[mythtv-users] MCE remote doesn't work after hardware upgrade

[Kris Jensen]

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Alistair Grant <akgrant0710 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Kris Jensen <kris.jensen.knj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Alistair Grant <akgrant0710 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> As always, many thanks to all the mythtv devs and contributors for
> >> such a great piece of software...
> >>
> >> After purchasing a new myth box my Media Center Remote is no longer
> >> working.
> >>
> >> The system contains a Hauppauge WinTV Nova-TD dual tuner and Microsoft
> >> MCE remote, both of which worked on the previous hardware with
> >> Mythbuntu 14.04.  Unfortunately the old system is busted, so I can't
> >> go back and compare it to the old system (thus the reason for the new
> >> hardware).
> >>
> >> Running irw and pressing buttons on the remote results in the LED in
> >> the receiver lighting up as expected, but nothing is printed from irw.
> >>
> >> Running lircd in console mode shows irw connecting as a client when it
> >> is run, but no other output.  I can't see anything that looks
> >> obviously like an error below.
> >> ...
> > ...
> >
> > look in the file /etc/lirc/lircd.conf. Is it pointing to the remotes
> > configuration file?
> >
> >
> > If not I think the file for mce remotes is
> > "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Frank Phillips <frankalso at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > You don't have a configuration matching the device in /etc/lircd.conf.
> This
> > is what irw uses, while ircat is one level higher and uses .lircrc.
>
> Thanks for your replies.
>
> The lircd.conf files look OK to me...
>
> $ cat /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
> #This configuration has been automatically generated via
> #the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
> #
> #It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
> #transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
> #
> #Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
> #via additional include directives or below the existing
> #Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
> #transmitter.
>
> #Configuration for the Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)
> remote:
> include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
>
>
> lircd.conf.mceusb is the file supplied with mythbuntu:
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30388548/lircd.conf.mceusb
>
> Trying:
>
> $ ircat -c ./.lircrc
>
> in my home directory, which has the config from the previously working
> machine, also produces no output.
>
> Anything else?
>
>
> Thanks again,
> Alistair
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Hi-ya,


 How about /etc/lirc/hardware.conf? I dig up an old config file from a
backup that had a MCE remote attached, it had the following:


 ###########

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf

#

#Chosen Remote Control

REMOTE="Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)"

REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev mceusb"

##

REMOTE_DRIVER=""

REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"

##

REMOTE_SOCKET=""

REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"

 #Chosen IR Transmitter

TRANSMITTER="None"

TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""

TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""

TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""

TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""

TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""

TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""

 #Enable lircd

START_LIRCD="true"

 #Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file

#START_LIRCMD="false"

 #Try to load appropriate kernel modules

LOAD_MODULES="true"

###########



Hope it helps.
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