[mythtv-users] HD-PVR IR blaster

[Jarod Wilson]

On Sunday 30 August 2009 12:40:19 Jack Perveiler wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday 29 August 2009 21:39:42 Oz wrote:
> > >
> > > I am in a process of installing HD-PVR in mythtv.
> > >
> > > Is there a changing channel program for DISH HD box, that is compatible
> > > with the built in IR blaster.
> >
> > The IR part isn't yet fully functional under Linux. Should be soon
> > though.
> >
> > --
> >
> 
> "Soon" as in a week or so, or "soon" as in any month now? :)  I'm certainly
> no lirc contributer so please don't take the question as in ingrate being
> impatient.

Could be later today, could be a few weeks, depends on how messy the
final details are and how much free time I have to work on it. Its a
bit further complicated by some major i2c changes in 2.6.31, and the
fact that I've got another neat project I'm working on that's quite
honestly a whole lot cooler than making yet another IR part work... :)

> I only ask because my current serial blaster has decided to become less
> accurate since an update from mythbuntu 8.04 to 9.04 (drops about 1 in 15
> digits now), and I'm in the market for a new blaster.  The iguanaworks one
> didn't work for me, which leaves my options at either commandir ii for a lot
> of money or hd-pvr for a little bit more (since it's on sale and with a
> rebate, deal ends tomorrow).

Or an mceusb transceiver + remote bundle for $20?

> I've been following the hd-pvr updates for ir blasting threads over at the
> sagetv forums.  It seems like they're having luck, but I think they use the
> sage app to communicate with the i2c device instead of lirc.  Or maybe I'm
> misinterpreting what they're saying.

Are they doing that under Linux or Windows (of Mac OS X)? The i2c bus
wasn't even exposed until a very recent patch that isn't even in the
upstream v4l-dvb repo yet.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com