[mythtv-users] Channel changing stopped working with updates

[Larry Roberts]

On 4/15/2013 12:05 PM, Mark wrote:
> Anyone seen this?  Updated my Fedora 18 yesterday, and now my channel 
> change it not working anymore.
> The device is a HD-PVR and has always worked fine.
>
> -bash-4.2$ channel.sh 123
> irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE blaster 0_109_KEY_MNSELECT
> irsend: hardware does not support sending
> irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE blaster 0_109_KEY_1
> irsend: hardware does not support sending
> irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE blaster 0_109_KEY_2
> irsend: hardware does not support sending
> irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE blaster 0_109_KEY_3
> irsend: hardware does not support sending
> irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE blaster 0_109_KEY_MNSELECT
> irsend: hardware does not support sending
>
> Here is the script:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
>  REMOTE_NAME=blaster
>  DEVICE=/var/run/lirc/lircd
>  SLEEP_TIME="0.4"
>  STB=0_109
>
>  send () {
>    irsend --device=${DEVICE} SEND_ONCE ${REMOTE_NAME} ${STB}_${1}
>    # irsend SEND_ONCE ${REMOTE_NAME} ${STB}_${1}
>    sleep ${SLEEP_TIME}
>  }
>
>  #send KEY_ENTER
>  send KEY_MNSELECT
>
>  for DIGIT in $(echo ${1} | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
>    send KEY_${DIGIT}
>  done
>
>  send KEY_MNSELECT
>  #send KEY_ENTER

Try upgrading your LIRC.  I know for me that I got this issue until I 
installed the KMDL version of LIRC.  Depending upon your kernel you may 
have to enable the atrpms-testing.