[mythtv-users] Re: USB MCE IR Receiver

Thu Mar 17 15:26:13 UTC 2005

Unfortunately no, I haven't had much of a chance to look at it. 
Hopefully this weekend.  It's not quite as pressing for me since I've
already got my main frontend working with the hauppauge remote.  I'm
putting this second frontend together in preparation for my new TV,
which I still haven't saved up enough money to buy yet...

-darren

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:57:48 -0600, Jim Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Darren,
> 
> Have you had any luck?  I haven't had a chance to work on this tonight
> due to work.
> 
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:58:13 -0700, Darren Richards
> <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ah, it all makes sense now.  I hadn't read through the entire thread.
> > Well, it looks as if I have enough information at my disposal to
> > either get my new remote working, or really screw things up.  Either
> > way, I'm up for a challenge.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > darren
> >
> > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:19:40 -0800 (PST), Joe Huffner <huffner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > The problem is the original source doesn't work with
> > > the newer MCE remotes. If you look for one of my
> > > previous posts, then you will see a newer
> > > lirc_mceusb.c attached that you will need to overwrite
> > > the existing file.
> > >
> > > Since I don't use Fedora Core, I can't tell you the
> > > best way to get it running. The easiest way would be
> > > to download version 0.7.0 of lirc from www.lirc.org,
> > > overwrite the lirc_mceusb.c file with the newer one,
> > > compile the new version, copy the new lirc_dev.ko and
> > > lirc_mceusb.ko over the existing lirc modules (Make
> > > sure to make a backup copy of the original module
> > > files). They should be located in /lib/modules/*your
> > > kernel version*/misc/
> > >
> > > After that you can either unload the lirc_mseusb and
> > > lirc_dev modules and reload them, or you can reboot
> > > your system let the modules be loaded at startup.
> > > (Assuming you have the appropriate entries in modules
> > > autoloading config file.)
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Darren Richards <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I guess I don't understand...  What's the point in
> > > > recompiling from
> > > > source if you're grabbing the same version that
> > > > mythtv-suite
> > > > installed?  I thought the whole point was to install
> > > > a new version
> > > > whcih (hopefully) has support for my new fancy
> > > > remote and IR receiver.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, have you noticed the range and
> > > > directionality on that
> > > > thing?  From anywhere in the room, I can literally
> > > > point the remote in
> > > > any direction and have the light on the receiver
> > > > light up.  Once we
> > > > get it to work, this thing will work *really* well.
> > > >
> > > > -darren
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:56:06 -0600, Jim Oltman
> > > > <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > As I unserstand it, if you do that, you will
> > > > damage the mythtv-suite
> > > > > install.  I tried something similar when i was
> > > > trying to install an
> > > > > older version of LIRC.  It damaged the
> > > > mythtv-suite install.  I had to
> > > > > format my drive and start over.  I think I might
> > > > be able to get the
> > > > > lirc source from Axel's site.  If I would have
> > > > read far enough down
> > > > > the page, I would have seen the src rpm there.  I
> > > > think I can use the
> > > > > same rpm -i to get the source for that.  But it is
> > > > only a hunch.  Am I
> > > > > close guys?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:47:19 -0700, Darren
> > > > Richards
> > > > > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Jim,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Isn't there a way to uninstall the version of
> > > > LIRC installed with
> > > > > > mythtv?  I'm not asking rhetorically, but
> > > > because I really don't know.
> > > > > >  Couldn't you just do an apt-get remove LIRC?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -darren
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:13:10 -0600, Jim Oltman
> > > > <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > If you are using ATRPMs to install mythtv,
> > > > then lirc-lib is already
> > > > > > > installed.  Since that is a certain version of
> > > > LIRC that is used in
> > > > > > > that setup, if you get the wrong version of
> > > > LIRC to compile, it won't
> > > > > > > work.  That is why we need to know what
> > > > version is on ATRPMs.  I will
> > > > > > > email that list and try and find out.....I
> > > > just did, let's see who
> > > > > > > responds.  Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:57:11 -0700, Darren
> > > > Richards
> > > > > > > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Andy,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If there's an update in the source code that
> > > > may make my new IR
> > > > > > > > receiver work, I'll definitely try my hand
> > > > at compiling LIRC.  Your IR
> > > > > > > > blaster walkthrough already saved the day
> > > > for me once before, so I
> > > > > > > > have high confidence...  I'll let you know
> > > > how it goes.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > darren
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:28:00 -0600, Andy
> > > > Long <andymyth at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > If you'd like to give compiling LIRC
> > > > another chance, Pete and I have
> > > > > > > > > written a guide for doing it on FC3.  It's
> > > > directed at enabling more
> > > > > > > > > devices than 2 with LIRC (now not needed
> > > > for ATRPMS due to a change a
> > > > > > > > > few days ago), but should be pretty
> > > > straightforward.  May be worth a
> > > > > > > > > shot if you'd like to try.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > http://lircsetup.com/lirc/trouble/kernsource.php
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -Andy
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:01:33 -0700, Darren
> > > > Richards
> > > > > > > > > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > My USB MCE remote just came in the mail
> > > > today.  I figured if there's a
> > > > > > > > > > link to it from Jarod's guide, I should
> > > > be able to get it working.
> > > > > > > > > > Imagine my dismay when I started
> > > > searching the archives and came
> > > > > > > > > > across this thread.  Jim, I'm in exactly
> > > > the same boat as you.  Even
> > > > > > > > > > if there was a magical fix in CVS, I've
> > > > never successfully compiled
> > > > > > > > > > anything in my life.  I'm completely
> > > > dependent upon apt-get and
> > > > > > > > > > ATRPMS.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Please, please keep us posted if you
> > > > come up with anything.  I'll
> > > > > > > > > > start digging into this probably
> > > > tomorrow, and maybe I'll have some
> > > > > > > > > > luck...
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > -darren
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:45:15 -0600, Jim
> > > > Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > I just looked on ATRPMs website and
> > > > there is no listing for getting
> > > > > > > > > > > the source code for the lirc drivers.
> > > > There is also no mention of
> > > > > > > > > > > exactly what "CVS version" I am using
> > > > (0.7.0pre 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or
> > > > > > > > > > > 8).  I know that I have lirc 0.7.0-45
> > > > from ATRPMs but other than that,
> > > > > > > > > > > I have no idea.  Anyone know what
> > > > version I could be running?  I would
> > > > > > > > > > > LOVE to get this remote going so I
> > > > could move on to bugging the list
> > > > > > > > > > > about other problems!  :-)  Thanks!
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:44:10 -0800
> > > > (PST), Joe Huffner <huffner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Unless ATRPMS have been updated,
> > > > then the only way to
> > > > > > > > > > > > get this to work would be to compile
> > > > the drivers. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > guess is that these drivers will be
> > > > updated in the
> > > > > > > > > > > > not-too-distant-future, but exactly
> > > > when that happens
> > > > > > > > > > > > is up to the lirc maintainers. Then
> > > > the RPMS will have
> > > > > > > > > > > > to be udpated as well.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Something you can try is to leave
> > > > your current lirc
> > > > > > > > > > > > installed.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Download the same version you
> > > > have installed.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Copy the the previously attached
> > > > source code to the
> > > > > > > > > > > > appropriate place.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 3. Configure and compile source.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 4. Copy the new lirc_mceusb and
> > > > lirc_dev modules over
> > > > > > > > > > > > the existing files. (After making a
> > > > backup of the
> > > > > > > > > > > > originals of course.)
> > > > > > > > > > > > 5. Unload the modules, then load the
> > > > new modules. (Or
> > > > > > > > > > > > reboot for the easiest way.)
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > About your questions concerning my
> > > > modprobe.conf and
> > > > > > > > > > > > what not. I don't have anything
> > > > currently in their
> > > > > > > > > > > > except ethernet and video. Since my
> > > > remote wasn't
> > > > > > > > > > > > working with lirc yet, there was no
> > > > reason to put
> > > > > > > > > > > > anything in there. Also, I am
> > > > running gentoo, so I
> > > > > > > > > > > > don't know the exact format of the
> > > > modprobe.conf file,
> > > > > > > > > > > > but my guess is you would just want
> > > > the module name
> > > > > > > > > > > > you would want to load. In this case
> > > > it would just be
> > > > > > > > > > > > lirc_mceusb, all the other modules
> > > > required by lirc
> > > > > > > > > > > > should be loaded.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > --- Jim Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Since I used apt-get to install
> > > > lirc
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