[mythtv-users] Problems with lirc and PVR-250 on FC2

[Greg Cope]

try this:


# For Hyp IR remote
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
options ivtv tuner=5
options msp3400 once=0 simpler=1 simple=0

install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c

greg

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:14:11 -0600, Lane Schwartz <dowobeha at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to get lircd to recognize input from the remote that came
> with my Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250. My setup is Fedora Core 2 with MythTV
> running on it, setup using Jarod's guide at
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php.
> 
> After following the advice from a couple of threads on the Myth
> mailing list, lircd no longer crashes when irw is launched. However,
> it never recognizes the input from the remote, either. I also have a
> WinTV-FM card set up in this box. Plugging the cable into the IR port
> on that card doesn't work, either. No matter which of the cards the
> cable is plugged in to, irw doesn't get any results.
> 
> I'd appreciate any help or advice. I know the card and cable are OK,
> as I did have them working in a different computer. I'm listing the
> relevant configuration info below:
> 
> Using the following:
> 
> lirc 0.7.0.38_pre7.rhfc2.at
> 
> [root at myth root]# cat /etc/modprobe.conf
> alias eth0 sis900
> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
> }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
> 
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> 
> # bttv
> alias char-major-81-1 bttv
> options bttv card=10 pll=0
> options tuner type=8 debug=0
> options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> 
> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c
> 
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
> # nvidia kernel module
> alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-6629
> 
> To start lircd, I manually do the following:
> 
> [root at myth root]# /sbin/depmod -a
> [root at myth root]# /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
> [root at myth root]# /etc/init.d/lircd restart
> Stopping infrared remote control daemon:                   [FAILED]
> Starting infrared remote control daemon:                   [  OK  ]
> [root at myth root]# ls -l /dev/lirc*
> c---------  1 root root 61, 0 Sep 13 05:05 /dev/lirc
> srw-rw-rw-  1 root root     0 Nov 18 16:06 /dev/lircd
> 
> Here's the output of /var/log/messages at this point:
> 
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver
> registered, at major 61
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=Hauppauge IR,ok]
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: tuner: type already set to 8, ignoring
> request for 2
> Nov 18 16:06:35 myth kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
> Nov 18 16:06:45 myth lircd: lircd shutdown failed
> Nov 18 16:06:45 myth lircd 0.7.0pre7[3046]: lircd(any) ready
> Nov 18 16:06:45 myth lircd: lircd startup succeeded
> 
> I then do this:
> 
> [root at myth root]# irw
> 
> I then start hitting buttons on my grey Hauppauge remote that came
> with the PVR-250, while pointing it at the end of the cable with the
> IR receiver on it. Nothing happens, except that this line gets added
> to the end of /var/log/messages:
> 
> Nov 18 16:10:49 myth lircd 0.7.0pre7[3063]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> 
> I would really appreciate any help, and if anyone with a similar
> configuration could share their setup info, that would be awesome.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lane
> 
> --
> "No, we've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11."
> -- George W. Bush, 17 Sept 2003
> 
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