Changing Channels over network

[R2JJS]

Oh my word.... dead on simple!

I should have tried this before posting. It just works fine.

Ronald

[kayleigh]

I've been using dtvTune.exe for ages on my DirecTV tuner box. No batch files or extras. I put it in the same directory as the NextPVR program and call it from in the NextPVR configuration as an executable to change the channel.

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53462

[kayleigh]

I've been using dtvTune.exe for ages on my DirecTV tuner box. No batch files or extras. I put it in the same directory as the NextPVR program and call it from in the NextPVR configuration as an executable to change the channel.

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53462

[R2JJS]

Kayleigh,

Thanks for the input. dtvTune was my plan but I was unsure how to implement it.... "call it from in the NextPVR configuration as an executable to change the channel." was the part I did not get - new to nextpvr.

Ronald

[Kamakzie1976]

I'm confused, not sure what to add into next PVR. I can change the channel with the HTTP command in my browser but I can't seem to get it to work in next PVR.

[Kamakzie1976]

Outstanding. Works perfectly.

I created the following batch file and named it dtv.bat
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe" http://192.168.1.56:8080/tv/tune?major=%1&minor=65535
It reflects the address and port of the dtv box. I also had to install wget which is easy to find, small to download and quick to install.

I placed the batch file in U:\Batch Files\dtv.bat

I then went into NPVR -> setting -> devices -> Colossus -> device setup

Since I already was using the Haupaugge IR, the channel changer fields already had "Executable" and "argument" {channel} chosen. I clicked on the "..." and while that window is open, I typed in U:\Batch Files\dtv.bat and OKed out. I then selected all the other channels, right click, update to current settings. This placed dtv.bat as the channel changer on all the channels.

I then restarted the NPVR service, opened NPVR and so far it has flawlessly changed channels.

Thanks everybody.

You are the freaking man! Thank you so very much!!!!!!!!!!!!

[michelle911]

I've been using dtvTune.exe for ages on my DirecTV tuner box. No batch files or extras. I put it in the same directory as the NextPVR program and call it from in the NextPVR configuration as an executable to change the channel.

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53462

I tried this and dtvtune.exe always closes with error. Did you copy all four files from the two zips into the NPVR program directory? What are you using for the argument?
I used to use C:\DTVipcontrol.exe /i 192.168.0.24 /c %c for Colossus in WMC and it worked great - can't get that to work in NPVR. (WMC no longer working for me)

[Graham]

I used to use C:\DTVipcontrol.exe /i 192.168.0.24 /c %c

There's this ... http://forums.nextpvr.com/archive/index....54137.html

You could try ... C:\DTVipcontrol.exe /i 192.168.0.24 /c ... in Executable and ... {channel} ... in Arguments (I'm guessing the /c %c in your command).

http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...etupDialog

[michelle911]

There's this ... http://forums.nextpvr.com/archive/index....54137.html

You could try ... C:\DTVipcontrol.exe /i 192.168.0.24 /c ... in Executable and ... {channel} ... in Arguments (I'm guessing the /c %c in your command).

http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...etupDialog

Nope didn't work. I have confirmed the executable is ok in a command window, so it's somewhere in the way NPVR sees it.

[johnsonx42]

check nrecord.log for the actual command string that was sent.