[mythtv-users] pvr-250 remote with manually compiled lirc

[James Colannino]

James Colannino wrote:

> Hey everyone.  Using the atrpm's lirc modules, I was able to get the 
> PVR-250 remote with the PVR-250 reciever plugged into the back of the 
> card working perfectly.  However, I decided to use my own custom 
> kernel/modules because of the current situation with the atrpms 
> packages and the ivtv-firmware packages.  The ivtv drivers with the 
> pvr-250's firmware work without a hitch.  However, when I try getting 
> lirc to work, the modules do load, but then when I run lircd and then 
> irw, I don't get anything coming from the remote.  However, if I boot 
> into the Hard Drive containing the atrpms drivers, it works 
> perfectly.  I compared the output of dmesg between the atrpms' kernel 
> and drivers as opposed to my own and this is what I found:
>
> For the atrpm's installation:
>
> lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
> lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
>
> For my own lirc compilation (with a 2.4.22 kernel and version 0.6.6 of 
> the lirc source code:)
>
> lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61 bttv: 
> driver version 0.7.107 loaded
> bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k (8320k total) for capture
> bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, Inc. P4M266 Host Bridge
> i2c-core.o: driver i2c ir driver registered.
> lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
> i2c-core.o: client [Hauppauge IR] registered to adapter [ivtv i2c 
> driver #0](pos. 3).
>
> The output, as you can see, is extremely different.  I have no idea 
> what to make of this.  I'm using a matching /etc/modules.conf file, 
> and in the lirc config, I tried telling it to use both the haupauge 
> and the haupauge_dvb drivers.  Neither one had any effect.  If anyone 
> knows what's going wrong I would be extremely grateful.  This has me 
> so frustrated :(
>
> James 


Nevermind.   I solved this one by moving from version 0.6.6 to CVS 
version 0.7.0pre2.  Apparently, nothing below 0.0.7pre1 is compatible.  
I actually can't remember what I read that made me realize this, but 
anyway, it's working now ;)

James