[mythtv-users] HDPVR Blaster

[Michael Lynch]

I'm in the process of moving my backend to a new machine and am having
issues getting the HDPVR blaster to work.  I've followed the wiki page
for enabling the transmitter and am not having any luck when inserting
the lirc_zilog module.  The module loads fine but does not create the
/dev/lirc* device.  Any suggestions on where to go from here?  Here is
my relevant system info, if more is needed, please let me know.

root at mythtv:~# uname -a
Linux mythtv 2.6.37.6 #3 SMP Sat Apr 9 22:49:32 CDT 2011 x86_64
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6600  @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

root at mythtv:~# cat /etc/slackware-version
Slackware 13.37.0

root at mythtv:~# lircd -n
lircd: lircd(default) ready, using /var/run/lirc/lircd
lircd: accepted new client on /var/run/lirc/lircd
lircd: could not get file information for /dev/lirc
lircd: default_init(): No such file or directory
lircd: WARNING: Failed to initialize hardware
lircd: error processing command: SEND_ONCE blaster select
lircd: hardware does not support sending
lircd: removed client

root at mythtv:~# modinfo lirc_zilog
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.37.6/kernel/drivers/linux/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_zilog.ko
alias:          lirc_pvr150
license:        GPL
author:         Gerd Knorr, Michal Kochanowicz, Christoph Bartelmus,
Ulrich Mueller, Stefan Jahn, Jerome Brock, Mark Weaver, Andy Walls
description:    Zilog/Hauppauge infrared transmitter driver (i2c stack)
depends:        i2c-core,lirc_dev
vermagic:       2.6.37.6 SMP mod_unload
parm:           minor:Preferred minor device number (int)
parm:           debug:Enable debugging messages (bool)
parm:           tx_only:Only handle the IR transmit function (bool)


dmesg output after 'modprobe lirc_zilog debug=1 ':
[34628.832421] lirc_zilog: Zilog/Hauppauge IR driver initializing
[34628.833411] lirc_zilog: initialization complete

/var/log/message output after 'modprobe lirc_zilog debug=1' :
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd[1216]: seq 1709 queued, 'add' 'module'
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd[1216]: passed 118 bytes to netlink
monitor 0x61f1f0
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: seq 1709 running
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: device 0x633970 has devpath
'/module/lirc_zilog'
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: no db file to read
/dev/.udev/db/+module:lirc_zilog: No such file or directory
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: RUN
'socket:@/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event'
/lib/udev/rules.d/90-hal.rules:2
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: passed 101 bytes to socket
monitor 0x633970
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: passed -1 bytes to netlink
monitor 0x633620
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: seq 1709 processed with 0
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd[1216]: seq 1709 done with 0
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv kernel: [28846.771131] lirc_zilog:
Zilog/Hauppauge IR driver initializing
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd[1216]: seq 1710 queued, 'add' 'drivers'
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd[1216]: passed 140 bytes to netlink
monitor 0x61f1f0
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: seq 1710 running
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: device 0x621220 has devpath
'/bus/i2c/drivers/Zilog!Hauppauge i2c IR'
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: no db file to read
/dev/.udev/db/+drivers:Zilog!Hauppauge i2c IR: No such file or
directory
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: device 0x633730 has devpath
'/bus/i2c/drivers'
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: device 0x633ab0 has devpath '/bus/i2c'
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: RUN
'socket:@/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event'
/lib/udev/rules.d/90-hal.rules:2
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: passed 144 bytes to socket
monitor 0x621220
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: passed -1 bytes to netlink
monitor 0x633620
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd-work[2069]: seq 1710 processed with 0
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv udevd[1216]: seq 1710 done with 0
Jul  7 07:55:11 mythtv kernel: [28846.772349] lirc_zilog:
initialization complete