MythTV is UP AND RUNNING! Changing Channels via Serial Cable

Jun 26

MythTV is UP AND RUNNING!  Changing Channels via Serial Cable

It is official – I am a MythTV user.  Well…let’s ammend that:  I am in the possession of a fully installed and functional MythTV backend server.  There were two things wrong with the Channel Changer program: I didn’t know that the current directory is not in your path.  SO–just because you are in the same directory as a...

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MythTV Makes Me Cry – Motorola DCT2xxx Serial Port

Jun 25

MythTV Makes Me Cry – Motorola DCT2xxx Serial Port

It shouldn’t be this hard.  Unlike peeling an onion, I feel more like I’m slicing a bushel of them.  <sniff>  Ok, I’m better now.  I was just feeling a little fragile there for a moment… Allow me to make with the status. First, the Cable box is connected back up, along with a serial cable to COM1.  Inside MythTV Backend...

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