Re: LIRC on CentOS 6

On Fri, 2012-08-24 at 07:24 -0700, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> 
> On 8/23/2012 8:47 PM, James Szinger wrote:
> > On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:07:02 -0700
> > Kirk Bocek <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm getting a new MythTV frontend up and running on CentOS 6 x86_64.
> >> I have the LIRC 0.8.7 packages installed:
> >>
> >> $rpm -qa |grep lirc
> >> lirc-devices-0.8-4.el6.noarch
> >> lirc-0.8.7-88.el6.x86_64
> >> liblirc_client0-0.8.7-88.el6.x86_64
> >> lirc-kmdl-2.6.32-279.5.1.el6-0.8.7-88.el6.x86_64
> >>
> >> When I plug in my receiver, the lirc_mceusb driver is loaded as
> >> expected.
> >>
> >> The problem is I don't get any of the usual /dev/lirc* entries
> >> created.
> >
> > The kernel model for the mceusb stuff changed in EL six.  See
> > http://wilsonet.com/?page_id=95 for some background.  I don't have the
> > lirc-kmdl package installed, and mine works fine with the stock
> > mceusb.ko kernel moodule.
> >
> > My /etc/sysconfig/lircd has
> > LIRCD_OPTIONS="--device=name='Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote
> > Transceiver (1784:0011)' -H devinput"
> >
> > You can look at /proc/bus/input/devices to find the right name for your
> > remove.
> 
> Thanks James. I was sent in the same direction over in the CentOS forums:
> 
> https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=38926&forum=57
> 
> I now have the 0.9.0 packages from EPEL installed and no kmdl package. 
> Is there any reason for Axel to continue publishing the kmdl packages 
> for CentOS 6?
> 
> The issue I am having now is that only the Microsoft remote that came 
> with the receiver is working. I've tried two different generic remotes 
> with six or eight different configurations. Nothing gives me output from 
> IRW. These are configurations that worked with lirc 0.8.7 under CentOS 5.
> 
> I *do* see output from mode2. Meaning IR pulses are being received, just 
> not properly interpreted.
> 
> I tried adding your '-H devinput' option to /etc/sysconfig/lirc. All it 
> did was cause the Microsoft remote to stop working.
> 
Can't speak to anyone else, I use the atrpms kernel modules for 0.8.7-88
on both my RHEL and CentOS machines that have both the IR from Hauppauge
IR hardware & remotes and a MCE USB compatible one as well. Oh, and IR
blaster that I use to channels on cable box, couldn't ever get the
firewire to do anything except turn the box on/off.

Have never been able to get the 0.9.x series to work for me, doubtless
my fault somehow, so I for one greatly appreciate having these kernel
modules available.

Jim
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