[mythtv-users] Remote Not working In Mythtv

David Phillips hockoham at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 19 23:10:44 UTC 2004


--- nate s <nate.strickland at gmail.com> wrote:

> see if you can get it to work by copying (or
> softlinking) the
> ~/.mythtv/lircrc to ~/.lircrc and running irxevent &
> before starting
> mythfrontend.  I've never gotten the native lirc
> support to work
> either (but I haven't put much time into it because
> this "just works"
> 
> -Nate
> 
> 
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:04:14 -0700 (PDT), David
> Phillips
> <hockoham at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > --- Wayne Steenburg <w.steenburg at myactv.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > <reformat>
> > > > > On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 11:03, David Phillips
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > Good Mornig All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My Setup is as follows. I have a 1.8
> > > processor.
> > > > > 256
> > > > > > Meg of ram, WinTV GO Tuner capture card
> with
> > > the
> > > > > Black
> > > > > > remote. Using Mythtv 0.16 and FC2. All is
> > > working
> > > > > well
> > > > > > except the remote in Mythtv. I can see the
> > > output
> > > > > when
> > > > > > I open a terminal and input "IRW" The
> remote
> > > is
> > > > > > working fine in that area. I placed the
> > > approiate
> > > > > > lircrc file in the mythtv/home directory.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Question one is do I need another file in
> the
> > > > > > Mythtv/home directory for it to work?
> > > > > > Question two is do I need to do anything
> to
> > > the
> > > > > lircrc
> > > > > > file for it to work in Mythtv if it is the
> > > > > standard
> > > > > > remote.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I want to use another remote, but at this
> time
> > > I
> > > > > just
> > > > > > want it to work with the Hauppauge remote
> > > until I
> > > > > feel
> > > > > > comfortable messing with the lircrc file.
> I
> > > have
> > > > > been
> > > > > > working on this for sometime now and I
> have
> > > baby
> > > > > > steped through the problems I have had. I
> feel
> > > I
> > > > > am
> > > > > > very close right now.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in Advance.
> > >
> > > --- Wayne Steenburg <w.steenburg at myactv.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Hi David, since running irw gives you output
> > > when
> > > > > you use the remote
> > > > > that tells me that you have a
> /etc/lircd.conf in
> > > > > place.  The lircrc file
> > > > > belongs in /home/mythtv/.mythtv .  If you
> just
> > > have
> > > > > it in your home
> > > > > directory I don't believe myth will find it.
>  If
> > > > > lircrc is in it's
> > > > > proper place, then make sure the button
> names
> > > are
> > > > > exactly the same in
> > > > > both files.  I hope this gives you a good
> start,
> > > > > otherwise post again
> > > > > with more info.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wayne Steenburg
> > > > >
> > > On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 12:19, David Phillips
> wrote:
> > > > Wayne,
> > > >
> > > > I do not have a Mythtv directory of files in
> > > > Mythtv/home. Is this a problem? I loaded the
> > > mythtv
> > > > suite through Synaptic. Everything in the
> mythtv
> > > works
> > > > excpet the remote as I stated before. Should I
> > > place
> > > > the lircrc file in another directory?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > David
> > > </reformat>
> > >
> > > David,
> > >
> > > First, please bottom post so people can follow
> along
> > > easier :)
> > >
> > > By default mythtv look for the lircrc file in a
> > > hidden directory
> > > (.mythtv) in the mythtv users' home directory.
> > > (/home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc) Running "ls -a
> > > /home/mythtv" from a
> > > terminal ought to show that directory being
> present.
> > > You stated that you
> > > installed with Synaptic.  Are you running Fedora
> or
> > > Debian or something
> > > else?  What documentation are you using? Again
> it
> > > sounds to me like you
> > > don't have the lircrc in the proper place.
> > >
> > > Please post the results of "ls -a /home/mythtv"
> ,
> > > "ls
> > > /home/mythtv/.mythtv", your linux distribution,
> > > where you pulled your
> > > myth packages from and what documentation you're
> > > using.
> > >
> > > Wayne Steenburg
> > >
> > > >
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> > 
> > Wayne,
> > 
> > OK found the hidden directory. Here is the output
> > .                             .fonts.conf
> > .mozilla
> > ..                            .gconf
> > .mythtv
> > .autorun.lck                  .gconfd
> > .openoffice-install-log
> > .bash_history                 .gnome
> > .openoffice-lock
> > .bash_logout                  .gnome2
> > .parallelrealities
> > .bash_profile                 .gnome2_private
> > .qt
> > .bashrc                       .gtkrc
> > .recently-used
> > .cdserverrc                   .ICEauthority
> > .reslisarc
> > .DCOPserver_192.168.1.250__0  .kde
> > .rhn-applet
> > .DCOPserver_192.168.1.250_:0  .kderc
> > .rhn-applet.conf
> > Desktop                       .libquicktime_codecs
> > .rhopenoffice1.1
> > .dmrc                         lircrc
> > .ssh
> > .emacs                        .lpoptions
> > .sversionrc
> > .esd_auth                     .mailcap
> > .thumbnails
> > .fishsrv.pl                   .mcop
> > .Xauthority
> > .fonts                        .mcoprc
> > .xsession-errors
> > .fonts.cache-1                .mime.types
> > 
> 
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This is what I get when I input irxevent.

[mythtv at 192 mythtv]$ irxevent
irxevent: could not open config files
/home/mythtv/.lircrc and /etc/lircrc
irxevent: No such file or directory



		
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