Ah, it all makes sense now. I hadn't read through the entire thread. Well, it looks as if I have enough information at my disposal to either get my new remote working, or really screw things up. Either way, I'm up for a challenge.
Thanks, darren On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:19:40 -0800 (PST), Joe Huffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem is the original source doesn't work with > the newer MCE remotes. If you look for one of my > previous posts, then you will see a newer > lirc_mceusb.c attached that you will need to overwrite > the existing file. > > Since I don't use Fedora Core, I can't tell you the > best way to get it running. The easiest way would be > to download version 0.7.0 of lirc from www.lirc.org, > overwrite the lirc_mceusb.c file with the newer one, > compile the new version, copy the new lirc_dev.ko and > lirc_mceusb.ko over the existing lirc modules (Make > sure to make a backup copy of the original module > files). They should be located in /lib/modules/*your > kernel version*/misc/ > > After that you can either unload the lirc_mseusb and > lirc_dev modules and reload them, or you can reboot > your system let the modules be loaded at startup. > (Assuming you have the appropriate entries in modules > autoloading config file.) > > > --- Darren Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I guess I don't understand... What's the point in > > recompiling from > > source if you're grabbing the same version that > > mythtv-suite > > installed? I thought the whole point was to install > > a new version > > whcih (hopefully) has support for my new fancy > > remote and IR receiver. > > > > By the way, have you noticed the range and > > directionality on that > > thing? From anywhere in the room, I can literally > > point the remote in > > any direction and have the light on the receiver > > light up. Once we > > get it to work, this thing will work *really* well. > > > > -darren > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:56:06 -0600, Jim Oltman > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As I unserstand it, if you do that, you will > > damage the mythtv-suite > > > install. I tried something similar when i was > > trying to install an > > > older version of LIRC. It damaged the > > mythtv-suite install. I had to > > > format my drive and start over. I think I might > > be able to get the > > > lirc source from Axel's site. If I would have > > read far enough down > > > the page, I would have seen the src rpm there. I > > think I can use the > > > same rpm -i to get the source for that. But it is > > only a hunch. Am I > > > close guys? > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:47:19 -0700, Darren > > Richards > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Jim, > > > > > > > > Isn't there a way to uninstall the version of > > LIRC installed with > > > > mythtv? I'm not asking rhetorically, but > > because I really don't know. > > > > Couldn't you just do an apt-get remove LIRC? > > > > > > > > -darren > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:13:10 -0600, Jim Oltman > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If you are using ATRPMs to install mythtv, > > then lirc-lib is already > > > > > installed. Since that is a certain version of > > LIRC that is used in > > > > > that setup, if you get the wrong version of > > LIRC to compile, it won't > > > > > work. That is why we need to know what > > version is on ATRPMs. I will > > > > > email that list and try and find out.....I > > just did, let's see who > > > > > responds. Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:57:11 -0700, Darren > > Richards > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Andy, > > > > > > > > > > > > If there's an update in the source code that > > may make my new IR > > > > > > receiver work, I'll definitely try my hand > > at compiling LIRC. Your IR > > > > > > blaster walkthrough already saved the day > > for me once before, so I > > > > > > have high confidence... I'll let you know > > how it goes. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > darren > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:28:00 -0600, Andy > > Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > If you'd like to give compiling LIRC > > another chance, Pete and I have > > > > > > > written a guide for doing it on FC3. It's > > directed at enabling more > > > > > > > devices than 2 with LIRC (now not needed > > for ATRPMS due to a change a > > > > > > > few days ago), but should be pretty > > straightforward. May be worth a > > > > > > > shot if you'd like to try. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://lircsetup.com/lirc/trouble/kernsource.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:01:33 -0700, Darren > > Richards > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > My USB MCE remote just came in the mail > > today. I figured if there's a > > > > > > > > link to it from Jarod's guide, I should > > be able to get it working. > > > > > > > > Imagine my dismay when I started > > searching the archives and came > > > > > > > > across this thread. Jim, I'm in exactly > > the same boat as you. Even > > > > > > > > if there was a magical fix in CVS, I've > > never successfully compiled > > > > > > > > anything in my life. I'm completely > > dependent upon apt-get and > > > > > > > > ATRPMS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please, please keep us posted if you > > come up with anything. I'll > > > > > > > > start digging into this probably > > tomorrow, and maybe I'll have some > > > > > > > > luck... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -darren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:45:15 -0600, Jim > > Oltman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just looked on ATRPMs website and > > there is no listing for getting > > > > > > > > > the source code for the lirc drivers. > > There is also no mention of > > > > > > > > > exactly what "CVS version" I am using > > (0.7.0pre 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or > > > > > > > > > 8). I know that I have lirc 0.7.0-45 > > from ATRPMs but other than that, > > > > > > > > > I have no idea. Anyone know what > > version I could be running? I would > > > > > > > > > LOVE to get this remote going so I > > could move on to bugging the list > > > > > > > > > about other problems! :-) Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:44:10 -0800 > > (PST), Joe Huffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unless ATRPMS have been updated, > > then the only way to > > > > > > > > > > get this to work would be to compile > > the drivers. My > > > > > > > > > > guess is that these drivers will be > > updated in the > > > > > > > > > > not-too-distant-future, but exactly > > when that happens > > > > > > > > > > is up to the lirc maintainers. Then > > the RPMS will have > > > > > > > > > > to be udpated as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something you can try is to leave > > your current lirc > > > > > > > > > > installed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Download the same version you > > have installed. > > > > > > > > > > 2. Copy the the previously attached > > source code to the > > > > > > > > > > appropriate place. > > > > > > > > > > 3. Configure and compile source. > > > > > > > > > > 4. Copy the new lirc_mceusb and > > lirc_dev modules over > > > > > > > > > > the existing files. (After making a > > backup of the > > > > > > > > > > originals of course.) > > > > > > > > > > 5. Unload the modules, then load the > > new modules. (Or > > > > > > > > > > reboot for the easiest way.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > About your questions concerning my > > modprobe.conf and > > > > > > > > > > what not. I don't have anything > > currently in their > > > > > > > > > > except ethernet and video. Since my > > remote wasn't > > > > > > > > > > working with lirc yet, there was no > > reason to put > > > > > > > > > > anything in there. Also, I am > > running gentoo, so I > > > > > > > > > > don't know the exact format of the > > modprobe.conf file, > > > > > > > > > > but my guess is you would just want > > the module name > > > > > > > > > > you would want to load. In this case > > it would just be > > > > > > > > > > lirc_mceusb, all the other modules > > required by lirc > > > > > > > > > > should be loaded. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Jim Oltman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since I used apt-get to install > > lirc > === message truncated ===> > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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