[mythtv-users] Hamrony remote & Knoppmyth profile

Igor Cicimov icicimov at gmail.com
Mon Dec 3 23:13:42 UTC 2012


On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>>> Attached the lircd.conf file that I created using irrecord.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks Jelte. Do you know how to get lirc configured to work with this
>>> lircd.conf? I'm running MythBuntu and as per my other email, I'm finding
>>> that even after crreating the lircd.conf file there are still problems
>>> getting lirc to work with it. I think I must be misconfiguring
>>> /etc/lirc/hardware.conf but I don't know exactly what the problem is.
>>>
>>
>> Jelte, I have actually got irw responding to the remote configured as a
>> MCE-1039 which is great. The thing is, it's not using the lircd.conf you
>> gave me. I know because I've commented out the REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF line in
>> /etc/lirc/hardware.conf and yet irw still responds.
>>
>> I have come across posts talking about some remotes sending keyboard
>> signals and lirc therefore not being required. I'm well out of my depths
>> and thrashing in the deep and dirty waters of lirc now so amd guessing and
>> probably talking nonsense. But I have found that there is a key which shows
>> up as KEY_ENTER in irw on my remote. If I shut down lirc and press this
>> key, I get a carriage return in a terminal window, so I think the remote is
>> sending keyboard signals here.
>>
>> Anyway, for anybody who needs to set up their Harmony 600 remote, I got
>> mine working by:
>>
>> - Entering PVR --> Microsoft --> MCE-1039 profile in the Logitech
>> software.
>>
>> - Using Mythbuntu Control Centre and choosing "Windows Media Center
>> Transceivers/Remotes (All)" under "Enable a Remote Control".
>>  - As far as I can tell it doesn't matter what's in REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF in
>> /etc/lirc/hardware.conf. Here's my hardware.conf:
>>
>>
>> # /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
>> #
>> #Chosen Remote Control
>> REMOTE="Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)"
>> REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev mceusb"
>> ###REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev mceusb"
>> REMOTE_DRIVER=""
>> REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
>> REMOTE_SOCKET=""
>> ###REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="packard_bell/lircd.conf.packard_bell"
>> ###REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
>> ###REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
>> ###REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
>> ###REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf.harmony300i"
>>
>> REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
>>
>> #Chosen IR Transmitter
>> TRANSMITTER="None"
>> TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
>> TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
>> TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
>> TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
>> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
>> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
>>
>> #Enable lircd
>> START_LIRCD="true"
>>
>> #Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
>> #START_LIRCMD="false"
>>
>> #Try to load appropriate kernel modules
>> LOAD_MODULES="true"
>>
>> # Default configuration files for your hardware if any
>> LIRCMD_CONF=""
>>
>> FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
>> START_LIRCMD=""
>> REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
>>
>>
>> So now I just need to set up my lircrc and I should be home and hosed.
>> Thanks Jelte for your help. I'm not sure your lircd.conf actually did
>> anything but configuring the Harmony 600 as a MCE-1039 was certainly a
>> massive help. Thanks very much!
>>
>>
> Hi Phill, would you be so kind and attach your lircrc file here once you
> get working setup? Or even better if the file is different from the one at
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Logitech_Harmony_Generic_Setup#Setup_MythTV_.2F_Xine_.2F_MPlayer_to_recognize_LIRC_.2F_remote_commandsmaybe updating the wiki with the relevant information?
>
> I got my Harmony 600 working 6 months ago using the same  MCE profile
> (sorry I couldn't be of some help I just saw this thread) and got some
> buttons working by training the remote using my old Leadtek remote.
>
> For the extra buttons, you need to set the function in the Logitech app
> first. Lets say you set the button Green to GREEN. Then using irrecord you
> need to find the hex code the remote is sending when you press the green
> button and map that in your "mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb" file. If you open
> that file you'll figure out what you need to do. Adding a line like:
>
> 0x00044f   GREEN
>
> should do the trick (replace the gibberish 0x00044f with the real hex code
> you get in irrecord)
>
> FInally you need to map that function in MythTV, by creating a button in
> lircrc file as per the examples given in the mythtv wiki. For example:
>
> begin
> prog = mythtv
> button = VolumeUp
> repeat = 4
> config = GREEN
> end
>
>
> Sorry this should have been

begin
prog = mythtv
button = GREEN
repeat = 4
config = M
end

to bring the Menu on screen lets say. Also once you have enabled this
button in lirc I believe you can use MythTV Bind Keys menu function to map
it.


> Of course you would like to map GREEN to do something else than VolumeUp
> but that is the idea in general.
>
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