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

[Gavin Whitehead]

On 06/01/2012 22:14, David Engel wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 09:31:37PM +0000, Gavin Whitehead wrote:
>> 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.
> Newer kernels have built in support for imon receivers, but it uses
> the input subsystem in the kernel instead of lirc.
>
> If you setup your keymap (search foo ir-keytable) such that only codes
> <= 255 are used, you don't need lirc at all.  Just map the remote
> button to the input key you want MythTV to see.  That's what I do.
> The need for only using codes<= 255 is because of a long standing
> limitation in X Windows.
>
> If you really, really, really want to still use lirc, you still can.
> In that case, you need to tell lircd to use the devinput driver.
>
> David
David,

Thanks for that.  I am now pursuing ir-keytable and this link 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/LIRC

Gavin