Re: problem with Hauppauge HVR-1300 non-MCE remote

[Raffaele B. <raf...@st...>]

Chris,

I /think/ you are using the lircd in the wrong way.

> lircd: lircd(hauppauge_dvb) ready

You compiled lirc for the interface provided by the lirc driver named
'hauppauge_dvb'.

> lircd: this device driver does not support the new LIRC interface
> lircd: major number of /dev/input/event5 is 13
> lircd: LIRC major number is 61

You probably invoke lircd it with device /dev/input/event5, which is the
kernel-provided interface (note that there's a keymap defined for
Hauppauge remote in drivers/media/common/ir-keymaps.c of the kernel).

I understand that to use this interface you need to compile lirc with
device=devinput, NOT hauppauge_dvb (see e.g.
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_HVR_1100 or last FAQ here:
http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2/faq.html).

This should explain the error message that you see in /var/log/lircd (I
don't have it). Other than that, the rest is the same as you.

I hoped someone on this list could explain first of all which is the
*right way* to use the HVR1300 remote, /dev/input/eventX or /dev/lirc/0?
Then we could start some more focused debugging...

raf

PS There's an HVR-1300 howto also
(http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_HVR_1300) but the guy did not get the
remote to work either :-(

PPS I tend to top-post, but if this list netiquette is bottom-post I can
easily switch.

Chris Fanning wrote:
> On 6/4/07, Raffaele BELARDI <raf...@st...> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd appreciate some pointers to try debugging the problem I have getting
>> my Hauppauge HVR-1300 remote working. The system is Gentoo with kernel
>> 2.6.20 and lirc 0.8.1. I'm trying to set up a Mythtv box.
>>
>> I am confused whether the remote should be 'seen' through:
>>
>> - the /dev/lirc interface, compiling lirc with device=hauppauge_dvb, or
>> - the kernel event interface, compiling lirc with device=devinput
>>
>> I have tried both, in the first case the device /dev/lirc0 is not
>> created. In the latter case, /dev/input/event3 is present, but cat'ing
>> it I don't get any output. If I run lircd with device dev/input, it
>> starts with no errors but I see no feedback pressing the remote keys.
>>
>> I tried to enable debug flags through /sys interface, both for ir_common
>> module (which should affect the event interface) and for the lirc_dev
>> module (for the /dev/lirc0 interface), but in neither case I get
>> additional info in syslog.
>>
>> The remote is recognized by the kernel, from syslog:
>> input: cx88 IR (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR130 as /class/input/input3
>>
>> Could anybody tell me which is the correct interface for this remote and
>> point me to some way to debug the problem? Any hints are greatly
>> appreciated, I'm running out of ideas.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
> 
> Hi Raffaele,
> 
> I have the same problem as you (I need to take Aspirins to keep going).
> I also have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1300 as /class/input/input8. I'm
> trying lirc-0.8.2pre2 on ubuntu 2.6.20-15
> 
> modprobe lirc_dev creates dmesg entry
> lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
> 
> cat /proc/bus/input/devices
> I: Bus=0001 Vendor=0070 Product=9601 Version=0001
> N: Name="cx88 IR (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR130"
> P: Phys=pci-0000:02:0b.2/ir0
> S: Sysfs=/class/input/input8
> H: Handlers=kbd event5
> B: EV=100003
> B: KEY=100fc312 214a802 0 0 0 0 18000 41a8 4801 9e1680 0 0 10000ffc
> 
> ls -l /dev/input/
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13,  69 2007-06-04 22:19 event5
> cat'ing it I don't get any output.
> 
> ls -l /dev/lirc*
> srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 2007-06-04 22:19 /dev/lircd
> 
> tail /var/log/lircd
> lircd: lircd(hauppauge_dvb) ready
> lircd: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd: could not get hardware features
> lircd: this device driver does not support the new LIRC interface
> lircd: major number of /dev/input/event5 is 13
> lircd: LIRC major number is 61
> lircd: check if /dev/input/event5 is a LIRC device
> lircd: caught signal
> 
> Do you get this too?
> Chris.
> 
>> raf
>>
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