Difference between revisions of "Motorola DCT-25xx"
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First, make sure your distribution recognizes any installed serial ports (I can't imagine any modern distribution doesn't): | First, make sure your distribution recognizes any installed serial ports (I can't imagine any modern distribution doesn't): | ||
| − | $ ls -la /dev/ttyS* | + | $ ls -la /dev/ttyS* |
you should get something like: | you should get something like: | ||
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To unpack and test: | To unpack and test: | ||
| − | $ cd /usr/share/doc/mythtv-0.19/contrib/channel_changers | + | $ cd /usr/share/doc/mythtv-0.19/contrib/channel_changers |
| − | su | + | su |
| − | # tar -xjf dct-channel.tar.bz2 | + | # tar -xjf dct-channel.tar.bz2 |
| − | # cd dct-channel | + | # cd dct-channel |
| − | # make | + | # make |
| − | # ./channel 12 (make sure the channel exists!!) | + | # ./channel 12 (make sure the channel exists!!) |
This should have caused your cable box to change the channel to 12. | This should have caused your cable box to change the channel to 12. | ||
To install: | To install: | ||
| − | # make install | + | # make install |
I received the following error, which I ignored: | I received the following error, which I ignored: | ||
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I changed the permissions on the serial port so that users other than root can use it: | I changed the permissions on the serial port so that users other than root can use it: | ||
| − | # chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0 | + | # chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0 |
Go to labs.zap2it.com and log-in. I added an additional lineup to my existing account using a different nearby zip code to differentiate between my standard cable lineup and my digital cable lineup. | Go to labs.zap2it.com and log-in. I added an additional lineup to my existing account using a different nearby zip code to differentiate between my standard cable lineup and my digital cable lineup. | ||
Revision as of 05:03, 24 March 2007
Here's how I added a Motorola DCT-2524 (from Comcast) cable box to my RedHat Fedora Core 4 MythTV system. I have two PVR-250s (one connected to the cable box, one to 'standard' cable) and an HD5000 for OTA HD broadcasts.
I am controlling the DCT-2524 via its serial port.
First, make sure your distribution recognizes any installed serial ports (I can't imagine any modern distribution doesn't):
$ ls -la /dev/ttyS*
you should get something like: crw-rw-rw- 1 root uucp 4, 64 Jun 7 14:22 /dev/ttyS0
I am using the script included in MythTV (currently using 0.19) to allow MythTV to change channels at /usr/share/doc/mythtv-0.19/contrib/channel_changers
To unpack and test:
$ cd /usr/share/doc/mythtv-0.19/contrib/channel_changers su # tar -xjf dct-channel.tar.bz2 # cd dct-channel # make # ./channel 12 (make sure the channel exists!!)
This should have caused your cable box to change the channel to 12.
To install:
# make install
I received the following error, which I ignored: "install: cannot create regular file `/usr/local/man/man1': No such file or directory"
I changed the permissions on the serial port so that users other than root can use it:
# chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0
Go to labs.zap2it.com and log-in. I added an additional lineup to my existing account using a different nearby zip code to differentiate between my standard cable lineup and my digital cable lineup.
To add the new line up to my system:
- mythtvsetup (may not need to be root, I do or my HD5000 doesn't show up, not really needed for this...)
select new video source name it something descriptive (eg comcast_digital) enter you zap2it username and password select retrieve line-ups select the correct new digital line up (the one with a different zip code) go to input connections select the input connection it's connected to change video source to whatever you named your new digital source (comcast_digital) For the external channel command, type in: /usr/local/bin/channel you probably should set the tuner to 3 or 4 based on whatever your cable box is set for (I had difficulty with this for some reason, I ended up having to leave it blank to get it to work... go figure) select finish exit and run mythfilldatabase
I then went to: http://your.mythtv.box.ip.or.dns.name/mythweb/settings/channels and unchecked the 'visible' box for all the channels I don't get or don't care about...
Hope this helps someone!! --Displacedtexan 22:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
