gbpvr and directv

[mcundith]

If I want to watch tv on one channel and record a show on a different channel do I have to have two directv boxes?

[nitrogen_widget]

Yes.
The directv channel changer program works great.
However, not many PC's have two serial ports & I don't know if it works with USB adaptors.

I also don't know what it takes to control two different boxs.
I'm assuming it just takes using two instances of the app in either seperate folders or the same folders & just changing the name of one of the apps.

[kayleigh]

The directv channel changer program works great.

I've been trying to get the DirecTV channel changer to work with my system... what kind of interface are you using? (Serial->USB? I have the D40 model, I think) I've had no luck with the app posted in the wiki or the perl script posted in MythTV forums. I've been using the autotune feature to change the channel , but it would be so sweet to have GBPVR do it for me. Thanks!

[nitrogen_widget]

I forget what model directv unit I have I think it's a d10.
I'm using serial to mini-jack cable I built.
I keep the speed at 19,000 baud I think.
Faster speeds didn't work.

I also had to perform a hard reset on the box via the menu's in order to download the latest updates & get the serial port to work.