[mythtv-users] Help with HD-PVR Blaster Issues

[Michael Tiller]

I've read the Wiki page and Googled around quite a bit, but I'm stuck.  I'm
running MythBuntu 10.04.

Here is what I've done:

I've built the patched hdpvr and LIRC drivers with IR support (from
http://www.themainlan.com/mythtv/hdpvr-blaster-drivers.tar.gz)

I've installed the IR firmware file in /lib/firmware.

I've installed the LIRC drivers
I should perhaps elaborate a bit on this.  I tried overwriting just the
modules I was interested in.  I also tried removing the entire lirc/* tree
and replacing it with just the .ko files I needed (in case there were
lingering issues with the old drivers).  I did a "depmod" in all cases.

When I start lirc, I get /dev/lirc0 and /dev/lircd (just as I would expect).

I don't have a receiver so I basically left the fields for the REMOTE_*
variables in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf empty.  My TRANSMITTER lines look like
this:

TRANSMITTER="HD-PVR"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_zilog"
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""

My logs say this:

May  9 17:22:17 mythtv lircd-0.8.6[4537]: lircd(default) ready, using
/var/run/lirc/lircd
May  9 17:22:19 mythtv lircd-0.8.6[4537]: accepted new client on
/var/run/lirc/lircd
May  9 17:22:29 mythtv kernel: [ 3691.209523] lirc_zilog: i2c_master_recv
failed with -5 -- keeping last read buffer
May  9 17:22:30 mythtv lircd-0.8.6[4537]: accepted new client on
/var/run/lirc/lircd
May  9 17:22:30 mythtv lircd-0.8.6[4537]: removed client
May  9 17:22:30 mythtv kernel: [ 3691.960901] lirc_zilog: i2c_master_recv
failed with -5 -- keeping last read buffer
May  9 17:22:30 mythtv kernel: [ 3691.973655] lirc_zilog: i2c_master_recv
failed with -5 -- keeping last read buffer
May  9 17:22:30 mythtv kernel: [ 3692.244649] lirc_zilog: i2c_master_recv
failed with -5 -- keeping last read buffer

I get these messages even if I'm not doing anything with IR.  If I send an
irsend I don't get any indication from irsend that anything when wrong and I
don't seem to get any errors in my logs associated with the irsend command
being issues (although the messages above about i2c_master_recv continue at
seemingly random intervals).  The "accepted new client" and "removed client"
are in response to the running of irsend.

Any suggestions on what to do next would be greatly appreciated.  I really
don't have the foggiest idea what my next step should be.

--
Mike
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