[mythtv-users] mceusb

[Rick]

On 5/18/2018 11:41 AM, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Fri, 18 May 2018 10:28:41 -0300, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi, I'm trying to install an mceusb with blaster on F27. I'm only
>> interested in getting the irblaster portion working to change channels
>> on a slave backend. Everything I read on the wiki and via google search
>> seems to have been written at the dawn of history and in bits and pieces
>> scattered here and there. I've got an lircd.conf and a channel change
>> script but don't know where to go from there.  Is there something you're
>> supposed to modprobe or install to get channel changing to work?  I
>> understand the mceusb should work without installing lirc. Things I've
>> found out. lsusb shows it's recognized as Bus 001 Device 004: ID
>> 0471:0815 Philips (or NXP) eHome Infrared Receiver,
>>
>> # mode2 --driver devinput --list-devices
>> /dev/input/event6 [0471:0815] Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver
>> version:  1.10 serial: PH00UFxr
>> /dev/input/by-id/usb-Philips_eHome_Infrared_Transceiver_PH00UFxr-event-if00
>> -> ../event6
>> /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:10:1.0-event -> ../event6
>>
>> Any and all help appreciated.
>>
>> Rick
> 
> I have never heard of an IR blaster working without lirc.  IR input
> can work without lirc, by emulating keystrokes, but there is no such
> mechanism for IR blasting.
> _______________________________________________

Thanks that moves me incrementally along but doesn't help get the 
irblaster working.  The myblaster I was using before it broke worked 
flawlessly for many years without lirc so you can see why I was 
apparently confused.

Rick