Re: MCE USB Receiver

[Pedro P. <pa...@gm...>]

Hello Patrick,

Please do an "lsusb -v" and send the output regarding the MCE USB
receiver to the list. I had a Mitsumi for testing purposes (not
anymore) and had to add code to the lirc_mceusb2.c source file because
the IDs for the receiver (vendor and product) weren't there. I have
yet to submit a patch (I made a backup, got to fetch it..).

This is the section for the receivers that are currently supported
(from the  lirc_mceusb2.c source file
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/lirc/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb2/lirc_m=
ceusb2.c?rev=3D1.2&view=3Dauto
):

=3D=3D=3D//=3D=3D=3D
#define VENDOR_PHILIPS=09=090x0471
#define VENDOR_SMK              0x0609
#define VENDOR_TATUNG=09=090x1460

static struct usb_device_id usb_remote_table [] =3D {
=09{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x0815) },=09/* Philips eHome Infrared
Transciever */
=09{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SMK, 0x031d) },=09/* SMK/Toshiba G83C0004D410 */
=09{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TATUNG, 0x9150) },  /* Tatung eHome Infrared Transce=
iver */
=09{ }=09=09=09=09=09/* Terminating entry */
};
=3D=3D=3D//=3D=3D=3D

Your receiver could be a Mitsumi, or something else entirely. If the
IDs (vendor and product) are in this list, the problem is something
else.

Best regards,
--
Pedro Palhoto


> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:00:09 +0100
> From: Patrick Fischer <pat...@gm...>
> To:  lir...@li...
> Subject: MCE USB Receiver
>
> Hello
> After I have detected that I can't use the internal Com2, i want to use
> the MCE USB Receiver.
> I have seen that there are two driver in the cvs Version.
> -Windows Media Center Remotes (old Version , Microsoft USB ID)
> -Windows Media Center Remotes (new Version , Philips et al.)
>
> I have tried this install howto
> http://blatter.com/mceusb/INSTALL
>
> It works fine except I have chosen the lirc own modules for "lirc_mceusb"=
.
> My problem is that I can't Plugin the Controller because it is included
> in my SettopBox.
> So I have tried to load the modules by
> modprobe lirc_mceusb debug=3D1
> alternative I have reboot the whole system.
>
> My dmesg don't show me the expected output, it shows me: (for lirc_mceusb=
2)
>
> lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
> lirc_mceusb2: USB remote driver for LIRC v0.22
> lirc_mceusb2: Martin Blatter <mar...@ya...>
> lirc_mceusb2: debug mode enabled
> usbcore: registered new driver lirc_mceusb2
>
>
> and for lirc_mceusb:
> lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
> lirc_mceusb: USB remote driver for LIRC v0.3
> lirc_mceusb: Martin Blatter <mar...@ya...>
> usbcore: registered new driver lirc_mceusb
>
> /usr/local/src/lirc# ls -l /dev/lirc*
> crw-r--r--  1 root root 61, 0 2006-01-16 15:13 /dev/lirc
> prw-rw-rw-  1 root root     0 2006-01-16 15:13 /dev/lircd
> prw-r--r--  1 root root     0 2006-01-16 15:13 /dev/lircm
>
> cat /dev/lirc
> cat: /dev/lirc: No such device
>
> mode2
> mode2: error opening /dev/lirc
> mode2: No such device
>
> Maybe somebody know the reason why I can't open the dev/lirc?
>
> Greetings
> Patrick
>