[mythtv-users] Comcast DTA's What are you doing?

[Marc Randolph]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Tony Brummett <brummett at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 1:24 AM, Michael Jones
> <mythtv at michaelandholly.com> wrote:
>> So nobody is doing anything to try and interface to the new comcast DTA's?
>> I really don't want to resort to buying new tuner cards that'll collect QAM
>> information.
>
> It's possible you're the first, though it really shouldn't be
> different than controlling any other set-top-box with an IR blaster.
> If there isn't an lirc config file for it yet, you'll need to make one
> yourself using an IR receiver, lirc's irrecord, and the remote that
> comes with the cable box.

Someone has a TiVo working with it, so it shouldn't be impossible to
get Linux to do so:

http://forums.tivo.com/pe/action/forums/displaythread?rootPostID=10412354

Worst case, someone just needs to capture the output of the TiVo after
it's been configured and verified to work with the DTA.

   Marc