[mythtv-users] Serial port on Motorola DCT2244 cable boxes

Derek Meek thekazan at gmail.com
Wed Jul 19 14:22:23 UTC 2006


Go Hskrs wrote:

> On 7/18/06, *Derek Meek* <thekazan at gmail.com
> <mailto:thekazan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     you gotta use your IR blaster - WARNING DCT2000's HAVE NOTORIOUSLY
>     CRAPPY IR RECEIVERS!  I have to sent "Exit" "Exit" #s "Ok" "Exit"
>     x3 to
>     mine to get it ot tune and it still occasionally fails to tune
>     properly.  Omitting the 2 "Exit"s at the beginning causes it to NEVer
>     tune right - it just drops the first two signals it receives in the
>     sequence - all the trailing exits are to kill the STB menu that
>     sometimes likes the hang up and stay active and block subsequent
>     channel
>     changes
>
>     here is my script
>
>     <snip>
>
>
> Derek -
>
> Thanks for the heads-up.  I haven't gotten my IR blaster yet, but I
> have experienced the same sorts of frustrating issues with the menus
> and program guide when using my remote control and DCT2244 box.  One
> wrong key and you're lost in a twisty maze of eye candy, all of it
> alike, and as you said, the Exit button is your only way out. 
>
> Your solution seems a very elegant way to get around that problem. 
> I'll give it a shot and report back to the list.
>
> (Obligatory gushing praise for both the IVTV and MythTV teams:
> Fantastic job, all.  The quality of the apps and the support is
> incredible for any application, but especially for an open source
> app.  Additional thanks to Axel for the ATrpms site, and to Jarod for
> the Fedora MythTV guide.  I don't have unlimited time to fiddle with
> this stuff, and thanks to you guys, I don't have to spend a lot of
> time on it.)

It also helps to put a big tinfoil cover over the front of the DCT2k
boxes - IE so yuo have Box, IR blaster right over the receiver, then
huge tinfoil blocking out all intereference (it accepts out-of-band
interference when receiving in-band transmissions - crappy crappy CRAPPY
IR receivers)


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