[mythtv-users] Change channel scripts
Mike Bennett
mbppg at comcast.net
Mon Nov 8 00:30:07 UTC 2010
On 11/04/2010 12:27 PM, Mike Bennett wrote:
> Okay I am having a weird issue with my change channel scripts. I have
> three turners and three Comcast DTA/100's connected via IR cable from
> the MCEUSB blasters to the IR port on the back of the DTA.
>
> I am having two different issues happening. The first issue it seems
> that about one out of every five recordings the channel does not
> change at all. Let me explain, the DTA will display when a button is
> pushed to change the channel and it get recorded by myth so I can see
> when the channel is changed because it pops up a box in the lower
> right hand corner to display the number buttons that are being pressed
> just like using the remote. about every fifth or sixth recording does
> the. The second issue is only one of two channel presses shows up. Ex.
> like if the DTA is on 7 and it then tries to change to channel 16 I
> will only see a 1 or usually the 6 show up so of course it recorded
> the wrong channel. This happens about the same frequency as the other
> problem but not at the same time.
>
> I have tried to change the interdigit time between press with the same
> result and if I invoke the change channel script manually it works
> every time. There is no rhyme or reason when this happens, I have seen
> it happen when there are lots of recordings close together or when
> there is only one show being recorded at all and it happens across all
> tuners at different times. I'm not sure which logs to look at or if it
> is a LIRC or Mythtv issue. I hoping someone can direct me in the right
> direction. Oh yeah I have the front IR receiver on the DTA's covered
> so they are not getting any stray IR signals.
>
> Here is my change channel script:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> REMOTE_NAME=DTA
> irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
> for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
> irsend SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
> sleep 0.4 # note, you may have to tweak the interdigit delay
> up a bit, depending on your STB model
> done
> #irsend SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME OK
> exit 0
>
Bump, anyone have any idea?
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Regards,
Mike Bennett
mbppg.com
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