[mythtv-users] PVR150 IR Problems

[Jarod Wilson]

On Mar 19, 2011, at 11:17 PM, DeKay wrote:

> I am having problems getting my myth box and LIRC after a kernel and
> LIRC upgrade.  /dev/lirc0 is created.  irw shows me some keys from my
> remote, but only some.  A few numbers don't work, the direction pad
> doesn't work, etc.  Operation seems somewhat intermittent as well: a
> keypress will sometimes register with irw and sometimes it won't, or
> it will be sluggish.  I am using the latest software in the Arch Linux
> repositories.  mode2 spits out data for every single keypress
> immediately.
> 
> Some pertinent details:
> 
> [root at mythbox ~]# uname -r
> 2.6.37-ARCH  (actually kernel26-2.6.37.4-1)
> 
> [root at mythbox ~]# lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1784:0001 TopSeed Technology Corp. eHome
> Infrared Transceiver
> 
> [root at mythbox ~]# lsmod |grep lirc
> ir_lirc_codec           3559  3
> lirc_mceusb            12977  0
> lirc_dev                8091  2 ir_lirc_codec,lirc_mceusb
> ir_core                12818  9
> ir_lirc_codec,ir_sony_decoder,ir_jvc_decoder,rc_rc6_mce,ir_rc6_decoder,ir_rc5_decoder,ir_nec_decoder,mceusb
> usbcore               117048  7
> zd1211rw,lirc_mceusb,usbhid,mceusb,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd

For starters, you have both lirc_mceusb and the in-kernel mceusb driver
loaded. That's not such a good situation. Pick one. (I'd pick the new
mceusb driver, since the other isn't being maintained anymore). You may
also need to try a slightly newer mceusb driver using media_build.

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers


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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com