LIRC nightmares. Update broke functionality, Cannot resolve the issue.

shtnarg · 2011-08-02 23:08:04

Hey!

So I like everyone else have been suffering with my broken lirc.

Since an update, my lirc setup semi stopped working. The output side (sending commands to devices from arch) never stopped. Its a mess of learned codes and conf files from years of trying to understand this beast!. The Input side (receiving commands from a programmable remote) is as far as I see it, far too complex for what it is!

Its a microsoft (root of all problems) receiver,

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0471:0815 Philips (or NXP) eHome Infrared Receiver

. Capable of transmission also (which works flawlessly).

I removed lirc, kept lirc-utils.

# cat /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols 
rc-5 nec rc-6 jvc sony [lirc]

My lircd.conf includes 4 remotes, only 1 is used for input (pana.conf) which is a panasonic DVD remote (eur7621010) I can include it if requested.

cat /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
#Configuration for the Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.) remote:
#include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"

#Configuration for the Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Scientific Atlanta Cable box transmitter:
#include "/usr/share/lirc/transmitters/scientificatlanta/general.conf"

#input
include "/etc/lirc/pana.conf"

#output
include "/etc/lirc/test.conf"
include "/etc/lirc/test1.conf"
include "/etc/lirc/oxyair.conf"

my dmesg output

# dmesg | grep lirc
[   53.517296] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 250 
[   53.518460] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (mceusb) registered at minor = 0

If I cat the device (/dev/lirc) I can see a ton of garbage

# cat /dev/lirc
??^???^&^?^?^?????^?^???^?^??????^?????^??
????                                      ???????????????????^?
    ???????????????????
?????????????????????????????????????????
???????????                              ????F?????????????????????
???????^?????????????????????????????????
                                         ??????????????????????????
                                                                   ???????????
                                                                              ???????????????????????????????????????????

but irw shows nothing.

my hardware.conf looks suspicious, but hey, it used to work?!

# cat /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.)"
REMOTE_MODULES=""
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

LIRCD_OPTS="-o /dev/lircd"

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Scientific Atlanta Cable box"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="scientificatlanta/general.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=""

# Remote settings required by gnome-lirc-properties
#REMOTE_MODEL="Linux Input Layer compatible Remote"
#REMOTE_VENDOR="Generic"

# Receiver settings required by gnome-lirc-properties
#RECEIVER_MODEL="Serial Port Receiver"
#RECEIVER_VENDOR="Generic"

Im on kernel 2.6.39.ARCH
Anything I missed I'm happy to post. Thanks in advance.

Last edited by shtnarg (2011-08-02 23:19:42)

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#1 2011-08-02 23:08:04

LIRC nightmares. Update broke functionality, Cannot resolve the issue.

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