[mythtv-users] How to get Homebrew transmitter to work?

[Brian Stults]

Steven Rubano wrote:
> Here’s what I did to get another instance of LIRC to run to try and 
> control my serial transmitter: 
> http://members.cox.net/rwraithr/IRBlaster_Howto.txt
> 
> I followed this exactly (except for placing all the configuration files 
> appropriately for KnopMyth such as instead of using the 
> /etc/modules.conf, I placed it in the ivtv config file in knoppmyth, 
> etc. I also used the lirc2remote.sh script (found here: 
>  http://members.cox.net/rwraithr/) to convert LIRC.
> 
> After doing all this I then ran ./setup.sh and chose Option 1, Homebrew 
> Serial on for my COMM 1 port (the correct IRQ’s and such match what’s in 
> my BIOS settings), select Transmit diode and Software carrier then ran 
> the config. After following the IRBLAster_Howto.txt on making the file 
> then make install and copied my Digital Cable box remote config file to 
> remoted.conf to the /etc/ directory, I tried loading up remote_serial 
> manually (which was renamed from lirc_serial) and everything loads 
> fine…so far so good. The problem I run into is when I do a 
> “remote_irsend SEND_ONCE SA2000 POWER” I receive something to the effect 
> of  “Your device does not support sending”. I already performed the 
> “setserial ttyS0 uart none” command prior to everything. Here’s where 
> I’m stuck! I’ve tried everything, even running ./config.sh 
> –with-transmitter…..anyone have any Ideas??
> 

I had this exact same problem, and it frustrated me for a long time. 
For some reason, the "--with-transmitter" flag was never included in 
./configure.sh, even when I was sure to have checked it in ./setup.sh. 
I ended up doing this...

1) execute ./setup.sh checking all the stuff you mentioned
2) select "Save configuration and exit"
3) manually edit ./configure.sh to include --with-transmitter
4) execute ./configure.sh
5) make && make install

My ./configure.sh looks like this:

----------- snip, snip -----------
#!/bin/bash

./configure \
--with-module-dir=/lib/modules/2.4.24/misc \
--with-transmitter \
--with-x \
--with-driver=serial \
--with-major=72 \
--with-port=0x3f8 \
--with-irq=4 \
"$@"
----------- snip, snip -----------

I don't know why ./configure.sh isn't being generated properly.  This 
seems like a big problem.  I was surprised that more people weren't 
asking about this, which is why I assumed it was just me.