[mythtv-users] Harmony 700 with Hauppauge IR receiver on FC16

[Gabe Rubin]

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Larry K <lunchtimelarry at gmail.com> wrote:
> To make my Harmony remote with with Myth, I've been using the IR receiver on
> an Hauppauge PVR-250 that is otherwise unused.  To set this up, I used the
> Hauppauge PVR device that's listed in the Harmony database, and paired that
> with the rs15-2116-vcr0081 lircd.conf.  All in all, it has worked pretty
> well.
>
> Until now.  I just made the jump from FC12 to FC16.  I'm learning pretty
> quickly that some fundamental changes to lirc_i2c occurred somewhere around
> FC14.  Searching this forum, I have discovered that ir-kbd-i2c has replaced
> (on some level) the older lirc_i2c module.  It's not clear to me whether I
> even need lirc anymore if I use this new module.  Through trial and error, I
> sorta have it working, although it doesn't pick up all my remote commands.
>  Just some numbers and one or two other keys.  I even pulled out my old grey
> Hauppauge remote and it works kinda half the time as well.
>
> My question is, what is the best way to make my Harmony 700 work with my IR
> receiver now that I am on FC16?  Are there other options besides ir-kbd-i2c?
>  If this is the best option, I would like to know if there is a tutorial I
> can follow to get this set up properly.  Not sure how this new driver
> differs from the old, and whether it need lirc, or how I set up the key
> mappings.
>
> Thanks!
> Larry


Larry,

I struggled with this when I upgraded my system.  I am using a Harmony
One but I believe I set it up the same way you set up your Harmony
700, so likely, the very same issue(s).

There are two potential issues.  One is transitioning to ir-kbd-i2c
and not having all the keys setup properly in the various config
files.

The other occurred when I updated to FC 15 (I believe) and the lirc
module was not loading up properly and the remote was acting as a
keyboard with only a few of the buttons being recognized (numbers and
a few others).  The newer versions of xorg will do that and I can't
figure out a way to disable it aside from having lirc start up
properly.  It took me forever to figure out that was the issue and I
had to use a real clumsy hack to resolve it so lirc loads up properly.

It sounds like you definitely have the first issue and potentially
have the second issue.  Review these threads for details on how I
resolved these issue and give yourself at least a full evening to do
it.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/481965#481965
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/497806#497806
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/498470#498470