[mythtv-users] IR Problem with FC4

Matt Rude mythtv-users at mattrude.com
Wed Jan 11 05:40:15 UTC 2006


I was thinking I did have the recommended driver for the PVR-350 but 
now im not
so sure. I tryed running the fallowing comand:

[root at mythtv backup]# irrecord --device /dev/lirc0 /etc/lircd.conf
irrecord -  application for recording IR-codes for usage with lirc
Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Christoph Bartelmus(lirc at bartelmus.de)
irrecord: could not init hardware (lircd running ? --> close it, check
permissions)

then from /var/log/messages
Jan 10 23:34:41 mythtv irrecord: could not open /dev/lirc0
Jan 10 23:34:41 mythtv irrecord: default_init(): No such device or address

yet
[root at mythtv backup]# ls -l /dev/lir*
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root   root       10 Jan 10 19:23 /dev/lirc -> /dev/lirc0
crwxrwxrwx  1 mythtv mythtv 212, 0 Jan 10 19:23 /dev/lirc0
srw-rw-rw-  1 mythtv mythtv      0 Jan 10 19:23 /dev/lircd

if I try running the command with the other devices in the list i get the same
messages except with the /dev/lircd dev
Jan 10 23:38:12 mythtv irrecord: could not connect to unix socket /dev/lircd
Jan 10 23:38:12 mythtv irrecord: default_init(): Connection refused

I downloaded the ivit software using yum as shown below.

thanks
-Matt


Quoting Adam Propeck <adam at propeck.com>:

> Do you know the recommended driver for your device? The best thing to do is
> leave lircd not running. Unless you've copied a valid /etc/lircd.conf file
> over, it won't do any good really anyhow. I run (as root) "irrecord -H uirt2
> --device /dev/ttyUSB0 test.conf" You should try replacing the uirt2 with
> either the driver that your IR receiver calls for, or simply use "irrecord
> --device /dev/something test.conf" where something is the device that your
> IR is actually connected to. I'll have some better instructions out in just
> a bit as I'm having some quick supper. I went back and redid my universal
> remote training with VCR code 0081 as talked about on the FedoraMythology
> page, and that seems to work good and give me more buttons on my remote.
> Even when lircd wasn't working, when I passed the right parameters to
> irrecord, I was able to get input from the remote.
>
> On 1/10/06, Seth Art <sethsec at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Adam, Mat, and anyone else who can help,
>>
>> I am having the same problem actually.  I am using a different remote
>> control/tuner card (leadtek WinFast cool command) however.  I have been
>> reading reading all of the lirc documentation over the last couple of days
>> but its mostly for compiling the kernel mod and device yourself.  I am using
>> the atrmps distro for all of my myth/lirc stuff and these are the packages I
>> have installed:
>>
>> [root at fedora ~]# yum list *lirc*
>> Setting up repositories
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> Installed Packages
>> lirc.i386                                0.8.0-54_cvs20060107.rinstalled
>> lirc-devices.noarch                      0.7.0-1.rhfc4.at
>> installed
>> lirc-kmdl-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4smp.i686      0.8.0-54_cvs20060107.rinstalled
>> lirc-lib.i386                             0.8.0-54_cvs20060107.rinstalled
>> lirc-lib-devel.i386                      0.8.0-54_cvs20060107.r installed
>>
>>
>>
>> I also just have a lircd  in the  /dev directory:
>>
>> [root at fedora ~]# ls -l /dev/lir*
>> srw-rw-rw-  1 root root 0 Jan 10 12:41 /dev/lircd
>>
>> When i run "lircd -n as root I do not see any errors:
>>
>> [root at fedora ~]# lircd -n
>> lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2954]: lircd(userspace) ready
>> ^H^H
>> lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2954]: caught signal
>>
>> When I run irw it automatically kills my lircd if it is running, but does
>> not sit there and listen for commands.  It just exits right away.  Is this
>> the normal behavior?  I do remember at one time that when i ran irw is
>> actually did receive a signal from one of the buttons on my remote, but
>> unfortunately I have made the problem worse.
>>
>> Any help is definitely appreciated.   I can't wait to get this working so
>> that I can transfer all of my myth commands from my leadtek remote to my
>> all-in-on.   Now that will be impressive!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Seth
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/10/06, Adam Propeck <adam at propeck.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Well, this would be specific to the remote "receiver" you are using. I'm
>> > assuming that you are using the one that comes with the PVR-350.
>> >
>> > What do you see when you run 'ls -l /dev/lir*' as root? You should at a
>> > minimum have an lircd file, but you may have an lirc0 file which might be
>> > the one to point to. Also tell me the output of running 'lircd -n' 
>> as root.
>> > You may have to run 'service lircd stop' first. Give me those and 
>> I'll check
>> > into some of the specific PVR-350 settings in the mean time. Lirc 
>> was a big
>> > problem for me as it seems that the directions are extremely vague for
>> > anyone not using the 250 and 150. Since I have a USB Uirt, I had to figure
>> > some of it out on my own. I still need to figure out how to rebuild Myth
>> > with lirc support built-in.
>> >
>> > On 1/10/06, Matt Rude < mythtv-users at mattrude.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > So what execting file should I link to? or am I missing a file?
>> > > -Matt
>> > >
>> > > Quoting Adam Propeck <adam at propeck.com >:
>> > >
>> > > > I don't know which /dev file you should be linking the /dev/lirc
>> > > file to
>> > > > with the PVR-350, but I would recommend that at least while you
>> > > test, just
>> > > > use (as root or via sudo) 'lircd -n' to see the messages immediately
>> > > and
>> > > > then you don't have to go and look for them. I have a USB-UIRT, and
>> > > so I
>> > > > ended up having to edit the /etc/sysconfig/lircd file to show -h
>> > > uirt2
>> > > > --device=/dev/ttyUSB0   I'd expect that you simply need to edit your
>> > > file
>> > > > appropriately.
>> > > >
>> > > > On 1/9/06, Matt Rude < mythtv-users at mattrude.com> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I have Mythtv running on FC4 with a PVR-350. Everything is running
>> > > but the
>> > > >> remote control. I have installed lirc & lirc-kmdl via yum along
>> > > with the
>> > > >> reset
>> > > >> of the Mythtv suite. I edited my modprobe.conf file and ran these
>> > > >> commands.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> $mkdir /home/mythtv/.mythtv
>> > > >> $wget http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/lircrc-haupgrey-g3.txt
>> > > >> $mv lircd-haupgrey-g3.conf.txt ~/.mythtv/lircrc
>> > > >> $/sbin/depmod -a
>> > > >> $/sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
>> > > >> $/sbin/chkconfig lircd on
>> > > >> $/sbin/service lircd start
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Once this is done I can try to run /usr/bin/irw and the program
>> > > exits. if
>> > > >> I look
>> > > >> at my messages file I get as below. A list for /dev/lircd shows me.
>> > >
>> > > >>
>> > > >> #ll /dev/lir*
>> > > >> srw-rw-rw-  1 root root 0 Jan  9 20:31 /dev/lircd
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I know I need the lirc0 or lirc.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> What am I missing to make this work?
>> > > >> any help would be nice.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ### tail /var/log/messages  # Fresh after a reboot
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:28:50 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2280]: lircd(any) ready
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:30:03 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2280]: accepted new client
>> > > on
>> > > >> /dev/lircd
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:30:03 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2280]: could not get file
>> > > >> information for
>> > > >> /dev/lirc
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:30:03 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2280]: default_init(): No
>> > > such file
>> > > >> or
>> > > >> directory
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:30:03 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2280]: caught signal
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:31:32 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2931]: lircd(any) ready
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:31:49 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2931]: accepted new client
>> > > on
>> > > >> /dev/lircd
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:31:49 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2931]: could not get file
>> > > >> information for
>> > > >> /dev/lirc
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:31:49 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS[2931]: default_init(): No
>> > > such file
>> > > >> or
>> > > >> directory
>> > > >> Jan  9 20:31:49 mythtv lircd-0.8.0-CVS [2931]: caught signal
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ### ll /dev/lirc*
>> > > >> srw-rw-rw-  1 root root 0 Jan  9 20:31 /dev/lircd
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ### cat /etc/modprobe.conf
>> > > >> # Enable IF
>> > > >> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
>> > > >> # From Setup
>> > > >> alias eth0 e100
>> > > >> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
>> > > >> options snd-card-0 index=0
>> > > >> options snd-intel8x0 index=0
>> > > >> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
>> > > : ; };
>> > > >> /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
>> > > >> alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
>> > > >> # ivtv modules setup
>> > > >> alias char-major-81 ivtv
>> > > >> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
>> > > >> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
>> > > >> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
>> > > >> install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe
>> > > ivtv-fb
>> > > >> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe
>> > > --ignore-install
>> > > >> lirc_i2c
>> > > >> install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 &&
>> > > >> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>> > > >> remove snd-emu10k1 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
>> > > };
>> > > >> /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-emu10k
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Thanks
>> > > >> Matt
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