[mythtv-users] Trouble recognizing Hauppauge 350 remote

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Hika,

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 11:48:16 PM, you wrote:

> Hoi Craig,

> Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 8:58:21 PM, you wrote:

>> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com>wrote:

>> I have used this in the past and keep it around as a backup spare
>> remote.  I am in the midst of updating my MythTV Backend and was
>> testing that all the remotes are being recognized, but this one
>> fails to yield any results when irw is running.  Other remotes work.
>> When I look at raw data from my USB IR receiver (iguanaIR), I can
>> see that this one is transmitting data.  I have looked at all the
>> various lircd.conf.hauppauge files I have saved and the
>> Hauppauge_350 data is consistent and matches (cursory examination)
>> that shown on the lirc.org website.
>>   

>> In short, I know the remote is transmitting, the receiver is
>> receiving the signal, but lirc isn't having any of it.  This is on
>> Mythbuntu 12.04, updated at least through last weekend.


>> Can anyone suggest something to look at or test?  I've run out of ideas.
>>   
>> --

>> Craig.

>>  




>> One thought -- Could this have anything to do with the fact that
>> the remote that works is RC6 and the one that is acting up is RC5? 
>> (For further reference, my Mythbuntu 10.04 system sees both remotes.)
>>  
>> --


>> Craig


> How long ago was it that it worked and with what kernel version.
> At present with the drivers in kernel, you have to use the input event
> driver (dev/input/event*) with the PVR350, not the /dev/lirc


With this udev rule you pick out the right one as
/dev/input/ir-PVR350:

SUBSYSTEM=="input", \
        KERNEL=="event*", \
        ATTRS{name}=="i2c IR (Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350", \
        SYMLINK+="input/ir-PVR350"


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