Re: [mythtv-users] Dual PVR-150's controlling 2 identical cable boxes
John P. Mitchell wrote: obscure information. wrote: will it be possible for me to add a second PVR-150 connected to an identical CFT2254 and have them change channels independently via lirc? You should be fine but you will need two SEPARATE instances of lircd running. Also, my experience has shown that you do not want both instances of lircd changing channels at the same time. Or separate channels for your two cable boxes. I have two DISH receivers and changed one to use channel 9, so I use channel 1 and channel 9 and a single IR blaster. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dual PVR-150's controlling 2 identical cable boxes
I'm not sure I follow ... do you mean what channel the cable box is transmitting on?On 12/28/05, Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:John P. Mitchell wrote: obscure information. wrote: will it be possible for me to add a second PVR-150 connected to an identical CFT2254 and have them change channels independently via lirc?You should be fine but you will need two SEPARATE instances of lircd running. Also, my experience has shown that you do not want both instances of lircd changing channels at the same time.Or separate channels for your two cable boxes.I have two DISH receivers and changed one to use channel 9, so I use channel 1 andchannel 9 and a single IR blaster.Mike___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://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] Dual PVR-150's controlling 2 identical cable boxes
obscure information. wrote: On 12/28/05, *Michael T. Dean* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John P. Mitchell wrote: obscure information. wrote: will it be possible for me to add a second PVR-150 connected to an identical CFT2254 and have them change channels independently via lirc? You should be fine but you will need two SEPARATE instances of lircd running. Also, my experience has shown that you do not want both instances of lircd changing channels at the same time. Or separate channels for your two cable boxes. I have two DISH receivers and changed one to use channel 9, so I use channel 1 and channel 9 and a single IR blaster. I'm not sure I follow ... do you mean what channel the cable box is transmitting on? No. I mean what channel the IR remote is transmitting on. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dual PVR-150's controlling 2 identical cable boxes
This will work fine. You will need to make two copies of your Channel change script. I have changechannel and changechannel2 and in the script specify which port they control eg. /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1. The myth tv setup program already allows for specifying a separate program to control channel changing per each tuner.On 12/28/05, Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: obscure information. wrote: On 12/28/05, *Michael T. Dean* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John P. Mitchell wrote: obscure information. wrote: will it be possible for me to add a second PVR-150 connected to an identical CFT2254 and have them change channels independently via lirc? You should be fine but you will need two SEPARATE instances of lircd running. Also, my experience has shown that you do not want both instances of lircd changing channels at the same time. Or separate channels for your two cable boxes.I have two DISH receivers and changed one to use channel 9, so I use channel 1 and channel 9 and a single IR blaster. I'm not sure I follow ... do you mean what channel the cable box is transmitting on?No.I mean what channel the IR remote is transmitting on.Mike___ mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Joshua Frank[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dual PVR-150's controlling 2 identical cable boxes
obscure information. wrote: Hello, I've come one step closer to a completed MythTV install by ordering an IR Blaster from www.irblaster.info http://www.irblaster.info and a PVR-150 + IR receiver remote. I will be controlling a GI CFT2254 cable box with it. I think I understand everything I will need to do to get this system up and running, but I am curious - will it be possible for me to add a second PVR-150 connected to an identical CFT2254 and have them change channels independently via lirc? I'd like to use one of the tuners for live television, while still having the option to record via a second cable box at the same time. You should be fine but you will need two SEPARATE instances of lircd running. Also, my experience has shown that you do not want both instances of lircd changing channels at the same time. On my system if they change channels at the same time both instances of lircd die and only about half of the IR commands make it to the cables boxes. I solved this by having one of the channel change scripts sleep three seconds before changing the channel. This might not work so well for you if you use live TV alot, which I hardly ever do. Just curious if I'll need to source more hardware when I reach this point in my project. Thanks in advance, ~o411 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Regards, John P. Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email Sticker: My Boss is a Jewish carpenter http://www.GoboLinux.org | User #00010110 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
