[mythtv-users] Configuring lirc for imon with kernel 3.0

[Gavin Whitehead]

I'm having getting my remote to work with my iMON (Antec Veris) via lirc 
under Ubuntu 11.10.

I have an Antec Veris Fusion Black with a VFD iMon; the output from 'cat 
/proc/bus/input/devices' includes this:

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=15c2 Product=ffdc Version=0000
N: Name="iMON Remote (15c2:ffdc)"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:13.0-1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/rc/rc1/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event6
B: PROP=0
B: EV=100013
B: KEY=fff 0 108fc326 217604100000000 0 400118000 418000000001 
9e968000000000 10000000
B: MSC=10

I also have the following hardware in/attached to the box:

- Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2 (PCI)
- TBS 6981 PCIe DVB-S2 Dual
- Hauppauge NOVA-T USB stick
- Hauppauge NOVA-TD (with diversity) USB stick

I am running Ubuntu 11.10 with kernel 3.0.0.14-generic #23-Ubuntu.

My remote is a Logitech Harmony 555 configured as an MCE remote.

After a fresh install of 11.10 the remote shows some signs of working 
with Ubuntu.  That is, I have installed Ubuntu 11.10, configured the 
Harmony remote with an MCE device and pressed all the buttons on the 
remote.  Three buttons work, 'Vol Up', 'Vol Down' and 'Mute'.  So I go 
to check my lircd.conf file to find that there isn't one.  In fact, the 
lirc package is not installed.

A quick look in 'syslog' shows some lines referring to lirc:

     lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 249
     IR LIRC bridge handler initialized

And a quick google reveals the lirc is now in the kernel.  But how do I 
configure it?

I have tried installing lirc 0.9.0-ubuntu1 and selecting 'Soundgraph 
iMON Antec Veris' as my 'Remote control configuration' (with 'None' for 
the transmitter).  Installation appeared to succeed and the daemon 
started but the following appeared in 'syslog':

     kernel: [  951.388120] lirc_imon: module is from the staging 
directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
     kernel: [  951.388661] lirc_imon: Driver for SoundGraph iMON 
MultiMedia IR/Display, v0.8
     kernel: [  951.388752] usbcore: registered new interface driver 
lirc_imon
     kernel: [  951.418679] imon 5-1:1.0: Looks like you're trying to 
use an IR protocol this device does not support
     kernel: [  951.418689] imon 5-1:1.0: Unsupported IR protocol 
specified, overriding to iMON IR protocol
     lircd-0.9.0[2736]: lircd(default) ready, using /var/run/lirc/lircd

And now none of the remote keys work.
If I now run 'sudo /etc/init.d/lirc stop' then the 'Vol Up', 'Vol Down' 
and 'Mute' keys on the remote start working again.

The '/etc/lirc/hardware.conf' generated during the lirc installation 
contains:

     REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_imon"
     REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"

Can some one help me to get to grips with configuring lirc in the 
kernel.  If more information is needed just say.

Thanks,

Gavin