Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel
hiya, yeah foxtel ships the same remote with all STBs, and apparently it sends out all three commands at once...which confuses the lirc reciever...i have no idea how the guy who captured the codes did it, or who he is but THANKS! like i said i lucked out and came across the lirc conf file. i just start the lirc demon with "lircd /etc/lirc_pacestb.conf". jay Marty Ravell wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Nawaz Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 9:55 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel I had dreadful dramas trying to capture IR data from foxtel remote...the remote sends out multiple commands to work with different set-top boxes and it was too much for my cumbersome lirc skills. luckily someone posted the pace Satellite STB lirc.conf file and i was able to use that...got no idea where i got it from but if that's the STB you've got, i'll send it through. Ahh, so it could be that all Foxtel STB's use the one type of remote? The STB I have is a Pace STB-120 (IIRC). Would you mind sending me the config you mentioned (and an explanation of what it took to get this working on your machine)? This is unrelated but I'm currently having all sorts of problems with lircd. Don't know what I have done to upset it. I had it working nicely with my Hauppage remote a while ago but now it seems to die with 'lircd dead but subsys locked' anytime I try to run anything that uses it (irw, mythfrontend etc). Talk about frustrating. Regards Marty ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users # # brand: Foxtel PACE STB # model no. of remote control: # devices being controlled by this remote: # begin remote name stb1 flags CONST_LENGTH|RAW_CODES eps30 aeps 100 ptrail 0 repeat 0 0 duty_cycle33 gap 90985 frequency 36500 begin raw_codes name 0 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 name 1 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 411 164 name 2 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 name 3 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 711 164 name 4 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 411 164 274 164 name 5 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 411 164 411 164 name 6 411 274 164 274 164 603 164 274 164 411 164 603 164 603 164 274 164 274 164 274 164 603 164 411
RE: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Nawaz > Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 9:55 AM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel > > I had dreadful dramas trying to capture IR data from foxtel remote...the > remote sends out multiple commands to work with different set-top boxes > and it was too much for my cumbersome lirc skills. luckily someone > posted the pace Satellite STB lirc.conf file and i was able to use > that...got no idea where i got it from but if that's the STB you've got, > i'll send it through. > Ahh, so it could be that all Foxtel STB's use the one type of remote? The STB I have is a Pace STB-120 (IIRC). Would you mind sending me the config you mentioned (and an explanation of what it took to get this working on your machine)? This is unrelated but I'm currently having all sorts of problems with lircd. Don't know what I have done to upset it. I had it working nicely with my Hauppage remote a while ago but now it seems to die with 'lircd dead but subsys locked' anytime I try to run anything that uses it (irw, mythfrontend etc). Talk about frustrating. Regards Marty ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel
I had dreadful dramas trying to capture IR data from foxtel remote...the remote sends out multiple commands to work with different set-top boxes and it was too much for my cumbersome lirc skills. luckily someone posted the pace Satellite STB lirc.conf file and i was able to use that...got no idea where i got it from but if that's the STB you've got, i'll send it through. Marty Ravell wrote: I've tried hooking an antenna into the Aerial in of the Foxtel box and entered the frequencies from the previously mentioned link into mythtvsetup. This should give me the FTA channels at their usual positions. No change unfortunately. All I see is static. Hmmm. Might try plugging the composite out from the STB into the 350 to see if I get a picture through Myth. My big problem with this is that I haven't yet gotten LIRC to be able to detect the remote's signal. Not a viable setup for general use just yet (I currently have the STB going straight to the TV via the composite out so we can watch the box without Myth being part of it for the moment). I took a look at /var/local/tv_grab_au/guide.xml which I think is what tv_grab_au produces. Nowhere in it did I see any mention of frequency for the channels. Perhaps I need to play with other versions? Regards Marty -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Shead Sent: Saturday, 6 August 2005 4:57 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel Marty Ravell wrote: I'm looking at the second page of 'Channel' setup in mythtvsetup and I note that the 'Frequency ID' column is empty. How does this normally get filled? I believe tv_grab_au scripts are supposed to be able to do this now? When I try to use the 'Watch TV' function in Myth I get a screen full of snow I am thinking that perhaps I need this Frequency ID information. Yes My rig is connected to a Foxtel STB here in Sydney Australia. I'm using the RF connection and I understand it that Foxtel sends the free-to-air signals down this as well as the actual cable channels (Although the cable channels appear on just one channel and are switched when you choose them on the remote) I assume this hasn't changed but the foxtel box merely sends out the fta channels over the same rf channel as if they were a pay channel ie only if you have it selected on the box, so you are stuck with antenna reception for these. If anyone has this setup properly would you mind listing the frequencies of the FTA channels? (2, 7, 9, 10, SBS) http://accesscomms.com.au/AUSTV.htm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel
I've tried hooking an antenna into the Aerial in of the Foxtel box and entered the frequencies from the previously mentioned link into mythtvsetup. This should give me the FTA channels at their usual positions. No change unfortunately. All I see is static. Hmmm. Might try plugging the composite out from the STB into the 350 to see if I get a picture through Myth. My big problem with this is that I haven't yet gotten LIRC to be able to detect the remote's signal. Not a viable setup for general use just yet (I currently have the STB going straight to the TV via the composite out so we can watch the box without Myth being part of it for the moment). I took a look at /var/local/tv_grab_au/guide.xml which I think is what tv_grab_au produces. Nowhere in it did I see any mention of frequency for the channels. Perhaps I need to play with other versions? Regards Marty -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Shead Sent: Saturday, 6 August 2005 4:57 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel Marty Ravell wrote: > I'm looking at the second page of 'Channel' setup in mythtvsetup and I > note that the 'Frequency ID' column is empty. > How does this normally get filled? I believe tv_grab_au scripts are supposed to be able to do this now? > When I try to use the 'Watch TV' function in Myth I get a screen full of > snow I am thinking that perhaps I need this Frequency ID information. Yes > My rig is connected to a Foxtel STB here in Sydney Australia. I'm using > the RF connection and I understand it that Foxtel sends the free-to-air > signals down this as well as the actual cable channels (Although the > cable channels appear on just one channel and are switched when you > choose them on the remote) I assume this hasn't changed but the foxtel box merely sends out the fta channels over the same rf channel as if they were a pay channel ie only if you have it selected on the box, so you are stuck with antenna reception for these. > If anyone has this setup properly would you mind listing the frequencies > of the FTA channels? (2, 7, 9, 10, SBS) http://accesscomms.com.au/AUSTV.htm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] tv_grab_au / Foxtel
Marty Ravell wrote: I’m looking at the second page of ‘Channel’ setup in mythtvsetup and I note that the ‘Frequency ID’ column is empty. How does this normally get filled? I believe tv_grab_au scripts are supposed to be able to do this now? When I try to use the ‘Watch TV’ function in Myth I get a screen full of snow I am thinking that perhaps I need this Frequency ID information. Yes My rig is connected to a Foxtel STB here in Sydney Australia. I’m using the RF connection and I understand it that Foxtel sends the free-to-air signals down this as well as the actual cable channels (Although the cable channels appear on just one channel and are switched when you choose them on the remote) I assume this hasn't changed but the foxtel box merely sends out the fta channels over the same rf channel as if they were a pay channel ie only if you have it selected on the box, so you are stuck with antenna reception for these. If anyone has this setup properly would you mind listing the frequencies of the FTA channels? (2, 7, 9, 10, SBS) http://accesscomms.com.au/AUSTV.htm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
