Difference between revisions of "TuneToChannel.sh"
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For more explanation of MessageSend see this article : [[MessageSend]] | For more explanation of MessageSend see this article : [[MessageSend]] | ||
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| + | * In [[Version 0710 | LinuxMCE 0710b3]] this file has DOS carriage return characters at the end of its lines. Before the script can be successfully run, those characters need to be edited out using a text editor such as vi | ||
| + | * In [[Version 0710 | LinuxMCE 0710b3]] running this script results in each digit of the requested channel number being blasted 4 times in sequence; thus not actually transmitting the correct channel request. | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 15 February 2008
Location
- located in /usr/pluto/bin
Used by
- used in MythTV as external channel changing script
Format
/usr/pluto/bin/TuneToChannel.sh [device id] [video source id]
MessageSend
/usr/pluto/bin/MessageSend dcerouter 0 254 1 187 68 121 39 18544
Explanation:
dcerouter - server 0 - DeviceFrom 254 - DeviceTo (DCT2200 Cable Box) 1 - MsgType: Command 187 - Command "Tune To Channel" The rest are MsgID blocks which require [parmid paramvalue] parmid 68 (Channel Number): paramvalue 121 parmid 39(XMLTV ID): paramvalue 18544
For more explanation of MessageSend see this article : MessageSend
Known Issues
- In LinuxMCE 0710b3 this file has DOS carriage return characters at the end of its lines. Before the script can be successfully run, those characters need to be edited out using a text editor such as vi
- In LinuxMCE 0710b3 running this script results in each digit of the requested channel number being blasted 4 times in sequence; thus not actually transmitting the correct channel request.
