[mythtv-users] pvr-150 ir receiver

Tue May 29 15:44:54 UTC 2007

> Thanks Groepaz and Daniel for your help, I tried both of your suggestion
> (except compiling the lirc module into the kernel, which I really don't
> how
> to do that), but none have worked.
>
> I have seen the following line from other people messages log file:
>
> ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=Hauppauge IR (PVR150), addr=71]
>
> but in my messages log file this line doesn't appear anywhere, here its
> content, I did just include the stuff from lirc and ivtv:
>
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: lirc_dev: no version for "struct_module"
> found: kernel tainted.
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver
> registered, at major 61
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel:
> /var/tmp/bach-build/BUILD/lirc-0.8.2/drivers/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
> Driver for Soundgraph iMON MultiMedian IR/VFD, v0.3
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel:
> /var/tmp/bach-build/BUILD/lirc-0.8.2/drivers/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
> Venky Raju <dev at venky.ws>
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel:
> /var/tmp/bach-build/BUILD/lirc-0.8.2/drivers/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
> imon_probe: found IMON device
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:
> sample_rate: 0
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel:
> /var/tmp/bach-build/BUILD/lirc-0.8.2/drivers/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
> imon_probe: Registered iMON plugin (minor:0)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel:
> /var/tmp/bach-build/BUILD/lirc-0.8.2/drivers/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
> imon_probe: iMON device on usb<4:2> initialized
>
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START INIT
> IVTV ====================
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  version 0.10.2 (tagged release)
> loading
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  Linux version:
> 2.6.20-1.2944.fc6SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please
> include
> the debug info between
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT
> IVTV lines, along with
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  any module options, when mailing
> the ivtv-users mailinglist.
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge card
> (cx23416 based)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:0a.0[A] ->
> GSI
> 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0
> type
> 0
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
> firmware
> (376836 bytes)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02060039
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: Hauppauge model 26132,
> rev F1B2, serial# 10258655
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: tuner model is TCL
> M2523_5N_E (idx 112, type 50)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: TV standards NTSC(M)
> (eeprom 0x08)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: audio processor is
> CX25841 (idx 35)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: decoder processor is
> CX25841 (idx 28)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: has no radio, has IR
> receiver, has IR transmitter
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV
> PVR-150
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: reopen i2c bus for IR-blaster
> support
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv
> i2c
> driver #0)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: cx25840 0-0044: cx25841-23 found @ 0x88
> (ivtv i2c driver #0)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: cx25840 0-0044: loaded
> v4l-cx25840.fwfirmware (16382 bytes)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: wm8775 0-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv
> i2c
> driver #0)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video0 for
> encoder MPEG (4 MB)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video32 for
> encoder YUV (2 MB)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for
> encoder
> VBI (1 MB)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video24 for
> encoder PCM audio (1 MB)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: tuner 0-0061: type set to 50 (TCL 2002N)
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV
> PVR-150, card #0
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.5[B] ->
> GSI
> 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
> May 29 01:48:03 localhost kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT
> IVTV  ====================
>
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost kernel: bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost kernel: bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520
> pages) each for capture
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost kernel: cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.6 loaded
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x71 (Hauppauge
> IR
> (PVR150))
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:
> sample_rate: 10
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost lircd-0.8.2-CVS[2941]: lircd(userspace) ready
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost lircd-0.8.2-CVS[2941]: accepted new client on
> /dev/lircd
> May 29 01:48:23 localhost kernel:
> /var/tmp/bach-build/BUILD/lirc-0.8.2/drivers/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
> IR port opened
>
> thanks
>
> 2007/5/29, Daniel Agar <daniel at agar.ca>:
>>
>> > Hello I have tried for countless hours to make the ir receiver of the
>> > pvr-150 to work, I have the one that come with a irblaster, but this
>> is
>> > not
>> > a must for this one to work because I have a serial irblaster and
>> anyway
>> I
>> > would need to patch the lirc if I want it to work, which is beyond my
>> > knowledge right now .
>> >
>> > Everything seems to load correctly but I got nothing on the console
>> when
>> I
>> > start irw and press a button on my remote ( I know the card/ir
>> > receiver/remote works, i tried them on windows).
>> >
>> > By the way I try to install it on MythDora 4
>> >
>> > Any help would be extremely appreciated.
>> >
>> > Here is the contents of my files
>> > ----------------
>> > /etc/modprobe.conf:
>> >
>> > alias char-major-61-0 lirc_i2c
>> > alias char-major-61-1 lirc_serial
>> > options lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3f8
>> > ####IR setup####
>> > install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
>> > lirc_i2c
>> > install lirc_serial setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none; /sbin/modprobe
>> > --ignore-install lirc_serial
>> >
>> > ----------------
>> > /etc/rc.d/rc.local
>> >
>> > /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
>> > /sbin/modprobe lirc_serial
>> > /usr/sbin/lircd --device=/dev/lirc0 --output=/dev/lircd
>> > /usr/sbin/lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc1
>> --output=/dev/lircd1
>> > --pidfile=/var/run/lircd1.pid
>> >
>> > ------------------
>> >
>> > /etc/lircd.conf
>> >
>> > in this file I have the grayHauppauge remote and my cable box, I don't
>> > think
>> > I need to post it.
>> >
>> > ------------------
>> >
>> > /etc/sysconfig/lircd
>> >
>> > #Options to lircd
>> > LIRCD_OPTIONS=
>> >
>> > ------------------
>> >
>> > here is the list of currently loaded lirc modules:
>> >
>> > lsmod | grep lirc
>> >
>> > lirc_serial            15104  0
>> > lirc_i2c               11780  0
>> > i2c_core               24897  11
>> >
>> cx88xx,bttv,lirc_i2c,i2c_ec,wm8775,cx25840,tuner,nvidia,ivtv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
>> > lirc_imon              17924  1
>> > lirc_dev               16292  3 lirc_serial,lirc_i2c,lirc_imon
>> >
>> > --------------------
>> >
>> > and here is the lirc devices
>> >
>> > ls -l /dev/lirc*
>> >
>> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     5 May 28 18:46 /dev/lirc -> lirc0
>> > crw------- 1 root root 61, 0 May 28 18:46 /dev/lirc0
>> > crw------- 1 root root 61, 1 May 28 18:46 /dev/lirc1
>> > crw------- 1 root root 61, 2 May 28 18:46 /dev/lirc2
>> > srw-rw-rw- 1 root root     0 May 28 18:46 /dev/lircd
>> > srw-rw-rw- 1 root root     0 May 28 18:46 /dev/lircd1
>> > prw-r--r-- 1 root root     0 May 28 18:46 /dev/lircm
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>> I use fc6 with a pvr 150 and IR. I don't have anything in
>> /etc/modprobe.conf concerning lirc and I don't have fedora start lircd
>> on
>> its own. I simply have the following in /etc/rc.local
>>
>> modprobe lirc_i2c
>> /etc/init.d/lircd start
>>
>> You might try using this, and you could simply have the /dev/lirc
>> symlink
>> point to the proper ir device. I don't have any options in my
>> /etc/sysconfig/lircd file.
>>
So you have the IR built into the pvr 150, plus a serial device and
something that requires the module lirc_imon? Have you tried only loading
the module for the pvr 150 lirc_i2c? Then start lircd without any other
options.