[mythtv-users] Channel Changing using serial port on DCT-2244

[Bruce Taber]

jim Peters wrote:
> I have a Motorola DCT-2244 with an active serial port, I am trying to
> get Mythtv to change channels using it. I have downloaded the
> pre-compiled binary on this page
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_External_Channel_Changer and
> followed the instructions for a serial channel changer. With the
> pre-compiled binary I can change the channel on my set top box from
> the command line and it works fine, $ channel 204 , and it changes to
> channel 204. I have put the binary in /usr/local/bin and added
> "channel" in myth backend setup for the external channel change
> script, but when I try to change the channel from the frontend it
> doesn't work. On the TV screen I see the reason, it is trying to
> change the channel to 96.0 (the qam channel no. of channel 206)
> 
Jim,

I use the dct-channel.tar.bz2 setup for the DCT-2244. Untar that one,
compile it, and put the resulting "channel" in a directory specified
(eg., /usr/local/bin) in the input connections (mythtv-setup) for the
card connected to the STB. It has been working fine for me.

Bruce