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Dave Treacy | 1 Feb 2011 02:23

Re: Asrock ION 330HT Remote - Power on issue

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Jarod Wilson <jarod@...> wrote:
>
> On Jan 31, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Dave Treacy wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> >
> > Firstly I want to give my appreciation of what you guys are doing.  You should have seen the smile on my
face the first time I booted a distro and the remote worked out of the box! And worked really well!
> >
> > but alas I have a power-on issue.  that is it - and I cannot find a fix for it.
> >
> > I have honestly waited a few months before getting to this point.  I have tried many different distro's
(mainly live cd's as I don't want to ruin the wife's approval factor!)  I have tried fedora 14 live, ubuntu
10.10 live, xbmcfreak-10.10 builds and the awesome superfast booting openelec.tv build.
> >
> > I have recently tried (and failed miserably) getting back in touch with my friend the old c compiler and
taking just the wakeup routines (nvt_enable_wake etc) from Jarrods code into a little tool that was to set
the wakeup registers.  I was promptly told by my mate cc that I'm only allowed to mess about in user space,
and kernel space is not something for me.  I did this as a bit of trial and error to work out if something was
not allowing these registers to be set.
> >
> > I have also tried heaps of different solutions like echo USBx> /proc/acpi/wakeup, echo CIR>
/proc/acpi/wakeu, crawled through this list looking for asrock/nuvoton/power etc. posted on forums etc.
> >
> > One strange thing is that I have only found 2 other people with this problem.  I am putting this down to
everyone sticking to older or official xbmc builds with asrock drivers.
> >
> > I really hope I've missed something super simple!  If I have feel free to hurl abuse!
>
> Nah, there's an issue with the nuvoton-cir driver somewhere, and the wake

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Jarod Wilson | 1 Feb 2011 05:17

Re: Running LIRC on Asus barebone (Linux 2.6.37-12 )

On Jan 31, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Larry Lobster wrote:

>> It looks sane, from what I can tell, but lets have you try something
>> else first. Stop lircd and run mode2. Press some buttons on the remote
>> and see if mode2 spits anything out (it should). You should also be
>> able to run the driver in debug mode to get some additional data out
>> of it via dmesg. Results from this testing ought to give us a better
>> idea whether or not we're at least getting some data from the hardware.
>> 
> I stopped lirc and tried  mode2 --device=/dev/lirc0 :
> No reaction on button presses

Okay, that plus the complete lack of evidence that nvt_cir_isr is ever
firing says there are further code changes required to support this
hardware. Not a clue where to begin with them though. I'll try to ping
my Nuvoton contact and see if I can get some info.

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Larry Lobster | 1 Feb 2011 18:49

Re: Running LIRC on Asus barebone (Linux 2.6.37-12 )


> Okay, that plus the complete lack of evidence that nvt_cir_isr is ever
> firing says there are further code changes required to support this
> hardware. Not a clue where to begin with them though. I'll try to ping
> my Nuvoton contact and see if I can get some info.
>

Ok, thanks for the great support so far. If you don't have such a chip 
to test, just let me know. I will support you as good as I can do.

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Larry Lobster | 2 Feb 2011 18:54

Re: Running LIRC on Asus barebone (Linux 2.6.37-12 )


>> Okay, that plus the complete lack of evidence that nvt_cir_isr is ever
>> firing says there are further code changes required to support this
>> hardware. Not a clue where to begin with them though. I'll try to ping
>> my Nuvoton contact and see if I can get some info.
>>
> Ok, thanks for the great support so far. If you don't have such a chip
> to test, just let me know. I will support you as good as I can do.
>
On its website Asus offers Windows CIR drivers (XP, Vista, 7) for the 
Asus S1-AT5NM10E. Maybe it helps you to port it to Linux.

You can get the drivers here: 
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=PBY1wFg4r0bOWE5O&templete=2

Choose the "Download" tab and select an Operating System. Under 
"Utilities" you can find "Winbond CIR Driver V2.1.2009.619". I recommend 
the China mirror for downloading the drivers.

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Jarod Wilson | 2 Feb 2011 20:05

Re: Running LIRC on Asus barebone (Linux 2.6.37-12 )

On Feb 2, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Larry Lobster wrote:

> 
>>> Okay, that plus the complete lack of evidence that nvt_cir_isr is ever
>>> firing says there are further code changes required to support this
>>> hardware. Not a clue where to begin with them though. I'll try to ping
>>> my Nuvoton contact and see if I can get some info.
>>> 
>> Ok, thanks for the great support so far. If you don't have such a chip
>> to test, just let me know. I will support you as good as I can do.
>> 
> On its website Asus offers Windows CIR drivers (XP, Vista, 7) for the 
> Asus S1-AT5NM10E. Maybe it helps you to port it to Linux.

Unless there's source code there too, it doesn't help me at all, its just
a binary blob, and I don't have the Asus hardware to run it on. I'm still
waiting to hear back from Nuvoton, spec sheets really are the best thing
to have here.

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GeBu | 3 Feb 2011 22:32

Re: USB-RS232 prolific 2303 cable with serial IR receiver

When I started with lirc I read FAQ many times, but point 4. I do not
remember. Sorry.

4. Can I use a home-brew LIRC receiver with a Serial to USB adapter?
No, this won't work. But there is a project working on a dedicated USB
transceiver or you can connect an IR receiver to a FTDI based USB
chip. Using an Irman with USB adapter should work though.

Some notes:

* http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/Xn95HKsmlAOtPVQdf0V1
* http://www.mythtvtalk.com/need-help-converting-serial-ir-usb-ir-6134/

Citation: My understanding is that it won't work. The IR reciever
isn't actually using the real RS232 protocol that the port was
designed for. Hence, when you use the converter, the signals don't get
converted properly (it's not getting what it's expecting).

Jirka (GeBu)

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bsntech | 3 Feb 2011 01:30

lircrc File Config - Multiple Programs & Modes


Hello everyone,

I hope I can get some assistance on this issue I'm having with my .lircrc
file that I have saved in my home directory.

First of all, I am using Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit.  I have to run a startup bash
file to load the .lircrc file when the PC is turned on (I thought this was
done automatically but I guess not).

The startup script simply does this command:

irexec -d /home/user/.lircrc

Now, after that runs, the Hauppauge remote that I have begins responding to
commands.

I have the Power button set to turn the computer off (calls a shutdown.sh
file - this works fine).
I have the TV button set to start Mythtv (this also works - and the lircrc
file for MythTV commands works as well)
I have the Videos button set to start Boxee (this also works - and the
lircmap.xml file within Boxee works as well)
I have the Music button set to open a playlist using Totem (this also works
- but is problematic).

As you can see in the .lircrc file, the Music button will open Totem and
change the mode to totem.  However, this is where the problems begin.  I
have a "begin totem" and "end totem" for modes surrounding the configuration
of the buttons I want to work with totem.  Well, they don't work.  When I

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Bengt Nilsson | 5 Feb 2011 11:45

Antec Veris iMON problem

Hi!

I am trying to get a Antec Fusion Remote Black (iMON remote and LCD display) working with Ubuntu maverick 10.10.

To install lirc selecting "Antec Veris iMon" did not work at all.
So I removed lirc and decided to start over.

I have studied the instructions on how to install lirc using linux events. So far not successful.
Condition for below is without lirc installed.

Along with my experiments I have found that the remote is behaving really strange.
The first test was to use "evtest /dev/input/eventX".
This works fine, and shows that the volume knob produces VolumeUp and VolumeDown events as expected.
But if the Volume+ /Volume- button is pressed once on the Remote, it generates an endless stream of
VolumeUp/Down events that chokes the system completely, does not respond to mouseclicks etc. This is
actually true for all buttons except the mousepad. However, if I rock the Volume knob a bit CW/CCW the
endless stream of events is interrupted. Sometimes.

My question is now:
Is this a hardware/design problem, or is it something that can be "configured away" by installing and
configuring lirc properly?
In other words, should I even bother? Or cut the cables and install another, working, remote?

Most of the instructions I have found on this issue I suspect may be obsolete since Ubuntu 10.10 responds to
iMON without lirc, while Ubuntu 10.04 did not.

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Bengt Nilsson | 6 Feb 2011 12:21

Re: Antec Veris iMON problem

Reading an older thread (Re: iMON Remote repeating issue), I realize that the problem is in the imon driver.

A patch seems to be available, but it is beyond my current competence to apply it.

Can someone guide me?

Hi! I am trying to get a Antec Fusion Remote Black (iMON remote and LCD display) working with Ubuntu maverick 10.10. To install lirc selecting "Antec Veris iMon" did not work at all. So I removed lirc and decided to start over. I have studied the instructions on how to install lirc using linux events. So far not successful. Condition for below is without lirc installed. Along with my experiments I have found that the remote is behaving really strange. The first test was to use "evtest /dev/input/eventX". This works fine, and shows that the volume knob produces VolumeUp and VolumeDown events as expected. But if the Volume+ /Volume- button is pressed once on the Remote, it generates an endless stream of VolumeUp/Down events that chokes the system completely, does not respond to mouseclicks etc. This is actually true for all buttons except the mousepad. However, if I rock the Volume knob a bit CW/CCW the endless stream of events is interrupted. Sometimes. My question is now: Is this a hardware/design problem, or is it something that can be "configured away" by installing and configuring lirc properly? In other words, should I even bother? Or cut the cables and install another, working, remote? Most of the instructions I have found on this issue I suspect may be obsolete since Ubuntu 10.10 responds to iMON without lirc, while Ubuntu 10.04 did not. BN

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Larry Lobster | 7 Feb 2011 19:30

Detecting button presses twice

Hi everyone,

I'm using a MCE Remote Receiver. I use a 2.6.37 kernel, Ubuntu 10.10. 
and LIRC 0.8.7-pre3. Unfortunately some of the button presses are 
detected twice by irw. As frontend I use XBMC which handles those button 
presses twice, too.

My /etc/lirc/hardware.conf:
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Linux input layer (/dev/input/eventX)"
REMOTE_MODULES=""
REMOTE_DRIVER="devinput"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/irremote"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

My /etc/lirc/lircd.conf:
include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"

Do you have any ideas why the buttonpresses are detcted twice?

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