[mythtv-users] Remote Not working In Mythtv

[Wayne Steenburg]

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> > On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 11:03, David Phillips wrote:
> > > Good Mornig All,
> > > 
> > > My Setup is as follows. I have a 1.8 processor.
> > 256
> > > Meg of ram, WinTV GO Tuner capture card with the
> > Black
> > > remote. Using Mythtv 0.16 and FC2. All is working
> > well
> > > except the remote in Mythtv. I can see the output
> > when
> > > I open a terminal and input "IRW" The remote is
> > > working fine in that area. I placed the approiate
> > > lircrc file in the mythtv/home directory. 
> > > 
> > > Question one is do I need another file in the
> > > Mythtv/home directory for it to work?
> > > Question two is do I need to do anything to the
> > lircrc
> > > file for it to work in Mythtv if it is the
> > standard
> > > remote.
> > > 
> > > I want to use another remote, but at this time I
> > just
> > > want it to work with the Hauppauge remote until I
> > feel
> > > comfortable messing with the lircrc file. I have
> > been
> > > working on this for sometime now and I have baby
> > > steped through the problems I have had. I feel I
> > am
> > > very close right now.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in Advance. 

--- Wayne Steenburg <w.steenburg at myactv.net> wrote:

> > Hi David, since running irw gives you output when
> > you use the remote
> > that tells me that you have a /etc/lircd.conf in
> > place.  The lircrc file
> > belongs in /home/mythtv/.mythtv .  If you just have
> > it in your home
> > directory I don't believe myth will find it.  If
> > lircrc is in it's
> > proper place, then make sure the button names are
> > exactly the same in
> > both files.  I hope this gives you a good start,
> > otherwise post again
> > with more info.
> > 
> > Wayne Steenburg
> > 
On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 12:19, David Phillips wrote:
> Wayne,
> 
> I do not have a Mythtv directory of files in
> Mythtv/home. Is this a problem? I loaded the mythtv
> suite through Synaptic. Everything in the mythtv works
> excpet the remote as I stated before. Should I place
> the lircrc file in another directory?
> 
> Thanks
> David
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David,

First, please bottom post so people can follow along easier :) 

By default mythtv look for the lircrc file in a hidden directory
(.mythtv) in the mythtv users' home directory.
(/home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc) Running "ls -a /home/mythtv" from a
terminal ought to show that directory being present. You stated that you
installed with Synaptic.  Are you running Fedora or Debian or something
else?  What documentation are you using? Again it sounds to me like you
don't have the lircrc in the proper place. 

Please post the results of "ls -a /home/mythtv" , "ls
/home/mythtv/.mythtv", your linux distribution, where you pulled your
myth packages from and what documentation you're using.

Wayne Steenburg