[olug] MythTV + PVR150 + IR Blaster

[Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T]

On 9/19/07, Jon Larsen <relayer at levania.org> wrote:
>
> I'm using a separate IRBlaster to control my digital cable box.  I
> purchased it from irblaster.info for $15.  It hooks into an RS-232 Serial
> port.
>
> I used a lirc how to document which had instructions to configure both
> the IR Receiver from my pvr-250 and the serial irblaster.  You may need to
> read a couple different howtos' and merge them together.
>
> I used this as my howto.
> http://www.eggshellskull.com/lirc/blaster/index.php
>
> I am using Fedora Core 6 and the ATRPMs repo for the mythtv files.
>
> If you have a built-in irblaster function, I assume you'll need to use i2c
> to talk to it.
>
Thanks, I got it figured out.  I followed the directions about getting
lirc and blaster set up before installing mythtv
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Install_Lirc_Feisty

That worked out fine.  Then the mythtv install went swimmingly.

Are you using Mythdora or Fedora w/ MythTV?  I tried a Mythbuntu
(alpha based on 7.10) and  MythDora 4 and neither were a satisfactory
experience for me.  I ended up sticking with Ubuntu 7.04 and
installing the MythTV meta package.  I already had a SchedulesDirect
account as I was using GBPVR before MythTV.  I liked GBPVR as an
application but using Window$ as a platform was a real Achilles heel.
All of the problems I had with the former had to do with deficiencies
in the underlying OS.

With you myth install are you using xine for previously recorded
files?  I think I am going to try using VLC as the external player.

-Jeff