Using PVR150 IR Blaster In Mythbuntu 9.10b

[sentinel23]

Working on setting up a new box with Mythbuntu 9.10 beta.

Everything's working pretty well so far - including my remote - but I can't get the blaster to work on my PVR150. (The vanilla 3.5mm blaster, not the MCE USB one.)

I won't go on about what I've done, but basically I think I just need the LIRC_PVR150 kernel module.

Where do I get that? How do I load it?
Do I have to recompile the kernel? Or LIRC?

Almost everything I've found on this references this page: http://www.blushingpenguin.com/mark/blog/?p=24
That would be a great help, but the pre-patched version of LIRC he provides won't compile with the new kernel.

I feel like I'm just missing something simple, but I can't figure out what. Any help would be great!

[bsntech]

This won't help you much, but I could get the Hauppauge HVR-1600 remote to even be found in Ubuntu 9.10 with all of the updates as of today. I had to put the old Hauppauge PVR-150 card in and it is now - at least found.

dmesg | grep lirc

[ 13.477963] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 61
[ 13.824620] lirc_i2c: chip 0x10020 found @ 0x71 (Hauppauge PVR150)
[ 13.824623] lirc_dev: lirc_register_driver: sample_rate: 10

Still not finding the HVR-1600 but at least the remote for me now works.

In your case, try to run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc" and ensure that when it asks on the second page about the IR transmitter, choose the correct one you will be using it with.

[sentinel23]

Unfortunately, the Hauppauge transmitter doesn't appear to be an option when I run "dpkg-reconfigure lirc".

I'm pretty sure it was there in at least one of the earlier Mythbuntu versions, but it's not in 9.10.

Thanks though.

[bsntech]

Wow, that is strange. I am running Ubuntu 9.10 (instead of Mythbuntu) and when I do the "sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc" command, the first page that comes up is the information for the IR receiver. It lists many different cards - and there should be an entry (in alphabetical order) where it says "Hauppauge TV Card".

[sentinel23]

Oh yeah, the Hauppage card is there on the first screen, under Receivers. But it's the Transmitter I need (the next screen), and I don't see it there.

[bsntech]

Yes, you will not see the Hauppauge TV Card under the transmitter. In that list, you need to select the box that the transmitter will control - this would be the make/model of the device that your cable company or satellite company provided you.

[mars76]

Hi All,

Could some one point to the info reg setting up the IR Blaster ( MCE USB Version) with PVR-150 in 9.0.4 version.

Thanks
mars

[sentinel23]

Yes, you will not see the Hauppauge TV Card under the transmitter. In that list, you need to select the box that the transmitter will control - this would be the make/model of the device that your cable company or satellite company provided you.

I don't think that's it. It asks you to select the combination of transmitter and STB.
I do have a Motorola Cable box, but I'm pretty sure my transmitter doesn't fit in to any of the options provided.
If I were to choose the wrong one, /etc/lirc/hardware.conf is filled in incorrectly, and it doesn't work. Choosing "None" or "Custom" just creates a blank hardware.conf.

None
Custom
Command IR : Direct TV Receiver
Command IR : Dish Receiver
Command IR : Motorola Cable box
Command IR : Pioneer Cable box
Command IR : Scientific Atlanta Cable box
Command IR : Sky Satellite Receiver
Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Direct TV Receiver
Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Dish Receiver
Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Motorola Cable box
Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Pioneer Cable box
Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Scientific Atlanta Cable box
Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Sky Satellite Receiver
Serial Port (UART) : Direct TV Receiver
Serial Port (UART) : Dish Receiver
Serial Port (UART) : Motorola Cable box
Serial Port (UART) : Pioneer Cable box
Serial Port (UART) : Scientific Atlanta Cable box
Serial Port (UART) : Sky Satellite Receiver
USB-UIRT2 : Direct TV Receiver
USB-UIRT2 : Dish Receiver
USB-UIRT2 : Motorola Cable box
USB-UIRT2 : Pioneer Cable box
USB-UIRT2 : Scientific Atlanta Cable box
USB-UIRT2 : Sky Satellite Receiver

[stong98]

Where do I get that? How do I load it?
Do I have to recompile the kernel? Or LIRC?

Almost everything I've found on this references this page: http://www.blushingpenguin.com/mark/blog/?p=24
That would be a great help, but the pre-patched version of LIRC he provides won't compile with the new kernel.

I feel like I'm just missing something simple, but I can't figure out what. Any help would be great!

I am in the same situation and it appears I have tried the same steps as you. Has anyone been able to figure this out yet?

[sentinel23]

I am in the same situation and it appears I have tried the same steps as you. Has anyone been able to figure this out yet?

Thanks for posting... I knew I couldn't possibly be alone on this.

No solution yet. I'm thinking we just need someone (smarter than me, apparently) to patch LIRC the same way that that guy Mark did in that link.

Please let us know if you find anything.