[mythtv-users] Implementing HD-PVR IR Blaster

[Bobby Schwartz]

> On Nov 16, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Bobby Schwartz wrote:
>
> > This isn't the first HD-PVR IR thread.  I spent most of the weekend
> > studying the details of an older thread...
> > 
> >
http://www.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2009-September/264151.html
> > 
> > Jarod Wilson did a ton of work on this already and it sounds like he
has
> > a working example.  My goal is to replicate that.  (Maybe you're out
> > there, Jarod? :-)
>
> Yup, I'm out there...
>
> > This weekend I upgraded all my systems to 0.22, enabled VDPAU, and
> > connected an HD-PVR.  (Busy weekend!)  Everything went really well.
My
> > hat's off to everyone that committed time to the project.
> > 
> > Following Jarod's write up (above) I downloaded the V4L trunk and
> > patched the HD-PVR driver.  Compiled that, installed it, and it
seems to
> > work fine.  My PVR-150s don't have sound but I don't know if that's
> > related or a separate issue.
> > 
> > Here's my problem... I got stuck trying to patch the lirc modules.
I
> > downloaded the Git snapshot in the thread linked above but I'm
having
> > issues getting make to build it right.
>
> What kernel and what distribution? Build instructions and what bits to
build vary a little based on that info...
>
> > I'm familiar with programming
> > but I'm still learning Linux programming (and make specifically.)  I
> > added two targets to the makefile and got make to run.  It's
building
> > everything except the zilog module which is the one I need (I
think.)
> > If someone would gently educate me I'd sure appreciate it!  I'm not
sure
> > what I've done wrong.
>
> Ah. So if everything bug lirc_zilog is building, you must be running a
distribution that includes lirc patches in its > kernel, but doesn't
include lirc_zilog. In that case...
>
> make CONFIG_LIRC_ZILOG=m -C /lib/modules/kver/build M=$PWD modules
>
>...should get it built.
>
> -- 
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com
>


Hey! Thanks for the response!

That did the trick.  I now have built modules.  I'm running Mythbuntu
9.10 (kernel 2.6.31.)

I ran these two commands to install the modules that (I think) had
changes in them...
insmod lirc_dev.ko
insmod lirc_zilog.ko

I saw no errors.  I can see lirc_zilog in lsmod and dmesg said
"lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 251"

Sadly I'm away from home and the HD-PVR is powered off so I can't test
much further than this.  If everything is working I should see a new
lirc entry in /dev, correct?