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Author:  hurnik [ Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Streamzap remote not working?
I've been fighting with R5E50 and the PVR-150 MCE edition. Finally just gave up and bought a streamzap remote.

Plugged in the USB receiver and ran lirc-reconfig.sh It detected the streamzap automatically (it did not do this with the PVR MCE edition).

So I thought I was all set.

Go into "live TV" and push the channel up/down on the remote. The receiver flashes red, but nothing happens.

So I rebooted the box (in case it was a USB problem or something).

Still nothing. I use the "arrow" keys and nothing happens.

I've got two tuner cards in the system, do I need to "tell" them which one does what? But I still would've thought that the arrow keys would move the cursor around in the menu. (One is the AirStar HD-5000 so it has no IR Blaster, the PVR-150 is not currently setup to use IR Blasting).

Loading IRW kills lircd, so it's impossible to know if the receiver is receving the correct commands.

I've checked the lircd.conf file (both places) and it's setup for the streamzap.

Am I missing something obvious? Is there another program that can be used instead of IRW that won't kill lircd?
Author:  thornsoft [ Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:08 pm ]
Post subject: 
Try this:

cat /dev/lirc0

Hit some buttons. Do you get any output?
Author:  hurnik [ Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:55 pm ]
Post subject: 
Yes, I get "funky" characters on the screen (for example, channel up shows up as:

yyy (with little double dots above each one) followed by a bunch of solid filled boxes).

But nothing happens in MythTV itself. (I hit ALT-F1 at the console to do this).
Author:  hurnik [ Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:28 pm ]
Post subject: 
When I do a:

mode2 -d /dev/lirc0

I get all sorts of things for the button presses, so I'm 99% sure the OS is seeing everything okay.

But MythTV is not.

I've checked and the lircrc file is where it's supposed to be in the .mythtv directory under home.

And it looks okay.

Is there another daemon or program that has to run to "see"/read this file? or that passes what the OS sees into MythTv?
Author:  thornsoft [ Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:17 pm ]
Post subject: 
Hmmm... Seems like it should be working then. I'm not sure what's up.
Author:  Greg Frost [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:03 am ]
Post subject: 
hurnik wrote:
Is there another daemon or program that has to run to "see"/read this file? or that passes what the OS sees into MythTv?
I pretty sure that is the job of lircd. Is it running? Does irw register any button presses?
Author:  tjc [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:11 am ]
Post subject: 
Try this:
Code:
grep 'unknown key' /var/log/syslog*

When my remote stops working I start seeing this type of stuff in the logfiles:
Code:
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:11 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:11 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:11 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:12 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:12 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:12 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:33 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:33 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
Author:  hurnik [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:00 pm ]
Post subject: 
Greg Frost wrote:
hurnik wrote:
Is there another daemon or program that has to run to "see"/read this file? or that passes what the OS sees into MythTv?
I pretty sure that is the job of lircd. Is it running? Does irw register any button presses?


It claims it start lircd, but when I do a ps ax I don't see "lircd" in the list, but maybe I'm doing something wrong.

IRW kills lircd, so it's impossible to look at with IRW.

But a mode2 -d /dev/lirc0 shows the IR commands going through to the OS.
Author:  hurnik [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:02 pm ]
Post subject: 
tjc wrote:
Try this:
Code:
grep 'unknown key' /var/log/syslog*

When my remote stops working I start seeing this type of stuff in the logfiles:
Code:
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:11 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:11 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:11 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:12 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:12 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:12 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3f94 down=0
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:33 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=1
/var/log/syslog.0:Jan 24 02:12:33 black2 kernel: i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x14 raw=0x3794 down=0


Nothing comes back, so I'm assuming no errors there.

My assumption is also that with two tuner cards, that the "mythtv" functionality should at least work (ie, drive around the menus with the arrow keys).
Author:  bouncey [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:27 pm ]
Post subject: 
I'm having a similar problem. MythTV works, lirc works, irw shows button presses, the config files are fine, but my streamzap remote still doesn't control the MythTV menu. It's very frustrating. I thought this kind of remote was supposed to Just Work.

This is with Ubuntu for AMD64 by the way. I'm curious how you resolve your problem.
Author:  bruce_s01 [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:29 pm ]
Post subject: 
Have you checked your key defintions in /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc are the same as those in /etc/lirc/lircd.conf, for example, from my lircrc:
Code:
begin
     prog = mythtv
     button = Go
# # Change Card
     config = Y
end

and from lircd.conf:
Code:
Go                       0x0161


Bruce S.
Author:  hurnik [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:32 pm ]
Post subject: 
A ps -ef will show that lircd is running.

My /etc/lirc/lircd.conf is here:

Code:
# brand:                       Streamzap
# model no. of remote control: PC Remote
# devices being controlled by this remote: USB receiver
#

begin remote

  name  Streamzap_PC_Remote
  bits            6
  flags RC5|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  one           889  889
  zero          889  889
  plead         889
  pre_data_bits   8
  pre_data       0xA3
  gap          108344
  toggle_bit      2


      begin codes
          0                        0x00
          1                        0x01
          2                        0x02
          3                        0x03
          4                        0x04
          5                        0x05
          6                        0x06
          7                        0x07
          8                        0x08
          9                        0x09
          POWER                    0x0A
          MUTE                     0x0B
          CH_UP                    0x0C
          VOL_UP                   0x0D
          CH_DOWN                  0x0E
          VOL_DOWN                 0x0F
          UP                       0x10
          LEFT                     0x11
          OK                       0x12
          RIGHT                    0x13
          DOWN                     0x14
          MENU                     0x15
          EXIT                     0x16
          PLAY                     0x17
          PAUSE                    0x18
          STOP                     0x19
          |<<                      0x1A
          >>|                      0x1B
          RECORD                   0x1C
          <<                       0x1D
          >>                       0x1E
          RED                      0x20
          GREEN                    0x21
          YELLOW                   0x22
          BLUE                     0x23
     DISP                     0x24
       PTZ                      0x25
       HELP                     0x26
      end codes

end remote



and my /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc file is:

Code:
# StreamZap Remote
# 'config' must either be a literal key, e.g. 'config = l' or must
# refer to a defined key in MythTV, e.g. 'config = PLAY'
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 0
   config = 0
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 1
   config = 1
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 2
   config = 2
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 3
   config = 3
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 4
   config = 4
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 5
   config = 5
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 6
   config = 6
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 7
   config = 7
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 8
   config = 8
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = 9
   config = 9
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = POWER
   config = Esc
end

# ???
begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MUTE
   config = F9
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = CH_UP
   repeat = 3
   config = Up
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = VOL_UP
   repeat = 3
   config = ]
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = CH_DOWN
   repeat = 3
   config = Down
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = VOL_DOWN
   repeat = 3
   config = [
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = UP
   repeat = 3
   config = Up
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = LEFT
# navigates, or skips back during playback or live tv.
   config = Left
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = OK
   config = Return
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = RIGHT
# navigates, or skips forwards during playback or live tv.
   config = Right
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = DOWN
   repeat = 3
   config = Down
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = MENU
   config = m
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = EXIT
   config = Esc
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = PLAY
   config = l
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = PAUSE
   config = p
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = STOP
   config = Esc
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   # skip backward
   button = |<<
   config = PgUp
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   # skip forward
   button = >>|
   config = PgDown
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = RECORD
   config = r
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   # rewind
   button = <<
   config = <
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   # fast forward
   button = >>
   config = >
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = RED
   # aka LIVE
   # Delete
   config = d
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = GREEN
   # aka PLAY
   # Info
   config = i
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = YELLOW
   # aka PRGM
   # change aspect ratio
   config = w
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = BLUE
   # aka SET
   config = Tab
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = DISP
   config = e
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = PTZ
   config = z
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = HELP
   config = Space
end

# MPLAYER
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = POWER
   config = quit
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = MUTE
   config = mute
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = VOL_UP
   repeat = 3
   config = volume +1
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = VOL_DOWN
   repeat = 3
   config = volume -1
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = UP
   repeat = 3
   config = seek +10
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = LEFT
# navigates, or skips back during playback or live tv.
   config = seek -60
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = RIGHT
# navigates, or skips forwards during playback or live tv.
   config = seek +60
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = DOWN
   repeat = 3
   config = seek -10
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = EXIT
   config = quit
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = play
   config = speed_set 1.0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = pause
    config = pause
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = STOP
   config = quit
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   # skip backward
   button = |<<
   config = seek -600
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   # skip forward
   button = >>|
   config = seek +600
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   # slow forward
   button = <<
   config = speed_mult 0.5
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   # fast forward
   button = >>
   config = speed_mult 2.0
end
Author:  tjc [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:03 pm ]
Post subject: 
These buttons aren't right.
Quote:
Code:
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = play
   config = speed_set 1.0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = pause
    config = pause
end

However, that's just a minor issue. If this is using the USB as a serial port (like /dev/ttyS0) you may have the ownership/permission problem documented elsewhere. Make sure that the mythtv user is a member of the dialout group.
Code:
root@black2:~# grep dialout /etc/group
dialout:x:20:mythtv
Author:  hurnik [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:35 pm ]
Post subject: 
tjc wrote:
These buttons aren't right.
Quote:
Code:
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = play
   config = speed_set 1.0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = pause
    config = pause
end

However, that's just a minor issue. If this is using the USB as a serial port (like /dev/ttyS0) you may have the ownership/permission problem documented elsewhere. Make sure that the mythtv user is a member of the dialout group.
Code:
root@black2:~# grep dialout /etc/group
dialout:x:20:mythtv


The files were auto-generated by MythTV, so if there's some wrong stuff, I guess a bug fix or something will have to be done?

Anyway, this is the USB version (not USB to serial, it's plugged directly into the USB port) so I don't think t's using the USB as a serial port (how do I tell?)

I think I remember seeing something about the permissions before, but it referenced a diff. area (when I'd checked that it was okay). But with the /etc/group for dialout it does not show like yours.

Of course, now I can't find the ownership/permission article I was talking about (may not even be on this site).

But I changed the group file and still no go.

Again:

Code:

mode2 -d /dev/lirc0



Will show the pulse codes, etc. when doing things.

But MythTV just ignores everything.
Author:  kfrancek [ Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:51 am ]
Post subject: 
Did you figure this out? I am having the same problem. Different remote, but same issue with the mythtv not responding.
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