[mythtv-users] Echostar & IR Blaster

[Frank Linhares]

frank.linhares
frank at diskshop.ca

On 5-Mar-04, at 1:05 PM, Ajay Sharma wrote:

> Frank Linhares wrote:
>> If anyone out there is using Myth & lirc with an echostar box, I have 
>> written up a how to on getting it to work properly.  The how to can 
>> be found on www.pvrcentral.net under the faq section.
>
> I was stoked to read this (abit brief) howto on getting an IR blaster 
> working with my echostar box (dish network 2700, super old).  So I 
> ordered an ir transmitter (ACT-IR200L) and started playing around with 
> it tonight.  I'm running into a few problems so hopefully someone can 
> help me out.
>
> I'm running gentoo linux with vanilla-sources 2.4.25, I installed lirc 
> 0.6.6 manually just so I got the ./configure line correct:
>
> ./configure --with-module-dir=/lib/modules/2.4.25/misc/  \
>    --with-syslog --with-driver=act200l --with-major=61 \
>    --with-port=0x3f8 --with-irq=4 --with-transmitter --prefix=/opt/lirc
>
> Then a make and make install which threw everything into /opt/lirc.
>
> I built the echostar_raw and used it to create my /etc/lirc.conf file. 
> I did a 'modprobe lirc_sir', should I be modprobing anything else?
>
> (output from dmesg):
> lirc_sir: I/O port 0x03f8, IRQ 4.
> enable_irq(4) unbalanced from e3c43b52
> lirc_sir: Installed.
>
> then I ran '/opt/lirc/sbin/lirc -n':
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: lircd(act200l) ready
>
> I modified the "change-channel-lirc.pl" script in the mythtv contrib 
> folder to use the /opt/lirc/bin/rc program, adjusted the remote name 
> to "JVC_RAW", and changed the final "ENTER" command to "SELECT" to 
> match up with the key in /etc/lirc.conf.  Now when I run the script 
> ('./change-=channel-lirc.pl 244') I don't get any output.  In the 
> "lirc -n" window I get:
>
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: removed client
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: removed client
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd 0.6.6[22206]: removed client
>
> So it looks like it's sending the commands but nothing is happening.
> I've even tried switching the serial ports as maybe I have com1 and 2
> mixed up but that wasn't it.
>
> In the instructions I don't know how to change my system id to '9' and
> I lost the manual for my receiver a long time ago.
>
> Is lirc 0.6.6 cool or should I be using a pre-release of 0.7?  I do 
> have a pvr250 and plan on using that for my ir receiver.  Part 1 of 
> this is just to get my computer to control my dish network box.
>
> I'd appreciate any help as the lirc stuff is the last piece to my 
> mythtv puzzle.
>
> Thanks,
> Ajay
>
> -- 
> Satyajot (Ajay) Sharma
> RevShare Corp
> System Administrator
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