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Jimmler

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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:23 pm

Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:50 pm

Posts: 13

I don't mind being a Guinea pig on this. The remote is the only thing keeping this project from being exposed to the whole family. I have a new box ready to go:
Sony Vaio - 2.8Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 400Gb hard drive, Soundblaster Live!, PVR-250
I had no issues with the installation and I have done nothing to it since the install of R5E50, but it's no biggie to reinstall as many times as necessary to get it working. I'd really like to see the issue with the MCE USB remote resolved. I could never get it working under R5D1, either.

I will admit that although I do Windows support for a living, I'm definitely a newcomer to the Linux OS.

-Jim

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seano

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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:32 pm

Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:22 pm

Posts: 73

mlbuser wrote:

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13126

See if this thread helps.

Tried that...
And it worked! Yea!

With /etc/lirc/hardware.conf back to:

Code:

DEVICE="/dev/lirc"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2" 

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seano

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:07 am

Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:22 pm

Posts: 73

nharris wrote:

Ok. I think I have the proper fix for this figured out. For a default R5E50 install:

edit /etc/init.d/lirc and change
from:
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd \
to:
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- $LIRCD_ARGS \

Probably worth noting that this didn't work for me...

Thanks though.

-seano

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seano

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:10 am

Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:22 pm

Posts: 73

And just so everyone has the fix that worked for me:

mlbuser wrote:

A nasty hack, but I just want it to work, added the following to /etc/init.d/lirc

case "$1" in
start)
if [ "$LOAD_MODULES" = "true" ] && [ "$START_LIRCD" = "true" ]; then
load_modules $MODULES
fi

if [ ! -e /dev/lirc ]; then
echo "Creating link /dev/lirc0 -> /dev/lirc"
ln -s /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc
fi

echo -n "Starting lirc daemon:"

Combined with /etc/lirc/hardware.conf back to:

Code:

DEVICE="/dev/lirc"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2" 

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ethernut

Post subject:

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:31 am

Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:05 pm

Posts: 200

Just to go on record and say that seanos method is not neccessaritly the recommend method as basically lircd is still using /dev/lirc0 but through a uber overengineerd symlink recreation process.

See Cecils response to my "fix" for my serial remote (which is basically what seano did but simpler):

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13097

Turns out he was right, I changed my hardware.conf to /dev/lirc0 and cleaned out my /etc/bootmisc entries. This is what it looked like when I did the symlink method (like you):

Quote:

ln -s /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc
setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none
modprobe lirc_serial
/usr/sbin/lircd

Here's how the end of my /etc/bootmisc looks now:

Quote:

#ln -s /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc
setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none
#modprobe lirc_serial
#/usr/sbin/lircd

My working /etc/lirc/hardware.conf (for reference)

Quote:

root@mythtv:~# cat /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
# /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/lirc0"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_serial"
#MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_i2c"

Seano, I'm truly glad you're able to use your remote. Now you can sleep easy t'nite.. :-)

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simonf

Post subject: MCE Remote (Am I missing something) My FIX

Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:59 am

Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Posts: 161

Location: Manchester UK

I have looked at various posts about how to fix the MCE V2 remote.

I have posted the files on http://www.flanagan-family.com/knoppmyth along with the latest iso which can be used as a mirror.

I have included the steps I used to get my remote to work. After the initial install I restored my old lircd using

Code:

tar jxvf /myth/backup/savedfiles.tar.bz2 ./etc/lirc/lircd.conf ./home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc 

As everyone else seems to have found the remote didnt work.

After a search on the site I tried the fix

7) The /etc/init.d/lirc script isn't right for the MCE Remote (ver2). To fix it edit /etc/init.d/lirc and change the line that says:
Code:
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd \

to read:
Code:
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- $LIRCD_ARGS \

This reverses a change which was needed for an earlier version.

This didnt fix it so I tried the following

Code:

cat /dev/lirc0

and found that keypresses on my remote caused characters on the screen. So I edited /etc/lirc/hardware.conf and changed the

Code:

DEVICE="/dev/usb/hiddev0"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"

Code:

DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"

and after a reboot my remote worked. Attatched all my config files

/etc/lirc/hardware.conf

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/usb/hiddev0"
DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"

/etc/init.d/lirc

Code:

#! /bin/sh
#
#

load_modules ()
{
   local MODULES_MISSING=false

   for mod in $*
   do
      modprobe -k $mod 2> /dev/null || MODULES_MISSING=true
   done

   if $MODULES_MISSING; then
      echo "#####################################################"
      echo "## I couldn't load the required kernel modules     ##"
      echo "## You should install lirc-modules-source to build ##"
      echo "## kernel support for your hardware.               ##"
      echo "#####################################################"
      echo "## If this message is not appropriate you may set  ##"
      echo "## LOAD_MODULES=false in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf   ##"
      echo "#####################################################"
      START_LIRCMD=false
      START_LIRCD=false
   fi
}

build_args ()
{
   local ARGS="$*"
   if [ -n "$DEVICE" ] && [ "$DEVICE" != "none" ]; then
      if [ -d /dev/lirc ] && [ "$DEVICE" = "/dev/lirc" ];then
         #new device names
         DEVICE="/dev/lirc/0"
      fi
      ARGS="--device=$DEVICE $ARGS"
   fi
   if [ -n "$DRIVER" ] && [ "$DRIVER" != "none" ]; then
      ARGS="--driver=$DRIVER $ARGS"
   fi
   echo $ARGS
}

test -f /usr/sbin/lircd || exit 0
test -f /usr/sbin/lircmd || exit 0
#test -f /etc/lirc/lircd.conf || exit 0
#test -f /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf || exit 0

START_LIRCMD=true
START_LIRCD=true

if [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircd.conf ] \
   || grep -q "^#UNCONFIGURED"  /etc/lirc/lircd.conf;then
   if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
          echo "##################################################"
          echo "## LIRC IS NOT CONFIGURED                       ##"
          echo "##                                              ##"
          echo "## read /usr/share/doc/lirc/html/configure.html ##"
          echo "##################################################"
   fi
   START_LIRCD=false
   START_LIRCMD=false
fi
if [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf ] \
   || grep -q "^#UNCONFIGURED" /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf;then
   START_LIRCMD=false
fi

if [ -f /etc/lirc/hardware.conf ];then
   . /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
fi


case "$1" in
  start)
    if [ "$LOAD_MODULES" = "true" ] && [ "$START_LIRCD" = "true" ]; then
   load_modules $MODULES
    fi
    echo -n "Starting lirc daemon:"
    if $START_LIRCD; then
      echo -n " lircd"
      LIRCD_ARGS=`build_args $LIRCD_ARGS`
      start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- $LIRCD_ARGS \
      < /dev/null
    fi
    if $START_LIRCMD; then
      echo -n " lircmd"
      start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd \
            < /dev/null
    fi
    echo "."
    ;;
  stop)
    echo -n "Stopping lirc daemon:"
    echo -n " lircmd"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd
    echo -n " lircd"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
    echo "."
    ;;
  reload|force-reload)
    if $START_LIRCD; then
      start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --signal 1 --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
    fi
    if $START_LIRCMD; then
      start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --signal 1 --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd
    fi
    ;;
  restart)
    $0 stop
    $0 start
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/lircd {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}"
    exit 1
esac

exit 0

My Custom Files (For UK Version of the remote )

/etc/lirc/lirc.conf

Code:

#
# RC-6 config file
#
# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
#         http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
#
# used by: Philips
#
#########
#
# Philips Media Center Edition remote control
# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
#
# Dan Conti  dconti|acm.wwu.edu
#
# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control
#

begin remote

  name mceusb
  bits           16
  flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       2667   889
  one           444   444
  zero          444   444
  pre_data_bits 21
  pre_data      0x37FF0
  gap          105000
  toggle_bit     22
  rc6_mask     0x100000000


      begin codes

# starts at af
        Radio    0x00007baf
        Print    0x00007bb1
        Videos   0x00007bb5
        Pictures 0x00007bb6
        RecTV    0x00007bb7
        Music    0x00007bb8
        TV       0x00007bb9
# no ba - d8
        Guide    0x00007bd9
        LiveTV   0x00007bda
        DVD      0x00007bdb
        Back     0x00007bdc
        OK       0x00007bdd
        Right    0x00007bde
        Left     0x00007bdf
        Down     0x00007be0
        Up       0x00007be1
        Star     0x00007be2
        Hash     0x00007be3
        Replay   0x00007be4
        Skip     0x00007be5
        Stop     0x00007be6
        Pause    0x00007be7
        Record   0x00007be8
        Play     0x00007be9
        Rewind   0x00007bea
        Forward  0x00007beb
        ChanDown 0x00007bec
        ChanUp   0x00007bed
        VolDown  0x00007bee
        VolUp    0x00007bef
        More     0x00007bf0
        Mute     0x00007bf1
        Home     0x00007bf2
        Power    0x00007bf3
        Enter    0x00007bf4
        Clear    0x00007bf5
        Nine     0x00007bf6
        Eight    0x00007bf7
        Seven    0x00007bf8
        Six      0x00007bf9
        Five     0x00007bfa
        Four     0x00007bfb
        Three    0x00007bfc
        Two      0x00007bfd
        One      0x00007bfe
        Zero     0x00007bff
        tv       0x00007B9A
        red      0x00007BA4
        green    0x00007BA3
        yellow   0x00007BA2
        blue     0x00007BA1
        teletext 0x00007BA5

      end codes

end remote

\home\mythtv\.mythtv\lircrc

Code:

############################################################################## 
# SimonF for MCE Remote
# mythtv: for MythTV 
# Mythtv xine and mplayer
############################################################################### 

begin 
prog = irexec 
button = blue 
repeat = 4 
config = eject &
end 

begin 
prog = irexec 
button = Power 
repeat = 4 
config = /myth/simon/mypower.sh &
end 

#############################

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = One 
repeat = 4 
config = 1 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Two 
repeat = 4 
config = 2 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Three 
repeat = 4 
config = 3 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Four 
repeat = 4 
config = 4 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Five 
repeat = 4 
config = 5 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Six 
repeat = 4 
config = 6 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Seven 
repeat = 4 
config = 7 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Eight 
repeat = 4 
config = 8 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Nine
repeat = 4 
config = 9 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Zero
repeat = 4 
config = 0 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
#Clear On Screen Display
button = clear 
repeat = 4 
config = Backspace 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv
#Program Guide 
button = Guide 
repeat = 4 
config = S
end 


begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Up 
repeat = 6 
config = Up 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Down 
repeat = 6 
config = Down 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Left 
repeat = 6 
config = Left 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Right 
repeat = 6 
config = Right 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
#Select 
button = OK 
repeat = 6 
config = Return 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv
#enter Edit Mode  
button = tv 
repeat = 4 
config = E 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
# Exit Progam 
button = Back 
repeat = 4 
config = Esc 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv
#Bring up menu Button Marked DVD Guide 
button = DVD 
repeat = 4 
config = M 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
# Bring Up Info 
button = Home 
repeat = 4 
config = W 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
# Bring Up Program Info 
button = More 
repeat = 4 
config = U 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Replay 
repeat = 4 
config = Home 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Skip 
repeat = 4 
config = End
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Rewind 
repeat = 4 
config = PgUp 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Forward 
repeat = 4 
config = PgDown 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Play 
repeat = 4 
config = P 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv 
button = Record 
repeat = 4 
config = R 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Clear 
repeat = 4 
config = D 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = teletext 
repeat = 4 
config = F4 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = LiveTV 
repeat = 4 
config = F5
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = RecTV 
repeat = 4 
config = F6 
end 

#begin 
#prog = mythtv 
#button = Slow 
#repeat = 4 
#config = Z 
#end 

#begin 
#prog = mythtv 
#remote = d1ldo 
#button = Repeat 
#repeat = 0 
#config = ? 
#end 

#begin 
#prog = mythtv 
#remote = d1ldo 
#button = Osd 
#repeat = 2 
#config = W 
#end 

#begin 
#prog = mythtv 
#remote = d1ldo 
#button = Function 
#repeat = 0 
#config = C 
#end 

#begin 
#prog = mythtv 
#remote = d1ldo 
#button = Program 
#repeat = 0 
#config = / 
#end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = Mute 
repeat = 0 
config = | 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = ChanUp 
repeat = 2 
config = Up 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = ChanDown 
repeat = 2 
config = Down
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = VolUp 
repeat = 2 
config = ] 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = VolDown 
repeat = 2 
config = [ 
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = green 
repeat = 2 
config = O
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = yellow 
repeat = 2 
config = B
end 

begin 
prog = mythtv  
button = red 
repeat = 2 
config = F1
end 

############################################################################### 
# 
# xine: for DVD & Video playback 
# 
############################################################################### 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Back 
repeat = 0 
config = Quit 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Up 
repeat = 2 
config = EventUp 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Down 
repeat = 2 
config = EventDown 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Right 
repeat = 2 
config = EventRight 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Left 
repeat = 2 
config = EventLeft 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = DVD 
repeat = 0 
config = TitleMenu 
end 

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

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Zero 
repeat = 4 
config = Number0 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = One 
repeat = 4 
config = Number1 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Two 
repeat = 4 
config = Number2 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Three 
repeat = 4 
config = Number3 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Four 
repeat = 4 
config = Number4 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Five 
repeat = 4 
config = Number5 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Six 
repeat = 3 
config = Number6 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Seven 
repeat = 4 
config = Number7 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Eight 
repeat = 4 
config = Number8 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Nine 
repeat = 4 
config = Number9 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Play 
repeat = 0 
config = Pause 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Stop 
repeat = 0 
config = Quit 
# config = Stop 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Skip 
repeat = 2 
config = NextMrl 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Replay 
repeat = 2 
config = PriorMrl 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = More 
repeat = 0 
config = OSDStreamInfos 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = VolUp 
repeat = 2 
config = Volume+ 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = VolDown 
repeat = 2 
config = Volume- 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Mute 
repeat = 0 
config = Mute 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Forward 
repeat = 2 
config = SpeedFaster 
end 

#begin 
#prog = xine 
#remote = d1ldo 
#button = Rewind 
#repeat = 2 
#config = SpeedSlower 
#end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = hash 
repeat = 2 
config = ZoomIn 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = star 
repeat = 2 
config = ZoomOut 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = Home 
repeat = 2 
config = ToggleAspectRatio 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = ChanUp 
repeat = 2 
config = EventAngleNext 
# config = AngleMenu 
end 

begin 
prog = xine  
button = ChanDown 
repeat = 2 
config = AudioChannelNext 
# config = AudioMenu 
end 

#begin 
#prog = xine 
#remote = d1ldo 
#button = Mode 
#repeat = 2 
#config = SpuNext 
# config = SubPictureMenu 
#end

#MPlayer 

begin 
prog = mplayer  
button = One 
repeat = 3 
config = audio_delay -0.05 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer  
button = Three 
repeat = 3 
config = audio_delay 0.05 
end 


begin 
prog = mplayer  
button = Two 
repeat = 2
config = switch_audio
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Stop 
config = quit 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Four 
config = switch_ratio 1.25 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Five 
config = switch_ratio 1.6 
config = quit 
end

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Six 
config = switch_ratio 1.72 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Stop 
config = quit 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Home 
config = vo_fullscreen 
end 
 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = DVD 
config = osd 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Left 
config = seek -5 
repeat = 1 
end 

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

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Rewind 
config = seek -30 
repeat = 1 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Forward 
config = seek +30 
repeat = 1 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Replay 
config = seek -180 
repeat = 1 
end 

begin 
prog = mplayer 
button = Skip 
config = seek +180 
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 = VolUp 
config = volume +1 
repeat = 1 
end 

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

begin 
prog=mplayer 
button=Mute 
config=mute 
end 

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sithlord39

Post subject:

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:38 am

Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:22 pm

Posts: 56

Hi,

simonf, any idea if copying your files would work on my install (R5C7)? I'll certainly be game to try...

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simonf

Post subject: sithlord39 it was working in C7 and D1

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:19 am

Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Posts: 161

Location: Manchester UK

you need to keep the DEVICE="/dev/usb/hiddev0" line in hardware.conf

Which I changed to get it working in E50

You Also need to make sure the /etc/init.d/lirc

file has the line

start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd \

not

start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- $LIRCD_ARGS \

I modded that line for E50

That should do it

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sithlord39

Post subject:

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:11 pm

Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:22 pm

Posts: 56

hmm doesn't work. Seeing that this is not a R5C7 thread I won't take anymore time than to ask anyone who has R5C7 to look at my thread about the MCE2 remote over here: http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5620&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
Thanks

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Jimmler

Post subject:

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:43 pm

Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:50 pm

Posts: 13

I've copied simonf's files into my R5E50 installation and it's still a no-go. When I type "irw", the system acts like it's waiting for data from the receiver, but I get nothing. The remote seems to be transmitting. The LED blinks and the digital camera shows the IR LED on the remote is illuminating. The LED on the receiver is also blinking in sync with pushing buttons on the remote. I don't have XP MCE so I can't really test the receiver any further. Is there another program that can verify the receiver is doing its thing?

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simonf

Post subject: Test remote

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:01 am

Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Posts: 161

Location: Manchester UK

you could try

cat /dev/lirc0

that should give you a series of squiggles on the screen as you push the buttons

the remote will be detected in any version of windows and will do the vol controls etc...

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Big boy stan

Post subject:

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:32 am

Joined: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:20 am

Posts: 387

Location: South New Jersey, USA

I am still having problems with my MCE USB2 remote. I followed all the above advice and was able to get to a point where IRW works. I can see responses from IRW but no response within myth. I have tried several lircrc files with no effect.

I do see a line in my daeman.log file that

Code:

lircd-0.8.1-CVS-pvr150[2381]:accepted new client on /dev/lircd

followed by another line 5 seconds later that says

Code:

-0.8.1-CVS-pvr150[2381]: removed client

Is this relevent or does the fact that IRW is working fine tell us that the problem is not with lircd?

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tjc

Post subject:

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:36 pm

Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:00 am

Posts: 9551

Location: Arlington, MA

Yes, and no. A large number of us are battling with lirc. For me it starts up fine after a fresh boot and gradually starts losing button presses until it's completely unresponsive. For example I just started up irw, and clicked the Down button five or six times followed by the same for the Up button, followed by a large number of others. All irw saw out of 30-40 keypresses on two different remotes was:

Code:

root@black2:~# irw
0000000000001795 00 Down Hauppauge_350
0000000000001794 00 Up Hauppauge_350
00000000000017e1 00 Ch- hauppauge_pvr
00000000000017e0 00 Ch+ hauppauge_pvr
00000000000017e5 00 Ok hauppauge_pvr
000000000000179f 00 Back/Exit Hauppauge_350

Meanwhile the /var/messages log is showing:

Code:

Jan 27 13:25:19 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3795 down=1
Jan 27 13:25:19 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3795 down=0
Jan 27 13:25:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3f95 down=1
Jan 27 13:25:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3f95 down=0
Jan 27 13:25:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3795 down=1
Jan 27 13:25:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3795 down=0
Jan 27 13:25:21 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3f95 down=1
Jan 27 13:25:21 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3f95 down=0
Jan 27 13:25:21 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3795 down=1
Jan 27 13:25:21 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x15 raw=0x3795 down=0
Jan 27 13:27:56 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
Jan 27 13:27:56 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
Jan 27 13:27:58 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
Jan 27 13:27:58 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
Jan 27 13:27:59 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
Jan 27 13:27:59 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
Jan 27 13:28:00 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
Jan 27 13:28:00 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
Jan 27 13:28:01 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
Jan 27 13:28:01 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
Jan 27 13:28:01 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
Jan 27 13:28:02 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
Jan 27 13:28:02 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
Jan 27 13:28:03 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
Jan 27 13:28:03 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
Jan 27 13:28:03 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
Jan 27 13:28:04 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
Jan 27 13:28:04 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
Jan 27 13:30:19 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x25 raw=0x3fe5 down=1
Jan 27 13:30:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x25 raw=0x3fe5 down=0
Jan 27 13:30:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x25 raw=0x37e5 down=1
Jan 27 13:30:20 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x25 raw=0x37e5 down=0
Jan 27 13:30:24 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3fdf down=1
Jan 27 13:30:24 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3fdf down=0
Jan 27 13:30:25 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=1
Jan 27 13:30:25 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=0
Jan 27 13:30:26 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3fdf down=1
Jan 27 13:30:26 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3fdf down=0
Jan 27 13:30:26 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=1
Jan 27 13:30:26 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=0
Jan 27 13:30:26 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=1
Jan 27 13:30:26 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=0
Jan 27 13:30:27 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3fdf down=1
Jan 27 13:30:27 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3fdf down=0
Jan 27 13:30:27 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=1
Jan 27 13:30:27 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x37df down=0
Jan 27 13:30:31 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3f9f down=1
Jan 27 13:30:31 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x1f raw=0x3f9f down=0

This is reaching the point of annoying me enough to commit engineering. (My first principle of engineering is "It annoyed me so I fixed it..")

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Big boy stan

Post subject:

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:54 pm

Joined: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:20 am

Posts: 387

Location: South New Jersey, USA

I am not sure why but I managed to get it working. As far as I can tell, the only thing I changed was to get the lircrc file from the /usr/local/share/knoppmyth/remotes/mceusb2/ and copy it into my /home/mythtv/.mythtv/

I had tried several others lircrc files without success including several that I pasted from various websites. (BTW is there any reason why doing a highlight, copy and paste from IE7 to wordpad would not create a usable linux file?) I was very surprised when it worked but I figured it had to be something with the lircrc as IRW was working.

I haven't seen the intermittant problem that tjc mentioned. It seemes to be working well for now.

If anyone wants I can post my files (hardware.conf etc) but the are the same as listed above.

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MetroMike

Post subject: quick tangent

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:45 pm

Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:08 am

Posts: 16

Location: Vancouver Canada

Hi Stan,
One thing you quickly become aware of when you start using non-Microsoft products is just how pervasive "embrace and extend" is. Even basic text files are not exempt. Wordpad can read unix text files quite nicely, but still inserts extra crap when you create a new file.

I highly recommend you replace notepad/wordpad with Notepad++
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

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