Difference between revisions of "Winfast DTV1000 remote"
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I will quickly summarise the main problems with this remote. Nearly all of this information comes from this forum thread: | I will quickly summarise the main problems with this remote. Nearly all of this information comes from this forum thread: | ||
* http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/566843.html | * http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/566843.html | ||
− | + | * http://www.acaciaclose.co.uk/16253/138855.html | |
* Native support for this remote is only available in kernels >= 2.6.23 | * Native support for this remote is only available in kernels >= 2.6.23 |
Revision as of 06:47, 26 October 2007
A quick summary:
- 49 buttons (48 effective, 2 of them (stop and rec_stop) are duplicate and emit the same IR signal)
- Comes with Winfast DTV1000-T digital tuner, and variants (maybe the same, depending on locale) of this remote are packaged with the [Leadtek_WinFast|2000XP]
- Works under lirc.
Troubleshooting
I will quickly summarise the main problems with this remote. Nearly all of this information comes from this forum thread:
- http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/566843.html
- http://www.acaciaclose.co.uk/16253/138855.html
- Native support for this remote is only available in kernels >= 2.6.23
- To deal with the /dev/input/eventX device changing after a reboot, http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=727550
- People experiencing sluggish/intermittent response, check that the kernel update frequency is set to 1000Hz (Processor type and features ---> Timer frequency -> 1000 HZ). This is the rate at which the driver polls the device, slower update frequency means the kernel will miss some events (?).
LIRC Config
lirc hardware.conf
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf # #Chosen Remote Control REMOTE="Linux input layer (/dev/input/eventX)" # Arguments which will be used when launching lircd LIRCD_ARGS="" #Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file #START_LIRCMD=false #Try to load appropriate kernel modules LOAD_MODULES=true # Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers. DRIVER="dev/input" # If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 will be # automatically used instead DEVICE="/dev/input/event3" MODULES="" # Default configuration files for your hardware if any LIRCD_CONF="" LIRCMD_CONF=""
Note that there are many many many lircd.conf's around, none of which worked for me. Your best bet is to test the device with evtest /dev/input/eventX, and then run irrecord -H dev/input -d /dev/input/eventX lircd.conf to generate your own.
example lircd.conf
begin remote name Y0400052-DTV1000 bits 16 eps 30 aeps 100 one 0 0 zero 0 0 pre_data_bits 16 pre_data 0x8001 gap 101954 toggle_bit_mask 0x80010002 begin codes POWER 0x0074 TV 0x0179 FM 0x0181 DVD 0x0185 RED 0x018E GREEN 0x018F YELLOW 0x0190 BLUE 0x0191 TELETEXT 0x0184 SLEEP 0x008E MUTE 0x0071 BOSSKEY 0x0163 C 0x00DF UP 0x0192 ZOOM 0x0174 LEFT 0x0072 ENTER 0x001C RIGHT 0x0073 MENU 0x008B DOWN 0x0193 SURF 0x016B PREVIOUS 0x019C PLAYPAUSE 0x00A4 NEXT 0x0197 SUBTITLE 0x0172 REWIND 0x00A8 STOP 0x0080 FASTFORWARD 0x00D0 L 0x0170 1 0x0002 2 0x0003 3 0x0004 4 0x0005 5 0x0006 6 0x0007 7 0x0008 8 0x0009 9 0x000A . 0x0034 0 0x000B BACK 0x0195 VIDEO 0x0189 AUDIO 0x0188 DISPLAY 0x0166 M 0x00EA PIP 0x00E2 REC_STOP 0x0080 REC 0x00A7 TIMESHIFT 0x0169 end codes end remote
MythTV Config
Note The remote is one of a number which uses the up/down/left/right directional keys as channel+/channel-/vol-/vol+ respectively. (The following applies with regards to a default keybindings, and if you have already changed these this may not make any sense.)
In MythTV left/right is used by default to seek forwards/backwards (SEEKFFWD/SEEKRWND), so if you want the remote to act as mentioned above, it is necessary to unbind/rebind the SEEKFFWD/SEEKRWND to something else (NOT left/right), and then bind VOLUMEUP and VOLUMEDOWN in the 'TV Playback' context to Right and Left respectively.
(The directional keys will still work when necessary as they are still bound to UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT in the global context)