[mythtv-users] Remote works in menu's, but not Live TV

[Ben Foote]

I haven't checked the cpu usage on my new KnoppMyth setup, but this
same hardware setup worked fine before with Ubuntu. I'll check to see
if thats the case tomorrow though. If thats the case, I'll, have to
look into a different receiver.

Thanks for the suggestion.


On 7/20/07, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>
> > On Friday 20 July 2007 14:16, Phil Bridges wrote:
> >> What version of LIRC are you using?  My bet is that the LiveTV is
> >> taking so much of your processor that the LIRC commands aren't making
> >> it through.  What does your top say when you are watching Live TV?
> >
> > This makes sense. I just watch ~2 hrs of recording with some other
> > processes
> > running the background and the remote showed the same problem as with live
> > tv. I'm using lirc 0.8.1.
>
> I have a recollection of the Hz value the kernel was compiled with being
> an issue if you have a late kernel with 1000Hz tick. There may be
> something on the lirc mail archives.
>
> I've not checked back through the thread but if you are using a serial IR
> receiver then that really soaks up cpu time. The USB remote that some
> pvr150mce cards come with uses no measurable time at all - I swapped to
> using one and had to make no changes at all to any config other than
> changing the driver.
>
> --
> Robin Gilks
>
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>