[mythtv-users] IR Blaster in .21

[Edward Brookhouse]

Thanks Brian, I saw the page this was detailed out on at lirc - did you get yours resolved? I saw your thread.

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brian Wood
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:49 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] IR Blaster in .21

On Tuesday 26 May 2009 11:43:08 Edward Brookhouse wrote:
> Hi All, I just did an upgrade to .21 on Fedora 10, and after the dust has
> settled, the two issues I have not been able to solve are my IRblaster and
> Watching LiveTV.
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> The lirc_serial module loads fine, and results in a new /dev/lircd, but
> sending irsend commands never changes the channel. I looked at the serial
> port to make sure it was not being used by something else, but I would
> think that when lirc_serial loads, if the serial port is locked,
> lirc_serial won't load, but that is just an assumption - so any advice
> appreciated on how to tell if the hardware is bad??

One common approach is to look at the LED through a digital camera, most will 
show IR radiation, so you can at least tell if the LED is emitting IR energy.


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