[mythtv-users] Australian Foxtel Upgrade

[Martin Ravell]

Hi Nick,

Would it be possible for you to post a link or send me a copy of the actual
lircd.conf file that you are using?

I've been looking through archives trying to find the one you mention but
have not had any luck so far.


Regards
Marty




-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Nick Tan
Sent: Saturday, 27 May 2006 10:58 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Australian Foxtel Upgrade

Hi again,

I've done the upgrade from Optus Analog to Optus (Foxtel) digital.  I'm 
running FC3 with 0.19 and a PVR-150MCE and a K-World DVB-T card.

I use a serial IR transmitter to control the cable box, as well as a 
serial IR receiver to control Myth.

This is what I had to do when changing from analog cable to digital:

The analog was coming in via the tuner on the PVR-150 card, but with the 
digital I'm using the composite input so first I had to change the input 
in mythtv-setup.

I had to use the lircd.conf file for the foxtel remote which was posted 
on the list a while ago (its in the archives) as I couldn't get irrecord 
to record the button presses on the remote.

I created a spreadsheet which listed all the channels, with the channel 
numbers and the xmltv ID's I use.  I updated the channel information for 
the existing channels (basically just put in the new channel numbers), 
and added the new channels.

Next, I updated my tv_grab_au_tuhs script (I use the listings from 
tvguide.org.au) and got listings for the new channels.

Once that was all done I could watch Live TV and record, but whenever I 
changed channels the audio would get scratchy.  If I used ivtvctl to set 
the audio input to input1, it would fix the problem.  So I modified my 
changechannel script to do that.

Now I just need to figure out a good way to handle the Foxtel Box Office 
stuff...

Hope this helps.

Nick