[mythtv-users] Configuring lirc for imon with kernel 3.0
Gavin Whitehead
gavin at alabastercranium.demon.co.uk
Fri Jan 6 21:31:37 UTC 2012
I'm having getting my remote to work with my iMON (Antec Veris) via lirc
under Ubuntu 11.10.
I have an Antec Veris Fusion Black with a VFD iMon; the output from 'cat
/proc/bus/input/devices' includes this:
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=15c2 Product=ffdc Version=0000
N: Name="iMON Remote (15c2:ffdc)"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:13.0-1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/rc/rc1/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event6
B: PROP=0
B: EV=100013
B: KEY=fff 0 108fc326 217604100000000 0 400118000 418000000001
9e968000000000 10000000
B: MSC=10
I also have the following hardware in/attached to the box:
- Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2 (PCI)
- TBS 6981 PCIe DVB-S2 Dual
- Hauppauge NOVA-T USB stick
- Hauppauge NOVA-TD (with diversity) USB stick
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 with kernel 3.0.0.14-generic #23-Ubuntu.
My remote is a Logitech Harmony 555 configured as an MCE remote.
After a fresh install of 11.10 the remote shows some signs of working
with Ubuntu. That is, I have installed Ubuntu 11.10, configured the
Harmony remote with an MCE device and pressed all the buttons on the
remote. Three buttons work, 'Vol Up', 'Vol Down' and 'Mute'. So I go
to check my lircd.conf file to find that there isn't one. In fact, the
lirc package is not installed.
A quick look in 'syslog' shows some lines referring to lirc:
lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 249
IR LIRC bridge handler initialized
And a quick google reveals the lirc is now in the kernel. But how do I
configure it?
I have tried installing lirc 0.9.0-ubuntu1 and selecting 'Soundgraph
iMON Antec Veris' as my 'Remote control configuration' (with 'None' for
the transmitter). Installation appeared to succeed and the daemon
started but the following appeared in 'syslog':
kernel: [ 951.388120] lirc_imon: module is from the staging
directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
kernel: [ 951.388661] lirc_imon: Driver for SoundGraph iMON
MultiMedia IR/Display, v0.8
kernel: [ 951.388752] usbcore: registered new interface driver
lirc_imon
kernel: [ 951.418679] imon 5-1:1.0: Looks like you're trying to
use an IR protocol this device does not support
kernel: [ 951.418689] imon 5-1:1.0: Unsupported IR protocol
specified, overriding to iMON IR protocol
lircd-0.9.0[2736]: lircd(default) ready, using /var/run/lirc/lircd
And now none of the remote keys work.
If I now run 'sudo /etc/init.d/lirc stop' then the 'Vol Up', 'Vol Down'
and 'Mute' keys on the remote start working again.
The '/etc/lirc/hardware.conf' generated during the lirc installation
contains:
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_imon"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
Can some one help me to get to grips with configuring lirc in the
kernel. If more information is needed just say.
Thanks,
Gavin
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