[mythtv-users] Requesting help w/DirecTV wiring to PVR-250

[Joe Buehl]

I'm using a PVR-250 with a DirecTV RCA box.  S-video 0
works, but only after a lot of screwing around.  The
last thing I did before it started working was to
rebuild the database.  A good test of the hardware and
capture drivers is to see if mplayer gets output from
/dev/video0.

I use the serial connection but I have a real serial
port.  Maybe the easiest way for you is to get a usb
to serial adapter.

--- Romel Llarena <rdllarena at yahoo.com> wrote:
> After a week of using the tuner on my PVR-250, I
> decided to take the next step of connecting my RCA
> DRD420RE DirecTV receiver to my Myth box.
> 
> I've run mythtvsetup, cleared the tuner and channel
> settings. Next MPEG: /dev/video0 for Capture Cards,
> DirecTV for Video Sources, and [MPEG:
> /dev/video0](S-Video 0) -> DirecTV for Input
> connections. BTW, I've also tried Composite 0.
> 
> Anyhow, when I run Mythfrontend, Watch TV, all I get
> is static or broadcast channels. I'm getting nothing
> from my S-Video or Composite feeds.
> 
> Any suggestions? Also, is anyone running a serial
> controller from their Myth box to their receiver
> using
> USB? I just realized that the motherboard I selected
> does not have any built in dedicated serial
> connections.
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
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