Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote

nicoloks

Took me a few weeks to get the RM200 remote control that came with my Antec Fusion case working, as none of the guides I found where 100% what I needed for 8.10. Being new to LIRC didn't help either. Taking tips from here and there, the following is a list of instructions I've found to work with the newer version of the Antec Fusion case which I thought I might post in the hope it helps others (especially newbies like myself). As always, use at your own peril. Corrections/updates welcome;

INSTALLING & CONFIGURING LIRC

1) Uninstall LIRC 0.8.3

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/lirc stop
sudo apt-get remove lirc lirc-modules-source lcdproc

2) Install required packages

Code:

sudo apt-get install cvs
sudo apt-get build-dep lirc
sudo apt-get install libtool automake1.9 autoconf
sudo apt-get install cvs build-essential automake

3) Download LIRC from CVS - Version 0.8.4 onwards has buiilt in support for iMon 15c2:0038 (no need for patches)

Code:

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lirc login
cvs -z8 -d:pserver:anonymous@lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lirc co lirc
cd lirc
cvs update

3) Compile, configure and install LIRC

Code:

cd lirc
sudo ./autogen.sh
sudo ./setup.sh

Once setup.sh is running, select "Driver Configuration" and push enter, then "USB devices" and enter, and finally "Soundgraph iMON IR/LCD" and enter. Select "Save configuration & run configure"

Code:

sudo make
sudo make install

4) Backup existing modules (run command for each compiled module)

Code:

sudo mv /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_imon/lirc_imon.ko{,.old}
sudo mv /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_dev/lirc_dev.ko{,.old}

5) Create symblic link to compiled modules

Code:

sudo ln -s /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/lirc_imon.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_imon/
sudo ln -s /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/lirc_dev.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_dev/

6) Add modules to start up

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/modules

Add these;

Code:

lirc_dev
lirc_imon

7) Add correct LIRC config files

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/lirc/hardware.conf

delete everything, paste this;

Code:

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Soundgraph iMON IR/LCD"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_imon"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="--driver=default --device=/dev/lirc0 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc0.pid --listen=8765"

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="None"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS="--driver=default --device=/dev/lirc1 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc1.pid --output=/dev/lircd --connect=localhost:8765"

#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=""
START_LIRCMD=""

8) Open lircd.conf, delete everything and paste this;

Code:

# this config file was hand-generated
# using lirc-0.8.4a (imon) on Fri Nov  7 13:55:44 2008
#
# contributed by Jarod Wilson <jarod@wilsonet.com>
#
# brand:                       Antec Veris
# model no. of remote control: RM200 (Rebadged iMon PAD)
# devices being controlled by this remote:
# 	-Antec Veris Multimedia Station Premiere
# 	-Antec Veris Multimedia Station Elite, possibly
#
# nb: most codes appear to come in with an initial keypress value, as well as
# a "this key is no longer being pressed" value, which is "key | 0x00004000"

begin remote

  name   Antec_Veris_RM200
  bits                  64
  eps                   30
  aeps                 100

  one              0     0
  zero             0     0
  gap               139998
  ignore_mask 0x0000000000000301
  min_repeat             1
  toggle_bit             0

      begin codes
          KEY_EXIT                 0x2881d5b700000201 # AppExit
          KEY_POWER                0x289115b700000201 # Power
          KEY_RECORD               0x298115b700000201 # Record
          KEY_PLAY                 0x2a8115b700000201 # Play
          KEY_OPEN                 0x29b195b700000201 # Tray Open
          KEY_REWIND               0x2a8195b700000201 # Rewind
          KEY_PAUSE                0x2a9115b700000201 # Pause
          KEY_FASTFORWARD          0x2b8115b700000201 # Fast Forward
          KEY_PREVIOUS             0x2b9115b700000201 # Previous Chapter
          KEY_STOP                 0x2b9715b700000201 # Stop
          KEY_NEXT                 0x298195b700000201 # Next Chapter
          KEY_ESC                  0x0200002900000201 # Esc
          KEY_EJECTCD              0x299395b700000201 # Eject
          AppLauncher              0x29b715b700000201 # App. Launcher
          Go                       0x2ab195b700000201 # Go
          TaskSwitcher             0x2a9395b700000201 # Task Switcher
          KEY_MUTE                 0x2b9595b700000201 # Mute
          KEY_VOLUMEUP             0x28a395b700000201 # VOL +
          KEY_VOLUMEDOWN           0x28a595b700000201 # VOL -
          KEY_CHANNELUP            0x289395b700000201 # CH +
          KEY_CHANNELDOWN          0x288795b700000201 # CH -
          Timer                    0x2b8395b700000201 # Timer
          KEY_1                    0x0200001e00000201 # 1
          KEY_2                    0x0200001f00000201 # 2
          KEY_3                    0x0200002000000201 # 3
          KEY_4                    0x0200002100000201 # 4
          KEY_5                    0x0200002200000201 # 5
          KEY_6                    0x0200002300000201 # 6
          KEY_7                    0x0200002400000201 # 7
          KEY_8                    0x0200002500000201 # 8
          KEY_9                    0x0200002600000201 # 9
          KEY_0                    0x0200002700000201 # 0
          Star                     0x0220002500000201 # *
          Hash                     0x0220002000000201 # #
          KEY_VIDEO                0x2b8515b700000201 # Videos
          KEY_AUDIO                0x299195b700000201 # Music
          KEY_PHOTO                0x2ba115b700000201 # Pictures
          KEY_TV                   0x28a515b700000201 # TV
          KEY_BOOKMARKS            0x288515b700000201 # Bookmark
          Thumbnail                0x2ab715b700000201 # Thumbnail
          Zoom                     0x29a595b700000201 # Zoom
          FullScreen               0x2aa395b700000201 # Full Screen
          KEY_DVD                  0x29a395b700000201 # DVD
          KEY_MENU                 0x2ba395b700000201 # Menu
          Subtitle                 0x298595b700000201 # Subtitle
          KEY_LANGUAGE             0x2b8595b700000201 # Audio
          MouseKeyboard            0x299115b700000201 # Mouse/Keyboard
# MouseKeyboard also spews 0100007f between press and release...
          KEY_BACKSPACE            0x0200002a00000201 # Backspace
          KEY_SELECT               0x0200002c00000201 # Select/Space
# SelectSpace also spews 2b9115b7 and 289115b7 between press and release...
          LeftMenu                 0x0280000000000201 # Left Menu
          RightMenu                0x0200006500000201 # Right Menu
          BTN_LEFT                 0x0101000000000201 # L. Click
# LeftClick flips to 01010001 when held
          BTN_RIGHT                0x0102000000000201 # R. Click
# Un-click for both right and left is 01000000
          KEY_ENTER                0x0200002800000201 # ENTER
# Un-click for all 0x02foo buttons is 02000000
          KEY_UP                   0x0100800000000201 # Pad Up
          KEY_DOWN                 0x01007f0000000201 # Pad Down
          KEY_LEFT                 0x0100008000000201 # Pad Left
          KEY_RIGHT                0x0100007f00000201 # Pad Right
      end codes

end remote

NOTE: I seemed to have some weirdness in that lirc daemon loads /etc/lircd.conf instead of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf as specified in hardware.conf

9) Correct paths in lirc startup script#

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/lirc

Find this;

Code:

/usr/sbin/

Replace with;

Code:

/usr/local/sbin/

10) Reboot

Code:

sudo reboot

11) Confirm and Test

Code:

ls -l /dev/lirc*

You should see these devices;

Code:

/dev/lirc0  /dev/lirc1

check loaded modules;

Code:

lsmod|grep lirc

Output should be something like;

Code:

lirc_imon              23560  0 
lirc_dev               19908  1 lirc_imon
usbcore               149360  8 lirc_imon,dvb_usb_dib0700,dvb_usb,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd

Check for loading errors

Code:

dmesg|grep lirc

Output should be like;

Code:

[   12.946509] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 61 
[   12.953720] lirc_dev: lirc_register_driver: sample_rate: 0
[   12.953840] lirc_dev: lirc_register_driver: sample_rate: 0
[   12.953905] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_imon

To test, execute the following command and start pushing buttons on your remote

Code:

irw

IF YOU SEE OUTPUT FOR ALL BUTTONS YOU ARE NOW DONE
TIP: If both lirc devices are present and you are able to start lirc daemon without issues then ensure lircd.conf exists in /etc and that you have the correct remote conf file. I've also found that changes in LIRC CVS can result in issues when compiling.

INSTALL & CONFIGURE LCDproc

1) Download LCDproc and iMon patch

Code:

cd
sudo wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/lcdproc/lcdproc-0.5.2.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf lcdproc-0.5.2.tar.gz
sudo wget http://codeka.com/blogs/imon/lcdproc-0.5.2-imonlcd-0.3.patch

Apply the Patch

Code:

cd lcdproc-0.5.2
sudo patch -p1 < ../lcdproc-0.5.2-imonlcd-0.3.patch

2) Edit main.h

Code:

sudo gedit server/main.h

Find the line "#define RENDER_FREQ 8" and replace with "#define RENDER_FREQ 2"

3) Configure compile and install lcdproc

Code:

sudo autoconf
sudo automake

Will get an unimportnt error referencing`IOWarrior.c'

Code:

sudo ./configure --enable-drivers=imonlcd
sudo make
sudo make install

4) Edit LCDd conf file

Code:

sudo gedit /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf

Find "Driver=curses" and replace with "Driver=imonlcd"

Find "DriverPath=server/drivers/" and replace with "DriverPath=/usr/local/lib/lcdproc/"

Find the "### Driver sections" and place this (preferably in alphabetical order);

Code:

## IMON LCD driver##
[imonlcd]
    Device=/dev/lcd0
    Contrast=200

OPTIONAL: Find "Goodbye", remove # from the start of the line and place text between "" on both lines with your own personal message.
NOTE: Limit of 15 characters per line!

5) Check LCD devices exist and test LCDproc

Code:

ls /dev/lcd* 
sudo LCDd -f -r 4

Open new terminal window

Code:

lcdproc

If working you should see information being cycled through on your LCD

6) Create init.d script

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/LCDd

Paste in following

Code:

#!/bin/sh

#### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          LCDd
# Required-Start:    $syslog $local_fs $network $remote_fs
# Required-Stop:     $syslog $local_fs $network $remote_fs
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      S 0 1 6
# Short-Description: LCDproc Server Daemon
# Description:       Debian init script for LCDd, the display
#                    server daemon in the LCDproc suite
### END INIT INFO

# local variables
prefix=/usr/local
exec_prefix=${prefix}
bindir=${exec_prefix}/bin
sbindir=${exec_prefix}/sbin
etc=${prefix}/etc

NAME=LCDd
DAEMON=${sbindir}/${NAME}
DESC="LCDd display server daemon"
OPTIONS=""

# installation check
test -x ${DAEMON} || exit 0

case "$1" in
    start)
	printf "Starting ${DESC}: "
	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec ${DAEMON} -- ${OPTIONS}
        sleep 1
	printf "\n"
	;;
    stop)
	printf "Stopping ${DESC}: "
	start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --quiet --exec ${DAEMON}
        sleep 1
	printf "\n"
	;;
    restart|force-reload)
	$0 stop
	sleep 1
	$0 start
	;;
    *)
	printf "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|force-reload}\n" >&2
	exit 1
	;;
esac

exit 0

7) Edit permissions and update run levels

Code:

cd /etc/init.d
sudo chmod +x LCDd
ls -l LCDd

Ls should display ¨-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1111¨

Code:

sudo update-rc.d LCDd defaults

8) Reboot

Code:

sudo reboot

9) LCD Daemon usage

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/LCDd stop   
sudo /etc/init.d/LCDd start
sudo /etc/init.d/LCDd restart

Kalibur

Nicoloks

Thanks for your hard work my friend.
I will testing this in about 10hours on 8.10 and on 9.04 alpha 6 and post my results. Once again Thank you

Kalibur

Hi Nicoloks what kernal and waas it 64bit you tried this on because I have tried it on the most up to date kernel on 64 bit 810 I see the lird0 and lircd1 as well as the lcd but am yet to get it working got to go work now. Later

alesroki

NOTE: This will only work if you already had version 0.83 installed.

Thanks man for this great guide.

Kalibur

Quote:

Originally Posted by alesroki

NOTE: This will only work if you already had version 0.83 installed.

Thanks man for this great guide.

So I guess it worked for youn then

en this close
I will install 0.83 first then start afresh. I am thrilled cause I have never been this close

nicoloks

Hi Kalibur, I'm using the 32-bit version with Kernel 2.6.27-11-generic. If you can see both /dev/lirc0 and /dev/lirc1 have you tried running irw? Do you get any output to the screen when pushing buttons on your remote?

Kalibur

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicoloks

Hi Kalibur, I'm using the 32-bit version with Kernel 2.6.27-11-generic. If you can see both /dev/lirc0 and /dev/lirc1 have you tried running irw? Do you get any output to the screen when pushing buttons on your remote?

Great new my fellow ubuntus I got the remote running on ubuntu 8.10 64bit kernel 26.6.27-13-server. All I need now is to sort mythtv and the lcd display. Off to the laboratory oh yea am in the lab lol

Kalibur · 11:52 PM

Ok now I got lcd working as well sweet I feel great thank you very much Nicoloks. Any hints on how to configure mythtv and Elisa to use the remote and lcd anyone

alesroki

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalibur

So I guess it worked for youn then

en this close
I will install 0.83 first then start afresh. I am thrilled cause I have never been this close

Yes it worked without any problems.

Now I'm only missing the volume knob.

alesroki

Quick update: I played around with the remote and volume knob and found that the remote is using /dev/lirc0 and the volume knob is using /dev/lirc1.

I used the this cmd:

sudo mode2 -r -d /dev/lirc1

and I got activity while turning the volume knob left and right.

I still haven't found a way to make this work. Any ideas?

br.

March 23rd, 2009	#2
Kalibur Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: somewhere in Bristol Beans: 48 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote Nicoloks Thanks for your hard work my friend. I will testing this in about 10hours on 8.10 and on 9.04 alpha 6 and post my results. Once again Thank you __________________ 'The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement' Arsene Wenger

March 24th, 2009	#3
Kalibur Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: somewhere in Bristol Beans: 48 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote Hi Nicoloks what kernal and waas it 64bit you tried this on because I have tried it on the most up to date kernel on 64 bit 810 I see the lird0 and lircd1 as well as the lcd but am yet to get it working got to go work now. Later __________________ 'The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement' Arsene Wenger

March 24th, 2009	#4
alesroki First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Mar 2009 Beans: 4	Re: Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote NOTE: This will only work if you already had version 0.83 installed. Thanks man for this great guide.

March 24th, 2009	#6
nicoloks Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Jan 2009 Beans: 78 Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex	Re: Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote Hi Kalibur, I'm using the 32-bit version with Kernel 2.6.27-11-generic. If you can see both /dev/lirc0 and /dev/lirc1 have you tried running irw? Do you get any output to the screen when pushing buttons on your remote?

March 24th, 2009	#8
Kalibur Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: somewhere in Bristol Beans: 48 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote Ok now I got lcd working as well sweet I feel great thank you very much Nicoloks. Any hints on how to configure mythtv and Elisa to use the remote and lcd anyone __________________ 'The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement' Arsene Wenger Last edited by Kalibur; March 24th, 2009 at 11:52 PM..

March 26th, 2009	#10
alesroki First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Mar 2009 Beans: 4	Re: Installing LIRC on 8.10 for Antec Fusion 15c2:0038 with RM200 remote Quick update: I played around with the remote and volume knob and found that the remote is using /dev/lirc0 and the volume knob is using /dev/lirc1. I used the this cmd: sudo mode2 -r -d /dev/lirc1 and I got activity while turning the volume knob left and right. I still haven't found a way to make this work. Any ideas? br.

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