[mythtv] New Problem when using remote

Cedar McKay mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Fri Jan 10 16:09:36 EST 2003 

do you have a homemade ir reciever and/or are you using lirc_serial 
module?


On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 07:02  AM, Brent Borghese wrote:

> 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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