I'm using a universal remote programmed with Hauppauge codes with the MCEUSB2 receiver. It works fine.
Ian Service wrote: > If you're using the MCE IR receiver, you have to use the MCE remote. > You can get the codes to install into your /etc/lircd.conf by getting > this file: http://www.lirc.org/remotes.tar.bz2 > <http://www.lirc.org/remotes.tar.bz2> and roaming through to find the > best match. > > In all of my testing I've found that only MCE remotes work with MCE > receivers and Hauppauge remotes with Hauppauge cards, unless you can > get a universal to impersonate those remotes. > > - Ian > > On 11/28/06, *David Fishburn* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > Ubuntu Edgy > Kernel 2.6.18.1 <http://2.6.18.1> > Ivtv 0.8.1 > Lirc lirc-0.8.1pre2 > > I have been trying to get the remote up and running. > > I had a different thread attempting to use lirc_i2c: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/users/33057?search_string=whistle > %20sound;#33057 > > > The problem with using lirc_i2c resulted in: > [ 44.670400] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at > major 61 > [ 44.681445] lirc_i2c: no version for "lirc_unregister_plugin" > found: kernel > tainted. > > I could never modprobe anything. > > > My current attempt is to use lirc_mceusb2. I have seen other people > indicate they are using it with success. The HowTo I am following is: > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/LIRC_on_Ubuntu_Edgy_Eft > > > modprobe lirc_mceusb2 > dmesg | tail > > [ 33.489434] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at > major 61 > [ 33.497416] lirc_mceusb2: no version for "lirc_get_pdata" > found: kernel > tainted. > [ 33.497831] lirc_mceusb2: USB remote driver for LIRC v0.23 > [ 33.497834] lirc_mceusb2: Martin Blatter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>, > Daniel Melander < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > [ 33.874817] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0 > [ 33.880644] lirc_mceusb2[2]: SMK eHome Infrared Transceiver on > usb1:2 > [ 33.880672] usbcore: registered new driver lirc_mceusb2 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/X11# ls -la /dev/lirc* > crw-rw---- 1 root root 61, 0 2006-11-28 06:49 /dev/lirc0 > srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 2006-11-28 07:04 /dev/lircd > prw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2006-11-28 06:49 /dev/lircm > > > mode2 -d /dev/lirc0 > > Pressing a key: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/X11# mode2 -d /dev/lirc0 > space 95250 > pulse 2750 > space 750 > pulse 550 > ... > > > Edit /modprobe/aliases > > vim /etc/modprobe.d/aliases > alias char-major-61 lirc_mceusb2 > > > Given my machine uses /dev/lirc0 not /dev/lirc/0, I added: > > vim /usr/src/lirc-0.8.1pre2/contrib/lirc.rules > KERNEL="lirc[0-9]*", NAME="lirc%n", MODE="0666" > > > mv /usr/src/lirc-0.8.1pre2/contrib/lirc.rules > /etc/udev/rules.d/90-lirc.rules > mv /etc/lircmd.conf /etc/lirc/ > mv /etc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/ > > > Any reason for 90-lirc.rules? Thought it might have been > 61-lirc.rules? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/X11# /etc/init.d/lirc start > Starting lirc daemon: lircd lircmd. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/X11# ps ax |grep lirc > 31918 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/lircd --device=/dev/lirc0 > 31920 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/lircmd > 31932 pts/0 R+ 0:00 grep lirc > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/X11# irw > > Pressing any keys results in nothing. CTRL-C to quit. > > > Any ideas on why irw does not respond? > > I am not positive what entries to use in /etc/lircd.conf, I used > this entry: > > http://lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net/lirc/lirc/remotes/hauppauge/lircd.conf.haupp > > <http://lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net/lirc/lirc/remotes/hauppauge/lircd.conf.haupp> > auge?revision=5.4&view=markup > > But I am not sure if I should use something else since I went the > mceusb2 > instead of the i2c route. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc# less /etc/lirc/hardware.conf > # /etc/lirc/hardware.conf > # > # Arguments which will be used when launching lircd > LIRCD_ARGS="" > > #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 > > # Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers. > DRIVER="" > # If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc0 will be > # If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 > will be > # automatically used instead > DEVICE="" > MODULES="lirc_mceusb2" > # MODULES="lirc_i2c" > > # Default configuration files for your hardware if any > LIRCD_CONF="" > LIRCMD_CONF="" > > > I also have the lircd.conf file in /etc/lirc and /etc. Not sure > why it is > in both or which should be the correct location. > > > > > Not sure how to move forward from here. > > TIA, > Dave > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-users mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users _______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
