[mythtv-users] Trouble with lirc and HD-PVR on Fedora 12

[Jarod Wilson]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:58 PM, John Welch <jrw3319 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Robert Middleswarth
>> <robert at middleswarth.net> wrote:
>>> On 04/13/2010 09:13 AM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
>>>>
>> ...
>>>> Okay, just tried loading lirc_zilog, looks like its not binding to the
>>>> hdpvr at all. A quick poke at the system with i2cdetect lists no i2c
>>>> devices present, so I'm guessing someone has gone and disabled/removed
>>>> the patch that enabled the IR part in the hdpvr driver... Bah! Somehow
>>>> or another, the patch file is completely empty now. Well, that
>>>> certainly explains why it ain't working... I'll touch that up when I
>>>> have a chance. :\
>>>>
>>>
>>> Any word when it will be put back in.  I am currently using mythbuntu but am
>>> getting ready to switch back to mythdora for better lirc support.  Any idea
>>> when a fix for this will go in?
>>
>> Its fixed in the latest kernel in Fedora 12 updates-testing (as well
>> as in the F13 release kernel), not sure when it will get pushed to
>> stable though.
>>
>> --
>> Jarod Wilson
>
>
> Jarod (and others),
>
> I've now got my back-end system, where my HD-PVR is connected,
> upgraded to F13 with all the relevant latest patches applied, but I'm
> still not getting any lirc devices in /dev when I load the lirc_zilog
> module.  The module appears to load correctly, with 'dmesg' not
> showing any issues.  Basically the exact same symptoms as stated in my
> original post back in April.
>
> Am I doing something wrong or is this still not fixed?

Its looking like there might be some sort of new breakage that I need
to investigate. Unfortunately, I'm going to be a few thousand miles
west of my hdpvr for the next several days. :)

Digging into the hdpvr again is on the TODO list after I get home though.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com