Mandriva 2008.1 and Hauppauge pvr-150 MCE USB remote

[Mark Adams-6]

I am trying to set up a MythTV box under Mandriva 2008.1. I have MythTV working, but the MCE USB remote control is killing me. I've started over with lirc and everything seems to be configured correctly. The config files are inserted below.

In a nutshell, as near as I can tell all the right modules are loading, lirc is starting and running, irw is connecting, but I still get no input read through irw. I fire up irw and it just sits there while I punch buttons at the receiver.

One interesting note -- there is no .lirc file of any kind in my ~ directory. Some of my reading indicates that this might be a requirement. I don't know.

And now, the details:

Lircmd is running:
Code:
# ps aux|grep lircmd
root     31291  0.0  0.0   1648   216 ?        Ss   12:42   0:00 lircmd


Lircd is running:
Code:
# ps aux|grep lircd
root     31278  0.0  0.0   3088   612 ?        Ss   12:42   0:00 lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc/0


The device is being created:
Code:
# ll /dev/lirc
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 61, 0 2008-07-01 12:42 0


Code:
# ll /dev/lirc
total 0
crwxrwxrwx 1 root root 61, 0 2008-07-01 12:42 0


About the above device, it keeps resetting perms to 660, though whether it's 660 or 777 makes no difference -- irw doesn't show input either way.

Modules are loading:
Code:
# lsmod |grep lirc
lirc_mceusb2           12516  1
lirc_i2c                9476  0
i2c_core               19360  16 cx88xx,bttv,lirc_i2c,nvidia,wm8775,cx25840,tuner,tea5767,tda8290,tuner_simple,mt20xx,tea5761,ivtv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_i801
lirc_dev               12324  2 lirc_mceusb2,lirc_i2c
usbcore               121932  9 lirc_mceusb2,ndiswrapper,usbmouse,usbkbd,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd


Lircd works well enough to get lirc running:
Code:
# cat /etc/sysconfig/lircd
# Customized setings for lirc daemon

# The hardware driver to use, run lircd --driver=? for a list

#DRIVER=UNCONFIGURED
DRIVER=default

# Hardware driver module to load
#HWMOD=UNCONFIGURED
HWMOD=lirc_mceusb2

# The device node that communicates with the IR device.
# if you are using lirc_serial, set DEVICE to /dev/ttyS[0-9]
# where 0-9 is the serial port your IR receiver is plugged

# with devfs enabled
DEVICE=/dev/lirc/0
#DEVICE=/dev/lirc/serial

# without devfs
#DEVICE=/dev/lirc

# Serial port for the receiver (for serial driver)
# COM1 (/dev/ttyS0)
#COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS0
#DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3f8"

# COM2 (/dev/ttyS1)
#COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS1
#DRIVER_OPTS="irq=3 io=0x2f8"

# COM3 (/dev/ttyS2)
#COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS2
#DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3e8

# COM4 (/dev/ttyS3)
#COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS3
#DRIVER_OPTS="irq=3 io=0x2e8"


This appears to be the correct lircd.conf:
Code:
# cat /etc/lircd.conf
#
# From http://lircconfig.commandir.com/lircd.conf/?viewremote=139
# on 6/20/2008
# For Hauppauge IR remote model 1069 using module lirc_mceusb2
#

begin remote
 name            mceusb2
 bits            16
 flags           RC6|CONST_LENGTH
 eps             30
 aeps            100
 header          2667   889
 one             444   444
 zero            444   444
 gap             105000
 toggle_bit      22
 pre_data_bits   21
 pre_data        0x37FF0

 begin codes

      #               no e2,e3
      Blue            0x00007ba1
      Yellow          0x00007ba2
      Green           0x00007ba3
      Red             0x00007ba4
      Teletext        0x00007ba5
      Radio           0x00007baf
      Print           0x00007bb1
      Videos          0x00007bb5
      Pictures        0x00007bb6
      RecTV           0x00007bb7
      Music           0x00007bb8
      TV              0x00007bb9
      Guide           0x00007bd9
      LiveTV          0x00007bda
      DVD             0x00007bdb
      Back            0x00007bdc
      OK              0x00007bdd
      Right           0x00007bde
      Left            0x00007bdf
      Down            0x00007be0
      Up              0x00007be1
      Star            0x00007be2
      Hash            0x00007be3
      Replay          0x00007be4
      Skip            0x00007be5
      Stop            0x00007be6
      Pause           0x00007be7
      Record          0x00007be8
      Play            0x00007be9
      Rewind          0x00007bea
      Forward         0x00007beb
      ChanDown        0x00007bec
      ChanUp          0x00007bed
      VolDown         0x00007bee
      VolUp           0x00007bef
      More            0x00007bf0
      Mute            0x00007bf1
      Home            0x00007bf2
      Power           0x00007bf3
      Enter           0x00007bf4
      Clear           0x00007bf5
      Nine            0x00007bf6
      Eight           0x00007bf7
      Seven           0x00007bf8
      Six             0x00007bf9
      Five            0x00007bfa
      Four            0x00007bfb
      Three           0x00007bfc
      Two             0x00007bfd
      One             0x00007bfe
      Zero            0x00007bff

 end codes

end remote


This lircmd.conf is suspect:
Code:
# cat lircmd.conf
#
# lircmd config file
#

PROTOCOL IMPS/2

# ACCELERATOR start max multiplier

ACCELERATOR 2 30 5

ACTIVATE * RESERVED

MOVE_N  * 2
MOVE_NE * 3
MOVE_E  * 6
MOVE_SE * 9
MOVE_S  * 8
MOVE_SW * 7
MOVE_W  * 4
MOVE_NW * 1
MOVE_IN * CH+
MOVE_OUT * CH-

BUTTON1_TOGGLE * 5
BUTTON1_TOGGLE * RADIO
BUTTON2_TOGGLE * VOL+
BUTTON3_TOGGLE * SOURCE

BUTTON1_CLICK * TV
BUTTON1_CLICK * VOL-
BUTTON3_CLICK * MUTE

# BUTTONx_CLICK, BUTTONx_UP, BUTTONx_DOWN are also possible


Just looking at this last file and the remote itself, I don't think this is the right lircmd file. It is from /usr/share/lirc-remotes/ hauppauge/lircmd.conf.hauppauge. I'm just wondering if the right file might actually be /usr/share/lirc-remotes/ microsoft/lircmd.conf.xbox since this remote appears identical to the remote that came with my son's 360.

Any help?


Thanks.


--
Mark Adams


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