- What Elgato hardware is compatible with SerialChannel? SerialChannel is software dependent. EyeTv 2.4 or greater is required for it to work. It does not matter what Elgato hardware is used.
- How can I have SerialChannel start up automatically? SerialChannel can be started automatically at login or use an applescript that starts up EyeTV and SerialChannel when clicked. An Applescript app will be available soon.
- I want to setup my H20 box but I though it was HD? How will this affect my computer? Since your EyeTV is connected to the H20 box by SVideo or Composite it will only receive analog input.
- I am getting an excessive retries error, what does this mean? It means that the software is working ok. It was able to open the serial port and send a message, however the message was not returned from the Directv box. Basically, the cableing from the null serial cable to the Directv box is not working. More than likely the usb serial adapter at the irectv box is not a pl2303 based.
- SerialChannelIR cannot find my usb-uirt device eventhough it is connected to my computer.
If you are using a USB to serial adapter with an FTDI chipset you will need to remove the driver.
To remove the drivers from Mac OS X, the user must be logged on as rootor use the sudo command. Start a Terminal session (Go > Applications > Utilities > Terminal) and enter the following commands at the command prompt:
prompt$ cd /System/Library/Extensions
prompt$ sudo rm -r FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext
prompt$ cd /Library/Receipts
prompt$ sudo rm -r FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext
The driver will then be removed from the system.