[mythtv-users] directv.pl channel_sd_hd issues

[George Mari]

On 08/30/2010 01:44 AM, les wrote:
> hello everyone..
> setup here is mythdora 10.21 . dtv h21 stb.
> usb -->serial---->serial---usb..
> directv.pl 1.9 all works except the setup_channel_sd_hd part..
> its true the new firmware does show signal even when the tv shows no
> signal. ie you are not paying for the hd channel..
> i have tried putting in an if statement ie if ($chan == 356)
> {send_key("ch_up"); } but it dosent work.
> i am not a perl programmer.. more a php guy..lol must be putting it in
> the wrong place..
> i did see some mention of a translation table .. but no example.. i only
> have 5 channels i would like to have this work with..
>
> any ideas
>

You may have better luck configuring your h21 stb to not display the HD 
channels.  I believe there is an option for this somewhere in the 
configuration menus for it.

That way, when you send channel 356 to the stb, it automagically brings 
up the SD channel.