Hi

I have just install knoppmyth on a box with a Compro VideoMate DVB-T300 Chipset: Philips SAA 7134

I had to recompile the kernel and get the latest cvs for the video from LinuxTV.org (http://www.linuxtv.org) but finally the card detected and I thought all would be well. Unfortunately the remote is driving me insane.

After going through every site I could find on it I am still having problems.

I have recorded the remote button activity and have tested

lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event2

[event2 is the correct event for my machine]

and receive a response from irw which indicates that the remote is funtioning and passing signals through to ircd

my cut down lircd file looks like this:

begin remote

name /tmp/my-remote2
bits 16
eps 30
aeps 100

one 0 0
zero 0 0
pre_data_bits 16
pre_data 0x8001
gap 314618
toggle_bit 0


begin codes
Space 0x0160
Escape 0x008D
end codes

end remote

These corespone to the OK button and Guide and a button I am trying to assign to escape out of a screen.

According to keys.txt I believe this to be correct and again those words appear when the remote is run on irw.

There is some activity with the remote however. the middle set of arrow keys work for basic navigation within mythtv and at the console they allow scrolling back through previous commands.

I have not included them in the list above so am unsure why this is happening unless it is built into some other control.

the file I am editing is in the /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

and it is the one generated by knoppix myth when the remote script is set to no remote [42]

If anyone has any ideas please let me know as it is driving me insane now.

Thanks

I was unsure whether the lirc program was loading automatically so I have made the following adjustments:

prevented the /etc/init.d/lirc from executing

add own script with the following to start at loading:

/sbin/modprobe saa7134 oss=1 card=70
/sbin/modprobe saa7134-dvb
/usr/sbin/lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event2
/usr/sbin/lircmd

This script seems to have completely wiped the basic control that I had with the remote. But now when I quite to a console irw works immeadiately without problems and returns the characters required.

I have not made any changes to the lircrc file in /home/mythtv/.mythtv

It is still the default as follow: for the # lircrc.example.HauppaugeGrey-nativelirc

Is there something here that may need to be altered? At this point wild speculation would be appreciated.


# lircrc.example.HauppaugeGrey-nativelirc
# 2003-09-17, Robert Kulagowski
# mailto:rkulagow@rocketmail.com
# Save this file in ~/.mythtv/lircrc

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Off
config = Esc
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Go
# Swap the PiP windows
config = N
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 1
config = Esc
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 2
config = 2
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 3
config = 3
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 4
config = 4
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 5
config = 5
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 6
config = 6
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 7
config = 7
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 8
config = 8
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 9
config = 9
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Back/Exit
config = Esc
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 0
config = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Menu
config = M
end

# Below are keys used with the Hauppauge Grey remote

begin
prog = mythtv
# This is the Red key
# We'll use it for "Delete"
button = Red
config = D
end

begin
prog = mythtv
# This is the Green key
# We'll use it for "Information"
button = Green
config = I
end

# Note the "repeat =" strings in the volume and channel.
# This means that if you hold down the key, every nth instance will be
# passed. This depends on your system, so you may want to increase or
# decrease this and see what happens. repeat = 1 is probably too
# fast.

begin
prog = mythtv
# This is the Yellow key
# Use it as a volume key
button = Yellow
repeat = 3
config = F10
end

begin
prog = mythtv
# This is the Blue key
# Use it as a volume key
button = Blue
repeat = 3
config = F11
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Ch+
# This is the "up" on the central diamond
repeat = 3
config = Up
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Ch-
# This is the "down" on the central diamond
repeat = 3
config = Down
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Vol-
# This is the "left" on the central diamond
repeat = 3
config = Left
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Vol+
# This is the "right" on the central diamond
repeat = 3
config = Right
end

begin
prog = mythtv
# Middle button on the diamond
button = Ok
config = Return
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Mute
config = F9
end

begin
prog = mythtv
# Change focus for PiP (to change channel in the other window)
button = Blank
config = B
end

begin
prog = mythtv
# Toggle PiP on/off
button = Full
config = V
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Rew
config = Left
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Play
config = P
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = FFW
config = Right
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Record
config = R
end

begin
prog = mythtv
# Teletext
button = Stop
config = T
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = pause
config = P
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Replay
# Use for backwards commercial skip
config = Q
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Skip
# Use for forward commercial skip
config = Z
end

#MPlayer
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Off
config = quit
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = MENU
config = osd
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = Rew
config = seek -10
repeat = 1
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = FFW
config = seek +10
repeat = 1
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = Replay
config = seek -60
repeat = 1
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = Skip
config = seek +60
repeat = 1
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = Pause
config = pause
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = Play
config = pause
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = BACK
config = quit
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = VOL+
config = volume +1
repeat = 1
end

begin
prog = mplayer
button = VOL-
config = volume -1
repeat = 1
end

begin
prog=mplayer
button=Mute
config=mute
end
##XINE

begin
prog = xine
button = PLAY
repeat = 3
config = Play
end

begin
prog = xine
button = STOP
repeat = 3
config = Stop
end

begin
prog = xine
button = BACK/EXIT
config = Quit
end

begin
prog = xine
button = PAUSE
repeat = 3
config = Pause
end

begin
prog = xine
button = CH+
repeat = 4
config = EventUp
end

begin
prog = xine
button = CH-
repeat = 4
config = EventDown
end

begin
prog = xine
button = VOL-
repeat = 4
config = EventLeft
end

begin
prog = xine
button = VOL+
repeat = 4
config = EventRight
end

begin
prog = xine
button = OK
repeat = 0
config = EventSelect
end

begin
prog = xine
button = MENU
repeat = 0
config = Menu
end

#vol down
begin
prog = xine
button = YELLOW
repeat = 1
config = Volume-
end

#vol up
begin
prog = xine
button = Red
repeat = 1
config = Volume+
end

begin
prog = xine
button = FFW
repeat = 2
config = SeekRelative+30
end

begin
prog = xine
button = REW
repeat = 2
config = SeekRelative-30
end

#ch up
begin
prog = xine
button = Green
repeat = 1
config = SeekRelative+60
end

#ch down
begin
prog = xine
button = Blue
repeat = 1
config = SeekRelative-60
end

#sleep
begin
prog = xine
button = GO
repeat = 1
config = ZoomIn
end

#display
begin
prog = xine
button = SKIP
repeat = 1
config = ZoomOut
end

#skip chapter forward
begin
prog = xine
button = SKIP
repeat = 1
config = EventNext
end

#skip chapter backward
begin
prog = xine
button = REPLAY
repeat = 1
config = EventPrior
end

begin
prog = lircnav
button = VOL-
config = page_down
end

begin
prog = lircnav
button = VOL+
config = page_up
end

begin
prog = lircnav
button = CH+
config = up
end

begin
prog = lircnav
button = CH-
config = down
end

begin
prog = lircnav
button = OK
config = select
end

begin
prog = lircnav
button = Off
config = eject
end

I think I have solved it myself. I will post back with the results.

Problem solved. Now that I see how the 2 files interact. There must have been a default setting to allow the remote to work if the lirc program was not set up properly.

The default file in /home/mythtv/.mythtv
set of commands needed to be configured to match the lircd.conf file input. Straight forward really but not easy to find references to.