[mythtv-users] F14, recent kernel upgrade, pvr250 lirc module not found

[David Krainess]

> From: Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] F14, recent kernel upgrade, pvr250 lirc module not found
> To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 11:50 AM
> On Mar 13, 2011, at 1:45 PM, David
> Krainess wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I recently upgraded to 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686 from
> 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686.  I am using a Hauppage PVR250
> for a remote.
> > 
> > The PVR250 TV tuner works, but when I run
> /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c, it says the lirc_i2c module is not
> found.  Reverting back to 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686 works
> fine loading the lirc_i2c module.  I don't think I am
> installing any kernal modules for the PVR250 separately.
> > 
> > My modprobe is:
> > alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> > install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe
> --ignore-install lirc_i2c
> > 
> > Under 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686 (the kernel it works
> under), this is in the log, which is interesting:
> > 
> > [   69.451796] lirc_i2c: module is from
> the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been
> warned.
> > [   69.453020] lirc_i2c: chip 0x0 found
> @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
> > [   69.453286] i2c ir driver 2-0018:
> lirc_dev: driver lirc_i2c registered at minor = 0
> > 
> > Anyways, I am thankful kernal rollback is so easy in
> Linux.  If anybody else has any ideas to fix on the
> newer kernel, it would be appreciated.
> 
> modprobe ir-kbd-i2c, run lircd in devinput mode.
> 
> -- 
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com
> 

Thanks Jarod, it loads up.  Using the devinput lirc config and the Hauppage "grey" remote, I get button presses displayed with irw.    

Any hints (can it be done?) on how to still use the RS 15-2116 (0081) remote, irrecord doesn't seem to recognize it.  Any help greatly appreciated.