[mythtv-users] Pinnacle Remote Kit MCE USB with ir Blaster

[Scott Pleavin]

jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>> jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>>     
>>>> Scott Pleavin skrev:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Fredrik Hallgarde wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Scott Pleavin skrev:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> I haven't been able to make it work. I see in this forum
>>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=388728&highlight=lirc&page=3
>>>>>>> where someone did get it to work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Matt Emmott wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2007 12:18 PM, Fredrik Hallgarde <mythtv at tedde.nu
>>>>>>>> <mailto:mythtv at tedde.nu>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Scott Pleavin skrev:
>>>>>>>>     > Has anyone had success getting the Pinnacle MCE Remote with
>>>>>>>> ir
>>>>>>>>     blaster
>>>>>>>>     > to work with Mythtv?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>> [deletia]
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> fyi
>>>>>
>>>>> Just put it on an older laptop that I have with Ubuntu 7.10 and it
>>>>> works.
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> I bet a proper patch to the lirc driver would be appreciated by the
>>>> LIRC
>>>> project.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>    What makes you think some sort of patch is the issue? Gutsy is just
>>> a very new version of a distro that's intention is to automate stuff
>>> like this so it isn't gnarly anymore.
>>>
>>>     This is probably just good packaging. LIRC has always been really
>>> bad when it comes to packaging.
>>>
>>>     The PVR150 MCE transceiver worked automagically on Ubuntu 7.10
>>> once I plugged it in and rebooted the system. I had setup LIRC but
>>> I had set it up for another IR blaster. Everything "just worked"
>>> when I plugged in the MCE tranceiver.
>>>
>>>     Although I did have to tweak my lircrc files. I had mine setup
>>> for another brand of remote and there were not consistent button
>>> naming between the two (things like 1 vs. one ).
>>>
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>> Need to identify the problem first.
>>
>> two machines running Gutsy. Old notebook, Intel based, USB 1 interface
>> and the remote works. The other a AMD 6000+, USB 2 interface and the
>> remote doesn't work. The output from mode2 on the notebook looks
>> reasonable, the mode2 output on the new machine is grossly different.
>>     
>
>      What have you done to confirm that the USB interface on the
> newer machine works at all?
>
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I have multiple USB interfaces and have tried different ports. I also 
have 2 other USB devices plugged in and they work.
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