[mythtv-users] Sasktel IPTV (Microsoft Mediaroom) - Again.

[Chris Payne]

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:08 PM, <greg at nodecam.com> wrote:

>
> I'm not using a lirc receiver at all - my backend is rarely used as a
> frontend, so I haven't bothered setting it up.
>
> I followed the guide at http://www.blushingpenguin.com/mark/blog/?p=24 to
> get the hdpvr blaster going.  I can't remember what code set I wound up
> using, but I think it was in the 130 range.  I'll look it up when I get
> home.
>
>
Hi Greg-

I managed to get my setup working. I found a config that worked in this old
mythtv post (before I subscribed)

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/472945

(there's an lircd.conf dl link in there).

I added this (just cat'ed them together) to my existing
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf, and then started a second lircd daemon in
/etc/rc.d/rc.local using:

# IR blaster setup
modprobe lirc_zilog
/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc1
--output=/var/run/lirc/lircd1 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc/lircd1.pid

A bit of a hack, but works along with the original init script for the lircd
for the remote. After this, irsend works fine, as does a generic channel
change script I found to use. I did have to add the freqid fields to all the
channels (used mythweb) so that the channel number was passed to my script.

Just a note, I attempted to use the "send_power_new", aka step 9 of "Steps
to Enable IR Transmitter" here:

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_HD-PVR#Steps_to_Enable_IR_Transmitter

to find the proper code, but none worked. I realize now that maybe my
transmitter was not positioned correctlywhen I was trying this, it seems to
need to be pretty close to the receiver, I have mine packing taped to the
STB, just right of the (unused) "Record" LED. Perhaps with this positioning
yours, or one of the other codes, would have succeeded. I will test if I get
a chance, recording ongoing now, apparently we are in production, even
though this is a loaner HD-PVR for now:-)

Thanks, and hope this helps others.
Chris
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