Another Newbie Problem: IR Motorolla codes

[SeanOffShotgun]

Sorry guys,

The following information will hopefully help to get your TiVo changing your Motorola STB's channels. I sorted it for myself a couple of weeks ago but have been doing other TiVo setup since, so always meant to post this but didn't - apologies.

EDIT: When going through guided set-up choose any Motorola decoder box, none work in my experience, but that doesn't matter because the instructions below will sort it all out.

I have a Motorola Sky STB and I also had problems with that MotorolaDTH325-4.tcl script - in it's current state on Timmy's website it will not work without further instruction from the authors or Timmy.

So get crazy and do what I did...

There are probably lots of ways to skin this cat (like knowing a little more TCL - which I don't), but...

To run it (at the command prompt while telnet connected to your TiVo) like...
TiVo # ./MotorolaDTH325-4.tcl

Firstly ftp Timmy's file in binary to your TiVo and edit it as below, or use my attached file.

Edits to Timmy's file:
EDIT - (do the edits on the TiVo since the file is in unix CR/LF format)

It needs the following line inserted as the first line in the file:
#!/tvbin/tivosh

Then it needs the following line inserted as the last line of the file:
motorola

But you also need to edit it to deal with an exisiting CableBoxCodeNum. I used 20001 (I don't know if that's a good choice, butt hay - it goes).

The lines I changed to do this now look like:
puts "Setting Motorola codes for TiVo 20001..."
set tivoir [db $db open /Component/Ir/TivoFormat/20001]

So you are now using an edited version of Timmy's file or my one.

Run the following (where you ftp'd the .tcl file to):
TiVo # chmod 700 MotorolaDTH325-4.tcl

then enter the TiVo shell:
TiVo # tivosh

Then at the TiVo shell run:
% mls /

Look at the output and find the FsId value corresponding to the line where Name = 'Setup'. Mine is 2274, so when I use 2274 you replace that with your value.

Then find the value of Source:
% dumpobj 2274

For me this gives:
Source = 2274/12

Take your source value and run like:
% dbset 2274/12 CableBoxCodeNum 20001

Then get out of the TiVo shell:
% exit

Yay, then run your .tcl script:
TiVo # ./MotorolaDTH325-4.tcl

REBOOT your TiVo!!! and good luck...

Sean.

PS

If I've been confusing just flame me (post a friendly query) - I've got 2 kids under 3 1/2 running around like banshees at the moment - I'll concentrate more tonight.

EDIT:

If you are having trouble running the script then maybe you didn't ftp it to your TiVo in binary mode.
You can check this by running the following command - if you have ^M at the end of every line then you didn't ftp in binary:

TiVo # cat -vet MotorolaDTH325-4.tcl

You can fix this by redoing the ftp in binary or running the following command:

TiVo # dos2unix MotorolaDTH325-4.tcl

[SeanOffShotgun]

Marv,

Yep, phone Sky customer service, and ask them to swap out the decoder, because you require s-video output.
$35 later a Pace decoder is deliverd!!

Good luck.

Can't believen your Turbocard problem.Fustrating!

Dudes... why not use S-Video via the SCART on your Motorola? I do - Sky should supply the required cable for free.

[gabiwabi]

Sean,

Thanks very much for the info.
Unfortunately for me, I have already swapped the decoder.

All the best,
Gabi

[JECastor]

Great - this works just fine. Thanks!!

[Pheynix]

Has anyone had experiance with a Motorola DTH335-4. I have tried the 325-4 codes available with no luck, and have captured my own too (currently trying different frequencies with no luck just yet!)

Ideas?

-d