[mythtv-users] lirc_zilog - HDPVR

[James MacKenzie]

I've got a MythTV system I've been running for several years now and it's
great.  This past weekend I switched from Comcast over to FiOS.  Because of
this, my PVR250 needs to be able to switch channels on the STB.

I also have an HDPVR, and that's got an IR Blaster output and came with the
cable and everything.  So this should be easy, right?  Umm...not quite.

I'm on kernel 2.6.33.4 and using lirc_i2c for the PVR250 from lirc.org.  I
have read that I need to use lirc_zilog for the HDPVR to get the IR Blaster to
work.  Unfortunately, 2.6.33.4 nor the downloadable lircd package from
lirc.org contains this.

I have tried upgrading to 2.6.37 which I found contains both.  However, when I
do this, neither work.  I get nothing out of the lirc_i2c module at all, and
instead of using major 61, it's using some crazy major like 251 or 215 or
something?

So, I went back to 2.6.33.4.  I found this git repository that's supposed to
give you the functionality:  http://git.linuxtv.org/media_build.git

Downloaded, ran and installed, and there's no lirc_zilog being built?  I see
lirc_zilog.c in there, but if I try to make lirc_zilog all I get is screenful
after screenful of errors.

So...

Is anyone using the IR Blaster functionality with their HDPVR...if so, how...

Is anyone using the 'built in' lirc_i2c in 2.6.37?  If so, how...

I have also tried to use ir_kbd_i2c, because I read somewhere that lirc_i2c is
being phased out.  That doesn't do anything either.  All I end up getting is
"could not initialize device" or some similar error.

I know I'm not being specific about the errors, etc...I didn't write them down
and am pulling them from memory.  But if someone can start pointing me in the
right direction and I get errors, I can be more specific.

Right now, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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