[mythtv-users] Several lirc devices

[Joacim J]

On Jan 27, 2008 4:34 PM, Fredrik Hallgarde <mythtv at tedde.nu> wrote:

> Joacim J skrev:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a Microsoft MCE remote which I like and it's working fine with
> > MythTV (running in production mode).
> >
> > However when I reboot the frontend (backend on a server) I often
> > (always?!) gets a non working remote and checking the irw I can not
> > get any response. Seraching for lirc devices I get two devices:
> >
> > ~$ ls -al /dev/lirc*
> > crw-rw---- 1 root root 61, 0 2008-01-25 19:18 /dev/lirc0
> > crw-rw---- 1 root root 61, 1 2008-01-25 19:18 /dev/lirc1
> > srw-rw-rw- 1 root root     0 2008-01-25 19:25 /dev/lircd
> >
> > Then if I modify the "/etc/lirc/hardware.conf" to point to the other
> > device (the one that was not used)
> > E.g. switching from:
> > DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
> > to
> > DEVICE="/dev/lirc1"
> >
> > and restart the daemon it works again...
> >
> > I am using Ubuntu Gutsy (32-bit).
> >
> > Why do I get two devices?
> > Will the line "MODULES="lirc_mceusb2"" in "/etc/lirc/hardware.conf"
> > cause dual lirc devices?
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Joacim
> Do you have any other LIRC hardware in your box? I am thinking of
> Hauppauge cards, integrated LCDs with a remote receiver, maybe another
> receiver (i.e. Mac mini). All of these could cause you to have a second
> entry.
> Did you install a cvs version of lirc without removing/disabling the
> existing?
>
> just a few thoughts...
>
> Fredrik
>

Yes, it seems to be the integrated remote receiver in the LCD that are
causing this....I am using the MCE remote receiver sine it has a transmitter
as well (not using it yet though)

~$ dmesg | grep lirc
[   13.836000] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
[   13.848000] lirc_mceusb2: Philips eHome USB IR Transciever and Microsoft
MCE 2005 Remote Control driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.33 $
[   13.848000] lirc_mceusb2: Daniel Melander <lirc at rajidae.se>, Martin
Blatter <martin_a_blatter at yahoo.com>
[   13.872000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
Driver for Soundgraph iMON MultiMedian IR/VFD, v0.3
[   13.872000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
Venky Raju <dev at venky.ws>
[   14.220000] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
[   14.228000] lirc_mceusb2[2]: Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver on usb2:2
[   14.228000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
imon_probe: found IMON device
[   14.228000] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_mceusb2
[   14.228000] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
[   14.228000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
imon_probe: Registered iMON plugin (minor:1)
[   14.228000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
imon_probe: iMON device on usb<2:4> initialized
[   14.228000] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_imon
[   21.904000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.c:
VFD port opened




-- 
Regards
Joacim
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