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canucks604

Member

Registered: 2007-01-27

Posts: 18

mythtv & lirc

hi folks,

mind giving me a hand and/or a few pointers regarding mythtv & lirc?

i have lirc installed and the correct module loaded for the mce usb remote.
- irw spits out the correct key when i test the remote
- running irexec & mapping the power button to run mythtv also work.
- i have a lircrc file located in ~/.mythtv/lircrc which is a symlink from ~/.lircrc

sample entries

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = Down
    config = Down
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = Left
    config = Left
end

running mythfrontend and testing the key yield no results. 

this is what i get when i run mythfrontend

2007-11-06 21:25:40.672 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-11-06 21:25:41.297 Database Hostname: localhost
2007-11-06 21:25:41.316 DPMS is active.
2007-11-06 21:25:41.316 Empty LocalHostName.
2007-11-06 21:25:41.317 Using localhost value of archMyth
2007-11-06 21:25:41.322 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-11-06 21:25:41.326 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-11-06 21:25:41.327 Total desktop dim: 3040x1050, with 2 screen[s].
2007-11-06 21:25:41.338 Using screen 1, 1360x768 at 1680,0
2007-11-06 21:25:41.343 Current Schema Version: 1201
2007-11-06 21:25:41.344 mythfrontend version: 0.21.20071104-1 www.mythtv.org
2007-11-06 21:25:41.344 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2007-11-06 21:25:41.491 Total desktop dim: 3040x1050, with 2 screen[s].
2007-11-06 21:25:41.492 Using screen 1, 1360x768 at 1680,0
2007-11-06 21:25:41.493 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T)
2007-11-06 21:25:41.507 Using the OpenGL painter
2007-11-06 21:25:41.507 Joystick disabled.
2007-11-06 21:25:42.228 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T/base.xml
2007-11-06 21:25:42.232 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2007-11-06 21:25:42.272 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2007-11-06 21:25:42.302 Starting media monitor.
2007-11-06 21:25:42.854 Using NV NPOT texture extension

should there be an entry saying lirc is loaded or something?

also, i built mythtv from SVN.  it does indicate that lirc support will be built.

thanks in advance,

cheers.

clarence

Member

From: fremantle.au

Registered: 2005-10-12

Posts: 294

Re: mythtv & lirc

You need to have a lirc config file in you /home/your_user_name/.mythtv/ folder. Named lircrc (not .lircrc)...

As an example heres how I play / pause and select using my remote.

   
# OK/Select
   begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = ok
   config = Space
   end

# Play/Pause
   begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = playpause
   config = P
   end

Hope this helps

Last edited by clarence (2007-11-08 00:34:31)

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canucks604

Member

Registered: 2007-01-27

Posts: 18

Re: mythtv & lirc

i do have the lircrc file in /home/me/.mythtv/lircrc and it still doesn't work :S  any other ideas?