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Installation issues / Multiple USBUIRT's

« on: June 19, 2009, 01:35:39 am »

OK I am at the wits end again.  I have a bit of an unusual configuration.  The core/hybrid is in a machine room with 4 Directv H21-200 HD receivers.  The receivers are then coupled with 4 TV's throughout the house via component cables.  Yes, the house was designed for this initially and I did not have much say in the matter.  The problem is that I have 4 USBUIRT's connected to the core/hybrid and they all fire off at the same time sending commands to all 4 satellite receivers and changing the channels on every one.  Is there any way to select which USBUIRT transmitter is used for each room?  This thing is driving me to drink.  The USBUIRT's all have USBUIRT 0038 as their parent.  I sure hope there is a way around this.  I guess I could get 4 media directors with one usbuirt on each and set it up that way but it would be pretty expensive.  All I want to do is change channels etc on the cable boxes.

Any help would be appreciated.

Randy

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Users / Re: Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: May 08, 2009, 09:03:53 pm »

Thanks Thom,
I was thinking that was the only way to do it.  I am not a very good just yet, but I think that I can learn and contribute something.  BTW I did watch your screencast.  Actually, I have watched most all of them that I could find on youtube and the website and they are so helpfull.  Keep up the good work.  It is so much easier for us visual learner to "see" how things are done.  Krys I will keep posting just to let people  know how things are going.  Thanks all.
Randy

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Users / Re: Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: May 08, 2009, 05:36:11 pm »

OK I gave up on the gc100 and I am now using it to control the garage doors..but that is another story.  My question is that now I have a template made for the DirectTV receiver and all of the codes learned and functioning in the template.  My problem is that there is no remote for the orbiter that matches the STB controls.  Such as up, down, left, right, red green etc.  There are a lot of extraneous buttons on the default remote which are not needed and some buttons that should be there that are not there such as select, up, down etc.  Is there a way to change the orbiter remote?  any help would be greatly apprecitated.
Thanks,
Randy

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Users / Re: Digium TDM400 Not working

« on: May 03, 2009, 04:21:08 pm »

So far I have not been able to get it working.  I did not have any available slots on the core at the moment so I am putting together a little test system to play with.  The wife gets a little annoyed when things quit working.  I will post updates. 
Thanks,
Randy

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Users / Re: iPhone/iPod Touch Orbiter?

« on: April 23, 2009, 02:10:24 pm »

Count me in, $20.00 would be a great price either as a contribution or at the app store.

Randy

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Users / Re: Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: March 12, 2009, 01:44:04 am »

I never did try it on 8.10, I have wondered if it might work.  I was thinking about doing some experimentation with 8.10 when the beta comes out.  I lack the knowledge to work with the Alpha at this point.  I know it is a bummer that it don't work.  My gosh I spend nearly four whole days trying to figure it out.  Learned alot but it was pretty painful.  Fortunately, the IrUSB seems to work great and with very minimal installation issues. I did get some of this information from nite_man who seemed to be quite knowledgeable and had the same thing happen to him.  I don't know what the status of the issue is at this point.

Hope this helps,
Regards,

Randy

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Users / Re: Digium TDM400 Not working

« on: March 11, 2009, 10:23:51 pm »

Hi Hari,
Thanks for the response.  I have been reading your post for a long time on the z-wave stuff and I am happy to report that I got mine up and running without having to bother the forums.  Back to this problem.  I think the zaptel component is the problem.  I am not sure how to go about loading them.  I guess I am easily confused.  Is there a place I can find out how to do that?  I am pretty new to this but I am learning all the time.  Thanks for your help.

Randy

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Users / Re: Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: March 11, 2009, 09:40:03 pm »

As it turns out I was never able to get it to work.  Has to do with the advent of 7.10.  The linkages between the orbiter remotes and the GC100 were broken.  I had to use ir usb which worked great.  I am now able to utilize the remote without any problems.  I have other plans for the GC100 in the future such as opening the garage door etc.  so all is not lost.

Randy

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Users / Digium TDM400 Not working

« on: March 11, 2009, 03:04:28 pm »

I have a Digium TDM400P card and I am not able to get it working at all.  I have LinuxMCE 7.10.  An ASUS motherboard which seems to work fine and I am using broadvoice.  I am able to make calls to and from a SIP phone but for some reason the TDM400 is not being recognized by the system   I have looked through the post and the FreePBX website without any luck.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Most of the system is working.  I now have satellite STB control thanks to Thom.  But now I am stuck on the telecom portion of the system.  I am pretty much a neophyte still. 

Thanks
Randy

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Users / Re: Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: January 15, 2009, 05:01:07 am »

Thanks so much for the help Thom.  I have watched a lot of your videos and have found them very interesting.  I really want to get along setting up my system but I keep having this nagging little problem that I can not seem to resolve.  I have studied intently your previous answer and had found several areas that were not configured correctly.  I also referenced the wiki topic on setting up a satellite TV STB.  I have utilized the graphical pipe to establish the connections between the DirectTV H21-200 and a Mitsubishi TV.  The H21-200 is controlled via a GC-100 under the Generic IR device, 2:2.  Once I got this all set up a new menu appeared on my orbiter labeled "Live TV" DirectTV.  I select that menu and it takes me to a remote control screen.  Unfortunately, none of the controls work.  When I press LinuxMCE TV the whole screen flashes for about a second and returns to the previous screen.   I must have a problem with the linkage between the orbiter remote control and the IR transmitter.  When I go to infrared codes on the advanced menu I can control the STB without difficulty.  I know frustration makes for good learning but the wife is getting upset that I am spending all my time off at the computer and not working on the honey do list.  Any help would be appreciated and as always forgive me for being a total noob. 

Randy

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Users / Re: Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: December 23, 2008, 02:16:18 pm »

I will give it a try as soon as I finish this string of shifts at work.  I will give it a try.
Thanks Thom
Randy

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Users / Controlling Direct TV STB

« on: December 21, 2008, 08:55:14 pm »

OK here it goes my first post.  I have done a considerable amount of reading and have managed to bring the system from not booting at all to booting storing media and configuring a GC-100 without having to post a question.  But I give up on this one.  My problem is that there is not a template for the DirectTV H21-200 STB I did manage to find the pronto codes and make my own template.  I am able to test the codes using the infrared codes button under the advanced menu.  It seems to work great.  I do not have a TV card in the core at the moment.  The core is located in a electronics closet up stairs along with 4 H21-200 STBs.  I am using a laptop as an orbiter.  What I want to do is control the STB's in the electronics closet via the laptop.  I am not sure what menu to use on the orbiter to link to the H21-200 template to change channels, use the guide etc.  Linux MCE is a great application and is very diverse and that is what makes it a little challenging.  I have enjoyed putting it all together and many thanks to the people who have worked so hard to make it what it is.  Any help will be appreciated, I am sure it is something simple. 
Thanks,
Randy