[mythtv-users] LIRC keeps flooding dmesg with junk, is there anyway to stop this?

Tom Dexter digitalaudiorock at gmail.com
Sat Jun 13 19:45:25 UTC 2009


On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Tom Dexter<digitalaudiorock at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Tom Flair<tom at graniteskies.net> wrote:
>> I have a new build with a new usb remote using the mceusb2 module.    For
>> some reason, I keep getting flooded with information in dmesg letting me
>> know there is data recieved.
>>
>> I have googled and haven't found a solution to turn off  this verbosity yet,
>> so I turn to the list.
>>
>> Currently, I'm using the vanilla kernel 2.6.30 on Gentoo, lirc-0.8.4
>> compiled with lirc_devices_mceusb2 set.
>>
>> Below is an example of the flood of information I would like to stop:
>>
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 5f 80  (length=3)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 82  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 7f  (length=2)
>> lirc_mceusb2[3]: data received 81 5f 80  (length=3)
>>
>>
>
> Just a shot in the dark here...it's possible that the remote receiver
> is sensitive enough to be detecting IR in the room light or something.
>  The receiver may actually need to be covered with something that lets
> less light in.  It certainly looks as though it's actually receiving
> something.
>
> Tom
>

Ahh...never mind.  I didn't read your post carefully enough.  I guess
you're saying that you get those messages during all regular remote
use?  Are those messages are showing up in /var/log/messages?

Tom


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