You could try following the instruction I posted on the wik... dang... I take that back, I haven't had any time to post on the wiki. :-\ Maybe next time I'm sick, I'll sit in front of the computer & type.
I have terrible times with Ubuntu, every other time I reboot I have to service lirc restart and then service freevo_xserver restart just to get it to work. That's in addition to a bug that prevented lirc from working right in the first place. Probably should have done Debian. And heaven help you if you use tv.ivtv_xine_tv - xine is always crashing! I modified irsend_generic.py; with simple modifications, it works pretty well. Better than my Tivo did. My post was "Ubuntu Lirc Bug / Dish Network how to" if you want to mess around with adding a delay between digits, you may find that helpful. On 08/13/2010 12:02 PM, Art S R wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Evan Hisey <ehi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Art- >> Thanks for the headsup. So using the IRblaster has let you keep your >> freevo doing your recordings to has it been relegated to DVD, music, >> video? >> >> Evan >> >> > Yes, using an IRBlaster and the cable company box has allowed me to > continue using my Freevo system for recording TV programs. However, > this kludge is not 100% reliable. Sometimes, one of the digits is > missed (e.g., 189 becomes 18 or 89) and, although recording starts at > the correct time, the wrong channel's program is recorded. Other > times, it seems LIRC isn't working correctly and no new channel is > tuned via the IRBlaster, so the recording starts at the right time, > but for the previously tuned (default) channel so, again, the wrong > program is recorded. In the latter situation, I have to reboot my > system so LIRC can load correctly. I don't know if the problem is > with LIRC, the script, the IRBlaster, or the cable box. Probably each > of those at some time or another. That's why I was hoping to > eliminate all these variables by getting a new card with clear QAM > support so the TV card itself can tune to the correct station without > dependency on other devices and software. Unfortunately, my cable > company's decision to remove most of the channels on their line-up > from clear QAM has thwarted my plans. > > My rough guess is that it's 95%+ reliable, but it's very frustrating > when there's a special program I want (worse yet, a program that my > wife really wants) and it's the very one that records incorrectly. > Life was much simpler before the cable company switched to digital > signals and you could have your TV or TV card tune to the correct > channel without being forced to use their box. > > Art S R > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
