[mythtv-users] Mythtv on Xbox

Victor sphing at gmail.com
Thu Nov 3 11:04:02 EST 2005


are you sure the xbox is even detencting the usb dongle?  whats the
output of lsusb

Vic

Ben Dash wrote:

>I see below that you're using xir.  Does that mean
>that you are using a 2.4 kernel and GentooX?  I was
>under the impression that with a 2.6 kernel I should
>use xboxusb as my lirc driver.  I have to admit that
>I'm not very sure which the driver should be as I have
>seen mention or xir, atiusb and xboxusb.
>
>Please let me know if you think that that is correct,
>
>Thanks!
>
>--- Paul Volkaerts <paul.volkaerts at lineone.net> wrote:
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>>Mine works.  Here is what I get from some
>>potentially useful commands ...
>>
>>xbox:~# ls -la /dev/lir*
>>srw-rw-r--  1 root lirc 0 Oct 31 20:08 /dev/lircd
>>prw-rw-r--  1 root lirc 0 Oct 31 20:08 /dev/lircm
>>
>>/dev/lirc:
>>total 0
>>drw-rw-r--  1 root lirc     0 Oct 31 20:08 .
>>drwxr-xr-x  1 root root     0 Jan  1  1970 ..
>>crw-rw----  1 root root 61, 0 Oct 31 20:08 0
>>xbox:~#
>>xbox:~#
>>xbox:~#
>>xbox:~#
>>xbox:~# mode2
>>This program is only intended for receivers
>>supporting the pulse/space
>>layer.
>>Note that this is no error, but this program simply
>>makes no sense for your
>>receiver.
>>xbox:~#
>>xbox:~#
>>xbox:~# lsmod | grep lirc
>>lirc_xir                1224   1
>>lirc_dev                8160   1  [lirc_xir]
>>xir                     3192   0  [lirc_xir]
>>xbox:~#
>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf
>>>      
>>>
>>Of Tom Lichti
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>>>Sent: 01 November 2005 15:42
>>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv on Xbox
>>>
>>>
>>>Ben Dash wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, although I'm sure I'm close, the
>>>>        
>>>>
>>xBox
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>>>>DVD remote still isn't doing anything.  irw just
>>>>        
>>>>
>>hangs
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>>>>and shows no keypresses and mode2 still claims
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>>that
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>>>>/dev/lirc0 doesn't exist:
>>>>
>>>>xbox ~ # ls -la /dev/lir*
>>>>crw-rw-rw-  1 root root 61, 0 Nov  1 01:26
>>>>        
>>>>
>>/dev/lirc0
>>    
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>>>>srw-rw-rw-  1 root root     0 Nov  1 01:26
>>>>        
>>>>
>>/dev/lircd
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>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>Could be a permissions problem on the lirc0
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>>device. I forget exactly
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>>>what machinations I had to go through to get it
>>>      
>>>
>>working for me, but I
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>>>know it wasn't root:root. Maybe try mythtv:mythtv
>>>      
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>>for ownership of the
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>>>files.
>>>
>>>Tom
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