[mythtv-users] Problems with lirc and PVR-250 on FC2

[Lane Schwartz]

I'm trying to get lircd to recognize input from the remote that came
with my Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250. My setup is Fedora Core 2 with MythTV
running on it, setup using Jarod's guide at
http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php.

After following the advice from a couple of threads on the Myth
mailing list, lircd no longer crashes when irw is launched. However,
it never recognizes the input from the remote, either. I also have a
WinTV-FM card set up in this box. Plugging the cable into the IR port
on that card doesn't work, either. No matter which of the cards the
cable is plugged in to, irw doesn't get any results.

I'd appreciate any help or advice. I know the card and cable are OK,
as I did have them working in a different computer. I'm listing the
relevant configuration info below:

Using the following:

lirc 0.7.0.38_pre7.rhfc2.at


[root at myth root]# cat /etc/modprobe.conf
alias eth0 sis900
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
}; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0

alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv

# bttv
alias char-major-81-1 bttv
options bttv card=10 pll=0
options tuner type=8 debug=0
options msp3400 once=1 simple=1

alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c

alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
# nvidia kernel module
alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-6629



To start lircd, I manually do the following:

[root at myth root]# /sbin/depmod -a
[root at myth root]# /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
[root at myth root]# /etc/init.d/lircd restart
Stopping infrared remote control daemon:                   [FAILED]
Starting infrared remote control daemon:                   [  OK  ]
[root at myth root]# ls -l /dev/lirc*
c---------  1 root root 61, 0 Sep 13 05:05 /dev/lirc
srw-rw-rw-  1 root root     0 Nov 18 16:06 /dev/lircd


Here's the output of /var/log/messages at this point:

Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver
registered, at major 61
Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=Hauppauge IR,ok]
Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: tuner: type already set to 8, ignoring
request for 2
Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
Nov 18 16:06:45 myth lircd: lircd shutdown failed
Nov 18 16:06:45 myth lircd 0.7.0pre7[3046]: lircd(any) ready
Nov 18 16:06:45 myth lircd: lircd startup succeeded

I then do this:

[root at myth root]# irw

I then start hitting buttons on my grey Hauppauge remote that came
with the PVR-250, while pointing it at the end of the cable with the
IR receiver on it. Nothing happens, except that this line gets added
to the end of /var/log/messages:

Nov 18 16:10:49 myth lircd 0.7.0pre7[3063]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd


I would really appreciate any help, and if anyone with a similar
configuration could share their setup info, that would be awesome.

Thanks,
Lane

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