RE: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help
Be aware also that unless you request it from DirecTV, your serial port may not even be enabled. I had to specify to them that I was planning to use a Tivo and they enabled it for me over the phone. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of David George Sent: Tue 8/2/2005 6:10 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Cc: Subject:Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help Alex Van Deusen wrote: I have a Sony Bat55 directv box. It is connected via a serial cable to my mythbackend. The ports are enabled in bios. I downloaded the script from tarek sony.pl. Then put it into /usr/local/sony.pl. In mythtv-setup I set the command to reference that location. I tried to to have myth record and change channels but it did not work. What does did not work mean? Did you get an error? What happens when you try the script from the command line. Does the serial port in the script match the one you have the receiver connected to? By default the script uses /dev/ttyS0. I then logged in as root su, when I did setserial dev/ttyS0 it gave me correct information and listed irq4, dev/ttyS1 is irq3 It seems like it is a problem with the user not having access, but I dont know how to troubleshoot. Probably not, as you set the devices to 777. There are so many other things it could be like: cable is wired wrong, script is not the right one for that receiver, is the script set to the same device you have the directv receiver plugged into. BTW, on some (most?) Linux distros the dev entries are created dynamically and the permissions may be reset after a reboot. So don't reboot (this isn't Winblows after all). One note I am sharing IRQ's, I have 5 capture cards in the box, and scsi, agp, etc.. In this case shouldn't be a problem. I have a different receiver (RCA DRD-435) and use a different script (rca_control.pl), but this link may help you: http://mythhd.info/directv.html -- David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users winmail.dat___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help
Or just go to the AVS forums and search there. They know WAY to much about HomeTheater stuff. On 8/3/05, Gavin Haslett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be aware also that unless you request it from DirecTV, your serial port may not even be enabled. I had to specify to them that I was planning to use a Tivo and they enabled it for me over the phone. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of David George Sent: Tue 8/2/2005 6:10 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Cc: Subject:Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help Alex Van Deusen wrote: I have a Sony Bat55 directv box. It is connected via a serial cable to my mythbackend. The ports are enabled in bios. I downloaded the script from tarek sony.pl. Then put it into /usr/local/sony.pl. In mythtv-setup I set the command to reference that location. I tried to to have myth record and change channels but it did not work. What does did not work mean? Did you get an error? What happens when you try the script from the command line. Does the serial port in the script match the one you have the receiver connected to? By default the script uses /dev/ttyS0. I then logged in as root su, when I did setserial dev/ttyS0 it gave me correct information and listed irq4, dev/ttyS1 is irq3 It seems like it is a problem with the user not having access, but I dont know how to troubleshoot. Probably not, as you set the devices to 777. There are so many other things it could be like: cable is wired wrong, script is not the right one for that receiver, is the script set to the same device you have the directv receiver plugged into. BTW, on some (most?) Linux distros the dev entries are created dynamically and the permissions may be reset after a reboot. So don't reboot (this isn't Winblows after all). One note I am sharing IRQ's, I have 5 capture cards in the box, and scsi, agp, etc.. In this case shouldn't be a problem. I have a different receiver (RCA DRD-435) and use a different script (rca_control.pl), but this link may help you: http://mythhd.info/directv.html -- David ___ 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 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 03:19 pm, Alex Van Deusen wrote: I have a Sony Bat55 directv box. It is connected via a serial cable to my mythbackend. The ports are enabled in bios. I use two Sat B55's Here are the scripts I use, in case yours are different, try these out. The sony0.pl uses /dev/ttyS0, and the sony1.pl uses /dev/ttyS1 (kinda obvious, no?). Mat -- mythtv [at] matmrosko [dot] com sat-b55-scripts.tar.gz Description: application/tgz ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help
Alex Van Deusen wrote: I have a Sony Bat55 directv box. It is connected via a serial cable to my mythbackend. The ports are enabled in bios. I downloaded the script from tarek sony.pl. Then put it into /usr/local/sony.pl. In mythtv-setup I set the command to reference that location. I tried to to have myth record and change channels but it did not work. What does did not work mean? Did you get an error? What happens when you try the script from the command line. Does the serial port in the script match the one you have the receiver connected to? By default the script uses /dev/ttyS0. I then logged in as root su, when I did setserial dev/ttyS0 it gave me correct information and listed irq4, dev/ttyS1 is irq3 It seems like it is a problem with the user not having access, but I dont know how to troubleshoot. Probably not, as you set the devices to 777. There are so many other things it could be like: cable is wired wrong, script is not the right one for that receiver, is the script set to the same device you have the directv receiver plugged into. BTW, on some (most?) Linux distros the dev entries are created dynamically and the permissions may be reset after a reboot. So don't reboot (this isn't Winblows after all). One note I am sharing IRQ's, I have 5 capture cards in the box, and scsi, agp, etc.. In this case shouldn't be a problem. I have a different receiver (RCA DRD-435) and use a different script (rca_control.pl), but this link may help you: http://mythhd.info/directv.html -- David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirectTV external tuner help
Alex, I use the sony.pl to control my external directv box. its an older RCA model. I had many of the same issues. of note, I'm using the sony.pl file to control my RCA! do some reserach and make sure that is the script for your model, or experiment with the ones you find. I have lots if you need them, just email and I'll send them over. David has some good points. the best way to trouble shoot is to be root and try the script from the command line. do something like sony.pl 200 does it change to channel 200? I had to chmod 777 /dev/ttyS0 to get it to work. also, edit (vi) the script and make sure it calls the ttys0 port. some call other ports. if all else fails in linux and you suspect your cable (did it ever work?) then there is a window program that you can use to change channels from a windows box (have to google it, forget name. ) that works very well and can tell you if the basics are in place. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
