[mythtv-users] IR Remote, OpenSUSE, and weirdness

[Robin Smith]

I am having some troubles getting my remote working with MythTV on OpenSUSE
11.2.

I have a Silverstone case with built-in iMON PAD Remote Controller and VFD.
I also have an Antec Veris Multimedia Station E-Z USB IR receiver. I am
trying to configure it to work with my Harmony 670 remote. In the Harmony
software, I configured it as an iMON remote.

When I first plugged the Veris in, it showed up as a HID, some Googling
returned a fix:
Under /etc/modprobe.d/ create a imon.conf file with the following:
options usbhid quirks=0x15c2:0x0042:0x0004

Now, lsusb shows:
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 15c2:0042 SoundGraph Inc.
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 15c2:ffdc SoundGraph Inc. iMON PAD Remote Controller

The Veris is the 15c2:0042. Progress.

OpenSUSE 11.2 is only at lirc 0.8.5

So I begin futzing around with lirc to try and get things configured. mode2
would show raw output when buttons were pressed, but I could not get irw to
show anything despite trying a multitude of lircd.conf files (some of which
seemed ot have codes that matched the output of mode2).

I found lirc 0.8.7 in the vdr repository and installed it (from
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/vdr/openSUSE_11.2/) and was able
to make a little more progress. I ended up doing a full irrecord to create
the correct lircd.conf file and finally irw outputs codes.

I have a matching lircrc file in the /home/mythtv/.mythtv folder. It has
some extra commands defined that I do not have in my lircd.conf, but this
should not matter (or am I wrong). I have included my lircd.conf and lircrc
at the bottom of this message.

I have three problems:
1. The remote does not seem to control things in MythTV. (Play, Pause, Stop,
etc)
2. The number buttons DO work in MythTV, but weirdly, they work even if
lircd is NOT running
3. The directional pad on the Harmony is acting like a mouse (actually moves
the mouse cursor), yet shows output when watched with mode2 (but none with
irw). The OK button in the center of the directional pad shows no output in
mode2 or irw

I am lost and confused. I had setup and used the same remote on my old
Fedora-based mythbox (built using Jarod's guide years ago) and thought I
understood how it all works, but I can't seem to work it out this time... I
was using the IR receiver from a Hauppauge with that config though.

Any help would be appreciated.

Robin

lircd.conf:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
begin remote

  name  /tmp/lircd.record.conf
  bits           24
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  one             0     0
  zero            0     0
  post_data_bits  8
  post_data      0xB7
  gap          96026
  min_repeat      1
  suppress_repeat 1
#  uncomment to suppress unwanted repeats
  toggle_bit_mask 0x4000

      begin codes
          KEY_CHANNELUP            0x289395
          KEY_CHANNELDOWN          0x288795
          KEY_ENTER                0x28A195
          KEY_MENU                 0x2BA395
          KEY_REWIND               0x2A8195
          KEY_FASTFORWARD          0x2B8115
          KEY_PLAY                 0x2A8115
          KEY_PAUSE                0x2A9115
          KEY_RECORD               0x298115
          KEY_STOP                 0x2B9715
          KEY_PREVIOUS             0x2B9115
          KEY_NEXT                 0x298195
          KEY_0                    0x2BA595
          KEY_1                    0x2BA595
          KEY_1                    0x28B595
          KEY_2                    0x2BB195
          KEY_3                    0x28B195
          KEY_4                    0x2A8595
          KEY_5                    0x299595
          KEY_6                    0x2AA595
          KEY_7                    0x2B9395
          KEY_8                    0x2A8515
          KEY_9                    0x2AA115
      end codes

end remote
>>>>>>>>>>>>

lircrc:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
# Escape
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_EXIT
    config = Esc
    repeat = 3
end

# Escape Key 2
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_ESC
    config = Esc
end

# Channel Up
begin
    prog   = mythtv
    button = KEY_CHANNELUP
    config = Up
    repeat = 3
end

# Channel Down
begin
    prog   = mythtv
    button = KEY_CHANNELDOWN
    config = Down
    repeat = 3
end

# Volume Up
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_VOLUMEUP
    repeat = 3
    config = Right
end

# Volume Down
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_VOLUMEDOWN
    repeat = 3
    config = Left
end

# Enter/Return
begin
    prog   = mythtv
    button = KEY_ENTER
    config = Return
end

# Menu Button
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_MENU
    config = M
end

# Mute
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_MUTE
    config = F9
end

# Rewind
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_REWIND
    config = PgUp
end

# Fast Forward
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_FASTFORWARD
    config = PgDown
end

# Play
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_PLAY
    config = P
end

# Pause
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_PAUSE
    config = P
end

# Record
begin
  prog = mythtv
  button = KEY_RECORD
  config = R
end

# Stop
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = KEY_STOP
   config = O
end

# Previous Track/Chapter
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = KEY_PREVIOUS
   config = Home
end

# Next Track/Chapter
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = KEY_NEXT
   config = End
end

# Jump Point to MythVideo
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MyMovie
   config = F12
end

# Jump Point to MythMusic
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MyMusic
   config = F11
end

# Jump Point to LiveTV
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MyTV
   config = F10
end

# Jump Point to Main Menu
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = Multimon
   config = F2
end

# Jump Point to Myth Gallery
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MyPhoto
   config = F3
end

# Jump Point to Play DVD
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MyDVD
   config = F4
end
# Display Information
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = Caption
   config = I
end

##############################
# Numbers
##############################
begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_0
    config = 0
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_1
    config = 1
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_2
    config = 2
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_3
    config = 3
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_4
    config = 4
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_5
    config = 5
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_6
    config = 6
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_7
    config = 7
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_8
    config = 8
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_9
    config = 9
end
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