[mythtv-users] Lirc problems

[David Wallace]

I just finished an install from Jarod's instructions, PVR 250 silver &
black, got the file or it from the lirc web site. They have hundred's of
conf files for remotes there.

David


On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 23:52 +0000, Nick wrote:
> On 02/11/05, Marty Ravell <mythtv at rave-tech.com.au> wrote:
> > >On 01/11/05, Marty Ravell <mythtv at rave-tech.com.au> wrote:
> > >> I started messing with my lirc config in order to get my serial
> > transmitter
> > >> working and have somehow messed things up. Am wondering if these symptoms
> > >> ring bells for anyone.
> > >>
> > >> If I use irrecord to build an lircd.conf file it seems to work. I can
> > test
> > >> it with irw and most buttons (not all) work.
> > >>
> > >> For some reason if I use the lircd.conf file suggested in Jarod's (most
> > >> excellent) guide I get nothing.
> > >>
> > >> This same suggested lircd.conf used to work fine before I messed with
> > >> things.
> > >>
> > >> I don't recall exactly what it was I did when I was trying to get the
> > serial
> > >> transmitter working. The box didn't start acting up until it was rebooted
> > >> (much later).
> > >>
> > >> Any ideas where I start looking to track this down?
> > >>
> > >> I've had a couple of goes getting irrecord to build a new file which will
> > >> work but it does not seem all that accurate. Some buttons just refuse to
> > >> work (1, 5, etc)
> > >
> > >Do you have all of your remotes defined in the same /etc/lircd.conf
> > >file? I have my actual remotes, and also the definition for my
> > >transmitter in the same file. Did you generate the config for the
> > >transmitter in normal or raw mode?
> > >
> > >Nick
> > >
> >
> > I did have both the transmitter and receiver configs in the same lircd.conf
> > file. Once it all went pear shaped however I reverted back to the lircd.conf
> > file specified in Jarod's guide so I could see if I could get the standard
> > PVR-350 remote working again.
> >
> > To date I have had little joy in getting this basic config back up and
> > working.
> >
> > I know that the hardware is basically working since I can use irrecord to
> > generate a new lircd.conf for the Hauppauge remote. It works for about two
> > thirds of the buttons (and I figure could maybe be made to work for the rest
> > with some manual tweaking).
> 
> Which Hauppauge remote do you have? Is it the newer all silver remote,
> or the older one with a silver face and black underside? If you want
> to post your lircd.conf, I can take a quick look when I have a minute.
> I can't think of a reason why Jarod's file no longer works with it-
> have you reinstalled LIRC at all, or just created new lircd.conf
> files?
> 
> Nick
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