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Users / Changing Channels On MythTV

« on: February 15, 2008, 01:09:29 pm »

Hi

I am trying to work out how to get mythtv to change channels on my cable box using a USBUIRT / IR blaster device...

If to goto livetv the channel changing works fine, the USBUIRT device sends the codes from my MCE remote control and the channel changes fine.

However in mythtv, while I can pause, rewind etc using the same remote control, I cannot work out how to get it to use the USBUIRT device to blast the channel changing codes to my settop box.   The mythtv interface does update the channel change, but as no blasting has occured the stb does not change.

I have setup a device template for the set top box and "learned" all the correct ir codes and when tested from A/V properties they send correctly to the STB....

My relevant setup devices is currently as follows:

0704
Pace settop box, model DI4001N
USBUIRT
MCE remote control

I have hunted through the wiki here and at mythtv, searched the forums etc and while I found others with a similar issue I did not find any solutions being presented.  I am obviously missing something here...


Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

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Users / Re: MythTV Setup in UK with Virgin Media

« on: February 14, 2008, 02:39:45 pm »

Hi Stephen,

I havent advanced much further since my plea for help

But i do think I now know what my main problem was, and that was I hadnt realised that with LinuxMCE the MCE I/R transceivers are not recognised as being able to blast and as such you cant associate the pace box with a parent device for control.  So i ordered a USBUIRT, which just arrived today and I hope to give the setup a go again this evening.

I also found this xml feed for the channels which may prove helpful for setting those up:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/justin.hornsby2/virgin.xml

Not sure yet how up to date it is....

Re the RS232 connection on the cable box, i thought i read somewhere these were disabled ?  If not then I too will give it a go using that....

Thanks

Andy

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Users / MythTV Setup in UK with Virgin Media

« on: February 10, 2008, 01:27:04 am »

Hi

Has anyone here successfully setup MythTV with virgin media digital cable in the UK?

If so I could really do with your help...I have spent more time that I care to imagine trying to get this too work but no luck so far.

After going through the myth setup, i think i have managed to get it to find the channels, although they come up as "channel e3, channel e4, channel e6 etc "....problem is however it doesnt find any program guide info using the radio times feed.

The next problem i have is that I dont quite get the relationship between the mythtv setup and linuxmce...i.e. how do i get linuxmce to pass remote control codes using my installed WinMCE remote and IR Blaster to myth ? 

I did setup a new toplevel device for my digital tv box ( Pace DI400n) but how do i associate this with Mythtv ?

At this stage I am pretty lost as to where to go next with this and and pointers would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

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Users / Re: No Video playback on TV but do have the interface.

« on: January 29, 2008, 10:28:13 pm »

Thanks Colin...have tried with UseEDID on but same problem.

I just realised that once linuxmce kicks in ( i.e. the flick images start displaying ) I can no longer alternate the output between the laptop screen and the lcd tv.  Both displays are locked on, as if the toggle button on the keyboard no longer works...while in the AV wizard etc I can toggle the output between both screens.

Regards forcing the laptop to output to only one display and the external LCD TV at that, can this be done via the xorg.conf file ?  I had a look and it appears to have only one screen configured...

Thanks

Andy

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Users / Re: No Video playback on TV but do have the interface.

« on: January 27, 2008, 09:38:01 pm »

Hi, thanks for the reply....

I can alternate the display between the laptop screen and the lcd tv via the method you point out..i.e. press function key and f10 to toggle the output. 

And this all works as expected except that any output to the tv is missing video...and video only...i.e the interface, images etc are there....

I checked the bios and it did have a video option to determine the screen in use, i.e. internal, external or auto...it had been set to auto so I switched it to external but same prob.

I could understand it better if the tv got no signal at all, but it gets everything except for video....

Its like some sort of voodoo...

Andy

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Users / No Video playback on TV but do have the interface.

« on: January 27, 2008, 05:05:06 pm »

Hi

After looking into linuxmce for a while now I finally got round to getting a semi working setup.  I have a core / hybrid setup with external drive attached containing some movies, photos etc...

As a test i attempted to use an old laptop I have lying around as an MD.  I connected this to an LCD TV downstairs and went through the setup process.  During the AV wizard i noticed that while I could see the interface on both the laptop screen and the connected LCD TV, the TV did not show the video (i.e. the girl giving the instructions )...i thought this weird but ignored it for now...

After setup was complete i was presented with linuxmce running on the tv, the interface is there, the flickr images are being displayed.  However if i playback any video the same problem occurs, playback is fine on the laptop screen but on the tv all i get is a dark blue box where the video should be....

I find this extremely weird as all i am doing is outputting the laptop video to the tv, and as all looks good on the laptop screen why would it not show up on the tv...especially as the interface and flickr images etc are showing up....

Anybody any ideas as to what the problem could be ?


Thanks

Andy

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Compatible Products & Services / Re: LinuxMCE PC for sale

« on: January 06, 2008, 08:36:03 pm »

Hi Paul, given that you are based in dublin, I am keen to proceed and purchase as I am up the road in Belfast....  PM me for the details... Thanks

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Compatible Products & Services / Re: LinuxMCE PC for sale

« on: January 03, 2008, 06:24:19 pm »

Hi, is this machine still available .... I am interested in purchasing.  Where are you based so that I can get an idea of shipping costs.  I am located in Northern Ireland....

Thanks

Andy