[mythtv-users] LIRC in Mythbuntu 8.04.1

[Harry Devine]

steve.goodey at bt.com wrote:
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>>>>> I had a bit of a struggle getting a COM1 connected 
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>> receiver working 
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>>>>> with a Nebula remote on Mythbuntu 8.04.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would think you'll need to get the lircd.conf and lircrc
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>>>> files from
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>>>>> your previous Fedora installation.
>>>>>
>>>>> The following is the steps I took to get my setup working.
>>>>>
>>>>> On a clean install went into MCC and added custom remote.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then moved Nebula version lircd.conf into /etc/lirc/
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>>>> changed owner and
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>>>>> group to root.
>>>>>
>>>>> Moved Nebula version lircrc to /home/steve/.lirc/ and renamed to 
>>>>> mythtv
>>>>>
>>>>> Added modprobe lirc_serial to /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo dpkg-reconfigure setserial chose manual on closing that got
>>>>> message:-
>>>>> The update-modules command is deprecated and should not be
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>>>>>           
>>>> used. That
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>>>>> went straight over my head!
>>>>>
>>>>> Modified /var/lib/setserial/autoserial.conf and added
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>>>> /dev/tty/S0 uart
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>>>>         
>>>>> none
>>>>>
>>>>> then did cp /var/lib/setserial/autoserial.conf /etc/serial.conf
>>>>>
>>>>> On rebooting box remote worked. 
>>>>>
>>>>> Obviously you'll need to replace Nebula with Fedora in the above.
>>>>>
>>>>> Most of the above I don't understand so beware.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Steve.
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>>>> I'm trying that now.  I'm in MCC and I'm trying to add a custom 
>>>> remote.
>>>> What did you use for Driver, Module, Configuration, and 
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>> Device?  And 
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>>>> did you do anything with "Enable an IR Transmitter"?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Harry
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>> OK, that worked.  I just added a custom remote (no 
>> transmitter), then followed your steps, rebooted, and Bingo!  
>> A working remote.  Is this something that should be added to 
>> the Wiki?  I can do that if you (and
>> others) think its relevant and necessary.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Harry
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> Hey good news, nice to see something I cobbled together help someone
> else. I'm glad it worked for you. 
>
> I raised a ticket with the Mythbuntu devs to get my Nebula remote added
> to the remotes listed but I'm not sure if they will just include the
> LIRC config files, what happens with the command line stuff.
>
> Steve.
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>   
Steve,

Not to re-hash an old topic, but I just re-installed my box with 
Mythbuntu 8.10, so I followed this thread that we worked on for my 
LIRC.  Only now, it doesn't work, and I'm not really sure why.  My 
/var/log/messages shows the following for my lirc_serial:

Nov  3 23:19:53 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   18.409777] lirc_dev: IR 
Remote Contr
ol driver registered, major 61
Nov  3 23:19:53 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   18.414350] lirc_serial: use 
'setseri
al /dev/ttySX uart none'
Nov  3 23:19:53 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   18.414351] lirc_serial: or 
compile t
he serial port driver as module and
Nov  3 23:19:53 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   18.414353] lirc_serial: make 
sure th
is module is loaded first


I followed the steps that you had mentioned, same as I did last time, 
but it appears that it doesn't work this time.  Any ideas?

Harry