[mythtv-users] HDPVR setup irsend error -- EUREKA!

[Jarod Wilson]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:19 PM, steve <networks1 at cox.net> wrote:
> I have solved this problem.  First, apologies to Jarod and others reading
> this thread for yesterday’s  inaccurate/confusing messages about directories
> involved, etc.  I think I was running low on brain glucose or something
> after fighting this all day.  I suppose you know how it is.
>
> So this morning, it occurred to me to run cat /var/log/messages | grep lirc
> to see if there were any errors from lircd.  It said
>
> Jan 17 18:04:01 localhost lircd-0.8.6[1253]: error processing command:
> SEND_ONCE blaster 0_74_KEY_POWER
> Jan 17 18:04:01 localhost lircd-0.8.6[1253]: unknown remote: "blaster"
> Jan 17 18:04:01 localhost lircd-0.8.6[1253]: removed client
> Jan 17 18:05:15 localhost lircd-0.8.6[1253]: caught signal
> Jan 17 18:05:16 localhost lircd-0.8.6[2191]: error in configfile line 62:
> Jan 17 18:05:16 localhost lircd-0.8.6[2191]: "2147549184": must be a valid
> (lirc_t) number
> Jan 17 18:05:16 localhost lircd-0.8.6[2191]: reading of file
> '/etc/lirc/lircd.conf' failed
> Jan 17 18:05:16 localhost lircd-0.8.6[2191]: reading of config file failed
> Jan 17 18:05:16 localhost lircd-0.8.6[2192]: lircd(default) ready, using
> /var/run/lirc/lircd
>
> Line 62 in the config file is the first one that sends codes for a satellite
> box (1_xx).  I don’t know if there’s just something wrong with that line or
> with all the satbox lines.  I’m also not too sure how the rest of you could
> have used this file without getting the same error.
>
> Regardless, I edited out all the lines in lircd.conf except that ones that
> could potentially apply to my box, rebooted, ran modprobe lirc_zilog again,
> and hallelujah it works.
>
> FWIW I suspect the modprobe errors I was getting occurred because I tried to
> run the irsend command first, which per the message above installed  a
> default config file that did not include a transmitter based on the zilog
> chip.  But that’s just a guess.
>
> I have written a perl script to get rid of unwanted code sets in that lirc
> file.  Any ideas about how I can best distribute it for others to use?  I
> don’t really have a suitable web site of my own to post it to.
>
> Thanks for all the help.

Oh, haha, disregard my earlier reply, looks like you're all set, and
it was indeed an issue with lircd.conf not being read appropriately
for some reason... I'll have to look at that and see if I can make
heads or tails of it next time I poke at my hdpvr.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com