LIRC issues

[karlec]

I have been having a hard time getting my MCE remote to work in my Mythbuntu setting and would welcome any help suggestions.
My settings:

OrigenAE case (X11) with IR receiver/LCD
USB-UIRT2
dish receiver
Hardy/Mythbuntu


The only time that I've been able to get the remote to work is when I use the Irtrans software that comes with the case (irserver). Since I can't seem to find a way to control the dish receiver with the irserver/USB-UIRT combination, I am now trying to simply use LIRC, and that is were I'm having my problems.
I have installed LIRC using the automated Mythbuntu to set-up but it is simply not working.
For instance, irw returns the following
connect: Connection refused

dmesg | grep -i lirc
[ 59.223465] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
[ 59.271406] lirc_mceusb2: Philips eHome USB IR Transciever and Microsoft MCE 2005 Remote Control driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.33 $
[ 59.271410] lirc_mceusb2: Daniel Melander <lirc@rajidae.se>, Martin Blatter <martin_a_blatter@yahoo.com>
[ 59.292093] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_mceusb2

When I check, the frontend logs reveal the following:

2008-04-16 18:56:29.027 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled - Failed to read /home/karlec/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
mythtv: could not connect to socket
mythtv: Connection refused
2008-04-16 18:56:29.040 lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages

backend logs:
2008-04-16 19:31:33.803 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
irsend: could not connect to socket
irsend: Connection refused
irsend: could not connect to socket
irsend: Connection refused
2008-04-16 19:31:35.244 ret_pid(0) child(7936) status(0x0)
irsend: could not connect to socket
irsend: Connection refused
2008-04-16 19:31:36.247 ret_pid(7936) child(7936) status(0x100)
2008-04-16 19:31:36.252 ChannelBase: external tuning program exited with error 1
irsend: could not connect to socket
irsend: Connection refused
irsend: could not connect to socket
irsend: Connection refused
2008-04-16 19:31:37.812 ret_pid(0) child(7947) status(0x0)
irsend: could not connect to socket
irsend: Connection refused

I don't think that it is a permission issue based on the following:

ls -l /dev/lir*
srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 2008-04-16 18:51 /dev/lircd
srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 2008-04-16 18:51 /dev/lircd1

However I am not seeing a /dev/lirc0 Could that be the problem?

I would really appreciate some insight on this.

Thanks for any help

[karlec]

bump!

Anybody?

[elj4176]

Which version of mythbuntu are you using?

I was having trouble with ilirc and and irblaster with an MCE remote on 7.10. As soon as I upgraded to 8.04 the setup was much easier.
I can't give much more help that that on this issue.

[karlec]

I am using 8.04. I also had the same problem trying to set it up in 7.10. Where it not for my dish receiver I would have stuck with IRtrans since it came with the box. This is somewhat frustrating!

As I said I would really appreciate any help that could get me over this final hump.

Thanks

[rtrevor]

I don't know if this is what you're supposed to do but in my /etc/lirc/hardware.conf I've been using
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/by-path/pci-2-1--event-ir"

You could try checking what's in /dev/input/by-path/ and try changing /etc/lirc/hardware.conf to point to the IR device listed there (if there is one)?

[karlec]

I don't have anything in in /dev/input/by-path/ that relates to IR devices.

[majoridiot]

I would really appreciate some insight on this.
Thanks for any help

to help with troubleshooting, please post copies of your:

/etc/lirc/hardware.conf
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf
and
~/.lircrc

[karlec]

to help with troubleshooting, please post copies of your:

/etc/lirc/hardware.conf

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc0 --output=/dev/lircd --listen"

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="/dev/lirc1"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="dish/general.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc1 --output=/dev/lircd1 --connect=localhost:8765 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd2.pid"

#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=""


/etc/lirc/lircd.conf

#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
#
#Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.

#Configuration for the Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.) remote:
include /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb

#Configuration for the USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver transmitter:
include /usr/share/lirc/transmitters/dish/general.conf


and
~/.lircrc

#Custom lircrc generated via mythbuntu-lirc-generator
#All application specific lircrc files are within ~/.lirc
include ~/.lirc/mythtv
include ~/.lirc/mplayer
include ~/.lirc/xine
include ~/.lirc/vlc
include ~/.lirc/xmame
include ~/.lirc/xmess
include ~/.lirc/totem
include ~/.lirc/elisa

Please let me know if I need to post anything else.

Thanks

[majoridiot]

##Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.

#Configuration for the Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.) remote:
include /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb

#Configuration for the USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver transmitter:
include /usr/share/lirc/transmitters/dish/general.conf

Please let me know if I need to post anything else.

Thanks

do the two files listed in those includes exist and with read permissions set correctly?

if so, please post the contents of those two included .conf files, so we can see the configuration.

[karlec]

Here are the files and their permissions settings


gedit /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb
#
# RC-6 config file
#
# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
# http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
#
# used by: Philips
#
#########
#
# Philips Media Center Edition remote control
# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
#
# Dan Conti dconti|acm.wwu.edu
#
# Updated with codes for MCE 2005 Remote additional buttons
# *, #, Teletext, Red, Green, Yellow & Blue Buttons
# Note: TV power button transmits no code until programmed.
# Updated 12th September 2005
# Graham Auld - mce|graham.auld.me.uk
#
# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control
#

begin remote

name mceusb
bits 16
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100

header 2667 889
one 444 444
zero 444 444
pre_data_bits 21
pre_data 0x37FF0
gap 105000
toggle_bit 22
rc6_mask 0x100000000


begin codes

Blue 0x00007ba1
Yellow 0x00007ba2
Green 0x00007ba3
Red 0x00007ba4
Teletext 0x00007ba5

# starts at af
Radio 0x00007baf
Print 0x00007bb1
Videos 0x00007bb5
Pictures 0x00007bb6
RecTV 0x00007bb7
Music 0x00007bb8
TV 0x00007bb9
# no ba - d8

Guide 0x00007bd9
LiveTV 0x00007bda
DVD 0x00007bdb
Back 0x00007bdc
OK 0x00007bdd
Right 0x00007bde
Left 0x00007bdf
Down 0x00007be0
Up 0x00007be1

Star 0x00007be2
Hash 0x00007be3

Replay 0x00007be4
Skip 0x00007be5
Stop 0x00007be6
Pause 0x00007be7
Record 0x00007be8
Play 0x00007be9
Rewind 0x00007bea
Forward 0x00007beb
ChanDown 0x00007bec
ChanUp 0x00007bed
VolDown 0x00007bee
VolUp 0x00007bef
More 0x00007bf0
Mute 0x00007bf1
Home 0x00007bf2
Power 0x00007bf3
Enter 0x00007bf4
Clear 0x00007bf5
Nine 0x00007bf6
Eight 0x00007bf7
Seven 0x00007bf8
Six 0x00007bf9
Five 0x00007bfa
Four 0x00007bfb
Three 0x00007bfc
Two 0x00007bfd
One 0x00007bfe
Zero 0x00007bff
end codes

end remote

ls -l /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2393 2008-04-18 08:24 /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb


gedit /usr/share/lirc/transmitters/dish/general.conf
# This config file is based on the information posted by Endaf Jones at
# http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/196566#196566
#
# brand: JVC/RCA
# model no. of remote control:
# supported devices: Dish Network (Echostar)
# - JVC 2700 receiver
# - JVC 4700 receiver
# - JVC 49xx receiver
# - JVC 50xx receiver
# - RCA 31x receiver
# and several other Dish receivers using the
# "blue button" remotes
#
# Unit code selection (1-16) is performed by specifying the appropriate
# value for post_data
# 1=0x000 2=0x200 3=0x100 4=0x300
# 5=0x080 6=0x280 7=0x180 8=0x380
# 9=0x040 10=0x240 11=0x140 12=0x340
# 13=0x0C0 14=0x2C0 15=0x1C0 16=0x3C0
#
# Each has been implemented in this config file with the remote names "dish#"
# where the hash/pound/number sign ("#") is a code number from 1 through 16.
# There is also a remote called "dish" (without a number), for users with only
# one receiver, that uses remote code 1 (DISH's default).
#
# The duty_cycle (the percentage of time during a pulse that infrared light is
# being sent) is commented because some hardware transmitters don't support its
# use.
#
# The discrete power functions (power_on and power_off) can be used to ensure
# the power state of the receiver. However, they probably shouldn't be used in
# a channel change script as the receiver will require a significant delay
# after a power_on before it is capable of receiving/responding to additional
# commands (such as channel numbers). Instead, assuming most of your recording
# is during prime-time, you may want to set a cron job to run a "power_on"
# command for each of your receivers about 5 or 10 minutes before primtetime.


### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 1 (0x000)
begin remote
name dish

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x000

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 1 (0x000)
### (Duplicated to allow a "dish" and a "dish1" remote name)
begin remote
name dish1

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x000

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 2 (0x200)
begin remote
name dish2

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x200

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 3 (0x100)
begin remote
name dish3

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x100

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 4 (0x300)
begin remote
name dish4

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x300

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 5 (0x080)
begin remote
name dish5

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x080

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 6 (0x280)
begin remote
name dish6

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x280

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 7 (0x180)
begin remote
name dish7

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x180

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 8 (0x380)
begin remote
name dish8

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x380

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 9 (0x040)
begin remote
name dish9

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x040

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 10 (0x240)
begin remote
name dish10

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x240

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 11 (0x140)
begin remote
name dish11

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x140

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 12 (0x340)
begin remote
name dish12

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x340

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 13 (0x0C0)
begin remote
name dish13

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x0C0

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 14 (0x2C0)
begin remote
name dish14

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x2C0

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 15 (0x1C0)
begin remote
name dish15

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x1C0

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote

### Remote definition for remotes using remote code 16 (0x3C0)
begin remote
name dish16

flags SPACE_ENC|NO_HEAD_REP
eps 30
aeps 100

frequency 56000
# duty_cycle 32

one 440 1645
zero 440 2780

header 525 6045
ptrail 450
gap 6115

min_repeat 6

bits 6
post_data_bits 10

post_data 0x3C0

begin codes
info 0
power_on 1
power 2
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 12
8 13
9 14
0 17
menu 11
select 16
cancel 18
guide 20
view 22
tv_vcr 23
right 24
up 26
recall 27
left 28
down 30
record 31
pause 32
stop 33
sys_info 36
asterisk 37
pound 38
power_off 39
sat 41
dish_home 52
sys_info2 54
dish_home2 56
dvr 57
skip_fwd 55
skip_back 54
fwd 50
play 3
back 49
dish 52
page_up 15
page_down 7
end codes
end remote


ls -l /usr/share/lirc/transmitters/dish/general.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36297 2008-03-24 14:24 /usr/share/lirc/transmitters/dish/general.conf


Thanks

[majoridiot]

Here are the files and their permissions settings...

Thanks

ok... those seem to be sane.

do if you restart lirc manually, does it fail or throw any errors to your logs?

$ sudo /etc/init.d/lirc restart

just out of curiosity, you are using an MCE remote... you do have an mce usb receiver, correct?

[karlec]

ok... those seem to be sane.

do if you restart lirc manually, does it fail or throw any errors to your logs?

$ sudo /etc/init.d/lirc restart

When I restart LIRC manually everything seems to be ok on the terminal screen. The logs(frontend/Backend) generally show the connection refused message or the lirc_init error message.
Maybe related --when I try to activate the LIRC plugin in Totem I also get an error message:
Failed to initialize LIRC.

just out of curiosity, you are using an MCE remote... you do have an mce usb receiver, correct?

Yes, my case came with the Philips mce usb receiver. At least that is what dmesg/lsusb seem to indicate

The case came with the IRtrans/IRserver "combo" and that works within Mythtv in that I can navigate the screen and select stuff. So I am somewhat sure that the mce usb receiver is there and working. (I just can't control my stb with that combination yet). However when I go the LIRC route, nothing at all seems to be working so far.

Thanks, I appreciate your continued assistance.

[majoridiot]

When I restart LIRC manually everything seems to be ok on the terminal screen. The logs(frontend/Backend) generally show the connection refused message or the lirc_init error message.
Maybe related --when I try to activate the LIRC plugin in Totem I also get an error message:
Failed to initialize LIRC.



Yes, my case came with the Philips mce usb receiver. At least that is what dmesg/lsusb seem to indicate

The case came with the IRtrans/IRserver "combo" and that works within Mythtv in that I can navigate the screen and select stuff. So I am somewhat sure that the mce usb receiver is there and working. (I just can't control my stb with that combination yet). However when I go the LIRC route, nothing at all seems to be working so far.

Thanks, I appreciate your continued assistance.

ok... are your lirc modules loaded?

$ lsmod | grep lirc

[karlec]

I am not at home now, but as far as I can remember they were all loading. I will confirm later today.

Thanks

[karlec]

Modules appear to be loaded per below.

lsmod | grep lirc
lirc_mceusb2 16900 0
lirc_dev 18248 1 lirc_mceusb2
usbcore 169904 9 lirc_mceusb2,ftdi_sio,usbserial,usbhid,usb_storage ,libusual,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd

[finlay648]

When I originally setup my combined FE/BE using a Ubuntu 7.10 system I had available I had the exact same problem with a mceusb remote. AFAICT the driver was loading but it wasn't creating the /dev/lirc0 device node. Googling the problem suggested that some other driver was probably preventing the lirc_mceusb2 driver from working properly but I could never figure out what in my case. The site I found that indicated that the conflict was with some IR blaster driver IIRC.

I finally decided to revise my configuration and split it into separate FE and BE for noise and heat reasons. When I set up the FE I used MythBuntu 7.10 and the remote just started working properly. As a data point here's the output from my dmesg | grep lirc:

[ 14.480000] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
[ 14.768000] lirc_mceusb2: Philips eHome USB IR Transciever and Microsoft MCE 2005 Remote Control driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.33 $
[ 14.768000] lirc_mceusb2: Daniel Melander <lirc@rajidae.se>, Martin Blatter <martin_a_blatter@yahoo.com>
[ 15.140000] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
[ 15.148000] lirc_mceusb2[2]: Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver on usb3:2
[ 15.148000] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_mceusb2

and my lsmod | grep lirc:

lirc_mceusb2 14980 1
lirc_dev 15860 1 lirc_mceusb2
usbcore 138632 5 lirc_mceusb2,usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd

which may indicate that your driver is loaded but not being used.

[karlec]

I would hate to think that my only solution is to split backend and frontend.:(

Your dmesg | grep lirc seems to return more information than mine, that is probably why I am having this issue.

[karlec]

It must be a problem with LIRC and my mce receiver. While LIRC was "running" any attempt on my part to test with irw would return
unable to connect

Now, once again I have stopped LIRC and am using the IRtrans software, that came with the box, and irw is responding properly. I hope that someone can shed some light on this for me otherwise I need to find a way to control my STB with the IRtrans software.

Again, I would appreciate any help.

[finlay648]

i figure your problem is the driver. Perhaps this message may relate to your problem.

http://ge.ubuntuforums.com/showpost.php?p=4525684&postcount=2

[majoridiot]

It must be a problem with LIRC and my mce receiver. While LIRC was "running" any attempt on my part to test with irw would return
unable to connect

Now, once again I have stopped LIRC and am using the IRtrans software, that came with the box, and irw is responding properly. I hope that someone can shed some light on this for me otherwise I need to find a way to control my STB with the IRtrans software.

Again, I would appreciate any help.

ok... i just did an install to test your situation. in mythbuntu 8.04 MCC (fully updated), i set up for the MCE usb (new) remote
and MCE transmitter to control my motorola cable box.

all i did was check the boxes and install... nothing else. both irw and the blaster work just fine with no further changes.

i recommend you:

1. unconfig the remote and blaster in MCC and apply the changes.

2. delete /etc/lirc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/hardware.conf and ~/.lircrc

3. check for updates and apply them

4. when prompted to reboot, shut down entirely. remove the power cord from the computer, hold the power button down
for 2-3 seconds to fully discharge power, and then plug in and reboot it.

5. using MCC, set up the MCE remote and blaster

6. test with irw and irsend

7. hopefully, enjoy.

if not, post your progress/problems.

[karlec]

Thanks for the last two responses. Sorry for not responding earlier, I was away for the weekend, so I was not able to try either. I will do so when I get home tonight, and will post my findings.

[jpm493]

sup, this is my first post, so really idk what i am doing....
anyways,
i worked all day trying to get my MCE remote to work with VLC.

this is what I figured out:

1. ya need a /etc/lircd.conf file which translates you remote codes into button names
2. you need a /etc/lirc/hardware.conf file. The most important line I find in here tells which remote you are using. e.i. REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
3. running "irw" of course without the quotes will allow you to test your remote. if this doesn't work try "mode2" At this point, only irw works for me. mode2 worked previously while irw was not working. maybe during configuration another step was made to create this transition. idk tho... once irw is working, your remote should be able to control programs.
4. ~/.lircrc is NECESSARY and should be the final step. This took me the longest time to figure out. .lircrc is the control file that programs like vlc and mythtv use to translate the buttons lirc reads, to program control.

more info
[EDITED] and copied to the next page,

good luck, hope this helps.

[karlec]

ok... i just did an install to test your situation. in mythbuntu 8.04 MCC (fully updated), i set up for the MCE usb (new) remote
and MCE transmitter to control my motorola cable box.

all i did was check the boxes and install... nothing else. both irw and the blaster work just fine with no further changes.

i recommend you:

1. unconfig the remote and blaster in MCC and apply the changes.

2. delete /etc/lirc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/hardware.conf and ~/.lircrc

3. check for updates and apply them

4. when prompted to reboot, shut down entirely. remove the power cord from the computer, hold the power button down
for 2-3 seconds to fully discharge power, and then plug in and reboot it.

5. using MCC, set up the MCE remote and blaster

6. test with irw and irsend

7. hopefully, enjoy.

if not, post your progress/problems.

OK, I've tried your instructions twice and they did not work. One thing of not is that when I seleted to install the remote and transmitter from MCC I got an error message indicating that MCC could not do it and that I needed to manually run "dpkg-reconfigure lirc'. I did and again the response to irw was connection refused.

Thanks.

[karlec]

i figure your problem is the driver. Perhaps this message may relate to your problem.

http://ge.ubuntuforums.com/showpost.php?p=4525684&postcount=2

Thanks for the link. I checked it out but it seems like both lirc_mceusb2.ko and lirc_dev.ko were in the right location.

[jpm493]

ok karlec.
luckily for you, i deleted what seem to be pretty important packages last night in an effort to solve another problem. anyways, im starting with a fresh Ubuntu and will try to track all my progress.

[jpm493]

k, got mine working again, tho it was not by any documentation i could find. once again tho, I am using lirc with vlc media player. this stuff should be the same as using mythtv

hey karlec,
will "mode2" or "irw" run, meaning start without refusal ?

if running, do either of these programs get output when remote buttons are mashed ?

[majoridiot]

k, got mine working again, tho it was not by any documentation i could find.

please share what you did to fix your issue, so others reading this thread later can benefit
from your experience.

thanks! :)

[majoridiot]

OK, I've tried your instructions twice and they did not work. One thing of not is that when I seleted to install the remote and transmitter from MCC I got an error message indicating that MCC could not do it and that I needed to manually run "dpkg-reconfigure lirc'. I did and again the response to irw was connection refused.

Thanks.

please post the resulting hardware.conf lircd.conf and .lircrc, so we can see what resulted
from your changes.

[karlec]

k, got mine working again, tho it was not by any documentation i could find. once again tho, I am using lirc with vlc media player. this stuff should be the same as using mythtv

hey karlec,
will "mode2" or "irw" run, meaning start without refusal ?

if running, do either of these programs get output when remote buttons are mashed ?

So far I've gotten nothing back from irw while lircd is running. Well except for the connection refused messages. What kind of hardware are you using?

[karlec]

please post the resulting hardware.conf lircd.conf and .lircrc, so we can see what resulted
from your changes.

here are the files:

hardware.conf:
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

TRANSMITTER="USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="dish/general.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
START_LIRCD="true"
START_LIRCMD=""
LOAD_MODULES=""
LIRCMD_CONF=""
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"

lircd.conf:
#
# RC-6 config file
#
# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
# http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
#
# used by: Philips
#
#########
#
# Philips Media Center Edition remote control
# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
#
# Dan Conti dconti|acm.wwu.edu
#
# Updated with codes for MCE 2005 Remote additional buttons
# *, #, Teletext, Red, Green, Yellow & Blue Buttons
# Note: TV power button transmits no code until programmed.
# Updated 12th September 2005
# Graham Auld - mce|graham.auld.me.uk
#
# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control
#

begin remote

name mceusb
bits 16
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100

header 2667 889
one 444 444
zero 444 444
pre_data_bits 21
pre_data 0x37FF0
gap 105000
toggle_bit 22
rc6_mask 0x100000000


begin codes

Blue 0x00007ba1
Yellow 0x00007ba2
Green 0x00007ba3
Red 0x00007ba4
Teletext 0x00007ba5

# starts at af
Radio 0x00007baf
Print 0x00007bb1
Videos 0x00007bb5
Pictures 0x00007bb6
RecTV 0x00007bb7
Music 0x00007bb8
TV 0x00007bb9
# no ba - d8

Guide 0x00007bd9
LiveTV 0x00007bda
DVD 0x00007bdb
Back 0x00007bdc
OK 0x00007bdd
Right 0x00007bde
Left 0x00007bdf
Down 0x00007be0
Up 0x00007be1

Star 0x00007be2
Hash 0x00007be3

Replay 0x00007be4
Skip 0x00007be5
Stop 0x00007be6
Pause 0x00007be7
Record 0x00007be8
Play 0x00007be9
Rewind 0x00007bea
Forward 0x00007beb
ChanDown 0x00007bec
ChanUp 0x00007bed
VolDown 0x00007bee
VolUp 0x00007bef
More 0x00007bf0
Mute 0x00007bf1
Home 0x00007bf2
Power 0x00007bf3
Enter 0x00007bf4
Clear 0x00007bf5
Nine 0x00007bf6
Eight 0x00007bf7
Seven 0x00007bf8
Six 0x00007bf9
Five 0x00007bfa
Four 0x00007bfb
Three 0x00007bfc
Two 0x00007bfd
One 0x00007bfe
Zero 0x00007bff
end codes

end remote

.lircrc was empty

[jpm493]

So far I've gotten nothing back from irw while lircd is running. Well except for the connection refused messages. What kind of hardware are you using?
yes, I had that problem too for awhile.

try /dev/lircd [options]
[options] include: start, restart, load, reload, and a few more which i cant remember nor can i remember where i originally read it from

doing this will tell me

/dev$ sudo lircd restart
lircd: there seems to already be a lircd process with pid 4094
lircd: otherwise delete stale lockfile /var/run/lircd.pid

and from reading this, I would think nothing has changed. But this was required for me to get irw not to say, connection refused. I did NOT delete stale lockfile or whatever it was telling me.

im working on a step by step doc for what i did. And yes, i know this is all vague, but it worked for me and i hope it helps you.

[jpm493]

any luck yet ?

[karlec]

nope, not yet.

[majoridiot]

I have been having a hard time getting my MCE remote to work in my Mythbuntu setting and would welcome any help suggestions.
My settings:
[LIST]
OrigenAE case (X11) with IR receiver/LCD
USB-UIRT2
dish receiver
Hardy/Mythbuntu
[/LIST[LEFT]]

ok... your case has a built-in ir receiver. is this on the usb bus as well? have you physically disconnected
the case ir receiver to see if it is interfering with the MCE receiver?

i know that i had difficulties with an irmon built-in interfering with an MCE receiver/blaster...

[jpm493]

This is my LIRC with MCE remote HOWTO:

note my system:
Ubuntu 7.10
Philips USB Media Center Edition Remote -shipped with my Dell Inspiron 530, 4/5/08

First off, connect your IR device

1. Goto lirc homepage <http://www.lirc.org/> and get the most recent version (as of 4/24/08, it is lirc-0.8.2.tar.bz2)
2. Extract files to Desktop
3. In terminal: cd ~/Desktop/lirc*
4. In terminal: ./setup.sh
If given a note dialog not found, In terminal: sudo apt-get install dialog
a.) Choose the appropriate remote from Driver Configuration
b.) Choose Save Configuration and Run Configure

5. Back in Terminal: sudo make and then sudo make install
Lirc should now recognize that a remote is present.
Lets test this. In terminal: mode2
Try pressing any button on the remote, the output should be a hex number
Note, irw does not function yet
6. Open Synaptic Package Manager and search for lirc. Mark install. Choose the appropriate remote
7. Restart your computer
8. Now lets test lirc again. In terminal: irw
Note, output may be 'Connection Refused'. In this case
a.) In terminal: cd /dev
b.) In terminal: sudo lircd restart
c.) Try irw again
The output should show recognition of the signal transmitted, the correct button pushed, the duration the button was held, and the remote used
9. Lirc should now be setup. However, to my knowledge, programs will not accept remote control commands until the ~/.lircrc file has been created.

.lircrc is the control file that programs like vlc and mythtv use to translate the buttons lirc reads, to program control.

It has this syntax:
begin
prog = ...
remote = ...
button = ...
repeat = ...
delay = ...
config = ...
mode = ...
flags = ...
end

one example is:

begin
prog = vlc
button = play
config = key-play-pause
end

button corresponds to the name of the remote's button listed within lircd.conf
config corresponds to the program's control

i manually created a .lircrc for use in VLC. My setup is Ubuntu 7.10, Windows MCE remote.
Found here: http://jpm493.googlepages.com/lircrc.txt
if directly used, rename to .lircrc and move to ~/

vlc config commands can be found by running "vlc --help --advanced"



hope all this helps. time to enjoy your movies and music...
:popcorn:

- j

[karlec]

This is my LIRC with MCE remote HOWTO:

note my system:
Ubuntu 7.10
Philips USB Media Center Edition Remote -shipped with my Dell Inspiron 530, 4/5/08

First off, connect your IR device

1. Goto lirc homepage <http://www.lirc.org/> and get the most recent version (as of 4/24/08, it is lirc-0.8.2.tar.bz2)
2. Extract files to Desktop
3. In terminal: cd ~/Desktop/lirc*
4. In terminal: ./setup.sh
If given a note dialog not found, In terminal: sudo apt-get install dialog
a.) Choose the appropriate remote from Driver Configuration
b.) Choose Save Configuration and Run Configure

5. Back in Terminal: sudo make and then sudo make install
Lirc should now recognize that a remote is present.
Lets test this. In terminal: mode2
Try pressing any button on the remote, the output should be a hex number
Note, irw does not function yet
6. Open Synaptic Package Manager and search for lirc. Mark install. Choose the appropriate remote
7. Restart your computer
8. Now lets test lirc again. In terminal: irw
Note, output may be 'Connection Refused'. In this case
a.) In terminal: cd /dev
b.) In terminal: sudo lircd restart
c.) Try irw again
The output should show recognition of the signal transmitted, the correct button pushed, the duration the button was held, and the remote used
9. Lirc should now be setup. However, to my knowledge, programs will not accept remote control commands until the ~/.lircrc file has been created.

.lircrc is the control file that programs like vlc and mythtv use to translate the buttons lirc reads, to program control.

It has this syntax:
begin
prog = ...
remote = ...
button = ...
repeat = ...
delay = ...
config = ...
mode = ...
flags = ...
end

one example is:

begin
prog = vlc
button = play
config = key-play-pause
end

button corresponds to the name of the remote's button listed within lircd.conf
config corresponds to the program's control

i manually created a .lircrc for use in VLC. My setup is Ubuntu 7.10, Windows MCE remote.
Found here: http://jpm493.googlepages.com/lircrc.txt
if directly used, rename to .lircrc and move to ~/

vlc config commands can be found by running "vlc --help --advanced"



hope all this helps. time to enjoy your movies and music...
:popcorn:

- j
I am happy you got it to work. Unfortunately my case is a little more complicated than yours. If my goal was to get LIRC to work with VLC or similar applications, the IRtrans server would have been fine, however, I need to be able to remote control my Dishnetwork receiver and that's what's causing me some major headaches.

[karlec]

I seemed to have made some progress. I followed each guide of the Ubuntu wiki individually for USB-UIRT and installing LIRC on Feisty.
My first observation is that the automated scripts seem to produce a completely different result in creating the hardware.conf file than what is on the wiki. By manually configuring it I am now able to issue some commands (e.g. irw and irsend) without an immediate Connection Refused response. Unfortunately, irw does not seem to respond to the remote.

That may still be due to the fact that no /dev/lirc(x) is being created. The syslogs are no longer showing lirc_init failures and as a bonus I am now even able to activate the lirc plugin in Totem.

On the other hand, when I test with irsend:
irsend -d /dev/lircd SEND_ONCE dish power_off
irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE dish power_off
irsend: transmission failed

I assume this is related with the same problem observed with irw.


Following is my new hardware.conf which seems to have made the difference so far, so hopefully someone can guide me to the finish line.

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.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=""

Just to hedge my bets, I will activate the IRtrans software with the no_lirc option which allows it to co-exist with lircd. The added advantage is that I can activate the LCDproc server as well.

From Syslog:
Apr 25 00:40:34 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
Apr 25 00:40:34 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: uirt2_raw: checksum error
Apr 25 00:40:35 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: uirt2_raw: UIRT version 0905 ok
Apr 25 00:40:35 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: uirt2_raw: UIRT version 0905
Apr 25 00:40:35 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: uirt2_send: remote not supported
Apr 25 00:40:35 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: error processing command: SEND_ONCE dish power_off
Apr 25 00:40:35 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: transmission failed
Apr 25 00:40:35 Jmyth lircd-0.8.3pre1[7582]: removed client

Thanks for your continued help.

[jpm493]

hey karlec. if you get lirc to recognize specific buttons pressed, an alternative to the blaster could be purchasing a nice remote. i actually own a harmony 550, and i absolutely love it. Unlike other universal remotes, this can be programmed for unique setups.
if ya decide to go this route, the remote should be $50 bucks. I got mine off amazon on sale.

[karlec]

hey karlec. if you get lirc to recognize specific buttons pressed, an alternative to the blaster could be purchasing a nice remote. i actually own a harmony 550, and i absolutely love it. Unlike other universal remotes, this can be programmed for unique setups.
if ya decide to go this route, the remote should be $50 bucks. I got mine off amazon on sale.

Thanks JPM. I actually own a Harmony 880 and I have been able to use it when I get the IRserver going. But as I said my circumstances are a little different than yours and will require a different set of solutions (unfortunately).

[karlec]

OK. Latest update.

After manually redoing my hardware conf I am now able to send signal to my dish and turn it on/off by using irsend :guitar:

Now the problem is that irw does not provide any feedback and I still cannot use the remote. I feel so close yet so far!

Can someone help me get the remote to work.???

Again I cannot find a /dev/lirc(x) node being created so I would think that is where my problem is coming from.

[Kheops_74]

I have the same problem. Here an answer on an other thread.


Re: pvr-350 remote and irblaster
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=742672

If you look at the release notes for 8.04, http://www.mythbuntu.org/8.04/Release_notes, under the lirc section you can see that the transmitter selection works except for the PVR-150. So their aware of the situation. I hope that their is a fix soon.

[majoridiot]

OK. Latest update.

After manually redoing my hardware conf I am now able to send signal to my dish and turn it on/off by using irsend :guitar:

Now the problem is that irw does not provide any feedback and I still cannot use the remote. I feel so close yet so far!

Can someone help me get the remote to work.???

Again I cannot find a /dev/lirc(x) node being created so I would think that is where my problem is coming from.

glad you are making progress! since manual changes fixed at least part, please post your current
hardware.conf lircd.conf and .lircrc files.

is the MCE usb receiver still showing up with lspci? do you see any errors related to it or lirc in your
system logs?

[karlec]

glad you are making progress! since manual changes fixed at least part, please post your current
hardware.conf lircd.conf and .lircrc files.

is the MCE usb receiver still showing up with lspci? do you see any errors related to it or lirc in your
system logs?

Warning!! to anyone following this thread, the actual files copied below are from a Windows PC (at work). So copy and paste would not be a good idea, go the referenced threads (url) instead.

My current hardware.conf:
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc0 --output=/dev/lircd --listen"

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/ttyUSB1 --output=/dev/lircd1 --connect=localhost:8765 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd2.pid"

#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 am using the lircd.conf from this posting:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=578787

name dish
bits 16
flags SPACE_ENC
eps 30
aeps 100

header 400 6100
one 400 1700
zero 400 2800
ptrail 400
gap 6200
min_repeat 4
toggle_bit 0

frequency 40000

begin codes
power 0x0000000000000800
0 0x0000000000004400
1 0x0000000000001000
2 0x0000000000001400
3 0x0000000000001800
4 0x0000000000002000
5 0x0000000000002400
6 0x0000000000002800
7 0x0000000000003000
8 0x0000000000003400
9 0x0000000000003800
up 0x0000000000006800
cancel 0x0000000000004800
end codes
end remote

Since I seem to always have issues with the auto-generated lircrc (whether I use IRtrans or LIRC) I have used the lircrc posted on the following thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=304807

# ~/.mythtv/lircrc
#
# MythTV native LIRC config file for
# the grey&black Hauppauge remote
#
# By Hugo van der Kooij 2005/01/23
# Based on the one by Jarod Wilson, 2003/12/21
# Amalgamated from Jeff Campbell's,
# .lircrc, the mythtv.org docs, and
# a few touches of my own. :)
#
#

# Channel Up
begin
prog = mythtv
button = CH+
#button = Channel-UP
repeat = 1
config = Up
end

# UP
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Up
repeat = 1
config = Up
end

# Channel Down
begin
prog = mythtv
button = CH-
#button = Channel-DOWN
repeat = 1
config = Down
end

# DOWN
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Down
repeat = 1
config = Down
end

# OK/Select
begin
prog = mythtv
button = OK
config = Space
end

# Play
begin
prog = mythtv
#button = Play
button = Play
config = Return
end

# Stop
begin
prog = mythtv
#button = STOP
button = Stop
config = Esc
end

# Escape/Exit/Back
begin
prog = mythtv
#button = BACK/EXIT
button = Back
config = Esc
end

# Power Off/Exit
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Power
config = Esc
end

# Red means stop!
begin
prog = mythtv
button = RED
#button = Red
config = Esc
end

# Pause
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Pause
repeat = 1
config = P
end

# Mute
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Mute
repeat = 1
config = F9
end

# LEFT
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Left
repeat = 1
config = Left
end

# RIGHT
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Right
repeat = 1
config = Right
end

# Fast forward (30 sec default)
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Rew
repeat = 1
config = Left
end

# Rewind (10 sec default)
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Fwd
repeat = 1
config = Right
end

# Skip forward (10 min default)
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Next
repeat = 1
config = PgDown
end

# Skip backward (10 min default)
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Previous
repeat = 1
config = PgUp
end

# Record
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Record
repeat = 1
config = R
end

# Delete
# begin
# prog = mythtv
# button = BLANK
# repeat = 1
# config = D
# end

# OSD browse
begin
prog = mythtv
#button = GREEN
button = DVDMenu
repeat = 1
config = O
end

# Display EPG while in live TV,
# View selected show while in EPG
begin
prog = mythtv
#button = MENU
button = Guide
repeat = 1
config = M
end

# Scroll up
begin
prog = mythtv
button = VOL+
repeat = 1
config = Right
end

# Scroll down
begin
prog = mythtv
button = VOL-
repeat = 1
config = Left
end

# Scroll up
begin
prog = mythtv
button = KnobCW
repeat = 1
config = Right
end

# Scroll down
begin
prog = mythtv
button = KnobCCW
repeat = 1
config = Left
end

# Bring up OSD info
begin
prog = mythtv
button = Info
repeat = 1
config = I
end

# Change display aspect ratio
begin
prog = mythtv
button = GREEN
repeat = 1
config = W
end

# Seek to previous commercial cut point
begin
prog = mythtv
button = YELLOW
repeat = 1
config = Q
end

# Seek to next commercial cut point
begin
prog = mythtv
button = BLUE
repeat = 1
config = Z
end

# Numbers 0-9

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 0
repeat = 1
config = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 1
repeat = 1
config = 1
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 2
repeat = 1
config = 2
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 3
repeat = 1
config = 3
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 4
repeat = 1
config = 4
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 5
repeat = 1
config = 5
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 6
repeat = 1
config = 6
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 7
repeat = 1
config = 7
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 8
repeat = 1
config = 8
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 9
repeat = 1
config = 9
end


### MPlayer lirc setup

# Show OSD
begin
prog = mplayer
button = DVDMenu
repeat = 1
config = osd
end

# Pause playback
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Pause
repeat = 1
config = pause
end

# Skip ahead a minute if playing
# If paused, resume playing
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Play
repeat = 1
config = seek +1
end

# Stop playback and exit
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Stop
repeat = 1
config = quit
end

# Mute
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Mute
repeat = 1
config = mute
end

# Seek back 10 seconds
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Rew
repeat = 1
config = seek -10
end

# Seek forward 30 seconds
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Fwd
repeat = 1
config = seek +30
end

# Quit
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Back
repeat = 1
config = quit
end

# Seek forward 10 minutes
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Next
repeat = 1
config = seek +600
end

# Seek backward 10 minutes
begin
prog = mplayer
button = Previous
repeat = 1
config = seek -600
end

# Toggle full-screen
begin
prog = mplayer
button = GREEN
repeat = 1
config = vo_fullscreen
end

### Xine lirc setup

begin
prog = xine
button = Play
repeat = 1
config = Play
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Stop
repeat = 1
config = Stop
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Power
repeat = 1
config = Quit
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Pause
repeat = 1
config = Pause
end

begin
prog = xine
button = CH+
repeat = 1
config = EventUp
end

begin
prog = xine
button = CH-
repeat = 1
config = EventDown
end

begin
prog = xine
button = VOL-
repeat = 1
config = EventLeft
end

begin
prog = xine
button = VOL+
repeat = 1
config = EventRight
end

begin
prog = xine
button = OK
repeat = 1
config = EventSelect
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Back
repeat = 1
config = Menu
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Fwd
repeat = 1
config = SpeedFaster
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Rew
repeat = 1
config = SpeedSlower
end

begin
prog = xine
button = VOL+
repeat = 1
config = Volume+
end

begin
prog = xine
button = VOL-
repeat = 1
config = Volume-
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Mute
repeat = 1
config = Mute
end

begin
prog = xine
button = DVDMenu
repeat = 1
config = RootMenu
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Next
repeat = 1
config = EventNext
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Previous
repeat = 1
config = EventPrior
end

begin
prog = xine
button = Info
repeat = 1
config = OSDStreamInfos
end

# begin
# prog = xine
# button = RED
# repeat = 1
# config = Quit
# end

# begin
# prog = xine
# button = RED
# repeat = 1
# config = Quit
# end



Now after my changes on the remote section of hardware.conf, my system.log is reporting the following error message:
could not open config file REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS
No such file or directory
...
could not get file information for /dev/lirc

[majoridiot]

I am using the lircd.conf from this posting:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=578787

name dish
bits 16
flags SPACE_ENC
eps 30
aeps 100

header 400 6100
one 400 1700
zero 400 2800
ptrail 400
gap 6200
min_repeat 4
toggle_bit 0

frequency 40000

begin codes
power 0x0000000000000800
0 0x0000000000004400
1 0x0000000000001000
2 0x0000000000001400
3 0x0000000000001800
4 0x0000000000002000
5 0x0000000000002400
6 0x0000000000002800
7 0x0000000000003000
8 0x0000000000003400
9 0x0000000000003800
up 0x0000000000006800
cancel 0x0000000000004800
end codes
end remote

there's no remote definition in your lircd.conf... just for the transmitter. you need to add in your
remote as well. i'm not at home to check mine, but this one seems sane for that remote. you may
need a different one, as there are different version of the mce remotes... but i'd see what this one
gets you. add it to your lircd.conf before the transmitter:

################################################## ##############################
# lircd.conf file for the new Microsoft Media Center remote using a new
# Microsoft Media Center receiver.
################################################## ##############################
begin remote

name mceusb2
bits 16
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100

header 2667 889
one 444 444
zero 444 444
pre_data_bits 21
pre_data 0x37FF0
gap 105000
toggle_bit 22
rc6_mask 0x100000000


begin codes

# starts at A1
KEY_BLUE 0x00007BA1
KEY_YELLOW 0x00007BA2
KEY_GREEN 0x00007BA3
KEY_RED 0x00007BA4
KEY_TELETEXT 0x00007BA5
KEY_RADIO 0x00007BAF
KEY_PRINT 0x00007BB1
KEY_VIDEO 0x00007BB5 # VIDEOS button
KEY_IMAGE 0x00007BB6 # PICTURES button
KEY_PVR 0x00007BB7 # RECORDED TV button
KEY_AUDIO 0x00007BB8 # MUSIC button
KEY_TV 0x00007BB9
# no BA - D8
KEY_GUIDE 0x00007BD9
KEY_TV 0x00007BDA # LIVE TV button
KEY_DVD 0x00007BDB
KEY_BACK 0x00007BDC
KEY_OK 0x00007BDD
KEY_RIGHT 0x00007BDE
KEY_LEFT 0x00007BDF
KEY_DOWN 0x00007BE0
KEY_UP 0x00007BE1
STAR 0x00007BE2
HASH 0x00007BE3
KEY_PREVIOUS 0x00007BE4 # REPLAY button
KEY_NEXT 0x00007BE5 # SKIP button
KEY_STOP 0x00007BE6
KEY_PAUSE 0x00007BE7
KEY_RECORD 0x00007BE8
KEY_PLAY 0x00007BE9
KEY_REWIND 0x00007BEA
KEY_FORWARD 0x00007BEB
KEY_CHANNELDOWN 0x00007BEC
KEY_CHANNELUP 0x00007BED
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x00007BEE
KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x00007BEF
KEY_INFO 0x00007BF0 # MORE (i) button
KEY_MUTE 0x00007BF1
KEY_MENU 0x00007BF2 # START (Windows) button
KEY_POWER 0x00007BF3
KEY_ENTER 0x00007BF4
KEY_CLEAR 0x00007BF5
KEY_9 0x00007BF6
KEY_8 0x00007BF7
KEY_7 0x00007BF8
KEY_6 0x00007BF9
KEY_5 0x00007BFA
KEY_4 0x00007BFB
KEY_3 0x00007BFC
KEY_2 0x00007BFD
KEY_1 0x00007BFE
KEY_0 0x00007BFF
end codes

end remote

[karlec]

there's no remote definition in your lircd.conf... just for the transmitter. you need to add in your
remote as well. i'm not at home to check mine, but this one seems sane for that remote. you may
need a different one, as there are different version of the mce remotes... but i'd see what this one
gets you. add it to your lircd.conf before the transmitter:

################################################## ##############################
# lircd.conf file for the new Microsoft Media Center remote using a new
# Microsoft Media Center receiver.
################################################## ##############################
begin remote

name mceusb2
bits 16
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100

header 2667 889
one 444 444
zero 444 444
pre_data_bits 21
pre_data 0x37FF0
gap 105000
toggle_bit 22
rc6_mask 0x100000000


begin codes

# starts at A1
KEY_BLUE 0x00007BA1
KEY_YELLOW 0x00007BA2
KEY_GREEN 0x00007BA3
KEY_RED 0x00007BA4
KEY_TELETEXT 0x00007BA5
KEY_RADIO 0x00007BAF
KEY_PRINT 0x00007BB1
KEY_VIDEO 0x00007BB5 # VIDEOS button
KEY_IMAGE 0x00007BB6 # PICTURES button
KEY_PVR 0x00007BB7 # RECORDED TV button
KEY_AUDIO 0x00007BB8 # MUSIC button
KEY_TV 0x00007BB9
# no BA - D8
KEY_GUIDE 0x00007BD9
KEY_TV 0x00007BDA # LIVE TV button
KEY_DVD 0x00007BDB
KEY_BACK 0x00007BDC
KEY_OK 0x00007BDD
KEY_RIGHT 0x00007BDE
KEY_LEFT 0x00007BDF
KEY_DOWN 0x00007BE0
KEY_UP 0x00007BE1
STAR 0x00007BE2
HASH 0x00007BE3
KEY_PREVIOUS 0x00007BE4 # REPLAY button
KEY_NEXT 0x00007BE5 # SKIP button
KEY_STOP 0x00007BE6
KEY_PAUSE 0x00007BE7
KEY_RECORD 0x00007BE8
KEY_PLAY 0x00007BE9
KEY_REWIND 0x00007BEA
KEY_FORWARD 0x00007BEB
KEY_CHANNELDOWN 0x00007BEC
KEY_CHANNELUP 0x00007BED
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x00007BEE
KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x00007BEF
KEY_INFO 0x00007BF0 # MORE (i) button
KEY_MUTE 0x00007BF1
KEY_MENU 0x00007BF2 # START (Windows) button
KEY_POWER 0x00007BF3
KEY_ENTER 0x00007BF4
KEY_CLEAR 0x00007BF5
KEY_9 0x00007BF6
KEY_8 0x00007BF7
KEY_7 0x00007BF8
KEY_6 0x00007BF9
KEY_5 0x00007BFA
KEY_4 0x00007BFB
KEY_3 0x00007BFC
KEY_2 0x00007BFD
KEY_1 0x00007BFE
KEY_0 0x00007BFF
end codes

end remote

In addition to the transmitter lircd.conf posted above, I am actually using the same as what you have posted and it was auto-generated by Mythbuntu. The include link in my hardware.conf is for mceusb/lirc.mceusb.conf.
Now when I use the --connect=localhost:8765 option in the transmitter section, lirc throws an error and does not start. In additionm regardless of whatever change I make in the remote section I'm still getting the could not get file information for /dev/lirc0 error message in the logs and irw is simply not working (no feedback). At various point I have seen a /dev/lirc being created but even then irw does not respond.

[karlec]

This is extremely disappointing ](*,). I would surely expect that one of the experienced users would have 'guided' me towards a solution by now. I have been posting on this for weeks now, and I have not been able to completely get past this one issue.
I have tried almost every recommended course but sadly no cigar. I am now left with a 'crippled' install and a not too happy fiancee, as I have been spending so much time trying to figure this out.
I don't consider that the time that I've spent so far as being wasted, considering I started this journey as total newbie to linux in general and that now I can find my way around. Albeit by tripping over my own feet sometimes (:), OK most of the times). So many people seem to be having problems with LIRC that there should probably be a sub-forum to deal with just that...

Anyway, my current status:
The IR receiver side is still not working.
The transmitter is somewhat working, as I am able to actually change channels (feels very slow) while I am watching TV. Of course I am using my attached keyboard. :(
My PVR500 is "dual tuning". Since I have a dish vip622, I set it to dual mode and now I have two separate signals going into the card.
My HVR-1800 is somewhat working. I can't get a lot of ATSC channels on it so far, maybe 3 or 4. I kind of expected better perfpormance on it with an amplified radioshack antenna but that is not the case. I am not using the analog side.


Why am I stuck?? Somehow LIRC is not automatically creating the needed device nodes (/dev/lirc[0...n]. So no irw or any of the LIRC 'tools' is working except for irsend (I have not tried irexec). Tried to manually create the nodes

mknod /dev/lirc c 61 0
mknod /dev/lirc1 c 61 1

when I try to test with
irw /dev/lircd1
The user prompt comes back immediately. The system logs return the following message:
lircd(userspace) ready
lircd(userspace) ready
accepted new client on /dev/lircd1
could not open /dev/lirc1
default_init(): No such device
caught signal

when I try
irw /dev/lircd
There is no feedback returned on the console and the logs show the following:

lircd(userspace) ready
lircd(userspace) ready
accepted new client on /dev/lircd
uirt2_raw: checksum error
uirt2_raw: UIRT version 0905 ok

My current hardware.conf:
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc1"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="--output=/dev/lircd1 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd1.pid --listen=8765"

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="uirt2_raw"
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="dish/general.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/ttyUSB0 --output=/dev/lircd --pidfile=/var/run/lircd.pid"

#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=""

My lirc.conf.mceusb

#
# RC-6 config file
#
# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
# http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
#
# used by: Philips
#
#########
#
# Philips Media Center Edition remote control
# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
#
# Dan Conti dconti|acm.wwu.edu
#
# Updated with codes for MCE 2005 Remote additional buttons
# *, #, Teletext, Red, Green, Yellow & Blue Buttons
# Note: TV power button transmits no code until programmed.
# Updated 12th September 2005
# Graham Auld - mce|graham.auld.me.uk
#
# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control
#

begin remote

name mceusb
bits 16
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100

header 2667 889
one 444 444
zero 444 444
pre_data_bits 21
pre_data 0x37FF0
gap 105000
toggle_bit 22
rc6_mask 0x100000000


begin codes

Blue 0x00007ba1
Yellow 0x00007ba2
Green 0x00007ba3
Red 0x00007ba4
Teletext 0x00007ba5

# starts at af
Radio 0x00007baf
Print 0x00007bb1
Videos 0x00007bb5
Pictures 0x00007bb6
RecTV 0x00007bb7
Music 0x00007bb8
TV 0x00007bb9
# no ba - d8

Guide 0x00007bd9
LiveTV 0x00007bda
DVD 0x00007bdb
Back 0x00007bdc
OK 0x00007bdd
Right 0x00007bde
Left 0x00007bdf
Down 0x00007be0
Up 0x00007be1

Star 0x00007be2
Hash 0x00007be3

Replay 0x00007be4
Skip 0x00007be5
Stop 0x00007be6
Pause 0x00007be7
Record 0x00007be8
Play 0x00007be9
Rewind 0x00007bea
Forward 0x00007beb
ChanDown 0x00007bec
ChanUp 0x00007bed
VolDown 0x00007bee
VolUp 0x00007bef
More 0x00007bf0
Mute 0x00007bf1
Home 0x00007bf2
Power 0x00007bf3
Enter 0x00007bf4
Clear 0x00007bf5
Nine 0x00007bf6
Eight 0x00007bf7
Seven 0x00007bf8
Six 0x00007bf9
Five 0x00007bfa
Four 0x00007bfb
Three 0x00007bfc
Two 0x00007bfd
One 0x00007bfe
Zero 0x00007bff
end codes

end remote



My conf file for the dish/transmitter

### Started with Remote definition from SolarBaby's post complemented by LIRC site's conf file.
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using WinLIRC 0.6.5 (LIRC 0.6.1pre3) on Tue Apr 04 06:16:24 2006
#
# contributed by
#
# brand: 301/501/3100/5100/58xx/59xx
# model:
# supported devices:
#

begin remote

name dish
bits 16
flags SPACE_ENC
eps 30
aeps 100

header 400 6100
one 400 1700
zero 400 2800
ptrail 400
gap 6200
min_repeat 4
toggle_bit 0

frequency 40000

begin codes
info 0x0000000000000000
power 0x0000000000000800
play 0x0000000000000C10
1 0x0000000000001000
2 0x0000000000001400
3 0x0000000000001800
frwd 0x0000000000001C10
4 0x0000000000002000
5 0x0000000000002400
6 0x0000000000002800
menu 0x0000000000002C00
7 0x0000000000003000
8 0x0000000000003400
9 0x0000000000003800
ffwd 0x0000000000003C10
select 0x0000000000004000
0 0x0000000000004400
cancel 0x0000000000004800
guide 0x0000000000005000
mute 0x0000000000005401
view 0x0000000000005800
tv_video 0x0000000000005C00
right 0x0000000000006000
vol+ 0x0000000000006401
up 0x0000000000006800
recall 0x0000000000006C00
left 0x0000000000007000
vol- 0x0000000000007401
down 0x0000000000007800
rec 0x0000000000007C00
pause 0x0000000000008000
stop 0x0000000000008400
sys_info 0x0000000000009000
*/ptv_list 0x0000000000009400
#/search 0x0000000000009800
sat 0x000000000000A400
tv 0x000000000000A801
rew 0x000000000000C410
fwd 0x000000000000C810
skip_back 0x000000000000D810
skip_fwd 0x000000000000DC10
end codes

end remote


my lircrc file

# LIRCRC Auto Generated by Mythbuntu Lirc Generator
# Author(s): Mario Limonciello, Nick Fox
# Created for use with Mythbuntu
# Modified by Me to remove the remote lines and various dish remotes

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 7
config = 7
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = right
config = Right
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 1
config = 1
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = down
config = Down
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 0
config = 0
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = pause
config = P
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = menu
config = M
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 6
config = 6
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 2
config = 2
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = cancel
config = Escape
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 5
config = 5
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = info
config = I
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 4
config = 4
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = up
config = Up
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = recall
config = R
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 9
config = 9
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 3
config = 3
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 8
config = 8
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = guide
config = S
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
prog = mythtv
button = left
config = Left
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end


Seems like all the files are ok to me, and short of unplugging/re-plugging the IR receiver from my MB, I feel like I've tried almost everything.

What is missing??? :confused:
What am I doing wrong???? :confused:

[Captain_Bodge]

Stumbled across this thread by Googling because I'm having similar issues. I've not got the same card, but I have an HVR-1100 and had the same lirc problem.
Your comment right near the start that you weren't getting the right nodes in /dev gave me the flash of inspiration I needed. I've discovered with my card that no /dev/lirc* is created because.. it isn't supposed to be. This card uses /dev/input/event* instead. I wonder if yours does the same?

Try 'cat /proc/bus/input/devices'.
One of my devices is this:
I: Bus=0018 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HVR 1110"
P: Phys=i2c-1/1-0071/ir0
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event6
B: EV=100003
B: KEY=100fc312 214a802 0 0 0 0 18000 41a8 4801 9e1680 0 0 10000ffc

So I can see it's event6.

So my hardware.conf looks like this:


# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Hauppauge HVR-1100"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_i2c"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/event6"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="hauppauge/lircd.conf.hauppauge"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="-H dev/input -d /dev/input/event6 -n"

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="None"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_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=""


Clearly yours won't be quite the same, but it's the REMOTE_DEVICE and REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS that were the thing I had to change. Everything else was fine out of the box on mythbuntu 8.04. Now when I run irw and push buttons I get things like

0000000080010067 00 Up HVR-1100
000000008001006c 00 Down HVR-1100
0000000080010192 00 Chan+ HVR-1100
0000000080010192 00 Chan+ HVR-1100
0000000080010192 00 Chan+ HVR-1100

I hope this helps, because I feel your pain...