Please help me with usb-uirt

[phroman]

If I have one more drop of Redbull I'm gonna die. I have my sound working, my firefly remote, all I need is to get my usb-uirt working to control my Direct TV Satellite box and the world is mine!

I feel that I've read every possible post, thread, and topic on this but I cannot get it working. First here's my dmesg | grep -i usb

joe@mythserver1:~/Desktop$ dmesg | grep -i usb
[ 0.400284] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.400284] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.400284] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 3.820084] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
[ 3.820140] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 3.836007] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[ 3.836063] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.836090] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.836221] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[ 3.852007] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[ 3.852064] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.852086] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.852180] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[ 3.852190] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
[ 3.852233] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
[ 3.852297] usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.852313] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.852401] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
[ 3.852470] usb usb4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.852485] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.852575] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
[ 3.852638] usb usb5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.852653] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.852739] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 6
[ 3.852801] usb usb6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.852818] hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.852908] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 7
[ 3.852970] usb usb7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.852985] hub 7-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.853070] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 8
[ 3.853131] usb usb8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3.853145] hub 8-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.853229] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 3.853247] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[ 3.853254] USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 3.853264] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 3.853265] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
[ 4.624009] usb 6-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 4.800843] usb 6-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 5.040010] usb 6-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 5.296894] usb 6-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 5.540009] usb 7-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 5.718992] usb 7-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 5.960010] usb 7-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 6.136994] usb 7-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 8.174027] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[ 8.189993] input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input3
[ 8.192540] generic-usb 0003:046D:C01D.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0
[ 8.234241] USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
[ 8.234313] ftdi_sio 7-2:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
[ 8.234339] usb 7-2: Detected FT232BM
[ 8.234375] usb 7-2: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 8.234386] usbcore: registered new interface driver ftdi_sio
[ 8.234388] ftdi_sio: v1.4.3:USB FTDI Serial Converters Driver
[ 8.235543] lirc_atiusb: USB remote driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.69 $
[ 8.235544] lirc_atiusb: Paul Miller <pmiller9@users.sourceforge.net>
[ 8.236622] input: USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-2/6-2:1.0/input/input5
[ 8.244622] generic-usb 0003:05AF:0802.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [ USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2/input0
[ 8.255956] lirc_atiusb[2]: X10 Wireless Technology Inc USB Receiver on usb7:2
[ 8.265961] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_atiusb
[ 8.332841] input: USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-2/6-2:1.1/input/input6
[ 8.334828] generic-usb 0003:05AF:0802.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Device [ USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2/input1
[ 8.334843] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 8.334846] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
joe@mythserver1:~/Desktop$


Adding IR Transmitter in MCC changes my Lirc config files and leaves my firefly remote not working, now that I've fixed that, I'm trying to edit my /etc/lirc/hardware.conf file manually.
Here is that file:

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Snapstream X10 RF"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_atiusb"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="atiusb/lircd.conf.atiusb"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="USB_UIRT2 : Direct TV Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="directtv/general.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Enable lircd
START_LIRCD="true"

#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"

# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCMD_CONF=""

#Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration
#If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application
#that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive
#frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER
#It will then populate all other variables without any user input
#If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure
#to leave this set to "false"
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
START_LIRCMD=""


I do not know what the values of the settings in Chosen IR Transmitter should be. I've tried everything I could possibly think of, honestly.

Running irsend gives me this:

joe@mythserver1:~/Desktop$ irsend SEND_ONCE directtv ok
irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE directtv ok
irsend: hardware does not support sending
joe@mythserver1:~/Desktop$



So I seem to be stuck with irsend telling me that this device does not support sending, which is not correct. I really, really would appreciate help in getting this working. Let me know if there are any other files or anything I need to post. Thank you very much.

[phroman]

Some progress has been made!! I know this post is long, but please help me out if you can, I'm sooo close. I made one change to my /etc/lirc/hardware.conf file, I added, under the Chosen IR Transmitter section, TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="/dev/lirc1". Full /etc/lirc/hardware.conf below:

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Snapstream_X10_RF"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_atiusb"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="atiusb/lircd.conf.atiusb"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="USB_UIRT2"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="/dev/lirc1"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="directtv/general.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/ttyUSB0"

#Enable lircd
START_LIRCD="true"

#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"

# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCMD_CONF=""

#Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration
#If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application
#that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive
#frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER
#It will then populate all other variables without any user input
#If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure
#to leave this set to "false"
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
START_LIRCMD=""


Now, I can use irsend from the command line to successfully send ir commands to control my Direct TV H21-100 box. I tried the code like this:
irsend -d /dev/lirc1 SEND_ONCE USB_UIRT2 guide

This will bring up the direct tv guide! Suhweet.


I tested the channel-changing script from the command line with this.
/usr/local/bin/change-channel-lirc.pl 11

Successful channel change to channel 11. Awsome.

MythTV Frontend, click on Watch TV, screen goes black for 5 seconds or so, and kicks me back to Frontend main menu. Not Cool. If I go into MythTV setup and remove the entry for the channel change script, I can watch tv in the front end and do everything except change channels. So somehow MythTv/Front end is dying when it calls the channel change script. Where do I begin to diagnose this?
If anyone has probs similar to mine and needs any config files or anything please let me know, I'd love to give some help back. Thanks!

[santhony]

Did you get this to work? This is exactly where I am out with my system...

[santhony]

I've still been tinkering with Ubuntu Karmic with MythTV. All is working great... until you get to advanced features with IR.. remote controls..

I have a Snapstream Firefly and a USB-UIRT.

I can say that LIRC or IR in Linux is at best... a Train Wreck... I've been trying for over a month now... This makes setting up a Raid set with MDADM a walk in the park...

I know this will work.. just a matter of finding a comprehensive document/troubleshooting guide... I've read plenty already...

I do have my Snapstream FF working.. Only on Channel 1 tho.. I cannot get irrecord to work for the other channels.. it dies out after the first key capture... I have 4 remote clients working off my Mythtv setup.. So i need to program 4 different channels...

There's no way that I'm going back to Windows tho...


Any last ditch suggestions?

My next option is to go try this device:
http://www.commandir.com/content/view/19/31/

Command IR...