[SOLVED] Creative SB0540 / RM-1500 with lirc

[Xcerca]

Hi , I'm trying to get my remote working and I've made some progress but I've been stuck and am looking for some help. This is where I'm at...

I have a Creative SB0540 USB IR Reciver what is labled as:

ID 041e:3100 Creative Technology, Ltd

and the remote is a Creative RM-1500 , they came with an SB Audigy 4.

I'm pretty sure that the device is
/dev/usb/hiddev1
I can do 'cat /dev/usb/hiddev1' , and when i push buttons on the remote I get an output.

So i tried to set up the lircd.conf with irrecord, i read that i should use the alsa_usb driver but i got an error from irrecord when i try that, so i did

irrecord -H sb0540 -d /dev/usb/hiddev1 lircd.conf

it goes well and i have codes next to the buttons in my the lircd.conf file

i did this to make sure the modules are loaded...
~$ lsmod | grep lirc
lirc_serial 17704 0
lirc_dev 18248 1 lirc_serial

so i know the kernel modules are loaded, but when i do irw and press buttons i get no output , i can press keys and i get an output, but if i try sudo irw /dev/usb/hiddev1 i get

$ sudo irw /dev/usb/hiddev1
connect: Connection refused

Here are my conf files, are these all i need to atleast get an output from irw ?

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="rm-1500"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_serial"
REMOTE_DRIVER="sb0540"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/usb/hiddev1"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""


#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=""

and..

$ cat /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 Creative USB IR Receiver (SB0540) remote:
#include /usr/share/lirc/remotes/creative/lircd.conf.alsa_usb
begin remote
name Creative_SBL
bits 8
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
gap 315937

begin codes
touche1 0x74
touche2 0x70
touche3 0x6F
touche4 0x75
touche5 0x7B
touche6 0x87
touche7 0x76
touche8 0x7C
touche9 0x88
touche0 0x7F
CMSS 0x8E
EAX 0x73
vol- 0x9C
vol+ 0x9D
up 0x84
down 0x72
left 0x78
right 0x8A
ok 0x7E
return 0x71
start 0x77
cancel 0x83
record 0x8C
options 0x7D
display 0x89
previous 0x80
playpause 0x86
next 0x85
slow 0x82
stop 0x7A
step 0x81

end codes

end remote



i have been doing

sudo /usr/sbin/lircd -H sb0540 -d /dev/usb/hiddev1 -n

and then open irw in another console and i get

lircd-0.8.3pre1[10091]: lircd(userspace) ready
lircd-0.8.3pre1[10091]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
lircd-0.8.3pre1[10091]: initializing '/dev/usb/hiddev1'
(then i get nothing from irw so I ctrl+z it )
lircd-0.8.3pre1[10091]: removed client
lircd-0.8.3pre1[10091]: closing '/dev/usb/hiddev1'
lircd-0.8.3pre1[10091]: caught signal

does anybody see somthing that sticks out that i can change, or is there anything else that i should check on ?

Thanks, I love Ubuntu

[Xcerca]

HOLY CRAP !!!!!!!!

shawn@shawn-desktop:~$ sudo chmod 777 /dev/usb/hiddev1
[sudo] password for shawn:
shawn@shawn-desktop:~$ irw
000000008322817e 00 Ok Creative_RM-1500
000000008322758a 00 Right Creative_RM-1500
0000000083228d72 00 Down Creative_RM-1500
0000000083228778 00 Left Creative_RM-1500
000000008322758a 00 Right Creative_RM-1500

THATS ALL I HAD TO DO!!!!!!

[Xcerca]

alright so now how do get it to control programs and stuff ?
i need to configure my .lircrc file right ?

how can i make it control my ALSA for vol up and down , what are the commands to do that so i can put it for irexec ?

heres what i have now
$ cat .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
begin
remote = Creative_RM-1500
button = Ok
prog = irexec
repeat = 0
config = echo "It works!!!"
end

and this is what my .lircrc/vlc looks like

$ cat /home/shawn/.lirc/vlc
# LIRCRC Auto Generated by Mythbuntu Lirc Generator
# Author(s): Mario Limonciello, Nick Fox
# Created for use with Mythbuntu
begin
remote = Creative_RM-1500
prog = vlc
button = Down
config = key-nav-down
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

begin
remote = Creative_RM-1500
prog = vlc
button = Play
config = key-play
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end

and this one goes on for the rest of the buttons but i can get irexec to work...

~$ irexec
It works!!!
It works!!!
It works!!!
It works!!!


so i'm pretty close , just i'm not sure what to do from here ? are there commands i do to make irexec control ALSA, what would thry be ?

THanks

[Xcerca]

alright so i got some help from the channel on this one do this for you're /home/~/.lircrc
add lines like this, then just use irexec to run the amixer commands, and start irexec -d on start

begin
remote = Creative_RM-1500
prog = irexec
button = Vol_Up
config = amixer sset Master,0 5%+
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end
begin
remote = Creative_RM-1500
prog = irexec
button = Vol_Down
config = amixer sset Master,0 5%-
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end


works for me

[MeduZa]

I got my creative SB audigy 4 with the RM 1500, It work out of the box but, there is no volumen control, in other words keys do nothing, only on vlc works.

now, whit this help my volume control works (no screen indicator but the volumen move up and down)

Now I have and Idea how to use it with other programs.

thanks