Switching sky box on after powercut

[doc]

Hello everyone. I live away in the week and record all my TV using sage, then watch it at weekends, and what I cant watch I take with me to watch in the week on my laptop. Every now and again we get a power cut and the sky satelite box doesn't switch back on again, it just sits in standby. Then I get a week of recording noise

Does anyone know of a way to get the Sky satellite receiver back on using the usbirt? or maybe adding a code to the front of all channel changes so that it will switch it on just incase the box is off?

[Hades]

I guess the simple answer is get yourself a UPS,and connect the HTPC & Skybox into it.

Other option being use Girder,and get it to poll the sky box every few hours sending the "SKY" button ir code ..Use the `SKY` button,because it will Bring the Digibox out of standby ,but will not put the box back into standby if already on.

Personally i run my workstation & htpc on UPS,i have learnt in the past ,computers(Windows/Hard Drives) can survive a warm boot fine(usually),but a cold boot for windows & hard drives whilst active is an entirely different matter...Sometimes its carnage.
Just my 0.02$


EDIT: Just wondering how well your HTPC survives a power cut,or is it already on a UPS?

[doc]

I'm debating getting a UPS for my pc but the sky box is in the other bedroom. I use the sky remote eye to change channels, will have to have a look at girder and see if that will work. The only other problem I have is do I stay in and look at girder or do I go out on a date? I suppose girder will have to wait or I'll be in mega trouble

[Hades]

Maybe another option is get Sage to send the "SKY" button on every channel change.

Get sage to learn the "SKY" button via
Setup Video Sources / Tuner / Tuner Control / Learn new Command, call the command A ,then modify your channel numbering setup to A106 A107 etc.
Hopefully then sage will send "A" + numbers

Not sure if this work,but may be worth trying.

[doc]

I tried but alas no, when I press the sky remote to program it, it doesnt accept the input, the LED on the remote flashes away but the USBIRT ignores it. Never mind, it was a good idea.

[Hades]

Make sure the Sage Service is DISABLED,