[mythtv-users] Lirc "pauses" ?

[Mario Minati]

Jos Hoekstra schrieb:
> Phil Bridges schreef op 19-5-2007 14:48:
>   
>> On 5/19/07, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>>> For some reason, lirc takes 30s to 1 minute pauses now and then.  So,
>>>> the remote will work fine -- then it wont -- for a long period.  Then,
>>>> it will suddenly work again.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone else seen this behavior?  I'm using lircd_serial.
>>>>         
>>> I'm also getting this issue. It's really annoying because it stops you
>>> skipping through the ads etc. Did you fix it?
>>>       
>> What lirc device are you using?  Mine is lirc_mceusb.  I wonder if
>> this is a lirc issue or a Myth issue.
>>     
>
> I'm sorry for responding to this issue so late, even though I have it as 
> well.
> Got:
> 1. Homebuild receiver which worked well in the past under Fedora Core 4, 
> now under 6 I got problems.
> 2. MCE remote, yes the one from MS whcih works fine on another PC and 
> shows other behaviour with almost-empty batteries.
> 3. IRW, doesn't record anything when this happens even though lircd is 
> working, a restart  of lircd doesn't make a difference, or error for 
> that matter.
> 4. lirc_serial is loaded and stays loaded, a reload followed by a 
> restart of lircd doesn't change things, doens;t make them worse as I can 
> tell either.
> 5. Dmesg isn't spitting out any errors
> 6. Packages for myth. lirc an the like are provided by ATRPMS, and 
> seemed to work fine for FC4. Saying this because Axel normally uses same 
> build-options as I understood?
> 7. Frontend is still controllabe by keyboard.
> 8. It seems, that MPLAYER will accept a bit longer after a 
> lirc-doesn't-work-cycle starts, but it usually stops working a little 
> later as well.
> 9. Cycle normally seems to last for around 90 minutes, this is just a 
> rough estimate but generally it does.
>
> Hope this info helps to look at other things, I'm at a loss what the 
> issue could be.
>
>   
Did you try tail -f /dev/lircX while pressing buttons on the remote?
That is the first place in the system where you should see something.

Greets,
Mario Minati