[mythtv-users] Checking power status of STB

[Tom Lichti]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Justin Alcorn <justin at jalcorn.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Andrew C. (AFPup) Stadt
> <acstadt at stadt.ca> wrote:
> >
>
> >> My setup: TWC with Cisco STB. Ubuntu 14.04.1 and MythTV 0.28
> >>
> > I used to do something like that though I was doing something like R.G.
> > suggested to see if the tuner was in use, and if not then running the
> > script.  I (accidently) discovered one day that my STB also supported the
> > same ir command set as dish network boxes, and that the dish commands
> > included a discrete power-on command (versus power toggle). So, just
> made my
> > channel change command include a power-on command first.
> >
> > Just something to think about.
>
> I spent a bunch of time trying to find a power-on command for my STB.
> No such luck.
>
>
Even though I record my SA4250 via an HD-PVR, I can send the power-on
through firewire, so that's what I do in my channel change script, as I did
not find a discrete 'power on' message via IR, it is a toggle. If I could
find a power on only IR command, then I'd use that.
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