On my MythBuntu 12.04 system I have recently started using a USB HP IR receiver that I bought off eBay - like <a href="http://cdn2.cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/xbmc-htpc-hp-infrared-receiver.jpg">http://cdn2.cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/xbmc-htpc-hp-infrared-receiver.jpg</a><div>
<br></div><div>It didn't come with a remote control but I've got it working with an old PackardBell remote I had lying around. What I'm having trouble with is getting it working with my Harmony 600 remote configured with the KnoppMyth profile througfh the Logitech setup software.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My hardware.conf that works with the PackardBell remote looks like this. It seems odd to me because it's using lirc_serial modules even though it's a USB receiver - how does that work?</div><div>
<div># /etc/lirc/hardware.conf</div><div>#</div><div>#Chosen Remote Control</div><div>REMOTE="Packard Bell receiver"</div><div>REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_serial"</div><div>REMOTE_DRIVER=""</div>
<div>REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"</div><div>REMOTE_SOCKET=""</div><div>REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="packard_bell/lircd.conf.packard_bell"</div><div>REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""</div><div><br></div><div>
#Chosen IR Transmitter</div><div>TRANSMITTER="None"</div><div>TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""</div><div>TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""</div><div>TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""</div><div>TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""</div>
<div>TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""</div><div>TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""</div><div><br></div><div>#Enable lircd</div><div>START_LIRCD="true"</div><div><br></div><div>#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file</div>
<div>#START_LIRCMD="false"</div><div><br></div><div>#Try to load appropriate kernel modules</div><div>LOAD_MODULES="true"</div><div><br></div><div># Default configuration files for your hardware if any</div>
<div>LIRCMD_CONF=""</div></div><div><div>FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"</div><div>START_LIRCMD=""</div></div><div><br></div><div>I was hoping that once I had the PackardBell remote working I could then just use the same hardware.conf file with a new lircd.conf for KnoppMyth (from <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Logitech_Harmony_Generic_Setup">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Logitech_Harmony_Generic_Setup</a>) to receive the KnoppMyth codes from my Harmony. But when I run irw I see no output when pressing buttons on the Harmony. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Can anyone please point me in the right direction to get this working? My suspicion is that it's something to do with hardware.conf as the receiver is USB not serial (though I still don't understand how it manages to work with the PackardBell remote with the lirc_serial setup).</div>
<div><br></div><div>BTW - if I configure the Harmony as a PackardBell remote through the Logitech software, that works - but the KnoppMyth profile has more buttons defined which is why I'd like to get that working.</div>