[mythtv-users] Gentoo, kernel 2.6.9 and LIRC

[Dennis B. Hopp]

On Sun, 2005-01-02 at 23:28 -0800, Scott Alfter wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 11:59:36PM -0500, Dennis B. Hopp wrote:
> > I've searched the archvies and the forums at http://forums.gentoo.org
> > and I'm having a hell of time getting the Gray remote that came with my
> > PVR-250 working.
> > 
> > I followed the instructions here:
> > 
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Setup_MythTV
> > 
> > When I do a make menuconfig I do not have any option to enable Linux
> > Infrared controller.  lircd is using /dev/lirc/0.  If I cat /dev/lirc/0
> > and press buttons on the remote I get output on the screen (a bunch of
> > garbage, but output none the less).  irw doesn't seem to do anything 
> > 
> > my /etc/lircd.conf:
> > 
> > begin remote
> > 
> >   name  Hauppauge
> >   bits           13
> >   flags SHIFT_ENC
> >   eps            30
> >   aeps          100
> > 
> >   one           950   830
> >   zero          950   830
> >   plead         960
> >   gap          89584
> >   repeat_bit      2
> > 
> >       begin codes
> >           TV                       0x000000000000100F
> >           RADIO                    0x000000000000100C
> >           FULL_SCREEN              0x000000000000102E
> >           CH+                      0x0000000000001020
> >           CH-                      0x0000000000001021
> >           VOL-                     0x0000000000001011
> >           VOL+                     0x0000000000001010
> >           MUTE                     0x000000000000100D
> >           SOURCE                   0x0000000000001022
> >           1                        0x0000000000001001
> >           2                        0x0000000000001002
> >           3                        0x0000000000001003
> >           4                        0x0000000000001004
> >           5                        0x0000000000001005
> >           6                        0x0000000000001006
> >           7                        0x0000000000001007
> >           8                        0x0000000000001008
> >           9                        0x0000000000001009
> >           0                        0x0000000000001000
> >           RESERVED                 0x000000000000101E
> >           MINIMIZE                 0x0000000000001026
> >       end codes
> > 
> > end remote
> 
> If the gray remote that came with your PVR-250 is the same gray remote that
> came with my PVR-350, your configuration is wrong.  (IIRC, I ran across one
> or two bad config files before I found the correct one.) Here's what I'm
> using:
> 
> begin remote
> 
>   name  hauppaugegrey
>   bits           13
>   eps            30
>   aeps          100
> 
>   one             0     0
>   zero            0     0
>   gap          200000
>   min_repeat      4
>   toggle_bit      2
> 
> 
>       begin codes
>           OFF                      0x00000000000017FD
>           GO                       0x0000000000001FFB
>           1                        0x00000000000017C1
>           2                        0x00000000000017C2
>           3                        0x00000000000017C3
>           4                        0x00000000000017C4
>           5                        0x0000000000001FC5
>           6                        0x0000000000001FC6
>           7                        0x0000000000001FC7
>           8                        0x0000000000001FC8
>           9                        0x0000000000001FC9
>           0                        0x00000000000017C0
>           BACK/EXIT                0x00000000000017DF
>           MENU                     0x0000000000001FCD
>           CH+                      0x00000000000017E0
>           OK                       0x00000000000017E5
>           CH-                      0x00000000000017E1
>           VOL-                     0x0000000000001FD1
>           VOL+                     0x00000000000017D0
>           RED                      0x0000000000001FCB
>           GREEN                    0x0000000000001FEE
>           YELLOW                   0x00000000000017F8
>           BLUE                     0x0000000000001FE9
>           MUTE                     0x00000000000017CF
>           BLANK                    0x0000000000001FCC
>           FULL                     0x00000000000017FC
>           REW                      0x0000000000001FF2
>           PLAY                     0x00000000000017F5
>           FFW                      0x0000000000001FF4
>           RECORD                   0x00000000000017F7
>           STOP                     0x0000000000001FF6
>           PAUSE                    0x00000000000017F0
>           REPLAY                   0x0000000000001FE4
>           SKIP                     0x00000000000017DE
>       end codes
> 
> end remote

I put your config in and restarted lircd.  lircd is running but when I
use irw I still get no output.  Is irw supposed to take any kind of
command line option or something?  

--Dennis