[mythtv-users] IR Blaster issue - Hauppauge HD-PVR

[Tom Runner]

On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Tom Runner <tomj.runner at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Tom Runner <tomj.runner at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
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>>> On Dec 25, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Tom Runner wrote:
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>>> > ...
>>> > > dmesg |grep lirc
>>> > > [   13.295756] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major
>>> 61
>>> > > [   13.309819] lirc_zilog: Zilog/Hauppauge IR driver initializing
>>> > > [   13.316192] lirc_zilog: initialization complete
>>> >
>>> > > lirc_zilog loaded, but it didn't bind to anything. I don't think
>>> Ubuntu's
>>> > > hdpvr driver includes the patch to enable the IR part on the hdpvr.
>>> Now
>>> > > *that* you probably actually need to rebuild.
>>> >
>>> > I did so, mainly because my Hauppauge is a 4903 which is not included
>>> yet in the drivers. I took the files from tvlinux.org(v4l). But it was
>>> probably not the lastest (not the one from the GIT, but from HG). Which
>>> source file should I check ?
>>>
>>> > Well, I'd use the git one, but you still need an additional patch on
>>> top
>>> > of that to enable the IR part. Seems many people have been using IR on
>>> > these successfully, so perhaps we can persuade Janne that its okay to
>>> go
>>> > ahead with that patch getting added upstream...
>>>
>>> > In any case, I think this works w/the latest git hdpvr code:
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>>> > http://wilsonet.com/jarod/lirc_misc/hdpvr-ir/hdpvr-ir-enable.patch<http://wilsonet.com/jarod/lirc_misc/hdpvr-ir/hdpvr-ir-enable.patch>
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>>> > Ok not the same that what I previously compiled.
>> > I got some error at the make, coming from the hdpvr-video.c file. Mostly
>> "implicit declaration of > > function xxx".
>> > I'll look into it and let you know the result once compiled, which will
>> take a little time :))
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>> > Anyway now I face some VDPAU error on the viewing.... Working like a
>> charm for 2 weeks, just > playing on lirc. Life is tough sometimes with
>> Ubuntu.
>> > :))
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>     Got it compiled making the following changes to hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c:
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>    - change usb_buffer_alloc() to usb_alloc_coherent()
>    - change usb_buffer_free() to usb_free_coherent()
>    - change !video_is_unregistered() to video_is_registered()
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> Now I've a dev/lirc0
> Still cannot see the IR blinking but I guess it's now in the lircd.conf or
> hardware.conf. To be updated after the "family time"
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>  Well the IR finally blink. Good, lessons of the day* if it's written
> somewhere "use IR patch for hdpvr#, particularly on Jarod's web site (I read
> it at least 3 times before posting), do it and don't try to think to much.
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A big thanks to you Jarod, for your patience to re-explain what you did.

Now I've to deal with the new issues :))
- VDPAU failure
- Finding the proper codeset for my box (the send power did not help so far)
- And finding why now hdpvr.ko is no more loading at boot

In fact I'm close to do a full re-install.

> --
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>>> jarod at wilsonet.com
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