[mythtv-users] LIRC problem in Mythdvd/Mythvideo (lircd
sends twice)
Mark Schuren
schuren at ultra.de
Tue Aug 2 20:25:04 UTC 2005
This is my ~/.lircrc (and ~/.mythtv/lircrc):
---------------------------------------------
# XMMS settings
begin
button = VOL+
prog = xmms
config = next
end
begin
button = FULLSCREEN
prog = xmms
config = play
end
begin
button = VOL-
prog = xmms
config = prev
end
begin
button = SOURCE
prog = xmms
config = pause
end
begin
button = MINIMIZE
prog = xmms
config = stop
end
begin
button = 6
prog = xmms
config = fwd 3
end
begin
button = 4
prog = xmms
config = bwd 3
end
# MPLAYER settings
begin
button = VOL+
prog = mplayer
config = volume 1
repeat = 2
end
begin
button = VOL-
prog = mplayer
config = volume -1
repeat = 2
end
begin
button = FULLSCREEN
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = play
end
begin
button = 4
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = seek -30
end
begin
button = 6
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = seek +30
end
begin
button = 5
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = pause
end
begin
button = TV
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = quit
end
begin
button = STOP
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = seek 0 1\npause
end
begin
button = SOURCE
prog = mplayer
repeat = 3
config = osd
end
#
# MYTHTV settings
#
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 4
repeat = 3
config = Left
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 6
repeat = 3
config = Right
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 2
repeat = 3
config = Up
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 8
repeat = 3
config = Down
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 0
repeat = 3
config = 0
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = MINIMIZE
repeat = 3
config = M
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = RESERVED
repeat = 3
config = I
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = TV
repeat = 5
config = Esc
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 5
repeat = 5
config = Enter
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = MUTE
repeat = 3
config = P
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = SOURCE
repeat = 3
config = O
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 6
repeat = 3
config = >
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = 4
repeat = 3
config = <
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = RADIO
repeat = 3
config = +
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = VOL+
repeat = 3
config = F11
end
begin
prog = mythtv
button = VOL-
repeat = 3
config = F10
end
### Xine lirc setup
begin
prog = xine
button = VOL+
repeat = 1
config = Volume+
end
begin
prog = xine
button = VOL-
repeat = 1
config = Volume-
end
begin
prog = xine
button = FULLSCREEN
repeat = 3
config = Play
end
begin
prog = xine
button = TV
repeat = 5
config = Quit
end
begin
prog = xine
button = MUTE
repeat = 3
config = Pause
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 2
repeat = 3
config = EventUp
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 8
repeat = 3
config = EventDown
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 4
repeat = 3
config = EventLeft
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 6
repeat = 3
config = EventRight
end
begin
prog = xine
button = FULLSCREEN
repeat = 3
config = EventSelect
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 6
repeat = 3
config = SeekRelative+60
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 4
repeat = 3
#config = SpeedSlower
config = SeekRelative-60
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 5
repeat = 5
config = SpeedReset
#config = SeekRelative-60
end
begin
prog = xine
button = RESERVED
repeat = 3
config = RootMenu
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 9
repeat = 3
config = EventNext
end
begin
prog = xine
button = 7
repeat = 3
config = EventPrior
end
begin
prog = xine
button = CH+
repeat = 3
config = AudioChannelNext
end
begin
prog = xine
button = CH-
repeat = 3
config = AudioChannelPrior
end
begin
prog = xine
button = SOURCE
repeat = 3
config = OSDStreamInfos
end
Zitat von Paul Archer <mythtv.org at paularcher.org>:
> Can you post relevent logs (output from mythfrontend and the like) and your
> lircrc? Have you figured out which keys get passed, and which don't?
>
> Paul Archer
>
>
> 10:32am, Mark Schuren wrote:
>
> > is there really nobody out there who has the same effects with lirc?
> >
> > i have mandriva 2005 le, with unmodified kernel, i just installed
> > the nvidia 7667 drivers and then compiled mythtv from 0.18.1 sources -
> > no problems. i have two different machines showing the same issue :-(
> >
> > i understood that the behaviour is not what it should be like
> > (mythfrontend should block receiving lirc events when it launches
> > a video/dvd player app like mplayer or xine). But on both of my systems
> > the problems described below are happening almost every time i use
> > mythdvd or mythvideo :-(
> >
> > Is it likely that a CVS version of myth will help?
> >
> > What else should I try next?
> >
> > Updating/recompiling lirc did not help.
> >
> > Is anyone using mythtv/xine/mplayer/lirc on mandriva 2005 (2.6.11-6mdk)
> > without any flaws using a remote control? Should I invest the time to
> > build a new stock kernel from kernel.org?
> >
> > Please give me an advice, I'm so frustrated.
> >
> > thanks in advance!
> >
> > Mark Schuren wrote:
> >> lots of thanks your in-depth answers!
> >> unfortunately nothing helps it. any more hints?
> >>
> >> "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Mark Schuren wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> so i think i have tried everything, replaced lirc, replaced the player
> >>>> application, recompiled mythtv. but problem is still exactly the same.
> >>>> so i guess it is a problem of mythfrontend...
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> No. Works for me.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> or just a faulty configuration
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Probably.
> >>
> >>
> >> i also think so but what am i missing??
> >>
> >>
> >>>> because i use the same lirc button for several actions
> >>>> in different programs...?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> But not for that reason--every remote button I use in xine is also mapped
> >>> to an action in Myth, and I don't have any problems.
> >>
> >>
> >> this gives me hope. are you using a cvs myth version? i'm using the
> >> release from mythtv.org.
> >>
> >>
> >>>> again, the apps perfectly work with lirc when run stand-alone.
> >>>>
> >>>> but when a player like xine or mplayer (i tried both) is started through
> >>>> mythvideo, all lirc-buttons which i press (and which are intended to be
> >>>> only received by the player - and are actually received by the player
> >>>> correctly) are also received by mythfrontend, after the player quits...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Yes. This is the correct behavior for LIRC--except they should be
> >>> received /while/ the player is executing. Upon receipt of a button press,
> >>> LIRC *always* broadcasts the requested string to *all* registered clients.
> >>> It's up to the client to know when to handle it and when to ignore it.
> >>> Programs like xine always handle it. Programs like Myth--ones that start
> >>> other programs--have to decide whether to ignore it.
> >>
> >>
> >> that's why i post my questions here, because i assumed that lirc was
> >> behaving normally. little correction to my statement above: i found out
> >> that it's not ALL key-presses, but SOME key-presses, read below.
> >>
> >>
> >>>> is there any means to let mythfrontend ignore lircd events as
> >>>> long as an external player is running?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Yeah. You just need some code like
> >>> http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/browser/trunk/mythtv/libs/libmyth/util.cpp
> >>> lines 797-799. Oh, wait. It's already there. ;)
> >>
> >>
> >> since i am not a programmer (more a script kiddie) i don't know where
> >> to put these lines nor what exactly they do ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>>> or do i have a "focus" problem?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> No. LIRC always broadcasts to all clients, so when using MythTV's native
> >>> LIRC support, focus problems won't make any difference. If you were using
> >>> irxevent (and not native LIRC support), focus problems would result in
> >>> only one--the wrong--app receiving the button press events.
> >>
> >>
> >> ok good. i realized that lirc is also working with my apps when
> >> they are not in focus.
> >>
> >>
> >>>> also i am still wondering if my lirc config is good:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> begin
> >>>>>>> prog = mythtv
> >>>>>>> button = OFF
> >>>>>>> config = Esc
> >>>>>>> end
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> begin
> >>>>>>> prog = xine
> >>>>>>> button = OFF
> >>>>>>> config = Quit
> >>>>>>> end
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> the above means that i use the same button on my remote ("OFF") for
> >>>> 2 different things. it is on the one hand used to quit xine (if running),
> >>>> and also used as the escape key for mythtv (if running).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> That's perfectly fine. Very close to what I use.
> >>
> >>
> >> also gives hope.
> >>
> >>
> >>>> and this is what happens, if i press the "OFF" button, xine terminates
> >>>> as expected, and AFTERWARDS also mythfrontend reacts and leaves the
> >>>> current
> >>>> menu (because it also receives the "escape")...
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> That's the part that doesn't make sense... If it were a problem of Myth
> >>> not ignoring LIRC button press events, it should be happening while you're
> >>> watching the video--not after.
> >>
> >>
> >> i understand, but it's happening on both of myth systems AFTER
> >> closing the player. irxevent isn't there, see below.
> >>
> >>
> >>>> maybe this is just "working
> >>>> as designed" and i have to get a remote with more keys on it?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Nope. Something is wrong with your config--probably buried deep down
> >>> within...
> >>
> >>
> >> sounds too bad. "deep" sounds like "unfindable" :-(
> >>
> >>
> >>>> if i should provide any more info please let me know.
> >>>>
> >>>> i have no more idea what to try next, please advise! is what i what to do
> >>>> impossible? is anyone else using lirc buttons for more than one
> >>>> application
> >>>> at once (esp. the mythtv/xine/mplayer combo)?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Wild guess... Do you by any chance have a player command that backgrounds
> >>> xine (i.e. ends with "&")? Perhaps the "xine" command being executed is
> >>> a script that sets up the environment and calls the xine executable with
> >>> the specified options and backgrounds the process.
> >>
> >>
> >> no.
> >>
> >> "# ps ax | grep xine" during play (started via myth) gives me
> >> 29413 ? SLl 0:03 xine -D -pfhq --auto-scan dvd
> >> 29420 ? Ss 0:00 xine -D -pfhq --auto-scan dvd
> >>
> >> so no background process i guess.
> >>
> >>
> >>> What happens when you play a video through MythVideo using only your
> >>> keyboard? Do you get similar behavior?
> >>
> >>
> >> nope. using the keyboard works perfectly fine, no doubled keystrokes
> >> or alike. not even when i alt-tab to mythfrontend during xine playback
> >> and press esc for 10 times and close the player afterwards...
> >>
> >>
> >>> Or, is it impossible to control xine using the keyboard when started
> >>> through Myth without Alt-Tab'ing to the xine window first (focus problem)?
> >>> If so, it's probably irxevent (keep reading...).
> >>
> >>
> >> nope. using the keyboard when not in focus does not work, using lirc when
> >> not in focus works.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> You said that irxevent is not running. How sure are you?
> >>
> >>
> >> "# ps ax | grep irx" gives me nothing. i have no need for irxevent.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Backup your ".lircrc"/"lircrc" file and remove all the irxevent configs
> >>> just to make sure (it's possible it's being started by something else).
> >>
> >>
> >> done, to be very sure. but doesn't change anything.
> >>
> >> Because the
> >>> events are occurring after xine exits, it seems this is the most plausible
> >>> reason for this behavior--you have a focus problem that sends keys to
> >>> Myth, but because Myth is blocked waiting for xine to exit, the events are
> >>> populated on the X event queue. Since the keys are getting into the queue
> >>> after you use the remote, someone started irxevent--which is sending keys
> >>> to Myth. Then, when xine exits, Myth processes the queued X events,
> >>> giving the behavior you're seeing.
> >>
> >>
> >> that was also my first thought but - sorry - irxevent is not involved.
> >>
> >>
> >>>> any help is appreciated!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> If nothing else, I hope this helps you to narrow your search so you're not
> >>> chasing non-existant bugs...
> >>
> >>
> >> i had mythtv up to 0.18.0 running perfectly without these gliches on
> >> my old mandrake 10.0 system, and i'm out of ideas now. i believe you
> >> that it's probably not a myth bug... but i'm still out of ideas.
> >>
> >> It happens on both of my boxes at home regardless of the type of
> >> remote (one has a hauppauge wintv remote,i2c), the other one a
> >> recycled yamaha cd player remote, serial), regardless of the player
> >> application i use in with mythdvd/mythvideo, and regardless of the
> >> lirc version used.
> >>
> >> I have compiled mythtv with athlon optimizations, may this be a problem?
> >>
> >>
> >>> LIRC is working the way it's supposed to. It isn't a focus problem
> >>> (unless you've also got irxevent in the mix).
> >>
> >>
> >> agree. i wish i had irxevent running so i could kill it ;)
> >>
> >>
> >>> Since Myth isn't responding to the commands when the buttons are pressed,
> >>> it doesn't seem to be a problem with Myth failing to set the lirc_lock.
> >>> LIRC doesn't queue up events, so if there is a queue of events executing,
> >>> it's probably coming from elsewhere.
> >>
> >>
> >> how sure are you? i think mythfrontend is blocked while the player command
> >> executes. it really looks like something cues up some events.
> >>
> >> the blocking (myth ignoring lirc) seems to work partially, because it's
> >> definately not all buttons which come through. when i just start a player
> >> through myth and exit it after some seconds (no other buttons pressed)
> >> then it's a 70:30 chance, sometimes myth stays in the current menu (off
> >> button not received), and sometimes it reacts leaving the current menu.
> >> the more buttons i use during playback, the more actions follow later on
> >> when player exits. but it's not all button-presses, just...some. sometimes
> >> after watching a whole dvd with menu navigation and other key pressed,
> >> myth goes completely mad afterwards and navigates through a couple of
> >> menus, i even almost had deleted a tv show one time ("are you sure you wish
> >> to delete?").
> >>
> >> just annoying.
> >>
> >> so how does that locking/blocking work? maybe myth stops blocking lirc too
> >> late (player already running) or too fast (player still running)?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Good luck,
> >>
> >>
> >> thanks, i need it ;)
> >>
> >> i hope someone can reproduce or explain this!?!
> >>
> >>
> >>
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