[mythtv-users] Scheduled recordings dropping first digit of channel number

Gary gwgrover at windstream.net
Mon May 7 15:11:38 UTC 2007


Frequently , a  scheduled recording, records the wrong channel.
I have Dish network satellite with the JVC satellite receiver. The
satellite receiver is controlled by an ir-blaster connected to a serial
port.

It looks like, at times, the first digit of a three digit channel number
it dropped. For instance, the movie is on channel 139; only the "39" is
received by the satellite receiver; there is no channel 39 - the next
higher available channel is 43, channel 43 is what is recorded.
Here is the channel change script I am using;
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#!/bin/sh
REMOTE_NAME=dish
for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
sleep 0.4 # note, you may have to tweak the interdigit delay up a bit
done
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME select
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
How can I correct this?


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