[mythtv-users] Disabling iMON IR Receiver but not iMON VFD?
Dale Pontius
DEPontius at edgehp.net
Wed May 6 00:38:20 UTC 2009
Ben Lancaster wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have an mceusb2 remote, and a case with a built-in iMON VFD & IR
> receiver. I've managed to get an lircd instance for each remote on boot
> as-per the lirc documentation (http://www.lirc.org/html/configure.html),
> using /dev/lircd and /dev/lircd1. IRW confirms that both daemons are
> working properly and accepting input.
Maybe it's your hardware vintage, but have you tried the mce remote with
the imon IR receiver? Mine works just fine. On a gamble, I picked up a
Vista-certified no-name remote from Amazon, and it works just fine with
my 4th-quarter-2009-vintage Antec Fusion with VFD/IR. In this case,
they advertised that this combination would work, and I've picked up in
other places that it may be vintage related.
It's not clear that irw would show the mce remote working with the imon
without some preliminary work. I had to use irrecord in order to get a
proper config file and make the 2 work together. THEN irw works just
fine, for me. When setting up with irrecord I used all of the mceusb2
button names, so that at the .lircrc level it's compatible either way.
I have the IR receiver from the mce remote on a different computer, and
the remote works in either place.
DP
>
> Here's the problem; I only want to use the mceusb2 remote, and not the
> iMON remote. Sometimes the machine assigns the iMON IR to /dev/lircd and
> mceusb2 to /dev/lircd2, but sometimes its the other way around, and
> MythTV only seems to work with the device on /dev/lircd. It seems that a
> hard restart or boot from cold assigns mceusb2 to /dev/lircd1, but a
> soft-reboot assigns mceusb2 to /dev/lircd. My question is in three parts
> I suppose:
>
> 1. Can I set it so mceusb2 is always bound to /dev/lircd and iMON IR to
> /dev/lircd1
> 2. If not, can i disable the iMON IR completely without disabling the VFD?
> 3. If neither, can I tell mythfronted to accept lirc commands from both
> daemons?
>
> I found this page on the wiki (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MultiLIRC) but
> I can't see that's doing anything other than I've already achieved, and
> doesn't prevent the seemingly random remote/lircd-device assignment.
>
> Thanks in advance. Spec and LIRC Config files follow.
>
> System:
> MythBuntu Intrepid
> lircd 0.8.3
> kernel: 2.6.27-11-generic (with lirc_imon and lirc_mceusb2 modules)
>
> # /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
> #
> #Chosen Remote Control
> REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
> REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
> REMOTE_DRIVER=""
> REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
> REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
> REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc1 --output=/dev/lircd1 --listen"
> REMOTE_LIRCD2_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc0 --output=/dev/lircd
> --connect=localhost:8765 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd2.pid"
>
> #Chosen IR Transmitter
> TRANSMITTER="None"
> TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
> TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
> TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
>
> #Enable lircd
> START_LIRCD="true"
>
> #Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
> #START_LIRCMD="false"
>
> #Try to load appropriate kernel modules
> LOAD_MODULES="true"
>
> # Default configuration files for your hardware if any
> LIRCMD_CONF=""
>
> #Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration
> #If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application
> #that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive
> #frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER
> #It will then populate all other variables without any user input
> #If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure
> #to leave this set to "false"
> FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
> START_LIRCMD=""
> # -- END /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
>
> #! /bin/sh
> # /etc/init.d/lirc
> ### BEGIN INIT INFO
> # Provides: lirc
> # Required-Start: $syslog
> # Required-Stop: $syslog
> # Should-Start: $local_fs
> # Should-Stop: $local_fs
> # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
> # Default-Stop: 0 1 6
> # Short-Description: Starts LIRC daemon.
> # Description: LIRC is used to control different
> # infrared receivers and transceivers.
> ### END INIT INFO
>
> load_modules ()
> {
> local MODULES_MISSING=false
>
> log_daemon_msg "Loading LIRC modules"
> for mod in $*
> do
> if [ $mod = "udev" ]; then
> log_end_msg 0
> log_success_msg "Restarted via udev, don't reload modules"
> break
> else
> modprobe -k $mod 2> /dev/null || MODULES_MISSING=true
> fi
> done
> log_end_msg $?
>
> if $MODULES_MISSING; then
> log_failure_msg "Unable to load LIRC kernel modules. Verify your"
> log_failure_msg "selected kernel modules in
> /etc/lirc/hardware.conf"
> START_LIRCMD=false
> START_LIRCD=false
> fi
> }
>
> build_remote_args ()
> {
> local REMOTE_ARGS="$*"
>
> #For remote only detection support, we need
> #both REMOTE_DEVICE and TRANSMITTER_DEVICE undefined
> if [ -z "$REMOTE_DEVICE" ] && [ -z "$TRANSMITTER_DEVICE" ]; then
> for dev in /dev/lirc0; do
> if [ -c $dev ]; then
> REMOTE_DEVICE="$dev"
> break
> fi
> done
> fi
>
> #If we have a REMOTE_DEVICE or REMOTE_DRIVER defined (either because
> no devices
> #were defined, OR if we explicitly did), then populate REMOTE_ARGS
> if [ ! -z "$REMOTE_DEVICE" ] || [ ! -z "$REMOTE_DRIVER" ]; then
> if [ -n "$REMOTE_DEVICE" ] && [ "$REMOTE_DEVICE" != "none" ]; then
> REMOTE_ARGS="--device=$REMOTE_DEVICE $REMOTE_ARGS"
> fi
> if [ -n "$REMOTE_DRIVER" ] && [ "$REMOTE_DRIVER" != "none" ]; then
> REMOTE_ARGS="--driver=$REMOTE_DRIVER $REMOTE_ARGS"
> fi
>
> #Now, if we ALSO have a transmitter defined, add some args
> #To make the first lircd listen up
> if [ ! -z "$TRANSMITTER_DEVICE" ] || [ ! -z
> "$TRANSMITTER_DRIVER" ]; then
> REMOTE_ARGS="$REMOTE_ARGS --output=/dev/lircd --listen"
> fi
> fi
> echo $REMOTE_ARGS
> }
>
> build_transmitter_args ()
> {
> local TRANSMITTER_ARGS="$*"
>
> #Transmitters must be explicitly be defined
> if [ ! -z "$TRANSMITTER_DEVICE" ] || [ ! -z "$TRANSMITTER_DRIVER" ];
> then
> if [ -n "$TRANSMITTER_DEVICE" ] && [ "$TRANSMITTER_DEVICE" !=
> "none" ]; then
> TRANSMITTER_ARGS="--device=$TRANSMITTER_DEVICE
> $TRANSMITTER_ARGS"
> fi
> if [ -n "$TRANSMITTER_DRIVER" ] && [ "$TRANSMITTER_DRIVER" !=
> "none" ]; then
> TRANSMITTER_ARGS="--driver=$TRANSMITTER_DRIVER
> $TRANSMITTER_ARGS"
> fi
>
> #Now, if we ALSO have a remote defined, add some args
> #To make the second lircd connect
> if [ ! -z "$REMOTE_DEVICE" ] || [ ! -z "$REMOTE_DRIVER" ]; then
> TRANSMITTER_ARGS="$TRANSMITTER_ARGS --output=/dev/lircd1
> --connect=localhost:8765 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd1.pid"
> fi
> fi
> echo $TRANSMITTER_ARGS
> }
>
> . /lib/lsb/init-functions
>
> test -f /usr/sbin/lircd || exit 0
> test -f /usr/sbin/lircmd || exit 0
>
> START_LIRCMD=true
> START_LIRCD=true
>
> if [ -f /etc/lirc/hardware.conf ];then
> . /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
> fi
>
> if [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircd.conf ] \
> || grep -q "^#UNCONFIGURED" /etc/lirc/lircd.conf;then
> if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
> log_success_msg "No valid /etc/lirc/lircd.conf has been found."
> log_success_msg "Remote control support has been disabled."
> log_success_msg "Reconfigure LIRC or manually replace
> /etc/lirc/lircd.conf to enable."
> fi
> START_LIRCD=false
> START_LIRCMD=false
> fi
> if [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf ] \
> || grep -q "^#UNCONFIGURED" /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf;then
> START_LIRCMD=false
> fi
>
> case "$1" in
> start)
> if [ "$LOAD_MODULES" = "true" ] && [ "$START_LIRCD" = "true" ];
> then
> load_modules $2 $REMOTE_MODULES $TRANSMITTER_MODULES $MODULES
> fi
> if $START_LIRCD; then
> log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC "
> REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=`build_remote_args $REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS`
> REMOTE_LIRCD2_ARGS=`build_remote_args $REMOTE_LIRCD2_ARGS`
> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=`build_transmitter_args
> $TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS`
>
> #if we have a remote defined, it is primary process
> if [ ! -z "$REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS" ]; then
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
> -- $REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS < /dev/null
> /usr/sbin/lircd $REMOTE_LIRCD2_ARGS < /dev/null
> log_end_msg $?
>
> #now if we additionally have a transmitter defined, it
> is secondary process
> if [ ! -z "$TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS" ]; then
> /usr/sbin/lircd $TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS < /dev/null
> fi
> elif [ ! -z "$TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS" ]; then
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
> -- $TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS < /dev/null
> else
> log_end_msg 1
> fi
> fi
> if $START_LIRCMD; then
> log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control mouse daemon : LIRCMD "
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd <
> /dev/null
> log_end_msg $?
> fi
> ;;
> stop)
> if $START_LIRCMD; then
> log_daemon_msg "Stopping remote control mouse daemon: LIRCMD"
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd
> log_end_msg $?
> fi
> if $START_LIRCD; then
> log_daemon_msg "Stopping remote control daemon(s): LIRC"
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
> log_end_msg $?
> fi
> ;;
> reload|force-reload)
> if $START_LIRCD; then
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --signal 1 --exec
> /usr/sbin/lircd
> fi
> if $START_LIRCMD; then
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --signal 1 --exec
> /usr/sbin/lircmd
> fi
> ;;
> restart)
> $0 stop
> #passes parameter $2 which is possibly our udev paramater
> $0 start $2
> ;;
> *)
> echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/lircd
> {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}"
> exit 1
> esac
>
> exit 0
>
> # -- END /etc/init.d/lirc
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