[mythtv-users] Mythical Poltergeists

[Ian Cameron]

If you're using a remote on your MythTV system, the first question I'd ask
is where was it?

(e) Your wife leant on the remote in her sleep and pressed the buttons.


On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:15 Gary Buhrmaster, <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 4:31 AM R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org>
> wrote:
>
> > How did this happen? How COULD this happen? Popltergeists are a myth,
> > right?
>
> Given the general lack of details, here are some
> useless places to waste your time looking at:
>
> (a) IR signals can go great distances (and since most
>      IR devices respond to one of the basic RC signal
>      types, maybe a neighbor just pushed your buttons).
> (b) There are ways to control Myth boxes both locally, and
>       remotely via numerous input mechanisms over the
>       network.  Networked devices may be vulnerable
>       to pranksters (or just random port probing).  Your
>       full capture network traffic logs would be a hint.
> (c) Cats are known to walk on keyboards (and if you
>      don't have a cat, the mice and other rodents that
>      you do have can be helpful too).
> (d) The noise from Vuvuzela's are annoying enough
>      to redirect the universe, and your Myth box is
>      not immune to the redirection.
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