[mythtv-users] Mandriva 2008.1 Hauppauge MCE pvr-150 remote control assistance please.

[Chuck Filson]

On June 23, 2008 01:58:01 am Mark Adams wrote:
> Please forgive this if it's a dupe.  I'm having some trouble getting mail
> up to the list.
>
> I have a Mythbox working pretty well under Mandriva 2008.1 (kernel
> 2.6.24.5), but I'm stumped at getting the remote to work.  I'd like any
> wisdom the group may have about this.  Also, based on my reading of this
> list, I'm wondering about the option of simply purchasing another remote
> and avoiding more pain.  At any rate, on to my problem:
>
> The remote is a USB infrared device. It looks like a black version of the
> Xbox 360 remote control. It is identified here
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/MCE_Remote#Installation_guides
>
> as the Phillips eHome version 2, model 1069. My hardware list in Mandriva
> Control Center agrees that the receive plugged into the USB port is the
> same:
>
> Identification
> Vendor: ‎Topseed
> Description: ‎eHome Infrared Transceiver
> Media class: ‎
> Connection
> Bus: ‎USB
> Bus PCI #: ‎2
> PCI device #: ‎2
> Vendor ID: ‎0x1784
> Device ID: ‎0x0001
> Sub vendor ID: ‎0x0000
> Sub device ID: ‎0x0000
> Misc
> Module: ‎lirc_mceusb2
>
>
> It appears to be loading up but neither the hardware list nor lsusb
> actually identify the device. The hardware list puts it at the bottom under
> "Unknown Others" and when expanded shows the device as "eHome Infrared
> Transceiver".
>
> I've done a lot of Googling and tried a few different configs. At this
> point lircd won't even start on the box. This might be because I have
> things so munged up from trying to make it all work. At one point it was
> starting then almost immediately dying without throwing an error. Nothing
> is showing up in /var/log/lircd.
>
>
> Here is my /etc/lircd.conf:
>
> #
> # From http://lircconfig.commandir.com/lircd.conf/?viewremote=139
> # on 6/20/2008
> # For Hauppauge IR remote model 1069 using module lirc_mceusb2
> #
>
>
> begin remote
> name mceusb2
> bits 16
> flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
> eps 30
> aeps 100
> header 2667 889
> one 444 444
> zero 444 444
> gap 105000
> toggle_bit 22
> pre_data_bits 21
> pre_data 0x37FF0
>
> begin codes
>
> # no e2,e3
> Blue 0x00007ba1
> Yellow 0x00007ba2
> Green 0x00007ba3
> Red 0x00007ba4
> Teletext 0x00007ba5
> Radio 0x00007baf
> Print 0x00007bb1
> Videos 0x00007bb5
> Pictures 0x00007bb6
> RecTV 0x00007bb7
> Music 0x00007bb8
> TV 0x00007bb9
> 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
>
>
> I have tried various likely-looking drivers from the list in "lircd
> -driver=?" but nothing worked. At one point, I was getting lircd to start
> and live long enough to try to read activity with "irw", but at this point,
> I'm kind of burnt on it and need some fresh ideas.
>
> And here is my /etc/sysconfig/lircd file:
>
> # Customized setings for lirc daemon
>
> # The hardware driver to use, run lircd --driver=? for a list
>
> #DRIVER=UNCONFIGURED
> DRIVER=usbx
>
> # Hardware driver module to load
> #HWMOD=UNCONFIGURED
> HWMOD=lirc_mceusb2
>
> # The device node that communicates with the IR device.
> # if you are using lirc_serial, set DEVICE to /dev/ttyS[0-9]
> # where 0-9 is the serial port your IR receiver is plugged
>
> # with devfs enabled
> DEVICE=/dev/lirc/0
> #DEVICE=/dev/lirc/serial
>
> # without devfs
> #DEVICE=/dev/lirc
>
> # Serial port for the receiver (for serial driver)
> # COM1 (/dev/ttyS0)
> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS0
> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3f8"
>
> # COM2 (/dev/ttyS1)
> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS1
> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=3 io=0x2f8"
>
> # COM3 (/dev/ttyS2)
> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS2
> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3e8
>
> # COM4 (/dev/ttyS3)
> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS3
> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=3 io=0x2e8"
>
>
> According to lsmod, modules are loading:
> # lsmod|grep lirc
> lirc_i2c 9476 0
> i2c_core 19360 16
> cx88xx,bttv,lirc_i2c,nvidia,wm8775,cx25840,tuner,tea5767,tda8290,tuner_simp
>le,mt20xx,tea5761,ivtv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_i801
>
> lirc_mceusb2 12516 1
> lirc_dev 12324 2 lirc_i2c,lirc_mceusb2
> usbcore 121932 8
> usbkbd,usbmouse,usbhid,lirc_mceusb2,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
>
>
> Any idea what I'm missing here?
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction on this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Mark E. Adams
> http://adamslan.shyper.com
>
> Random Musing: It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.
>         -- Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)

	I am using the 1039 model under Mandriva 2008.0 and the only configuration 
difference is that I use 

DRIVER=default

in /etc/sysconfig/lircd.

	Also mine does show up with lsusb.

Hope this helps
Chuck Filson