[mythtv-users] Trouble with lirc and HD-PVR on Fedora 12

[John Welch]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:58 PM, John Welch <jrw3319 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Robert Middleswarth
>>> <robert at middleswarth.net> wrote:
>>>> On 04/13/2010 09:13 AM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
>>>>>
>>> ...
>>>>> Okay, just tried loading lirc_zilog, looks like its not binding to the
>>>>> hdpvr at all. A quick poke at the system with i2cdetect lists no i2c
>>>>> devices present, so I'm guessing someone has gone and disabled/removed
>>>>> the patch that enabled the IR part in the hdpvr driver... Bah! Somehow
>>>>> or another, the patch file is completely empty now. Well, that
>>>>> certainly explains why it ain't working... I'll touch that up when I
>>>>> have a chance. :\
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any word when it will be put back in.  I am currently using mythbuntu but am
>>>> getting ready to switch back to mythdora for better lirc support.  Any idea
>>>> when a fix for this will go in?
>>>
>>> Its fixed in the latest kernel in Fedora 12 updates-testing (as well
>>> as in the F13 release kernel), not sure when it will get pushed to
>>> stable though.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jarod Wilson
>>
>>
>> Jarod (and others),
>>
>> I've now got my back-end system, where my HD-PVR is connected,
>> upgraded to F13 with all the relevant latest patches applied, but I'm
>> still not getting any lirc devices in /dev when I load the lirc_zilog
>> module.  The module appears to load correctly, with 'dmesg' not
>> showing any issues.  Basically the exact same symptoms as stated in my
>> original post back in April.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong or is this still not fixed?
>
> Its looking like there might be some sort of new breakage that I need
> to investigate. Unfortunately, I'm going to be a few thousand miles
> west of my hdpvr for the next several days. :)
>
> Digging into the hdpvr again is on the TODO list after I get home though.
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com
> _______________________________________________

Thanks again Jarod.  I can continue to work around the issue.  From
your reply a few weeks ago it sounded like it was fixed in F13 and
just wanted to make sure it wasn't an issue on my end.

John