[mythtv-users] mythfrontend does no react on every remote/lirc "click"

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/03/2007 05:47 PM, Ma Begaj wrote:
> I am trying to clean my mythbox and to finally make everything work.
> One last for today.
>
> One thing I do not like is that mythfrontend does not react on every
> remote click. Example:
> I run "irw" from the lirc package and I hold button Down. I hold it
> pressed and this is what I get in around 3-5 seconds:
> 00000000800f041f 00 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 01 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 02 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 03 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 04 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 05 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 06 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 07 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 08 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 09 Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 0a Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 0b Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 0c Down PVR500_MCE
> 00000000800f041f 0d Down PVR500_MCE
>
> I get 13-14 lines. That means that lirc catches 13-14 commands while I
> am holding the button for a few seconds.
>
> But mythfrontend reacts much slower. It is like mythfrontend would
> react on every fifth/sixth command. The fastest way to scroll down in
> MythTv menus is to press the Down/Up/Left/Right buttons as fast as I
> can. But why should I do that when lirc catches much more commands?
>
> This is very "nice" to see when I am changing volume or scrolling down
> when searching for a show in the alphabetical list of shows (the list
> where you can select a beginning letter of the show). The only way to
> scroll fast is by pressing remote buttons fast although lirc catches
> much more from the remote.
>
> When I hold down the Volume +/-  button in mythfrontend menu, volume
> is being changed, but it is pretty slow although lirc sent (or got)
> much more. That means that mythfrontend could change volume much
> faster.
>
> I hope you understand what I say :). Is there any way to make
> mythfrontend catch everything lirc catches?
>
> Is this actually lirc or mythfrontend problem?

My guess is it's a configuration problem.
http://lirc.org/html/configure.html#lircrc_format
delay, repeat, ...

Mike