[mythtv-users] IguanaIR configuration

[Mike Perkins]

On 31/08/15 06:45, Alec Leamas wrote:
> On 30/08/15 23:48, Mike Perkins wrote:
>> On 30/08/15 22:14, George Nassas wrote:
>>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Mike Perkins
>
>>>
>> Yeah. I did all that. The only difference I have is: LOAD_MODULES=false,
>> and that is specified by their instructions (the copy I have, anyway) to
>> prevent the kernel driver loading.
>>
>> igdaemon test works, and as I mentioned, I can /transmit/ codes okay.
>>
>> However, I get nothing at all when I run irw.
>>
>
> First of all, to use the iguana userspade driver (i. e, igdaemon) you need to
> blacklist the kernel iguanair driver; it might hijack the input.
>
> With this done the proper test tool is mode2, using the iguanair driver. Yoe
> need to look at what lircd gets from the kernel before looking into what it
> produces using irw.
>
Since I want to use the blaster features of the iguanaIR dongle I have 
blacklisted the kernel driver anyway. That seems to have worked ok.

As I understand things you can't use mode2 with the iguanaIR daemon. You have to 
use (so I'm told) the supplied test tool, igclient. That appears to do what is 
expected.

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Mike Perkins