Directv.exe channel change problem w/ 0.97.9 & DirecTV H10 receiver

[cheval]

Something is ODD here. From the output you gave it looks like everything went through just fine. So I read the DirecTV manual tonight for this protocol. I'm sleepy now...... and confused. There seems to be to possibilities here. The first and easiest to test is to try to change the box type from D10200 to D10100. The reason for this is that the protocol says nothing about that command complete 0x0D being required. Therefore, it may be causing problems and the D10100 does not have this. The second is to try the RCA box setting. This will send the channel directly to the receiver (not using the remote control codes).

For now keep trying to use the new command set.

Let me sleep on this tonight and I'll post something on Friday. I just don't know what that will be right now.

[troutct]

Thanks for the quick response Cheval. I quickly changed the box to D10100 in the .bat file..Here's the output:

F:\PROGRA~1\devnz\gbpvr\UTILIT~1\DirecTV\debug>directv.exe -box D10100 -set new -retries 1 -delay 2 #206
Setting DSS Box Type: 0 (RCA)
Setting DSS Command Hex Set to: 0 (NEW)
Setting DSS Box Type: 1 (D10100)
Setting DSS Command Hex Set to: 0 (NEW)
Setting Delay: 2
Setting channel: 206 (00-0xce-0xff-0xff)
Sending Key: 2
Settings:
Port: COM1 Baud: 9600 Box: D10100 Retries: 1 Hex Command Set: NEW
Open port to receiver
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE2]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xf0])...SUCCESS
Expecting to receive In Process Reply For Command: (received [0])FAILED
Failed to receive expected in process message
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE2]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Sending Key: 0
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE0]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: ..SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE0]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xf0])...SUCCESS
Expecting to receive In Process Reply For Command: (received [0])FAILED
Failed to receive expected in process message
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Sending Key: 6
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE6]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE6]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: ..SUCCESS
Sending Key: select
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XC3]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xf0])...SUCCESS
Expecting to receive In Process Reply For Command: (received [0])FAILED
Failed to receive expected in process message
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA5 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XC3]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 00 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS

Here's the output with box type of RCA


F:\PROGRA~1\devnz\gbpvr\UTILIT~1\DirecTV\debug>directv.exe -box RCA -set new -retries 1 -delay 2 #201
Setting DSS Box Type: 0 (RCA)
Setting DSS Command Hex Set to: 0 (NEW)
Setting DSS Box Type: 0 (RCA)
Setting DSS Command Hex Set to: 0 (NEW)
Setting Delay: 2
Setting channel: 201 (00-0xc9-0xff-0xff)
Settings:
Port: COM1 Baud: 9600 Box: RCA Retries: 1 Hex Command Set: NEW
Open port to receiver
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA6 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xf0])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0XC9 0XFF 0XFF]...(command wrote (4 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Expecting to receive In Process Reply For Command: (received [0])FAILED
Failed to receive expected in process message
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0XA6 ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS

Here's the output if I go back to box type D10200 w/ the OLD command set:

Setting DSS Box Type: 0 (RCA)
Setting DSS Command Hex Set to: 0 (NEW)
Setting DSS Box Type: 2 (D10200)
Setting DSS Command Hex Set to: 1 (OLD)
Setting Delay: 2
Setting channel: 254 (00-0xfe-0xff-0xff)
Sending Key: 2
Settings:
Port: COM1 Baud: 9600 Box: D10200 Retries: 1 Hex Command Set: OLD
Open port to receiver
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE2]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xf1])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE2]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Sending Key: 5
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE5]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: ..SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE5]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Sending Key: 4
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE4]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: ..SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XE4]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS
Sending Key: select
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XC3]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: ..SUCCESS
Openning Command Start: 0XFA ...SUCCESS
Sending Command: 0X45 ...SUCCESS
Sending Command Data [00 0X01 0XC3]...(command wrote (3 bytes) status [0x1])...SUCCESS
Sending Command Complete: 0X0D ...SUCCESS
Reading Reply Status For Command: (valid status [0xfb])...FAILED
Failed to get reply status for command
Clearing Data Port: .SUCCESS

None of those options actually changes channels on the receiver

I'll be out of town until Sunday evening so take your time..I'll check back in on Sunday night.

Thanks again !!!

[troutct]

Anyone else seeing any behavior similar to this with DirecTV channel changer ?

[troutct]

Cheval,

I played with this some more and discovered a bigger pattern...

ANY channel containing the same digit back-to-back does not work.

For instance, channel 200 does NOT work (back-to-back zeros) ..202,203,204..etc..all the way to 210 do work. 211 does NOT..212-219 do work and then 220-229 do not work but 230 DOES...etc.

I'm running the 8/11/2005 version of DirecTV.exe

Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help..more tests, etc.

Hope this helps !