[mythtv-users] Mandriva 2008.1 Hauppauge MCE pvr-150 remote control assistance please.

Mark Adams madams9 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 24 04:39:31 UTC 2008


Crap.  Looks exactly like mine.

I have lirc starting and running.  Why won't irw read anything?

Why, oh why!?

Thanks Chuck.

Mark

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Mark Adams <mark9117 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chuck Filson wrote:
> > On June 23, 2008 01:58:01 am Mark Adams wrote:
> >
> >> Please forgive this if it's a dupe.  I'm having some trouble getting
> mail
> >> up to the list.
> >>
> >> I have a Mythbox working pretty well under Mandriva 2008.1 (kernel
> >> 2.6.24.5), but I'm stumped at getting the remote to work.  I'd like any
> >> wisdom the group may have about this.  Also, based on my reading of this
> >> list, I'm wondering about the option of simply purchasing another remote
> >> and avoiding more pain.  At any rate, on to my problem:
> >>
> >> The remote is a USB infrared device. It looks like a black version of
> the
> >> Xbox 360 remote control. It is identified here
> >>
> >> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/MCE_Remote#Installation_guides
> >>
> >> as the Phillips eHome version 2, model 1069. My hardware list in
> Mandriva
> >> Control Center agrees that the receive plugged into the USB port is the
> >> same:
> >>
> >> Identification
> >> Vendor: ‎Topseed
> >> Description: ‎eHome Infrared Transceiver
> >> Media class: ‎
> >> Connection
> >> Bus: ‎USB
> >> Bus PCI #: ‎2
> >> PCI device #: ‎2
> >> Vendor ID: ‎0x1784
> >> Device ID: ‎0x0001
> >> Sub vendor ID: ‎0x0000
> >> Sub device ID: ‎0x0000
> >> Misc
> >> Module: ‎lirc_mceusb2
> >>
> >>
> >> It appears to be loading up but neither the hardware list nor lsusb
> >> actually identify the device. The hardware list puts it at the bottom
> under
> >> "Unknown Others" and when expanded shows the device as "eHome Infrared
> >> Transceiver".
> >>
> >> I've done a lot of Googling and tried a few different configs. At this
> >> point lircd won't even start on the box. This might be because I have
> >> things so munged up from trying to make it all work. At one point it was
> >> starting then almost immediately dying without throwing an error.
> Nothing
> >> is showing up in /var/log/lircd.
> >>
> >>
> >> Here is my /etc/lircd.conf:
> >>
> >> #
> >> # From http://lircconfig.commandir.com/lircd.conf/?viewremote=139
> >> # on 6/20/2008
> >> # For Hauppauge IR remote model 1069 using module lirc_mceusb2
> >> #
> >>
> >>
> >> begin remote
> >> name mceusb2
> >> bits 16
> >> flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
> >> eps 30
> >> aeps 100
> >> header 2667 889
> >> one 444 444
> >> zero 444 444
> >> gap 105000
> >> toggle_bit 22
> >> pre_data_bits 21
> >> pre_data 0x37FF0
> >>
> >> begin codes
> >>
> >> # no e2,e3
> >> Blue 0x00007ba1
> >> Yellow 0x00007ba2
> >> Green 0x00007ba3
> >> Red 0x00007ba4
> >> Teletext 0x00007ba5
> >> Radio 0x00007baf
> >> Print 0x00007bb1
> >> Videos 0x00007bb5
> >> Pictures 0x00007bb6
> >> RecTV 0x00007bb7
> >> Music 0x00007bb8
> >> TV 0x00007bb9
> >> Guide 0x00007bd9
> >> LiveTV 0x00007bda
> >> DVD 0x00007bdb
> >> Back 0x00007bdc
> >> OK 0x00007bdd
> >> Right 0x00007bde
> >> Left 0x00007bdf
> >> Down 0x00007be0
> >> Up 0x00007be1
> >> Star 0x00007be2
> >> Hash 0x00007be3
> >> Replay 0x00007be4
> >> Skip 0x00007be5
> >> Stop 0x00007be6
> >> Pause 0x00007be7
> >> Record 0x00007be8
> >> Play 0x00007be9
> >> Rewind 0x00007bea
> >> Forward 0x00007beb
> >> ChanDown 0x00007bec
> >> ChanUp 0x00007bed
> >> VolDown 0x00007bee
> >> VolUp 0x00007bef
> >> More 0x00007bf0
> >> Mute 0x00007bf1
> >> Home 0x00007bf2
> >> Power 0x00007bf3
> >> Enter 0x00007bf4
> >> Clear 0x00007bf5
> >> Nine 0x00007bf6
> >> Eight 0x00007bf7
> >> Seven 0x00007bf8
> >> Six 0x00007bf9
> >> Five 0x00007bfa
> >> Four 0x00007bfb
> >> Three 0x00007bfc
> >> Two 0x00007bfd
> >> One 0x00007bfe
> >> Zero 0x00007bff
> >>
> >> end codes
> >>
> >> end remote
> >>
> >>
> >> I have tried various likely-looking drivers from the list in "lircd
> >> -driver=?" but nothing worked. At one point, I was getting lircd to
> start
> >> and live long enough to try to read activity with "irw", but at this
> point,
> >> I'm kind of burnt on it and need some fresh ideas.
> >>
> >> And here is my /etc/sysconfig/lircd file:
> >>
> >> # Customized setings for lirc daemon
> >>
> >> # The hardware driver to use, run lircd --driver=? for a list
> >>
> >> #DRIVER=UNCONFIGURED
> >> DRIVER=usbx
> >>
> >> # Hardware driver module to load
> >> #HWMOD=UNCONFIGURED
> >> HWMOD=lirc_mceusb2
> >>
> >> # The device node that communicates with the IR device.
> >> # if you are using lirc_serial, set DEVICE to /dev/ttyS[0-9]
> >> # where 0-9 is the serial port your IR receiver is plugged
> >>
> >> # with devfs enabled
> >> DEVICE=/dev/lirc/0
> >> #DEVICE=/dev/lirc/serial
> >>
> >> # without devfs
> >> #DEVICE=/dev/lirc
> >>
> >> # Serial port for the receiver (for serial driver)
> >> # COM1 (/dev/ttyS0)
> >> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS0
> >> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3f8"
> >>
> >> # COM2 (/dev/ttyS1)
> >> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS1
> >> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=3 io=0x2f8"
> >>
> >> # COM3 (/dev/ttyS2)
> >> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS2
> >> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3e8
> >>
> >> # COM4 (/dev/ttyS3)
> >> #COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS3
> >> #DRIVER_OPTS="irq=3 io=0x2e8"
> >>
> >>
> >> According to lsmod, modules are loading:
> >> # lsmod|grep lirc
> >> lirc_i2c 9476 0
> >> i2c_core 19360 16
> >>
> cx88xx,bttv,lirc_i2c,nvidia,wm8775,cx25840,tuner,tea5767,tda8290,tuner_simp
> >> le,mt20xx,tea5761,ivtv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_i801
> >>
> >> lirc_mceusb2 12516 1
> >> lirc_dev 12324 2 lirc_i2c,lirc_mceusb2
> >> usbcore 121932 8
> >> usbkbd,usbmouse,usbhid,lirc_mceusb2,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
> >>
> >>
> >> Any idea what I'm missing here?
> >>
> >> Can someone point me in the right direction on this?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark E. Adams
> >> http://adamslan.shyper.com
> >>
> >> Random Musing: It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.
> >>         -- Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
> >>
> >
> >       I am using the 1039 model under Mandriva 2008.0 and the only
> configuration
> > difference is that I use
> >
> > DRIVER=default
> >
> > in /etc/sysconfig/lircd.
> >
> >       Also mine does show up with lsusb.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Chuck Filson
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
> What does your /etc/lircmd.conf file look like?
>
>
> # cat lircmd.conf
> #
> # lircmd config file
> #
>
> PROTOCOL IMPS/2
>
> # ACCELERATOR start max multiplier
>
> ACCELERATOR 2 30 5
>
> ACTIVATE * RESERVED
>
> MOVE_N  * 2
> MOVE_NE * 3
> MOVE_E  * 6
> MOVE_SE * 9
> MOVE_S  * 8
> MOVE_SW * 7
> MOVE_W  * 4
> MOVE_NW * 1
> MOVE_IN * CH+
> MOVE_OUT * CH-
>
> BUTTON1_TOGGLE * 5
> BUTTON1_TOGGLE * RADIO
> BUTTON2_TOGGLE * VOL+
> BUTTON3_TOGGLE * SOURCE
>
> BUTTON1_CLICK * TV
> BUTTON1_CLICK * VOL-
> BUTTON3_CLICK * MUTE
>
> # BUTTONx_CLICK, BUTTONx_UP, BUTTONx_DOWN are also possible
>
> --
> Mark E. Adams
> http://adamslan.shyper.com
>
> Random Musing:
> "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night
> hacking (and/or conversations with God)."
> (By Matt Welsh)
>
>
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Mark Adams
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