HELP with remote control model 1039

[rrichiez]

I have installed fedora 10 with mythtv and cant get the remote control to work.

i have only two users mythtv and root. I tried checking the permisions of the lirc and they are set to root. It looks as it is installed corectly

# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0471:0815 Philips eHome Infrared Receiver
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 413c:2105 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1532:00fb Razer USA, Ltd
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
#

but when i press the buttons the remote comes on and the reciever blinks so it is sending something. but no movement on the screen.

please anyone this is driving me crazy. I reimaged the machine twice because it was working before. dont know what to do . probably i have a symlink worng or wrong permisions please help anyone.

rrichiez

[waterhead]

If you are talking about a Windows Media Center Remote, your first stop should be the MythTV Wiki.

MCE Remote - MythTV

It will not work without the proper configuration files. Lirc had a large repository of files for specific remotes, that can be found here:
Index of /remotes

You can download a compressed file containing these file here:
http://www.lirc.org/remotes.tar.bz2

I found setting up lirc to be rather complex, you may want to study the documentation found on the lirc web site.
LIRC - Linux Infrared Remote Control

I have started using Mythbuntu for all my MythTV installs. It has a wonderful configuration GUI that sets up the remotes almost automatically. I have set up three of the 1039 remotes under Mythbuntu, rather, it did it for me.

Hint: Look under the mceusb and the Hauppauge folders for some config files.

[waterhead]

A little more info on this for you.

You would use the lircd.conf.mceusb file. Rename it to just lircd.conf, and put it in the /etc folder. If you have a /etc/lirc folder, you should put it in there and make a link to it in /etc.

You then should copy the lircrc file from the MythTV MCE wiki page, that I linked to earlier. It goes into your home directory in ./mythtv/lirc folder. The folder is hidden, so change the view to show hidden files.

I'm trying to configure a MCE clone remote to work with my Eee PC/Ubuntu 9.04 system. There is no MythTV/Mythbuntu installed, and it is much harder to do!

[rrichiez]

Thanks for your help

but last night. late night I reimaged the machine thinking it would go away but it didnt. I did find this though which has led me to beliee that it is a bug.

I opend the remote control file that you posted and looked at the mceusb conf file and took "rc6_mask 0x100000000" this and pasted it into the one that i have . then I chown and chgrp the lircd.conf file to mythtv and then did irw command and was recieving . but as soon as i tried to configure it in mythtv all was lost .

there is something that its not kicking in .....I think its eaither a bug or a permision problem.

thanks anyway

Rrichiez

[waterhead]

I got my mceusb remote working, at least for mplayer!

I followed some old instructions for Ubuntu. They may not be relevent to Fedora, but I think that it is the config files that they have that made it work.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallLirc/Feisty

The lircd.conf file is still the same. In Fedora copy the lircd.conf.mceusb directly to the /etc folder as lircd.conf. Then copy this file and save it in your home directoy as .lircrc (don't forget the preceding dot). It contains codes for vlc, xine, mplayer and MythTV. It also has some codes to make the Off switch work.

#VLC
begin
    prog = vlc
    button = play
    config = key-play
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = pause
    config = key-pause
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = stop
    config = key-quit
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = chandown
    config = key-prev
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = chanup
    config = key-next
end
    
begin
    prog = vlc
    button = rewind
    config = key-slower
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = forward
    config = key-faster
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = VolDown
    config = key-vol-down
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = VolUp
    config = key-vol-up
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = mute
    config = key-vol-mute
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = left
    config = key-nav-left
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = right
    config = key-nav-right
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = down
    config = key-nav-down
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = up
    config = key-nav-up
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = ok
    config = key-nav-activate
end

begin
    prog = vlc
    button = dvd
    config = key-disc-menu
end


######XINE############
begin
    prog = xine
    button = back
    config = ToggleAspectRatio
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = ok
    config = EventSelect
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = info
    config = OSDStreamInfos
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = VolUp
    config = Volume+
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = VolDown
    config = Volume-
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = forward
    config = SeekRelative+15
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = rewind
    config = SeekRelative-15
end


begin
    prog = xine
    button = skip
    config = EventNext
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = replay
    config = EventPrior
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = pause
    config = Pause
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = up
    config = EventUp
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = right
    config = EventRight
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = down
    config = EventDown
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = left
    config = EventLeft
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = enter
    config = Enter
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = mute
    config = Mute  
end

begin
    prog = xine
    button = play
    config = Play  
end

begin
   prog = xine
   button = stop
   config = Quit
end

begin
   prog = xine
   button = home
   config = Menu
end

begin
   prog = xine
   button = dvd
   config = RootMenu
end

begin
   prog = xine
   button = rsurf
   config = RootMenu
end

#####MPLAYER#################
begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = ok
    config = pause
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = VolUp
    config = volume +1
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = VolDown
    config = volume -1
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = forward
    config = seek +30 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = rewind
    config = seek -30 0
end


begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = skip
    config = seek +15 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = replay
    config = seek -15 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = pause
    config = pause
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = up
    config = seek +60 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = right
    config = seek +6 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = down
    config = seek -60 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = left
    config = seek -6 0
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = enter
    config = pause
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = mute
    config = mute
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = play
    config = pause
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = power
   config = quit
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = stop
   config = quit
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = home
   config = vo_fullscreen
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = menu
   config = vo_fullscreen
end

##########LAUNCHING BUTTONS#######################

#Launch Myth
#begin
#    prog = irexec
#    button = power
#    delay= 6
#    config = /home/supermario/.checkmythrunning.sh
#end

#Turn TV Off
#begin
#    prog = irexec
#    button = power
#    config = irsend -d /dev/lircd1 SEND_ONCE Samsung power
#end

#Put monitor into low power mode & turn off tv
#begin
#    prog = irexec
#    button = back
#    config = DISPLAY=:0 xset dpms force off; irsend -d /dev/lircd1 SEND_ONCE Samsung power
#end

#########MythTV######################
begin 
    prog = mythtv
    button = chanup
    config = PgUp
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = chandown
    config = PgDown
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = ok
    config = Return
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = home
    config = M
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = menu
    config = M
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = info
    config = I
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = VolUp
    repeat = 3
    config = ]
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = VolDown
    repeat = 3
    config = [
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = forward
    repeat = 3
    config = >
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = rewind
    repeat = 3
    config = <
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = pause
    config = P
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = up
    repeat = 3
    config = Up
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = right
    repeat = 3
    config = Right
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = down
    repeat = 3
    config = Down
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = left
    repeat = 3
    config = Left
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = enter
    config = Enter
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = zero
    config = 0
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = one
    config = 1
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = two
    config = 2
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = three
    config = 3
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = four
    config = 4
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = five
    config = 5
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = six
    config = 6
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = seven
    config = 7
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = eight
    config = 8
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = nine
    config = 9
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = replay
# Use for backwards commercial skip
    config = Q  
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = skip
# Use for forward commercial skip
    config = Z  
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = exit
   config = D  
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = mute
    config = |  
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = guide
    config = S
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = play
    config = P  
end

begin
    prog = mythtv
    button = livetv
    config = %
end

begin
  prog = mythtv
  button = record
  config = R  
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = rectv
   config = &
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = dvd
   config = #
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = caption
   config = T
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = power
   config = Escape
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = stop
   config = Escape
end

begin
   prog = mythtv
   button = back
   config = W
end

For MythTV, you need to create a link to this file.

ln -s ~/.lircrc ~/.mythtv/lircrc

I didn't need to do most of the stuff on that How-To, and my hadrware.conf was formatted differently, so I left it alone.

Hope this helps you out. I want to get this working with Open Office Presentation, that would be so cool!

Edit: To record your own button mappings, use this command.

sudo irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 lircd.conf

[rrichiez]

I got it to work! thanks !

one thing thoug! is there a way to give it some kind of protection against reconfirguring . for example if someone was to go to the myth settings and hit on the infrared devices and pick a remote it would screw it up again. I want to prevent this..

do I do this by changing the file permisions?

again thanks a milllion!

rrichiez

[waterhead]

You have to have root privileges to change lirc settings, so that would be safe. As for the files in the home folder, they are hidden. Make sure that viewing hidden files is disabled.

Also, make backup copies of the configuration files. They can be used on other systems too.

Bye the way, I got it working with this remote:
Newegg.com - Anyware HA-IR01SV Infrared Certified MCE VISTA Remote Control

For $23 you can't go wrong. I took it apart and found that it is small enough to mount internally. You just need to adapt an internal USB header cable to where the external cable plugs in. I tested this method and it works. (a little soldering is needed)

[waterhead]

I have found a way to get some basic remote functions with Open Office Impress presentations. Thanks to a thread in the Ubuntu forums about using a Macbook remote, I added this to my lircrc file:

##############################################
#### Evince y OpenOffice (Presentations) ####
##############################################

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = OK
   #config = Key F11 CurrentWindow
   config = Key F5 CurrentWindow
   repeat = 0
end

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Back
   config = Key Escape CurrentWindow
   repeat = 0
end

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Down
   config = Key Prior CurrentWindow
   repeat = 0
end

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Up
   config = Key Next CurrentWindow
   repeat = 0
end

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Right
   config = Key ctrl-plus CurrentWindow
   repeat = 0
end

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Left
   config = Key ctrl-minus CurrentWindow
   repeat = 0
end

I then have to start the irxevent program in a terminal. The OK button switches the presentation to full screen Slide Show mode. The Up/Down arrows move Forward/Back through the slides. And the Back button exits the Slide Show mode.

The Left/Right arrows don't seem to be working, but you can do a slide presentation with the keys that do work. So I guess mission accomplished!

Thanks for spurring me to do this. Even if it meant that I didn't do what I was suppose to do today.