hi pete, i'm the author of the howto at http://losdos.dyndns.org:8080/public/mythtv-info/IR-BLASTER-HOWTO.html (or mirror) http://mirror.mmdsi.com/losdos.dyndns.org/public/mythtv-info/IR-BLASTER-HOWTO.html
what you are trying to do with a 2nd DISH receiver is not in fact complicated. contact me off list and we'll work up a solution for you; i'll subsequently add it to my writeup. regards, jds > > BAH! forget it.. I just thought about the raw codes idea and realized > that it's stupid. The script wouldn't know which code to send, so it > would probably send both or error out. > > heh, it would help more if i thought about stuff before I type.... sorry > > Dave Hofstra > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:45:02 -0500, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> I am going to be adding a 2nd Sat box this weekend. I hadn't thought >> about needing to alter my channel changing script, so thanks for >> posting that info. >> >> I actually had planned to do it this way (and I kinda suspect it would >> work better than the channel changing script). I was going to capture >> the keypresses using raw mode. That way, my single remote name >> 'hughes' would contain all the codes for both recievers. At least in >> my head this seems like it would work, so I though I would share the >> idea (although I havent actually tried it). >> >> I have tried (and have been VERY sucessfully using) raw codes to >> control my 1st Sat box for years. I originally had to capture the raw >> code because my reciever wouldnt find the gap length of the hughes >> remote if its life depended on it. I have never had a problem with >> the transmitted IR signal not being recieved. >> >> comments welcome >> >> Dave Hofstra >> dhofstra at gmail dot com >> >> >> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:36:21 -0500, Pete Stagman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > Hi Everyone, >> > >> > How would I add a second Dishnetwork receiver? >> > >> > I currently have a mythtv 0.16, FC1, pvr-250, homebrew IR blaster. A >> friend >> > of mine is giving me his old dish receiver and I'd like to add it to >> my system. >> > I have the current receiver setup with 2 instances of lirc, one >> controlling >> > Myth and the other controlling the receiver. I'm assuming I need >> another >> > instance of lirc to control the second receiver. I plan on buying >> another >> > pvr-250, building another IR blaster and adding the second receiver to >> my >> > account. >> > >> > 1.) How do I set that up? >> > 2.) How does mythtv know which instance to use for which receiver? >> > 3.) Is this even possible or is it more work than it's worth? I'd >> REALLY >> > like the ability to watch/record 2 things at the same time. >> > >> > On another note, is it possible to also add the ability to record >> "off-air" >> > programs that aren't the same as what's in the program guide? There >> are a >> > lot of local channels that I can get off-air around here that dish >> doesn't >> > carry. I know I can add another tuner/guide to the PVR, but do the >> > channels have to be the same or is mythTV smart enough to know which >> tuner >> > carries which channels? >> > >> > Any help/advice would be much appreciated. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > --Pete _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
