[mythtv-users] Re: USB MCE IR Receiver

Jim Oltman cnliberal at gmail.com
Thu Mar 17 02:57:48 UTC 2005 

Darren,

Have you had any luck?  I haven't had a chance to work on this tonight
due to work.


On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:58:13 -0700, Darren Richards
<darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, it all makes sense now.  I hadn't read through the entire thread.
> Well, it looks as if I have enough information at my disposal to
> either get my new remote working, or really screw things up.  Either
> way, I'm up for a challenge.
> 
> Thanks,
> darren
> 
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:19:40 -0800 (PST), Joe Huffner <huffner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > The problem is the original source doesn't work with
> > the newer MCE remotes. If you look for one of my
> > previous posts, then you will see a newer
> > lirc_mceusb.c attached that you will need to overwrite
> > the existing file.
> >
> > Since I don't use Fedora Core, I can't tell you the
> > best way to get it running. The easiest way would be
> > to download version 0.7.0 of lirc from www.lirc.org,
> > overwrite the lirc_mceusb.c file with the newer one,
> > compile the new version, copy the new lirc_dev.ko and
> > lirc_mceusb.ko over the existing lirc modules (Make
> > sure to make a backup copy of the original module
> > files). They should be located in /lib/modules/*your
> > kernel version*/misc/
> >
> > After that you can either unload the lirc_mseusb and
> > lirc_dev modules and reload them, or you can reboot
> > your system let the modules be loaded at startup.
> > (Assuming you have the appropriate entries in modules
> > autoloading config file.)
> >
> >
> > --- Darren Richards <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I guess I don't understand...  What's the point in
> > > recompiling from
> > > source if you're grabbing the same version that
> > > mythtv-suite
> > > installed?  I thought the whole point was to install
> > > a new version
> > > whcih (hopefully) has support for my new fancy
> > > remote and IR receiver.
> > >
> > > By the way, have you noticed the range and
> > > directionality on that
> > > thing?  From anywhere in the room, I can literally
> > > point the remote in
> > > any direction and have the light on the receiver
> > > light up.  Once we
> > > get it to work, this thing will work *really* well.
> > >
> > > -darren
> > >
> > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:56:06 -0600, Jim Oltman
> > > <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > As I unserstand it, if you do that, you will
> > > damage the mythtv-suite
> > > > install.  I tried something similar when i was
> > > trying to install an
> > > > older version of LIRC.  It damaged the
> > > mythtv-suite install.  I had to
> > > > format my drive and start over.  I think I might
> > > be able to get the
> > > > lirc source from Axel's site.  If I would have
> > > read far enough down
> > > > the page, I would have seen the src rpm there.  I
> > > think I can use the
> > > > same rpm -i to get the source for that.  But it is
> > > only a hunch.  Am I
> > > > close guys?
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:47:19 -0700, Darren
> > > Richards
> > > > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Jim,
> > > > >
> > > > > Isn't there a way to uninstall the version of
> > > LIRC installed with
> > > > > mythtv?  I'm not asking rhetorically, but
> > > because I really don't know.
> > > > >  Couldn't you just do an apt-get remove LIRC?
> > > > >
> > > > > -darren
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:13:10 -0600, Jim Oltman
> > > <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > If you are using ATRPMs to install mythtv,
> > > then lirc-lib is already
> > > > > > installed.  Since that is a certain version of
> > > LIRC that is used in
> > > > > > that setup, if you get the wrong version of
> > > LIRC to compile, it won't
> > > > > > work.  That is why we need to know what
> > > version is on ATRPMs.  I will
> > > > > > email that list and try and find out.....I
> > > just did, let's see who
> > > > > > responds.  Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:57:11 -0700, Darren
> > > Richards
> > > > > > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Andy,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If there's an update in the source code that
> > > may make my new IR
> > > > > > > receiver work, I'll definitely try my hand
> > > at compiling LIRC.  Your IR
> > > > > > > blaster walkthrough already saved the day
> > > for me once before, so I
> > > > > > > have high confidence...  I'll let you know
> > > how it goes.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > darren
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:28:00 -0600, Andy
> > > Long <andymyth at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > If you'd like to give compiling LIRC
> > > another chance, Pete and I have
> > > > > > > > written a guide for doing it on FC3.  It's
> > > directed at enabling more
> > > > > > > > devices than 2 with LIRC (now not needed
> > > for ATRPMS due to a change a
> > > > > > > > few days ago), but should be pretty
> > > straightforward.  May be worth a
> > > > > > > > shot if you'd like to try.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > http://lircsetup.com/lirc/trouble/kernsource.php
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -Andy
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:01:33 -0700, Darren
> > > Richards
> > > > > > > > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > My USB MCE remote just came in the mail
> > > today.  I figured if there's a
> > > > > > > > > link to it from Jarod's guide, I should
> > > be able to get it working.
> > > > > > > > > Imagine my dismay when I started
> > > searching the archives and came
> > > > > > > > > across this thread.  Jim, I'm in exactly
> > > the same boat as you.  Even
> > > > > > > > > if there was a magical fix in CVS, I've
> > > never successfully compiled
> > > > > > > > > anything in my life.  I'm completely
> > > dependent upon apt-get and
> > > > > > > > > ATRPMS.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Please, please keep us posted if you
> > > come up with anything.  I'll
> > > > > > > > > start digging into this probably
> > > tomorrow, and maybe I'll have some
> > > > > > > > > luck...
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -darren
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:45:15 -0600, Jim
> > > Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > I just looked on ATRPMs website and
> > > there is no listing for getting
> > > > > > > > > > the source code for the lirc drivers.
> > > There is also no mention of
> > > > > > > > > > exactly what "CVS version" I am using
> > > (0.7.0pre 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or
> > > > > > > > > > 8).  I know that I have lirc 0.7.0-45
> > > from ATRPMs but other than that,
> > > > > > > > > > I have no idea.  Anyone know what
> > > version I could be running?  I would
> > > > > > > > > > LOVE to get this remote going so I
> > > could move on to bugging the list
> > > > > > > > > > about other problems!  :-)  Thanks!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:44:10 -0800
> > > (PST), Joe Huffner <huffner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Unless ATRPMS have been updated,
> > > then the only way to
> > > > > > > > > > > get this to work would be to compile
> > > the drivers. My
> > > > > > > > > > > guess is that these drivers will be
> > > updated in the
> > > > > > > > > > > not-too-distant-future, but exactly
> > > when that happens
> > > > > > > > > > > is up to the lirc maintainers. Then
> > > the RPMS will have
> > > > > > > > > > > to be udpated as well.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Something you can try is to leave
> > > your current lirc
> > > > > > > > > > > installed.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > 1. Download the same version you
> > > have installed.
> > > > > > > > > > > 2. Copy the the previously attached
> > > source code to the
> > > > > > > > > > > appropriate place.
> > > > > > > > > > > 3. Configure and compile source.
> > > > > > > > > > > 4. Copy the new lirc_mceusb and
> > > lirc_dev modules over
> > > > > > > > > > > the existing files. (After making a
> > > backup of the
> > > > > > > > > > > originals of course.)
> > > > > > > > > > > 5. Unload the modules, then load the
> > > new modules. (Or
> > > > > > > > > > > reboot for the easiest way.)
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > About your questions concerning my
> > > modprobe.conf and
> > > > > > > > > > > what not. I don't have anything
> > > currently in their
> > > > > > > > > > > except ethernet and video. Since my
> > > remote wasn't
> > > > > > > > > > > working with lirc yet, there was no
> > > reason to put
> > > > > > > > > > > anything in there. Also, I am
> > > running gentoo, so I
> > > > > > > > > > > don't know the exact format of the
> > > modprobe.conf file,
> > > > > > > > > > > but my guess is you would just want
> > > the module name
> > > > > > > > > > > you would want to load. In this case
> > > it would just be
> > > > > > > > > > > lirc_mceusb, all the other modules
> > > required by lirc
> > > > > > > > > > > should be loaded.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > --- Jim Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Since I used apt-get to install
> > > lirc
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