2005-06-15, 03:45 AM
I just found out about GB-PVR and so far I'm thoroughly impressed. I was able to configure gbpvr to change channels on my rca directv receiver via a serial cable link and just wanted to share my solution.
First obtain a serial cable. You can build or buy one. see http://www.dtvcontrol.com/
Next install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/). You'll need bash and perl at a minimum - I did a full install.
Then get David Gesswein's Perl Directv serial script at http://www.pdp8.net/directv/directv.shtml (hint: this is the script http://www.pdp8.net/directv/directv.pl)
Create a simple bash script that will call directv.pl Name this script something like dtv.sh:
#!/bin/bash
/cygdrive/c/gbpvr/scripts/directv.pl $1 $2
Goto gvpvr config->capture sources->channel changer Select "exe Changer Plugin" then goto Settings
Select bash.exe for the executable. For my installation this was C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
For parameters, enter the following:
"c:\gbpvr\scripts\dtv.sh setup_channel {channel}"
Of course substitute c:\gbpvr\scripts for the path to your script.
That's it.
First obtain a serial cable. You can build or buy one. see http://www.dtvcontrol.com/
Next install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/). You'll need bash and perl at a minimum - I did a full install.
Then get David Gesswein's Perl Directv serial script at http://www.pdp8.net/directv/directv.shtml (hint: this is the script http://www.pdp8.net/directv/directv.pl)
Create a simple bash script that will call directv.pl Name this script something like dtv.sh:
#!/bin/bash
/cygdrive/c/gbpvr/scripts/directv.pl $1 $2
Goto gvpvr config->capture sources->channel changer Select "exe Changer Plugin" then goto Settings
Select bash.exe for the executable. For my installation this was C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
For parameters, enter the following:
"c:\gbpvr\scripts\dtv.sh setup_channel {channel}"
Of course substitute c:\gbpvr\scripts for the path to your script.
That's it.