[mythtv-users] What replaces irw when using atilibusb for the remote receiver?

Jarod Wilson jarod at wilsonet.com
Mon May 10 03:11:56 UTC 2010


On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Don Brett <dlbrett at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> I'm using the remote control from an ATI Tv Wonder 650 (but not the capture
> board).  I would like to map the buttons for it (ati theater remote), but
> irw doesn't give me any output. Is there a different program to use? Or, is
> there a trick to getting irw to work?
>
>
> Oh, by the way, I get these messages in /var/log/messages; but the remote
> control mostly works in mythdora-12....should I be concerned?
>
> May 7 11:48:42 nick lircd-0.8.6[4056]: lircd(atilibusb) ready, using
> /var/run/lirc/lircd
> May 7 11:48:43 nick lircd-0.8.6[4056]: accepted new client on
> /var/run/lirc/lircd
> May 7 11:48:43 nick lircd-0.8.6[4056]: couldn't find a compatible USB device
> May 7 11:48:43 nick lircd-0.8.6[4056]: Failed to initialize hardware

Its probably an input layer remote, not an atilibusb remote. atilibusb
is for the remote wonder RF remotes. lirc can be configured to use
input layer devices though, and irw works just fine with them.

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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com


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