Re: New PVR-150 remote not working! (mceusb2)

[Joseph K. <jos...@gm...>]

What does the mode2 command give you.  Type: mode2, point and press buttons.


On 1/9/07, Tim Burrell <tim...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I got a Hauppauge wintv pvr-150 recently and it comes bundled with a new
> style mceusb2 remote.  I've compiled lirc (0.8.1) with mceusb2 support,
> and modprobing the lirc_mceusb2 module results in the following dmesg
> output:
>
> lirc_mceusb2[17]: SMK eHome Infrared Transceiver on usb1:17
>
> However, catting the device node, irw, and irrecord do not create any
> results.  No data comes from the device node at all, irw does not detect
> any events (when using the mceusb configuration file), and irrecord just
> errors out after 10 seconds saying that it saw no data.
>
> The remote in question is different than the config file states... there
> are no colored buttons.  It enumerates itself in lsusb as:
>
> Bus 001 Device 017: ID 0609:031d SMK Manufacturing, Inc.
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               1.10
>   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        16
>   idVendor           0x0609 SMK Manufacturing, Inc.
>   idProduct          0x031d
>   bcdDevice            0.00
>   iManufacturer           1 SMK
>   iProduct                2 eHome Infrared Transceiver
>   iSerial                 3 SM006KuP
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength           32
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0xa0
>       Remote Wakeup
>     MaxPower              100mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           2
>       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
>       bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
>       bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
>       iInterface              0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0010  1x 16 bytes
>         bInterval               0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0010  1x 16 bytes
>         bInterval               0
>
> Note that I can see the red light blinking on the IR receiver when I
> press buttons on the remote.  I also had a previous remote working with
> lirc so I am fairly confident that it's not just user error (however I
> am open to trying anything anyone can think of to get it to work).  But
> right now it seems as if the IR receiver is not supported correctly by
> the mceusb2 module.  I have seen other references on the interweb to
> people running into the same problem with the new mceusb2 remote bundled
> with the pvr-150.
>
> Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!  Also, if it is a case
> that something has changed with the remote, and it's not supported, I
> will gladly assist in any way I can to make it work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim.
>
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