[mythtv-users] FC4 2.6.15/PVR 350 lirc install HOWTO - SOLVED

[Mark Johannessen]

For others, here is a procedure I found successful in setting up LIRC:

FC4 2.6.15 (yum updated)
PVR-350 with grey top/black bottom remote from Hauppauge

Per Jerod's HOWTO, I did the following:

# echo "export KVER=\`uname -r\`" >> /etc/profile.d/kver.sh

# yum install lirc-kmdl-$KVER
# yum install lirc

# wget http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/lircd-g3.conf.txt
# mv lircd-g3.conf.txt /etc/lircd.conf

at the end of /etc/modprobe.conf add:
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c

at the beginning of /etc/modprobe.conf add:
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c

I do this update posted by Jerod:
# wget https://svn.wilsonet.com/svn/mythtvology/trunk/rc.sysinit-mm.diff
# patch /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit < rc.sysinit-mm.diff

reboot

Load the module:
# /sbin/depmod -a
# /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c

make so lirc starts at boot:
# /sbin/chkconfig lircd on

.. and turn it on now (I get OK):
# /sbin/service lircd start

# chmod 666 /dev/lirc*

#  yum install ivtv

reboot

Test the remote using:
# irrecord --device=/dev/lirc0 /etc/lircd.conf

(I  ctrl-c to escape after inputting a few buttons)

start the capture of ir remore commands:
$ /usr/bin/irw

This will output like:

0000000000001fb5 00 Play grayHauppage
0000000000001f95 00 DOWN grayHauppage

Hope this helps others.

Mark