[mythtv-users] Lirc MIA with Dvico USB and 0.24 fixes

[John Haywood]

Hi all 

I have just upgraded my combined backend/frontend to 0.24.0 fixes using mythbuntu, selected my remote (an older DVICO FusionHDTV usb) and find that I have no remote at all.

linux-image-2.6.35-24-generic
mythtv Version: 2:0.24.0+fixes.20110116.798359f-0ubuntu0mythbuntu2
lirc_0.8.7~pre3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

lircd is running:
tvuser at mythtv:~$ ps aux|grep lirc
root      1321  0.0  0.0  32124   716 ?        Ss   Jan16   0:01 /usr/sbin/lircd --output=/var/run/lirc/lircd --driver=dvico --device=/dev/lirc0

and the frontend is setup to use /var/run/lirc/lircd

The usb receiver has been found:
tvuser at mythtv:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0fe9:9010 DVICO

and there is a valid config file in ~.lircrc which points to an included configs in ~./lirc

an edited list of modules:

ir_lirc_codec           3888  0 
lirc_dev               11209  1 ir_lirc_codec
ir_sony_decoder         2381  0 
ir_jvc_decoder          2442  0 
ir_rc6_decoder          3018  0 
ir_nec_decoder          2442  0 
i2c_algo_bit            6208  2 cx88_vp3054_i2c,cx88xx
ir_common               6155  1 cx88xx
ir_core                16906  8 ir_lirc_codec,ir_sony_decoder,ir_jvc_decoder,ir_rc6_decoder,ir_rc5_decoder,ir_nec_decoder,cx88xx,ir_common
i2c_nforce2             6155  0 
shpchp                 34910  0 
parport                37032  1 lp
usbhid                 42062  0 
hid                    84710  1 usbhid
ahci                   22210  2 
libahci                26052  1 ahci

I think a couple of these modules relate to a wireless keyboard and its associated dongle, but I've included them for completeness

 irw gives me nothing, as in no keypresses, so I'm guessing a device might not be present?
There are no /dev/lircn entries, only /dev/lircd
There are three /dev/hidraw entries


So, where to next? This is actually stopping my wife from using mythtv on her own, as she doesn't like/won't use a keyboard - serious issue this one...

regards

John Haywood