Re: iMON LCD - need pointers to debug

[Jarod W. <ja...@wi...>]

Peter Bowen wrote:
> I’m a long time user, first time asker.  I’ve used lirc with a homebrew 
> serial and iMON VFD, so I felt comfortable trying out the LCD.  After 
> searching google, fighting with modules, and finally having limited 
> success, I guess it’s time to ask for help.
> 
> I have the Siverstone version of the original iMON LCD, and I’ve been 
> able to get the LCD part working with lcdproc so I know I can 
> communicate, but the remote is killing me.  Here’s what I’ve done so far...
> 
> Downloaded, built and installed the stock 8.0.4a.  It creates the 
> devices and the syslog looks fine.  When I run mode2, it tells me to run 
> it in raw mode.  No matter what I do, I don’t get any output.
> 
> Downloaded, built and installed cvs HEAD.  I have the same problem.
> 
> I’m using the matching remote.  
> 
> I seem to remember howto somewhere that had instructions on getting into 
> the guts and watching the raw stream, and if someone can point me to 
> that, I’m willing to do a bit more legwork.  I don’t have an 
> oscilloscpe, but I do have a multimeter, so I can do some basic poking 
> around if need be.  I’ve read through the FAQ and did a quick browse of 
> the list archive, but without a search, it was a bit rough.  I’m totally 
> willing to RTFM if you can point me in the right direction.  Thank you 
> in advance for any help.

Rather than trying to recreate the wheel, i.e. a config file for your 
remote, try some of the config files in <lirc src>/remotes/imon/.

--jarod