[mythtv-users] New to list

Greg greg.d at cwgsy.net
Fri Jun 24 17:27:49 UTC 2005


> 
> Hi I just wanted to introduce myself as I have just joined. I 
> am a myth user from New Zealand. I just upgraded to 0.18. It 
> is running on an epia M9000 with gentoo.

Hi Nuck ;)

> 
> I have just been using myth to watch pre-recorded shows and 
> dvd's so far, but I just invested in a Hauppauge PVR-150MCE 
> so hopefully by the end of the weekend I will be watching and 
> recording live TV through it too.
> 
> As all my TV comes through an external SkyTV satellite 
> decoder I will be using composite in, has anyone got any tips 
> on changing channels on a SkyTV box programmatically - I am 
> thinking I will have to make a IR transmitter and use it to 
> emulate the decoder's remote control?

You might want to have a look at these sites:
http://www.redremote.co.uk/serial/
http://www.skyeye.force9.co.uk/eyepcfaq.htm
http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/
http://www.cornelius.demon.co.uk/lirc-sky-rflink-howto.html

HTH
Greg



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