help me with with SA 3250HD and lirc?

[guystreeter]

I have a Scientific Atlanta 3250HD cable box, and I'm fairly sure my UIRT is not one of the ones that can learn 56KHz signals. Am I correct that I should still be able to send signals to it?
I'm using lirc built with a recent patch to support the UIRT. I have not found an LIRC config that says it is specifically for the 3250, but I believe it uses the same remote as the 2000 and 8000. I've tried configs for both of those.
I had to add a "frequency 56000" line to the 2000 config to keep lirc from dying whe I tried to use it. The visible light on the UIRT flashes when I try to change the channel, but there is no response from the cable box at all.
I read that other people have had success by pointing the UIRT away from the cable box, and by putting masking tape over the front of it. Neither of these helped me.

If anyone has used the UIRT with this cable box, please tell me about it.
If you had success with this cable box using lirc, please send me the lirc config you used.

thanks,
--Guy Streeter

[guystreeter]

Perhaps I asked too many questions in my post, so here's just one: Can I expect my USB-UIRT to send 56KHz signals, even if it can't learn them?

thanks,
--Guy

[jrhees]

guystreeter,

I can answer that one -- YES. What I cannot help you with is Lirc, since I am only familiar with the Windows software.

-Jon

[guystreeter]

Thanks for confirming that 56KHz should be supported.

Now my next question? Is anyone successfully using a USB-UIRT with lirc on Linux?

thanks,
--Guy

[jrhees]

guystreeter,

Check out the Developer's section on the forum -- there are several threads about Lirc and Linux.

Jon