[mythtv-users] Hauppauge PVR500 MCE Remote Doesn't Work

[Andrew Davis]

mikepolniak wrote:
> On 10:11 Tue 26 Sep     , Andrew Davis wrote:
>   
>> Could you post your /etc/lircd.conf for me?
>>
>> mikepolniak wrote:
>>     
>>> On 14:54 Mon 25 Sep     , Andrew Davis wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> My hardware includes the Hauppauge PVR-500 MCE w/ Remote (I bought the 
>>>> bundle that includes the remote and receiver after reading at various 
>>>> places that it works). Unfortunately, I think I have a newer one and it 
>>>> doesn't work. Mine meets the "grey and black" description, but it 
>>>> completely lacks "four colored buttons" as the ones that are working 
>>>> seem to have. In a nutshell, I plugged in the receiver to the USB port 
>>>> and dmesg showed it. I went through all the lirc installation steps, but 
>>>> when I open up irw (either as the mythtv user or root) and press buttons 
>>>> on the remote, I get nothing.... nothing at all. I've tried forcing it 
>>>> to work with different module options (lirc_i2c, lirc_mceusb, 
>>>> lirc_mceusb2). The (current) relevant portions of my /etc/modprobe.conf 
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> My remote looks identical to the one in your pictures but its marked RC6
>>> ir on the back and MX 5 50 6 in the battery compartment. You don't
>>> mention creating your lircrc file that maps the remote keys to mythtv.
>>> This is the lircrc config file i edited for my remote:
>>>
>>> http://www.abarbaccia.com/mythtv/lircrc
>>>
>>> You may need to put the lircrc file in a few different places and symlink
>>> so its found, then restart lircd and mythfrontend. I did this back in
>>> January and if i remeber correctly i may have even needed a reboot for
>>> this to work.  
>>>       
>
> I have attached my /etc/lircd.conf which states "For use with the USB MCE
> ir receiver". 
>
> When i run irw and press the "OK" key on the remote it outputs the following 
> code: "0......07bdd" to standard output(you should see this in your xterm) 
>
> In my lircd.conf the line for "OK" shows : "OK 0x00007bdd" so i know my 
> lircd.conf corresponds to my remote etc. 
>  
>   
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> #
> # RC-6 config file
> #
> # source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
> #         http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
> #
> # used by: Philips
> #
> #########
> #
> # Philips Media Center Edition remote control
> # For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
> #
> # Dan Conti  dconti|acm.wwu.edu
> #
> # Updated with codes for MCE 2005 Remote additional buttons
> # *, #, Teletext, Red, Green, Yellow & Blue Buttons
> # Note: TV power button transmits no code until programmed.
> # Updated 12th September 2005
> # Graham Auld - mce|graham.auld.me.uk
> #
> # Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control
> #
>
> begin remote
>
>   name mceusb
>   bits           16
>   flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
>   eps            30
>   aeps          100
>
>   header       2667   889
>   one           444   444
>   zero          444   444
>   pre_data_bits 21
>   pre_data      0x37FF0
>   gap          105000
>   toggle_bit     22
>   rc6_mask     0x100000000
>
>
>       begin codes
>
> 	Blue	0x00007ba1
> 	Yellow	0x00007ba2
> 	Green	0x00007ba3
> 	Red	0x00007ba4
> 	Teletext	0x00007ba5
>
> # starts at af
>         Radio    0x00007baf
>         Print    0x00007bb1
>         Videos   0x00007bb5
>         Pictures 0x00007bb6
>         RecTV    0x00007bb7
>         Music    0x00007bb8
>         TV       0x00007bb9
> # no ba - d8
>
>         Guide    0x00007bd9
>         LiveTV   0x00007bda
>         DVD      0x00007bdb
>         Back     0x00007bdc
>         OK       0x00007bdd
>         Right    0x00007bde
>         Left     0x00007bdf
>         Down     0x00007be0
>         Up       0x00007be1
>
>         Star       0x00007be2
>         Hash       0x00007be3
>
>         Replay   0x00007be4
>         Skip     0x00007be5
>         Stop     0x00007be6
>         Pause    0x00007be7
>         Record   0x00007be8
>         Play     0x00007be9
>         Rewind   0x00007bea
>         Forward  0x00007beb
>         ChanDown 0x00007bec
>         ChanUp   0x00007bed
>         VolDown  0x00007bee
>         VolUp    0x00007bef
>         More     0x00007bf0
>         Mute     0x00007bf1
>         Home     0x00007bf2
>         Power    0x00007bf3
>         Enter    0x00007bf4
>         Clear    0x00007bf5
>         Nine     0x00007bf6
>         Eight    0x00007bf7
>         Seven    0x00007bf8
>         Six      0x00007bf9
>         Five     0x00007bfa
>         Four     0x00007bfb
>         Three    0x00007bfc
>         Two      0x00007bfd
>         One      0x00007bfe
>         Zero     0x00007bff
>       end codes
>
> end remote
>   
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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Thanks much. My remote is definitely different from your own... or at 
least your /etc/lircd.conf is vastly different from the own irrecord 
made for me. Namely, I completely lack the four colored buttons and a 
"radio" button. Nonetheless, I'm working now. Thanks...