[mythtv-users] Implementing HD-PVR IR Blaster

[Johnny Walker]

I've also got the HD-PVR - I would be happy to test the IR blaster
feature on this device if it would be helpful.

I use MythBuntu though - hope that's not an issue.

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> On Nov 17, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Bobby Schwartz wrote:
> ...
>>>> So I got compiled and snapped in the modules.  I tried several
>>>> combinations of modprobing and connecting the HD-PVR.  Dmesg shows
>>> the
>>>> lirc_dev module loading "lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver
>>> registered,
>>>> major 251" and I see in dmesg the HD-PVR loading...
>>>>
>>>> [   10.181882] hdpvr 1-4:1.0: untested firmware version 0x12, the
>>> driver
>>>> might not work
>>>> [   10.562303] hdpvr 1-4:1.0: device now attached to /dev/video0
>>>> [   10.562332] usbcore: registered new interface driver hdpvr
>>>>
>>>> But I'm not seeing any new lirc devices in /dev.  I also bounced the
>>> box
>>>> for grins and giggles.
>>>
>>> I take it you're just running the stock hdpvr driver from the Ubuntu
>>> kernel then. It doesn't have some necessary IR-enabling bits in it.
>>> There's been a bit of instability of the hdpvr with the IR part active
>>> and being polled by lirc_zilog, so the IR activation hasn't been
>> merged
>>> upstream yet.
>>>
>>
>> I pulled down v4l trunk and applied your changes to it; built a new
>> hdpvr module and I'm fairly sure that's what's running now.
>
> Hrm. Should all be working then. Not sure what might be awry. Don't suppose you could boot a Fedora 12 live image on that system and see what it sees? The hdpvr module on there has the patches to enable IR, as well as the necessary lirc_zilog, so all you should have to do after booting is modprobe lirc_zilog, and it *should* be working. If so, then we know there's something not quite right with what you've got on the Ubuntu side. If not, that's good to know as well...
>
>> It's understandable that it's not in trunk yet.  I believe my HD-PVR is
>> rev E2.  I'd be more than willing to guinea pig new software if there's
>> a need.
>
> Yeah, there's definitely a need. Don't have time to do much testing right now myself.
>
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> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com
>
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