[mythtv-users] Need help with mce usb remote control

[Don Brett]

Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Don Brett <dlbrett at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>   
>> I have a new installation of Mythdora-12 and just bought a new mce remote
>> kit on ebay, but can't get it working on Mythtv.  The receiver shows up on
>> the usb system (Philips eHome Infrared Receiver):
>>
>> [root at nick dev]# lsusb
>>     
> ...
>   
>> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0471:0815 Philips eHome Infrared Receiver
>>     
> ...
>   
>> ....and irw doesn't show anything.  In Mythdora I picked these setting and
>> power-cycled the box:
>>
>> Media Center Remote 2 (lirc_mceusb2)
>> lirc_mceusb2 (USB Media Center)
>>
>> ......It seems to have the driver loaded:
>> [root at nick dev]# lsmod | grep lirc
>> lirc_mceusb            16740  3
>> lirc_dev               12341  1 lirc_mceusb
>> [root at nick dev]#
>>
>> ....and lircd is running:
>> [root at nick dev]# ps -A | grep lirc
>> 1496 ?        00:00:00 lircd
>> [root at nick dev]#
>>
>>
>> This is the remote:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-MCE-Media-Center-Remote-Control-Complete-Kit-/360265186040?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e17a7af8
>> ---It's labeled RC6.
>>
>>
>> I tried it on a Win7 box and it worked fine.  I don't know what to try next.
>> any suggestions?
>>     
>
> Show your lircd.conf. And ls -l /dev/lirc* output.And dmesg output.
> And possibly output when running lirc_mceusb w/the debug option
> enabled. And possibly output from running lircd in the foreground
> w/verbose output. But over on the lirc list would be the more
> appropriate location for this.
>
> /me really should write a 'trouble-shooting lirc' guide or something...
>
>   
....Here's /etc/lircd.conf

begin remote
  name            mceusb
  bits            16
  flags           RC6|CONST_LENGTH
  rc6_mask       0x100000000
  eps             30
  aeps            100
  header          2667   889
  one             444   444
  zero            444   444
  gap             105000
  toggle_bit      22
  pre_data_bits   21
  pre_data        0x37FF0

  begin codes
                      
       Blue        0x00007ba1
       Yellow        0x00007ba2
       Green        0x00007ba3
       Red        0x00007ba4 
       Teletext        0x00007ba5
      
       Radio           0x00007baf
       Print           0x00007bb1
       Videos          0x00007bb5
       Pictures        0x00007bb6
       RecTV           0x00007bb7
       Music           0x00007bb8
       TV              0x00007bb9
       Aspect           0x00007bd8
       Guide           0x00007bd9
       LiveTV          0x00007bda
       DVD             0x00007bdb
       Back            0x00007bdc
       OK              0x00007bdd
       Right           0x00007bde
       Left            0x00007bdf
       Down            0x00007be0
       Up              0x00007be1
       Star            0x00007be2
       Hash            0x00007be3
       Replay          0x00007be4
       Skip            0x00007be5
       Stop            0x00007be6
       Pause           0x00007be7
       Record          0x00007be8
       Play            0x00007be9
       Rewind          0x00007bea
       Forward         0x00007beb
       ChanDown        0x00007bec
       ChanUp          0x00007bed
       VolDown         0x00007bee
       VolUp           0x00007bef
       More            0x00007bf0
       Mute            0x00007bf1
       Home            0x00007bf2
       Power           0x00007bf3
       Enter           0x00007bf4
       Clear           0x00007bf5
       Nine            0x00007bf6
       Eight           0x00007bf7
       Seven           0x00007bf8
       Six             0x00007bf9
       Five            0x00007bfa
       Four            0x00007bfb
       Three           0x00007bfc
       Two             0x00007bfd
       One             0x00007bfe
       Zero            0x00007bff

  end codes

end remote


....Here's the devices

[mythtv at nick ~]$ ls -l /dev/lirc*
crw-rw---- 1 root root 249, 0 2010-06-12 07:49 /dev/lirc0
[mythtv at nick ~]$


....and dmesg (I assumed you just wanted the lirc parts)
(here's a link to the entire dmesg output if you need to see it.)
http://users.zoominternet.net/~dlbrett/dmesg-01.txt

[mythtv at nick ~]$ dmesg | grep lirc
lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 249
lirc_mceusb: Windows Media Center Edition USB IR Transceiver driver for 
LIRC 1.90
lirc_mceusb: Daniel Melander <lirc at rajidae.se>, Martin Blatter 
<martin_a_blatter at yahoo.com>, Dan Conti <dconti at acm.wwu.edu>
lirc_mceusb 1-6.4.3:1.0: lirc_dev: driver lirc_mceusb registered at 
minor = 0
lirc_mceusb 1-6.4.3:1.0: Registered Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver 
on usb1:5
usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_mceusb
[mythtv at nick ~]$


...I tried this, but I didn't get anything different.  Do I have to 
unload lirc_mceusb2 first (if so, how?)
modprobe lirc_mceusb2 debug=1


...I looked at the /etc/rc.d/init.d/lirc script, but could figure out 
how to add -vv to it.  I'll be happy to run it if you can give me a command.

...and thanks for the help Jarod, I appreciate it.