[mythtv-users] How to get DCT-2xxx firmware upgraded?

Gabe Rubin gaberubin at gmail.com
Wed Sep 1 05:00:06 UTC 2010


On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have Comcast cable and a DCT-2524/1612 STB.
>
> I want to use the serial port on the back to change the channels for
> my MythTV system.
>
> I can get a reaction when I run the changechannel.py script, but it is
> not correctly setting the STB to the channel specified.
>
> Checking the STB, I found the firmware is only 3.38!!!! and needs to
> be >= 7.54 according to the MythTV wiki article "DCT2000serial".
>
>
>
> So...
>
> Is this something that can be done as a download over the cable and
> the "customer service representative" is in over their head when they
> claim there is no such thing, or
>
> Do I need to play the Comcast lottery with other boxes at the local
> office until I get one that will work, or
>
> Is there another way?

Have you tried using the other programs in the contrib directory that
can control a serial box?  I have used the one in the dct-channel
directory with success for many years.


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