[mythtv-users] ok, I'm not getting my usb->serial directv solution working

[Tim Litwiller]

I haven't got far enough to run into that problem yet.  The cords are
supposed to be pl2303 chipset cords, but I can't get them to show up as tty
devices. /dev/ttyUSB0

So I can't even talk to the computer end of the cord yet.

On 7/23/07, William Munson <william_munson at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Tim Litwiller wrote:
> > so, my pvr-500 cam with a ms remote and a usb dongle that has and irc
> > send and reciever - is there any way I can use at least that until I
> > get some different cables coming?
> >
>
> Your bad cable issue.... Did you verify that the control port in the
> back of your receiver is set to the correct mode? Mine was set to some
> funky device control mode and I had to change the setting in one of the
> menus in the receiver. This was a few years ago and I am sure it was a
> different model than you have now but you may need to change something
> in the menus to enable the port in the back.
>
> Good luck,
> Bill
>
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