[mythtv-users] Getting lirc working

[Jon]

Angus wrote:
> Jon wrote:
>> Angus wrote:
>>   
>>> Jon wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Angus wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> Jon wrote:
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>>>> Angus wrote:
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>> Jon wrote:
>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>> It sounds like your remote does not repeat keypresses.  Does it have a
>>>>>>>> LED?  If so, does it continue flashing as you hold the button down?  If
>>>>>>>> not you can use a digital camera pointed at the ir transmitter to confirm.
>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>     Digital camera, eh?
>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> Digital cameras are sensitive to IR light.
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>     Well, as an addendum, after pushing several keys for a while out of 
>>>>>>> frustration, it finally registered a "gap". So I went through the 
>>>>>>> process of testing every key, and you can imagine my frustration when I 
>>>>>>> finished and found every key was coded as 0x0. Here's the less 
>>>>>>> vacuous-looking part of the config file:
>>>>>>> bits            0
>>>>>>>  eps            30
>>>>>>>  aeps          100
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  one             0     0
>>>>>>>  zero            0     0
>>>>>>>  pre_data_bits   32
>>>>>>>  pre_data       0x800100A7
>>>>>>>  gap          339993
>>>>>>>  toggle_bit      0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now what do I try?
>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> Have you read http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Remote_controllers
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>           
>>>>>     Yes, I have.
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>>>> Specifically,
>>>>>> saa7134: Most cards need only the saa7134 driver, but a few need the
>>>>>> ir-kbd-i2c helper. Boards known to require ir-kbd-i2c include the Upmost
>>>>>> Purple TV and the latest "i-series" Pinnacle PCTV boards (110i, 50i)
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>           
>>>>>     And I've been asking what that means over at v4l, but I haven't 
>>>>> gotten any response.
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>> It means you may need to modprobe ir-kdc-i2c before it will work.  You
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     Ah, yes. But that module loads automatically with saa7134. 
>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/KWorld_Global_TV_Terminator#Remote 
>>> also says that I might need a patch for that, which is apparently got 
>>> something to do with v4l, but I can't been able to get anyone there to 
>>> help me with that yet.
>>>
>>>     
>>>> might see if you can use the linux input interface instead of lirc.
>>>> Open xev and press a few buttons on the remote to see if they register.
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     I did, and the results were not remarkable. Anything I pressed 
>>> returned this:
>>> KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,
>>>     root 0x45, subw 0x0, time 959597, (-218,-78), root:(400,300),
>>>     state 0x0, keycode 177 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
>>>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>>>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>>>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>>>
>>> KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,
>>>     root 0x45, subw 0x0, time 959645, (-218,-78), root:(400,300),
>>>     state 0x0, keycode 177 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
>>>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>>>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>>>
>>> Except for the "time" field, this is exactly what was returned with 
>>> every key I pressed. I get the feeling that means it isn't working here 
>>> either.
>>>
>>>     
>> I suspect your remote is not supported by the driver yet.  If you are
>> feeling adventurous, see the section titled "How to add remote control
>> support to a card" at the url above.  I once added support for a cx88
>> based card before, it's not very difficult.
>>   
> 
>     Hang on, it *is* supported. If you search for 
> SAA7134_BOARD_KWORLD_TERMINATOR in saa7134-cards.c, you'll see what 
> should be support for my card.
Again, going solely of my experience with one card.  The card worked and
was detected properly.  The remote didn't work.  Thats what I had to do
to get it to work.  In the end, I ended up making a serial receiver
because I didn't like the cheap remote that came with my card (buttons
would stick). Costs about $8 and a ten minutes at radio shack.
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