Re: Controlling a VCR with irblaster

[Rick W. <ri...@re...>]

What do you have for remotes?  If you have a regular comcast remote and can 
program it to work with your vcr, post the code you use on the comcast 
remote, and I can then program my remote with the code for your vcr, and then 
I can record the codes with my ir receiver.

Rick

On Monday 29 January 2007 16:38, 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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