Hdhomerun IR Set Up Help Needed

[gmwouters]

I could really use some help setting up the IR portion of the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. I went to Silicon Dust's website and started following the instructions under LIRC (IR remote control support).

I did:

1) Configure the HDHomeRun to send IR commands to LIRC:

hdhomerun_config <device id> set /ir/target"<ipaddress>:5000 no_clear"

using the ip address and device id I got from running "hdhomerun_config discover"


Next tried to run the following code:

2) Run irrecord in UDP mode, this will generate a configuration file in the current directory. (note: lircd must not be running)

irrecord -H udp -d 5000 "<name of remote>"

I start pushing buttons on the remote when the program prompted me to, and it kicks me out of the program after 10 seconds. The program says something like no signals were received. I have tried a couple different remotes that I know are working, so I don't think it is the remote.

Here are my questions:
a) Should I see some thing happen after I run the command line after "1)" ? Also do I put in the quotation marks ("") when I put in the command line? (Sorry I am new to Linux)
b) How do I stop lircd as it says in "1)" and also how do I tell if lircd is even running?
c) How do I make irrecord work? I guess this is really the heart of the problem. I am not sure what to do after I run the command line after "2)" and nothing happens.
d) Is there something I can do diagnose the problem?

I would really love to get the ir portion of the HDhomerun working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Dewey_Oxberger]

Wow, been a while since I set mine up (and I don't use it any more, We all like just using a Logitech wireless keyboard - biggest remote you ever saw). :)

The device id should be printed on a label on the bottom of the HDHomeRun.

Loads of lirc info in the documentation section of their website:

http://www.lirc.org/

You should check their website for the lircrc files. Odds are you don't need to irrecord your own file, there probably is one up there that will work for you.

That said, as I recall I used irw (maybe) to test the setup.

Finally, the HDHomeRun's ir receiver is very directional, you have to aim right into the black bar on the front of it (it has lousy sensitivity - that's the only thing I don't like about it).

[gmwouters]

Dewey,

Thanks. I will check out www.lirc.org. I did not know about he directivity of the IR receiver on the HDHomeRun, but I will try to point it right at the black bar.