[mythtv-users] HD-PVR IR blaster

[Jack Perveiler]

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Jack Perveiler <perveilerj at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
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>> 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... :)
>>
> Sure, I can understand that :)
>
>
>>
>> > 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?
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>
> Yeah, it's been quite the saga for me (after my serial blaster started
> getting sketchy, that is).  This was the first thing I tried... I bought one
> cheap off of ebay and sure enough it ended up being the philips ehome
> variety that doesn't blast under lirc (I get the "this hardware does not
> support transmitting" message).  I just saw your post here though:
>
> http://www.acetylcholine.com/node/6941
>
> Maybe I'll give lirc cvs a try before I do anything else.
>
>
As a follow up, lirc cvs was a LITTLE better (it didn't give me the
"hardware does not support sending" message), but it still doesn't do any
blasting.  Bummer.

--Jack
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