[mythtv-users] IguanaIR configuration

[Mike Perkins]

On 01/09/15 06:10, Alec Leamas wrote:
> On 31/08/15 23:39, Mike Perkins wrote:
>> On 31/08/15 19:53, George Nassas wrote:
>>> On Aug 30, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Mike Perkins
>
>>> Not to be insulting but do you have your remote defined in
>>> /etc/lircd.conf? Since igdaemon is sending the raw codes that would be
>>> the next possible point of failure.
>>>
>> Well, that's a good point. I've used the lirc.conf.mceusb file from the
>> remote collection. Of course, that's what it is /supposed/ to be but
>> looking at the file, it contains three different, incompatible sets of
>> codes for MCE so I might have to find something else.
>
> This is all in order. lircd will try each of these definitions until there is a
> match; this is just how it works.
>
> However, you need to establish what lircd sees as input before trying the output
> with irw. Perhaps the easiest way is to use irrecord(1) to record just one or
> two buttons. Use it with the same driver as lircd (the --device option is not
> used by this driver). It's actually easy to use. This should reveal if the
> combination of the lircd driver and igdaemon works, without any decoding taking
> place.
>
Okay. This isn't entirely how I expected things to happen. Add in two 
16-month-old twin grand-daughters rampaging around the house and testing stuff 
becomes... interesting. However:

I finally figured out how to use irrecord and ended up with some surprising (to 
me) results. I assumed (!) that as the remote had a label on the back saying it 
was "Vista MCE Remote" that it would at least be RC-6. Nope. Nor RC-5 or 
anything else I tried. All I got back was:

====================================

Now enter the names for the buttons.

Please enter the name for the next button (press <ENTER> to finish recording)
KEY_PLAY

Now hold down button "KEY_PLAY".
Something went wrong. Please try again. (9 retries left)

irrecord: no data for 10 secs, aborting
The last button did not seem to generate any signal.
Press RETURN to continue.

====================================

I tried irrecord in raw mode and it does, indeed, receive data and create a 
.conf file. However, I'm at a loss to know what to do with this and this wasn't 
my intent at all. I want to use standard codes if I can. If that means my remote 
and dongle (which came from Maplin in the UK) is a lemon, so be it.

-- 

Mike Perkins