[mythtv] New Problem when using remote

Cedar McKay cedarmckay at mac.com
Tue Jan 28 12:02:02 EST 2003 

as you know from my previous post, what was really strange about this 
problem was that it was date-based. Turning back my clock to 2002 made 
the problem go away. Well, the strangeness continues because it 
spontaneously started working again yesterday. I no longer have the 
problem! My guess: a date change again. I have not tested this by 
turning back my clock, however.


cedar



On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 11:26  AM, Jason Ferrara wrote:

> I have similar problems under Redhat 8.0 if I use fvwm, twm, gnome-wm,
> or kwin as the window manager...
>
> but if use mwm, everything works fine.
>
> On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 13:55, David Madsen wrote:
>> I've been having the same problem, and have been searching for a 
>> solution as
>> well.  Exactly the same symptoms.  I can use the remote just fine, 
>> but as
>> soon as I hit the ESC key to quit out of MythTV to go back to the 
>> frontend,
>> the remote stops.  Trying to use the keyboard also doesn't work until 
>> I
>> Alt-tab the window back.  After doing this the keyboard and remote 
>> start to
>> work again.  It seems like the focus is getting 'lost' somewhere.  No 
>> other
>> windows are popping up in front, and I have tried starting up the 
>> processes
>> and killing the other terminals.  While writing this I just had the 
>> idea
>> that maybe it is the kicker/taskbar/panel that is doing it.  I'll 
>> have to
>> try that out.  One thing different is that I'm not using the ir_serial
>> driver. I use a homebrew reciever with the irman driver.  Anyone have 
>> any
>> solutions to this yet?
>>
>> Dave Madsen
>>
>>
>> -- cut from /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
>>
>> # Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
>> DRIVER="irman"
>> DEVICE="/dev/ttyS0"
>> MODULES=""
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cedar McKay" <cedarmckay at mac.com>
>> To: <mythtv-dev at snowman.net>
>> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv] New Problem when using remote
>>
>>
>>> 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 at 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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