[mythtv-users] XBox IR remote & lirc?

[Jonathan Oexner]

Bingo!  The OHCI USB host driver wasn't loaded.  I usually compile it
into the kernel, so I didn't notice that it was a module, and that it
wasn't being pulled in lirc-dev.

Summary: "modprobe ohci-hcd" = goodness

On 9/12/05, Victor <sphing at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree it does seem to be a generic issue, however I can't resolve it.
> I followed the steps that lirc gave to edit the rules on the devfs and
> still no dice.  No there is no node only /dev/lircd which isn't it.
> Someone said they got it working on 2.6.10-xbox kernel so I might play
> with that soon.  BTW, I'm netbooting, don't know if that complicates
> anything.
> 
> Vic
> 
> Chris Bainbridge wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >>From what I remember the device node creation is done outside of the
> >xboxusb driver in the lirc_dev module, so this would seem to be a
> >generic problem rather than xbox driver related. Do you get any nodes?
> >How about /dev/lirc/0? Does an older kernel work?
> >
> >On 12/09/05, Jonathan Oexner <jonathan.oexner at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi Chris,
> >>Sorry to bug you, but we didn't know where else to turn on this, and
> >>it's your name that comes up in modinfo.  ;)  Any suggestions?
> >>Thanks,
> >>-Jon
> >>
> >>On 9/11/05, Victor <sphing at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I've played with this EXACT issue for hours... to no avail. I've tried
> >>>making manually making a /dev/lirc0, compiling lirc from source, playing
> >>>with the devfs rules and nothing. I'm out of steam and frankly have just
> >>>about given up on it.
> >>>
> >>>Vic
> >>>
> >>>Jonathan Oexner wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi, I'm attempting to set up my XBox as a Myth frontend.  The old
> >>>>one's hard drive died after being on for just about 18 months
> >>>>straight; go fig.
> >>>>
> >>>>So I decided to go Gentoo, as per the instructions here:
> >>>>http://gentoo-wiki.com/Gentoo_for_Xbox  All is going well, except the
> >>>>lirc driver doesn't seem to be picking up the DVD remote dongle.  I'm
> >>>>using app-misc/lirc-0.7.0-r1 with the XBox make.profile, and a
> >>>>2.6.12.5-xbox kernel.  I get the module lirc_xboxusb, I can load and
> >>>>unload it with no problems, but I never get the /dev/lirc0 device node
> >>>>like /etc/conf.d/lircd seems to expect to find.  Any ideas, hints?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks,
> >>>>-Jon
> >>>>
> >>>>The relevant portion of dmesg output:
> >>>>
> >>>>lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
> >>>>
> >>>>lirc_xbox: XBOX USB remote driver for LIRC v0.3
> >>>>usbcore: registered new driver lirc_xbox
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