mythtv-users] Troubles controlling multiple cable boxes

[obscure information.]

Whoops -- correction the four listed are /dev/ttyS0-S3.

On 4/10/06, obscure information. <obscure411 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/9/06, Kichigai Mentat <kichigai at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Doesn't Linux identify serial ports as /dev/stty#? I'd check that out
> > myself, but that's kind of hard with an iBook (no serial ports to
> > test!).
> >
> > Also, can't you try to off-set the problem by using the IR port on
> > your PVR-150? Or did you get one without the IR port?
> >
> >
> Yes, and there are four listed: /dev/stty1-4.  By my understanding from a
> serial port howto I found online, Linux automatically tries to configure the
> first four serial ports, but I could be mistaken.
>
> The issue is that I am unable to locate the base address and IRQ in use
> for the serial ports to properly configure lirc, and using the defaults
> results in an irexec error.
>
>
> As far as the IR port on the PVR-150, I am already using that for my
> remote control input, so I'm stuck there.
>

Hello,

I've been running myth 0.18.1 and 0.19 without issue using a single PVR-150
for several months now.  Recently I purchased a PVR-500 which I installed
alongside the PVR-150.  I've successfully captured video from all three
/dev/video inputs so I know they are working properly.

The problem is that I require three seperate cable boxes, one for each
tuner.  I have them all, and I have followed the instructions from
lircsetup.com on how to set up an additional lirc instance for an
ir-blaster.

The desktop I am using has only one onboard serial port, so I bought a cheap
SIIG 550-Value PCI serial board with an additional two ports.  I've also
purchased two more ir-blasters from irblaster.info

I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to identify the additional
serial ports and get them working with lirc.  I've searched the archives
here on gossamer-threads but have not been able to find any information
pertaining to how one sets up this type of configuration - if someone could
point me in the right direction for reference or give me some guidance as to
how to accomplish this, I would greatly appreciate it.
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