[mythtv-users] Remote Not working In Mythtv

[nate s]

see if you can get it to work by copying (or softlinking) the
~/.mythtv/lircrc to ~/.lircrc and running irxevent & before starting
mythfrontend.  I've never gotten the native lirc support to work
either (but I haven't put much time into it because this "just works"

-Nate


On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:04:14 -0700 (PDT), David Phillips
<hockoham at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Wayne Steenburg <w.steenburg at myactv.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > <reformat>
> > > > 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
> > </reformat>
> >
> > 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
> >
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> 
> Wayne,
> 
> OK found the hidden directory. Here is the output
> .                             .fonts.conf
> .mozilla
> ..                            .gconf
> .mythtv
> .autorun.lck                  .gconfd
> .openoffice-install-log
> .bash_history                 .gnome
> .openoffice-lock
> .bash_logout                  .gnome2
> .parallelrealities
> .bash_profile                 .gnome2_private
> .qt
> .bashrc                       .gtkrc
> .recently-used
> .cdserverrc                   .ICEauthority
> .reslisarc
> .DCOPserver_192.168.1.250__0  .kde
> .rhn-applet
> .DCOPserver_192.168.1.250_:0  .kderc
> .rhn-applet.conf
> Desktop                       .libquicktime_codecs
> .rhopenoffice1.1
> .dmrc                         lircrc
> .ssh
> .emacs                        .lpoptions
> .sversionrc
> .esd_auth                     .mailcap
> .thumbnails
> .fishsrv.pl                   .mcop
> .Xauthority
> .fonts                        .mcoprc
> .xsession-errors
> .fonts.cache-1                .mime.types
> 
> I am using Fedora Core 2 and used the Documentation
> from Jarod on Wilsonet.com. Still I moved the lircrc
> to the directory and still do not have the remote
> working in Mythtv. Many thanks for you help. David
> 
> 
> >
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