[mythtv-users] lirc_mceusb

Wayne Vosberg wayne at mindtunnel.com
Fri Dec 10 04:15:23 UTC 2004



Wayne Vosberg wrote:

>
>
> Nate Carlson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Wayne Vosberg wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have any luck with this remote:
>>>
>>> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=80-100-202&depa=0 
>>>
>>>
>>> I've tried both lirc-0.7.0 and 0.7.1.  After modifying lirc_mceusb.c 
>>> for my Product/Vendor ID I can compile and install just fine.  
>>> Module installs with no complaints and lircd starts just fine (with 
>>> standard lircd.conf.mceusb in place).  But irw never sees a button 
>>> push and irrecord doesn't either.  The receiver LED does flash 
>>> ....... any ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>> Yeah, I've been using it for a few months; it works great for me. 
>> Sounds like about the same install you have. Are you getting any 
>> messages about the remote in dmesg?
>>
>> Dec  9 12:15:02 chromium kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:11.2-2, 
>> assigned address 2
>> Dec  9 12:15:02 chromium kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 
>> 0x45e/0x6d) is not claimed by any active driver.
>> Dec  9 12:15:02 chromium kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver 
>> registered, at major 61
>> Dec  9 12:15:02 chromium kernel: usb.c: registered new driver 
>> ir_transceiver
>> Dec  9 12:15:02 chromium kernel: lirc_dev: 
>> lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 80
>> Dec  9 12:15:02 chromium kernel: lirc_mceusb.c: USB Microsoft IR 
>> Transceiver Driver v0.2
>>
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>
> on plugging in the receiver I get:
>
> Dec  9 20:18:56 gypsy kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver 
> registered, at major 61
> Dec  9 20:18:56 gypsy kernel: lirc_dev: 
> lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 80
> Dec  9 20:18:56 gypsy kernel: usbcore: registered new driver lirc_mceusb
> Dec  9 20:18:56 gypsy kernel: 
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: USB Microsoft IR 
> Transceiver Driver v0.2
>
> In dmesg I see:
> usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using address 5
> usb 3-1: device not accepting address 5, error -71
> usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using address 6
> floppy0: no floppy controllers found
> lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
> lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 80
> usbcore: registered new driver lirc_mceusb
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: USB Microsoft IR 
> Transceiver Driver v0.2
>
> If I modprobe with debug=1 I get:
>
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: we found a bulk 
> out endpoint
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: we found a bulk 
> in endpoint
> lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 80
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: mceusb_setup - 
> res = 2 status = 0x1 0x0
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: mceusb_setup - 
> res = -32, devnum = 6
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: mceusb_setup - 
> data[0] = 0, data[1] = 0
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: mceusb_setup - 
> res = -32
> usbcore: registered new driver lirc_mceusb
> /root/drivers/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: USB Microsoft IR 
> Transceiver Driver v0.2
>
> I also see occasional 'bulk timeout on ep1in' messages.
>
> Note - my remote is a generic philips usb/mce:  Bus 003 Device 006: ID 
> 0471:0815 Philips
> 45e/6d are the vendor/product ID's hardcoded in the driver --- do you 
> have a part number
> for you remote?
>
> Note - I've tried this on FC2 (2.6.9-1.6_FC2smp) and FC3 
> (2.6.9-1.681_FC3.stk16) with
> both lirc 0.7.0 and latest cvs (0.7.1) with the same results.
>
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BTW - Your system is registering the driver as ir_transceiver -- are you 
running an
lirc older than 0.7.0pre7?    What release/kernel are you using?

thx!


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