[mythtv-users] LIRC and multiple devices

[Gazza]

Hello all,

I Have to say that I am loving the development of this project.  I have
now gotten my MythTV box running sweet.  Thank you to all who have
contributed to the project.

I have a PixelViewTV pro and PVR-350.  I also use the composite input on
the PVR-350 where I need to change the channel externally to MythTV.  I
use the PVR-350 remote with LIRC (via the PVR-350) to navigate my way
through MythTV on my TV.  I also needed LIRC to use transmit to my
external tuner.

>From what I could read about LIRC, it does not support multiple devices
(remote via PVR-350, transmitter via serial port) and I found myself a
little frustrated that I could either use the remote or transmit to my
external tuner.  I had made a $5 transmitter job that worked fine and
did not want to spend more since I knew this solution did work, just not
with LIRC and multiple devices.

What I found with LIRC is that the Hauppauge PVR device uses the
lirc_i2c kernel module and when I wanted to transmit via serial,
lirc_serial was used.  In LIRCs case it was using a char major of 61.
So I copied the LIRC source to a different folder, searched and replaced
'lirc' and 'LIRC' with a different name (remote and REMOTE in this
case), and replaced the char major 61 to another number (72 in my case).
I then made and installed the devices etc as per usual, insmod
remote_dev and remote_serial, started the new lircd (which is now
remoted) and I was able to have a second remote control daemon to
transmit to my external tuner.  I have not tested this with multiple
serial devices (on different ports) but I think this could work in this
case also.

Hope this helps some of you guys out there.

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Chris Petersen
Sent: Saturday, 10 May 2003 7:17 p.m.
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] well, I got it (mostly) working...

> Check out keys.txt

ok, now that I can change these settings, is there any way to revert
them to default?  I've messed them up considerably (because it takes
awhile for things to catch up, I overshoot, etc).  I can't find anything
in the db that looks like contrast.  and nothing in my ~/.mythtv/
directory...

dunno.  things still don't look/feel quite right compared to regular
tv.  I really need to figure out how to set up (and enable) a more
stripped-down window manager (or none at all, if that's possible)..  oh
well.  more tomorrow.  time to actually spend time with my wife.  :)

-Chris

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