[mythtv] New Problem when using remote

[Brent Borghese]

I am using RH8 and have a similar problem with my remote(packard bell).

Every thing is working fine, and then the remote seems to just stop 
working and then if a wait 5 or 10 minutes it will start to work again in 
mythTV.

It seems more like a window focus problem, because all the lirc stuff 
work fine if I telnet in from a different box and run them.

I have also seen where the remote is not working and then I use the 
keyboard and the remote starts to work again.

Brent
 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 1/9/2003, 10:19:29 PM, Cedar McKay <cedarmckay@mac.com> wrote regarding 
Re: [mythtv] New Problem when using remote:


> Nope, never found a fix. I concluded that since the problem does not
> occur when using the keyboard, that it is a lirc/irxevent problem, but
> I have no direct evidence. I posted to the lirc list about the problem,
> but go no response. For all I know it is really mythtv, or kde but I
> doubt it. I'd like to hear from anyone else who has this problem. The
> only thing in common that Rob and I had was we are both using a
> homebuilt ir reciever with the lirc_serial kernel module. So if anyone
> else is experiencing this problem, please let me know and tell me what
> your setup is. And if anyone is NOT experiencing this problem with the
> lirc_serial module and/or a homebuilt ir reciever, I would also like to
> hear about it.


> oh, an added subtlety to the problem: if you enable the end of
> recording dialog and the exit recording dialog it successfully makes
> the switch from viewing the recording to the frontend. However, if you
> turn those dialogs back off the transition from watching to the
> frontend results in the window not being focused (and hence no remote
> control). This makes me think that someone (more knowledgable than I)
> could write something into mythtv that would simulate the same sequence
> of events that causes the frontend to correctly get focus if dialogs
> are enabled.

> best,

> cedar

> On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 02:32  PM, Jesse Robbins wrote:

> > Did you ever find a fix for this other than changing the clock?  The
> > reason I ask is because I am having the same problem.  Any help would
> > be
> > apreciated.
> >
> > -Jesse Robbins
> >
> > Cedar McKay wrote:
> >>
> >> holy moly, I was in the middle of drafting a similar plea for help
> >> too!
> >> Is this coincidence? My problem cropped up yesterday too.  I was about
> >> to send the list a very similar plea (see below). But the fact that
> >> Rob
> >> had the exact same problem on the same day got me and my friend to
> >> thinking. I set back my clock to December 31st and holy crap, it works
> >> again! Sadly I have no skills, but hopefully this will get someone who
> >> knows more than I onto the right track to fixing this problem. My
> >> guess
> >> is this isn't mythtv, but rather a lirc/irxevent issue, but really I
> >> have no idea.
> >>
> >> Cedar
> >>
> >> here is the message I was drafting before rob wrote:
> >> I don't expect anyone to be able to help me, but desperation does
> >> funny
> >> things. I have a RH8 system, and cvs from about 5 days ago. Everything
> >> was great for about 4 days (mythtv running constantly) and then
> >> suddenly when switching from live tv (using a remote), or a recording
> >> the frontend was not the front window (any terminal windows behind
> >> would now be on top), so lirc commands wouldn't work. If I click the
> >> frontend with a mouse it works again. The frustrating thing is that
> >> this was working great for days, then I did nothing, (not even
> >> quitting
> >> out of mythtv) and suddenly it stopped working.
> >>
> >> What I've tried:
> >> reboot
> >> different user
> >> kde and gnome
> >> new cvs
> >>
> >> I sort of suspect a lirc problem because if I hit the remote button
> >> mapped to the Esc key I see the problem, but If I hit the escape key
> >> on
> >> the keyboard I don't see the problem. Here is the lirc key map I use
> >> (I
> >> obviously use my "Record" button as my escape key):
> >>
> >> begin
> >>      prog = irxevent
> >>      button = Record
> >>      config = Key Escape CurrentWindow
> >> end
> >>
> >> On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 01:38  PM, Rob Chambers wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am not sure why this just started yesterday, but now whenever I
> >>> exit
> >>> live
> >>> tv using the remote the mythfrontend gui does not regain focus. I
> >>> usually
> >>> see the command shell I used to launch mythfrontend pop up in front,
> >>> but not
> >>> always. In either case I need to click on the mythfrontend in order
> >>> for it
> >>> to regain control.
> >>>
> >>> This only happens when leaving live tv using the remote it does not
> >>> occur
> >>> leaving live tv using the keyboard. And as I stated above this is a
> >>> new
> >>> behavior. This system was not functioning in this way prior to
> >>> yesterday. I
> >>> have been playing around trying to get mythfrontend to start
> >>> automatically
> >>> using a script in the KDE autostart directory but I have removed the
> >>> script
> >>> and I am still experiencing the same behavior.
> >>>
> >>> I am running with the following setup
> >>>
> >>> Software
> >>> MythTV .07
> >>> lirc 0.6.6
> >>> nvtvout 0.4.2
> >>> Mandrake 9 - autologin to KDE with user TV
> >>>
> >>> Hardware
> >>> AMD 1800+
> >>> ATI TV Wonder VE
> >>> Homebuilt IR Receiver
> >>>
> >>> I appreciate any suggestions. Also if anyone has tips on autostarting
> >>> mythfrontend with the above config it might save what little hair I
> >>> have
> >>> left.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Rob
> >>>
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