[mythtv-users] PVR-350 remote? [SOLVED]

[Henrik Gammelmark]

OK, so I finally gave up on the debian apt packages and compiled it from 
scracth - and it works!! Thank you very much David, and thanks for the 
configuration files Michael, although I think mine were close to 
identical :)

/ Henrik

Henrik Gammelmark wrote:
> David Schmidt wrote:
> 
>>On 7/10/06, Henrik Gammelmark <mythtv at geemark.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am having difficulties understanding how lirc works with the PVR-350
>>>remote (the "new" one) and MythTV.
>>
>>
>>I'm far from an expert (why I didn't respond at 1st), but I recently
>>got mine working so will offer what I can.
> 
> Appreciate it!
> 
> 
>>>I have installed lirc, and lircd is running as a deamon.
>>>In /etc/lirc/lircd.conf I have pasted the mapping from IR signals to
>>>names, that I found on the net.
>>>
>>>In /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc, I have put the mappings from the latter
>>>names onto Myth commands.
>>
>>
>>Just ensure that it is for the "new" version of the remote.  There
>>were 3 different versions that were incompatible (or so I've
>>heard--I've only got the new one).
>>
>>
>>
>>>When I run mythfrontend, it connects to the lircd deamon (or at least
>>>some socket somewhere), and it reads the lircrc file fine (at least it
>>>doesn't report errors, and complaints if the file is not there).
>>>
>>>My problem then is, that when mythfrontend starts up, the keys are all
>>>messed up. E.g. the "8" key is up, while "2" is down etc. Does
>>>mythfrontend ignore the mappings in /etc/lirc/lircd.conf because it
>>>autodetects a PVR-350, and uses some built-in mappings from the old
>>>PVR-350 remote (which has different IR mappings, I read somewhere)?
>>
>>
>>Which screen does it do this on?  It is documented that in some
>>screens the numbers act like the cursor keys on a PC numeric keypad,
>>so indeed 8 would be up, 2 down, 4 left, 6 right.
>>
>>If this is somewhere that numbers would make sense though ignore that comment.
> 
> 
> What do you mean "which screen"? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
> 
> 
>>>Other weird symptons:
>>>- The lircd deamon seams to shut down whenever mythfrontend starts
>>>- "irw" terminates instantly and also seem to kill the lircd deamon
>>
>>
>>Aha!!!  This sounds like what I had:
>>
>>-  Boot up or restard lircd.
>>-  First irw returns immediately with no error
>>-  (lircd dies)
>>-  Subsequent irw invocations error out "connection refused."
> 
> 
> That is 100% what I observed too :)
> 
> 
>>If that is what you see, check your logs (/var/log/messages on FC3, I
>>presume on Debian as well) for an error about can't open /dev/lirc.
>>If that's the case, and /dev has a /dev/lirc0, modify your lircd
>>startup script to change
>>
>>lircd
>>
>>to
>>
>>lircd -d lirc0
> 
> 
> I only have a /dev/lircd - and if I try to use that it says the following:
> 
> # lircd -d /dev/lircd
> lircd: refusing to connect to myself
> lircd: device and output must not be the same file: /dev/lircd
> 
> Am I missing some kernel support for lirc?
> 
> I am btw using the debian apt version of lirc, if that matters!
> 
> 
>>(from memory here.  Hope that's right.  Not at the box right now.  If
>>it doesn't like that argument, search the archives--that's where I
>>found it or post back and I'll check tonight).
>>
>>Then kill and restart lircd.  Hopefully that fixes it.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Using Debian testing on linux 2.6.16.20.
>>>Running MythTV 0.19.20060121-2 (SVN) with PVR-350 and PVR-500.
>>>
>>
>>DS