Re: Controlling a VCR with irblaster

[David L. <lio...@co...>]

Someone please take pity on me -- this seems the only place I can ask
for advice on this, and I'd rather not have to reinvent the wheel.

Dave


David Liontooth wrote:

> Any suggestions on how to deal with this -- is it worth trying to change
> some of the values in the remote configuration files on a trial and
> error basis, or is the only realistic remedy to get an IR receiver?
>
> How are the codes for VCRs discovered?
>
> Dave
>
> David Liontooth wrote:
>   
>> I got an irblaster (a serial transmitter) from http://www.irblaster.info
>> to control a VCR from the PC.
>> The VCR is a JVC HR-S29U, and the remote a JVC_LP20303-015.
>>
>> I put the configuration for JVC_LP20303-009 at
>> http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/jvc/LP20303-009 into
>> /etc/lirc/lircd.conf -- this is almost exactly my model remote. The
>> irblaster has a LED that lights up when a command is sent, so I can see
>> that the commands come through -- but the VCR isn't responding.
>>
>> I then added the configuration for JVC S7600U at
>> http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/jvc/HR-S7600U into
>> /etc/lirc/lircd.conf -- it's not the same model, but some of the
>> commands are likely generic. No response from the VCR.
>>
>> Am I missing something? Should the configuration file for either the
>> remote or the VCR work -- assuming it's the correct configuration?
>>
>> Since I don't have an IR receiver on my computer, just the transmitter,
>> I don't see how I can capture the IR codes.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> I installed lirc on Debian sid amd64:
>>
>> ii  liblircclient0         0.8.0-9  
>> ii  lirc                   0.8.0-9  
>> ii  lirc-modules-2.6.16.38 0.8.0-9+1
>> ii  lirc-x                 0.8.0-9  
>>
>> lsmod:
>>
>> lirc_serial            14048  0
>> lirc_dev               15720  1 lirc_serial
>>
>> dmesg:
>>
>> lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
>> lirc_serial: no version for "lirc_unregister_plugin" found: kernel tainted.
>> lirc_serial: auto-detected active high receiver
>> lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
>>
>> lircd:
>>
>> /usr/sbin/lircd --device=/dev/lirc --output=/dev/lircd
>> --pidfile=/var/run/lircd.pid
>>
>> dev:
>>
>> crw-rw---- 1 root video 61, 0 2007-01-27 15:26 /dev/lirc0
>> srw-rw-rw- 1 root root      0 2007-01-27 17:49 /dev/lircd
>>
>> commands:
>>
>> irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE jvc play
>>
>> syslog:
>>
>> accepted new client on /dev/lircd
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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