Re: Pay for experts time to fix lirc receive and transmit

[Craig T. <ctr...@co...>]

> On Mar 21, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Mark <80...@gm...> wrote:
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> I have the receive portion working no problem.
> 
> Its the transmit that is the issue :(
> 
> I likely dont understand how this works in relation to the receive function with what config is needed.
> 
I’m referring to the IR emitter (aka blaster).  I don’t know what your hardware looks like but perhaps the emitter is not in the correct orientation to the receiver on the device you wish to control.  If one is rotated w.r.t. the other, they probably won’t work.

Craig
(And it is a lot cleaner if we don’t mix top and bottom posting!)

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> On 21/03/17 11:09 AM, Craig Treleaven wrote:
>>> On Mar 21, 2017, at 11:50 AM, Mark Hutchinson <80...@gm...> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> After spending far too much time hacking away, I need to find someone to assist me and will pay them for their time.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I want to control a STB with an IR transmitter in Hauppauge HDPVR
>>> 
>>> With irrecord I have a working config for the remote and IRW works properly.
>>> I just cant make that jump to a working irtransmit.
>>> 
>>> I have this on Ubuntu 16.10 now, but would prefer this be on a fedora 25 box.
>>> When I move  the lirc directory to Fedora, nothing works.  Again, need help here.
>>> 
>>> Any true experts out there that can help.  We can agree before hand on a fee for your time.
>>> 
>> Before you give up, check which way is “up”.  Normally you hold an IR remote control level with the floor.  If you twist your hand 90 degrees, it will probably only work very sporadically.  I assume IR blasters are the same.
>> 
>> Craig
>> (Don’t ask me to relate again the sad details of why I know this!)
>> 
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