[mythtv-users] Analog input from HDTV Wonder under Fedora 11

[Jarod Wilson]

On 07/06/2009 11:53 PM, Harry Orenstein wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Jarod.
>
> On Monday 06 July 2009 23:30:06 Jarod Wilson wrote:
>> On Monday 06 July 2009 23:21:34 Harry Orenstein wrote:
>>
>> lirc_serial, correct? 2.6.29.6-211.fc11 or some such thing *should* get
>> pushed to updates soonish, which carries the fixage.
>
> Actually, lirc_i2c.  I think you posted a note elsewhere that there is a buffer
> overflow problem that was fixed in CVS.

Oh, that one. :) Yeah, that's fixed in the same kernel (actually, in an 
earlier kernel.

/me curses out-of-tree modules... and self for not getting lirc sent 
upstream again yet...

>> In semi-related news... lirc_i2c is broken as all hell with 2.6.31 at
>> the moment...
>
> I guess my (formerly) secret plan to move to mce-usb is well-timed.  ;-)

Heh, yes, indeed. I've made some progress on lirc_i2c + 2.6.31, but 
still not quite there yet. It compiles, it loads, it sees the right 
device type, registers with lirc, etc., but irw isn't reporting seeing 
any output at all, and I wind up (mostly) wedging the box when irw exits...

I'd have to say lirc_mceusb and lirc_imon are probably by FAR the most 
solid lirc drivers right now.

>> See /etc/modprobe.d/dist-oss.conf
>
> Just noticed that right before I read your reply.  I uncommented the line.
> Haven't rebooted yet nor tried to see if OSS screws up Pulse.

 From what I recall, it doesn't always, but it can. There's a thread 
about it somewhere in the fedora-devel-list archives, started by Warren 
Togami, iirc (or at least, he was heavily involved in it, as was Lennert 
Poettering, the main guy behind pulse).

> I'll post back
> if I hit any snags.  Are you aware of any plans to drop OSS from Myth so this
> doesn't remain an issue?

I know nothing one way or the other, I'm afraid. Of late, making sure 
things still compile and run is about as much as I've had time for, have 
only very loosely been following the commits list, and have been almost 
completely ignoring the devel list. For the most part, my head is 
completely buried in kernel code these days, but at least most of what 
I'm hack on in my own time is code that benefits MythTV. :)

> BTW: based on the topics of my post, I anticipated you might reply.  It brings
> me comfort to know that the universe works in the way I hoped.   ;-)

Yup, hook, line and sinker. I tend to read any email that mentions 
Fedora or lirc in its subject much closer than others... Anything else 
is hit and miss on whether it sparks enough interest to actually read 
it, otherwise, I just can't keep up. :)

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com