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Author:  msfox99 [ Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Hauppauge remote not working - SOLVED
Now that I have live TV and just about everything else working, time to see why my remote doesn't seem to work.

My setup: R5A16, Athlon XP, nVidia FX5200, Hauppauge PVR-250 with A415-HPG remote (not sure if this is grey or silver to my eyes :( )

This is what I have tried:

1. According to a Wiki article on 250 remote, I ran "install-i686-l" Didn't help :( .

2. I got the lircd.conf from lirc.sourceforge.net for the Huappauge remotes, and edited out that which didn't apply to the A415. No good :( .

3. Looked at /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc but not sure if it is right or not, looks OK to me.

4. Tried /usr/local/bin/lirc-reconfig.sh, but no help :( .

5. Tried irw, but I get, "Connection refused." Does this mean that myth has the connection?

6. Tried irrecord, and this seem to work fine. I was able to press buttons on my remote and see the effect in the shell window. I assume this means that lirc itself is working.

7. tjc suggested: update-rc.d lirc defaults, and this gives, "System startup links for /etc/init.d/lirc already exist," and no help :( .

Here is an extract from /var/log/messages:

Code:
Aug 19 19:32:09 mythtv kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
Aug 19 19:32:09 mythtv kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
Aug 19 19:32:09 mythtv kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10


Here is an extract from daemon.log:

Code:
Aug 19 19:32:09 mythtv lircd 0.7.0[1952]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
Aug 19 19:32:09 mythtv lircd 0.7.0[1952]: uirt2_raw: could not reset tty
Aug 19 19:32:09 mythtv lircd 0.7.0[1952]: caught signal


And this is my hardware.conf file:

Code:
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
# Arguments which will be used when launching lircd
LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
#START_LIRCMD=false

#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES=true

# Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
DRIVER="default"
# If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 will be
# automatically used instead
DEVICE="/dev/lirc"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_i2c"

# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
# LIRCD_CONF="hauppauge/lircd.conf.hauppauge"
# LIRCMD_CONF="hauppauge/lircmd.conf.hauppauge"
LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"   <--- I changed these 2 lines
LIRCMD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircmd.conf"  <---


As usual, any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike
Author:  daffydk [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Buttons
How many buttons are on your remote ??

is it european model or ?

Witch card is it it for ?

/daffydk
Author:  msfox99 [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:10 pm ]
Post subject: 
It is a U.S Model A415-HPG, which came with a PVR-250 card that I just purchased.

There is a photo of it here about 1/2 way down the page:

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr250.html

Thanks.
Author:  samborambo [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:13 am ]
Post subject: 
I think you're using the wrong driver. uirt2_raw is for the DIY serial port IR interface.
Author:  samborambo [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:25 am ]
Post subject: 
sorry, my bad, I see you are using the serial port receiver.....

I'm having exactly the same problem. irrecord works fine producing a good config file. I start "lircd -n" and get:
Code:
sam@mythbox:/etc/lirc$ sudo lircd -n
lircd 0.7.0[8440]: lircd(uirt2_raw) ready

Then I try starting irw on another shell. It immediately exits and lircd says:
Code:
lircd 0.7.0[8440]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
lircd 0.7.0[8440]: uirt2_raw: could not reset tty
lircd 0.7.0[8440]: caught signal
Terminated
sam@mythbox:/etc/lirc$
Author:  daffydk [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:13 am ]
Post subject:  hmm
Update your lirc to version 0.7.1 instead and it will work for you

Its the same remote as i got for my pvr 150 card and it works

The only thing you have too do is too make another config file
you can download the lircrc from my page

http://www.multiportalen.dk/lircrc.txt

I hope it works for you then

/Daffydk
Author:  samborambo [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:46 pm ]
Post subject: 
this is just weird:
Code:
sam@mythbox:/usr/src/modules/lirc$ sudo lircd -n
lircd 0.7.0[12474]: lircd(uirt2_raw) ready
lircd 0.7.0[12474]: caught signal

sam@mythbox:/usr/src/modules/lirc$ lircd -h
Usage: lircd 0.7.1pre2 [options] [config-file]
         -h --help                      display this message
         -v --version                   display version
         -n --nodaemon                  don't fork to background
         -p --permission=mode           file permissions for /dev/lircd
         -H --driver=driver             use given driver
         -d --device=device             read from given device
         -l --listen[=port]             listen for network connections on port
         -c --connect=host[:port]       connect to remote lircd server
         -o --output=socket             output socket filename
         -P --pidfile=file              daemon pid file
sam@mythbox:/usr/src/modules/lirc$
Author:  samborambo [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:52 pm ]
Post subject: 
found my problem.......had an older version of lircd 0.7.0 in another path.

Sweet! :)
Author:  msfox99 [ Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:55 am ]
Post subject: 
Hi all,

I was away on vacation and am now getting back to getting my remote working (see 1st post above). Does anyone have any new ideas that might help?

daffdk: you suggested upgrading from 0.7.0 lirc to 0.7.1. I seem to remember reading somewhere that one of the versions (maybe 0.7.1) of lirc doesn't work with the A415-HPG remote. Can anyone comment on this also? I am a little afraid of upgrading and then having to go backwards (only because I don't know how easy that would be).

Thanks again,

Mike
Author:  msfox99 [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:24 am ]
Post subject: 
Well, I got it working....

I downloaded a fresh copy of 0.7.0 of lirc, built and installed it, and my remote started working. Not sure why this is, but somehow I must of messed the version I had. In any case, I am happy.
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