[mythtv-users] Hauppauge 250 Remote Control Doesn't Work With AutoStartUp of Myth

[Harry Orenstein]

On Monday 10 January 2005 2:52 pm, Kyle Duncan wrote:
> I've configured Myth based on Jarod Wilson's guide using FC2.  I can't
> seem to get the remote control to work automatically when I configure
> automatic startup.  The auto startup works find and I can navigate and
> use myth using the keyboard, but if I want to use the remote I have to
> shut down the Myth Front end, open up a terminal and log in as root
> and:
>
> # /sbin/depmod -a
> # /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
> # /sbin/service lircd start
>
> After I do that and restart the frontend the remote works fine.
> According to Jarod's guide all I need to do to start lircd at startup
> is
>
> /sbin/chkconfig lircd on.
>
> Is there anything else I need to do.  Is there a way to check that the
> above command is working?
>
> Thx.

I have seen problems with the packaged versions of LIRC and Myth having 
priorities where Myth starts before it can see LIRC running.  Change the 
priority of LIRC to be lower than Myth (say, 65 where Myth is 91) and you 
should be OK.  HTH!


-- Harry O.