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

[Tim Litwiller]

here is what dmesg shows when I plug in the usb device that came with my
pvr-500

usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

lirc_mceusb2: Philips eHome USB IR Transciever and Microsoft MCE 2005 Remote
Control driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.25 $
lirc_mceusb2: Daniel Melander <lirc at rajidae.se>, Martin Blatter <
martin_a_blatter at yahoo.com>
usb 1-2: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
lirc_mceusb2[5]: SMK eHome Infrared Transceiver on usb1:5
usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_mceusb2

lsusb shows
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0609:031d SMK Manufacturing, Inc.


On 7/23/07, Tim Litwiller <timlitw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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