[mythtv-users] liblirc_client not compiled into mythfrontend

Johnny Walker johnnyjboss at gmail.com
Wed Mar 31 17:13:04 UTC 2010 

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Brock Haywood <brock.haywood at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Johnny Walker <johnnyjboss at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Brock Haywood <brock.haywood at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Brock Haywood <brock.haywood at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Johnny Walker <johnnyjboss at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Brock Haywood
>> >>> <brock.haywood at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Brock Haywood
>> >>> > <brock.haywood at gmail.com>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Johnny Walker
>> >>> >> <johnnyjboss at gmail.com>
>> >>> >> wrote:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Note: we bottom post on this list for later readability of others
>> >>> >>> when
>> >>> >>> searching this list. (Which can be done at
>> >>> >>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ )
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> >On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Brock Haywood
>> >>> >>> > <brock.haywood at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >>> >Maybe i was unclear, "ldd ./mythfrontend |grep lirc" is empty tho
>> >>> >>> > i
>> >>> >>> > understand that lirc is baked into 0.22 so i shouldn't be
>> >>> >>> > expecting
>> >>> >>> > to see
>> >>> >>> > it.
>> >>> >>> >
>> >>> >>> >Regarding irw, when it is run I get what i was expecting.  When i
>> >>> >>> > press
>> >>> >>> > up on the remote, it shows up_pressed or something like that.
>> >>> >>> > I'm
>> >>> >>> > away from
>> >>> >>> > >this machine at work so I will reply with the exact messages
>> >>> >>> > > later.
>> >>> >>> >
>> >>> >>> >bh
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> It sounds like you've made good progress if irw reports the
>> >>> >>> keypresses. We need to compare the output of those against your
>> >>> >>> previously posted .lircrc files. Specifically I'm thinking the
>> >>> >>> remote
>> >>> >>> name needs to match correctly as follows:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> output of IRW:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Matches :
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001794 00 Up mceusb
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001794 01 Up mceusb
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001796 00 Left mceusb
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001796 01 Left mceusb
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Doesn't Match:
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001795 00 Down Hauppauge_350
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001795 01 Down Hauppauge_350
>> >>> >>> 0000000000001797 00 Right Hauppauge_350
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Snippet of .lircrc you posted previously:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> begin
>> >>> >>>     remote = mceusb <-- matches
>> >>> >>>     prog = mythtv
>> >>> >>>     button = RecTV
>> >>> >>>     config = R
>> >>> >>>     repeat = 0
>> >>> >>>     delay = 0
>> >>> >>> end
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> The lirc daemon only runs the commands or keypresses in these
>> >>> >>> small
>> >>> >>> stanza's if the name of the remote sending them matches. This
>> >>> >>> allows
>> >>> >>> multiple remotes to be used.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Sorry for the misinfo on the 'try stopping the lirc daemon' - I
>> >>> >>> was
>> >>> >>> actually wondering if you were seeing errors on starting /
>> >>> >>> stopping
>> >>> >>> it
>> >>> >>> and wasn't thinking clearly on the irw vs. irrecord needing it.
>> >>> >>> Jarod
>> >>> >>> is actually quite the expert on lirc as he's a major contributor
>> >>> >>> to
>> >>> >>> it. (to whom we're all exceedingly grateful.)
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> -Johnny
>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________
>> >>> >>> mythtv-users mailing list
>> >>> >>> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> >>> >>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Ok, will do.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> --
>> >>> >> - brock
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Here is the output from irw when pressing up, left, down, right, 1,
>> >>> > 2,
>> >>> > 3, 4,
>> >>> > 5, 6, 7, 8, 9:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > 000000037ff07be1 00 Up mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bdf 00 Left mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07be0 00 Down mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07be0 01 Down mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bde 00 Right mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bfe 00 One mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bfd 00 Two mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bfc 00 Three mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bfb 00 Four mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bfa 00 Five mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bf9 00 Six mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bf8 00 Seven mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bf8 01 Seven mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bf7 00 Eight mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bf6 00 Nine mceusb
>> >>> > 000000037ff07bf6 01 Nine mceusb
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Does this make sense with what is in the lircrc?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --
>> >>> > - brock
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes it appears that the remote name matches so given that the lirc
>> >>> daemon was started BEFORE mythtv was started you should be seeing the
>> >>> menu cursor move up and down in response to the key-presses on the
>> >>> remote.
>> >>>
>> >>> You're original post said that you were ahving trouble getting lirc to
>> >>> work in mythtv - are you seeing no activity at all or just unexpected
>> >>> behaviour?
>> >>>
>> >>> Lets review your /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log for mention of any
>> >>> issues during startup. Here's an example problem:
>> >>>
>> >>> 2009-12-29 17:41:27.863 Using theme base resolution of 1280x720
>> >>> 2009-12-29 17:41:27.909 LIRC, Error: Failed to connect to Unix socket
>> >>> '/dev/lircd'
>> >>>                        eno: No such file or directory (2)
>> >>> 2009-12-29 17:41:28.196 Using the Qt painter
>> >>>
>> >>> Here's a proper startup:
>> >>>
>> >>> 2010-01-19 08:06:15.122 Using theme base resolution of 1280x720
>> >>> 2010-01-19 08:06:15.148 LIRC: Successfully initialized '/dev/lircd'
>> >>> using '/home/johnny/.mythtv/lircrc' config
>> >>> 2010-01-19 08:06:15.501 Using the Qt painter
>> >>>
>> >>> One thing to remember is that the lirc daemon has to be reloaded and
>> >>> then mythfrontend restarted when you make changes to .lircrc.
>> >>>
>> >>> -Johnny
>> >>> _______________________________________________
>> >>> mythtv-users mailing list
>> >>> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> >>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>> >>
>> >> So,i'm getting no response from the remote control when running myth. I
>> >> also don't see anything in the frontend log.
>> >>
>> >> Here is the output of the log when starting up the frontend, pressing
>> >> some
>> >> buttons on the remote and shutting down the frontend:
>> >>
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:40.238 mythfrontend version: tags/release-0-22 [0.22]
>> >> www.mythtv.org
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:40.239 Using runtime prefix = /usr/local
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:40.239 Using configuration directory =
>> >> /home/myth/.mythtv
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.157 Empty LocalHostName.
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.158 Using localhost value of vectorsigma
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.168 New DB connection, total: 1
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.173 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
>> >> 127.0.0.1
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.175 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.203 ScreenSaverX11Private: XScreenSaver support
>> >> enabled
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.203 ScreenSaverX11Private: Gnome screen saver
>> >> support
>> >> enabled
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.205 DPMS is disabled.
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.207 Primary screen: 0.
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.209 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
>> >> 127.0.0.1
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.211 Using screen 0, 1920x1080 at 0,0
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.244 MythUI Image Cache size set to 20971520 bytes
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.245 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.258 Primary screen: 0.
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.259 Using screen 0, 1920x1080 at 0,0
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.261 Using theme base resolution of 1280x720
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.667 Using the Qt painter
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.935 Loaded base theme from
>> >> /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:41.947 Loaded base theme from
>> >> /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/default-wide/base.xml
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.001 Loaded base theme from
>> >> /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.002 Unable to load window 'backgroundwindow' from
>> >> base
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.016 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer):
>> >> 1244
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.019 New DB connection, total: 2
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.028 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
>> >> 127.0.0.1
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.544 Desktop video mode: 1920x1080 60.0024 Hz
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.918 Registering Internal as a media playback
>> >> plugin.
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:42.977 Registering WebBrowser as a media playback
>> >> plugin.
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.070 MMUnix::AddDevice() Error: failed to stat
>> >> /dev/bdi,
>> >>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.075 MMUnix::AddDevice() Error: failed to stat
>> >> /dev/power,
>> >>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.080 MMUnix::AddDevice() Error: failed to stat
>> >> /dev/trace,
>> >>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.086 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x100, gif,jpg,png)
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.121 Current MythMusic Schema Version
>> >> (MusicDBSchemaVer): 1017
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.215 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x40,
>> >>
>> >> mp3,mp2,ogg,oga,flac,wma,wav,ac3,oma,omg,atp,ra,dts,aac,m4a,aa3,tta,mka,aiff,swa,wv)
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.250 Current MythVideo Schema Version
>> >> (mythvideo.DBSchemaVer): 1028
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.374 NetworkControl: Listening for remote
>> >> connections
>> >> on port 6546
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.377 Loading window theme from
>> >> /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/menu-ui.xml
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.498 Loading menu theme from
>> >> /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/defaultmenu//mainmenu.xml
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:43.502 Found mainmenu.xml for theme 'Mythbuntu'
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:45.681 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
>> >> 192.168.1.199:6543 (try 1 of 1)
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:45.683 Using protocol version 50
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:52.481 NetworkControl: Socket disconnected
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:52.488 AudioPulseUtil: Resume Success
>> >> 2010-03-30 16:39:52.488 Deleting UPnP client...
>> >> Error in my_thread_global_end(): 1 threads didn't exit
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> - brock
>> >
>> >
>> > Does the fact there are no errors in this log suggest that perhaps
>> > things
>> > like the repeat in the .lircrc are wrong?
>> >
>> > --
>> > - brock
>> >
>>
>> I'm more tempted to think that maybe there's a problem in the mythtv
>> config. On the frontend can you goto Utilities / Setup --> Setup -->
>> General and then to the 8th screen it should say 'Remote Control' -
>> Next to 'LIRC Daemon Socket:' what do you have listed?
>>
>> Also I notice in your logs you're running the release version. I would
>> strongly suggest installing the mythtbuntu autobuilds package. It will
>> contain many bug fixes for you.
>>
>> -Johnny
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>
> Here are those settings:
>
> The LircSocket is: /dev/lircd
> The LircKeyPressedApp is empty.
>
> The socket seems to be correct:
> ll /dev/lirc*
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 61, 0 2010-03-30 15:32 /dev/lirc0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    19 2010-03-30 15:32 /dev/lircd ->
> /var/run/lirc/lircd
>
> --
> - brock

Then lets go back to what Micheal suggested :

"Your problem is elsewhere (such as your ~/.lircrc or ~/.mythtv/lircrc)."

Can you post those files as attachments?

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