[mythtv-users] lircrc & KDE Lockups

[Tommy Cheng]

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:11:21 -0400, pete stagman <tyrstag at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 10:49, Tommy Cheng wrote:
> > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:01:55 -0400, pete stagman <tyrstag at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello? is this thing on? Bueller . . .Bueller?  :)
> > >
> > > Ok, after messing with the Hauppauge "black remote" for a couple days, I
> > > have come to the conclusion that it is worthless for use with MythTV.
> > >
> > > I have a couple options
> > >
> > > 1) Try to setup my dishnetwork remote to use the pvr-250 receiver. Has
> > > anybody tried this? did you get it to work?
> >
> > Any remote should work as long as it runs RC5 protocol.
> 
> I was hoping someone had it working, I went through a bunch of the
> device codes with no luck, nothing shows up in irw. If someone knows a
> working device code for the dishnetwork bluebutton remote, please let me
> know.
> 
> >
> > >
> > > 2) I have heard that newegg.com has a WindoseXP MCE remote/blaster that
> > > supposedly works with lirc/mythtv.
> > > http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=80-100-201&depa=0
> > > Has anybody tried that and got it to work?
> > > I would rather do this as then i could use the blaster to control my
> > > DishNet receiver.
> > >
> >
> > Currently, the driver for the MCE remote transceiver only supports
> > receive, so you still have to find something like the Actisys 200L IR
> > blaster to do the transmit for you.  My solution is to build my own
> > homebrew transceiver for use with the MCE remote.
> 
> So, you're using the MCE remote with a homebrew tranceiver? Have the
> schematics for that? or is it the same from lirc.org?

I just combine the homebrew receiver and transmitter schematics from
lirc.org.  I pick the 2nd transmitter on lirc.org's page because it
doesn't load the serial port as much.  Took couple of hours to make
but works well.

> 
> >
> > > 3) Any other suggestions?
> > > This myth box was built with spare parts I had kicking around the house.
> > > It's a test system to get everything working before I build the "REAL"
> > > system. so, I don't want to spend a lot of money on a remote yet. At $30
> > > the windose remote/blaster looks like a great option.
> >
> > Cheapest solution would be to find an old RC5 remote and build the
> > simple transmitter from this page
> > http://www.lirc.org/transmitters.html.  Or you can buy the MCE remote,
> > build/buy a transmiter, and wait for the driver update that enables
> > the ir blaster function of the MCE remote transceiver
> > 
> so, the remote works ok with mythtv but there is no transmitter driver
> yet. I still may go this route, use the MCE to control myth and use the
> dishnet remote to control the dish (another remote to add to the
> collection) until a driver comes out for the transmitter. . . soon I
> hope. Or, build a tranceiver. I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron.
> 

There is no ETA on the transmitter driver as far as i know.  So i
won't hold my breath.

> 
> 
> 
> > >
> > >
> > > --Pete
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > After hours of trial and error, I found the problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > With the nvidia driver loaded,
> > > > >  Option "RenderAccel" "1"
> > > > >
> > > > > Would hang KDE on startup, every time.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, how much does RenderAccel get me? Is it worth more aggravation
> > > > > to get it working or will  it be "good enough"?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --Pete
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > At 10:14 AM 6/17/2004, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a pvr-250 with the old black remote, does someone have a
> > > > > > decent
> > > > > > .lircrc to share?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Secondly, I've been having a problem with KDE since last night.
> > > > > > Everything was behaving nicely then suddenly KDE locked up while
> > > > > > opening
> > > > > > a mozilla window. KDE now locks up on login, it gets to the point
> > > > > > where
> > > > > > it says "KDE desktop loaded" or something like that, I'm not in
> > > > > > front of
> > > > > > that pc. It's at home, I'm at work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Once it hits that point, it's completely locked, can't
> > > > > > <ctrl><alt><backspace>, <ctrl><alt><F1>, <alt><F4>,
> > > > > > <ctrl><alt><delete>
> > > > > > Nothing, Have to reboot. Doesn't matter if I log in as root or
> > > > > > mythtv
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gnome works fine.
> > > > > > Where do I start? I'm somewhat of a noob, but have some linux
> > > > > > knowledge.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Pete
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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