[mythtv-users] problem loading lirc_zilog for HD-PVR in mythbuntu

[Jarod Wilson]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Kaushik Mallick
<kmallick2000 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>The whole idea behind the remote/transmitter split was to make it
>> easier for users to run with two different lirc devices. This falls
>> down on dual-purpose devices that are both send and receive capable.
>> What you really want is just lirc_zilog to be loaded and a single
>> lircd instance (the first one, the "remote" one) to be loaded.
>
> Thanks again, Jarod. I think I have resolved things but I still have some questions.
> ON your suggestion, I have removed lirc_dev entry from /etc/modules file. Only thing listed there is the lirc_zilog.
> I have removed the lirc_i2c entry from the remote section of the /etc/lirc/hardware.conf file.
> Now I have the modules lirc_dev and lirc_zilog modules load at boot-up without problem and without error message (dmesg | grep lirc)
> and I can use the remote that came with HD-PVR with mythtv, works beautifully.

Excellent.

> The question I have is: Can I also use the IR blaster on HD-PVR to change channels on my STB? or do I need to change anything in my setup?
> In other words can I use both the HD-PVR remote and the IR blasting?
> I am planning to test that out next, but I thought I would ask first.

Yes, you should be able to use the blaster to change channels on your
set top box. The key is finding the right blaster config for your stb,
then getting a channel-change script in place to use it, and
configuring mythtv to use said script.

I actually scrawled a little something on this just a few days ago...

http://wilsonet.com/?p=40

(trying to do the blog thing again, jotting down assorted notes on the
various crap I'm working on...)

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com