[13:06] <qwebirc72219> can anyone help me install a remote
[13:13] <qwebirc72219> anyone any good with remotes?  i took a guys sugesstion yesterday and bought a generic usb ir reciever and remote and i still get nothing from the remote.  how can i get a remote to work
[13:18] <Kwisher_wrk> qwebirc72219: what brand of ir receiver?
[13:18] <Kwisher_wrk> i'm that guy :)
[13:19] <Kwisher_wrk> from a term enter lsusb and you should see more info about the device
[13:20] <qwebirc72219> i dont see it listed but it has a light that lights up on it
[13:20] <qwebirc72219> it is a media gear mce remote and reciever
[13:21] <Kwisher_wrk> i believe you choose the "phillips" brand remote in the setup
[13:21] <qwebirc72219> ok i will try that
[13:22] <Kwisher_wrk> mine is MS branded MCE set
[13:22] <Kwisher_wrk> mine shows up as: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1784:0008 TopSeed Technology Corp. eHome Infrared Transceiver
[13:23] <Kwisher_wrk> i'll be home after 1:30 PM EST and I can help you better then
[13:24] <qwebirc72219> do i need to restart i choose phillips but dont get anything.  i did restart the computer after installing it
[13:24] <Kwisher_wrk> no need to reboot
[13:24] <Kwisher_wrk> does the light respond to the remote?
[13:27] <qwebirc72219> doesnt seem to, i dont know if it does anything but light up i never had it working.  my original remote came with my hauyppauge card but that one i couldnt get to work either
[13:28] <Kwisher_wrk> if the light on the receiver stays on solid then there's a problem
[13:28] <Kwisher_wrk> do you have another pc you can try it on?
[13:29] <qwebirc72219> i can try it on my windows laptop i will plug it in
[13:32] <qwebirc72219> it is working on the pc.
[13:32] <Kwisher_wrk> working on windows only verifies the hardware is working
[13:34] <qwebirc72219> i did some googleing the last couple days and see some posts about people having to start the lirc service, those seemed to be with older versions though do youy have to do that on 14.04
[13:38] <Kwisher_wrk> all i've ever had to do was use the config in the control center
[13:41] <qwebirc72219> it would figure i would be the one to get the issue from he!!.  been fight with it for 4 days now and cant seem to get any remote to work
[13:43] <qwebirc72219> do you know how to get rid of a error when i go into control center it says error in capture state of plugin mythexport.  i found mythexport in the control center but it isnt checked
[13:46] <Kwisher_wrk> open /usr/bin/mythbuntu-control-center in a text editor as root and remove the AptMessageDialog from the imports. You have to leave the closing bracket.
[13:48] <qwebirc72219> i'm new to linux how do i open something as root
[13:50] <Kwisher_wrk> easiest way is from a term: sudo nano /usr/bin/mythbuntu-control-center
[13:51] <Kwisher_wrk> or you can start the file manager from term as roo: sudo thunar
[13:52] <Kwisher_wrk> did you install from a mythbuntu disk?
[13:52] <Kwisher_wrk> or did you install mythtv on top of a distro?
[13:55] <qwebirc72219> nope i download and installed mythbuntu 14.04  been a few challenges had trouble getting video, then sound but i got that figured out with chat room and google.  only remote left to go
[13:56] <Kwisher_wrk> does the ir receiver respond to the remote, light flashes?
[14:02] <qwebirc72219> i got it to show up in the lsusb command it shows up as a formosa industrial computing ir
[14:07] <qwebirc72219> still doesnt do anything though even though it is listed now.  when i first plug it in the lights blink for a couple seconds then nothing
[14:18] <qwebirc72219> the light doesnt do anything after i first plug it in
[14:35] <Kwisher_wrk> what config option did you choose for the receiver?
[14:36] <qwebirc72219> phillips
[14:37] <Kwisher_wrk> try the motorola ones, iirc
[14:37] <Kwisher_wrk> phillips for the remote
[14:37] <qwebirc72219> dont understand what you mean
[14:38] <Kwisher_wrk> isn't there 2 sections for the remote config, one for remote and one for receiver?
[14:39] <qwebirc72219> nope just one
[14:40] <Kwisher_wrk> i'm still using an older version
[14:41] <Kwisher_wrk> i install mythtv on top of xubuntu
[14:42] <Kwisher_wrk> i'm still on 13.04
[14:43] <Kwisher_wrk> i'm thinking about moving to manjaro
[14:47] <Kwisher_wrk> i'm d/l'ing mythbuntu here at work so i can take a look at it
[14:50] <qwebirc72219> ok i looked at manjaro but i had such a hard time getting everything to work i didnt know if i dared try to install the O/S and then try to get mythtv to work on top of it
[14:53] <qwebirc72219> I went and when doing this i checked to see what hardware was supported so i bought only things that were on the list figuring it would be a lot easier, boy was i wrong.  i know i could do a windows media center probably easier but it doesnt have the feature of this
[14:54] <qwebirc72219> i really like the comercial skip feature, at least i think i will like it i havent watched any of my programs i recorded so far since i dont have a remote
[14:55] <qwebirc72219> everything is in the cabinet in the closet so its hard to use the keyboard and mouse from there and watch something
[14:57] <Kwisher_wrk> and how will the remote work from the closet?
[14:59] <qwebirc72219> usb extention cable i bought once i get it working.  I also have a IR blaster that runs to the blueray, appletv, and comcast box in there.  Comcast is going away if i can get this to work
[15:01] <Kwisher_wrk> what type and how many tuners?
[15:05] <qwebirc72219> its called blastIR by sewell it will do 7 devices
[15:05] <Kwisher_wrk> i meant your tv tuners
[15:06] <qwebirc72219> i have 1 it is a hauppauge hvr 2250 is my tuner card 2 tuners built in
[15:29] <qwebirc72219> what kind of tuner do you use
[18:29] <qwebirc21383> made it back home anyone feel like helping me with a remote.
[18:37] <Kwisher> qwebirc21383: there are two config choices for the ir settings
[18:37] <Kwisher> one for the remote and one for the receiver
[18:39] <Kwisher> do you see it?
[18:46] <Kwisher> qwebirc21383: ping
[20:39] <Kwisher> qwebirc21383: you there?
[21:11] <qwebirc30479> I need help with my remote.  i got cut off by comcast when i was trying to reply back to kwisher.  are you still there?  They disabled my internet when i got rid of cable tv had to call the (Insert not so nice word here) and get that part turned on
[21:11] <Kwisher> i'm here
[21:13] <Kwisher> do you see the options to enable the transmitter & receiver?
[21:13] <qwebirc30479> can we try to get my remote to work.  i'll do anything including reload if i have to i just want a remote
[21:15] <Kwisher> do as i said and go to mythbuntu control center and enable both the transmitter & receiver
[21:16] <Kwisher> choose the MCE option for both
[21:22] <qwebirc30479> didnt work
[21:27] <Kwisher> try booting to the live disk and see if you can get it to work
[21:28] <qwebirc30479> i can try but it doesnt recognize my video card from there but we'll see how it goes
[21:29] <Kwisher> so how did you install if you had no video
[21:33] <qwebirc30479> i mean my capture card.  it doesnt see my hauppauge card i do get video
[21:34] <qwebirc30479> just no tv
[21:34] <Kwisher> not necessary to test the remote
[21:35] <Kwisher> was the light responding to remote key presses
[21:36] <Kwisher> did you click on apply in control center when you enabled the devices?
[21:38] <qwebirc30479> i get lights on the card when the computer first fires up.  then i get one light if i press a key on the remote and after that nothing
[21:38] <Kwisher> lights on what card?
[21:39] <Kwisher> do you have a link to the remote and receiver you bought?
[21:39] <qwebirc30479> if i unplug the ir and plug back in i get the same thing 3 or 4 flashes when i first pluf it back in then one flash the first time a button is pressed after that nothing
[21:39] <qwebirc30479> the remote and reciever came as a set in a package
[21:41] <Kwisher> link?
[21:41] <qwebirc30479> no link light that i see
[21:42] <qwebirc30479> i dont see any other lights on the usb ir adapter or the remote to light up
[21:42] <Kwisher> webpage link so i can see what you have
[21:42] <qwebirc30479> off the cd or boot normally
[21:43] <Kwisher> boot normally and play around with the different devices
[21:44] <qwebirc30479> http://www.microcenter.com/product/298641/Ultra_Slim_Media_Center_Remote_Control
[21:44] <qwebirc30479> i think i have tried just about every remote option there.
[21:45] <qwebirc30479> is there a way to unload and reload lirc to defaults.   maybe starting over with it would be a good thing since i have tried so many remote option?
[21:46] <Kwisher> https://www.dropbox.com/s/yerafs67myb7yfs/Screenshot%202014-06-24%2017.44.08.png
[21:46] <Kwisher> here's what my working remote settings are
[21:48] <qwebirc30479> mine is the same
[21:49] <Kwisher> ok, boot to a live disk and try the settings as mine and see if it works
[21:52] <Kwisher> still waiting on that web link for your device
[22:07] <qwebirc30479> nope didnt work
[22:07] <qwebirc30479> http://www.microcenter.com/product/298641/Ultra_Slim_Media_Center_Remote_Control
[22:08] <qwebirc30479> unfortunately i have to go into the office the bosses laptop isnt working and he's leaving to go out of town so i cant work on this for a while
[22:09] <Kwisher> that wouldn't have been my first choice, plus for linux you have to do some research to make sure hardware is supported