[mythtv-users] Re: USB MCE IR Receiver

Tue Mar 15 03:13:10 UTC 2005

If you are using ATRPMs to install mythtv, then lirc-lib is already
installed.  Since that is a certain version of LIRC that is used in
that setup, if you get the wrong version of LIRC to compile, it won't
work.  That is why we need to know what version is on ATRPMs.  I will
email that list and try and find out.....I just did, let's see who
responds.  Thanks!

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:57:11 -0700, Darren Richards
<darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> Andy,
> 
> If there's an update in the source code that may make my new IR
> receiver work, I'll definitely try my hand at compiling LIRC.  Your IR
> blaster walkthrough already saved the day for me once before, so I
> have high confidence...  I'll let you know how it goes.
> 
> Thanks,
> darren
> 
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:28:00 -0600, Andy Long <andymyth at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you'd like to give compiling LIRC another chance, Pete and I have
> > written a guide for doing it on FC3.  It's directed at enabling more
> > devices than 2 with LIRC (now not needed for ATRPMS due to a change a
> > few days ago), but should be pretty straightforward.  May be worth a
> > shot if you'd like to try.
> >
> > http://lircsetup.com/lirc/trouble/kernsource.php
> >
> > -Andy
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:01:33 -0700, Darren Richards
> > <darren.richards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > My USB MCE remote just came in the mail today.  I figured if there's a
> > > link to it from Jarod's guide, I should be able to get it working.
> > > Imagine my dismay when I started searching the archives and came
> > > across this thread.  Jim, I'm in exactly the same boat as you.  Even
> > > if there was a magical fix in CVS, I've never successfully compiled
> > > anything in my life.  I'm completely dependent upon apt-get and
> > > ATRPMS.
> > >
> > > Please, please keep us posted if you come up with anything.  I'll
> > > start digging into this probably tomorrow, and maybe I'll have some
> > > luck...
> > >
> > > -darren
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:45:15 -0600, Jim Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I just looked on ATRPMs website and there is no listing for getting
> > > > the source code for the lirc drivers.  There is also no mention of
> > > > exactly what "CVS version" I am using (0.7.0pre 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or
> > > > 8).  I know that I have lirc 0.7.0-45 from ATRPMs but other than that,
> > > > I have no idea.  Anyone know what version I could be running?  I would
> > > > LOVE to get this remote going so I could move on to bugging the list
> > > > about other problems!  :-)  Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:44:10 -0800 (PST), Joe Huffner <huffner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Unless ATRPMS have been updated, then the only way to
> > > > > get this to work would be to compile the drivers. My
> > > > > guess is that these drivers will be updated in the
> > > > > not-too-distant-future, but exactly when that happens
> > > > > is up to the lirc maintainers. Then the RPMS will have
> > > > > to be udpated as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > Something you can try is to leave your current lirc
> > > > > installed.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Download the same version you have installed.
> > > > > 2. Copy the the previously attached source code to the
> > > > > appropriate place.
> > > > > 3. Configure and compile source.
> > > > > 4. Copy the new lirc_mceusb and lirc_dev modules over
> > > > > the existing files. (After making a backup of the
> > > > > originals of course.)
> > > > > 5. Unload the modules, then load the new modules. (Or
> > > > > reboot for the easiest way.)
> > > > >
> > > > > About your questions concerning my modprobe.conf and
> > > > > what not. I don't have anything currently in their
> > > > > except ethernet and video. Since my remote wasn't
> > > > > working with lirc yet, there was no reason to put
> > > > > anything in there. Also, I am running gentoo, so I
> > > > > don't know the exact format of the modprobe.conf file,
> > > > > but my guess is you would just want the module name
> > > > > you would want to load. In this case it would just be
> > > > > lirc_mceusb, all the other modules required by lirc
> > > > > should be loaded.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Jim Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Since I used apt-get to install lirc and
> > > > > > mythtv-suite, I take it that
> > > > > > is would be EXTREMELY difficult for me to compile
> > > > > > this new driver into
> > > > > > lirc especially since I have never compiled anything
> > > > > > in my entire life
> > > > > > (except for those 2 semesters in college compiling C
> > > > > > code that barely
> > > > > > worked).  As I understand it, mythtv-suite already
> > > > > > has the lirc-lib
> > > > > > included.  Is there a way around all this?  Does
> > > > > > anyone know?  My
> > > > > > version of the mce_usb driver is listed as v0.2 but
> > > > > > doesn't mention
> > > > > > anything about this Dan Conti.  Also, on ATRPMs it
> > > > > > looks like Axel
> > > > > > last updated the lirc drivers on Mar 5th 12:27 CET.
> > > > > > Could you tell me
> > > > > > how you were able to get your MCE IR receiver up and
> > > > > > working (assuming
> > > > > > I have the right driver).  What did you put in your
> > > > > > /etc/modprobe.conf?  I didn't have a /dev/lirc0 only
> > > > > > a /dev/lircd so
> > > > > > in my rc.local I put these statements in:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ln -s /dev/lircd /dev/lirc0
> > > > > > chmod 666 /dev/lirc0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /sbin/modprobe lirc_mceusb
> > > > > > /usr/sbin/lircd --device=/dev/lirc0
> > > > > > --output=/dev/lircd
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Am I incorrect?  Should I be doing something
> > > > > > different?  Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:04:11 -0600, Jim Oltman
> > > > > > <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Since I used apt-get to install lirc and
> > > > > > mythtv-suite, I take it that
> > > > > > > is would be EXTREMELY difficult for me to compile
> > > > > > this new driver into
> > > > > > > lirc especially since I have never compiled
> > > > > > anything in my entire life
> > > > > > > (except for those 2 semesters in college compiling
> > > > > > C code that barely
> > > > > > > worked).  As I understand it, mythtv-suite already
> > > > > > has the lirc-lib
> > > > > > > included.  Is there a way around all this?  Does
> > > > > > anyone know?  My
> > > > > > > version of the mce_usb driver is listed as v0.2
> > > > > > but doesn't mention
> > > > > > > anything about this Dan Conti.  Also, on ATRPMs it
> > > > > > looks like Axel
> > > > > > > last updated the lirc drivers on Mar 5th 12:27
> > > > > > CET.  Could you tell me
> > > > > > > how you were able to get your MCE IR receiver up
> > > > > > and working (assuming
> > > > > > > I have the right driver).  What did you put in
> > > > > > your
> > > > > > > /etc/modprobe.conf?  I didn't have a /dev/lirc0
> > > > > > only a /dev/lircd so
> > > > > > > in my rc.local I put these statements in:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ln -s /dev/lircd /dev/lirc0
> > > > > > > chmod 666 /dev/lirc0
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > /sbin/modprobe lirc_mceusb
> > > > > > > /usr/sbin/lircd --device=/dev/lirc0
> > > > > > --output=/dev/lircd
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Am I incorrect?  Should I be doing something
> > > > > > different?  Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:20:20 -0800 (PST), Joe
> > > > > > Huffner <huffner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Just an FYI for those of us who bought one of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > updated MCE remotes and receivers. I was
> > > > > > checking out
> > > > > > > > the lirc mailing list and someone has update the
> > > > > > > > driver to include support. From what I can tell
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > update has not been updated in CVS.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I found the info at:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > http://search.gmane.org/?query=mce&group=gmane.comp.hardware.lirc
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Basically what I did was overwrite the
> > > > > > lirc_mceusb.c
> > > > > > > > in the drivers/lirc_mceusb directory with the
> > > > > > source
> > > > > > > > found in the mailing liste. (I have attached the
> > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > source file.) Then went through the install
> > > > > > process
> > > > > > > > documented. I used version .7.0 of lirc.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Please note, from what I have read and
> > > > > > experienced,
> > > > > > > > there are some initialization problems. What
> > > > > > seemed to
> > > > > > > > "fix it" was unplugging the receiver and
> > > > > > plugging it
> > > > > > > > back in, until I no longer got an error message
> > > > > > > > stating the device did not initialize. You can
> > > > > > check
> > > > > > > > this by running "tail -f /var/log/messages".
> > > > > > Also, I
> > > > > > > > read that running kernel 2.6.11 seemed to fix
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > initialization problem. However I cannot confirm
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > as I am running Gentoo Dev Kernel 2.6.9-r9.
> > > > > > Another
> > > > > > > > problem I am having is that I am getting
> > > > > > non-stop
> > > > > > > > error messages stating:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "usb 2-2: bulk timeout on ep1in"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In fact, I was getting about 4 of those messages
> > > > > > per
> > > > > > > > second. If/when I get time I am planning to
> > > > > > upgrade to
> > > > > > > > 2.6.11 to see if this fixes the issue.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -joe
> > > > > > >
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